Here is a look at a recap of the WCHA’s seasons from 2014-2019. (Compiled by Bill Brophy)
2014-15
NCAA champion – Minnesota, coached by Brad Frost, beat Harvard 4-1
Regular season champion – Minnesota. WCHA
Hannah Brandt
National Tournament Qualifiers: Minnesota, Wisconsin.
WCHA Player of the Year: Hannah Brandt, Jr., F, UM.
WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year: Shelby Amsley-Benzie, Jr., G, UND.
WCHA Defensive Player of the Year: Rachel Ramsey, D, Sr., UM.
WCHA Rookie of the Year: Annie Pankowski, F, UW.
WCHA Coach of the Year: Jim Scanlan, BSU.
WCHA Scoring Champion: Hannah Brandt, Jr., F, UM (27gp, 21-29=50).
WCHA Goaltending Champion: Shelby Amsley-Benzie, Jr., UND (13-6-3, 1.17, .955).
All-WCHA First Team: F - Hannah Brandt, Jr., UM; F - Dani Cameranesi, So., UM; F - Blayre Turnbull, Sr., UW; D - Rachel Ramsey, Sr., UM; D - Lee Stecklein, So., UM; G - Shelby-Amsley Benzie, Jr., UND; G - Brittni Mowat, So., BSU. All-WCHA Second Team: F - Brittany Ammerman, Sr., UW; F - Zoe Hickel, Sr., UMD; F - Annie Pankowski, Fr., UW; D - Milica McMillen, Jr., UM; D - Brigette Lacquette, Sr., UMD. All-WCHA Third Team: F - Rachel Bona, Sr., UM; F - Becca Kohler, Jr., UND; F - Karley Sylvester, Sr., UW; D - Courtney Burke, Jr., UW; UND - Halli Kryzaniak, So., UND. G - Ann-Renée Desbiens, So., UW.
All-WCHA Rookie Team: F - Emily Clark, UW; F - Annie Pankowski, UW; F - Kelly Pannek, UM; D - Sydney Baldwin, UM; D - Alexis Joyce, BSU; G - Kassidy Sauvé, OSU.
All-American First Team: F - Hannah Brandt, Jr., UM; D - Rachel Ramsey, Sr., UM; G - Brittni Mowat, So., BSU. All-American Second Team: F - Dani Cameranesi, So., UM; D - Lee Stecklein, So., UM; G - Shelby Amsley-Benzie, Jr., UND.
National Rookie of the Year: Annie Pankowski, F, UW.
Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-3 Finalist: Hannah Brandt, Jr., F, UM.
Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 Finalists: Shelby Amsley-Benzie, Jr., G, UND; Hannah Brandt, Jr.; F, UM; Dani Cameranesi, So., F, UM; Rachel Ramsey, Sr., D, UM
2015 WCHA Final Faceoff/Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, N.D>.
March 7 -- No. 4 Bemidji State 1, No. 1 Minnesota 0 (1,059) No. 3 North Dakota 1, No. 2 Wisconsin 4 (1,445)
March 8 Championship - Bemidji State 0, Wisconsin 4 (902).
Playoff champion -- Wisconsin
Attendance: 3,406.
All-tourney team: F- Stephanie Anderson, Bemidji State F - Sydney McKibbon, Wisconsin F - Sarah Nurse, Wisconsin D - Ivana Bilic, BSU D - Mellissa Channell, Wisconsin G - Ann-Renée Desbiens, Wisconsin MOP: Sarah Nurse, F, Wisconsin
2014-15 NCAA Champions from Minnesota
2015-16
NCAA champion – Minnesota, coached by Brad Frost, beat Boston College 3-1
Regular season champion -- Wisconsin.
National Tournament Qualifiers: Minnesota, Wisconsin.
WCHA Player of the Year: Ann-Renée Desbiens, Jr., G, UW.
WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year: Shelby Amsley-Benzie, Jr., G, UND.
WCHA Defensive Player of the Year: Ivana Bilic, Sr., D, BSU.
WCHA Rookie of the Year: Sarah Potomak, F, UM.
Ann-Renée Desbiens
WCHA Coach of the Year: Mark Johnson, UW.
WCHA Scoring Champion: Dani Cameranesi, Jr., F, UM (28gp, 24-29=53).
WCHA Goaltending Champion: Ann-Renée Desbiens, Jr., UW (23-3-1, 0.81, .958).
All-WCHA First Team: F - Hannah Brandt, Sr., UM; F - Annie Pankowski, So., UW; F - Dani Cameranesi, Jr., UM; D - Lee Stecklein, Jr., UM; D - Courtney Burke, Sr., UW; G - Ann-Renée Desbiens, Jr., UW. All-WCHA Second Team: F - Emily Clark, So., UW; F - Ashleigh Brykaliuk, Jr., UMD; F - Amy Menke, Jr., UND; D - Jenny Ryan, Jr., UW; D - Milica McMillen, Sr., UM; G - Brittni Mowat, Jr., BSU. All-WCHA Third Team: F - Sarah Nurse, Jr., UW; F - Sarah Potomak, Fr., UM; F - Molly Illikainen, Sr., SCSU; D - Ivana Bilic, Sr., BSU; D - Halli Krzyzaniak, Jr., UND; G - Shelby Amsley-Benzie, Sr., UND.
All-WCHA Rookie Team: F - Sarah Potomak, UM; F - Sam Cogan, UW; F - Julia Tylke, SCSU; D - Lauren Boyle, OSU; D - Anna Kilponen, UND; D - Melissa Hunt, BSU; G - Maddie Rooney, UMD.
All-American First Team: F - Hannah Brandt, Sr., UMN; G - Ann-Renée Desbiens, Jr., UW. All-American Second Team: F - Dani Cameranesi, Jr., UM; F - Annie Pankowski, So., UW; D - Courtney Burke, Sr., UW; D - Lee Stecklein, Jr., UM.
National Rookie of the Year: Sarah Potomak, F, UM.
Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-3 Finalist: Ann-Renée Desbiens, Jr., G, UW. Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 Finalists: Shelby Amsley-Benzie, Jr., G, UND; Hannah Brandt, Sr., F, UM; Dani Cameranesi, Jr., F, UM; Ann-Renée Desbiens, Jr., G, UW; Annie Pankowski, So., F, UW
WCHA Final Faceoff Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, Minn.
March 5 No. 4 Minnesota Duluth 0, No. 1 Wisconsin 5 (N/A)
No. 3 North Dakota 0, No. 2 Minnesota 2 (2,233)
March 6 Championship - Minnesota 0, Wisconsin 1 (1,855).
Attendance: 4,088.
Playoff Champion: Wisconsin.
All-tournament team: F- Emily Clark, Wisconsin F - Amanda Kessel, Minnesota F - Sydney McKibbon, Wisconsin D - Sydney Baldwin, Minnesota D - Courtney Burke, Wisconsin G - Ann-Renée Desbiens, Wisconsin MOP: Ann-Renée Desbiens, Wisconsin
2016 NCAA Champions from Minnesota
2016-17
Regular season champion—Wisconsin.
National Tournament Qualifiers: Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth, Wisconsin.
WCHA Player of the Year: Lara Stalder, Sr., F, UMD.
WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year: Lara Stalder, Sr., F, UMD.
WCHA Defensive Player of the Year: Sidney Morin, Sr., D, UMD.
WCHA Rookie of the Year: Abby Roque, F, UW.
WCHA Coach of the Year: Maura Crowell, Minnesota Duluth.
WCHA Scoring Champion: Kelly Pannek, Jr. F, UM (28gp, 14-30=44).
WCHA Goaltending Champion: Ann-Renée Desbiens, Sr., UW (21-1-4, 0.68, .963).
Lara Stalder
All-WCHA First Team: F - Lara Stalder, Sr. UMD; F - Kelly Pannek, Jr, UM; F - Annie Pankowski, Jr., UW; D - Lee Stecklein, Sr., UM; D - Jenny Ryan, Sr., UW; G – Ann-Renée Desbiens, Jr., UW. All-WCHA Second Team: F - Ashleigh Brykaliuk, Sr., UMD; F - Sarah Potomak, So., UM; F - Sarah Nurse, Sr., UW; D - Sidney Morin, Sr. UMD; D - Halli Krzyzaniak, Sr. UND; G - Kassidy Sauvé, So., OSU. All-WCHA Third Team: F - Katherine McGovern, Sr. UMD; F - Dani Cameranesi, Sr., UM; F - Emily Clark, Jr., UW; D - Megan Wolfe, Sr., UM; D - Jincy Dunne, Fr., OSU; G - Maddie Rooney, So., UMD.
All-WCHA Rookie Team: F - Abby Roque, UW; F - Ryleigh Houston, UND; F - Sydney Brodt, UMD; D - Jincy Dunne, OSU; D - Mekenzie Steffen, UW; G - Janine Alder, SCSU.
All-American First Team: F - Kelly Pannek, Jr., UM; F - Lara Stalder, Sr., UMD; D - Lee Stecklein, Sr. UM; G - Ann-Renée Desbiens, Jr., UW. All-American Second Team: F - Sarah Nurse, Sr., UW; F - Annie Pankowski, Jr., UW; D
- Jenny Ryan, Sr., G - Kassidy Sauvé, So., OSU.
Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Winner: Ann-Renée Desbiens, Sr., G, UW.
Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-3 Finalists: Ann-Renée Desbiens, Sr., G, UW; Lara Stalder, Sr., F, UMD.
Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 Finalists: Ann-Renée Desbiens, Sr., G, UW; Annie Pankowski, Jr., F, UW; Kelly Pannek, Jr., F, UM; Sarah Potomak; So., F, UM; Lara Stalder, Sr., F, UMD.
AHCA Women’s Division I Coach of the Year: Maura Crowell, UMD.
2017 WCHA Final Faceoff/Ridder Arena, Minneapolis Minn.
March 4 -- No. 4 North Dakota 1, No. 1 Wisconsin 2 (N/A)
No. 3 Minnesota Duluth 2, No. 2 Minnesota 1 (2 OT) (2,533)
March 5 Championship - Minnesota Duluth 1, Wisconsin 4 (1,708)
Playoff Champion -- Wisconsin
Attendance: 4,241.
All tournament team: F – Emily Clark Wisconsin F – Sydney McKibbon Wisconsin F – Lara Stalder Minnesota Duluth D – Sidney Morin, Minnesota Duluth D – Jenny Ryan, Wisconsin G – Maddie Rooney, Minnesota Duluth MOP: Maddie Rooney, G, Minnesota Duluth
2017 WCHA champions from Wisconsin
2017-18
Regular season champion – Wisconsin.
National Tournament Qualifiers: Minnesota, Ohio State, Wisconsin.
WCHA Player of the Year: Sydney Baldwin, Sr., D, UM.
WCHA Offensive Player of the Year: Abby Roque, So., F, UW.
WCHA Defensive Player of the Year: Sydney Baldwin, Sr., D, UM.
WCHA Goaltender of the Year: Kristen Campbell, So., UW.
Sydney Baldwin
WCHA Rookie of the Year: Emma Maltais, F, OSU. WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year: Catherine Daoust, Sr., D, UMD.
WCHA Coach of the Year: Nadine Muzerall, OSU.
WCHA Scoring Champion: Grace Zumwinkle, Fr., F, UM (24gp, 11-16=27).
WCHA Goaltending Champion: Kristen Campbell, So., UW (20-2-2, 1.16, .941).
All-WCHA First Team: F - Abby Roque, So., UW; F - Emma Maltais, Fr., OSU; F - Grace Zumwinkle, Fr., UM; D - Sydney Baldwin, Sr., UM; D - Jincy Dunne, So., OSU; G - Kristen Campbell, So., UW. All-WCHA Second Team: F - Claudia Kepler, Sr., UW; F - Sophia Shaver, Jr., UW; F - Caitlin Reilly, Sr., UM; D - Mikaela Gardner, Jr., UW; D - Alexis Joyce, Sr., BSU; G - Kassidy Sauvé, Jr., OSU. All-WCHA Third Team: F - Tatum Skaggs, Fr., OSU; F - Katerina Mrázová, Sr., UMD; F - Clair DeGeorge, Fr., BSU; D - Maddie Rolfes, Sr., UW; D - Jalyn Elmes, So., UMD. G - Emma Polusny, Fr., SCSU.
All-WCHA Rookie Team: F - Emma Maltais, OSU; F - Grace Zumwinkle, UMN; F - Clair DeGeorge, BSU; D - Mak Langei, BSU; D - Olivia Knowles, UM; G - Emma Polusny, SCSU.
All-American First Team: D - Sydney Baldwin, Sr., UM. All-American Second Team: D - Jincy Dunne, So., OSU; G - Kristen Campbell, So., UW.
Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 Finalists: Sydney Baldwin, Sr., D, UM; Kristen Campbell, So., G, UW
2018 WCHA Final Faceoff Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, Minn.
March 3 -- No. 4 Bemidi State 1, No. 1 Wisconsin 4
No. 3 Minnesota 2, No. 2 Ohio State 0 (2,499)
March 4 Championship - Minnesota 3, Wisconsin 1 (1,854).
Champion: Minnesota
Attendance: 4,353
All tournament team: F – Baylee Wellhausen Wisconsin F – Taylor Williamson Minnesota F – Grace Zumwinkle Minnesota D – Sydney Baldwin Minnesota D – Maddie Rolfes Wisconsin G – Sidney Peters Minnesota MOP: Sidney Peters, G, Minnesota
2018 WCHA Final Faceoff Champions from Minnesota
2018-19 season
National champion – Wisconsin. Coached by Mark Johnson, beat Minnesota 2-0
WCHA regular season champion -- Minnesota
National Tournament Qualifiers: Minnesota, Wisconsin.
WCHA Player of the Year: Annie Pankowski, Sr., F, UW.
WCHA Offensive Player of the Year: Annie Pankowski, Sr., F, UW.
WCHA Defensive Player of the Year: Jincy Dunne, Jr., D, OSU.
WCHA Goaltender of the Year: Kristen Campbell, Jr., UW.
WCHA Rookie of the Year: Sophie Shirley, F, UW.
Annie Pankowski
WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year: Corbin Boyd, Sr., F, MSU.
WCHA Coach of the Year: Mark Johnson, UW.
WCHA co-Scoring Champions: Nicole Schammel., Sr., F, UM (24gp, 10-17=27); Emma Maltais, So., F, OSU (24gp, 10-17=27).
WCHA Goaltending Champion: Kristen Campbell, Jr., UW (18-4-2), 1.08, .939).
All-WCHA First Team: F - Annie Pankowsi, Sr., UW; F - Emma Maltais, So., OSU; F - Grace Zumwinkle, So., UM; D - Jincy Dunne, So., OSU; D - Makenzie Steffen, Jr., UW; G - Kristen Campbell, Jr., UW. All-WCHA Second Team: F - Nicole Schammel, Sr., UM; F - Sophie Shirley, Fr., UW; F - Abby Roque, Jr., UW; D - Maddie Rolfes, Sr., UW; D - Emily Brown, So., UM; G - Abigaile Levy, Fr., MSU. All-WCHA Third Team: F - Gabbie Hughes, Fr., UMD; F - Kelly Pannek, Sr., UM; F - Naomi Roggie, So., UMD; D - Patti Marshall, Jr., UM; D - Mak Langei, So., BSU. G - Lauren Bench, So., BSU.
All-WCHA Rookie Team: F - Sophie Shirley, UW; F - Gabbie Hughes, UMD; F (tie)- Britta Curl, UW; F (tie) - Taylor Heise, UM; D - Sophie Jaques, OSU; D (tie) - Maggie Flaherty, UM; D (tie) - Anna Wilgren, MSU; G - Abigail Levy, MSU.
All-American First Team: F - Annie Pankowsi, Sr., UW; D - Jincy Dunne, Jr., OSU. All-American Second Team: G - Kristen Campbell, Jr., UW.
Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-3 Finalists: Annie Pankowski, Sr., UW. Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 Finalists: Nicole Schammel, Sr., UM.Minnesota, Wisconsin.
WCHA Playoff Championship Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, Minn.
March 9 -- No. 4 Minnesota Duluth 1, No. 1 Minnesota 4
No. 3 Ohio State 2, No. 2 Wisconsin 3 (2,658)
March 10 Championship - Wisconsin 2, Minnesota 1 (2,452)
Playoff Champion: Wisconsin
Attendance: 5,110.
All-tournament team: F – Britta Curl Wisconsin F – Grace Zumwinkle Minnesota F – Annie Pankowski Wisconsin D – Maddie Rolfes Wisconsin D – Emily Brown, Minnesota G – Kristen Campbell, Wisconsin MOP: Annie Pankowski, F, Wisconsin
Wisconsin celebrates a goal at the 2019 NCAA championship game