University of Minnesota Athletics
NEW WOMEN'S LEAGUE FORMED BY WCHA
4/29/1999 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The unanimous vote followed a year-long planning process.
"This is indeed a significant development for the WCHA," said Darrell Smith, Chair of the Association and Faculty Representative from Michigan Tech University. "We are all looking forward to playing a major role in the continuing evolution and development of women's ice hockey at all levels and the opportunity to build on, and add to, the great history and tradition of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association."
Inaugural members of the WCHA women's league are Minnesota State University, Mankato; University of Minnesota; University of Minnesota-Duluth; St. Cloud State University; and University of Wisconsin. In addition, Bemidji State University and Ohio State University have been invited to join the women's league.
The women's league will begin play for the 1999-2000 season and will include a 24-game conference schedule and a year-end league tournament.
