2019-20 WCHA Men's season

This is the 2019-20 Western Collegiate Hockey Association men's season. This is the league's 68th season.
==Membership Changes==
*None, but reports surfaced that the membership of the conference based in the upper midwest have notified the conference that they are exploring the formation of a new conference possibly for the 2021-22 season. The move excludes the two Alaska schools and Alabama-Huntsville. This would come to fruition as the Central Collegiate Hockey Association will be reformed for the 2021-22 season.
*An ongoing budget crisis in Alaska has lead to the possibility of the two Alaska schools having their athletic programs combined if not cancelled outright, the two schools will play as two programs for at least the 2019-20 season, The Alaska anchorage Seawolves would move to a much smaller arena on campus for the 2019-20 season. Plans are in the works to expand the facilities capacity to as much as 3,000. The two Alaska schools were also doing away with the travel subsidy given to visiting teams with the 2019-20 season.
*On May 22, 2020 the University of Alabama, Huntsville announced that they were discontinuing the men's ice hockey program effective immediately citing financial constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chargers became the first men's Division I program to be ended since Wayne State University ended their program in 2008.https://www.uscho.com/2020/05/22/breaking-alabama-huntsville-dropping-mens-ice-hockey-effective-immediately-citing-budget/
==Membership==
Institution 	Location 	Nickname 	Arena
University of Alabama, Huntsville 	Huntsville, Alabama 	Chargers 	Von Braun Center
University of Alaska Anchorage 	Anchorage, Alaska 	Seawolves	Seawolf Sports Complex
University of Alaska Fairbanks 	Fairbanks, Alaska 	Nanooks 	Carlson Center
Bemidji State University 	Bemidji, Minnesota 	Beavers 	Sanford Center
Bowling Green State University 	Bowling Green, Ohio 	Falcons 	BGSU Ice Arena
Ferris State University 	Big Rapids, Michigan 	Bulldogs 	Ewigleben Arena
Lake Superior State University 	Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	Lakers 	Taffy Abel Arena
Michigan Technological University 	Houghton, Michigan 	Huskies 	MacInnes Student Ice Arena
Minnesota State University, Mankato	Mankato, Minnesota 	Mavericks	Verizon Wireless Center
Northern Michigan University 	Marquette, Michigan 	Wildcats 	Berry Events Center
==Standings==
Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Minnesota State Mavericks 	28 	23 	4 	1 	115 	38 	71 	38 	31 	5 	2 	153 	56
Bemidji State Beavers 	28 	20 	5 	3 	101 	46 	65 	37 	22 	10 	5 	119 	71
Northern Michigan Black Bears 	28 	16 	11 	1 	92 	87 	50 	38 	18 	16 	4 	119 	120
Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks 	28 	14 	9 	5 	73 	65 	49 	36 	16 	15 	5 	88 	93
Bowling Green Falcons 	28 	14 	10 	4 	85 	70 	49 	38 	21 	13 	4 	119 	96
Michigan Tech Huskies 	28 	14 	12 	2 	68 	65 	44 	39 	21 	15 	3 	104 	89
Lake Superior Lakers 	28 	11 	13 	4 	66 	77 	41 	41 	14 	23 	4 	96 	120
Alaska Anchorage Seawolves 	28 	4 	18 	6 	56 	96 	21 	36 	4 	25 	7 	69 	134
Ferris State Bulldogs 	28 	5 	21 	2 	54 	100 	17 	35 	7 	26 	2 	70 	127
Alabama-Huntsville Chargers 	28 	2 	20 	6 	50 	116 	13 	34 	2 	26 	6 	57 	145
==Conference Tournament==
The top 8 teams qualify for the conference tournament. The quarterfinal round and quarterfinal and semifinal rounds are a best-of-three series held at the rink of the higher seeded team. Teams are reseeded after each round. The final round is a single "sudden death" game held at the home arena of the higher seeded team. The winner of the conference tournament earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Cancellation of Tournament===
The conference announced it would be cancelling its tournament on March 12th due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.https://www.uscho.com/2020/03/12/nchc-wcha-cancel-postseason-tournaments-due-to-coronavirus-precautions/
===Quarterfinals===
*Minnesota State Mavericks defeated Alaska Anchorage Seawolves 2 games to none
*Bemidji State Beavers defeated Lake Superior Lakers 2 games to 1
*Michigan Tech Huskies defeated Northern Michigan Black Bears 2 games to none
*Bowling Green Falcons defeated Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks 2 games to
==References==
Category:2020 in hockey
Category:Western Collegiate Hockey Association