2022–23 WCHA women's ice hockey season

2022–23 WCHA women's season
Season2020–21
ConferenceWCHA
DivisionDivision I
Sportwomen's ice hockey
DurationSeptember 30, 2022–
February 19, 2023
Number of teams8
Regular Season
Season championsOhio State
WCHA Tournament
Tournament championsMinnesota
NCAA Tournament
Bids4
Best FinishChampions
Team(s)Wisconsin
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The 2022–23 WCHA women's ice hockey season was the 24th season of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and took place during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The regular season began on September 30, 2022, and ended on February 19, 2023.[1]

Standings

2022–23 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Ohio State † 28 23 4 1 1 70 119 52 40 33 6 2 169 71
#3 Minnesota * 28 22 3 3 1 68 126 52 39 30 6 3 177 72
#1 Wisconsin 27 19 6 2 1 60 113 46 40 29 10 2 169 67
#7 Minnesota Duluth 28 17 8 3 2 54 87 44 39 26 10 3 125 53
#12 St. Cloud State 28 11 16 1 0 36 57 82 37 18 18 1 87 96
Minnesota State 28 9 18 1 0 30 55 92 36 15 20 1 91 105
St. Thomas 28 3 24 1 1 12 30 110 36 8 27 1 53 130
Bemidji State 28 2 26 0 0 6 23 130 36 5 30 1 40 154
Championship: March 4, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 19, 2023

Conference tournament

Main article: 2023 WCHA women's ice hockey tournament
Quarterfinals
February 24, 25 		Semifinals
March 3 		Championship
March 4
           
8 Bemidji State 1 1 —
1 Ohio State 4 2 —
1 Ohio State 2
4 Minnesota-Duluth 1
5 St. Cloud State 0 1 —
4 Minnesota-Duluth 1 5 —
1 Ohio State 1
2 Minnesota 3
7 St. Thomas 0 2 —
2 Minnesota 7 6 —
2 Minnesota 4
3 Wisconsin 2
6 Minnesota State 0 1 —
3 Wisconsin 3 4 —

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Awards

NCAA

Sophie Jaques of Ohio State won the Patty Kazmaier Award.[2]

WCHA

All-Tournament Team

The All-Tournament Team contained five players from Minnesota and one from Ohio State.[3][4]

* Most Outstanding Player

References

  1. ^ "WCHA Announces 2022-23 League Composite Schedule". wcha.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ohio State defender Sophie Jaques wins Patty Kazmaier Award as top player in women's college hockey | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  3. ^ York, Andy (March 4, 2023). "Minnesota Women's Hockey: Gophers Defeat Ohio State 3-1 to Win WCHA Tournament Championship". The Daily Gopher. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Randy Johnson Star Tribune. "Gophers beat top-ranked Ohio State 3-1 to win WCHA Final Faceoff". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 11, 2023.