2016–17 North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey season

The UND Fighting Hawks women's hockey team represented the University of North Dakota in WCHA women's ice hockey during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. On March 29, 2017, The University of North Dakota announced that the women's ice hockey was being terminated due to budget cuts.
==Offseason==
*July 25: Halli Krzyzaniak and Ryleigh Houston were chosen to participate in the Team Canada Development Camp in Calgary, Alberta.
===Recruiting===
Player 	Position 	Nationality	Notes
Kennedy Blair 	Goaltender	 	Goaltender for Minnesota Revolution
Ryleigh Houston 	Forward 	 	Appeared in two IIHF U18 World Championships for Canada
Sarah Lecavalier	Forward 	 	Attended Pursuit of Excellence Academy
Alyssa MacMillan	Forward 	 	Attended Okanagan Hockey Academy
Emma Nuutinen 	Forward 	 	Played for Finland in 2014 Olympics
Annelise Rice 	Forward 	 	Attended Minnetonka (MN) HS
Abbey Stanley 	Defender 	 	Spring, 2016 redshirt addition
Abby Thiessen 	Defender 	 	Member of Team Alberta U18
===2015–16 Fighting Hawks===
==Schedule==
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!colspan=12 style="background:#009e60; color:#fff;"| Regular Season
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!colspan=12 style="background:#009e60; color:#fff;"| WCHA Tournament
 
==Awards and honors==
*Halli Krzyzaniak, Defense, All-WCHA Second Team 
*Ryleigh Houston, Forward, All-WCHA Rookie Team 
==References==
North Dakota
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