The 2022 WCCHA Tournament will take place Feb. 11-13, 2022 at the National Sports Center's Super Rink in Blaine, Minnesota.
The winner of this season's league tournament will be crowned the 2022 WCCHA Champion and take home the Carla Berg Cup. In addition, this year's WCCHA Champion will earn the league autobid to the ACHA DII Central Regional Tournament (if not otherwise qualified via rankings).
The regular season standings will be used to determine qualification and seeding for the tournament. The top three teams from each division will automatically qualify, with the final two spots going to the highest 2 teams in the KRACH rankings not otherwise qualified. This will provide balance to the tournament field should one Division be particularly strong in a given season.
The 8 qualified teams will take part in a full-bracketed tournament, with quarterfinals played Friday, semifinals/consolations on Saturday, and the Championship round on Sunday.
Tournament Schedule
Friday, February 11, 2022
6:00 PM, SR#1 - Quarterfinal #1 | #1 Minnesota - 2 vs. #8 St. Cloud State - 2* (T)
6:30 PM, SR#2 - Quarterfinal #2 | #2 Gustavus Adolphus - 1 vs. #7 MSU-Mankato - 4 (W)
8:30 PM, SR#1 - Quarterfinal #3 | #4 Wisconsin - 3 (W) vs. #5 St. Thomas - 2
9:00 PM, SR#2 - Quarterfinal #4 | #3 UW-Eau Claire - 4 (W) vs. #6 Minnesota-Crookston - 3
*St. Cloud State advances with a 1-0 shootout win.
Saturday, February 12, 2022
5:00 PM, SR#1 - Semfinal #1 | #4 Wisconsin - 2 (W) vs. #8 St. Cloud State - 1
7:30 PM, SR#1 - Semfinal #2 | #3 UW-Eau Claire - 2 vs. #7 MSU-Mankato - 4 (W)
5:30 PM, SR#2 - Consolation #1 | #1 Minnesota - 5 (W) vs. #5 St. Thomas - 3
8:00 PM, SR#2 - Consolation #2 | #2 Gustavus Adolphus - 3 vs. #6 Minnesota-Crookston - 5 (W)
Sunday, February 13, 2022
10:30 AM, SR#1 - Third Place Game | #3 UW-Eau Claire - 7 (W) vs. #8 St. Cloud State - 1
11:00 AM, SR#2 - Consolation Final | #1 Minnesota - 3 (W) vs. #6 Minnesota-Crookston - 0
1:00 PM, SR#1 - WCCHA Championship Game | #4 Wisconsin - 4 (W) vs. #7 MSU-Mankato - 3
2022 WCCHA Champions - UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN BADGERS
2022 WCCHA All-Tournament Team
FORWARDS: Hunter Dwall (Minnesota State), Elias Padilla (Wisconsin), Martin Moioffer (UW-Eau Claire)
DEFENSE: Ian Barbour (Wisconsin), Adam Weiner (Minnesota)
GOALIE: Tommy Ogren (Minnesota State)
Tournament/Game Protocol
If the game is tied following regulation and a 5 minute overtime, it will officially be scored a tie. For tournament purposes, an 8 minute, 3-on-3 sudden death overtime will follow in the championship bracket only. For consolation/3rd place and for ties in the championship round after the second overtime, best of 3 shootout will take place to determine who will move on in the bracket, or in the championship game, the Carla Berg Cup Winner.
