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|'''Création'''||bgcolor="ffffff"| 1951
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|'''Membres''' ||bgcolor="ffffff"| 12
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|'''Sport''' ||bgcolor="ffffff"| Hockey sur glace
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|'''Région''' ||bgcolor="ffffff"| Middle West,<br>Ouest américain
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|'''États'''||bgcolor="ffffff"| 7 - Alaska, Colorado, Michigan,<br>Minnesota, Dakota du Nord, Ohio,<br>Wisconsin
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|'''Anciennes appellations'''||bgcolor="ffffff"| Midwest Collegiate Hockey League, <br> Western Intercollegiate Hockey League 
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|'''Siège''' ||bgcolor="ffffff"| Denver Colorado
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|'''Commissionnaire''' ||bgcolor="ffffff"| Bruce McLeod
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|'''Site internet''' ||bgcolor="ffffff"| http://www.wcha.com
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La '''Western Collegiate Hockey Association''' (Association Collégiale de Hockey de l'Ouest) est un groupement de douze universités gérant les compétitions de Ouest des États-Unis. 

==Présentation==
Ce groupement est une des conférences du championnat NCAA au niveau de la division I.

Fin 2006, les équipes masculines de la WCHA ont gagné cinq titres de championnat de la NCAA consécutivement et sept des dix derniers titres. Le niveau féminin est également assez élevé puisque les équipes féminines de la WCHA ont gagné toutes les éditions du championnat.

La WCHA fait ses débuts sous le nom de ''Midwest Collegiate Hockey League '' (MCHL) en 1951. Deux ans plus tard, le groupement devient l'''Western Intercollegiate Hockey League'' (WIHL) pour cinq ans et enfin, le nom de ''Western Collegiate Hockey Association'' est adopté en 1959. 

Le champion de la saison régulière remporte la ''Coupe MacNaughton'' tandis que le vainqueur des séries éliminatoires remporte le ''trophée Broadmoor''.

==Membres==
===Universités actuelles===
Même si la WCHA regroupe douze universités, toutes ne participent pas au championnat féminin et masculin. Ainsi, dix équipes participent au championnat masculin pour huit équipes féminines.

{{Infobox Athletic Conference
|name = Western Collegiate Hockey Association
|short_name = WCHA
|established = 1951
|logo = WCHA.jpg
|logo_size = 264
|association = NCAA
|division = Division I
|members = 12
|sports = Ice hockey
|mens = 10 teams
|womens = 8 teams
|region = Midwestern United States,<br />Western United States and Alaska
|former_names = Western Intercollegiate Hockey League (1953-58)<br />Midwest Collegiate Hockey League (1951-1953)
|hq_city = Denver
|hq_stateabb = CO
|hq_state = Colorado
|commissioner = Bruce McLeod
|website = http://www.wcha.com
|color = black
|font_color = white
|map = WCHAmap.png
|map_size = 250
}}
The '''Western Collegiate Hockey Association''' is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. 

At the conclusion of the 2006 season, WCHA teams had won five consecutive NCAA men's titles (as well as seven of the last ten) and all six women's titles (the first was contested in 2001). The 2005 NCAA Frozen Four hockey tournament finals were comprised entirely of teams from the WCHA.

The WCHA was founded as the '''Midwest Collegiate Hockey League '''(MCHL) from 1951&ndash;53, then became  the '''Western Intercollegiate Hockey League''' (WIHL) from 1953&ndash;58, and ultimately on to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in 1959.  The regular season conference champion is awarded the MacNaughton Cup, while the league's tournament champion takes home the Broadmoor Trophy.

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==Members==
The WCHA has 12 member schools in all; the men's division operates with 10 members, while the women's division has eight. 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Joined
!Affiliation
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!NCAA&nbsp;Men's<br>Championships
!NCAA&nbsp;Women's<br>Championships
!Primary Conference
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|University of Alaska Anchorage 
|Anchorage, Alaska
|1977
|1993
|Public
|18,000
|Seawolves
|0
|N/A
|Great Northwest (D-II)
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|Bemidji State University 
|Bemidji, Minnesota
|1919
|1999
|Public
|4,800
|Beavers
|<small>Plays in CHA</small>
|0
|Northern Sun (D-II)
|-
|Colorado College 
|Colorado Springs, Colorado
|1874
|1951
|Private
|1,950
|Tigers
|2
|N/A
|SCAC (D-III)
|-
|University of Denver 
|Denver, Colorado
|1864
|1951
|Private
|11,117
|Pioneers
|7
|N/A
|Sun Belt
|-
|Michigan Technological University
|Houghton, Michigan
|1885
|1951<small><br>(CCHA, 1981&ndash;84)</small>
|Public
|6,460
|Huskies
|3
|N/A
|GLIAC (D-II)
|-
|University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
|Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota
|1851
|1951
|Public
|51,194
|Golden Gophers
|5
|2
|Big Ten
|-
|University of Minnesota Duluth
|Duluth, Minnesota
|1947
|1966
|Public
|10,500
|Bulldogs
|0
|4
|North Central (D-II)
|-
|Minnesota State University, Mankato
|Mankato, Minnesota
|1868
|1999
|Public
|14,000
|Mavericks
|0
|0
|North Central (D-II)
|-
|University of North Dakota
|Grand Forks, North Dakota
|1883
|1951
|Public
|13,000
|Fighting Sioux
|7
|0
|[Independent Division I transitional membership beginning in 2008|D-I independent starting in 2008
|-
|Ohio State University
|Columbus, Ohio
|1870
|1999
|Public
|51,818
|Buckeyes
|<small>Plays in CCHA</small>
|0
|Big Ten
|-
|St. Cloud State University
|St. Cloud, Minnesota
|1869
|1990
|Public
|14,252
|Huskies
|0
|0
|North Central (D-II)
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|University of Wisconsin-Madison
|Madison, Wisconsin
|1848
|1969
|Public
|41,169
|Badgers
|6
|2
|Big Ten
|}

===Former Members===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
!Institution
!Location
!Founded
!Tenure of<br>Membership
!Affiliation
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!Teams
!NCAA<br>Championships<br>(men's)
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|University of Michigan
|Ann Arbor, Michigan
|1817
|1951&ndash;1981
|Public
|40,025
|Wolverines
|Men's
|9 (5)†
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|Michigan State University
|East Lansing, Michigan
|1855
|1951&ndash;1981
|Public
|45,166
|Spartans
|Men's
|3 (1)†
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|Northern Michigan University
|Marquette, Michigan
|1899
|1984&ndash;1997
|Public
|9,000
|Wildcats
|Men's
|1 (1)†
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|University of Notre Dame
|South Bend, Indiana
|1842
|1971&ndash;1981
|Private
|10,311
|Fighting Irish
|Men's
|0 (0)†
|}

* All former members of the WCHA are current members of the CCHA.
† Number of NCAA championships won while WCHA member.