2017-18 NCHA Women's Season

This is the 2017-18 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Women's hockey season.
==Membership Changes==
*On June 14, 2016; the conference announced that they were adding the women's programs for the Aurora Spartans and Northland Lumberjills to match the men's programs and that Trine University would be added to the conference in men's and women's ice hockey when they begin Division III play.  All four teams will join conference play for the 2017-18 season
==Membership==
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
Marian Sabres 	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	Blue Line Ice Center
Northland Lumberjills 	Ashland, Wisconsin 	Bay Area Civic 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==
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 	18 	16 	1 	1 	88 	13 	33 	29 	22 	6 	1 	116 	32
Lake Forest Foresters 	18 	15 	3 	0 	110 	21 	30 	29 	20 	9 	0 	145 	48
St. Scholastica Saints 	18 	13 	3 	2 	66 	36 	28 	28 	16 	7 	5 	90 	65
Concordia Falcons 	18 	10 	7 	1 	48 	42 	21 	27 	12 	13 	2 	60 	64
St. Norbert Green Knights 	18 	9 	6 	3 	53 	37 	21 	27 	9 	14 	4 	59 	72
Marian Sabres 	18 	6 	12 	0 	35 	39 	12 	27 	7 	20 	0 	44 	72
Northland Lumberjills 	18 	5 	11 	2 	31 	57 	12 	25 	7 	16 	2 	42 	83
Finlandia Lions 	18 	5 	12 	1 	33 	79 	11 	25 	5 	19 	1 	37 	116
Aurora Spartans 	18 	4 	14 	0 	18 	96 	8 	25 	5 	19 	1 	26 	128
Trine Thunder 	18 	2 	16 	0 	22 	84 	4 	22 	4 	17 	1 	34 	92
==Slaats Cup Tournament==
===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 earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Quarterfinals===
*Adrian Bulldogs defeated Marian Sabres 4 points to none
*Lake Forest Foresters defeated St. Norbert Green Knights 4 points to none
*St. Scholastica Saints defeated Concordia Falcons 3 points to 1
===Semifinal===
*Lake Forest Foresters defeated St. Scholastica Saints 2-1 (ot)
===Final===
*Adrian Bulldogs defeated Lake Forest Foresters 4-3 (ot)
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