2026 ECAC Hockey women's tournament

2026 ECAC Women's ice hockey tournament
DatesFebruary 20 – March 7, 2026
Teams12
Finals siteHerb Brooks Arena
Lake Placid, New York
ChampionsQuinnipiac Bobcats (2nd title)
Winning coachCassandra Turner (2nd title)
MVPFelicia Frank (Quinnipiac)
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The 2026 ECAC Hockey Women's Tournament was the 43d edition of the ECAC Women's Tournament. It was played between February 20 and March 7, 2026. Cornell enters the tournament as the defending champions.

The Quinnipiac Bobcats won the tournament and earned their second title. They received the conferences automatic bid to the 2026 women's ice hockey tournament.[1]

Format

The tournament included all 12 teams in the conference. The top four seeds received a bye to the quarterfinal round, while seeds five through 12 played in the first round in a single elimination game. The winners of the first round moved on to the quarterfinals for a best of three series. The semifinals and championship are single elimination, and was hosted at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York.[2][3][4]

Standings

2025–26 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Yale † 22 16 6 0 46 78 49 36 26 10 0 126 76
#9 Princeton † 22 16 6 0 46 68 37 34 23 11 0 106 57
#7 Quinnipiac * 22 14 6 2 45 69 30 41 29 9 3 137 68
#11 Cornell 22 14 7 1 42.5 70 42 33 20 11 2 101 67
#15 Clarkson 22 13 7 2 40 69 50 35 20 12 3 210 75
#14 Colgate 22 13 8 1 39.5 65 57 36 19 16 1 103 100
Brown 22 12 8 2 39 62 50 34 18 14 2 93 82
Harvard 22 8 11 3 28.5 38 50 34 16 15 3 70 72
St. Lawrence 22 8 13 1 27.5 44 57 35 11 21 3 65 88
Dartmouth 22 3 16 3 16.5 19 61 31 5 23 3 40 88
RPI 22 4 18 0 14 40 96 35 7 28 0 60 134
Union 22 3 18 1 11.5 40 83 36 11 22 3 79 114
Championship: March 7, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 20, 2026

Bracket

First Round
February 20 - 21 		Quarterfinals
February 27 - March 1 		Semifinals
March 6 		Championship
March 7
6 Colgate 2 1 -
11 RPI 2 4 Cornell 3 3 -
6 Colgate 4 4 Cornell 2
1 Yale 7
12 Union 2 1 -
12 Union 2 1 Yale 4 6 -
5 Clarkson 1 1 Yale 1
3 Quinnipiac 5
7 Brown 3 3* 4
10 Dartmouth 2 3 Quinnipiac 6 2 5
7 Brown 7 3 Quinnipiac 2*
2 Princeton 1
8 Harvard 0 3 1
9 St. Lawrence 2 2 Princeton 1 1 5
8 Harvard 3*

Note: each * denotes one overtime period

Results

Opening Round

(12) Union at (5) Clarkson

February 20, 2026
3:00 PM		Union2–1
(2–1, 0–0, 0–0)		ClarksonCheel Arena, Potsdam, New York
Attendance: 426
[Game reference 1]
Emma RhéaumeGoaliesArianne LeblancReferees:
Zachary Dupree
Tom Lynch
Linesmen:
Patrick Woodward
Coby Munson
Engelbert (Fulawka, Duplantie) – pp - 7:301–0
Duplantie (Engelbert, Leaney) – 10:302–0
2–118:07 – pp – Evans (S. Manness, Hurry)
6 minPenalties4 min
17Shots40

(11) RPI at (6) Colgate

February 20, 2026
6:00 PM		RPI2–4
(0–0, 1–3, 1–1)		ColgateClass of 1965 Arena, Hamilton, New York
Attendance: 842
[Game reference 2]
Reese KeatingGoaliesBrooke DavisReferees:
Paul Maciejewski
William O'Malley
Linesmen:
Mike Verminski
Nick Mecca
Toye (Montanari) – 27:041–0
1–132:12 – Copetti (Palumbo, Goofers)
1–234:48 – Petford (Senecal, Aubin)
1–336:54 – Aubin (Petford, Gervais Beauchamp)
1–444:52 – Petford (Pickering, Senecal)
Christof (Bailey, Beaudoin) – pp – 58:382–4
6 minPenalties6 min
25Shots45

(10) Dartmouth at (7) Brown

February 21, 2026
3:00 PM		Dartmouth2–7
(0–2, 2–2, 0–3)		BrownMeehan Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island
Attendance: 473
[Game reference 3]
Jiahui Zhan
Eleanor Rogers		GoaliesRory EdwardsReferees:
Laura Schmidlein
Tasha Adams
Linesmen:
Marc Silva
Andrew Medeiros
0–18:23 – Accardi (Richards, Broz)
0–28:58 – Lian (Lyons, Iginla)
0–323:50 – DeCoste (Iginla, Lyons)
Inglis (Vandenberg) – 24:041–3
Lehman (Inglis) – 24:042–3
2–428:38 – Broz (Norehad, McDadi)
2–547:55 – Lyons (Iginla)
2–650:26 – Broz (Norehad)
2–756:51 – Fantino (Li, Levy)
6 minPenalties2 min
20Shots29

(9) St. Lawrence at (8) Harvard

February 21, 2026
3:00 PM		St. Lawrence2–3 OT
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
OT: (0–1)		HarvardBright-Landry Hockey Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Attendance: 630
[Game reference 4]
Kassidy LawrenceGoaliesAinsley TuffyReferees:
Alexander Bergeron
Charley Hurley
Linesmen:
Robert Lemnah
Cameron Reinbold
Degeer (Reeves, Davis) – 6:561–0
1–116:29 – pp - Lucia (Lapp, Paulsen)
Benakova (Olson) – 34:422–1
2–252:56 – Megdanis (MacDonald)
2–363:23 – MacDonald (Lapp, Lucia)
2 minPenalties6 min
29Shots30

Quarterfinals

(12) Union at (1) Yale

February 27, 2026
3:00 PM		Union2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)		YaleIngalls Rink, New Haven, Connecticut
Attendance: 388
[Game reference 5]
Emma RheaumeGoaliesAnna PhillipsReferees:
Amanda Tassoni
Samantha Hiller
Linesmen:
Sarah Buckner
Matt Berg
0–115:14 – DiAntonio
Duplantie (Engelbert) – 23:381–1
1–227:38 – Gilkyson (Bell)
Fulawka (Mauracher) – 45:522–2
2–349:07 – pp - Stainton (Rauf, Levering)
2–457:32 – DiAntonio (Stainton)
23 minPenalties8 min
20Shots42
February 28, 2026
3:00 PM		Union1–6
(0–4, 1–1, 0–1)		YaleIngalls Rink, New Haven, Connecticut
Attendance: 522
[Game reference 6]
Emma Rheaume
Monja Wagner
Emily Evans		GoaliesAnna PhillipsReferees:
Alexander Bergeron
Charly Hurley
Linesmen:
Robert Lemnah
Christopher Hunter
0–13:55 – Stainton (Bell, Boucher)
0–29:32 – Walker (Ray, Gilkyson)
0–311:52 – Boyle (Gilkyson, Ray)
0–413:17 – DiAntonio (Gilkyson, Boyle)
0–536:26 - pp – Boyle (Ray, Gilkyson)
Loberg (Kelleher, Willis) – pp - 38:191–5
1–658:59 - en – Ray (Stainton, DiAntonio)
6 minPenalties6 min
18Shots32

(6) Colgate at (4) Cornell

February 27, 2026
3:00 PM		Colgate2–3 OT
(0–1, 0–1, 2–0)
(OT: 0–1)		CornellLynah Rink, Ithaca, New York
Attendance: 1,030
[Game reference 7]
Brooke DavisGoaliesAnnelies BergmannReferees:
Tom Lynch
Will O'Malley
Linesmen:
Matthew White
Tim Waters
0–111:09 – Schiff (Fleming, Grober)
0–225:59 – Fleming (Thibodeau, MacEachern)
Petford (Biederman, Borgiel) – pp - 42:131–2
Petford (Pais, Biederman) – 57:572–2
2–370:18 – Adam
8 minPenalties2 min
27Shots39
February 28, 2026
3:00 PM		Colgate1–3
(0–1, 0–0, 1–2)		CornellLynah Rink, Ithaca, New York
Attendance: 1,300
[Game reference 8]
Brooke DavisGoaliesAnnelies BergmannReferees:
Paul Maciejewski
Robert Ritchie
Linesmen:
Alex Walsh
Mike Verminski
0–112:01 – Dwyer (Fleming, Thibodeau)
0–247:29 – pp - Adam (Grober, Curtis)
Biederman (Pais, Stewart) – pp - 53:361–2
1–359:41.6 – en - Schiff
14 minPenalties12 min
31Shots26

(7) Brown at (3) Quinnipiac

February 27, 2026
6:00 PM		Brown3–6
(0–1, 2–2, 1–3)		QuinnipiacM&T Bank Arena, Hamden, Connecticut
[Game reference 9]
Rory EdwardsGoaliesFelicia FrankReferees:
Tasha Adams
Alexander Bergeron
Linesmen:
Robert Lemnah
Marc Silva
0–111:28 – Lamarche (Jarvis)
0–220:39 – Brueske (Johnson, Sennick)
Iginla (Lyons, Richards) – 29:491–2
1–330:10 – Bairos (Johnson)
Norehad (Fantino, Lyons) – pp - 39:08.72–3
2–440:38 - sh – Cormier (Jarvis)
2–547:25 - Jarvis
2–655:17 - en – Lamarche (Frenette, Sennick)
Norehad (Lyons, Li) – 55:363–6
0 minPenalties4 min
40Shots29
February 28, 2026
3:00 PM		Brown3–2 OT
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)		QuinnipiacM&T Bank Arena, Hamden, Connecticut
Attendance: 679
[Game reference 10]
Anya ZupkofskaGoaliesFelicia FrankReferees:
Amanda Tassoni
Samantha Hiller
Linesmen:
Sarah Buckner
Matt Berg
Iginla (Lyons, Lian) – 18:071–0
1–128:50 – Lamarche (Frenette)
Norehad (Muralt, McDadi) – 35:462–1
2–247:25 – pp - Lamarche (D'Ottavio, Prier)
Norehad (Broz) – 64:193–2
4 minPenalties4 min
24Shots51
March 1, 2026
2:00 PM		Brown4–5
(1–2, 1–2, 2–1)		QuinnipiacM&T Bank Arena, Hamden, Connecticut
Attendance: 548
[Game reference 11]
Anya ZupkofskaGoaliesFelicia FrankReferees:
Tom Lynch
William O'Malley
Linesmen:
Coby Munson
Marc Silva
0–10:32 – Jarvis (Lamarche, Uens)
0–26:54 – Uens (Frenette, Jarvis)
Lyons (DeCoste, Fantino) – pp - 9:141–2
1–328:53 – sh - Lamarche (D'Ottavio)
Broz (Fantino, Gratzl) - 30:452–3
2–431:24 - Lamarche (D'Ottavio, Sennick)
2–548:29 - Lamarche
Iginla (Lyons, Richards) – pp - 51:323–5
McDadi (Iginla, Lyons) - 56:124–5
6 minPenalties1 min
42Shots34

(8) Harvard at (2) Princeton

February 27, 2026
3:00 PM		Harvard0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)		PrincetonHobey Baker Memorial Rink, Princeton, New Jersey
Attendance: 261
[Game reference 12]
Ainsley TuffyGoaliesUma CornieaReferees:
Paul Maciejewski
Robert Ritchie
Linesmen:
Joseph Bensky
Kyle Peters
0–12:14 – Wunder (O'Leary)
6 minPenalties4 min
27Shots40
February 28, 2026
3:00 PM		Harvard3–1
(0–0, 3–0, 0–1)		PrincetonHobey Baker Memorial Rink, Princeton, New Jersey
Attendance: 635
[Game reference 13]
Ainsley TuffyGoaliesUma Corniea
Linesmen:
Coby Munson
Joseph Bensky
McGathey (McSweeney, Sproule) – 22:341–0
McSweeney (Ley, Paulsen) – 25:522–0
Megdanis (Dinges) – 28:273–0
3–146:44 – Wunder (Alexander)
2 minPenalties0 min
20Shots42
March 1, 2026
3:00 PM		Harvard1–5
(0–2, 1–3, 0–0)		PrincetonHobey Baker Memorial Rink, Princeton, New Jersey
Attendance: 363
[Game reference 14]
Ainsley Tuffy
Emily Davidson		GoaliesUma CornieaReferees:
Amanda Tassoni
Samantha Hiller
Linesmen:
Sarah Buckner
Matt Berg
0–114:34 – Sorokan (Johnson)
0–219:24.4 - pp – Khramtsov (Sorokan, Healy)
0–325:18 – Alexander (Johnson)
0–426:08 – Dimatos (Sorokan, Kuehl)
Biotti (Boosamra) – 29:051–4
1–530:40 – Nimegeers (Kuehl, Kozak)
8 minPenalties10 min
26Shots46

Semifinals

(4) Cornell at (1) Yale

March 6, 2026
4:00 PM		Cornell2–7
(1–2, 0–2, 1–3)		YaleHerb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, New York
Attendance: 1,818
[Game reference 15]
Annelies BergmannGoaliesSamson FreyReferees:
Alexander Bergeron
Paul Maciejewski
Linesmen:
Joseph Bensky
Matt Berg
Adam (Prefontaine) – 00:441–0
1–114:04 – pp – Gilkyson
1–217:07 – McGowan (Muhn, Klinkhammer)
1–322:47 – Boyle (McGowan)
1–428:55 – DiAntonio (Ray, Klinkhammer)
Fleming (Van Gelder) – 41:332–4
2–548:20 – sh – Stainton (Ray)
2–654:45 – en – DiAntonio (Levering)
2–759:54 – Peters (Walker, Smith)
4 minPenalties4 min
28Shots33

(3) Quinnipiac at (2) Princeton

March 6, 2026
7:00 PM		Quinnipiac2–1 OT
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)		PrincetonHerb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, New York
Attendance: 1,818
[Game reference 16]
Felicia FrankGoaliesUma CornieaReferees:
Amanda Tassoni
Zachary Dupree
Linesmen:
Robert Lemnah
Marc Silva
Brueske (Lopata) – 11:381–0
1–148:38 – DiGirolamo (Kim)
Bairos – 63:482–1
8 minPenalties2 min
25Shots31

Finals

(3) Quinnipiac at (1) Yale

March 7, 2026
5:00 PM		Quinnipiac5–1
(1–0, 1–0, 3–1)		YaleHerb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, New York
Attendance: 2,228
[Game reference 17]
Felicia FrankGoaliesSamson FreyReferees:
Tom Lynch
Will O'Malley
Linesmen:
Coby Munson
Sarah Buckner
Johnson (Watson) – 06:321–0
Bairos (Sennick) – 29:212–0
Uens (Watson, Lamarche) – pp – 43:453–0
3–142:54 – Rauf (Ray, Boyle)
Johnson – en – 57:184–1
Jarvis – en – 57:415–1
8 minPenalties4 min
27Shots32

Tournament Awards

All-Tournament Team

  • F: Avery Bairos (Quinnipiac)
  • F: Carina DiAntonio (Yale)
  • F: Jordan Ray (Yale)
  • D: Makayla Watson (Quinnipiac)
  • D: Zoe Uens (Quinnipiac)
  • G: Felicia Frank* (Quinnipiac)

* Most Outstanding Player

References

  1. ^ "Quinnipiac Clinches First ECAC Championship Since 2016". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  2. ^ "ECAC Hockey Women's Championship Moves to Lake Placid Beginning in 2025-26". ecachockey.com. September 24, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  3. ^ "2026 ECAC HOCKEY WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP". Lake Placid Olympic Center. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  4. ^ "2026 ECAC Women's Hockey Championship". ecachockey.com. Retrieved February 19, 2026.

Game references

  1. ^ "Union at Clarkson". unionathletics.com. Union College. February 20, 2026. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  2. ^ "RPI at Colgate". colgateathletics.com. Colgate University. February 20, 2026. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  3. ^ "Dartmouth at Brown". brownbears.com. Brown University. February 21, 2026. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  4. ^ "St. Lawrence at Harvard". gocrimson.com. Harvard University. February 21, 2026. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  5. ^ "Union at Yale". yalebulldogs.com. Yale University. February 27, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  6. ^ "Union at Yale". yalebulldogs.com. Yale University. February 28, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  7. ^ "Colgate at Cornell". cornellbigred.com. Cornell University. February 27, 2026. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  8. ^ "Colgate at Cornell". cornellbigred.com. Cornell University. February 28, 2026. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
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  10. ^ "Brown at Quinnipiac". brownbears.com. Brown University. February 28, 2026. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  11. ^ "Brown at Quinnipiac". gobobcats.com. Quinnipiac University. March 1, 2026. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  12. ^ "Harvard at Princeton". goprincetontigers.com. Princeton University. February 27, 2026. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  13. ^ "Harvard at Princeton". gocrimson.com. Harvard University. February 28, 2026. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  14. ^ "Harvard at Princeton". goprincetontigers.com. Princeton University. March 1, 2026. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  15. ^ "Women's Ice Hockey vs Cornell University on 3/6/2026". yalebulldogs.com. Yale University. March 6, 2026. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
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  17. ^ "Women's Ice Hockey vs Quinnipiac University on 3/7/2026". yalebulldogs.com. Yale University. March 7, 2026. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
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