Women's Frozen Four features many of the players from Milano Cortina

March 20, 2026 Administrator
Women's Frozen Four features many of the players from Milano Cortina

Another month, another tournament to determine the best women's hockey team.

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Milano Cortina gold medalistsJoy Dunne, Tessa Janecke, Caroline Harvey, Laila Edwards, Kirsten Simms and Ava McNaughton have a chance to pick up more hardware, this time with their college teams, at this weekend's Frozen Final Four.

Dunne and top-ranked Ohio State play Northeastern in one semifinal Friday, March 20, while defending champion Wisconsin, with Harvey, Edwards, Simms and McNaughton, play Janecke and host Penn State in the other semifinal.

The NCAA title game is Sunday, March 22.

Here's how to watch:

Players of Team United States celebrate winning the gold medals after the team's 2-1 overtime victory in the Women's Gold Medal match between the United States and Canada on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. USA's players celebrate after winning the women's gold medal ice hockey match between USA and Canada at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, on Feb. 19, 2026. Cayla Barnes #3 of Team United celebrates winning the gold medals after the team's 2-1 overtime victory in the Women's Gold Medal match between the United States and Canada on day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Team USA celebrates a goal against Canada in the women's ice hockey gold medal game during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19. Team USA celebrate winning the Gold Medal in Women's ice hockey following overtime of the women's ice hockey gold medal game against Canada during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19. Abbey Murphy of United States in action with Sarah Nurse of Canada during the Women's Gold Medal Game at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics on Feb. 19. Ann-Renee Desbiens #35 of Team Canada makes a save against Alex Carpenter #25 of Team United States in the second period during the Women's Gold Medal match between the United States and Canada on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19, 2026, in Milan, Italy. Canada's #43 Kristin O'Neill (R) fights for the puck with USA's #13 Grace Zumwinkle during the women's gold medal ice hockey match between USA and Canada at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, on Feb. 19, 2026. Emma Maltais of Canada is held back by linesperson Kristyna Hajkova during the Women's Gold Medal Game between the United States and Canada at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics on Feb. 19. Renata Fast and Ann-Renee Desbiens of Canada in action against Britta Curl of United States during the Women's Gold Medal Game at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics on Feb. 19. Emma Maltais (27) of Canada has words with linesperson Tiina Saarimaki (64) of Finland and referee Kelly Cooke (29) of the United States in the women's ice hockey gold medal game against the United States during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19. Aerin Frankel (31) of the United States makes a save against Canada in the women's ice hockey gold medal game during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19. Aerin Frankel (31) of the United States blocks the shot by Daryl Watts (95) of Canada in the women's ice hockey gold medal game during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19. A Team USA skater moves up the ice against Canada in the women's ice hockey gold medal game during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19. USA's #17 Britta Curl reacts after falling into the goal during the women's gold medal ice hockey match between USA and Canada at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, on Feb. 19, 2026. Britta Curl #17 of Team United States collides with Renata Fast #14 of Team Canada in the second period during the Women's Gold Medal match between the United States and Canada on day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Kristin O'Neill #43 of Team Canada scores a goal past Aerin Frankel #31 of Team United States in the second period during the Women's Gold Medal match between the United States and Canada on day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. A fan holds up a puck in the second period during the Women's Gold Medal match between the United States and Canada on day thirteen of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Britta Curl #17 of Team United States and Ella Shelton #17 of Team Canada compete for the puck in the first period during the Women's Gold Medal match between the United States and Canada on day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Abbey Murphy #37 of Team United States competes for the puck against Ann-Renee Desbiens #35 and Claire Thompson #42 of Team Canada in the first period during the Women's Gold Medal match between the United States and Canada on day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy.

Relive USA's thrilling gold‑medal OT win and celebration over Canada

When is the Frozen Four?

TheFrozen Four semifinalsare Friday, March 20. Top-seeded Ohio State, runners-up last year, plays Northeastern at 4 p.m. ET at Pegula Ice Arena at Penn State. Wisconsin, the defending NCAA champion, takes on Penn State at 7:30 p.m.

The NCAA title game is at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22.

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How to watch

The Frozen Four games will be streamed on ESPN+. The NCAA title game will air on ESPNU.

Who is favored at the Frozen Four?

Defending champion Wisconsin spent most of the season at No. 1, butthe Buckeyes upset the Badgers in the WCHA Championship gameearlier this month. That moved Ohio State to No. 1 and gave theBuckeyesthe top seed in the NCAA tournament.

Who are the players to watch?

The Olympians, of course. Dunne, Janecke, Harvey, Edwards, Simms and McNaughton were all part of the team thatbeat archrival Canada in overtimeto win gold in Milano Cortina, with Harvey taking home MVP honors.

Also keep an eye on Wisconsin senior Lacey Eden, who leads the country in points, with 75 in 39 games; Ohio State freshman Hilda Svensson, who leads all first-year players with 1.61 points per game; and Penn State goaltender Katie DeSa, whose goals-against average of 1.275 is just 0.002 behind McNaughton.

Patty Kazmaier Award

ThePatty Kazmaier Award, women's hockey's version of the Heisman Trophy, will be announced on Saturday, March 21. The finalists are Harvey, Janecke and Abbey Murphy of Minnesota.

The announcement will be aired live on NHL Network.

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