2015-16 WCHA Season

This is the 2015-16 Western Collegiate Hockey Association season. This is the league's 64th season.

Membership changes

 * none

Format
The top 8 teams qualify for the conference tournament. The quarterfinal round is a best-of-three series held at the rink of the higher seeded team. The semifinal and final rounds are single "sudden death" games held at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The winner of the conference tournament earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Official Death
Referee Oliver “Butch” Mousseau a WCHA referee fell in the pre-game warm-up prior to the Michigan Tech-Ferris State semifinal game. He was not wearing a helmet at the time and his head hit the ice. He was take to the hospital after the fall. He passed away a week later from the injuries suffered in the fall.

Quarterfinals

 * Michigan Tech defeated Alaska-Fairbanks 2 games to none (7-1, 5-3)
 * Minnesota State-Mankato defeated Lake Superior State 2 games to 1 (5-2, 0-2, 3-0)
 * Bowling Green defeated Bemidji State 2 games to 1 (1-3, 7-2, 3-1(
 * Ferris State defeated Northern Michigan 2 games to none (3-2, 5-2)

Semifinals

 * Ferris State defeated Michigan Tech 1-0
 * Minnesota State-Mankato defeated Bowling Green 2-1

Final
The Ferris State Bulldogs earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
 * Ferris State defeated Minnesota State-Mankato 2-1