WCHA Members
Alaska-Anchorage
(University of Alaska Anchorage)Founded: 1977
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
A.K.A.: UAA
Nickname: Seawolves
Colors: Green and Gold
Rink: Sullivan Arena (completed 1983, capacity 6,206)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: none
Great West
Regular Season Championships: 1 (1986-87)
Member: 1985-88
WCHA
Tournament Championships: none
Regular Season Championships: none
Member: Since 1993
Colorado College
Founded: 1874
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
A.K.A.: CCNickname: Tigers
Colors: Black and Gold
Rink: Colorado Springs World Arena (completed 1998, capacity 7,343)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: 2 (1950, 1957)
WCHA
Tournament Championships: 1 (1978)
Regular Season Championships: 9 (1951-52, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1993-94 to 1995-96, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2007-08)
Member: Since 1951
Denver
(University of Denver)Founded: 1864
Location: Denver, Colorado
A.K.A.: DU
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Crimson and Gold
Rink: Magness Arena (completed 1999, capacity 6,026)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: 7 (1958, 1960-61, 1968-69, 2004-05)
WCHA
Tournament Championships: 15 (1959, 1961, 1963-64, 1966, 1968-69, 1971-73, 1986, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008)
Regular Season Championships: 11 (1957-58, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1967-68, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1977-78, 1985-86, 2001-02, 2004-05)
Member: Since 1951
Michigan Tech.
(Michigan Technological University)Founded: 1885
Location: Houghton, Michigan
A.K.A.: MTU
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Silver and Gold
Rink: John MacInnes Student Ice Arena (completed 1972, capacity 4,200)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: 3 (1962, 1965, 1975)
CCHA
Tournament Championships: none
Regular Season Championships: none
Member: 1981-84
WCHA
Tournament Championships: 9 (1959, 1962, 1965, 1969-70, 1974-76, 1981)
Regular Season Championships: 6 (1961-62, 1965-66, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1973-74, 1975-76)
Member: 1951-81, since 1984
Minnesota
(University of Minnesota)Founded: 1851
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
A.K.A.: UM
Nickname: Golden Gophers
Colors: Maroon and Gold
Rink: Mariucci Arena (completed 1993, capacity 9,700)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: 5 (1974, 1976, 1979, 2002-03)
WCHA
Tournament Championships: 14 (1961, 1971, 1974-76, 1979-81, 1993-94, 1996, 2003-04, 2007)
Regular Season Championships: 12 (1952-53, 1953-54, 1969-70, 1974-75, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1991-92, 1996-97, 2005-06, 2006-07)
Member: Since 1951
Minnesota-Duluth
(University of Minnesota-Duluth)Founded: 1902
Location: Duluth, Minnesota
A.K.A.: UMD
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Maroon and Gold
Rink: Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center (completed 1966, capacity 5,233)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: none
WCHA
Tournament Championships: 2 (1984-85)
Regular Season Championships: 3 (1983-84, 1984-85, 1992-93)
Member: Since 1965
MSU-Mankato
(Minnesota State University Mankato)Founded: 1868
Location: Mankato, Minnesota
A.K.A.: Minnesota State
Nickname: Mavericks
Colors: Purple and Gold
Rink: Midwest Wireless Civic Center (completed 1995, capacity 4,832)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: none
NCAA Division 2 Championships: 1 (1980)
NCAA Division 3 Championships: none
WCHA
Tournament Championships: none
Regular Season Championships: none
Member: Since 1998 (began play in 1999)
North Dakota
(University of North Dakota)Founded: 1883
Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota
A.K.A.: ND, UND
Nickname: Fighting Sioux
Colors: Green and White
Rink: Ralph Engelstad Arena (completed 2001, capacity 11,500)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: 7 (1959, 1963, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000)
WCHA
Tournament Championships: 8 (1967-68, 1979-80, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2006)
Regular Season Championships: 13 (1957-58, 1962-63, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1986-87, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2003-04)
Member: Since 1951
St. Cloud
(St. Cloud State University)Founded: 1869
Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota
A.K.A.: SCSU
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Cardinal and Black
Rink: National Hockey Center (completed 1989, capacity 5,763)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: none
NCAA Division 3 Championships: none
WCHA
Tournament Championships: 1 (2001)
Regular Season Championships: none
Member: Since 1990
Wisconsin
(University of Wisconsin Madison)Founded: 1848
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
A.K.A.: UW
Nickname: Badgers
Colors: Cardinal and White
Rink: Kohl Center (completed 1998, capacity 15,237)
NCAA Division 1 Championships: 6 (1973, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1990, 2006)
WCHA
Tournament Championships: 11 (1970, 1972-73, 1977-78, 1982-83, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998)
Regular Season Championships: 3 (1976-77, 1989-90, 1999-2000)
Member: Since 1969