The 2022 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was a

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by eleven schools to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division I college ice hockey. This was the first year the tournament featured an expanded field of 11 teams. The first round and quarterfinals were played on at the campuses of seeded teams on March 10 and 12, 2022, while the Frozen Four was played on March 18 and 20, 2022 at

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won the tournament with a 3–2 win over Minnesota-Duluth making it their first national championship.

Qualifying teams

In the first year under this qualification format, the winners of all four Division I conference tournaments received automatic berths to the NCAA tournament. The other seven teams were selected at-large. The top five teams were then seeded.

Bracket

Note: each * denotes one overtime period

Results

First round

Quinnipiac vs. Syracuse

Wisconsin vs. Clarkson

Minnesota Duluth vs. Harvard

National quarterfinals

Wisconsin vs. (3) Northeastern

(5) Yale vs. (4) Colgate

Minnesota Duluth vs. (2) Minnesota

Quinnipiac vs. (1) Ohio State

National semifinals

Minnesota Duluth vs. (3) Northeastern

(5) Yale vs. (1) Ohio State

National championship

Minnesota Duluth vs. (1) Ohio State

Media

Television

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had US television rights to the semifinals and national championship after entering into a multi-year contract to carry the event. The Quarterfinals were streamed on ESPN+, CollegeSportsLive, and BigTen+. ESPN+ carried the Frozen Four and the Championship, while

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also carried the Championship.

Broadcast assignments

''Women's Frozen Four and Championship'' *

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, AJ Mleczko, and

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Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

*G:

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, Minnesota Duluth *D:

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, Ohio State *D: Skylar Fontaine, Northeastern *F: Kenzie Hauswirth, Ohio State *F: Paetyn Levis* , Ohio State *F:

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, Minnesota Duluth * Most Outstanding Player

Notes

References

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