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2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
Erie Insurance Arena in Erie was the site for the 2021 Frozen Four (Women)
NCAA tournament2021
National championshipErie Insurance Arena
Erie, Pennsylvania
NCAA championWisconsin
Patty Kazmaier AwardAerin Frankel
(Northeastern)
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
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The 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in November 2020 and ended with the 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game at Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania on March 20, 2021.[1]

Polls

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Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings

Regular season

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Standings

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2020–21 College Hockey America standings
Conference Regular Season Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Penn State† 20 16 2 2 34 70 29 21 16 3 2 72 32
#10 Robert Morris* 19 11 7 1 23 53 38 25 16 8 1 71 45
Mercyhurst 17 10 6 1 21 48 34 18 10 7 1 50 37
Syracuse 15 8 6 1 17 45 28 22 12 9 1 67 39
Lindenwood 16 2 13 1 5 24 56 17 2 14 1 24 62
RIT 15 1 14 0 2 9 64 16 1 15 0 9 68
Championship: March 6, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com
2020–21 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Colgate † * 14 10 4 0 29 34 19 23 15 7 1 61 41
St. Lawrence 13 6 7 0 18 23 23 13 6 7 0 30 37
Clarkson 11 3 8 0 11 15 22 19 8 10 1 54 45
Quinnipiac 10 5 5 0 11 18 26 16 10 6 0 62 30
Brown 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Cornell 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Dartmouth 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Harvard 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Princeton 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
RPI 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Union 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Yale 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Championship: March 10, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021
2020–21 NEWHA standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Franklin Pierce 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
LIU 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Post 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Sacred Heart 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Saint Anselm 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Saint Michael's 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – –
Championship: March 8, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com
2020–21 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Wisconsin † * 16 12 3 1 0 36 62 25 21 17 3 1 79 33
#4 Minnesota Duluth 16 11 5 0 0 34 50 23 23 12 7 0 55 33
#3 Ohio State 16 11 5 0 0 32 42 32 20 13 7 0 56 42
#6 Minnesota 19 11 7 0 1 36 62 40 20 11 8 1 65 45
Minnesota State 20 7 12 1 0 20 38 56 20 7 12 1 38 56
St. Cloud State 19 6 12 1 0 18.5 32 62 19 6 12 1 32 62
Bemidji State 20 2 16 2 1 12.5 24 72 20 2 16 2 24 72
Championship: March 8, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021
2020–21 WHEA standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Northeastern † * 19 17 1 1 51 80 13 25 22 2 1 104 21
#7 Boston College 18 14 4 0 40 56 32 20 14 6 0 58 40
#8 Providence 17 10 6 1 32 43 34 21 12 8 1 50 46
Vermont 10 6 4 0 17 26 18 11 6 5 0 27 21
#7 Boston University 11 6 5 0 18 22 20 12 6 6 0 25 24
UConn 18 8 9 1 28 38 34 20 9 10 1 44 37
Maine 16 7 8 1 24 24 27 18 8 9 1 27 29
New Hampshire 20 6 13 1 20 39 55 22 7 14 1 42 62
Holy Cross 19 4 14 1 13 29 73 20 4 15 1 29 76
Merrimack 16 1 15 0 3 13 64 16 1 15 0 13 64
Championship: March 8, 2021
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 25, 2021

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, 2021.[2]

Player Class Team GP G A Pts
Alina Müller Junior Northeastern 25 12 26 38
Daryl Watts Senior Wisconsin 21 19 17 36
Kiara Zanon Freshman Penn State 21 10 20 30
Skylar Fontaine Senior Northeastern 25 14 16 30
Lexi Templeman Senior Robert Morris 25 7 23 30
Chloé Aurard Junior Northeastern 25 16 12 28
Sophie Shirley Junior Wisconsin 21 12 13 25
Grace Zumwinkle Senior Minnesota 20 17 7 24
Abby Moloughney Junior Syracuse 22 9 14 23
Élizabeth Giguère Senior Clarkson 19 9 14 23

Leading goaltenders

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The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average.[2]

Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Aerin Frankel Senior Northeastern 23 1405:47 20 2 1 19 9 .965 0.81
Josie Bothun Freshman Penn State 21 1253:38 16 3 2 30 4 .944 1.44
Tia Chan Freshman UConn 10 603:27 4 5 1 15 2 .947 1.49
Loryn Porter Senior Maine 18 1085:13 8 9 1 27 1 .954 1.49
Emma Söderberg Junior Minnesota Duluth 19 1114:21 12 7 0 29 6 .944 1.56

NCAA tournament

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Main article: 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
National Quarterfinals
March 15 & March 16 		National Semifinals
March 18 		National Championship
March 20
         
1 Northeastern 5
Robert Morris 1
1 Northeastern 3*
Minnesota Duluth 2
4 Colgate 0
Minnesota Duluth 1*
1 Northeastern 1
2 Wisconsin 2*
3 Ohio State 3
Boston College 1
3 Ohio State 2
2 Wisconsin 4
2 Wisconsin 3
Providence 0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Awards

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All-America teams

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First team[24] Second team
Player School Player School
Aerin Frankel Northeastern Emma Söderberg Minnesota Duluth
Skylar Fontaine Northeastern Chloe Aurard Northeastern
Alina Mueller Northeastern Danielle Serdachny Colgate
Daryl Watts Wisconsin Grace Zumwinkle Minnesota
Grace Bowlby Wisconsin Kiara Zanon Penn State
Danielle Serdachny Colgate Ashton Bell Minnesota Duluth

All-USCHO.com teams

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First team[25] Second team Third team
Player School Player School Player School
Alina Mueller Northeastern Chloe Aurard Northeastern Anna Klein Minnesota Duluth
Danielle Serdachny Colgate Caitrin Lonergan Clarkson Emma Maltais Ohio State
Daryl Watts Wisconsin Grace Zumwinkle Minnesota Sophie Shirley Wisconsin
Ashton Bell Minnesota Duluth Grace Bowlby Wisconsin Sophie Jaques Ohio State
Skylar Fontaine Northeastern Cayla Barnes Boston College Emily Curlett Robert Morris
Aerin Frankel Northeastern Emma Söderberg Minnesota Duluth Loryn Porter Maine

HCA Awards

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  • Aerin Frankel, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goalie of the Year 2021[26]

November

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  • Gaby Roy, Boston College, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Player of the Month (November 2020) [27]
  • Lauren Bench, Minnesota, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goaltender of the Month (November 2020) [28]

December

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January

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  • Aerin Frankel, WHCA National Goaltender of the Month, January 2021

February

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  • Aerin Frankel, Northeastern, WHCA National Goaltender of the Month, February 2021 [29]
  • Alina Mueller, Northeastern, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Player of the Month (February 2021) [29]
  • Lacey Eden, Wisconsin, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Rookie of the Month (February 2021) [29]

March

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  • Daryl Watts, Wisconsin, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Player of the Month (March 2021):[30]
  • Makenna Webster, Wisconsin, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Rookie of the Month (March 2021)
  • Aerin Frankel, Northeastern, Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Goaltender of the Month (March 2021)

References

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  2. ^ a b "Women's Division I Overall Hockey Statistics: 2020-2021 Stats". USCHO.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "WCHA Announces 2020-21 Individual Awards". wcha.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
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  7. ^ "Aerin Frankel and Alina Mueller Named Co-Players of the Year". hockeyeastonline.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
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  16. ^ "Lucy Morgan Named MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Year". ecachockey.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  17. ^ "Greg Fargo Named ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year". ecachockey.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
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  20. ^ "Ten Finalists Named for 2021 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award". pattykaz.com. February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
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  23. ^ "Northeastern's Dave Flint is 2021 Winner of the CCM/AHCA Division I Women's Coach of the Year Award". ahcahockey.com. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
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  27. ^ "News from the Hockey Commissioners Association: Weissbach, Roy Lead Initial HCA Monthly Honorees" (PDF). hockeyeastonline.com. December 3, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  28. ^ "MINNESOTA'S LAUREN BENCH HONORED AS NATIONAL GOALTENDER OF THE MONTH". wcha.com. December 3, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
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  30. ^ "LINDBERG, TRIVIGNO AND FRANKEL RECEIVE HCA NATIONAL MONTHLY HONORS". hockeyeastonline.com. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
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