2021-22 WCHA Women's Season

This is the 2021-22 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Women's season. This is the league's 23rd season.
==Membership Changes==
*On July 15, 2020 the St. Thomas Tommies women's ice hockey team was announced as joining the Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's conference for the 2021-22 season by a unanimous vote as the conference's 8th member.https://www.uscho.com/2020/07/15/st-thomas-joining-wcha-womens-conference-with-2021-22-season-big-win-for-womens-hockey/
==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 	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center	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
St. Thomas Tommies 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	St. Thomas Ice Arena 	1,000
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.
===Format===
All eight teams qualify for the conference tournament. 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 2022 WCHA Final Face-Off. The tournament champion earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Quarterfinals===
*Minnesota defeated St. Thomas 2 games to none
*Ohio State defeated St. Cloud State 2 games to none
*Wisconsin defeated Bemidji State 2 games to none
*Minnesota-Duluth defeated Minnesota State 2 games to 1 
===Semifinals===
*Minnesota defeated Minnesota-Duluth 5-1
*Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 2-1
===Final===
*Ohio State defeated Minnesota 3-2 (ot)
==References==
Category:2022 in ice hockey
Category:Western Collegiate Hockey Association