2008 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

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2008 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Finals site
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)
Attendance4,031 for Championship Game

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]

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Qualifying teams

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Harvard
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Minnesota Duluth
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New Hampshire
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Minnesota
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Wisconsin
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St. Lawrence
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Mercyhurst
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Dartmouth
2008 Qualifying Teams
ButtonRed.svg WCHA, ButtonBlue.svg ECAC, ButtonBlack.svg Hockey East, ButtonGreen.svg CHA

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.

SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bid
1 Harvard ECAC 30–1–1Tournament champion7th2007
2 Minnesota Duluth WCHA 31–4–1Tournament champion7th2007
3 New Hampshire Hockey East 26–7–3Tournament champion3rd2007
4 Minnesota WCHA27–6–4At-large bid6th2006
Wisconsin WCHA 27–7–3At-large bid4th2007
St. Lawrence ECAC28–9–1At-large bid5th2007
Mercyhurst CHA 27–7–3At-large bid4th2007
Dartmouth ECAC17–7–7At-large bid6th2007

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]

Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Harvard vs. Dartmouth

March 15
2:00
Dartmouth 1–5
(0–1, 1–2, 0–2)
Harvard Bright-Landry Hockey Center
Attendance: 1,497
[Game reference 1]
Carli Clemis Goalies Christina Kessler Referee:
Scott Leavitt
Linesmen:
Todd Aldous
Larry Legualt
0–119:27 – Brine (Vaillancourt, Farni)
0–229:34 – ppBuesser (Wilson, Bassett)
0–333:50 – Vaillancourt (Wilson, Brine)
Parsons – 36:361–3
1–445:20 – pp – Vaillancourt (Vaughn, Cahow)
1–553:26 – pp – Brine (Vaillancourt)
14 minPenalties12 min
31Shots44

(4) Minnesota vs. Wisconsin

March 15
7:00
Wisconsin 3–2 OT
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)
Minnesota Ridder Arena
Attendance: 1,458
[Game reference 2]
Jessie Vetter Goalies Jenny Lura Referee:
Dan Lick
Linesmen:
Ron Storey
Michael Elam
Nash (Hagen, Jakiel) – 8:191–0
1–116:56 – ppMarvin (Ross, Miller)
1–239:59 – West (Marvin, Francis)
Knight (Matthews, Windmeier) – 40:142–2
Deluce (Zaugg, Duggan) – 61:293–2
4 minPenalties4 min
26Shots23

(2) Minnesota Duluth vs. Mercyhurst

March 15 Mercyhurst 4–5
(2–1, 0–1, 2–3)
Minnesota Duluth DECC Arena
[Game reference 3]
Laura Hosier Goalies Kim Martin
Agosta (Prough) – 0:221–0
1–10:48 – Fridfinnson (Blais, Irwin)
Chouinard (Payne, Scanzano)pp – 18:372–1
2–235:44 – shDemeule
Payne (Agosta, Prough) – 43:003–2
3–348:00 – pp – Fridfinnson (Pelttari, Irwin)
3–450:00 – pp – Blais (Pelttari, Irwin)
3–556:53 – Blais (Trépanier, Irwin)
Bendus (Chouinard)4–5
10 minPenalties10 min
28Shots33

(3) New Hampshire vs. St. Lawrence

March 15
1:00
St. Lawrence 2–3 (OT)
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)
New Hampshire Whittemore Center
Attendance: 1,607
[Game reference 4]
Meaghan Guckian Goalies Kayley Herman Referee:
Patrick Silva
Linesmen:
Paul Driscoll
Robert Tisi, Jr.
Duggan (Harbec, Grills) – 4:391–0
1–126:28 – Birchard (Bellamy, Hitchcock)
Harbec (Duggan) – 29:362–1
2–253:28 – Wakefield (Bellamy, Paton)
2–362:40 – Wright-Ward (Hitchcock)
4 minPenalties10 min
22Shots33

National Semifinals

(1) Harvard vs. Wisconsin

March 20
5:07 pm
Wisconsin 4–1
(0–1, 3–0, 1–0)
Harvard DECC Arena
Attendance: 3,023
[Game reference 5]
Jessie Vetter Goalies Christina Kessler Referee:
Patrick Silva
Linesmen:
Micheal Elam
Tina Simonson
0–14:42 – ppBrine (Vaughn, Cahow)
Lawler – 20:181–1
Giles (Hanson, Duggan) – 22:252–1
Zaugg (Lawler, Morris) – 26:563–1
Zaugg (Duggan, Deluce) – 43:154–1
8 minPenalties4 min
28Shots34

(2) Minnesota Duluth vs. (3) New Hampshire

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National Championship

Wisconsin vs. (2) Minnesota Duluth

March 22
12:30 pm
Wisconsin 0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)
Minnesota Duluth DECC Arena
Attendance: 4,031
[Game reference 6]
Jessie Vetter Goalies Kim Martin Referee:
Scott Leavitt
Linesmen:
Ray Doocy
Ron Storey
0–119:22 – Irwin (O'Toole, Larocque)
0–231:48 – ppBlais (Fridfinnson, Rasmussen)
0–338:24 – sh – O'Toole
0–457:15 – Demeule (Mattila, Trépanier)
14 minPenalties22 min
28Shots24

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player [3]

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.

Game references

  1. "Dartmouth Big Green @ Harvard Crimson". ECACHockey.com. ECAC Hockey. March 15, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  2. "Wisconsin Badgers @ Minnesota Golden Gophers". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 15, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  3. "Minnesota Duluth Rallies to Edge Mercyhurst 5–4". HurstAthletics.com. Mercyhurst University Athletics. March 15, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  4. "St. Lawrence Saints @ New Hampshire Wildcats". NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. March 15, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  5. "Wisconsin Badgers @ Harvard Crimson". NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. March 20, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  6. "Wisconsin Badgers @ Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs". UWBadgers.com. University of Wisconsin–Madison. March 22, 2008. Retrieved April 21, 2025.