2019–20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

	2019–20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
	; The exterior of the Agganis Arena planned home of 2020 Women's Frozen Four
Duration	September 2019 to March 2020
NCAA tournament	2020
National championship	Agganis Arena; Boston, Massachusetts
NCAA champion	Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Patty Kazmaier Award	Loren Gabel; ()
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
← 2018–19	2020–21 →

The 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season was the 19th season of competition in the National Collegiate division of NCAA women's ice hockey, the de facto equivalent of Division I in that sport. The season began in September 2019 and was end with the 2020 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament's championship game at Agganis Arena in Boston on March 22, 2020. The tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Changes from 2018–19[]

The most significant change from the 2018–19 season was the recognition of the New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) as an official NCAA conference. The NEWHA was founded in 2017 as a scheduling alliance by the six schools that then competed as National Collegiate independents—full Division I members Holy Cross and Sacred Heart, plus Division II members Franklin Pierce, Post, Saint Anselm, and Saint Michael's. Holy Cross left after the first NEWHA season of 2017–18 to join Hockey East. Shortly before the 2018–19 season, the remaining five members formally organized as a conference and began the process of gaining full NCAA recognition.^[1]

In the meantime, LIU Brooklyn had announced that it would add women's ice hockey effective in 2019–20, and would join the NEWHA at that time.^[2] Shortly after this announcement, the school's parent institution, Long Island University, announced that it would merge the athletic programs of its two main campuses (Division I Brooklyn and Division II Post) into a single Division I program^[3] that would later be unveiled as the LIU Sharks.^[4]

With the conference membership returning to six for 2019–20, the NCAA officially approved the NEWHA as a Division I conference shortly before the start of that season. This action also meant that there would be no independent programs in that season, since the NEWHA membership included all of the previous National Collegiate independents.^[5]

Polls[]

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings

Regular season[]

Standings[]

2019–20 College Hockey America standings v • d • e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#10 Mercyhurst*	20	13	4	3	29	68	40	34	19	10	5	107	73
Robert Morris	20	13	5	2	28	67	40	34	19	11	4	111	82
Syracuse	20	11	7	2	24	69	40	34	13	19	2	99	89
Penn State	20	7	8	5	19	38	42	34	12	14	8	65	75
RIT	20	5	13	2	12	39	72	34	12	18	4	76	103
Lindenwood	20	3	15	2	8	26	73	33	5	23	5	42	117
Championship: March 7, 2020 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

2019–20 ECAC Hockey standings v • d • e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Cornell	22	19	0	3	41	84	16	31	27	1	3	121	28
#6 Princeton	22	17	4	1	35	77	40	31	24	6	1	114	54
#7 Clarkson	22	14	4	4	32	63	29	36	25	5	6	110	50
Harvard	22	15	6	1	31	69	53	32	18	13	1	93	85
Yale	22	13	9	0	26	53	49	32	17	15	0	86	81
Colgate	22	11	8	3	25	71	43	38	17	15	6	110	84
#10 Quinnipiac	22	11	9	2	24	63	43	37	20	14	3	104	70
St. Lawrence	22	8	10	4	20	34	43	36	13	16	7	73	83
Union	22	5	14	3	13	39	74	34	5	24	5	52	115
Dartmouth	22	4	15	3	11	36	70	29	7	19	3	52	91
Brown	22	2	18	2	6	24	85	29	3	23	3	33	119
RPI	22	0	22	0	0	14	82	34	0	33	1	21	122
Championship: March 10, 2020 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

2019–20 NEWHA standings v • d • e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Sacred Heart	21	19	2	0	38	77	31	31	20	11	0	89	77
Franklin Pierce	20	13	7	0	26	75	40	29	18	11	0	107	63
St. Anselm	20	11	8	1	23	52	35	30	14	13	3	71	63
LIU	21	11	10	0	22	79	53	32	14	18	0	100	107
Saint Michael's	20	4	15	1	9	24	66	26	5	18	3	32	82
Post	20	2	18	0	4	23	105	29	7	22	0	52	136
Championship: March 8, 2020 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

2019–20 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v • d • e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Wisconsin	26	17	4	3	2	56	97	48	34	27	4	3	156	60
#3 Minnesota	24	17	5	2	0	53	86	40	35	27	5	3	137	57
#5 Ohio State	26	13	6	5	2	46	81	56	36	22	8	6	116	79
#9 Minnesota-Duluth	27	11	8	5	3	41	69	60	35	18	11	6	98	77
Bemidji State	24	9	13	2	0	29	46	68	37	16	18	3	71	91
Minnesota State	27	4	16	4	3	19	40	83	37	11	20	6	71	108
St. Cloud State	24	2	21	1	0	7	32	98	35	6	25	4	62	122
Championship: March 8, 2020 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

2019–20 WHEA standings v • d • e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#4 Northeastern	27	24	3	0	48	106	20	36	30	4	2	137	35
#8 Boston University	27	18	6	3	39	77	43	36	24	8	4	108	58
Providence	27	15	10	2	32	58	53	36	18	14	4	85	71
Boston College	27	14	11	2	30	76	69	36	17	16	3	94	97
UConn	27	13	12	2	28	60	54	37	18	17	2	89	80
New Hampshire	27	12	12	3	'27	58	53	36	18	14	4	83	70
Maine	27	9	11	7	25	61	62	36	15	13	8	92	75
Vermont	27	7	14	6	20	65	84	36	10	18	8	85	109
Holy Cross	27	5	20	2	12	27	98	33	5	23	5	36	117
Merrimack	27	2	20	5	9	39	91	34	5	24	5	57	111
Championship: March 8, 2020 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com

Player stats[]

Scoring leaders[]

The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on November 11, 2019.^[6]

Player	Class	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Watts, DarylDaryl Watts	Junior	Wisconsin	12	10	19	29
Gebhard, JayceeJaycee Gebhard	Senior	Robert Morris	12	7	19	26
Shirley, SophieSophie Shirley	Sophomore	Wisconsin	12	10	14	24
Roque, AbbyAbby Roque	Senior	Wisconsin	12	9	13	22
Giguère, ElizabethElizabeth Giguère	Junior	Clarkson	12	11	10	21
Zumwinkle, GraceGrace Zumwinkle	Junior	Minnesota	12	11	9	20
Davis, GabrielleGabrielle Davis	Freshman	Clarkson	12	6	13	19
Heise, TaylorTaylor Heise	Sophomore	Minnesota	12	8	11	19
Mueller, AlinaAlina Mueller	Sophomore	Northeastern	9	5	14	19

Leading goaltenders[]

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average.^[6]
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
Hofmann, TeraTera Hofmann	Senior	Yale	4	232:48	4	0	0	1	3	.983	0.26
Browning, LindsayLindsay Browning	Junior	Cornell	6	364:02	5	0	1	3	3	.976	0.49
Frankel, AerinAerin Frankel	Junior	Northeastern	9	532:23	8	1	0	8	3	.959	0.90
Kane, MichaelaMichaela Kane	Senior	Saint Anselm	4	243:09	3	1	0	4	1	.945	0.99
Carpentier-Yelle, SamanthaSamantha Carpentier-Yelle	Sophomore	Connecticut	5	297:28	4	1	0	6	2	.934	1.21

References[]

↑ "NEWHA announces intent to be recognized as NCAA national collegiate women’s hockey conference", September 26, 2018. Retrieved on October 7, 2018.
↑ LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (September 10, 2018). Women’s Ice Hockey Added as Varsity Sport at LIU Brooklyn; Morgan Tabbed as Inaugural Head Coach. Press release. Retrieved on September 21, 2018.
↑ LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (October 3, 2018). Long Island University Announces Unification Into One LIU Division I Program. Press release. Retrieved on October 11, 2018.
↑ Long Island University (May 15, 2019). Welcome to the Shark Tank: Long Island University Chooses the Shark as New Mascot. Press release. Retrieved on May 16, 2019.
↑ "New England Women’s Hockey Alliance approved for NCAA Division I status, effective with ’19-20 season", September 4, 2019. Retrieved on October 14, 2019.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Women's Division I Overall Hockey Statistics: 2019-2020 Stats (November 11, 2019). Retrieved on November 11, 2019.

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[1] "NEWHA announces intent to be recognized as NCAA national collegiate women’s hockey conference", September 26, 2018. Retrieved on October 7, 2018.

[2] LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (September 10, 2018). Women’s Ice Hockey Added as Varsity Sport at LIU Brooklyn; Morgan Tabbed as Inaugural Head Coach. Press release. Retrieved on September 21, 2018.

[3] LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (October 3, 2018). Long Island University Announces Unification Into One LIU Division I Program. Press release. Retrieved on October 11, 2018.

[4] Long Island University (May 15, 2019). Welcome to the Shark Tank: Long Island University Chooses the Shark as New Mascot. Press release. Retrieved on May 16, 2019.

[5] "New England Women’s Hockey Alliance approved for NCAA Division I status, effective with ’19-20 season", September 4, 2019. Retrieved on October 14, 2019.

[stats-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Women's Division I Overall Hockey Statistics: 2019-2020 Stats (November 11, 2019). Retrieved on November 11, 2019.

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List of NCAA Division I women's ice hockey seasons
NCAA seasons	2000–01 - 2001–02 - 2002–03 - 2003–04 - 2004–05 - 2005–06 - 2006–07 - 2007–08 - 2008–09 - 2009–10 - 2010–11 - 2011–12 - 2012–13 - 2013–14 - 2014–15 - 2015–16 - 2016–17 - 2017–18 - 2018–19 - 2019–20 - 2020–21 - 2021–22 - 2022–23 - 2023–24
NCAA Division I Conferences	WHEA - ECAC Hockey - CHA - WCHA - NEWHA - Independents (none currently)
NCAA awards	Patty Kazmaier Award - National Goalie of the Year - National Rookie of the Year - AHCA Coach of the Year