2021-22 WCHA Women's Season

This is the 2021-22 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Women's season. This is the league's 23rd season.

Membership Changes

 * On July 15, 2020 the St. Thomas Tommies women's ice hockey team was announced as joining the Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's conference for the 2021-22 season by a unanimous vote as the conference's 8th member.

Standings
Teams are awarded 3 points for a regulation or overtime win and 1 point for an overtime tie. If the game is tied after the five minute overtime period the game goes to a three round shootout. The shoot out winning team is awarded an extra point in the standings. The NCAA considers games determined in a shootout as a tie.

To be added upon completion of the regular season

Conference Tournament
Format to be announced as St. Thomas will be ineligible for post season play.

Likely Format
All seven teams qualify for the conference tournament. The quarterfinals are best-of-three at the higher seeded team with the top seed receiving a bye to the semifinals. The semifinals and finals are single elimination known as the 2022 WCHA Final Face-Off. The tournament champion earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.