2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, MN was the site for the 2018 Frozen Four (Women), hosted by the University of Minnesota
DurationSeptember 23, 2016–
March 20, 2017
NCAA tournament2018
National championshipRidder Arena
Minneapolis, MN
NCAA championClarkson
Patty Kazmaier AwardDaryl Watts, Boston College
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NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2017 and ended with the 2018 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament's championship game.

Pre-season polls

The top 10 from USCHO.com and the top 10 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine,[1][2] First place votes are in parentheses.

Regular season

Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#10 Robert Morris† 20 14 3 3 31 75 30 33 21 8 4 122 70
Mercyhurst* 20 13 4 3 29 58 24 37 18 15 4 94 74
Syracuse 20 11 8 1 23 53 43 36 13 21 2 76 98
Penn State 20 6 7 7 19 43 36 36 10 15 11 65 69
Lindenwood 20 8 12 0 16 37 57 31 10 20 1 61 92
RIT 20 1 19 0 2 19 95 35 4 28 3 42 141
Championship:
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com
  • Rankings based on number of wins in the conference
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Clarkson†* 22 19 3 0 38 90 29 41 36 4 1 158 48
#2 Colgate† 22 19 3 0 38 80 35 41 34 6 1 150 70
#7 Cornell 22 15 5 2 32 66 42 33 21 9 3 100 65
#8 St. Lawrence 22 14 6 2 30 67 40 35 20 11 4 96 73
Quinnipiac 22 12 9 1 25 41 40 36 16 17 3 65 71
Princeton 22 11 0 1 23 60 43 32 14 14 4 79 64
Harvard 22 10 10 2 22 52 48 31 13 16 2 31 79
Yale 22 8 12 2 18 43 53 31 10 17 4 59 83
RPI 22 6 13 3 15 35 50 34 9 19 6 54 78
Union 22 5 15 2 12 45 78 34 7 22 5 65 121
Dartmouth 22 3 16 3 9 25 77 27 5 19 3 37 98
Brown 22 1 21 0 2 25 77 29 2 27 0 46 134
Championship: March 10, 2018
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com
Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Wisconsin† 24 20 2 2 2 64 81 29 37 31 4 2 123 44
#6 Ohio State 24 14 6 4 3 49 63 51 38 24 10 4 112 76
#5 Minnesota* 24 13 8 3 0 42 74 54 38 24 11 3 119 79
Minnesota Duluth 24 10 11 3 2 35 49 62 35 15 16 4 71 82
Bemidji State 24 9 13 2 1 30 60 68 38 16 19 3 90 96
St. Cloud State 24 6 14 4 1 23 41 59 33 8 20 5 52 82
Minnesota State 24 3 21 0 0 9 37 82 34 5 28 1 57 123
Championship: March 4, 2018
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com
2017–18 WHEA standings
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Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Boston College 24 19 2 3 41 98 46 38 30 5 3 155 76
Providence 24 12 7 5 29 67 55 37 17 13 7 96 80
Maine 24 11 9 4 26 54 52 38 19 14 5 91 83
#8 Northeastern 24 11 11 2 24 69 64 39 19 17 3 107 100
New Hampshire 24 9 10 5 23 45 57 36 14 15 7 79 85
Boston University 24 8 11 5 21 72 66 37 14 17 6 113 100
Connecticut 24 7 11 6 20 47 56 39 16 14 9 88 76
Vermont 24 7 13 4 18 46 67 35 10 20 5 67 99
Merrimack 24 6 16 2 14 41 76 34 11 20 3 62 96
Championship:
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com
2017–18 NEWHA
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Overall
GP W L T GF GA
Saint Anselm 21 16 2 3 80 18
Sacred Heart 26 20 5 1 123 36
Holy Cross 20 11 6 3 81 38
Franklin Pierce 21 12 7 2 69 48
Saint Michael's 20 3 17 0 24 84
Post 21 2 19 2 26 129

Player stats

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Awards

Patty Kazmaier Award

Daryl Watts, Boston College

AHCA Coach of the Year

AHCA Coach of the Year Finalists[3][4]
Coach School
Greg Fargo Colgate
Matt Desrosiers Clarkson
Mark Johnson Wisconsin
Nadine Muzzerall Ohio State
Tom O'Malley Sacred Heart
Richard Reichenbach Maine
Michael Sisti Mercyhurst

Ivy League honors

  • Kristin O'Neill, Cornell, PLAYER OF THE YEAR[5]
  • Maddie Mills, Cornell, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
  • Doug Derraugh, Cornell, COACH OF THE YEAR

All-Ivy

FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY

SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY

  • Becca Gilmore, Harvard, Forward
  • Karlie Lund, Princeton, Forward
  • Greta Skarzynski, Yale, Forward
  • Claire Thompson, Princeton, Defense
  • Stephanie Sucharda, Princeton, Defense
  • Stephanie Neatby, Princeton, Goaltender

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-IVY

  • Sam Donovan, Brown, Forward
  • Lenka Serdar, Cornell, Forward
  • Kat Hughes, Harvard, Forward
  • Christine Honor, Dartmouth, Goaltender
  • Gianna Meloni, Yale, Goaltender

References

  1. ^ "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "2017-18 University Division Women's Coach of the Year Finalists Announced". ahcahockey.com. March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Colgate's Greg Fargo is 2017-18 CCM/AHCA Division I Women's Coach of the Year". ahcahockey.com. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  5. ^ "WOMEN'S ICE HOCKEY ALL-IVY, POSTSEASON AWARDS ANNOUNCED". ivyleague.com. February 22, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2021.


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