2005 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

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]

2005 NCAA Women's National Collegiate
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

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

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
1	Minnesota	WCHA	33–2–2	Tournament Champion
2	Minnesota–Duluth	WCHA	22–6–4	At-large Bid
	Harvard	ECAC	24–6–3	Tournament Champion
	Dartmouth	ECAC	26–6–0	At-large Bid
	Wisconsin	WCHA	28–8–1	At-large Bid
	Mercyhurst	CHA	26–7–5	At-large Bid
	St. Lawrence	ECAC	26–7–5	At-large Bid
	Providence	Hockey East	21–10–5	Tournament Champion

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.

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(s)

References

1. "Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship History". NCAA. Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
2. "NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship Tournament Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2009-03-26.

External links

• NCAA Women's Ice Hockey - NCAA.com