2018-19 WCHA Women's Season

This is the 2018-19 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Women's season. This is the league's 20th season.
==Membership Changes==
*None
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena 	Capacity
Bemidji State Beavers 	Bemidji, Minnesota 	Sanford Center 	4,700
Minnesota Golden Gophers 	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Ridder Arena 	3,400
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs	Duluth, Minnesota 	AMSOIL Arena 	6,764
Minnesota State Mavericks	Mankato, Minnesota 	All Seasons Arena 	1,000
Ohio State Buckeyes 	Columbus, Ohio 	OSU Ice Rink 	1,415
St. Cloud State Huskies 	St. Cloud, Minnesota 	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center	5,763
Wisconsin Badgers 	Madison, Wisconsin 	LaBahn Arena 	2,273
==Standings==
Teams are awarded 3 points for a regulation or overtime win and 1 point for an overtime tie. If the game is tied after the five minute overtime period the game goes to a three round shootout. The shoot out winning team is awarded an extra point in the standings. The NCAA considers games determined in a shootout as a tie.
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Team 	GP 	W 	SW 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Minnesota Golden Gophers 	24 	19 	0 	4 	1 	95 	48 	58 	39 	32 	6 	1 	160 	69
Wisconsin Badgers 	24 	18 	0 	4 	2 	78 	26 	56 	41 	35 	4 	2 	155 	43
Ohio State Buckeyes 	24 	10 	2 	10 	2 	57 	58 	40 	35 	20 	13 	2 	96 	82
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 	24 	5 	4 	11 	4 	63 	69 	35 	35 	15 	16 	4 	92 	99
Bemidji State Beavers 	24 	10 	0 	12 	2 	49 	67 	32 	36 	13 	21 	2 	75 	103
Minnesota State Mavericks 	24 	1 	2 	16 	5 	41 	71 	16 	35 	9 	19 	7 	64 	91
St. Cloud State Huskies 	24 	5 	0 	19 	0 	38 	82 	15 	37 	10 	25 	2 	66 	119
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
All seven teams qualify for the conference tournament. The quarterfinal round is held February 22nd to 24th. The quarterfinals are best-of-three at the higher seeded team with the top seed receiving a bye to the semifinals. The semifinals and finals are single elimination known as the 2019 WCHA Final Face-Off held at the Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota March 9-10, 2019. The tournament champion earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Quarterfinals===
*Wisconsin Badgers defeated St. Cloud State Huskies 4 points to none
*Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Minnesota State Mavericks 4 points to none
*Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeated Bemidji State Beavers 4 points to none
===Semifinals===
*Minnesota Golden Gophers defeated Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 4-1
*Wisconsin Badgers defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 3-2
===Final===
*Wisconsin Badgers defeated Minnesota Golden Gophers 3-1
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