2011-12 NCHA Women's Season

This is the 2011-12 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 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Quarterfinals

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

Semifinals

 * Adrian Bulldogs defeated Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets 1-0
 * Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons defeated Lake Forest Foresters 4-0

Final

 * Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons defeated Adrian Bulldogs 4-2

The Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons win the Slaats Cup and earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.