2018-19 WCHA Women's Season

This is the 2018-19 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Women's season. This is the league's 20th season.

Membership Changes

• None

Membership

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity
Bemidji State Beavers	Bemidji, Minnesota	Sanford Center	4,700
Minnesota Golden Gophers	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Ridder Arena	3,400
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs	Duluth, Minnesota	AMSOIL Arena	6,764
Minnesota State Mavericks	Mankato, Minnesota	All Seasons Arena	1,000
Ohio State Buckeyes	Columbus, Ohio	OSU Ice Rink	1,415
St. Cloud State Huskies	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center	5,763
Wisconsin Badgers	Madison, Wisconsin	LaBahn Arena	2,273

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.

Western Collegiate Hockey Association									Overall Record
Team	GP	W	SW	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Minnesota Golden Gophers	24	19	0	4	1	95	48	58	39	32	6	1	160	69
Wisconsin Badgers	24	18	0	4	2	78	26	56	41	35	4	2	155	43
Ohio State Buckeyes	24	10	2	10	2	57	58	40	35	20	13	2	96	82
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs	24	5	4	11	4	63	69	35	35	15	16	4	92	99
Bemidji State Beavers	24	10	0	12	2	49	67	32	36	13	21	2	75	103
Minnesota State Mavericks	24	1	2	16	5	41	71	16	35	9	19	7	64	91
St. Cloud State Huskies	24	5	0	19	0	38	82	15	37	10	25	2	66	119

Conference Tournament

Format

All seven teams qualify for the conference tournament. The quarterfinal round is held February 22nd to 24th. 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 2019 WCHA Final Face-Off held at the Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota March 9-10, 2019. The tournament champion earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Quarterfinals

• Wisconsin Badgers defeated St. Cloud State Huskies 4 points to none
• Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Minnesota State Mavericks 4 points to none
• Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeated Bemidji State Beavers 4 points to none

Semifinals

• Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 4-1
• Wisconsin Badgers defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 3-2

Final

• Wisconsin Badgers defeated Minnesota Golden Gophers 3-1

2019 WCHA Women's champions Wisconsin Badgers