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Ridder Arena in Minneapolis has hosted the WCHA Tournament 18 times

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern United States. It participates as a women's ice hockey conference in the NCAA's National Collegiate division, the de facto equivalent of Division I in that sport.^[a] Founded in 1951 as a men's ice hockey conference, it added a women's division in 1999, and continued to operate men's and women's divisions through the 2020–21 hockey season. After that season, the WCHA disbanded its men's division after seven of its 10 men's members left the conference to reestablish the Central Collegiate Hockey Association; the WCHA remained in operation as a women-only league. Each team plays 28 league games, each team playing four games against every other, two home games and two road games.

The women's WCHA tournament seeds all 8 teams, and conducts a standard 8-team tournament at a single site over 4 days. The winner receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. WCHA teams won the first 13 NCAA Tournament championships from its inception in 2001.^[1]

Championships

By season

Season	Regular season champion^[2]	Tournament champion^[2]	NCAA national champion^[1]	Notes
1999–2000	Minnesota–Duluth	Minnesota–Duluth	—^[b]	Bemidji State, Minnesota, Minnesota–Duluth, Minnesota State, Ohio State, St. Cloud State and Wisconsin begin conference play
2000–01	Minnesota	Minnesota–Duluth	Minnesota–Duluth	NCAA begins awarding a national championship for women's ice hockey
2001–02	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota–Duluth
2002–03	Minnesota–Duluth	Minnesota–Duluth	Minnesota–Duluth
2003–04	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota
2004–05	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	North Dakota begins conference play
2005–06	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Wisconsin
2006–07	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Wisconsin
2007–08	Minnesota–Duluth	Minnesota–Duluth	Minnesota–Duluth	WCHA championships later vacated due to ineligible player
2008–09	Minnesota	Wisconsin	Wisconsin
2009–10	Minnesota & Minnesota–Duluth^[c]	Minnesota–Duluth	Minnesota–Duluth	Minnesota and Minnesota–Duluth were named regular season conference co-champions after finishing tied for first. Minnesota–Duluth got the top seed for the conference tournament.
2010–11	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Wisconsin
2011–12	Wisconsin	Minnesota	Minnesota
2012–13	Minnesota	Minnesota	Minnesota	Undefeated season for Minnesota
2013–14	Minnesota	Minnesota	—
2014–15	Minnesota	Wisconsin	Minnesota
2015–16	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Minnesota
2016–17	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	—	Last season for North Dakota
2017–18	Wisconsin	Minnesota	—
2018–19	Minnesota	Wisconsin	Wisconsin
2019–20	Wisconsin	Ohio State	—	NCAA championship tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Wisconsin
2021–22	Minnesota	Ohio State	Ohio State	St. Thomas began conference play
2022–23	Ohio State	Minnesota	Wisconsin
2023–24	Ohio State	Wisconsin	Ohio State

By school

School	Regular season championships	Tournament championships	NCAA national championships	Last regular season championship	Last tournament championship	Last NCAA national championship
Bemidji State	0	0	0	—	—	—
Minnesota	11	8	6	2022	2023	2016
Minnesota–Duluth	4	5	5	2010^[c]	2010	2010
Minnesota State	0	0	0	—	—	—
North Dakota	0	0	0	—	—	—
Ohio State	2	2	2	2024	2022	2024
St. Cloud State	0	0	0	—	—	—
St. Thomas	0	0	0	—	—	—
Wisconsin	9	10	7	2021	2024	2023

Notes

^ The NCAA officially uses the "National Collegiate" term to describe championship events that are open to members of more than one NCAA division. All such NCAA championship events use the term except men's ice hockey, in which the top-level championship is styled as a Division I championship because of the previous existence of a Division II championship in that sport.
^ Prior to the NCAA establishing a women's ice hockey championship in the 2000–01 season, the American Women's College Hockey Alliance held a national championship from the 1997–98 season to the 1999–2000 season. Minnesota won the AWCHA championship in 2000.
^ ^a ^b Minnesota and Minnesota–Duluth were named regular season co-champions in 2010

Location of women's WCHA tournaments

2000: Bloomington Ice Garden; Bloomington, Minnesota
2001: Rochester Recreation Center; Rochester, Minnesota
2002: Fogerty Arena; Blaine, Minnesota
2003: Ralph Engelstad Arena; Grand Forks, North Dakota
2004–2007: Ridder Arena; Minneapolis, Minnesota
2008: Duluth Entertainment Convention Center; Duluth, Minnesota
2009–2013: Ridder Arena; Minneapolis, Minnesota^[2]
2014: Sanford Center; Bemidji, Minnesota^[3]
2015: Ralph Engelstad Arena; Grand Forks, North Dakota
2016–2024: Ridder Arena; Minneapolis, Minnesota
2025: AMSOIL Arena, Duluth, Minnesota^[4]

Footnotes

References

^ ^a ^b "NC Women's Ice Hockey Championship History". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "WCHA History and Championships". Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
^ Marttila, Arlan. "Minnesota takes third straight WCHA tourney title with 3-1 win over North Dakota". USCHO.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
^ "Amsoil Arena to host 2025 Kwik Trip WCHA Final Five". wcha.com. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

[1] The NCAA officially uses the "National Collegiate" term to describe championship events that are open to members of more than one NCAA division. All such NCAA championship events use the term except men's ice hockey, in which the top-level championship is styled as a Division I championship because of the previous existence of a Division II championship in that sport.

[4] Prior to the NCAA establishing a women's ice hockey championship in the 2000–01 season, the American Women's College Hockey Alliance held a national championship from the 1997–98 season to the 1999–2000 season. Minnesota won the AWCHA championship in 2000.

[2010_co-5] Minnesota and Minnesota–Duluth were named regular season co-champions in 2010

[NC-2] "NC Women's Ice Hockey Championship History". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.

[CC-3] "WCHA History and Championships". Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.

[6] Marttila, Arlan. "Minnesota takes third straight WCHA tourney title with 3-1 win over North Dakota". USCHO.com. Retrieved March 23, 2014.

[7] "Amsoil Arena to host 2025 Kwik Trip WCHA Final Five". wcha.com. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

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-[[File:WFroz4Ridder2013.JPG|thumb|[[Ridder Arena]] in [[Minneapolis]] has hosted the WCHA Tournament 11 times]]
+[[File:WFroz4Ridder2013.JPG|thumb|[[Ridder Arena]] in [[Minneapolis]] has hosted the WCHA Tournament 18 times]]
-The women's division of the '''[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association]]''' is a college athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern United States. It participates in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]]. Each team plays 28 league games, each team playing four games against every other, two home games and two road games.
+The '''[[Western Collegiate Hockey Association]]''' is a college athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern United States. It participates as a women's [[ice hockey]] conference in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s National Collegiate division, the de facto equivalent of [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] in that sport.{{efn|The NCAA officially uses the "National Collegiate" term to describe championship events that are open to members of more than one NCAA division. All such NCAA championship events use the term except men's ice hockey, in which the [[NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|top-level championship]] is styled as a Division I championship because of the previous existence of a [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] championship in that sport.}} Founded in 1951 as a men's ice hockey conference, it added a women's division in 1999, and continued to operate men's and women's divisions through the 2020–21 hockey season. After that season, the WCHA disbanded its men's division after seven of its 10 men's members left the conference to reestablish the [[Central Collegiate Hockey Association]]; the WCHA remained in operation as a women-only league. Each team plays 28 league games, each team playing four games against every other, two home games and two road games.
-The women's WCHA tournament seeds all 8 teams, and conducts a standard 8-team tournament at a single site over 4 days. The winner receives the league's automatic bid to the [[National Collegiate women's ice hockey championship|NCAA Tournament]].  WCHA teams won the first 13 NCAA Tournament championships from its inception in 2001.<ref name="NC">{{cite web|title=NC Women's Ice Hockey Championship History|url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/icehockey-women/nc|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|accessdate=May 14, 2013|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6Gcj2r1JU|archivedate=May 14, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
+The women's WCHA tournament seeds all 8 teams, and conducts a standard 8-team tournament at a single site over 4 days. The winner receives the league's automatic bid to the [[National Collegiate women's ice hockey championship|NCAA Tournament]].  WCHA teams won the first 13 NCAA Tournament championships from its inception in 2001.<ref name="NC">{{cite web|title=NC Women's Ice Hockey Championship History|url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/icehockey-women/nc|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|accessdate=May 14, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515011941/http://www.ncaa.com/history/icehockey-women/nc|archivedate=May 15, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Championships==
 ===By season===
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
-! Season !! Regular season champion<ref name="CC">{{cite web|title=WCHA History and Championships|url=http://www.wcha.com/women/tourney/history.php|publisher=Western Collegiate Hockey Association|accessdate=May 14, 2013|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6GcjF451M|archivedate=May 14, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> !! Tournament champion<ref name="CC" /> !! NCAA national champion<ref name="NC" /> !! Notes
+! Season !! Regular season champion<ref name="CC">{{cite web|title=WCHA History and Championships|url=http://www.wcha.com/women/tourney/history.php|publisher=Western Collegiate Hockey Association|accessdate=May 14, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413010646/http://www.wcha.com/women/tourney/history.php|archivedate=April 13, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> !! Tournament champion<ref name="CC" /> !! NCAA national champion<ref name="NC" /> !! Notes
 |-
 ! 1999–2000
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 ! 2007–08
-| Minnesota–Duluth || Minnesota–Duluth || Minnesota–Duluth ||
+| Minnesota–Duluth || Minnesota–Duluth || Minnesota–Duluth || WCHA championships later vacated due to ineligible player
 |-
 ! 2008–09
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 |-
 ! 2019–20
+| Wisconsin || Ohio State || — || NCAA championship tournament canceled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]]
-| Wisconsin ||  ||  ||
+|-
+! 2020–21
+| Wisconsin || Wisconsin || Wisconsin ||
+|-
+! 2021–22
+| Minnesota || Ohio State || Ohio State || [[St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies women's ice hockey|St. Thomas]] began conference play
+|-
+! [[2023 WCHA ice hockey tournament|2022–23]]
+| Ohio State ||  Minnesota|| Wisconsin||
+|-
+! [[2024 WCHA women's ice hockey tournament|2023–24]]
+| Ohio State || Wisconsin || Ohio State ||
 |}
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 !scope=row| Minnesota
-| 10 || 7 || 6 || 2019 || 2018 || 2016
+| 11 || 8 || 6 || 2022 || 2023 || 2016
 |-
 !scope=row| Minnesota–Duluth
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 |-
 !scope=row| Ohio State
-| 0 || 0 || 0 || — || — || —
+| 2 || 2 || 2 || 2024 || 2022 || 2024
 |-
 !scope=row| St. Cloud State
 | 0 || 0 || 0 || — || — || —
+|-
+!scope=row| St. Thomas
+| 0 || 0 || 0 || — || — || —
 |-
 !scope=row| Wisconsin
-| 7 || 8 || 5 || 2018 || 2019 || 2019
+| 9 || 10 || 7 || 2021 || 2024 || 2023
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 *2002: [[Fogerty Arena]]; [[Blaine, Minnesota]]
 *2003: [[Ralph Engelstad Arena]]; [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]]
-*2004–2007: [[Ridder Arena]]; [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
+*2004–2007: [[Ridder Arena]]; [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
 *2008: [[Duluth Entertainment Convention Center]]; [[Duluth, Minnesota]]
 *2009–2013: Ridder Arena; Minneapolis, Minnesota<ref name="CC" />
 *2014: [[Sanford Center]]; [[Bemidji, Minnesota]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Marttila|first=Arlan|title=Minnesota takes third straight WCHA tourney title with 3-1 win over North Dakota|url=http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2014/03/08/minnesota-takes-third-straight-wcha-tourney-title-with-3-1-win-over-north-dakota/|publisher=USCHO.com|accessdate=March 23, 2014}}</ref>
 *2015: Ralph Engelstad Arena; Grand Forks, North Dakota
-*2016–2019: Ridder Arena; Minneapolis, Minnesota
+*2016–2024: Ridder Arena; Minneapolis, Minnesota
+*2025: [[AMSOIL Arena]], Duluth, Minnesota<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-09 |title=Amsoil Arena to host 2025 Kwik Trip WCHA Final Five |url=https://wcha.com/news/2024/3/9/hockey-amsoil-arena-to-host-2025-kwik-trip-wcha-final-five.aspx |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=wcha.com |language=en}}</ref>
+==Footnotes==
+{{notelist}}
 ==References==

v t e Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's ice hockey
Teams	Bemidji State Beavers Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota State Mavericks Ohio State Buckeyes St. Cloud State Huskies St. Thomas Tommies Wisconsin Badgers
Venues	Sanford Center (Bemidji State) Ridder Arena (Minnesota) AMSOIL Arena (Minnesota Duluth) All Seasons Arena (Minnesota State) Ohio State University Ice Rink (Ohio State) Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (St. Cloud State) St. Thomas Ice Arena (St. Thomas) LaBahn Arena (Wisconsin)
Championships & awards	Awards & honors Champions
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25