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Welcome to the official website for the Western Collegiate Hockey League (WCHL), the Conference of Champions!

Entering the 2019-2020 season, the WCHL boasts seven strong contenders for the ACHA M1 National Championship Tournament, which will be held in Frisco, Texas in March 2020.  Night in and night out, the WCHL and its member teams provide competitive, hard-hitting, fast-paced ACHA M1 college hockey action.

Arizona is the current WCHL Regular Season Champion.  Central Oklahoma won three conference championships between 2015-2016 and 2017-2018 seasons.  Arizona State won the conference championship in 2013-2014 and 2014-2015.  

Arizona State won the 2013-14 ACHA M1 National Championship.  Central Oklahoma won the 2014-15 and 2016-2017 ACHA M1 National Championships.

The WCHL was formed in 2013 by Arizona, Arizona State, Central Oklahoma, Colorado, Colorado State and Oklahoma.  Arkansas and Missouri State joined the WCHL in the 2015-2016 season, with Arkansas leaving the WCHL after the 2018-2019 season.  

Leading the way in the ACHA, the WCHL is home to respected ACHA M1 Coaches of the Year and All-Americans, and most of its member teams are consistently in the ACHA M1 Top 25 rankings.

2019-2020 Standings

Team
Wins Lost Points
1
Arizona
Arizona 13 3 39
2
Arizona State
Arizona State 12 5 35
3
Oklahoma
Oklahoma 11 6 31
4
Central Oklahoma
Central Oklahoma 10 8 30
5
Missouri State
Missouri State 6 10 20
6
Colorado State
Colorado State 4 11 11
7
Colorado
Colorado 1 14 5

WCHL Wraparound - January 5, 2015

 

The Fall 2014 semester is in the books and the student-athletes are returning from the holiday break in preparation for the Spring 2015 semester.  With each WCHL team having played half of their league games and about eight more weeks of games left before Nationals, we figured we should kick out another installment of the WCHL Wraparound!

LEAGUE STANDINGS –Every WCHL team has played eight league games so far this season, with eight more league games to go before the WCHL regular season concludes.  The WCHL uses a 3-2-1-0 point system, meaning a win in regulation is worth 3 points, two points are earned for an overtime/shootout win, one point for an overtime/shootout loss and a loss in regulation results in zero points.  After eight games, each team could have possibly earned 24 points had they won every game in regulation.  With that understanding, here are the current WCHL standings:

 

T1 – Central Oklahoma (19 pts, 6 regulation wins, 1 overtime loss, 1 regulation loss)

T1 – Arizona State (19 points, 5 regulation wins, 2 overtime/SO wins, 1 regulation loss)

3 – Oklahoma (13 pts, 3 regulation wins, 1 overtime/SO win, 2 regulations losses, 2 overtime/SO losses)

4 – Colorado State (8 pts, 2 regulation wins, 1 overtime/SO win, 5 regulation losses)

5 – Arizona (7 pts, 1 regulation win, 1 overtime/SO win, 4 regulation losses, 2 overtime/SO losses)

6 – Colorado (6 pts, 1 regulation win, 1 overtime/SO win, 5 regulation losses, 1 overtime/SO loss)

TEAMS RESULTS – Here’s a brief rundown as to how each WCHL team has done in the Fall 2014 semester.

            The University of Arizona (9-10-3 overall, 2-4-2 WCHL) has had a good start to the season under new Head Coach Chad Berman, with impressive road wins at Oklahoma, at Liberty and at Rutgers.  However, the Wildcats have had trouble holding serve at home, losing to Colorado State, Colorado, Liberty, Minot State and arch-rival Arizona State.  Dylan Carter leads the Wildcats in scoring with 5 goals and 9 assists for 14 total points.  Following Carter in scoring on the ice for the Wildcats are Robert Wilkinson (9-4-13), Alex Nespor (8-5-13), Shane Gleason (4-9-13) and Will Pointon (2-11-13).  Sophomore goaltender Garrett Patrick has been the main man in net for UofA with a 7-8 record, a goals against average of 3.41 and a .901 save percentage.  UofA is right on the cusp of the Nationals berth at the semester break.  The Wildcats will have plenty of chances to make a move in the rankings with big games against Central Oklahoma, Stony Brook, Arizona State and Oklahoma in the Spring semester.

            Arizona State University (22-2-0 overall, 7-1-0 WCHL) are continuing their dominating roll as they look to defend their ACHA D1 National Championship.  The Sun Devils have been Number One for most of the season but for a month-long stretch after losing to UCO which slipped ASU to the No. 2 spot.  Nationals MVP Robert Levin returns in net for ASU and has a 19-2 record, 1.85 goals against average, and a .932 save percentage.  ASU is led in scoring by Liam Norris (10-23-33), Ryan Belonger (14-15-29), Sean Murphy (10-19-29), Eric Rivard (14-11-25) and Tommy Cooney (11-14-25).  The Sun Devils recently announced they will be moving to the NCAA D1 ranks next season.  Nothing would be sweeter for the Sun Devils to repeat as National Champions in their last season of ACHA D1 play.

            The University of Central Oklahoma (20-2-1 overall, 6-0-2 WCHL) has been on fire since the season started, racking up wins against Lindenwood, Arizona State, Iowa State, Minot State, Oklahoma and Arizona.  The hot start found the Bronchos ranked Number One for four consecutive weeks, the first time UCO has ever baan ranked in the top spot.  UCO goaltender Tory Caldwell has a record of 11-1, a 2.31 GAA and a .920 SV while backup Brett Patchett has a 9-1 record, a 2.04 GAA and a .926 SV.  Gaven Hohl leads the Bronchos in scoring (17-19-36) followed by Brandon Formosa (13-20-33), Rylan Duley (14-16-30) and Sam Rice (15-14-29).  UCO is a lock for Nationals and will be fighting ASU for the top spot in both the national rankings and WCHL standings throughout the Spring semester.

            The University of Colorado (8-9-2 overall, 2-5-1 WCHL), under new Head Coach Jeff Neitenbach, is off to a nice start in their second season of ACHA D1 play.  The Buffs have already notched nice wins against Arizona, Midland and archrival Colorado State and their rebuilding effort has resulted in CU being ranked in the ACHA Top 25 for much of the Fall semester.  The Buffs are led in scoring by Jake Bauer (10-8-18), Matthew Hefter (1-12-13), Pierce Maty (7-5-12), Thomas Jarman (9-2-11), and Luc Neitenbach (4-7-11).  Goaltender Alex Palumbo is between the pipes for CU most of the time and has a deceptive 7-7 record, a 2.72 GAA and a .903 SV.  CU is also on the cusp of the Nationals field.  With upcoming games against Arizona State, Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma and Arizona, the Buffs will have a chance to jump up in the standings to secure their spot in the post-season tournament. 

            Colorado State University (9-12-0 overall, 3-5-0 WCHL) has seen the pendulum of momentum swing wide for them in the Fall semester, for every huge win against Illinois, Arizona, UCO and archrival CU has seemingly been coupled with losses to ASU, OU, UCO, CU, Illinois and Minot State.  Colorado State is led in scoring by William Neff (8-10-18), Connor Tamai (6-11-17) and Erik Waring (4-8-12).  CSU goaltender Alex Steidler has logged the lion’s share of minutes in net for CSU with a 10-11 record, a 3.82 GAA and a .865 SV.  Head Coach Eric Sunness has the Rams positioned to make a move for a Nationals bid as CSU is ranked No. 27.  With a slew of games in the Spring semester ahead of them, including games against Mercyhurst, Niagara, ASU, UCO, OU and UofA, Colorado State will have every opportunity to control their Nationals fate.

            The University of Oklahoma (15-5-2 overall, 4-2-2 WCHL) remains a perennial Top 10 team with wins against Lindenwood, Iowa State, Minot State and UCO.  However, the Sooners have dropped valuable league points to Arizona, Arizona State and UCO.  OU is led in scoring by Jordan Greenberg (12-23-35), Bryce Johnson (17-16-33), Senate Patton (11-10-21) and Taylor Herndon (8-13-21).   Colin Fernandes has been the Sooners’ main goalie in the Fall, with a 11-4 record, a 2.58 GAA and a .894 SV.  No doubt OU will be at Nationals for 12th consecutive year.  However, a small roster, injury concerns and a brutal Spring schedule of games might mean the Sooners will be hard pressed to stay in the Top 12 and avoid having to play on the first day of the tournament.

RANKINGS – All six WCHL teams have found themselves in the ACHA D1 Top 25 computer ranking at one point or another during the Fall 2014 semester.  Arizona State and Central Oklahoma have traded to the top spot all season long.  Oklahoma and Arizona have also been mainstays in the rankings while Colorado and Colorado State have been in and out of the poll throughout the Fall semester.  As we begin the Spring 2015 semester, here is the most recent ACHA D1 ranking:

 

2014-2015 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #12

Rank

School Name

Record

Previous

1

Arizona State

22-2-0

1

2

Central Oklahoma

20-2-1

2

3

Ohio

19-3-2

3

4

Adrian

20-1-1

5

5

Stony Brook

17-3-0

4

6

Oklahoma

15-5-2

6

7

Robert Morris (IL)

19-3-1

8

8

Lindenwood

10-8-2

7

9

Minot State

19-7-1

9

10

Rhode Island

19-3-2

10

11

Liberty

13-6-4

11

12

Illinois

15-7-1

12

13

Iowa State

9-9-5

13

14

Niagara

13-4-0

14

15

Delaware

10-5-1

16

16

Davenport

12-7-4

17

17

Buffalo

16-4-0

15

18

Michigan-Dearborn

14-10-3

19

19

Syracuse

14-6-1

18

20

Arizona

9-10-3

21

21

Robert Morris Pennsylvania

15-2-2

20

22

Colorado

8-9-2

22

23

Oakland

12-11-1

23

24

Mercyhurst

16-9-2

NR

25

Lebanon Valley

10-7-2

NR

NATIONALS - The computer ranking will also determine the 20 teams that qualify for the 2015 ACHA D1 National Championship Tournament, which will include the following seven autobids:

The computer ranking will for the second time determine the 20 teams that qualify for the 2015 ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships, which will include the following seven autobids:

 

(CHMA) College Hockey Mid-America

(ECHA) Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association

(ESCHL) Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League

(GLCHL) Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League

(NECHL) Northeast Collegiate Hockey League

(WCHL) Western Collegiate Hockey League

(HOST) JOHN CARROLL

The 2015 ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships will be hosted March 5-10 by John Carroll University and the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission at the OBM Arena in Strongsville, OH. This will be the fourth year of the 20-team format.

WCHL AND TEAM USA – The 2015 Winter World University Games will take place on Feb. 4-14, in Granada, Spain.  Once again, the WCHL will have a strong presence on the Team USA roster with nine WCHL players on the 22 man Team USA roster.  Six players from Arizona State University, Ryan Belonger, Chris Burkemper, Ed McGovern, Connor Schmidt, Jordan Young and Sean Murphy, are on the Team USA roster along with Mico Solorzano, Bryce Johnson and Jordan Greenberg from the University of Oklahoma.

WCHL ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND THE WEB– What’s the best way to get up-to-date, almost instantaneous info about the WCHL?  Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/WesternCHL .  We update game results nightly, standings, game previews, viewing links, news from around the ACHA, all on our WCHL twitter feed.  You’re missing out if you’re not following us.  Just sayin’.

We’re also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WesternCHL and most of the info from the Twitter feed finds its way to the Facebook page, but no guarantees, ok?  Of course, we’d love for you to also bookmark our snazzy WCHL website at www.westernchl.com since it has a slew of league information as well.

We might even have some exciting news in the not-too-distant future regarding the future of the WCHL so find us on your favorite social media platform to stay informed! 

Thanks for reading this far down and thanks for your support of the Western Collegiate Hockey League! 

Got any ideas, questions, concerns, etc. about the WCHL?  Hit us up on Twitter, Facebook or shoot an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We hope to see you at a WCHL game in the next few months!

WCHL Wraparound - January 30, 2014

 

We’re winding down the WCHL regular season with the last few weekends of league play coming up over the next two weeks.  Let’s get to the latest WCHL Wraparound!

LEAGUE STANDINGS –The WCHL uses a 3-2-1-0 point system, meaning a win in regulation is worth 3 points, two points are earned for an overtime/shootout win, one point for an overtime/shootout loss and a loss in regulation results in zero points.  Here are the current WCHL standings:

Team Name

W

OTW/SOW

L

OTL/SOL

Points

GF

GA

GR

PTS Lost

PTS Rem

Arizona State

9

1

1

0

29

63

19

5

4

15

Central Oklahoma

9

0

4

1

28

48

35

2

14

6

Oklahoma

6

2

4

2

24

60

31

2

18

6

Arizona

4

1

6

0

14

34

49

5

19

15

Colorado State

2

1

7

1

9

24

46

5

24

15

Colorado

1

0

9

1

4

12

61

5

29

15

 

RANKINGS – This season, the ACHA D1 is utilizing a computer ranking system to determine its weekly Top 25 ranking.  Throughout the season, four WCHL teams (Arizona State, Oklahoma, Central Oklahoma and Arizona) have been mainstays in the ranking while another WCHL squad (Colorado State) has flitted in and out of the poll.  Here is the most recent ACHA D1 ranking:

2013-2014 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #17

Rank

School Name

Record

Previous

1

Arizona State

28-1-0

1

2

Robert Morris (IL)

26-3-1

2

3

Liberty

23-6-1

3

4

Oklahoma

20-5-3

5

5

Adrian

24-4-1

8

6

Stony Brook

19-4-3

6

7

Minot State

18-5-3

9

8

Ohio

23-7-2

4

9

Delaware

20-7-3

7

10

Iowa State

28-8-2

10

11

Central Oklahoma

22-11-3

11

12

Davenport

20-8-2

12

13

Navy

19-6-2

14

14

Arizona

14-17-0

15

15

Rhode Island

20-8-2

16

16

Lindenwood

13-13-2

13

17

Oakland

17-13-0

17

18

Mercyhurst

15-11-2

18

19

Buffalo

19-7-2

21

20

Illinois

15-14-1

20

21

Rutgers

8-13-2

19

22

Syracuse

17-4-1

24

23

West Virginia

13-14-1

22

24

John Carroll

16-9-4

23

25

Lebanon Valley

10-15-1

NR

 

NATIONALS - The computer ranking will for the first time determine the 20 teams that qualify for the 2014 ACHA D1 National Championship Tournament, which will include the following seven autobids:

                (CSCHL) Central States Collegiate Hockey League

                (CHMA) College Hockey Mid-America

                (ECHA) Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association

                (ESCHL) Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League

                (GLCHL) Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League

                (NECHL) Northeast Collegiate Hockey League

                (HOST) Delaware

The 2014 ACHA D1 National Championship Tournament will be hosted March 6-11 by the University of Delaware at the Fred Rust Ice Arena in Newark, Delaware.

As a first-year league within the ACHA D1 ranks, the WCHL is not eligible to receive an autobid to Nationals.  However, next season the WCHL regular season Champion will receive an autobid to the 2015 National Championship Tournament

 

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – Throughout the season, the WCHL has been recognizing a Player of the Week based on his efforts in games the previous week.  Here are the recent WCHL Players of the Week:

Ryan Ostertag (F, Arizona State) – Week of Jan. 9-19

Ansel Ivens-Anderson (F, Arizona) – Week of Jan. 20-27

 

WCHL ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND THE WEB– What’s the best way to get up-to-date, almost instantaneous info about the WCHL?  Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/WesternCHL .  We update game results nightly, standings, game previews, viewing links, weekly and monthly awards, news from around the ACHA, all on our WCHL twitter feed.  You’re missing out if you’re not following us.  Just saying.

We’re also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WesternCHL and most of the info from the Twitter feed finds its way to the Facebook page, but no guarantees, ok?  Of course, we’d love for you to also bookmark our snazzy WCHL website at www.westernchl.com since it has a slew of league information as well.

 

Thanks for reading this far down and thanks for your support of the Western Collegiate Hockey League!

Got any ideas, questions, concerns, etc. about the WCHL?  Hit us up on Twitter, Facebook or shoot an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We hope to see you at a WCHL game in the next few weeks!

WCHL Preseason Coaches' Poll

ARIZONA STATE TOPS WCHL PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL

 

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 20, 2013 – The Arizona State University ice hockey team has been selected as the 2013-2014 preseason favorite in the Western Collegiate Hockey League according to the league's coaches.

In the WCHL Coaches poll, Arizona State, ranked No. 1 in the ACHA for much of the 2012-2013 regular season, was picked to finish in first place by five of the conference's six head coaches. The University of Oklahoma received the other first-place vote and finished second in the balloting, four points behind the Sun Devils.  The University of Central Oklahoma finished third in the WCHL preseason poll, just two points ahead of The University of Arizona.  Colorado State and Colorado, both of which are playing at the ACHA D1 level this season after several successful seasons at the ACHA D2 level, round out the remainder of the poll.

Rank, Team                             Points

1. ARIZONA STATE (5)      35

2. OKLAHOMA (1)             31

3. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA    20

4. ARIZONA                      18

5. COLORADO STATE        13

6. COLORADO                  9

(First Place votes in parentheses)

 

WCHL Wraparound - December 12, 2013

 

The Fall 2013 semester is winding down, the student-athletes are completing their Finals and each WCHL team has played half of their league games with about eight more weeks of games left before Nationals.  What better time to do the first installment in the WCHL Wraparound?

LEAGUE STANDINGS –Every WCHL team has played eight league games so far this season, with eight more league games to go before the WCHL regular season concludes.  The WCHL uses a 3-2-1-0 point system, meaning a win in regulation is worth 3 points, two points are earned for an overtime/shootout win, one point for an overtime/shootout loss and a loss in regulation results in zero points.  After eight games, each team could have possibly earned 24 points had they won every game in regulation.  With that understanding, here are the current WCHL standings:

1 – Arizona State (23 points, 7 regulation wins, 1 overtime win)

2 – Central Oklahoma (16 pts, 5 regulation wins, 1 overtime loss, 2 regulation losses)

3 – Oklahoma (12 pts, 2 regulation wins, 2 overtime wins, 2 regulations losses, 2 overtime losses)

4 – Colorado State (9 pts, 2 regulation wins, 1 overtime win, 4 regulation losses, 1 overtime loss)

5 – Arizona (8 pts, 2 regulation wins, 1 overtime win, five regulation losses)

6 – Colorado (4 pts, 1 regulation win, 6 regulation losses, 1 overtime loss)

TEAMS RESULTS – Here’s a brief rundown as to how each WCHL team has done in the Fall 2013 semester.

                The University of Arizona (10-12-0 overall, 3-5-0 WCHL) has had an up-and-down season so far, with impressive wins at Oklahoma, at Liberty and at home against then-No. 1 Minot State.  However, the Wildcats have lost at home to Iowa State, Colorado State, Delaware and Arizona State.  Andrew Murmes leads the Wildcats in scoring with 15 goals and 15 assists for 30 total points.  Following Murmes in scoring on the ice for the Wildcats are Shane Gleason (3-17-20), Robert Wilkinson (11-5-16), Ansel Ivens-Anderson (4-12-16) and Brennan Parker (9-6-15).  Freshman goaltender Garrett Patrick has been the main men in net for UofA with a 4-5 record, a goals against average of 3.52 and a .890 save percentage.  With consistent play in the Spring semester, the Wildcats should be in a good position to return to Nationals for the first time in years.

                Arizona State University (23-0-0 overall, 8-0-0 WCHL) are taking names wherever they go as the top team in the WCHL and ACHA D1 at the semester break.  The Sun Devils have an impressive goaltending tandem in freshman Robert Levin (12-0 record, 1.02 goals against average, .960 save percentage) and senior Joseph D’Elia (10-0, 1.40 GAA, .940 SV).  ASU is led in scoring by Kale Dolinski (16 goals, 33 assists, 49 total points), Liam Norris (7-23-30), Brian McGinty (11-17-28), Danny McAuliffe (12-11-23) and Colin Hekle (15-6-21).  The Sun Devils are a lock for Nationals, with the only concern being whether they can keep their undefeated run going to secure that No. 1 seed in the tournament.

                 The University of Central Oklahoma (18-6-3 overall, 5-2-1 WCHL) is has put together a nice season so far, with some big wins against Lindenwood, Iowa State, Adrian, Oklahoma and Arizona, while four of the Bronchos’ six regulation losses were to the No. 1 teams at the time, Minot State and Arizona State.  UCO goaltender Tory Caldwell has a record of 10-9, a 2.43 GAA and a .910 SV.  Riley Spraggs leads the Bronchos in scoring (23-12-35) followed by Michael Rivera (9-20-29), Seth Cory (7-22-29), Rylan Duley (15-13-28) and Shane Khalaf (10-18-28).  UCO is a lock for Nationals and can avoid a first-round game at the tournament by staying in the Top 12 through the Spring semester.

                 The University of Colorado (5-11-1 overall, 1-6-1 WCHL) is in its first season of play at the ACHA D1 level, after years of playing ACHA D2.  Colorado got off to a rough start as they rebuild their hockey program but head coach Eric Ballard has the Buffs headed in the right direction.  Already this season, Colorado has a victory over arch-rival Colorado State in league play and wound down the semester winning three of their last four games.  Goaltender Alex Palumbo, despite a 4-9 record, a 4.06 GAA and a .910 SV, has kept the Buffs in most all of their games this season.  Colorado likely won't make the Nationals field this season but can lay the groundwork for future seasons with this young team. 

                 Colorado State University (6-15-1 overall, 3-4-1 WCHL) is also in its first season of ACHA D1 play and find themselves immediately in the mix for Nationals.  CSU has impressive wins at Arizona and against in-state rival Colorado, but since the win over CU, the Rams have lost their last six games of the semester.  CSU was ranked as high as 14th but now find themselves just outside the Top 25 at No. 26.  Colorado State is led in scoring by Collin Abitz (6-8-14), Connor Tamai (2-10-12), Chris Guidotti (7-4-11) and Will Neff (3-7-10).  Rams goaltender Alex Steidler has logged the lion’s share of minutes in net for CSU with a 5-16 record, a 3.63 GAA and a .890 SV.  The Rams have a chance to make the field for Nationals but must put together a nice string of wins when play resumes in the Spring semester.

                 The University of Oklahoma (16-3-3 overall, 4-2-2 WCHL) remain a perennial Top 10 team with series wins against Lindenwood, Colorado State and Rutgers.  However, the Sooners haven’t defended their home ice very well with home losses to Arizona, ASU, Illinois and Adrian.  OU is led in scoring by Bryce Johnson (19-19-38), Jordan Greenberg (17-18-35), Derek Tylka (10-10-20), Cory Ramsey (4-15-19) and Darrell Boldon (12-6-18).  Nick Holmes, the Sooners’ main goalie in the Fall, has a 12-6 record with a 2.02 GAA and a .920 SV.  OU will be at Nationals and are playing for a spot as one of the Top 4 seeds in the tournament.

 

RANKINGS – This season, the ACHA D1 is utilizing a computer ranking system to determine its weekly Top 25 ranking.  Throughout the Fall semester, four WCHL teams (Arizona State, Oklahoma, Central Oklahoma and Arizona) have been mainstays in the ranking while another WCHL squad (Colorado State) has flitted in and out of the poll.  As the Fall semester winds down, here is the most recent ACHA D1 ranking:

 

                2013-2014 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #12

                Rank      School Name                     Record                  Previous

                1              Arizona State                    23-0-0                   1

                2              Robert Morris (IL)            17-2-1                   2

                3              Minot State                        13-4-1                   5

                4              Liberty                                  20-3-0                   4

                5              Oklahoma                          16-3-3                   3

                6              Iowa State                          21-5-2                   6

                7              Adrian                                   19-4-0                   8

                8              Ohio                                      18-4-1                   7

                9              Delaware                             15-5-2                   9

                10           Stony Brook                       14-3-3                   10

                11           Central Oklahoma          18-6-3                   11

                12           Arizona                                              10-12-0                 13

                13           Davenport                          12-7-1                   12

                14           Mercyhurst                        15-6-1                   15

                15           Lindenwood                       6-12-2                   14

                16           Rhode Island                      15-5-2                   18

                17           Oakland                               13-10-0                 19

                18           Navy                                      14-5-2                   16

                19           Illinois                                   10-11-1                 17

                20           Buffalo                                 16-5-2                   21

                21           Syracuse                              12-3-1                   NR

                22           West Virginia                     11-11-1                 22

                23           John Carroll                        12-7-3                   20

                24           Rutgers                                                5-8-2                      24

                25           West Chester                    10-7-2                   NR

NATIONALS - The computer ranking will for the first time determine the 20 teams that qualify for the 2014 ACHA D1 National Championship Tournament, which will include the following seven autobids:

 

                (CSCHL) Central States Collegiate Hockey League

 

                (CHMA) College Hockey Mid-America

                (ECHA) Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association

                (ESCHL) Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League

                (GLCHL) Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League

                (NECHL) Northeast Collegiate Hockey League

                (HOST) Delaware

The 2014 ACHA D1 National Championship Tournament will be hosted March 6-11 by the University of Delaware at the Fred Rust Ice Arena in Newark, Delaware.

As a first-year league within the ACHA D1 ranks, the WCHL is not eligible to receive an autobid to Nationals.  However, next season the WCHL regular season Champion will receive an autobid to the 2015 National Championship Tournament

 

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – Throughout the season, the WCHL has been recognizing a Player of the Week based on his efforts in games the previous week.  Here are the WCHL Players of the Week through the Fall 2013 semester:

Rylan Duley (F, Central Oklahoma) – Week of Sept. 13-19

Brian McGinty (F, Arizona State) – Week of Sept. 20-26

Shane Gleason (D, Arizona) – Week of Sept. 27-Oct. 3

Nick Holmes (G, Oklahoma) – Week of Oct. 4-10

Danny McAuliffe (F, Arizona State) – Week of Oct. 11-17

Connor Tamai (F, Colorado State) – Week of Oct. 14-20

Bryce Johnson (F, Oklahoma) – Week of Oct. 21-27

Alex Steidler (G, Colorado State) -= Week of Oct. 28- Nov. 3

Alex Palumbo (G, Colorado) – Week of Nov 4-10

Jordan Greenberg (F, Oklahoma) – Week of Nov. 11-17

Kale Dolinski (F, Arizona State) – Week of Dec 2-9

WCHL AND TEAM USA – The Winter World University Games are going on right now in Trentino, Italy and the WCHL has strong ties to the Team USA roster representing America at the WWUG.  University of Arizona Head Coach Sean Hogan is serving as an assistant coach for Team USA in Trentino.  Five players from Arizona State University, Danny McAulliffe, Brian McGinty, Alex Temby, Jordan Young and Sean Murphy, are on the 22 man Team USA roster.

ACHA HONORS – The ACHA hands out monthly awards for various categories and several WCHL players and programs have been recognized.  In September, Central Oklahoma goaltender Tory Caldwell was recognized as the Warrior Goalie of the Month, Arizona defenseman Shane Gleason was named the Harrow Defenseman of the Month and Colorado State received the Harrow Community Service Award for their flood relief efforts in Colorado.  In October, Arizona State’s Kale Dolinski was named the Harrow Player of the Month while ASU’s Robert Levin was tabbed as the Warrior Goalie of the Month.   

WCHL ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND THE WEB– What’s the best way to get up-to-date, almost instantaneous info about the WCHL?  Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/WesternCHL .  We update game results nightly, standings, game previews, viewing links, weekly and monthly awards, news from around the ACHA, all on our WCHL twitter feed.  You’re missing out if you’re not following us.  Just saying.

We’re also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WesternCHL and most of the info from the Twitter feed finds its way to the Facebook page, but no guarantees, ok?  Of course, we’d love for you to also bookmark our snazzy WCHL website at www.westernchl.com since it has a slew of league information as well.

 

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