2021–22 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

2021–22 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
NCAA tournament2022
National championshipPegula Ice Arena
State College, Pennsylvania
NCAA championOhio State
Patty Kazmaier AwardTaylor Heise
(Minnesota)
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2021 and ended with the 2022 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game at Pegula Ice Arena in State College, Pennsylvania on March 20, 2022.[1]

Polls

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Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings

Regular season

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Realignment

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In 2019 the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, an NCAA Division III league, took the unprecedented step of removing St. Thomas from its membership because of concerns about "athletic competitive parity."[2] Because the removal affected all sports and was effective at the end of the 2020–21 season, St. Thomas had time to decide what it would do next. The women's ice hockey program was given the green light to jump directly to the Division I level in July 2020.[3] The women's hockey team joined the WCHA for the 2021–22 season.[4][5]

On May 26, 2021, Robert Morris announced that it was dropping both men's and women's hockey effective immediately.[6]

Standings

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2021–22 College Hockey America standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Syracuse † * 16 11 4 1 23 50 34 32 15 11 6 85 81
Penn State 14 8 3 3 19 37 23 33 18 10 5 96 57
Mercyhurst 16 10 6 0 20 53 32 35 21 12 2 107 73
Lindenwood 14 4 9 1 14 34 49 29 6 22 1 71 134
RIT 16 1 12 3 5 21 57 33 2 27 4 52 148
Championship: February 26, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 20, 2022
2021–22 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#9 Harvard † 22 16 5 1 50.5 17 11 33 22 10 1 113 72
#5 Yale 22 16 5 1 49.5 12 5 36 26 9 1 123 55
#7 Colgate * 22 16 5 1 45.5 16 11 39 30 8 1 146 69
#8 Quinnipiac 22 15 7 0 45 11 5 39 26 10 3 121 59
#10 Clarkson 22 13 8 1 41.5 14 4 37 22 12 3 106 71
Cornell 22 12 8 2 38 7 18 30 14 14 2 73 73
St. Lawrence 22 10 8 4 38 9 8 37 15 15 7 89 80
Princeton 22 9 10 3 30.5 13 5 33 13 15 5 58 65
Brown 22 6 12 4 24 9 18 29 6 18 5 52 89
RPI 22 5 17 0 17 14 11 32 9 23 0 57 80
Dartmouth 22 3 18 1 10.5 13 18 29 9 19 1 64 98
Union 22 2 20 0 6 6 27 34 5 28 1 42 136
Championship: March 10, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 20, 2022
2021–22 NEWHA standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Franklin Pierce 20 16 4 0 32 0 0 32 22 9 1 0 0
LIU 20 15 3 2 32 0 0 35 17 15 3 0 0
Saint Anselm 20 11 6 3 25 0 0 32 16 13 3 0 0
Sacred Heart 21 11 6 2 24 0 0 33 16 15 2 0 0
Post 21 3 18 0 6 0 0 32 6 26 0 0 0
Saint Michael's 20 1 18 1 3 0 0 27 3 23 1 0 0
Championship: March 8, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated: July 6, 2022
2021–22 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Minnesota † 28 21 6 1 1 68 122 57 39 29 9 1 169 72
#1 Ohio State* 27 21 6 0 0 63 125 43 38 32 6 0 175 58
#6 Wisconsin 27 18 6 3 2 57 98 44 38 26 8 4 144 56
#2 Minnesota Duluth 28 19 8 1 0 58 102 54 40 27 12 1 137 84
Minnesota State 28 10 17 1 1 32 61 100 35 15 19 1 95 120
Bemidji State 28 8 18 2 0 25 43 104 34 11 20 3 55 117
St. Cloud State 27 4 20 3 2 17 43 100 35 9 23 3 65 124
St. Thomas 27 3 23 1 0 10 31 123 33 5 27 1 41 142
Championship: March 6, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 20, 2022
2021–22 WHEA standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Northeastern †* 26 21 3 2 67 96 27 38 31 5 2 136 40
Vermont 27 18 7 2 57 86 56 36 22 11 3 107 76
UConn 27 16 7 4 50 66 49 37 24 9 4 99 64
Boston College 26 16 9 1 47 71 63 34 19 14 1 88 84
Maine 26 12 13 1 41 57 59 35 15 19 1 75 87
Boston University 25 11 9 5 39 57 58 33 12 15 6 70 82
Providence 27 12 12 3 39 52 53 36 16 14 6 67 67
New Hampshire 26 9 16 1 30 51 74 34 11 21 2 71 95
Merrimack 27 6 20 1 20 53 86 34 8 25 1 61 116
Holy Cross 27 1 26 0 6 36 100 33 3 30 0 46 120
Championship: March 8, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 20, 2022

Player stats

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Scoring leaders

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The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 20, 2022.[7]

Player Class Team GP G A Pts
Taylor Heise Senior Minnesota 39 29 37 66
Élizabeth Giguère Graduate Student Minnesota Duluth 39 21 40 61
Sophie Jaques Senior Ohio State 37 21 38 59
Gabbie Hughes Senior Minnesota Duluth 39 22 37 59
Abigail Boreen Senior Minnesota 39 25 34 59
Daryl Watts Graduate Student Wisconsin 38 28 29 57
Maureen Murphy Senior Northeastern 37 30 26 56
Casey O'Brien Sophomore Wisconsin 38 27 28 55
Danielle Serdachny Junior Colgate 39 15 38 53
Makenna Webster Sophomore Wisconsin 38 23 30 53
Kalty Kaltounkova Sophomore Colgate 38 28 25 53

Leading goaltenders

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The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average.[7]
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Suzette Faucher Sophomore Franklin Pierce 19 1094:54 15 2 1 18 8 0.961 0.99
Aerin Frankel Graduate Student Northeastern 32 1911:04 25 4 2 34 11 0.956 1.07
Pia Dukarič Freshman Yale 13 757:03 9 3 1 15 5 .937 1.19
Amanda Thiele Sophomore Ohio State 22 1311:58 17 3 0 28 4 .941 1.28
Megan Warrener Freshman UConn 17 980:34 12 3 1 21 5 .944 1.28

NCAA tournament

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Main article: 2022 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
First round
March 10
BigTen+, CollegeSportsLive 		National quarterfinals
March 12
BigTen+, CollegeSportsLive, ESPN+ 		National semifinals
March 18
ESPN+ 		National championship
March 20
ESPN+
1 Ohio State 4**
8 Quinnipiac 4 8 Quinnipiac 3
9 Syracuse 0 1 Ohio State 2
5 Yale 1
4 Colgate 1
5 Yale 2*
1 Ohio State 3
6 Minnesota Duluth 2
2 Minnesota 1
7 Minnesota Duluth 4 6 Minnesota Duluth 2
10 Harvard 0 6 Minnesota Duluth 2**
3 Northeastern 1
3 Northeastern 4
6 Wisconsin 3 7 Wisconsin 2
11 Clarkson 1

Note: each * denotes one overtime period[8]

References

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  1. ^ "2019 - 2022 Future NC NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA.com. October 22, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "D-III Powerhouse St. Thomas Is Getting Kicked Out of Its Conference Because It's Too Good at Sports". Sports Illustrated. May 22, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "At the rink, it's 'Tommie Time,' as St. Thomas moves hockey programs to Division I". Duluth News Tribune. July 15, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Jay, Michelle (July 15, 2020). "University of St. Thomas joins the WCHA for 2021-22 season". theicegarden.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "St. Thomas can go D1; Minn. school was ousted from D3 league". Minnesota Public Radio. July 16, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "RMU Charts Strategic Course Headed Into Centennial Year" (Press release). Robert Morris Colonials. May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Women's Division I Overall Hockey Statistics: 2021-2022 Stats". USCHO.com. March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 NC Women's Ice Hockey Official Bracket | NCAA.com". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 7, 2022.


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