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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
Family Arena in St. Charles, MO was the site for the 2017 Frozen Four (Women), hosted by Lindenwood University
DurationSeptember 26, 2016–
March 19, 2017
NCAA tournament2017
National championshipFamily Arena
St. Charles, MO
NCAA championClarkson
Patty Kazmaier AwardAnn-Renée Desbiens, Wisconsin
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NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2016 and ended with the 2017 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament's championship game on 19 March 2017.

Pre-season polls

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Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings

The top 10 from USCHO.com, September 19, 2016, and the top 10 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine,[1][2] First place votes are in parentheses.

USCHO.com
Ranking Team
1 Wisconsin (10)
2 Minnesota (3)
3 Boston College (2)
4 Quinnipiac
5 Clarkson
6 North Dakota
7 Princeton
8 Colgate
9 Northeastern
10 Boston University
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
Ranking Team
1 Wisconsin (15)
2 Minnesota (3)
3 Boston College (1)
4 Quinnipiac
5 Clarkson
6 North Dakota
7 Princeton
8 Colgate
9 Northeastern
10 Boston University

Regular season

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Standings

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2016–17 College Hockey America standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Robert Morris†* 20 15 3 2 32 60 37 34 24 5 6 106 74
Syracuse 20 14 4 2 30 63 24 34 16 13 5 85 59
Mercyhurst 20 11 8 1 23 58 45 35 15 18 2 92 85
Penn State 20 8 10 2 18 47 54 35 9 21 5 74 104
RIT 20 4 14 2 10 31 59 36 7 27 2 49 116
Lindenwood 20 3 16 1 7 18 58 33 6 25 2 36 100
Championship: Robert Morris
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll
  • Rankings based on number of wins in the conference
2016–17 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA


#1 Clarkson†* 22 19 1 2 40 91 32 41 32 4 5 146 63
#6 St. Lawrence 22 16 3 3 35 75 30 36 26 6 4 115 58
#7 Cornell 22 13 4 5 31 56 36 34 20 9 5 82 57
#9 Princeton 22 14 6 2 30 69 33 33 20 10 3 104 63
Quinnipiac 22 13 6 3 29 64 28 37 21 10 6 94 51
Colgate 22 13 8 1 27 59 47 36 22 11 3 105 73
Yale 22 8 12 2 18 46 58 31 10 17 4 69 83
Rensselaer 22 7 14 1 15 39 73 36 10 24 2 62 117
Harvard 22 5 13 4 14 37 51 29 5 19 5 52 77
Brown 22 5 17 0 10 33 98 29 7 22 0 56 126
Dartmouth 22 5 17 0 10 27 56 28 7 21 0 38 73
Union 22 2 19 1 5 21 75 34 5 28 1 38 111
Championship: Clarkson
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll
2016–17 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Wisconsin*† 28 22 2 4 3 73 110 24 40 33 3 4 157 35
#4 Minnesota 28 19 4 5 3 65 88 46 39 26 8 5 124 69
#5 Minnesota Duluth 28 19 5 4 1 62 82 47 37 25 7 5 110 62
North Dakota 28 11 12 5 3 41 62 57 38 16 16 6 84 73
Ohio State 28 7 16 5 2 28 40 73 37 14 18 5 69 82
St. Cloud State 28 7 18 3 2 26 43 82 36 9 23 4 61 113
Bemidji State 28 7 18 3 1 25 49 80 35 12 20 3 67 90
Minnesota State 28 4 21 3 1 16 33 98 37 7 26 4 45 127
Championship: Wisconsin
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll
2016–17 WHEA standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Boston College†* 24 17 4 3 37 86 38 39 28 6 5 130 60
#10 Northeastern 24 14 8 2 30 75 62 37 22 12 3 112 86
Boston University 24 12 8 4 28 83 62 37 19 12 6 130 104
Providence 24 11 10 3 25 76 72 37 17 17 3 117 113
Vermont 24 9 8 7 25 54 58 38 15 14 9 96 90
New Hampshire 24 11 11 2 24 66 72 35 14 19 2 89 104
Connecticut 24 9 13 2 20 50 66 36 14 18 4 75 91
Merrimack 24 7 17 0 14 58 83 36 11 22 3 86 117
Maine 24 6 17 1 13 51 86 32 10 21 1 66 105
Championship: Boston College
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll

*Rankings based on number of wins in the conference

2016–17 Division I Independents standings
Overall
GP W L T GF GA
Sacred Heart 29 18 9 2 113 64

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 19, 2017.[3]

Player Class Team GP G A Pts
Kelly Pannek Junior Minnesota 39 19 43 62
Cayley Mercer Senior Clarkson 41 28 34 62
Brooke Webster Senior St. Lawrence 36 23 34 57
Lara Stalder Senior Minnesota Duluth 35 23 33 56
Kennedy Marchment Junior St. Lawrence 36 20 36 56
Annie Pankowski Junior Wisconsin 36 25 30 55
Sarah Nurse Senior Wisconsin 39 25 28 53
Sarah Potomak Sophomore Minnesota 38 20 33 53
Genevieve Bannon Senior Clarkson 41 15 38 53
Brittany Howard Junior Robert Morris 35 20 30 50

Leading goaltenders

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The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on March 19, 2017 while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Ann-Renee Desbiens Senior Wisconsin 35 2115:52 29 2 4 25 17 .963 0.71
Sydney Rossman Senior Quinnipiac 34 2028:08 18 10 5 49 9 .929 1.45
Steph Neatby Freshman Princeton 19 1187:03 12 5 1 30 4 .950 1.52
Marlene Boissonnault Sophomore Cornell 13 788:51 10 1 2 20 2 .925 1.52
Katie Burt Junior Boston College 37 2225:04 26 6 5 57 8 .935 1.54

Awards

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All-America honors

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First team[14] Second team
Player School Player School
Ann-Renée Desbiens Wisconsin Kassidy Sauve Ohio State
Megan Keller Minnesota Savannah Harmon Clarkson
Lee Stecklein Minnesota Jenny Ryan Wisconsin
Cayley Mercer Clarkson Sarah Nurse Wisconsin
Kelly Pannek Minnesota Annie Pankowski Wisconsin
Lara Stalder Minnesota Duluth Brook Webster St. Lawrence

References

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  1. ^ "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics | College Hockey". USCHO.com. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "WCHA Announces 2016-17 Postseason Awards". Western Collegiate Hockey Association. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "College Hockey America Hands Out Regular Season Awards in Buffalo". College Hockey America. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Megan Keller Wins Cammi Granato Award as League's Best Player". Hockey East Association. March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "Women's Hockey East Names 2016-17 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team". Hockey East Association. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "Women's Hockey East Names 2016-17 All-Star Teams". Hockey East Association. March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "League Announces Postseason Awards". March 3, 2017.
  10. ^ "Recipients". Patty Kazmaier Award.
  11. ^ Matt Mackinder (March 17, 2016). "AHCA reveals finalists for top D-I, D-III women's coach, Hurd and Watson awards | College Hockey". USCHO.com. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  12. ^ "ACHA Coaches of the Year". American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  13. ^ "Finalists Announced for the CCM/AHCA Division One Women's Ice Hockey Coach of the Year". American Hockey Coaches Association. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  14. ^ "2017 All-American Teams". ahcahockey.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
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