2012 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament

2012 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
Teams	8
Finals Site	AMSOIL Arena Duluth, Minnesota
Champions	Minnesota (3rd title, 4th title game, 8th Frozen Four)
Runner-Up	Wisconsin (6th title game, 6th Frozen Four)
Semifinalists	Cornell (3rd Frozen Four) Boston College (3rd Frozen Four)
Winning Coach	Brad Frost (1st title)
MOP	Noora Raty (Minnesota)
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The 2012 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament involved eight schools in single-elimination play that determined the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. The Frozen Four were hosted by the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minnesota.

Bracket

Quarterfinals held at home sites of seeded teams

	National Quarterfinals March 10					National Semifinals March 16					National Championship March 18
	1	Wisconsin	3
		Mercyhurst	1
						1	Wisconsin	6
						4	Boston College	2
	4	Boston College	6
		St. Lawrence	3
											1	Wisconsin	2
											2	Minnesota	4
	2	Minnesota	5
		North Dakota	1
						2	Minnesota	3
						3	Cornell	1
	3	Cornell	8***
		Boston University	7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

All-Tournament team

• Noora Raty, Minnesota, Goaltender
• Megan Bozek, Minnesota, Defense
• Sarah Erickson, Minnesota, Forward
• Amanda Kessel, Minnesota, Forward
• Carolyne Prevost, Wisconsin, Forward
• Brooke Ammerman, Wisconsin, Forward

See also

• 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
• 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
• 2012 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Tournament