2023-24 ACAC Women's Season

This was the 2023-24 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Women's hockey season.
==Membership Changes==
On May 31, 2023, it was announced that the Medicine Hat College Rattlers women's ice hockey team would be added to the league as a member starting with the 2023-24 season at the ACAC annual general meeting. This historic win represents the first time the college has offered a women's hockey program, and the first time a hockey team of any gender has competed for MHC at the collegiate level since the 1986-87 season.https://www.mhc.ab.ca/NewsandEvents/Stories/2023/May/RattlersHockey Over the past 2022-23 academic year, MHC participated in an exhibition season playing against teams in the ACAC, as well as other clubs in Southern Alberta. MHC joins Lakeland College as the most recent team to join the provincial league, which already includes NAIT, SAIT, Olds, and Red Deer.
==Teams==
Team 	City 	Arena
Lakeland College Rustlers 	Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan	Russ Robertson Arena
Medicine Hat College Rattlers	Medicine Hat, Alberta 	Moose Recreation Centre
NAIT Ooks 	Edmonton, Alberta 	NAIT Arena
Olds College Broncos 	Olds, Alberta 	Olds & District Sports Complex
Red Deer Polytechnic Queens 	Red Deer, Alberta 	Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre
SAIT Trojans 	Calgary, Alberta 	SAIT Arena
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Lakeland Rustlers 	25	21	3 	1 	116	41 	62
Red Deer Queens 	25	19	5 	1 	88 	32 	57
NAIT Ooks 	25	17	6 	2 	85 	41 	53
SAIT Trojans 	25	10	15	0 	52 	63 	28
Olds Broncos 	25	7 	17	1 	43 	74 	22
Medicine Hat Rattlers	25	1 	24	0 	20 	153	3
The points format is 3 points for a win, 2 points for an overtime or shootout win, 1 point for an overtime or shootout loss, no points for a regulation loss.
==Playoffs==
The top four teams qualify for the playoffs. The semifinal round is best-of-three between the first and fourth as well as the second and third place teams. The final is best-of-five. The conference does not participate in the 2024 U-Sport Women's ice hockey championship.
===Semifinals===
*SAIT Trojans defeated Lakeland Rustlers 3-2 (3ot)
*Lakeland Rustlers defeated SAIT Trojans 3-1
*Lakeland Rustlers defeated SAIT Trojans 4-2
Lakeland Rustlers beat SAIT Trojans 2-games-to-1.
*Red Deer Queens defeated NAIT Ooks 3-2
*NAIT Ooks defeated Red Deer Queens 2-1
*NAIT Ooks defeated Red Deer Queens 2-0
NAIT Ooks beat Red Deer Queens 2-games-to-1.
===Final===
*NAIT Ooks defeated Lakeland Rustlers 3-1
*NAIT Ooks defeated Lakeland Rustlers 3-2
*Lakeland Rustlers defeated NAIT Ooks 4-2
*NAIT Ooks defeated Lakeland Rustlers 2-0
NAIT Ooks beat Lakeland Rustlers 3-games-to-1.
==References==
Category:2023-24 in ice hockey
Category:Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference