2005 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

2005 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament

2005 Frozen Four logo
Teams	8
Finals site	Whittemore Center Durham, New Hampshire
Champions	Minnesota Golden Gophers  (2nd title)
Runner-up	Harvard Crimson  (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Dartmouth Big Green (4th Frozen Four) St. Lawrence Saints (3rd Frozen Four)
Winning coach	Laura Halldorson  (2nd title)
MOP	Natalie Darwitz (Minnesota)
Attendance	15,352, 2,056 for Championship Game
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The 2005 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 tournament began on March 18, 2005, and ended with the championship game on March 27. ^[1]

The 2005 tournament was the first to feature eight teams. The highest four seeds were invited to host first round competition for the right to advance to the Frozen Four. The expanded field also allowed for the creation of auto-bids for each of the four conferences in Division I women's hockey at the time.

The 2005 tournament was also the last to feature a consolation game. From 2006 forward, both teams losing semi-final games were awarded third place.

Qualifying teams

Minnesota

Minnesota Duluth

Harvard

Dartmouth

Wisconsin

Mercyhurst

St. Lawrence

Providence

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2005 Qualifying Teams
WCHA, ECAC, Hockey East, CHA

The at-large bids, along with the seeding for each team in the tournament, were announced on Sunday, March 13.

Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type	Appearance	Last bid
1	Minnesota	WCHA	33–2–2	Tournament champion	4th	2004
2	Minnesota Duluth	WCHA	22–6–4	At-large bid	4th	2003
	Harvard	ECAC	24–6–3	Tournament champion	4th	2004
	Dartmouth	ECAC	26–6–0	At-large bid	4th	2004
	Wisconsin	WCHA	28–8–1	At-large bid	1st	Never
	Mercyhurst	CHA	26–7–5	At-large bid	1st	Never
	St. Lawrence	ECAC	26–7–5	At-large bid	3rd	2004
	Providence	Hockey East	21–10–5	Tournament champion	1st	Never

Brackets

	National Quarterfinals [2] March 18–March 20					National Semifinals [2] March 25					National Championship [2] March 27
	1	Minnesota	6
		Providence	1
						1	Minnesota	7
							Dartmouth	2
	Wisconsin		3
	Dartmouth		4
											1	Minnesota	4
												Harvard	3
	Harvard		5***
	Mercyhurst		4
						Harvard		4			Third place
						St. Lawrence		1
		St. Lawrence	3*								Dartmouth		1
	2	Minnesota Duluth	2								St. Lawrence		5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: The team in italics is the home team in the first round.

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

• G: Ali Boe, Harvard
• D: Lyndsay Wall, Minnesota
• D: Caitlin Cahow, Harvard
• F: Sarah Vaillancourt, Harvard
• F: Krissy Wendell, Minnesota
• F: Natalie Darwitz*, Minnesota

* Most Outstanding Player

References

1. "Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship History". NCAA. Archived from the original on July 11, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
2. "NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship Tournament Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 26, 2009.^{[ dead link ‍]}

External links

• NCAA Women's Ice Hockey - NCAA.com