2008 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

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2008 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Champions Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs  (4th title)
Runner-up Wisconsin Badgers  (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Shannon Miller  (4th title)
MOP Kim Martin (Minnesota Duluth)
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The 2008 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The quarterfinals were conducted at the homes of the seeded teams and the Frozen Four was conducted in Duluth, MN It began on March 14, 2009, and ended with the championship game on March 22. [1]

Contents

Bracket

Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

National Quarterfinals
March 15
National Semifinals
March 20
National Championship
March 22
         
1 Harvard5
Dartmouth 1
1 Harvard 1
Wisconsin4
4 Minnesota 2
Wisconsin3*
Wisconsin 0
2 Minnesota Duluth4
2 Minnesota Duluth5
Mercyhurst 4
2 Minnesota Duluth3
3 New Hampshire 2
3 New Hampshire3*
St. Lawrence 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s) [2]

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player [3]

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References

  1. "Championship Sites Selected for 2008 and 2009 Women's Frozen Four" (Press release). NCAA. December 12, 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  2. https://www.ncaa.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncaa/sports/w-hockey/auto_pdf/WH-D1-2008%5B%5D
  3. "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.