Women's Frozen Four
The annual NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship tournaments determine the top women's ice hockey teams in NCAA Division I and Division III. Women's ice hockey does not have a Division II classification. Under NCAA rules, Division II schools are allowed to compete as Division I members in sports that offer championships only in Divisions I and III. The official name of the "Division I" tournament is the National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship, which reflects the NCAA's formal terminology for championship events that are open to schools from multiple divisions.
This tournament is a single elimination competition of eight teams (seven for Division III) that has determined the women's collegiate national champion since 2000-01, when the NCAA began sponsoring the sport. The semi-finals and finals are called the "Women's Frozen Four." This moniker is similar to the name used by the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship. The term is derived from the term "final four."
The Patty Kazmaier Award ceremony takes place annually during Women's Frozen Four weekend.
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | City | Arena |
| 2001 | Minnesota-Duluth | 4-2 | St. Lawrence | Minneapolis, MN | Mariucci Arena |
| 2002 | Minnesota-Duluth | 3-2 | Brown | Durham, NH | Whittemore Center |
| 2003 | Minnesota-Duluth | 4-3 (2OT) | Harvard | Duluth, MN | DECC |
| 2004 | Minnesota | 6-2 | Harvard | Providence, RI | Dunkin' Donuts Center |
| 2005 | Minnesota | 4-3 | Harvard | Durham, NH | Whittemore Center |
| 2006 | Wisconsin | 3-0 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Mariucci Arena |
| 2007 | Wisconsin | 4-1 | Minnesota-Duluth | Lake Placid, NY | Herb Brooks Arena |
| 2008 | Minnesota-Duluth | 4-0 | Wisconsin | Duluth, MN | DECC |
| 2009 | Wisconsin | 5-0 | Mercyhurst | Boston, MA | Agganis Arena |
| 2010 | Minnesota-Duluth | 3-2 (3OT) | Cornell | Minneapolis, MN | Ridder Arena |
| 2011 | Wisconsin | 4-1 | Boston University | Erie, PA | Erie Insurance Arena |
| 2012 | Minnesota | 4-2 | Wisconsin | Duluth, MN | Amsoil Arena |
| 2013 | - | - | - | Minneapolis, MN | Ridder Arena |
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