2022 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament

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2022 NCAA National Collegiate women's
Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams 11
Finals Site Pegula Ice Arena
University Park, Pennsylvania
Champions Ohio State Buckeyes (1st title)
Runner-Up Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (7th title game)
Semifinalists Northeastern Huskies (2nd Frozen Four)
Yale Bulldogs (1st Frozen Four)
Winning Coach Nadine Muzerall (1st title)
MOP Paetyn Levis (Ohio State)
NCAA National Collegiate women's Ice Hockey Tournaments
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The 2022 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was a single-elimination tournament by eleven schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. This was the first year the tournament featured an expanded field of 11 teams.[1] The first round and quarterfinals were played on at the campuses of seeded teams on March 10 and 12, 2022, while the Frozen Four was played on March 18 and 20, 2022 at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pennsylvania. Ohio State won the tournament with a 3–2 win over Minnesota-Duluth making it their first national championship.[2]

Qualifying teams

In the first year under this qualification format, the winners of all four Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other seven teams were selected at-large. The top five teams were then seeded.

Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Ohio State WCHA 29–6–0 Tournament champion 4th 2021
2 Minnesota WCHA 29–8–1 At-large bid 19th 2020
3 Northeastern Hockey East 30–4–2 Tournament champion 6th 2021
4 Colgate ECAC 30–7–1 Tournament champion 3rd 2021
5 Yale ECAC 25–8–1 At-large bid 1st Never
Wisconsin WCHA 25–7–1 At-large bid 16th 2021
Minnesota-Duluth WCHA 24–11–1 At-large bid 13th 2021
Clarkson ECAC 22–11–3 At-large bid 10th 2020
Syracuse CHA 15–10–6 Tournament champion 2nd 2019
Quinnipiac ECAC 25–9–3 At-large bid 3rd 2016
Harvard ECAC 22–9–1 At-large bid 12th 2015

Bracket

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Results

First round

Quinnipiac vs. Syracuse

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Wisconsin vs. Clarkson

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Minnesota Duluth vs. Harvard

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National quarterfinals

Wisconsin vs. (3) Northeastern

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(5) Yale vs. (4) Colgate

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Minnesota Duluth vs. (2) Minnesota

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Quinnipiac vs. (1) Ohio State

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National semifinals

Minnesota Duluth vs. (3) Northeastern

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(5) Yale vs. (1) Ohio State

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National championship

Minnesota Duluth vs. (1) Ohio State

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Media

Television

ESPN had US television rights to the semifinals and national championship after entering into a multi-year contract to carry the event.[4] The Quarterfinals were streamed on ESPN+, CollegeSportsLive, and BigTen+. ESPN+ carried the Frozen Four and the Championship, while ESPNU also carried the Championship.[5]

Broadcast assignments

Women's Frozen Four and Championship

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player[6]

See also

References

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