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2024 WCHA Women's ice hockey tournament | |
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Dates | March 1 – March 9, 2024 |
Teams | 8 |
Finals site | Ridder Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Champions | Wisconsin (10th title) |
Winning coach | Mark Johnson (10th title) |
MVP | Casey O'Brien (Wisconsin) |
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The 2024 WCHA Ice Hockey Tournament was the 25th edition of the WCHA Tournament. It was played between March 1 and March 9, 2024. It was hosted by the University of Minnesota at Ridder Arena. As the tournament winner, Wisconsin earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament.
The tournament includes all eight teams in the conference. Teams are ranked according to their finish in the conference standings. All quarterfinal games are best two of three and are played at the highest seed's home sites, and starting with the semifinals, single-elimination played at Ridder Arena. The tournament champion will receive an automatic bid into the 2024 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament. [1]
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GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#1 Ohio State † | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 140 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 201 | 51 | |
#2 Wisconsin * | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 124 | 43 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 205 | 62 | |
#5 Minnesota | 28 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 92 | 60 | 39 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 135 | 80 | |
#7 Minnesota Duluth | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 64 | 47 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 89 | 66 | |
#10 St. Cloud State | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 59 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 78 | 69 | |
Minnesota State | 28 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 52 | 94 | 38 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 97 | 120 | |
St. Thomas | 28 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 120 | 37 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 74 | 150 | |
Bemidji State | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 144 | 36 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 42 | 181 | |
Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2023 |
Quarterfinals March 1-3 | Semifinals March 8 | Championship March 9 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Bemidji State | 1 | 0 | — | ||||||||||||
1 | Ohio State | 10 | 8 | — | ||||||||||||
1 | Ohio State | 6 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | ||||||||||||||
5 | St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||||||
4 | Minnesota Duluth | 5 | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
1 | Ohio State | 3 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Wisconsin | 6 | ||||||||||||||
7 | St. Thomas | 2 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
2 | Wisconsin | 4 | 9 | — | ||||||||||||
2 | Wisconsin | 4 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota | 3 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Minnesota State | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
March 1, 2024 5:00 PM | Bemidji State | 1–10 (0–3, 1–4, 0–3) | Ohio State | Ohio State University Ice Rink, Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 709 |
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Eva Filippova | Goalies | Raygan Kirk | Referees: Gui Bradshaw Craig Hedlud Linesmen: Tyler Iffland Tim Katrinak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Shots | 62 |
March 2, 2024 2:00 PM | Bemidji State | 0–8 (0–3, 0–3, 0–2) | Ohio State | Ohio State University Ice Rink, Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 714 |
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Abbie Thompson | Goalies | Raygan Kirk | Referees: Gui Bradshaw Craig Hedlud Linesmen: Tyler Iffland Tim Katrinak | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Shots | 62 |
March 1, 2024 6:00 PM | St. Thomas | 2–4 (0–0, 1–2, 1–2) | Wisconsin | LaBahn Arena, Madison, Wisconsin Attendance: 2,192 |
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Calla Frank | Goalies | Jane Gervais | Referees: Sarma Pone Chris Brinkley Linesmen: Dan Kassis Brenda Reinen | |||||||||||||||||
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0 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | Shots | 31 |
March 2, 2024 4:00 PM | St. Thomas | 1–9 (0–1, 0–4, 1–4) | Wisconsin | LaBahn Arena, Madison, Wisconsin Attendance: 2,273 |
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Olivia King | Goalies | Ava McNaughton | Referees: Sarma Pone Chris Brinkley Linesmen: Dan Kassi Brenda Reinen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Shots | 60 |
March 1, 2024 6:00 PM | Minnesota State | 5–4 (0–1, 2–1, 3–2) | Minnesota | Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 1,069 |
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Hailey Hansen | Goalies | Skylar Vetter | Referees: Robert Ludwig Mike Kaehler Linesmen: Doug Durgin Sam Jerome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 29 |
March 2, 2024 3:00 PM | Minnesota State | 1–7 (1–5, 0–2, 0–0) | Minnesota | Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 1,226 |
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Hailey Hansen | Goalies | Lucy Morgan | Referees: Robert Ludwig Mike Kaehler Linesmen: Doug Durgin Sam Jerome | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 9 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 39 |
March 3, 2024 3:00 PM | Minnesota State | 0–3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2) | Minnesota | Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 1,106 |
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Suzette Faucher | Goalies | Lucy Morgan | Referees: Mike Kaehler Robert Ludwig Linesmen: Doug Durgin Sam Jerome | ||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||||||||
11 | Shots | 36 |
March 1, 2024 4:00 PM | St. Cloud State | 0–5 (0–0, 0–2, 0–3) | Minnesota-Duluth | AMSOIL Arena, Duluth, Minnesota Attendance: 527 |
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Sanni Ahola | Goalies | Hailey MacLeod | Referees: Scott Roth Duncan Ryhorchuk Linesmen: Glendon Seal Aaron Neville | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 39 |
March 2, 2024 3:00 PM | St. Cloud State | 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Minnesota-Duluth | AMSOIL Arena, Duluth, Minnesota Attendance: 1,113 |
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Jojo Chobak | Goalies | Ève Gascon | Referees: Scott Roth Duncan Ryhorchuk Linesmen: Glendon Seal Aaron Neville | |||||
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2 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||
27 | Shots | 23 |
* Most Outstanding Player
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