WESTERN COLLEGIATE CLUB HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
LEAGUE INFORMATIONABOUT THE WCCHA:
Mission Statement:
The Western Collegiate Club Hockey Association provides collegiate club hockey teams from the Upper Midwest an opportunity for intercollegiate competition in a competitive format. By organizing a conference schedule and end of the season tournament, each participant is provided a chance to continue their competitive career at a high level while balancing the rigors of their educational endeavors.
League Overview:
All conference members play a 12 game league schedule, 2 games
each against every other conference member. Final regular season
standing determine seeding for the Conference Tournament,
typically played in February, with the winner crowned the WCCHA
Champion. All members are registered with the American Collegiate
Hockey Association at the Division II level and are eligible for
ranking in the Central Region.
Each year the WCCHA Champion is awarded the Carla Berg
Memorial Trophy, named after Carla Berg, a tireless volunteer for the
St. Cloud State University Club Hockey team before a tragic car
accident took her life. The traveling trophy makes it's home with the
winner each season until a new champion is crowned.
LEAGUE RULES:
Click the link to view: WCCHA League Rules 2009-2010
CONTACT INFORMATION:
WCCHA Commissioner:
Ryan Donovan
rdonovan@wccha.com
Click the link view: WCCHA Contact Information 2009-2010 (Updated 3/24/09)
__________________________________________________________________HISTORY:
The Western Collegiate Club Hockey Assocation was formed on a warm spring day in March of 2003 at the initial meeting of each of the original members at Coffman Memorial Union on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. The five original members were: Michigan Technological University, Minnesota State University - Mankato, University of Minnesota - Duluth, University of Minnesota - TC, and St. Cloud State University. Following three years of conference play with the original five member institutions, the 2006-2007 season saw a major change as the WCCHA welcomed the University of St. Thomas into the Conference, taking the place of the departing University of Minnesota - Duluth. In 2008-2009 season, the WCCHA welcomed the addition of St. Olaf College. Starting in 2009-2010, the conference will welcome it's seventh member, the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Past Champions:
2008-2009 – MSU-Mankato (Final Results - PDF File)
2007-2008 – University of Minnesota (Final Results - PDF File)
2006-2007 – St. Cloud State University (Final Results - PDF File)
2005-2006 – University of
Minnesota
2004-2005 – MSU-Mankato
2003-2004 – University of Minnesota
Regional Tournament Qualifiers:
2008-2009 - St. Thomas (Regional Final)
2007-2008 - St. Thomas (Qualifier)
2006-2007 - MSU-Mankato (Qualifier)
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For more information, contact the Commissioner - rdonovan@wccha.com
