2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season

The 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season will begin in October, 2012, and ended with the 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game in March, 2013.
==Offseason==
*May 31: Taylor Gross has been named captain for the Penn State Nittany Lions in their inaugural NCAA Division I season.http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/053112aaa.html 
====Transfers====
Player 	Position 	Former team	New team
Hailey Browne 	Defense 	Mercyhurst 	Maine
Kaleigh Chippy 	Forward 	Niagara 	Mercyhurst
Taylor Gross 	Forward 	Connecticut	Penn State
Jenna Hendrikx 	Forward 	Niagara 	Mercyhurst
Nicole Paniccia	Goaltender	Connecticut	Penn State
Kelsey Welch 	Forward 	Niagara 	Mercyhurst
==Exhibition==
===CIS Exhibition===
Date	NCAA school	CIS school	Score	NCAA goal scorers
===PWHL Exhibition===
Date 	NCAA school	Opponent 	Arena 	Score	NCAA goal scorers
Sep. 22	Mercyhurst 	Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres (PWHL)	Mercyhurst Ice Center	 	
Jan. 4 	Mercyhurst 	Durham Lightning (PWHL) 	Mercyhurst Ice Center	 	
==News and notes==
===September===
===October===
===November===
===December===
===January===
===February===
==Regular season==
===Season standings===
==Awards and honors==
===Patti Kazmaier Award finalists===
==See also==
*National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship
*2012–13 CHA women's ice hockey season
*2012–13 ECAC women's ice hockey season
*2012–13 Hockey East women's ice hockey season
*2012–13 WCHA women's ice hockey season
==References==
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