TM TM 2019-20 WCHA SEASON REVIEW wcha.com @wcha_whockey @wcha_whockey /WCHAWomensHockey /WCHAHockey FloHockey.tv CONTACT: TODD BELL / O: 952-681-7668 / C: 972-825-6686 / [email protected] FINAL HORN WESTERN COLLEGIATE • Wisconsin Captures 2019-20 Julianne Bye Cup: The Wisconsin Badgers captured the 2019-20 WCHA regular season title HOCKEY ASSOCIATION on the final day of the regular season. The title is the eighth in Badger program history and their fourth in the last five • FOUNDED 1999 • seasons. All eight titles have been won under the leadership of head coach Mark Johnson. 2950 Metro Drive, Suite 102 • Ohio State Wins 2020 WCHA Final Faceoff: The Ohio State Buckeyes captured the program's first WCHA postseason Bloomington, MN 55425 championship on March 8 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis after a 4-3 overtime semifinal victory against No. 2 seed 952-681-7947 Minnesota and a 1-0 overtime win over against the defending champion and top-seeded Wisconsin Badgers in the championship game. The victories marked the first time in Final Faceoff history that a team won both its semifinal and MEMBER TEAMS the championship game in overtime to capture the title. Bemidji State University • 2020 NCAA Championship: The eight-team field for the 2020 NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Tournament included three University of Minnesota WCHA teams. Defending NCAA champion Wisconsin, Minnesota, and WCHA Final Faceoff champion Ohio State joined University of Minnesota Duluth Cornell, Clarkson, Northeastern, Mercyhurst and Princeton in the postseason field. The tournament was cancelled on Minnesota State University March 12 along with the NCAA's winter and spring championships due to the COVID-19 breakout. The Ohio State University • Roque a Patty Kazmaier Top-3 Finalist: Wisconsin's Abby Roque was one of the 2019-20 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award St. Cloud State University Top-3 Finalists in 2019-20 along with eventual winner Elizabeth Giguère of Clarkson and Northeastern's Alina Mueller. University of Wisconsin Roque was one of four WCHA skaters among the award's top-10 fi nalists as well, along with Badger teammates junior Daryl Watts and sophomore Sophie Shirley as well as Ohio State junior forward Emma Maltais, who was the fi rst 17 National Championships Buckeye to make the top 10 since Natalie Spooner in the 2011-12 season. This year marked the 19th time in 21 seasons 101 All-Americans the WCHA has had at least one Patty Kazmaier Top-3 fi nalist. Additionally, the league has had at least one Top-10 fi nalist 100+ Olympians and in all 21 seasons and had four or more Top-10 fi nalists 15 times in 21 seasons, including a high of six in both 2012 and National Team Members 2013. • All-Americans: The WCHA landed four players on the CCM/AHCA All-America Teams in 2019-20. Junior defenseman Jincy Dunne of Ohio State and senior forward Abby Roque of Wisconsin were named to the first team while junior forwards FLOHOCKEY.TV Emma Maltais of Ohio State and Daryl Watts of Wisconsin received second-team recognition. The AHCA honors are the third for Dunne (first team 2019-20; second team 2018-19), second for Watts (first team, 2017-18) and the first for Once again in 2019-20, FloHockey. Maltais and Roque. The WCHA has now seen its players earn All-America honors 105 times since the league debuted in tv will stream every game (live and 1999-2000. on-demand) hosted by Bemidji State, • The WCHA also saw six players named to the USCHO All-America Team. Dunne and Roque were tabbed Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State for the first team while Watts earned second-team honors and Maltais and Wisconsin sophomore forward and St. Cloud State, along with the Sophie Shirley received third-team recognition. Minnesota freshman defenseman Madeline Wethington WCHA Final Faceoff tournament. earned Rookie All-America honors. • WCHA Scoring/Goaltending Champions: Wisconsin's Daryl Watts was the WCHA's scoring champion in 2019-20, FloHockey.tv also offers access to registering 49 points on 13 goals and a WCHA-best 35 assists in 24 league games. Minnesota's Sydnee Scobee took games hosted by Minnesota, Ohio home league goaltending champion honors with a 1.63 GAA in WCHA play, • NCAA Statistical Leaders: In her debut season with the Badgers, junior Daryl Watts led the NCAA in points (74), assists State and Wisconsin that are also (49), assists per game (1.36) and points per game (2.06). This is Watts' second NCAA scoring title. She led the country available on BTN Plus. in points (82) and ppg (2.16) as a freshman at Boston College in 2017-18. Wisconsin's Abby Roque topped the nation in faceoff wins with 523. St. Cloud State netminder Emma Polusny led all NCAA goaltenders in saves (1,106) and shots faced (1,216). BY THE NUMBERS • 3,449: School-record career saves for Minnesota Duluth's Maddie Rooney, the fourth-best total in WCHA history. • 1,108: Saves by St. Cloud State's Emma Polusny this season, the third-highest total in WCHA history. TABLE OF CONTENTS • 179: Career points for Minnesota senior Sarah Potomak, the 11th-best total in Golden Gopher history. • 145: Games played by Minnesota State senior Emily Antony, equaling the most in school history. WCHA Quick Facts/School Directory .....2 • 99: Career points for Ohio State senior defenseman Jincy Dunne, the third-most for a blueliner in Buckeye history. WCHA Media Information ...........................3 • 49: School record assist total for Wisconsin's Daryl Watts this season, surpassing the previous mark of 48 held by WCHA Player of the Year ............................4 Meghan Duggan (2010-11) and Sara Bauer (2006-07). WCHA Individual Awards.............................5 • :11: Seconds between goals for Bemidji State's Clair DeGeorge on Jan. 25 against Minnesota State, the second-fastest All-WCHA/Statistical Champions ............6 two goals scored by a player in WCHA history. Non-Conference/H-to-H/PotW/PotM ... 7 National Polls/WCHA Week-by-Week ....8 WCHA Notes ....................................................9 WCHA Stacking Up Nationally ..................11 WCHA Season Highs .................................. 12 FINAL 2019-20 WCHA STANDINGS Active Career Leaders ............................... 13 Conference Overall WCHA Composite Schedule .....................14 Rk (Natl Rank) Team Pts GP W L T 3/SW % GF GA GP W L T % GF GA Preseason Poll/WCHA Captains ............ 15 1 (2/2) Wisconsin 56 24 17 4 3 2 .771 97 48 36 28 5 3 .819 160 62 Team Notebooks ..........................................16 2 (5/5) Minnesota 54 24 17 5 2 1 .750 86 40 36 27 6 3 .792 140 61 2019-20 WCHA/NCAA Statistics ..........23 3 (4/4) Ohio State 46 24 13 6 5 2 .625 81 56 38 24 8 6 .711 121 82 4 (8/8) Minnesota Duluth 41 24 11 8 5 3 .563 69 60 36 18 12 6 .583 99 81 5 Bemidji State 29 24 9 13 2 0 .417 48 68 37 16 18 3 .473 71 91 6 Minnesota State 19 24 4 16 4 3 .250 40 83 37 11 20 6 .378 71 108 7 St. Cloud State 7 24 2 21 1 0 .104 32 98 35 6 25 4 .229 62 122 (3-on-3 or shootout win = 1 additional point; rankings listed by USCHO.com fi rst, followed by USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine) HOME OF A RECORD 17 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 •2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2015 • 2016 • 2019 #WEAREWCHA | #LEADERSANDCHAMPIONS WCHA QUICK FACTS/SCHOOL DIRECTORY #WEAREWCHA Website ......................................................................................................................wcha.com Bemidji State Streaming Partner .............................................................................................fl ohockey.tv Hockey SID .................................................................................Tyler Christiansen Offi ce ........................................................................................ 218-755-2763 Headquarters ...........................................................................................2950 Metro Drive Cell ............................................................................................507-626-0638 Suite 102 Email .............................................Tyler.Christiansen@bemidjistate.edu Bloomington, Minn. 55425 Press Box Phone ..............................................................................218-441-4047 Phone ................................................................................................................. 952-681-7947 Hockey Twitter .....................................................................@BSUBeaversWHKY Email ...................................................................................................................pr@wcha.com Hockey Instagram ....................................................................@bsubeaverwhky Twitter ......................................................................................................@WCHA_WHockey Hockey Facebook ............................................................................./BSUBeavers Instagram .................................................................................................. @wcha_whockey Website .......................................................................................... bsubeavers.com Facebook ......................................................................................... /WCHAwomenshockey LinkedIn .............................................................................................................. /wchahockey Minnesota Hockey SID .......................................................................................Mandy Hansen Founded ..............................................................................................................................