2 0 0 9 - 0 W C H A W O M E N ’ S Y E A R B O O K WCHA HOCKEY 200 WOMEN’S YEARBOOK CONTENTS 2 Public Relations, Media Information 5 This is the WCHA 8 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF 9 The Conference Office 11 Campus Profiles 13 The 2009-10 Season 16 WCHA Member Teams 40 2008-09 Season In Review 47 WCHA History 54 WCHA Records 56 2009-10 WCHA Schedule Special thanks to WCHA member-team women’s public relations directors Ross LaDue (BSU), Michelle Traen (UM), Kelly Grgas-Wheeler (UMD), Kyle Bradt (MSU), Derek Koenen (UND), Courtney Marsh (OSU), Celest Stang (SCSU) and Jacqueline Boscacci (UW). 2 0 0 9 - 0 W C H A W O M E N ’ S Y E A R B O O K WCHA PUBLIC RELATIONS & MEdiA INFORMATION Media arrangements for covering the first round of WCHA Playoffs are to be made through the four host team Sports Information Directors while 2010 WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF media arrangements will be made through the league’s public relations department. WCHA RAdiO AND TELEVISION POLICIES 1. General Policies The radio broadcast and telecast facilities and resources of the Association members shall be utilized to advance the highest standards of intercollegiate athletics and serve the fullest extent and the best interests and needs of the Association schools. In all broadcasting and telecasting, the highest standards of good taste shall prevail and the reputation of the schools shall be upheld and defended from misuse or misrepresentation in any form. Schools shall provide the Association office with a complete list of radio and television stations (originating and feed stations), sports announcers, analysts and producers involved in the broadcast or telecast of hockey games. Two games will be selected from each member institution for national television exposure. The Commis- sioner will have exclusive priority on one of those games. The selection of games will be based on institutional contractual availability. As current institution contracts expire, the two game Association component needs to be included in future contract agreements. 2. Radio Policies a. Each Association school shall assess radio rights charges for both home and away games to their regular station and/or stations. PRESS ROW AT RIDDER ARENA FOR THE WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF b. No rights fee shall be assessed by a host school to a visiting Association school’s regular stations (a maximum of two). c. Radio broadcasts by visiting school’s non-regular stations must be approved by both athletic directors. INFORMATION SERVICES The host school will determine the fee for those non-regular stations. The WCHA Public Relations Office serves those wishing to access information on the conference, its member d. Working media credentials shall be granted for use by that station’s working personnel only. teams and personnel, and student-athletes. e. Home teams will provide two analog phone lines to the visiting team’s regular broadcast station. Media members and the public have access to many different services under the conference umbrella. The 3. Television Policies league office strives to assist those interested in obtaining information and focuses its efforts on showcasing Definitions the accomplishments of its teams and players. In addition to it’s weekly press release and statistics, the confer- Exhibition: To transmit, distribute, license, sublicense, telecast, display, exhibit, reproduce, exploit, or ence provides several other avenues to assist the public and the media in following the WCHA. otherwise use. Broadcast: Method of transmitting television signals over-the-air, which are receivable in final usable form by standard, analog or digital television receiving sets, owned by the general public. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION Non-Standard Television: Method of distribution other than Broadcast Information is released on a frequent basis. The conference’s comprehensive weekly news release, issued on a. Cable Tuesdays during the playing season, features news on the upcoming week’s games, conference standings, b. Satellite schedules and results, game summaries, member team notebooks, team and individual statistics (conference c. Internet and overall), and Division 1 national team and individual statistical leaders. The weekly press release is issued d. Developing technology in the field to accredited media in a PDF format and is also available via the league’s official web site at: wcha.com. 4. Internet Broadcasts WCHA Players of the Week – offense, defense and rookie – are released by the public relations office on Internet broadcasts will be allowed to be telecast live, under the following conditions. Wednesdays during the regular season. a. When the system (service) can protect (blackout) the home institutions DMA by Zip Code. If the system cannot provide this service, the broadcast will be allowed only on a delayed basis. (Internet Broadcast not to begin until conclusion of the game.) WCHA.COM b. If the game is not being telecast, there are no Internet restrictions. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s official website address is: wcha.com. The conference web site is 5. Start Time, Intermission, and Time-Out Policies produced through the joint efforts of the league’s public relations office and CBS College Sports Network. The following policies are effective for all Association regular season home games. Visitors to wcha.com will find information on all facets of the league, including press releases, league a. All games shall start seven (:07) or thirty-seven (:37) minutes after the designated hour. and member-team playing schedules, game-by-game results and summaries, complete team and individual Game Time: 7:00 pm – drop puck at 7:07 pm statistics, feature stories, team-by-team data, rosters, ticket information for league championships, league Game Time: 7:30 pm – drop puck at 7:37 pm archives and a comprehensive on-line store – the WCHA Shop – that features official WCHA and member team b. Between period intermissions will be 15:00 minutes in length. New periods are not to begin until the merchandise. The league’s web site features automated standings, scoreboards, results, box scores, and team entire 15:00 minute intermission has concluded. and individual statistics that are updated as games are completed. c. In the case of a televised game, there will be a total of four,: 30 second Official Time-Outs per period. CBS College Sports Network, the host for the WCHA’s official web site (wcha.com), consists of some 160 Time-outs may not exceed: 30 seconds and there should be no more than four per period. It is recommended official athletic sites for top colleges, universities, and athletic conferences and associations. CBS College Sports by the Association that the four Official Time-Outs be taken at the first stoppage of play after the 16:00, 12:00, Network designs, builds, hosts, maintains and markets the official athletic sites for schools such as Notre Dame, 8:00, and 4:00 marks of each period. (A PENALTY AT 15:55 EFFECTIVELY CANCELS THE 16:00 TIME OUT IF THE Ohio State, Maryland, Stanford, North Carolina and Miami (Fla.). CBS College Sports Network’s “College Sports BREAK CANNOT BE TAKEN FIVE (5) SECONDS EARLY). Time-Outs may not be taken during power-plays, and Pass” subscription service provides audio and video of games, coaches’ shows, press conferences and other time-outs are discouraged (but not prohibited) during even-strength shorthanded play. exclusive broadband programming; its exclusive “GameTracker” application provides live statistics, scores and d. When a game is telecast, the producer(s) of the telecast(s) or the producer’s Representative will meet play-by-play for football, basketball, baseball and softball. CBS Collge Sports Networks offers network partners with the Official prior to the game to establish the need and mechanism for signaling media Time-Outs. When a complete Web site solution, including online brand management, content delivery, consumer marketing, more that one telecast is involved, the home telecast has the right (which may be waived to the visitors or third and business/commerce solutions. It is the only provider that can design, develop, implement and oversee party) to initiate the signal for media Time-Outs. All telecasts must have a communications link for Time-Out an official online store for an athletic department. coordination. e. When a game is telecast, the minor official in charge of timekeeping will coordinate the time of day WCHA STATISTICS • WWW.COLLEGEHOCKEYSTATS.NET to which the scoreboard is set with the producer or director of each telecast at least 90 minutes prior to the The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is part of a comprehensive internet-based collegiate hockey start of the game. statistical service that can be acessed on the web at: collegehockeystats.net. Visitors to this user-friendly service will find complete and up-to-date team-by-team and individual statistics, league standings, team-by-team rosters, team-by-team schedules and results, complete box scores, national WCHA REGULATIONS 1. Telecast Rights team and individual leaders, and historical archives. Complete, updated statistics for WCHA-member teams Member institutions have the rights to telecast all home and away games in their home DMA/or through the – both team and player – are typically available within 15 minutes following the conclusion of each game. normal regional coverage of their designated broadcaster despite any overlap of these areas. 2. Access and Facilities CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS a. Visiting and third party partners will pay an Access Fee of no more than $600.00 per series. The WCHA produces numerous publications each season, including a conference yearbook, schedule & direc- b. The receipt of the Access Fee will obligate the home institutions to mediate the needs of home, tory booklet, post-season tournament championship program, and year-in-review statistical summary.