NCAA Women’s Frozen Four

Wisconsin falls short of NCAA Frozen Four title

March 20, 2017 By Bill Scott

Badger women’s coach Mark Johnson

The Wisconsin women’s hockey team fell short in its attempt to go wire-to-wire as the nation’s top-ranked women’s hockey team. The Badgers lost to Clarkson 3-0 on Sunday in the NCAA Division 1 championship game in St. Charles, Missouri.

It was the fourth straight trip to the Frozen Four for the Badgers. They failed to make it out of the semifinals the last three years, but blanked Boston College 1-0 on Friday night to advance to the title game.

Wisconsin, with the nation’s leading offense heading into the Frozen Four (4.03 goals per game), managed just one goal on 77 shots in two games. [Read more…]

BTN to televise women’s Frozen Four

February 9, 2017 By Bill Scott

The NCAA and Big Ten Network announced today they have reached a four year agreement to broadcast the Women’s Frozen Four on BTN.

In 2017, BTN will air the championship game live, and then in 2018, 2019 and 2020, the semifinals and the championship game of the Women’s Frozen Four will be aired live. The 2017 semifinals will be streamed on NCAA.com.

The 2017 Women’s Frozen Four will be played March 17 and 19 at the Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, while the 2018 event will be March 16 and 18 at Ridder Arena on the campus of the University of Minnesota. The host sites for 2019 and 2020 will be announced on April 18.