2023–24 WCHA women's ice hockey season

2023–24 WCHA women's season
Season2023–24
ConferenceWCHA
DivisionDivision I
Sportwomen's ice hockey
DurationSeptember 23, 2023–
February 25, 2024
Number of teams8
Regular Season
Season championsOhio State
WCHA Tournament
Tournament championsWisconsin
  Runners-upOhio State
NCAA Tournament
Best FinishChampions
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The 2023–24 WCHA women's ice hockey season is the 25th season of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association and is taking place during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The regular season began on September 23, 2023, and will end on February 25, 2024.[1]

Standings

2023–24 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Ohio State † 28 26 2 0 2 0 0 78 140 37 39 35 4 0 201 51
#2 Wisconsin * 28 23 5 0 2 1 0 69 124 43 41 35 6 0 205 62
#5 Minnesota 28 19 7 1 1 2 2 62 92 60 39 27 10 2 135 80
#7 Minnesota Duluth 28 15 11 2 0 0 0 47 64 47 39 21 14 4 89 66
#10 St. Cloud State 28 12 14 2 0 1 0 40 60 59 34 17 17 2 78 69
Minnesota State 28 6 22 0 1 2 0 19 52 94 38 13 25 0 97 120
St. Thomas 28 4 23 1 0 0 1 11 39 120 37 10 26 1 74 150
Bemidji State 28 3 24 1 0 0 0 10 33 144 36 4 30 2 42 181
Championship: March 9, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2023


Awards

Players of the Year

As of March 6, 2024.
Date Forward of the Year Defender of the Year Goaltender of the Year Rookie of the Year
2023–24[2] Kirsten Simms (Wisconsin) Caroline Harvey (Wisconsin) Sanni Ahola (St. Cloud State) Joy Dunne (Ohio State)

Players of the Month

As of February 27, 2024.
Date Forward of the Month Defender of the Month Goaltender of the Month Rookie of the Month
September 2023[3] Lacey Eden (Wisconsin) Caroline Harvey (Wisconsin) Raygan Kirk (Ohio State) Cassie Hall (Wisconsin)
October 2023[4] Britta Curl (Wisconsin) Emma Peschel (Ohio State) Sanni Ahola (St. Cloud State) Ava McNaughton (Wisconsin)
November 2023[5][6][7] Abbey Murphy (Minnesota) Hadley Hartmetz (Ohio State) Hailey MacLeod (Minnesota Duluth) Joy Dunne (Ohio State)
December 2023[8][9][10][11] Abbey Murphy (Minnesota) Caroline Harvey (Wisconsin) Sanni Ahola (St. Cloud State) Ava Lindsay (Minnesota)
January 2024[12][13][14] Casey O'Brien (Wisconsin) Hadley Hartmetz (Ohio State) Raygan Kirk (Ohio State) Cassie Hall (Wisconsin)
February 2024[15] Jenna Buglioni (Ohio State) Lauren Bernard (Ohio State) Hailey MacLeod (Minnesota Duluth) Ava McNaughton (Wisconsin)

Players of the Week

Source[16]

As of March 3, 2024.
Month Forward of the Week Defender of the Week Goaltender of the Week Rookie of the Week
September 26, 2023[17] Emma Gentry (St. Cloud State) Elia Anick (St. Cloud State) Sanni Ahola (St. Cloud State) Sofianna Sundelin (St. Cloud State)
October 2, 2023[18] Lacey Eden (Wisconsin) Caroline Harvey (Wisconsin) Raygan Kirk (Ohio State) Cassie Hall (Wisconsin)
October 9, 2023[19] Jamie Nelson (Minnesota State) Jayden Seifert (Minnesota State) Sanni Ahola (St. Cloud State) Ella Boerger (St. Thomas)
October 19, 2023[20] Abbey Murphy (Minnesota) Hadley Hartmetz (Ohio State) Raygan Kirk (Ohio State) Alice Sauriol (St. Cloud State)
October 23, 2023[21] Klára Hymlárová (St. Cloud State) Anna Wilgren (Wisconsin) Abbie Thompson (Bemidji State) Ève Gascon (Minnesota Duluth)
October 30, 2023[22] Jennifer Gardiner (Ohio State) Nelli Laitinen (Minnesota) Jojo Chobak (St. Cloud State) Jocelyn Amos (Ohio State)
November 6, 2023[23] Reece Hunt (Minnesota Duluth) Emma Peschel (Ohio State) Ève Gascon (Minnesota Duluth) Joy Dunne (Ohio State)
November 13, 2023[24][25] Rylee Bartz (St. Thomas) Nicole Vallario (St. Thomas) Calla Frank (St. Thomas) Ella Boerger (St. Thomas)
November 20, 2023[26][27] Jennifer Gardiner (Ohio State) Khloe Lund (Bemidji State) Raygan Kirk (Ohio State) Hailey Armstrong (Bemidji State)
November 27, 2023[28][29] Abbey Murphy (Minnesota) Hadley Hartmetz (Ohio State) Hailey MacLeod (Minnesota Duluth) Jocelyn Amos (Ohio State)
December 4, 2023[30][31] Abbey Murphy (Minnesota) Ida Karlsson (Minnesota Duluth) Sanni Ahola (St. Cloud State) Ava Lindsay (Minnesota)
December 13, 2023[32] Kirsten Simms (Wisconsin) Cayla Barnes (Ohio State) Eva Filippova (Bemidji State) Ella Boerger (St. Thomas)
January 10, 2024[33][34] Britta Curl (Wisconsin) Charlotte Akervik (Minnesota State) Skylar Vetter (Minnesota) Cassie Hall (Wisconsin)
January 15, 2024[35] Casey O'Brien (Wisconsin) Hanna Baskin (Minnesota Duluth) Raygan Kirk (Ohio State) Joy Dunne (Ohio State)
January 22, 2024[36] Casey O'Brien (Wisconsin) Khloe Lund (Bemidji State) Amanda Thiele (Ohio State) Cassie Hall (Wisconsin)
January 29, 2024[37] Lacey Eden (Wisconsin) Makenna Deering (Bemidji State) Jane Gervais (Wisconsin) Eva Filippova (Bemidji State)
February 5, 2024 Hannah Bilka (Ohio State) Caroline Harvey (Wisconsin) Jojo Chobak (St. Cloud State) Jocelyn Amos (Ohio State)
February 17, 2024 Reece Hunt (Minnesota Duluth) Caroline Harvey (Wisconsin) Skylar Vetter (Minnesota) Ève Gascon (Minnesota Duluth)
February 19, 2024 Taylor Otremba (Minnesota State) Lauren Bernard (Ohio State) Hailey MacLeod (Minnesota Duluth) Ève Gascon (Minnesota Duluth)
March 2, 2024 Emma Gentry (St. Cloud State) Taylor Larson (St. Cloud State) Raygan Kirk (Ohio State) Rylee Bartz (St. Thomas)


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