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

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.

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
Duration	September 26, 2016– March 19, 2017
NCAA tournament	2017
National championship	Family Arena St. Charles, MO
NCAA champion	Clarkson
Patty Kazmaier Award	Ann-Renée Desbiens, Wisconsin ()
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

Pre-season polls

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

Standings

2016–17 College Hockey America standings v t e
	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 v t e
	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 v t e
	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 v t e
	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 v t e
	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 ^[4] 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 ^[8] 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

Patty Kazmaier Award Patty Kazmaier Award Finalists^[10] Player Position School Ann-Renee Desbiens Goaltender Wisconsin Cayley Mercer Forward Clarkson Top Three Lara Stalder Forward Minnesota–Duluth Top Three Megan Keller Defense Boston College Kelsey Koelzer Defense Princeton Kennedy Marchment Forward St. Lawrence Annie Pankowski Forward Wisconsin Kelly Pannek Forward Minnesota Sarah Potomak Forward Minnesota Brooke Webster Forward St. Lawrence

AHCA Coach of the Year AHCA Coach of the Year Finalists^[11] Coach School Maura Crowell^[12]^[13] Minnesota–Duluth Paul Colontino Robert Morris Katie Crowley Boston College Bob Deraney Providence Doug Derraugh Cornell Matt Desrosiers Clarkson Brad Frost Minnesota Mark Johnson Wisconsin

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

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2. "Preseason: Women's College Hockey Poll". September 29, 2015.
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14. "2017 All-American Teams". ahcahockey.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.