Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association

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The Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association (WCCHA) is a conference of men's club ice hockey teams from the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) competing at the Division II level. The participating teams come from colleges and universities in the Upper Midwest, including North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Each season, teams in the conference play two games against every other team that count towards the conference standings. The overall standings are used to seed the teams for the conference tournament, which is held each year in mid-February to determine the WCCHA champion.

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Teams

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Past member teams

• Michigan Technological University (2003-11)
• Northern Michigan University (2011-14)
• St. Olaf College (2007-10)
• Waldorf College (2012-14)
• Winona State University (2016-17)

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History

The Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association was formed in March 2003 at the initial league meeting at Coffman Memorial Union on the campus of the Minnesota-Minneapolis. The five original members were Michigan Tech, Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth, Minnesota State and St. Cloud State.

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Past Champions

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WCCHA at Regionals

Since regional play began, the WCCHA has been represented at the Central Regional Tournament ten times. Regional winners move on to play in the ACHA National Tournament.

2006-07: Minnesota State becomes the first conference team to qualify.

2007-08: St. Thomas qualified.

2008-09: St. Thomas lost in the Regional Final.

2009-10: St. Thomas qualified.

2010-11: St. Cloud State qualified.

2011-12: St. Cloud State qualified.

2012-13: Northern Michigan faced Michigan State, losing 1-0 in Overtime. Michigan State would go on to become the Division II National Champion.

2013-14: Waldorf College faced Illinois State, losing 8-1.

2015-16: #12 North Dakota faced #9 Michigan State, losing 4-2.

2016-17: #12 Minnesota State faced #9 Michigan, losing 5-4 in Overtime.

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References

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External links

• WCCHA website
  • Minnesota Club Hockey
  • Minnesota State Club Hockey
  • St. Cloud State Club Hockey
  • St. Thomas Club Hockey
  • Wisconsin Badgers Club Hockey
  • UW-Eau Claire Club Hockey
• ACHA website

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