2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

2016–17 NCAA DI women's ice hockey season

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

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

Standings

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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
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
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
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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
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Overall
GP W L T GF GA
Sacred Heart 29 18 9 2 113 64

Player stats

Scoring leaders

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

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

WCHA

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Award Recipient
Player of the Year Lara Stalder, Minnesota–Duluth
Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year Lara Stalder, Minnesota–Duluth
Defensive Player of the Year Sidney Morin, Minnesota–Duluth
Rookie of the Year Abby Roque, Wisconsin
Scoring Champion Kelly Pannek, Minnesota
Goaltending Champion Ann-Renee Desbiens, Wisconsin
Coach of the Year Maura Crowell, Minnesota–Duluth
All-WCHA Teams
First Team   Position   Second Team
Ann-Renee Desbiens, Wisconsin G Kassidy Sauve, Ohio State
Jenny Ryan, Wisconsin D Halli Krzyzaniak, North Dakota
Lee Stecklein, Minnesota D Sidney Morin, Minnesota–Duluth
Kelly Pannek, Minnesota F Sarah Nurse, Wisconsin
Lara Stalder, Minnesota–Duluth F Ashleigh Brykaliuk, Minnesota–Duluth
Annie Pankowski, Wisconsin F Sarah Potomak, Minnesota
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Maddie Rooney, Minnesota–Duluth G Janine Alder, St. Cloud State
Jincy Roese, Ohio State D Jincy Roese, Ohio State
Megan Wolfe, Minnesota D Mekenzie Steffan, Wisconsin
Dani Cameranesi, Minnesota F Sydney Brodt, Minnesota–Duluth
Emily Clark, Wisconsin F Abby Roque, Wisconsin
Katherine McGovern, Minnesota–Duluth F Ryleigh Houston, North Dakota

CHA

[5]

Award Recipient
Player of the Year Brittany Howard, F, Robert Morris
Rookie of the Year Jaycee Gebhard, F, Robert Morris
Goaltender of the Year Abbey Miller, Syracuse
Defenseman of the Year Allie Munroe, Syracuse
Defensive Forward of the Year Mackenzie Stone, RIT
Sportsmanship Award Caitlin Wallace, RIT
Coach of the Year Paul Colontino, Robert Morris
CHA All-Conference Teams
First Team   Position   Second Team
Jessica Dodds, Robert Morris G Abbey Miller, Syracuse
Allie Munroe, Syracuse D Bella Sutton, Penn State
Kirsten Welsh, Robert Morris D Jillian Skinner, Mercyhurst
Laura Bowman, Penn State F Brooke Hartwick, Mercyhurst
Stephanie Grossi, Syracuse F Jaycee Gebhard, Robert Morris
Brittany Howard, Robert Morris F Amy Petersen, Penn State
Rookie Team   Position   -
Terra Lanteigne, RIT G
Lindsay Eastwood, Syracuse D
Courtney Ganske, Lindenwood D
Katie McMillen, Penn State D
Jaycee Gebhard, Robert Morris F
Maggie Knott, Mercyhurst F
Brooke Madsen, Penn State F
Savannah Rennie, Syracuse F

Women's Hockey East Association (WHEA)

Award Recipient
Cami Granato Award (Player of the Year) Megan Keller, Boston College[6]
Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Year Whitney Dove, Providence
Tereza Vanišová, Maine
Hockey East Coach of the Year Bob Deraney, Providence
Best Defensive Forward Hayley Scamurra, Northeastern[7]
Best Defenseman Megan Keller, Boston College
Sportmanship Award Cassidy Carels, Providence
Army ROTC Three Stars Award Victoria Bach, Boston University
Scoring Champion Jonna Curtis, New Hampshire
Hockey East All-Star Teams

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First Team   Position   Second Team
Victoria Hanson, Boston University G Madison Litchfield, Vermont
Amy Schlagel, New Hampshire D Heather Mottau, Northeastern
Megan Keller, Boston College D Taylor Willard, Vermont
Victoria Bach, Boston University F Mary Parker, Boston University
McKenna Brand, Northeastern F Makenna Newkirk, Boston College
Jonna Curtis, New Hampshire F Denisa Křížová, Northeastern
Honorable Mention   Position   Rookie Team
Katie Burt, Boston College G
Annie Belanger, Connecticut G
Whitney Dove, Providence D Whitney Dove, Providence
Kali Flanagan, Boston College D Abby Cook, Boston University
Kate Friesen, Providence D
Andie Anastos, Boston College F Delaney Belinskas, Boston College
Brooke Stacey, Maine F Caitrin Lonergan, Boston College
Cassidy Carels, Providence F Ève-Audrey Picard, Vermont
F Tereza Vanišová, Maine

ECAC

Award Recipient
Player of the Year Cayley Mercer, Clarkson
Best Forward Cayley Mercer, Clarkson
Best Defenseman Savannah Harmon, Clarkson
Rookie of the Year Carly Bullock, Princeton
Goaltender of the Year Steph Neatby, Princeton
Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year Paula Voorheis, Cornell
Coach of the Year Doug Derraugh, Cornell
All-ECAC Teams[9]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Steph Neatby, Princeton G Grace Harrison, St. Lawrence
Savannah Harmon, Clarkson D Kirsten Padalis, St. Lawrence
Micah Hart, Cornell D Kelsey Koelzer, Princeton
Kennedy Marchment, St. Lawrence F Genevieve Bannon, Clarkson
Cayley Mercer, Clarkson F Karlie Lund, Princeton
Brooke Webster, St. Lawrence F Hannah Miller, St. Lawrence
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Shea Tiley, Clarkson G Steph Neatby, Princeton
Ella Shelton, Clarkson D Ella Shelton, Clarkson
Taryn Baumgardt, Quinnipiac D Jaime Bourbonnais, Cornell
Hanna Bunton, Cornell F Kristin O'Neill, Cornell
Jesse Eldridge, Colgate F Carly Bullock, Princeton
Phoebe Stänz, Yale F Michaela Pejzlova, Clarkson

All-America honors

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

  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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