2025 WCHA women's ice hockey tournament

2025 WCHA Women's ice hockey tournament
2025 WCHA Women's ice hockey tournament
Dates	February 28 – March 8, 2025
Teams	8
Finals site	AMSOIL Arena ; Duluth, Minnesota
Champions	Wisconsin (11th title)
Winning coach	Mark Johnson (11th title)
	WCHA Women's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated March 09, 2025

The 2025 WCHA Ice Hockey Tournament was the 26th edition of the WCHA Tournament. It was played between February 28 and March 8, 2024. It was hosted by the University of Minnesota Duluth at AMSOIL Arena. As the tournament winner, Wisconsin earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament.

Format

The tournament includes all eight teams in the conference. Teams were 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 AMSOIL Arena. The tournament champion will receive an automatic bid into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament.^[1]

Standings

2024–25 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference										Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SOW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Wisconsin†*	28	25	1	2	1	0	1	77	137	35	38	35	1	2	207	42
#2 Ohio State	28	19	6	3	3	0	2	59	95	58	34	27	7	3	142	76
#4 Minnesota	28	19	8	1	1	0	0	57	95	69	40	28	11	1	148	96
#6 Minnesota Duluth	28	14	12	2	0	2	2	48	76	53	37	21	14	2	108	68
#11 St. Cloud State	28	10	13	5	1	1	1	36	53	71	36	15	15	6	74	82
Minnesota State	28	7	19	2	0	4	1	28	70	97	37	14	21	2	105	118
St. Thomas	28	6	21	1	2	2	1	20	47	116	36	9	25	2	73	140
Bemidji State	28	4	24	0	1	0	0	11	34	108	37	6	30	1	56	148
Championship: March 8, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 8, 2025

Bracket

Quarterfinals February 28–March 2					Semifinals March 7			Championship March 8

8	Bemidji State	0	0	–

1	Wisconsin	3	11	–
					1	Wisconsin	3

					4	Minnesota Duluth	1
5	St. Cloud State	2	1	–

4	Minnesota Duluth	3	2	–
								1	Wisconsin	4

								3	Minnesota	3
7	St. Thomas	1	1	–

2	Ohio State	5	4	–
					2	Ohio State	2

					3	Minnesota	6
6	Minnesota State	1	5**	2

3	Minnesota	6	4	6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Quarterfinals

(8) Bemidji State at (1) Wisconsin

February 28, 2025
7:00 PM

Bemidji State

0–3
(0–1, 0–2, 0–0)

Wisconsin

LaBahn Arena, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 2,273

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Kaitlin Groess

Goalies

Ava McNaughton

Referees:
Jestina Vichorek
Robert Ludwig
Linesmen:
Brenda Reinen
Dan Kassis

	0–1	19:21 – Gorbatenko (Scannell, Harvey)
	0–2	35:22 – Enright (Bickett, Hall)
	0–3	37:55 – Eden (Harvey, O'Brien)

4 min

Penalties

4 min

12

Shots

45

March 1, 2025
3:00 PM

Bemidji State

0–11
(0–8, 0–1, 0–2)

Wisconsin

LaBahn Arena, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 2,273

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Kaitlin Groess

Goalies

Ava McNaughton

Referees:
Robert Ludwig
Jestina Vichorek
Linesmen:
Brenda Reinen
Dan Kassis

	0–1	00:15 – Simms (O'Brien, Eden)
	0–2	3:06 – Simms (O'Brien, Eden)
	0–3	4:32 – Scannell (Murphy, Enright)
	0–4	5:00 – McCarthy (O'Brien, Halverson)
	0–5	5:45 – Gorbatenko (Hall, Kotlowski)
	0–6	10:41 – Hall (Kotlowski)
	0–7	12:05 – pp – O'Brien (Harvey)
	0–8	18:46 – Halverson (O'Brien, Simms)
	0–9	30:06 – Simms (O'Brien, Eden)
	0–10	39:06 – Wozniewicz (Gorbatenko, Harvey)
	0–11	59:59 – McCarthy (Venusio, Halverson)

4 min

Penalties

4 min

30

Shots

31

(7) St. Thomas at (2) Ohio State

February 28, 2025
6:00 PM

St. Thomas

1–5
(0–2, 0–1, 1–2)

Ohio State

Ohio State University Ice Rink, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 555

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Dani Strom

Goalies

Amanda Thiele

Referees:
Duncan Ryhorchuk
Shannon Motzko
Linesmen:
Tyler Iffland
Tim Katrinak

	0–1	1:31 – Dunne (Jungåker, Peschel)
	0–2	12:39 – Peschel (Amos, Dunne)
	0–3	24:46 – Jungåker (Webster, Baxter)
	0–4	40:29 – pp – Amos (Dunne, Jungåker)
Sajevic – pp – 57:04	1–4
	1–5	58:14 – sh – Jungåker (Webster)

8 min

Penalties

23 min

12

Shots

42

March 1, 2025
3:00 PM

St. Thomas

1–4
(0–3, 0–1, 1–0)

Ohio State

Ohio State University Ice Rink, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 434

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Dani Strom

Goalies

Amanda Thiele

Referees:
Duncan Ryhorchuk
Shannon Motzko
Linesmen:
Tyler Iffland
Tim Katrinak

	0–1	1:36 – pp – Dunne (Amos, Jungåker)
	0–2	1:48 – St. Martin (Petrie, Baxter)
	0–3	14:56 – Wheeler (Brengman, Matthews)
	0–4	39:27 – Webster (Dunne, Disher)
Jurgensen (Clough) – 57:04	1–4

4 min

Penalties

6 min

15

Shots

34

(6) Minnesota State at (3) Minnesota

February 28, 2025
6:00

Minnesota State

1–6
(0–1, 0–2, 1–3)

Minnesota

Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 1,206

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Hailey Hansen

Goalies

Hannah Clark

Referees:
Sarma Pone
Gui Bradshaw
Linesmen:
Doug Durgin
Sam Jerome

	0–1	9:08 – Lindsay (Hemp, Kreisz)
	0–2	21:40 – Kreisz (Lindsay, Hemp)
	0–3	37:43 – pp – Kreisz (Murphy, Primerano)
Vekich (Van Batavia) – 40:13	1–3
	1–4	54:57 – Huber (Primerano, Murphy)
	1–5	56:00 – Lindsay (Kreisz)
	1–6	59:15 – Hemp (Laitinen, Kreisz)

6 min

Penalties

2 min

24

Shots

45

March 1, 2025
2:00

Minnesota State

5–4
(1–0, 2–2, 1–2)
OT: (0–0, 1–0)

Minnesota

Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 1,280

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Hailey Hansen

Goalies

Hannah Clark

Referees:
Sarma Pone
Gui Bradshaw
Linesmen:
Doug Durgin
Sam Jerome

Bourgerie (Je. Gazdik, Ju. Gazdik) – 8:48	1–0
Vekich (Nelson, Ju. Gazdik) – pp – 21:22	2–0
Langseth (Ju. Gazdik, Je. Gazdik) – 24:19	3–0
	3–1	25:02 – Murphy (Huber, Parkonnen)
	3–2	29:09 – Huber (Bouveng)
Paddington (Van Batavia, Ju. Gazdik) – 40:15	4–2
	4–3	42:05 – Murphy (Huber, Bouveng)
	4–4	44:21 – Parkkonen (Mlýnková, Wethington)
Mashuga (Langseth) – 99:55.3	5–4

4 min

Penalties

8 min

41

Shots

70

March 2, 2025
3:00 PM

Minnesota State

2–6
(0–1, 1–5, 1–0)

Minnesota

Ridder Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 1,253

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Hailey Hansen
Suzette Faucher

Goalies

Hannah Clark
Olivia King

Referees:
Sarma Pone
Gui Bradshaw
Linesmen:
Doug Durgin
Sam Jerome

	0–1	15:13 – pp – Mlýnková (Murphy, Primerano)
	0–2	21:35 – Lindsay (Laitinen, Hemp)
	0–3	25:29 – sh – Wethington (Hemp, Primerano)
	0–4	27:14 – Murphy (Primerano)
Nelson (Mashuga, Roeske) – 29:05	1–4
	1–5	30:35 – Murphy (Laitinen)
	1–6	38:06 – Hemp (Kreisz)
Nelson (Seifert, Ramirez) – 19:35.6	2–6

2 min

Penalties

6 min

28

Shots

29

(5) St. Cloud State at (4) Minnesota-Duluth

February 28, 2025
2:00

St. Cloud State

2–3
(0–1, 2–0, 0–2)

Minnesota Duluth

AMSOIL Arena, Duluth, Minnesota
Attendance: 987

^{[Game reference 8]}

Sanni Ahola

Goalies

Ève Gascon

Referees:
Tyler Rew
Scott Roth
Linesmen:
Aaron Neville
Glendon Seal

	0–1	16:59 – pp – Kraemer (Wallin, Van Wieren)
Gentry (Ross, Zimmermann) – 29:56	1–1
Sauriol (Yrjölä, Ross) – pp – 34:07	2–1
	2–2	58:05 – Kraemer (Wallin, Van Wieren)
	2–3	59:55 – Wallin (Jobst-Smith, Van Wieren)

11 min

Penalties

8 min

34

Shots

31

March 1, 2025
1:00

St. Cloud State

1–2
(0–0, 0–2, 1–0)

Minnesota Duluth

AMSOIL Arena, Duluth, Minnesota
Attendance: 803

^{[Game reference 9]}

Emilia Kyrkkö

Goalies

Ève Gascon

Referees:
Tyler Rew
Scott Roth
Linesmen:
Aaron Neville
Glendon Seal

	0–1	33:53 – Sadura (Kraemer)
	0–2	38:58 – Mobley (Jobst-Smith)
Zimmermann (Moran, Anick) – 55:33	1–2

2 min

Penalties

4 min

39

Shots

32

Semifinals

(4) Minnesota Duluth at (1) Wisconsin

March 7, 2025
1:02

Minnesota Duluth

1–3
(1–1, 0–1, 0–1)

Wisconsin

AMSOIL Arena, Duluth, Minnesota
Attendance: 867

^{[Game reference 10]}

Ève Gascon

Goalies

Ava McNaughton

Referees:
Duncan Ryhorchuk
Jestina Vichorek
Linesmen:
Sam Jerome
Ron Laituri

Sadura (Lawry) - 2:56	1–0
	1–1	6:21 – Gorbatenko (Potter)
	1–2	35:11 – Harvey (O'Brien, Edwards)
	1–3	58:56 – Venusio (Harvey)

4 min

Penalties

2 min

23

Shots

42

(3) Minnesota at (2) Ohio State

March 7, 2025
4:32

Minnesota

6–2
(2–2, 2–0, 2–0)

Ohio State

AMSOIL Arena, Duluth, Minnesota
Attendance: 1,762

^{[Game reference 11]}

Hannah Clark

Goalies

Amanda Thiele

Referees:
Scott Roth
Mike Kaehler
Linesmen:
Glendon Seal
Aaron Neville

	0–1	2:04 – Amos (Dunne, Peschel)
	0–2	9:23 – Dunne (Webster, Swiderski)
Murphy (Morrow, Kreisz) – pp – 14:05	1–2
Huber (Murphy, Primerano) – pp – 18:52	2–2
Audrey Wethington (Mlýnková, Conner) – 27:51	3–2
Lindsay (Hemp, Nicholson) – 31:47	4–2
Murphy (Huber, Bouveng) – 48:21	5–2
Primerano – en – 56:39	6–2

8 min

Penalties

10 min

21

Shots

24

Championship

March 8, 2025
2:00

Minnesota

3–4
(2–1, 1–2, 0–1)

Wisconsin

AMSOIL Arena, Duluth, Minnesota
Attendance: 1,715

^{[Game reference 12]}

Hannah Clark

Goalies

Ava McNaughton

Referees:
Gui Bradshaw
Sarma Pone
Linesmen:
Brenda Reinen
Jamie Arola

	0–1	9:12 – O'Brien (Simms)
Franco (Wethington) – 9:32	1–1
Bouveng (Murphy, Primerano)	2–1
	2–2	20:42 – Jungels (O'Brien, Harvey)
Mlýnková (Huber) – pp – 39:07	3–2
	3–3	28:04 – Scannell (Venusio, Kotlowski)
	3–4	59:35 – Wozniewicz (O'Brien, Eden)

2 min

Penalties

6 min

34

Shots

34

References

↑ Hockey (February 22, 2025). "2025 WCHA First Round Pairings Set". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association . Retrieved March 3, 2025.

Game references

↑ "Bemidji State Beavers @ Wisconsin Badgers, Game 1". UWBadgers.com. University of Wisconsin–Madison. February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
↑ "Bemidji State Beavers @ Wisconsin Badgers, Game 2". UWBadgers.com. University of Wisconsin–Madison. March 1, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
↑ "St. Thomas Tommies @ Ohio State Buckeyes, Game 1". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
↑ "St. Thomas Tommies @ Ohio State Buckeyes, Game 2". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. March 1, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
↑ "Minnesota State Mavericks @ Minnesota Golden Gophers, Game 1". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
↑ "Minnesota State Mavericks @ Minnesota Golden Gophers, Game 2". MSUMavericks.com. Minnesota State University, Mankato. March 1, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
↑ "Minnesota State Mavericks @ Minnesota Golden Gophers, Game 3". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 2, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
↑ "St. Cloud State Huskies @ Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, Game 1". UMDBulldogs.com. University of Minnesota Duluth. February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
↑ "St. Cloud State Huskies @ Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, Game 2". UMDBulldogs.com. University of Minnesota Duluth. March 1, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
↑ "Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs @ Wisconsin Badgers". UWBadgers.com. University of Wisconsin–Madison. March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
↑ "Minnesota Golden Gophers @ Ohio State Buckeyes". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
↑ "Minnesota Golden Gophers @ Wisconsin Badgers, Championship Game". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 8, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.

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[1] Hockey (February 22, 2025). "2025 WCHA First Round Pairings Set". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association . Retrieved March 3, 2025.

[2] "Bemidji State Beavers @ Wisconsin Badgers, Game 1". UWBadgers.com. University of Wisconsin–Madison. February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.

[3] "Bemidji State Beavers @ Wisconsin Badgers, Game 2". UWBadgers.com. University of Wisconsin–Madison. March 1, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.

[4] "St. Thomas Tommies @ Ohio State Buckeyes, Game 1". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Ohio State University. February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.

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[6] "Minnesota State Mavericks @ Minnesota Golden Gophers, Game 1". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.

[7] "Minnesota State Mavericks @ Minnesota Golden Gophers, Game 2". MSUMavericks.com. Minnesota State University, Mankato. March 1, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.

[8] "Minnesota State Mavericks @ Minnesota Golden Gophers, Game 3". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 2, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.

[9] "St. Cloud State Huskies @ Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, Game 1". UMDBulldogs.com. University of Minnesota Duluth. February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.

[10] "St. Cloud State Huskies @ Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, Game 2". UMDBulldogs.com. University of Minnesota Duluth. March 1, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.

[11] "Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs @ Wisconsin Badgers". UWBadgers.com. University of Wisconsin–Madison. March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2025.

[12] "Minnesota Golden Gophers @ Ohio State Buckeyes". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2025.

[13] "Minnesota Golden Gophers @ Wisconsin Badgers, Championship Game". GopherSports.com. University of Minnesota Athletics. March 8, 2025. Retrieved March 8, 2025.

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v t e Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's ice hockey
Teams	Bemidji State Beavers Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota State Mavericks Ohio State Buckeyes St. Cloud State Huskies St. Thomas Tommies Wisconsin Badgers
Venues	Sanford Center (Bemidji State) Ridder Arena (Minnesota) AMSOIL Arena (Minnesota Duluth) All Seasons Arena (Minnesota State) Ohio State University Ice Rink (Ohio State) Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (St. Cloud State) St. Thomas Ice Arena (St. Thomas; venue to be replaced in 2025) LaBahn Arena (Wisconsin)
Future venues	Lee and Penny Anderson Arena (St. Thomas; opening in 2025)
Championships & awards	Awards & honors Champions
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

2025 WCHA women's ice hockey tournament

Contents

Format

Standings

Bracket

Results

Quarterfinals

(8) Bemidji State at (1) Wisconsin

(7) St. Thomas at (2) Ohio State

(6) Minnesota State at (3) Minnesota

(5) St. Cloud State at (4) Minnesota-Duluth

Semifinals

(4) Minnesota Duluth at (1) Wisconsin

(3) Minnesota at (2) Ohio State

Championship

References

Game references