2020-21 NCHA Women's Season

This is the 2020-21 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Women's hockey season.
The conference announced on August 6th that conference play will not begin until the 2021 calendar year and that members are free to schedule non-conference games as conditions allow.https://nchahockey.org/sports/mice/2019-20/articles/6aug2020statement
The conference would announce a limited schedule to begin the weekend of January 30-31.https://nchahockey.org/sports/mice/2020-21/articles/29jan2021returntoplay
On December 21st the St. Norbert College announced that the St. Norbert Green Knights men's ice hockey team and St. Norbert Green Knights women's ice hockey team won't be playing for the 2020-21 playing season as its main conference had already cancelled fall and winter sports.https://www.uscho.com/2020/12/21/st-norbert-announces-school-will-not-play-mens-womens-hockey-during-2020-21-season-due-to-covid-19/
*The Finlandia Lions women's ice hockey team opted out of the 2020-21 season on January 11thhttps://fulions.com/news/2021/1/11/womens-ice-hockey-finlandia-womens-hockey-opts-out-of-2020-21-season.aspx
==Membership Changes==
*On May 27, 2020 the College of St. Scholastica announced that the St. Scholastica Saints men's ice hockey and St. Scholastica Saints women's ice hockey teams would be joining the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference from the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association for the 2021-22 playing season replacing the St. Thomas Tommies (NCAA) men's ice hockey and St. Thomas Tommies (NCAA) women's ice hockey teams respectively. https://www.uscho.com/2020/05/27/st-scholastica-mens-womens-hockey-teams-moving-from-ncha-to-miac-effective-21-22-season/ 
*The Lawrence Vikings women's ice hockey program joins the conference as a new program.https://vikings.lawrence.edu/news/2019/6/21/6_21_2019_1306.aspx
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Adrian Bulldogs 	Adrian, Michigan 	Arrington Ice Arena
Aurora Spartans 	Aurora, Illinois 	Fox Valley Ice Arena
Concordia Falcons 	Mequon, Wisconsin 	Ozaukee Ice Center
Finlandia Lions 	Hancock, Michigan 	Houghton County Arena
Lake Forest Foresters 	Lake Forest, Illinois 	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Lawrence Vikings 	Appleton, Wisconsin 	Appleton Arena
Marian Sabres 	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	Blue Line Ice Center
St. Norbert Green Knights	De Pere, Wisconsin 	Cornerstone Community Center
St. Scholastica Saints 	Duluth, Minnesota 	MARS Lakeview Arena
Trine Thunder 	Angola, Indiana 	Thunder Ice Arena
==Standings==
===South Division===
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association	Northern 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
Adrian Bulldogs 	8 	7 	0 	1 	39 	7 	20 	21 	20 	0 	1 	106 	17
Aurora Spartans 	8 	5 	2 	1 	17 	19 	16 	14 	6 	7 	1 	23 	45
Trine Thunder 	8 	2 	6 	0 	5 	26 	6 	15 	4 	11 	0 	12 	51
Lake Forest Foresters 	6 	1 	5 	0 	8 	15 	3 	7 	1 	6 	0 	10 	19
===North Division===
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association	Northern 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
St. Scholastica Saints 	8 	8 	0 	0 	53 	9 	24 	16 	14 	2 	0 	84 	20
Concordia Falcons 	8 	6 	2 	0 	38 	13 	18 	19 	10 	9 	0 	57 	51
Marian Sabres 	8 	2 	6 	0 	17 	34 	6 	12 	2 	10 	0 	22 	49
Lawrence Vikings 	8 	0 	8 	0 	9 	61 	0 	9 	0 	9 	0 	9 	70
==Slaats Cup Tournament==
===Planned Format===
The top six teams qualify for the playoffs. The top seed plays the six seed, 2 plays 5 and 3 plays four in the first to three point quarterfinals. A mini game will be played if the series is tied. The highest seeded quarterfinal winner advances to the final and the other two quarterfinal winners meet in a single game semifinal with the winner meeting the highest seeded team in the tournament championship. The semifinal and final rounds are held at the rink of the highest seeded quarterfinal winner. The conference tournament champion normally earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament but the tournament would be cancelled for 2021.
===Revised Format===
All eight teams qualify with the play done on a divisional basis with the division champions playing for the conference championship.
===Quarterfinals===
* Adrian Bulldogs defeated Lake Forest 4-2
* Aurora defeated Trine 2-0
* St. Scholastica defeated Lawrence 9-0
* Concordia defeated Marian 5-1
===Semifinals===
* Adrian defeated Aurora 2 games to none
* St. Scholastica defeated Concordia 2 games to none
===Final===
*Adrian defeated St. Scholastica 2 games to none
==References==
Category:2021 in ice hockey
Category:Northern Collegiate Hockey Association
Category:NCHA Seasons