The Western Collegiate Hockey Association has announced that the 2025 Kwik Trip Final Faceoff will be hosted by the University of Minnesota Duluth and held at Amsoil Arena in Duluth, Minn. on March 7-8, 2025.
“We are thrilled that Minnesota Duluth will be hosting the Kwik Trip WCHA Final Faceoff in 2025,” Interim WCHA Commissioner Tracy Dill said. “Amsoil Arena will serve as an outstanding venue for the Final Faceoff and Minnesota Duluth’s history in hosting these types of events will insure a great tournament experience for our student-athletes and fans.”
"The WCHA Final Faceoff is an annual showcase for women's hockey," said UMD director of athletics Forrest Karr. "We look forward to hosting and intend to ensure that participating teams and fans have a quality experience in every way during their time in Duluth."
Annually pitting the nation’s top programs and players, the WCHA Postseason Tournament is capped by the four-team, two-day Kwik Trip WCHA Final Faceoff, the premier conference tournament in women’s collegiate ice hockey.
The winner of the WCHA Final Faceoff receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Championship.
The tournament will be returning to Duluth for the first time since it was played there in 2012.
"We are thrilled to serve as the host of the 2025 Final Face-off. Duluth has a great reputation for putting on tremendous hockey events, most recently the women's NCAA Frozen Four in 2023, and the people behind the operation will no doubt do a great job with this one. We look forward to welcoming the best of the WCHA next spring," Minnesota Duluth coach Maura Crowell said.
The first WCHA Playoff Championship was held March 2-4, 2000 at the Bloomington (Minn.) Ice Gardens and culminated with Minnesota Duluth taking the tournament title with a 2-0 win over Minnesota.
Since that inaugural event, the tournament has been held in Rochester, Minn. (2001), Blaine, Minn. (2002), Grand Forks, N.D. (2003, 2015), Minneapolis, Minn. (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024), Duluth, Minn. (2008, 2012) and Bemidji, Minn. (2014).
Wisconsin leads all WCHA teams with nine postseason titles (2006, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021), followed by Minnesota with eight (2002, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2023), Minnesota Duluth with five (2000, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2010) and Ohio State with two (2020, 2022).