Women's Midwest College Hockey
Women's Midwest College Hockey is an American Collegiate Hockey Association Women's Division 1 club level hockey-only college athletic conference for women's hockey teams. It is one of four ACHA Women's Division 1 conferences, along with the Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association, Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League, and Western Women's Collegiate Hockey League. The league features six top ACHA programs from across the country regardless of geographic considerations, with its membership ranging from Lynchburg, Virginia in the southeast to Minot, North Dakota in the northwest.
WMCH began play during the 2019–20 season with teams that had won four of the last seven national championships, and each of its members had participated in their respective national tournaments within the past two seasons. The conference lived up to that billing by earning four of the eight available bids to the 2020 ACHA National Tournament, before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic].
Current membership
Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Type | Enrollment | Colors | Primary Facility |
Liberty University | Lynchburg, Virginia | Flames | 1971 | Private | 15,000 | Blue, White and Red | LaHaye Ice Center |
Lindenwood University | St. Charles, Missouri | Lions | 1827 | Private | 7,465 | Black and Gold | Centene Community Ice Center |
McKendree University | Lebanon, Illinois | Bearcats | 1828 | Private | 2,499 | Purple and White | McKendree Metro Rec Plex |
Midland University | Fremont, Nebraska | Warriors | 1883 | Private | 1,400 | Orange and Blue | Sidner Ice Arena |
University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Golden Gophers | 1851 | Public | 47,783 | Maroon and Gold | Mariucci Arena |
Minot State University | Minot, North Dakota | Beavers | 1913 | Public | 3,560 | Red, Green and Black | Maysa Arena |
Membership timeline
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Playoff championship game results
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Location |
2020 | Liberty | 2–1 | Minot State | St. Louis, Missouri |
Regular season champions
- 2019–20 Liberty†
ACHA National Tournament appearances
Appearances made while a WMCH member.School | Appearances | Years | Championships |
Liberty | 1 | 2020 | - |
Lindenwood–Belleville | 1 | 2020 | - |
McKendree | 1 | 2020 | - |
Minot State | 1 | 2020 | - |