2012 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

2012 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
Teams	8
Finals site	AMSOIL Arena; Duluth, Minnesota;
Champions	Minnesota Golden Gophers (3rd title)
Runner-up	Wisconsin Badgers (6th title game)
Semifinalists	Cornell Big Red (3rd Frozen Four); Boston College Eagles (3rd Frozen Four);
Winning coach	Brad Frost (1st title)
MOP	Noora Räty (Minnesota)
	← 2011 ; NCAA women's ice hockey tournaments; 2013 →;

The 2012 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play that determined the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The Frozen Four were hosted by the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minnesota.

Qualifying teams edit

The winners of the ECAC, WCHA, and Hockey East tournaments all received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other five teams were selected at-large. The top four teams were then seeded and received home ice for the quarterfinals.

Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Wisconsin	WCHA	31–4–2	At-large bid	7th	2011
2	Minnesota	WCHA	31–5–2	Tournament champion	11th	2011
3	Cornell	ECAC	29–4–0	At-large bid	2nd	2011
4	Boston College	Hockey East	23–9–3	At-large bid	4th	2011
	St. Lawrence	ECAC	24–9–4	Tournament champion	8th	2009
	Boston University	Hockey East	27–7–3	Tournament champion	3rd	2011
	North Dakota	WCHA	22–10–3	At-large bid	1st
	Mercyhurst	CHA	23–7–3	At-large bid	8th	2011

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

National Quarterfinals^[1] March 10			National Semifinals^[1] March 16			National Championship^[1] March 18

1	Wisconsin	3

	Mercyhurst	1
			1	Wisconsin	6

			4	Boston College	2
4	Boston College	6

	St. Lawrence	3
						1	Wisconsin	2

						2	Minnesota	4
2	Minnesota	5

	North Dakota	1
			2	Minnesota	3

			3	Cornell	1
3	Cornell	8***

	Boston University	7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Tournament awards edit

All-Tournament Team edit

G: Noora Räty*, Minnesota,
D: Megan Bozek, Minnesota,
F: Sarah Erickson, Minnesota
F: Amanda Kessel, Minnesota
F: Carolyne Prévost, Wisconsin
F: Brooke Ammerman, Wisconsin

* Most Outstanding Player^[2]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "2012 Women's Ice Hockey Tournament". NCAA. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
^ "NCAA Women's Frozen Four Records Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. March 19, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[NCAA-1] "2012 Women's Ice Hockey Tournament". NCAA. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2012.

[2] "NCAA Women's Frozen Four Records Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. March 19, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

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