The Western Collegiate Hockey Association announced its composite league schedule for the upcoming 2026-27 season on Wednesday afternoon. The schedule features a total of 112 conference games as the league enters its 28th season of women's hockey competition.
  
The 2026-27 composite schedule outlines weekend dates and opponents for each of the league’s eight member institutions. Exact game days and times of each two-game series will be determined by the host institution, with the WCHA online composite schedule being updated accordingly. While the weekends are assigned, teams may opt to play Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, or for an agreed-upon home-and-home series. Non-conference matchups will also be updated on the composite schedule upon announcements from each league member. The WCHA league schedule features 28 games for each team in 2026-27 as all eight programs play in two, two-game series (one home, one away) against each of the other seven member institutions. 

As the nation’s premier women’s collegiate hockey conference, the WCHA has won 23 national championships since 2000. Wisconsin won the WCHA's 22nd NCAA National Championship title this past March with a 3-2 victory over fellow WCHA foe Ohio State. 

The battle for the Julianne Bye Cup (regular season champion) begins the first weekend of October with six of the eight league teams in action as Bemidji State hosts Minnesota, Minnesota State welcomes St. Cloud State, and St. Thomas takes on Ohio State in St. Paul. 

In a rematch of the 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 NCAA championship games, Wisconsin and Ohio State will square off against each other first in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 9-10, and then meet on the final weekend of the regular season in Madison, Wisconsin, Feb. 19-20.

Postseason play begins on Feb. 26th with the 2027 WCHA First Round best-of-three series starting, followed by the 2027 WCHA Final Faceoff taking place on March 4th & 6th. 
 
Throughout the season, fans can watch all WCHA home games via the B1G+ on-demand streaming service. To subscribe to B1G+ for the 2026-27 season, visit www.bigtenplus.com

2026-27 Western Collegiate Hockey Association
Composite Conference Schedule

*All dates subject to change. All times TBA. 

Date	Game
Oct. 2-3:	Minnesota at Bemidji State
	St. Cloud State at Minnesota State
	Ohio State at St. Thomas
Oct. 9-10:	St. Thomas at Minnesota Duluth
	Wisconsin at Ohio State
Oct. 16-17	Minnesota Duluth at Bemidji State
	Ohio State at Minnesota
	Minnesota State at Wisconsin
	St. Cloud State at St. Thomas
Oct. 23-24:	Bemidji State at St. Cloud State
Oct. 30-31:	Bemidji State at Ohio State
	Minnesota at Minnesota Duluth
	St. Thomas at Minnesota State
	Wisconsin at St. Cloud State
Nov. 13-14:	Minnesota State at Bemidji State
	St. Cloud State at Minnesota
	Minnesota Duluth at Ohio State
	St. Thomas at Wisconsin
Nov. 20-21:	Bemidji State at Wisconsin
	Minnesota at St. Thomas
	Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota State
	Ohio State at St. Cloud State
Dec. 4-5	St. Thomas at Bemidji State
	Wisconsin at Minnesota
	St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth
	Minnesota State at Ohio State
Dec. 11-12:	Minnesota at Minnesota State
	Minnesota Duluth at Wisconsin
Jan. 8-9:	Bemidji State at Minnesota
	Minnesota State at St. Cloud State
	Wisconsin at St. Thomas
	Ohio State at Minnesota Duluth
Jan. 15-16:	Ohio State at Bemidji State
	Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota
	St. Thomas at St. Cloud State
	Wisconsin at Minnesota State
Jan. 22-23:	Bemidji State at St. Thomas
	Minnesota at Ohio State
	Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth
	St. Cloud State at Wisconsin
Jan. 29-30:	Wisconsin at Bemidji State
	St. Thomas at Minnesota
	Minnesota Duluth at St. Cloud State
	Ohio State at Minnesota State
Feb. 5-6	Bemidji State at Minnesota Duluth
	Minnesota at Wisconsin
	Minnesota State at St. Thomas
	St. Cloud State at Ohio State
Feb. 12-13	St. Cloud State at Bemidji State
	Minnesota State at Minnesota
	St. Thomas at Ohio State
	Wisconsin Minnesota Duluth
Feb. 19-20:	Bemidji State at Minnesota State
	Minnesota Duluth at St. Thomas
	Minnesota at St. Cloud State
	Ohio State at Wisconsin

Note: Game times and dates are subject to change. Please check wcha.com for schedule updates throughout the 2026-27 season.
  
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