2012-13 NCHA Women's Season

This is the 2012-13 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Women's hockey season.

Membership Changes
none

Format
The top eight seeds qualify for the conference tournament. The #1 seed hosts the #8 seed, #2 host #7, #3 host #6, and #4 host #5 in a best-of-three quarterfinal series (2 games with a mini-game if series is tied at 2 points each. The quarterfinal winners meet at the higher seeds rink in the conference semifinals. The quarterfinal winners meet at the higher seeds rink for the conference championship.

The winner is awarded the Slaats Cup and advances to the 2013 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Quarterfinals

 * Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons defeated Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds 5-4, 5-2
 * Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers defeated Adrian Bulldogs 2-3 (ot), 2-1, 2-1 (ot)
 * St. Scholastica Saints defeated Lake Forest Foresters 2-0, 2-1
 * St. Norbert Green Knights defeated Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets 2-0, 6-5

Semifinals

 * St. Norbert Green Knights defeated St. Scholastica Saints 2-1
 * Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons defeated Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers 7-0

Final

 * Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons defeated St. Norbert Green Knights 3-2 (ot)

The Adrian Bulldogs win the Slaats Cup and earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.