The 2024 WCHA Ice Hockey Tournament was the 25th edition of the WCHA Tournament. It was played between March 1 and 9, 2024. It was hosted by the

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. As the tournament winner,

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earned the conference's automatic bid to the

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Format

The tournament includes all eight teams in the conference. Teams are ranked according to their finish in the conference standings. All quarterfinal games are best two of three and are played at the highest seed's home sites, and starting with the semifinals, single-elimination played at

. The tournament champion will receive an automatic bid into the

Standings

Bracket

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Quarterfinals

(8) Bemidji State at (1) Ohio State

(7) St. Thomas at (2) Wisconsin

(6) Minnesota State at (3) Minnesota

(5) St. Cloud State at (4) Minnesota-Duluth

Tournament Awards

All-Tournament Team

*F: Casey O'Brien* (Wisconsin) *F:

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(Wisconsin) *F: Kirsten Simms (Wisconsin) *D: Caroline Harvey (Wisconsin) *D: Emma Peschel (Ohio State) *G: Ava McNaughton (Wisconsin) * Most Outstanding Player

References

Game references

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