Media information leading up to and including the 2007 NCAA Women's Frozen Four in Lake Placid, New York http://www.lakeplacidevents.net The top-ranked defending national champions, Wisconsin Badgers, won the 2007 NCAA Women's Frozen Final Four, defeating the number three ranked Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs, 4-1, in the title game. This was just the seventh national championship tournament in women's hockey and the first on neutral ice. Duluth captured the first three crowns from 2001-03. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/pressreleases/release15.php Julie Chu (Fairfield, Conn.), a senior forward from Harvard University, was today announced as the recipient of the 2007 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the award is presented annually by The USA Hockey Foundation to the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/pressreleases/release15.php The teams have arrived, the ice has been prepared, the arena has been appropriately themed and the puck is ready to be dropped. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.whiteface.com/newsroom/storydetails.php?id=973 The University of Wisconsin earned a unanimous No. 1 ranking on the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll after advancing to the Frozen Four for the second straight year. The Badgers earned a 1-0 quadruple-overtime victory in Saturday's NCAA quarterfinal game over Harvard University to garner 190 points and all 19 first-place votes. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/pressreleases/release14.php The NHL Foundation, the National Hockey League's charitable arm, has pledged its support of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award for the ninth consecutive year by again awarding a grant of $10,000 to The USA Hockey Foundation. The 10th annual Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award will be presented to the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey at a sold-out brunch on March 17 in Lake Placid, N.Y. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/pressreleases/release13.php The University of Wisconsin held tight to the No. 1 ranking on the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll for the second-straight week. The Badgers earned 186 points and 15-of-19 first place votes after defeating The Ohio State University and the University of Minnesota en route to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoff title. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/pressreleases/release12.php USA Hockey today announced freshman forward Meghan Agosta (uh-GUHS-tuh) (Ruthven, Ont./Mercyhurst College), senior forward Sara Bauer (St. Catharines, Ont./University of Wisconsin) and senior forward Julie Chu (Fairfield, Conn./Harvard University) are the three finalists for the 2007 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the award is presented annually by The USA Hockey Foundation to the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/pressreleases/release11.php The University of Wisconsin regained the No. 1 spot on the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll after sitting in the No. 2 position for the last 11 weeks. The Badgers, who held the poll's top spot for the first nine weeks of the season before being dethroned by Mercyhurst College, earned 180 points and 11 first-place votes. Ending their 11-week No. 1 run, the Lakers garnered 179 points and the remaining eight first-place votes. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/pressreleases/release10.php Mercyhurst College maintained its No. 1 ranking on the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll for the 11th-straight week. The Lakers received 13-of-19 first-place votes and 184 points following a pair of victories over College Hockey America foe Wayne State University. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/pressreleases/release9.php The USA Hockey Foundation today announced the top 10 finalists for the 2007 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. In its 10th anniversary, the award annually recognizes the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/pressreleases/release8.php Mercyhurst College retained the No. 1 ranking on the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll for the tenth-straight week. The Lakers received 16-of-19 first-place votes and 187 points following a pair of victories over College Hockey America foe Robert Morris University. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/pressreleases/release7.php Mercyhurst College maintained its No. 1 ranking on the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll for the ninth-straight week. The Lakers received 18-of-19 first-place votes and 189 points following a pair of victories over College Hockey America foe Niagara University. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/pressreleases/release6.php Mercyhurst College maintained its No. 1 ranking on the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll for the eighth-straight week, edging out the University of Wisconsin by a single point for the second-consecutive week. The Lakers received 10 first-place votes and 181 points compared to the Badgers' nine first-place votes and 180 points. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/pressreleases/release5.php Mercyhurst College maintained its No. 1 ranking on the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll for the seventh-straight week, edging out the University of Wisconsin by a single point. The Lakers received 10 first-place votes and 181 points compared to the Badgers' nine first-place votes and 180 points. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/pressreleases/release4.php Mercyhurst College maintained its hold on the No. 1 spot on the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll for the fifth-straight week. The Lakers claimed 17-of-19 first-place votes after sweeping Cornell University last weekend. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/pressreleases/release3.php Mercyhurst College received all 19 first-place votes and 190 points for the second-straight week to remain atop the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll. The Lakers have now claimed the No. 1 ranking for four-consecutive weeks. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/pressreleases/release2.php Mercyhurst College received all 19 first-place votes and 190 points to claim the No. 1 ranking on the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll for the third-consecutive week. The Lakers completed a sweep of College Hockey America foe Robert Morris University to retain the top spot. http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/media.php http://www.orda.org/newsite/events/worldcups/200607/hockey/pressreleases/release1.php