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2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

The 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season began in September 2023 and ended with the 2024 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament's championship game at Whittemore Center in Durham, New Hampshire on March 24, 2024.[1]

2023–24 NCAA women's ice hockey season
NCAA tournament2024
National championshipWhittemore Center
Durham, New Hampshire
NCAA championOhio State
Patty Kazmaier AwardIzzy Daniel
(Cornell)
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Season headlines

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  • October 4, 2023 – The Division I Council approved changes to the transfer window for all sports. In winter sports other than basketball, including men's and women's ice hockey, the transfer portal now opens for a total of 45 days, starting 7 days after the NCAA tournament field is set.[2]

Polls

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Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings

Regular season

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Realignment

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On December 17, 2021, it was announced Robert Morris would be reinstated for the 2023–24 season.[3][4] On March 3, 2022, it was announced that College Hockey America (CHA) voted unanimously to reinstate the program back into the CHA.[5]

On June 6, 2023, it was announced that CHA would merge with the Atlantic Hockey Association, with the two conferences operating under one banner by July 1, 2024. The two conferences had shared a commissioner and office staff since 2010.[6] The merged conference was unveiled as Atlantic Hockey America on April 30, 2024.[7]

Standings

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2023–24 College Hockey America standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#15 Penn State † 20 14 4 2 30 79 36 38 22 13 3 121 77
Mercyhurst 20 14 6 0 28 75 39 28 20 17 1 112 89
Robert Morris 20 11 8 1 23 60 69 35 15 19 1 94 126
RIT 20 7 12 1 15 47 59 35 13 19 3 77 89
Lindenwood 20 6 12 2 14 64 100 32 11 19 2 96 157
Syracuse 19 4 13 2 10 46 65 34 7 24 3 67 138
Championship: March 2, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024
2023–24 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Colgate † 22 18 4 0 55 102 28 40 32 7 1 186 51
#3 Clarkson 22 18 3 1 54.5 73 24 40 33 5 2 135 51
#7 St. Lawrence 22 18 4 0 53 79 40 39 28 11 0 125 92
#6 Cornell 22 17 5 0 48 81 40 34 25 8 1 125 64
#9 Quinnipiac 22 13 9 0 41 72 54 37 25 11 1 134 74
#14 Yale 22 12 9 1 35.5 55 44 32 17 14 1 88 63
#12 Princeton 22 6 10 6 29 48 57 32 14 12 6 91 78
Brown 22 7 12 3 26.5 41 57 32 12 17 3 61 78
RPI 22 5 16 1 15.5 42 66 35 13 18 4 81 79
Dartmouth 22 3 16 2 14.5 36 107 30 6 21 3 64 138
Union 22 3 17 2 13 28 73 35 8 25 2 57 110
Harvard 22 3 18 1 10.5 27 94 30 5 23 2 38 118
Championship: March 9, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024
2023–24 NEWHA standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
LIU † 28 26 2 0 52 84 29 37 28 9 0 96 66
Saint Anselm 28 18 9 1 37 94 54 37 20 16 1 114 87
Stonehill 28 17 9 2 36 83 55 38 21 15 2 100 94
Sacred Heart 28 14 12 2 30 58 50 38 15 21 2 70 96
Franklin Pierce 28 14 13 1 29 67 51 35 18 16 1 85 72
Assumption 28 10 14 4 24 59 66 36 10 22 4 69 99
Post 28 7 20 1 15 33 82 37 8 28 1 41 122
Saint Michael's 28 0 27 1 1 30 121 36 0 35 1 36 158
Championship: March 9, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024
2023–24 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Ohio State † 28 26 2 0 2 0 0 78 140 37 39 35 4 0 201 51
#2 Wisconsin * 28 23 5 0 2 1 0 69 124 43 41 35 6 0 205 62
#5 Minnesota 28 19 7 1 1 2 2 62 92 60 39 27 10 2 135 80
#7 Minnesota Duluth 28 15 11 2 0 0 0 47 64 47 39 21 14 4 89 66
#10 St. Cloud State 28 12 14 2 0 1 0 40 60 59 34 17 17 2 78 69
Minnesota State 28 6 22 0 1 2 0 19 52 94 38 13 25 0 97 120
St. Thomas 28 4 23 1 0 0 1 11 39 120 37 10 26 1 74 150
Bemidji State 28 3 24 1 0 0 0 10 33 144 36 4 30 2 42 181
Championship: March 9, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2023
2023–24 WHEA standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#11 UConn † 27 19 4 4 2 1 1 61 70 28 38 25 8 5 91 47
#13 Northeastern 27 16 8 3 4 2 2 51 67 40 39 25 11 3 94 50
New Hampshire 27 14 11 2 0 4 2 50 63 64 36 18 16 2 85 87
#15 Boston College 27 13 9 5 2 1 3 46 75 64 36 15 14 7 95 97
Providence 27 12 10 5 1 2 2 44 64 59 35 13 17 5 72 84
Vermont 27 11 12 4 2 2 2 39 61 70 35 13 17 5 79 94
Boston University 27 12 13 1 2 1 0 36 65 65 35 14 18 3 87 91
Maine 27 11 14 2 3 1 0 33 64 65 35 15 18 2 94 89
Merrimack 27 7 17 3 2 4 1 27 48 76 36 11 22 3 62 104
Holy Cross 27 4 20 3 2 2 3 18 39 84 35 8 24 3 65 103
Championship: March 9, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024

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 16, 2024.[8]

Player Class Team GP G A Pts
Kirsten Simms Sophomore Wisconsin 37 32 42 74
Casey O'Brien Senior Wisconsin 39 23 48 71
Abbey Murphy Junior Minnesota 39 33 29 62
Danielle Serdachny Graduate Student Colgate 39 22 39 61
Britta Curl Graduate Student Wisconsin 39 22 39 61
Izzy Daniel Graduate Student Cornell 34 21 38 59
Lacey Eden Senior Wisconsin 39 27 29 56
Kristýna Kaltounková Senior Colgate 35 26 30 56
Abby Hustler Junior St. Lawrence 39 24 31 55
Laila Edwards Sophomore Wisconsin 39 20 34 54

Leading goaltenders

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The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on February 16, 2024.[9]
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
Megan Warrener Junior Connecticut 14 834 12 1 1 14 4 0.951 1.01
Raygan Kirk Graduate Student Ohio State 15 883 14 1 0 15 6 0.948 1.02
Hailey MacLeod Sophomore Minnesota Duluth 15 898 10 4 1 17 5 0.958 1.14
Gwyneth Philips Graduate Student Northeastern 31 1,865 20 9 2 38 6 0.951 1.22
Michelle Pasiechnyk Senior Clarkson 25 1,459 20 3 1 31 7 0.942 1.28

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Future NCAA host site selections through 2026". NCAA.com. February 22, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "DI Council approves changes to notification-of-transfer windows" (Press release). NCAA. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "RMU Reinstates Hockey Programs For 2023-24". rmucolonials.com. December 17, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Upadhyaya, Parth (December 18, 2021). "Robert Morris to reinstate men's and women's hockey programs for 2023-24 season". The Times. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "College Hockey America Reinstates RMU". rmucolonials.com. March 3, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Atlantic Hockey Association and College Hockey America to Merge Operations in 2024". chawomenshockey.com. College Hockey America. June 6, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America Join to Form Atlantic Hockey America" (Press release). Atlantic Hockey America. April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "2023‑24 NCAA Women's Statistics - Scoring Leaders". collegehockeynews.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "2023‑24 NCAA Women's Statistics - Goaltending Leaders". College Hockey News. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  10. ^ "UW's Kirsten Simms receives WCHA Player of the Year Award for 2023-24". wcha.com. March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  11. ^ "All-WCHA award recipients announced for 2023-24". wcha.com. February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  12. ^ "College Hockey America Announces 2023-24 Individual Awards". chawomenshockey.com. February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  13. ^ "College Hockey America Announces 2023-24 All-Conference Teams". chawomenshockey.com. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  14. ^ "NEWHA releases major end-of-season awards, All-League teams". newhaonline.com. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  15. ^ "NATÁLIE MLÝNKOVÁ NAMED HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR". hockeyeast.com. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  16. ^ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2023-24 WOMEN'S ALL-STAR TEAMS". hockeyeast.com. February 28, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  17. ^ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES WOMEN'S PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAMS". hockeyeast.com. March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  18. ^ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2023-24 WOMEN'S ALL-STAR TEAMS". hockeyeast.com. February 28, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  19. ^ "2024 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 Finalists Named". pattykaz.com. March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  20. ^ "Izzy Daniel Wins 2024 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award". pattykaz.com. March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  21. ^ "2023-24 Division I Women's Coach of the Year Finalists Announced". ahcahockey.com. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  22. ^ "UConn's Chris MacKenzie is 2024 Winner of the CCM/AHCA Division I Women's Coach of the Year Award". ahcahockey.com. March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  23. ^ "Clarkson's Michelle Pasiechnyk is Women's Goalie of the Year". hockeycommissioners.com. March 24, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  24. ^ "Ohio State freshman Dunne garners national honors, wins 2024 Julie Chu Rookie of the Year Award". uscho.com. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
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