WCHA Final Faceoff
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WCHA Final Faceoff is the postseason championship tournament for women’s ice hockey teams in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| WCHA Final Faceoff canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9634137 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: WCHA Final Faceoff Context triple: [Western Collegiate Hockey Association, tournamentName, WCHA Final Faceoff]
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A.
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is the postseason championship competition that determines the playoff champion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey.
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WCHA
The WCHA (Western Collegiate Hockey Association) is a prominent college ice hockey conference in the United States, historically known as one of the strongest leagues in women’s NCAA Division I hockey.
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C.
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship
The NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship is the annual national tournament that determines the top collegiate men's ice hockey team in the United States.
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D.
NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Championship
The NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Championship was a former collegiate tournament that crowned the national champion among U.S. men's ice hockey teams competing at the NCAA Division II level.
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E.
NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship
The NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship is the annual national tournament that determines the top men's ice hockey team among U.S. colleges competing at the NCAA Division III level.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: WCHA Final Faceoff Target entity description: WCHA Final Faceoff is the postseason championship tournament for women’s ice hockey teams in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
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A.
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament is the postseason championship competition that determines the playoff champion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey.
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B.
WCHA
The WCHA (Western Collegiate Hockey Association) is a prominent college ice hockey conference in the United States, historically known as one of the strongest leagues in women’s NCAA Division I hockey.
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C.
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship
The NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship is the annual national tournament that determines the top collegiate men's ice hockey team in the United States.
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D.
NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Championship
The NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Championship was a former collegiate tournament that crowned the national champion among U.S. men's ice hockey teams competing at the NCAA Division II level.
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E.
NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship
The NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship is the annual national tournament that determines the top men's ice hockey team among U.S. colleges competing at the NCAA Division III level.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college ice hockey tournament
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postseason tournament ⓘ women's sports competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | WCHA women's postseason tournament ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| competitionPhase | postseason ⓘ |
| confederation | NCAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confersTitle |
WCHA Final Faceoff champion
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WCHA women's playoff champion ⓘ |
| contactSport | yes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| eligibility | WCHA women's ice hockey members NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | WCHA Women's Final Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderCategory | women's ⓘ |
| governingBody | WCHA women's league NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage |
online streaming platforms
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regional sports networks ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | University of Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2000 ⓘ |
| league | Western Collegiate Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 4 ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://wcha.com ⓘ |
| organizer | Western Collegiate Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantType |
college team
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university team ⓘ |
| purpose |
award conference's automatic NCAA tournament bid
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determine WCHA women's champion ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship
NERFINISHED
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WCHA regular season ⓘ |
| ruleSet | NCAA women's ice hockey rules ⓘ |
| scheduling | late February or early March ⓘ |
| seasonStage | conference playoffs ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| surface | ice rink ⓘ |
| teamSport | yes ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat |
postseason conference championship
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single-elimination ⓘ |
| typicalCity | Minneapolis, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | Ridder Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerReceives |
WCHA postseason championship title
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automatic berth in NCAA women's ice hockey tournament ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: WCHA Final Faceoff Description of subject: WCHA Final Faceoff is the postseason championship tournament for women’s ice hockey teams in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Collegiate Hockey Association