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2008 NCAA National Collegiate women's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsMinnesota Duluth Bulldogs (4th title)
Runner-upWisconsin Badgers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachShannon Miller (4th title)
MOPKim Martin (Minnesota Duluth)
Attendance4031

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.

Qualifying teams

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WCHA, ECAC, Hockey East, 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.

Seed School Conference Record Berth type Appearance Last bid
1 Harvard ECAC 30–1–1 Tournament champion 7th 2007
2 Minnesota Duluth WCHA 31–4–1 Tournament champion 7th 2007
3 New Hampshire Hockey East 26–7–3 Tournament champion 3rd 2007
4 Minnesota WCHA 27–6–4 At-large bid 6th 2006
Wisconsin WCHA 27–7–3 At-large bid 4th 2007
St. Lawrence ECAC 28–9–1 At-large bid 5th 2007
Mercyhurst CHA 27–7–3 At-large bid 4th 2007
Dartmouth ECAC 17–7–7 At-large bid 6th 2007

Bracket

Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

National Quarterfinals
March 15 		National Semifinals
March 20 		National Championship
March 22
         
1 Harvard 5
Dartmouth 1
1 Harvard 1
Wisconsin 4
4 Minnesota 2
Wisconsin 3*
Wisconsin 0
2 Minnesota Duluth 4
2 Minnesota Duluth 5
Mercyhurst 4
2 Minnesota Duluth 3
3 New Hampshire 2
3 New Hampshire 3*
St. Lawrence 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

National Quarterfinals

(1) Harvard vs. Dartmouth

March 15
2:00		Dartmouth1–5
(0–1, 1–2, 0–2)		HarvardBright-Landry Hockey Center
Attendance: 1,497
Game reference
Carli ClemisGoaliesChristina KesslerReferee:
Scott Leavitt
Linesmen:
Todd Aldous
Larry Legualt
0–119:27 – Brine (Vaillancourt, Farni)
0–229:34 – pp – Buesser (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		Wisconsin3–2 OT
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0)		MinnesotaRidder Arena
Attendance: 1,458
Game reference
Jessie VetterGoaliesJenny LuraReferee:
Dan Lick
Linesmen:
Ron Storey
Michael Elam
Nash (Hagen, Jakiel) – 8:191–0
1–116:56 – pp – Marvin (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 15Mercyhurst4–5
(2–1, 0–1, 2–3)		Minnesota DuluthDECC Arena
Game reference
Laura HosierGoaliesKim Martin
Agosta (Prough) – 0:221–0
1–10:48 – Fridfinnson (Blais, Irwin)
Chouinard (Payne, Scanzano) – pp – 18:372–1
2–235:44 – sh – Demeule
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

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National Semifinals

(1) Harvard vs. Wisconsin

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

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National Championship

Wisconsin vs. (2) Minnesota Duluth

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Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Outstanding Player

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
  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.
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