MIAC women's ice hockey tournament

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's ice hockey tournament
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's ice hockey tournament
Conference hockey championship
Sport	Ice hockey
Conference	MIAC
Format	Two-game aggregate, Single-elimination
Current stadium	Higher seed hosts, Neutral-site (2002,03)
Played	2000–Present
Last contest	2022
Current champion	Gustavus Adolphus
Most championships	Gustavus Adolphus (13)

Many of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) schools developed club teams over the years, and eventually varsity hockey programs at the Division III level of the NCAA. Most of these varsity teams were established in the late 1990s. After Title IX gave equal access to women's sports, the MIAC, being one of the oldest conferences in the NCAA, finally had enough programs to offer women's ice hockey as a conference starting with the 1998–99 season. Six member programs began play at the time.^[1]

History

In the 1998–99 season, the conference held a postseason tournament named the Augsburg invitational. This served as the first unofficial MIAC Championship.

Four teams qualified, with Gustavus Adolphus defeating Saint Mary's in the championship game. The Gusties would go on to the AWCHA Division III ice hockey championship to play a best-of-three series for the national championship. This was prior to the NCAA sponsoring Division III women's ice hockey.

In the 1999–00 season, the official MIAC women's ice hockey tournament was established to determine the postseason conference champion. With two more schools joining the MIAC, the top four teams qualified, with the higher seed hosting a two-game aggregate and the winner advancing to the aforementioned AWCHA Division III ice hockey championship.

In the 2001–02 season, the NCAA established a Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship, of which the MIAC tournament champion received an automatic bid. The MIAC, now at ten teams, added a fifth team to their conference tournament. The new play-in game featured the 4th place team hosting the 5th place team, with the winner playing the #1 seed. The conference also eliminated the two-game aggregate model, moving towards a more traditional single-elimination style tournament. In the 2002 tournament, the semifinals and championship were held at a neutral site. The next season, in 2003, the entire tournament was held at a neutral site. From that point on, the MIAC tournament went back to the higher seed hosting through all rounds. This format stayed the same for years, with the only temporary adjustments coming because of the COVID-19 pandemic. After the 2020-21 tournament was cancelled due to the pandemic, the 2021-22 tournament was modified so that all ten teams qualified for the conference tournament. This was done so to allow all players the chance to play additional games after a few COVID cancellations bled into the 2021–22 season. This gave the top six teams in the standings a bye in a traditional ten-team bracket with no reseeding.

Starting with the 2022-23 season, it was announced that the women's tournament would be a six team field, rather than returning to the traditional five-team field.

2000

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Augsburg	12–1–1
2	Saint Mary's	12–1–1
3	Gustavus Adolphus	11–3–0
4	Saint Benedict	6–7–1

Semifinals March 3–March 4					Championship March 10-March 11

1	Augsburg	3	7	10

4	Saint Benedict	0	1	1
					1	Augsburg	4	2	6

					3	Gustavus	1	1	2
2	Saint Mary's	2	1	3

3	Gustavus	3	1*	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2001

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	16–2–0
2	Saint Mary's	15–3–0
3	St. Thomas	12–5–1
4	St. Catherine	11–6–1

Semifinals February 23–24					Championship March 2–3

1	Gustavus	6	8	14

4	St. Catherine	0	2	2
					1	Gustavus	4	1*	5

					2	Saint Mary's	2	1	3
2	Saint Mary's	4	2	6

3	St. Thomas	1	0	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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2002

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	17–0–1
2	Saint Mary's	15–2–1
3	St. Thomas	12–3–3
4	Concordia (MN)	11–6–1
5	St. Benedict	9–9–0

Play-in February 26			Semifinals: held in Blaine, MN March 1			Championship: held in Blaine, MN March 2

			1	Gustavus	6

			4	Concordia (MN)	2
4	Concordia (MN)	7

5	St. Benedict	4
						1	Gustavus	1

						2	Saint Mary's	2



			2	Saint Mary's	5

			3	St. Thomas	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2003

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	14–2–2
2	Concordia (MN)	12–5–1
3	Gustavus Adolphus	11–4–3
4	Saint Mary's	10–4–4
5	Augsburg	10–6–2

Play-in: held in Woodbury, MN February 27			Semifinals: held in Woodbury, MN February 28			Championship: held in Woodbury, MN March 1

			1	St. Thomas	1

			4	Saint Mary's	0
4	Saint Mary's	2

5	Augsburg	1
						1	St. Thomas	4

						3	Gustavus	1



			2	Concordia (MN)	2

			3	Gustavus	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2004

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	16–1–1
2	Gustavus Adolphus	16–2–0
3	St. Olaf	11–7–0
4	Saint Mary's	11–7–0
5	Augsburg	10–6–2

Play-in March 2			Semifinals March 4			Championship March 6

			1	St. Thomas	6**

			5	Augsburg	5
4	Saint Mary's	1

5	Augsburg	2
						1	St. Thomas	2

						2	Gustavus	3



			2	Gustavus	7

			3	St. Olaf	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2005

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	17–1–0
2	St. Thomas	16–1–1
3	St. Olaf	13–4–1
4	Augsburg	10–7–1
5	Saint Mary's	7–8–3

Play-in March 1			Semifinals March 3			Championship March 5

			1	Gustavus	5

			4	Augsburg	1
4	Augsburg	3

5	Saint Mary's	1
						1	Gustavus	3**

						2	St. Thomas	2



			2	St. Thomas	8

			3	St. Olaf	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2006

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	17–0–1
2	St. Thomas	15–2–1
3	Bethel	10–7–1
4	St. Olaf	10–8–0
5	Saint Mary's	8–7–3

Play-in February 28			Semifinals March 2			Championship March 4

			1	Gustavus	3

			4	St. Olaf	1
4	St. Olaf	4

5	Saint Mary's	2
						1	Gustavus	2*

						2	St. Thomas	1



			2	St. Thomas	2

			3	Bethel	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2007

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	17–1–0
2	St. Olaf	12–5–1
3	St. Thomas	12–6–0
4	Hamline	10–6–2
5	Saint Mary's	9–7–2

Play-in February 27			Semifinals March 2			Championship March 4

			1	Gustavus	4

			4	Hamline	1
4	Hamline	4

5	Saint Mary's	2
						1	Gustavus	3

						3	St. Thomas	2



			2	St. Olaf	2

			3	St. Thomas	6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2008

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	18–0–0
2	St. Thomas	14–4–0
3	Concordia (MN)	10–6–2
4	Hamline	8–7–3
5	Bethel	8–9–1

Play-in February 28			Semifinals March 1			Championship March 5

			1	Gustavus	5

			4	Hamline	0
4	Hamline	5

5	Bethel	2
						1	Gustavus	1

						2	St. Thomas	0



			2	St. Thomas	4

			3	Concordia (MN)	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2009

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	16–0–2
2	St. Thomas	14–2–2
3	Bethel	10–5–3
4	Concordia (MN)	7–7–4
5	St. Olaf	7–9–2

Play-in February 26			Semifinals February 28			Championship March 4

			1	Gustavus	5

			5	St. Olaf	0
4	Concordia (MN)	1

5	St. Olaf	2
						1	Gustavus	3

						2	St. Thomas	0



			2	St. Thomas	3

			3	Bethel	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2010

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	14–3–1
2	St. Catherine	13–3–2
3	St. Thomas	12–4–2
4	Saint Mary's	9–7–2
5	St. Olaf	9–7–2

Play-in March 2			Semifinals March 4			Championship March 6

			1	Gustavus	5

			5	St. Olaf	0
4	Saint Mary's	1

5	St. Olaf	3
						1	Gustavus	5

						2	St. Catherine	1



			2	St. Catherine	4

			3	St. Thomas	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2011

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	14–2–2
2	St. Thomas	10–4–4
3	Bethel	11–5–2
4	St. Olaf	11–5–2
5	Concordia (MN)	8–6–4

Play-in March 1			Semifinals March 3			Championship March 5

			1	Gustavus	5

			5	Concordia (MN)	2
4	St. Olaf	3

5	Concordia (MN)	4*
						1	Gustavus	3

						3	Bethel	0



			2	St. Thomas	2

			3	Bethel	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2012

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	16–1–1
2	Concordia (MN)	10–3–5
3	St. Thomas	11–6–1
4	St. Olaf	9–7–2
5	Bethel	9–7–2

Play-in February 28			Semifinals March 1			Championship March 3

			1	Gustavus	1*

			5	Bethel	0
4	St. Olaf	4

5	Bethel	5*
						1	Gustavus	4

						2	Concordia (MN)	2



			2	Concordia (MN)	4

			3	St. Thomas	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2013

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	18–0–0
2	St. Thomas	13–4–1
3	Concordia (MN)	11–4–3
4	Bethel	11–5–2
5	St. Catherine	8–7–3

Play-in February 26			Semifinals February 28			Championship March 2

			1	Gustavus	3

			4	Bethel	2
4	Bethel	3

5	St. Catherine	2
						1	Gustavus	4

						3	Concordia (MN)	1



			2	St. Thomas	1

			3	Concordia (MN)	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2014

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	14–2–2
2	Gustavus Adolphus	14–4–0
3	Bethel	13–5–0
4	Concordia (MN)	11–5–2
5	St. Catherine	8–9–1

Play-in February 28			Semifinals March 1			Championship March 8

			1	St. Thomas	4*

			4	Concordia (MN)	3
4	Concordia (MN)	2*

5	St. Catherine	1
						1	St. Thomas	2

						2	Gustavus	0



			2	Gustavus	3

			3	Bethel	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2015

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	15–2–1
2	St. Thomas	11–3–4
3	Concordia (MN)	9–6–3
4	Saint Mary's	9–7–2
5	Bethel	8–7–3

Play-in February 26			Semifinals February 28			Championship March 7

			1	Gustavus	3

			5	Bethel	6
4	Saint Mary's	1

5	Bethel	7
						5	Bethel	2

						2	St. Thomas	3



			2	St. Thomas	3

			3	Concordia (MN)	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2016

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	12–4–2
2	Bethel	12–4–2
3	Augsburg	10–5–3
4	Concordia (MN)	11–7–0
5	Saint Mary's	9–7–2

Play-in February 25			Semifinals February 27			Championship March 5

			1	St. Thomas	2

			4	Concordia (MN)	1
4	Concordia (MN)	3

5	Saint Mary's	1
						1	St. Thomas	2

						2	Bethel	1



			2	Bethel	1*

			3	Augsburg	0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2017

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	13–2–3
2	Augsburg	14–4–0
3	Concordia (MN)	11–5–2
4	St. Thomas	9–5–4
5	Hamline	10–8–0

Play-in February 24			Semifinals February 25			Championship March 4

			1	Gustavus	2

			4	St. Thomas	3*
4	St. Thomas	6

5	Hamline	1
						4	St. Thomas	3*

						2	Augsburg	2



			2	Augsburg	3

			3	Concordia (MN)	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2018

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	13–2–3
2	Hamline	13–3–2
3	Augsburg	9–4–5
4	Concordia (MN)	6–7–5
5	Bethel	7–9–2

Play-in February 22			Semifinals February 24			Championship March 3

			1	Gustavus	4

			5	Bethel	0
4	Concordia (MN)	3

5	Bethel	4
						1	Gustavus	1

						2	Hamline	4



			2	Hamline	4

			3	Augsburg	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s), St. Thomas finished 2nd, ineligible for conference playoffs

2019

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	15–1–1
2	Hamline	14–2–2
3	Augsburg	11–3–4
4	Gustavus Adolphus	11–3–4
5	Saint Mary's	6–8–4

Play-in February 21			Semifinals February 23			Championship March 2

			1	St. Thomas	4

			4	Gustavus	0
4	Gustavus	5

5	Saint Mary's	0
						1	St. Thomas	2

						2	Hamline	0



			2	Hamline	6

			3	Augsburg	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2020

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	15–1–2
2	Hamline	14–1–3
3	Augsburg	15–3–0
4	St. Thomas	11–6–1
5	Saint Mary's	6–10–2

Play-in February 27			Semifinals February 29			Championship March 7

			1	Gustavus	4

			5	Saint Mary's	1
4	St. Thomas	1

5	Saint Mary's	4
						1	Gustavus	3

						3	Augsburg	0



			2	Hamline	1

			3	Augsburg	2*

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2021

Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2022

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	13–1–2
2	Hamline	11–5–0
3	Saint Mary's	9–5–2
4	St. Scholastica	8–5–2
5	Augsburg	8–6–2
6	Saint Benedict	6–7–1
7	Bethel	5–6–2
8	Concordia (MN)	5–10–1
9	St. Catherine	4–12–0
10	St. Olaf	3–15–0

First Round February 23			Quarterfinals February 26			Semifinals March 2			Final March 5

			1	Gustavus	5

			8	Concordia (MN)	1
8	Concordia (MN)	1

9	St. Catherine	0
						1	Gustavus	5

						4	St. Scholastica	0



			4	St. Scholastica	6

			5	Augsburg	3



									1	Gustavus	6

									2	Hamline	1



			2	Hamline	8

			7	Bethel	0
7	Bethel	3

10	St. Olaf	1
						2	Hamline	4

						3	Saint Mary's	2



			3	Saint Mary's	5

			6	Saint Benedict	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Championships by school


School	Championships	Title Years	Conf. Tourn. Appearances
Gustavus Adolphus	13	2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2020, 2022	21
St. Thomas^[a]	6	2003, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019	19
Saint Mary's	1	2002	14
Augsburg	1	2000	10
Hamline	1	2018	7
Concordia (MN)	0		13
Bethel	0		11
St. Olaf	0		9
St. Catherine	0		5
Saint Benedict	0		3
St. Scholastica^[a]	0		1

^ ^a ^b St. Thomas exited the MIAC in the 2021-22 school year and was replaced with St. Scholastica

References

^ "Women's Hockey Records | Women's Hockey". gustavus.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
^ "MIAC Women's Hockey Playoff History". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

[fn1-3] St. Thomas exited the MIAC in the 2021-22 school year and was replaced with St. Scholastica

[1] "Women's Hockey Records | Women's Hockey". gustavus.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-02.

[2] "MIAC Women's Hockey Playoff History". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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