# 2023 WCHA women's ice hockey tournament

The 2023 WCHA Ice Hockey Tournament was the 24th edition of the WCHA Tournament. It was played between February 24 and March 4, 2023. It was hosted by the University of Minnesota at Ridder Arena. Minnesota won the championship game over Ohio State, 3–1, making it their eighth title. As the tournament winner, Minnesota received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament.

## Format

The tournament included all eight teams in the conference. Teams were ranked according to their finish in the conference standings. All quarterfinal games were best two of three and were played at the highest seeds home sites, and starting with the semifinals, single-elimination played at Ridder Arena. The tournament champion will receive an automatic bid into the 2023 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament.

## Standings

2022–23 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #2 Ohio State † | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 119 | 52 | 40 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 169 | 71 |
| #3 Minnesota * | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 126 | 52 | 39 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 177 | 72 |
| #1 Wisconsin | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 113 | 46 | 40 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 169 | 67 |
| #7 Minnesota Duluth | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 87 | 44 | 39 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 125 | 53 |
| #12 St. Cloud State | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 57 | 82 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 87 | 96 |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 55 | 92 | 36 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 91 | 105 |
| St. Thomas | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 110 | 36 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 53 | 130 |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 130 | 36 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 40 | 154 |
| Championship: March 4, 2023 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 19, 2023 ||||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals February 24, 25 | Quarterfinals February 24, 25 | Quarterfinals February 24, 25 | Quarterfinals February 24, 25 | Quarterfinals February 24, 25 | Semifinals March 3 | Semifinals March 3 | Semifinals March 3 | Championship March 4 | Championship March 4 | Championship March 4 |
| 8 | Bemidji State | 1 | 1 | — | | | | | | |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | — | | | | | | |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | Ohio State | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Minnesota-Duluth | 1 | | | |
| 5 | St. Cloud State | 0 | 1 | — | 4 | Minnesota-Duluth | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Minnesota-Duluth | 1 | 5 | — | | | | | | |
| 4 | Minnesota-Duluth | 1 | 5 | — | | | | 1 | Ohio State | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Minnesota | 3 |
| 7 | St. Thomas | 0 | 2 | — | | | | | | | 2 | Minnesota | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 7 | 6 | — | | | | | | |
| 2 | Minnesota | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | Minnesota | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Wisconsin | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Minnesota State | 0 | 1 | — | 3 | Wisconsin | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 3 | 4 | — | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## Tournament Awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F: Abbey Murphy* (Minnesota)
* F: Peyton Hemp (Minnesota)
* F: Taylor Heise (Minnesota)
* D: Madeline Wethington (Minnesota)
* D: Sophie Jaques (Ohio State)
* G: Skylar Vetter (Minnesota)
* Most Outstanding Player