2022–23 WCHA women's ice hockey season

2022–23 WCHA women's season
Season	2020–21
Conference	WCHA
Division	Division I
Sport	women's ice hockey
Duration	September 30, 2022– February 19, 2023
Number of teams	8
Regular Season
Season champions	Ohio State
WCHA Tournament
Tournament champions	Minnesota
NCAA Tournament
Bids	4
Best Finish	Champions
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 v t e
	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]

• F: Abbey Murphy* (Minnesota)
• F: Peyton Hemp (Minnesota)
• F: Taylor Heise (Minnesota)
• D: Madeline Wethington (Minnesota)
• D: Sophie Jaques (Ohio State)
• G: Skylar Vetter (Minnesota)

* 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.