2005 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

NCAA women's ice hockey postseason tournament May 2025 2005 women's Division I National Collegiate 2005wmfrozenfour.jpg 150px 2005 Frozen Four logo 8 Whittemore Center Durham, New Hampshire Minnesota Golden Gophers 2nd 2nd 4th Harvard Crimson 3rd 4th Dartmouth Big Green 4th St. Lawrence Saints 3rd Laura Halldorson 2nd Natalie Darwitz Minnesota 15,352, 2,056 for Championship Game 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.https://www.ncaa.com/history/w-hockey-d1.html Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship History NCAA February 20, 2009 https://archive.today/20090711010606/http://www.ncaa.com/history/w-hockey-d1.html July 11, 2009 dead 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 USA Northeast 450 2005 Qualifying Teams10px WCHA, 10px ECAC, 10px Hockey East, 10px CHA no USA Northeast Minnesota bottom ButtonRed.svg 44.974 -93.2277 USA Northeast Minnesota Duluth left ButtonRed.svg 46.8 -92.1 USA Northeast Harvard left ButtonBlue.svg 42.374444 -71.116944 USA Northeast Dartmouth top ButtonBlue.svg 43.703333 -72.288333 USA Northeast Wisconsin bottom ButtonRed.svg 43.0759 -89.4011 USA Northeast Mercyhurst bottom ButtonGreen.svg 42.103443 -80.053094 USA Northeast St. Lawrence left ButtonBlue.svg 44.589257 -75.160763 USA Northeast Providence bottom ButtonBlack.svg 41.843889 -71.435 The at-large bids, along with the seeding for each team in the tournament, were announced on Sunday, March 13. SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth TypeAppearanceLast bid1MinnesotaWCHA33–2–2Tournament champion4th20042Minnesota DuluthWCHA22–6–4At-large bid4th2003HarvardECAC24–6–3Tournament champion4th2004DartmouthECAC26–6–0At-large bid4th2004WisconsinWCHA28–8–1At-large bid1stNeverMercyhurstCHA26–7–5At-large bid1stNeverSt. LawrenceECAC26–7–5At-large bid3rd2004ProvidenceHockey East21–10–5Tournament champion1stNever Brackets National Quarterfinals http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/winter_champs_records/2005/w-icehockey2.pdf NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship Tournament Records NCAA March 26, 2009September 2016 medicmedic March 18 – 20 National SemifinalsMarch 25 National ChampionshipMarch 27 1 Minnesota 6 Providence 1 Wisconsin 3 Dartmouth 4 Harvard 5*** Mercyhurst 4 St. Lawrence 3* 2 Minnesota Duluth 2 1 Minnesota 7 Dartmouth 2 Harvard 4 St. Lawrence 1 1 Minnesota 4 Harvard 3 Dartmouth 1 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 External links NCAA Women's Ice Hockey - NCAA.com Category:NCAA women's ice hockey tournaments Category:College ice hockey in New Hampshire NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament Category:Durham, New Hampshire Category:Ice hockey competitions in New Hampshire Category:Women's sports in New Hampshire Category:College sports tournaments in New Hampshire