NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament
# NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament

The annual NCAA Division III women's ice hockey tournament is a college ice hockey tournament held in the United States by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the top women's team in the NCAA. The 2020 and 2021 championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Origins

The NCAA Division III championship of women's ice hockey began in 2002.

## NCAA Division III women's ice hockey

Seventy-one schools in the United States, ranging from the Midwest to the East Coast, sponsor varsity women's hockey at the Division III level. Eight conferences are currently recognized by the NCAA—Colonial Hockey Conference, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, New England Hockey Conference, New England Small College Athletic Conference, Northeast Women's Hockey League, Northern Collegiate Hockey Association, United Collegiate Hockey Conference, and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

## Format

This tournament is a single elimination competition of ten teams. The semi-finals and finals are called the "Women's Frozen Four." The winners of the semi-finals move on to the championship, where the losers play in the third place game.

## History

| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Winning coach | City | Arena |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | Elmira | 2–1 | Manhattanville | Jamie Wood | Elmira, New York | First Arena |
| 2003 | Elmira (2) | 5–1 | Manhattanville | Jamie Wood | Elmira, New York | First Arena |
| 2004 | Middlebury | 2–1 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Bill Mandigo | Middlebury, Vermont | Chip Kenyon Arena |
| 2005 | Middlebury (2) | 4–3 | Elmira | Bill Mandigo | Elmira, New York | First Arena |
| 2006 | Middlebury (3) | 3–1 | Plattsburgh State | Bill Mandigo | Plattsburgh, New York | Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena |
| 2007 | Plattsburgh State | 2–1 | Middlebury | Kevin Houle | Plattsburgh, New York | Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena |
| 2008 | Plattsburgh State (2) | 3–2 | Manhattanville | Kevin Houle | Plattsburgh, New York | Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena |
| 2009 | Amherst | 4–3 (ot) | Elmira | Jim Plumer | Middlebury, Vermont | Chip Kenyon Arena |
| 2010 | Amherst (2) | 7–2 | Norwich | Jim Plumer | St. Peter, Minnesota | Lund Arena |
| 2011 | Norwich | 5–2 | RIT | Mark Bolding | Rochester, New York | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena |
| 2012 | RIT | 4–1 | Norwich | Scott McDonald | Rochester, New York | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena |
| 2013 | Elmira (3) | 1–0 | Middlebury | Dean Jackson | Superior, Wisconsin | Superior Ice Arena |
| 2014 | Plattsburgh State (3) | 9–2 | Norwich | Kevin Houle | Plattsburgh, New York | Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena |
| 2015 | Plattsburgh State (4) | 3–2 | Elmira | Kevin Houle | Plattsburgh, New York | Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena |
| 2016 | Plattsburgh State (5) | 5–1 | Wisconsin–River Falls | Kevin Houle | Plattsburgh, New York | Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena |
| 2017 | Plattsburgh State (6) | 4–3 (ot) | Adrian | Kevin Houle | Adrian, Michigan | Arrington Ice Arena |
| 2018 | Norwich (2) | 2–1 | Elmira | Mark Bolding | Northfield, Vermont | Kreitzberg Arena |
| 2019 | Plattsburgh State (7) | 4–0 | Hamline | Kevin Houle | Mendota Heights, Minnesota | St. Thomas Ice Arena |
| 2020 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Middlebury (4) | 3–2 (ot) | Gustavus Adolphus | Bill Mandigo | Middlebury, Vermont | Chip Kenyon Arena |
| 2023 | Gustavus Adolphus | 2–1 (3ot) | Amherst | Mike Carroll | Amherst, Massachusetts | Orr Rink |
