2015-16 WCHA Women's Season

This is the 2015-16 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Women's season.  This is the league's 17th season.
==Membership changes==
none
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Bemidji State Beavers 	Bemidji, MN 	Sanford Center
Minnesota Golden Gophers 	Minneapolis, MN	Ridder Arena
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 	Duluth, MN 	AMSOIL Arena
Minnesota State Mavericks 	Mankato, MN 	All Seasons Arena
University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	Ralph Engelstad Arena
Ohio State Buckeyes 	Columbus, OH 	OSU Ice Rink
St. Cloud State Huskies 	St. Cloud MN 	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
Wisconsin Badgers 	Madison, WI 	La Bahn Arena
==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.
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
Wisconsin Badgers 	28 	24 	3 	1 	100 	22 	74 	40 	35 	4 	1 	154 	29
Minnesota Golden Gophers 	28 	24 	3 	1 	139 	39 	73 	40 	35 	4 	1 	187 	51
Bemidji State Beavers 	28 	17 	9 	2 	56 	51 	54 	36 	22 	11 	3 	77 	68
North Dakota Fighting Hawks 	28 	13 	10 	5 	54 	49 	47 	35 	18 	12 	5 	79 	62
St. Cloud State Huskies 	28 	9 	15 	4 	44 	88 	34 	35 	13 	18 	4 	63 	115
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 	28 	10 	17 	1 	67 	84 	31 	37 	15 	21 	1 	90 	109
Ohio State Buckeyes 	28 	6 	21 	1 	58 	110 	20 	36 	10 	25 	1 	80 	134
Minnesota State Mavericks 	28 	0 	25 	3 	41 	116 	3 	36 	3 	29 	4 	55 	137
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
All 8 teams qualify for the conference tournament.  The quarterfinal round is held February 26th to 28th.  The quarterfinals are best-of-three at the higher seeded team.  The semifinals and finals known as the 2016 WCHA Final Face-Off are held March 5th and 6th at the Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
===Quarterfinals===
*Wisconsin defeated Minnesota State 2 games to none (4-0, 6-0)
*Minnesota defeated Ohio State 2 games to none (5-2, 5-0)
*Minnesota-Duluth defeated Bemidji State 2 games to none (5-1, 2-1 (ot)
*North Dakota vs St. Cloud State 2 games to none (6-1, 6-1)
===Semifinals===
*Wisconsin defeated Minnesota-Duluth 5-0
*Minnesota defeated North Dakota 2-0
===Final===
*Wisconsin defeated Minnesota 1-0
The Wisconsin Badgers earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
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