2012–13 WCHA women's ice hockey season explained

2012–13 Western Collegiate Hockey Association women's ice hockey season
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League:	NCAA Division I
Sport:	Ice hockey
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Duration:	September 2012 - March, 2013
No Of Teams:	8
Season:	Regular season
Season Champ Name:	Reg. season champs
League Champ Name:	Tournament
Seasonslistnames:	Ice hockey
Prevseason Year:	10–11
Nextseason Year:	12–13

The 2012–13 WCHA women's ice hockey season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey among Western Collegiate Hockey Association members.

Regular season

In-season honors

Players of the week

Week	Player of the week
October 3	Amanda Kessel, Minnesota^[1]
October 11	Lauren Smith, MSU-Mankato^[2]
October 18	Paige Semenza, Ohio State^[3]
October 25	Tracy McCann, MSU-Mankato^[4]
November 2
November 9
November 16
January 9	Lauren Smith, MSU-Mankato^[5]

Defensive players of the week

Week	Player of the week
October 3	Danielle Butters, Minnesota State University
October 11	Chelsea Knapp, Ohio State
October 18	Kayla Black, Minnesota-Duluth
October 25	Jorid Daginfrud, North Dakota Noora Raty, Minnesota
November 2
November 9
November 16
January 9	Jessica Havel, Bemidji State

Rookies of the week

Week	Rookie of the week
October 3	Hannah Brandt, Minnesota
October 11	Maryanne Menefee, Minnesota
October 18	Katie Fitzgerald, St. Cloud State
October 25	Hannah Brandt, Minnesota
November 2
November 9
November 16
January 9	Meghan Dufault, North Dakota

See also

• National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amanda Kessel, Junior, Forward. University of Minnesota. WCHA . 30 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151012065545/http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1213/201210/oct3wpw.pdf . 12 October 2015 . 3 October 2012.
2. Web site: WCHA Press Release. WCHA . 30 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812115533/http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1213/201210/oct10wpw.php. 12 August 2014. 10 October 2012.
3. Web site: WCHA Press Release. WCHA . 30 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140813004849/http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1213/201210/oct17wpw.php. 13 August 2014. 17 October 2012.
4. Web site: WCHA Press Release . WCHA . 30 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814171049/http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1213/201210/oct24wpw.php . 14 August 2014 . 24 October 2012.
5. Web site: Lauren Smith. Senior, Forward . WCHA . 30 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151011093818/http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1213/201301/jan9wpw.pdf . 11 October 2015.