2026 Hockey East women's tournament

2026 Hockey East Women's ice hockey tournament
DatesFebruary 20 – March 7, 2026
Teams10
Finals siteToscano Family Ice Forum
Storrs, Connecticut
ChampionsUConn (2nd title)
Winning coachChris MacKenzie (2nd title)
MVPTia Chan (UConn)
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The 2026 Hockey East Women's Tournament was the 24th edition of the Hockey East Women's Tournament. It was played between February 25 and March 7, 2026. Boston University enteed the tournament as the defending champions. The UConn Huskies won the tournament and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2026 women's ice hockey tournament.[1]

Format

The tournament includes all 10 teams with all games being a single-elimination format. Most games were played at the campus of the higher seed, with the exception of the championship, which was played at the lower seed, the Toscano Family Ice Forum at #2 UConn. This was due to #1 Northeastern's main arena, Matthews Arena, being closed.[2] The top six seeds receive a bye to quarterfinals, while seeds seven through 10 play in the first round.[3][4] Following the opening round, teams are reseeded.[5][6]

Standings

2025–26 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Northeastern † 24 21 2 1 65 80 34 39 29 9 1 115 71
#6 UConn * 24 17 6 1 54 76 40 39 28 9 2 117 64
Boston College 24 14 9 1 42 72 56 35 16 18 1 88 99
Holy Cross 24 10 11 3 37 49 46 35 19 13 3 83 65
New Hampshire 24 10 12 2 33 66 68 35 16 16 3 99 87
Vermont 24 9 11 4 32 55 58 38 16 17 5 82 93
Maine 24 8 12 4 30 46 54 36 13 19 4 71 93
Boston University 24 8 14 2 28 45 61 35 11 21 3 64 89
Providence 24 8 14 2 25 45 72 35 11 22 2 63 112
Merrimack 24 4 18 2 15 36 80 35 7 24 4 61 113
Championship: March 7, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 20, 2026

Bracket

First Round
February 25 		Quarterfinals
February 28 		Semifinals
March 3 		Championship
March 7
8 Boston University 1
9 Providence 0 1 Northeastern 2**
8 Boston University 3 6 Vermont 1
1 Northeastern 3
5 New Hampshire 4
4 Holy Cross 5
2 UConn 2
1 Northeastern 1
7 Maine 1
10 Merrimack 0 2 UConn 6
7 Maine 4 2 UConn 6
4 Holy Cross 1
6 Vermont 3
3 Boston College 1


Results

Opening Round

(10) Merrimack at (7) Maine

February 25, 2026
5:00 PM		Merrimack0–4
(0–2, 0–2, 0–0)		MaineAlfond Arena, Orono, Maine
Attendance: 601
[Game reference 1]
Adreanna Doucette
Lauren Lyons		GoaliesKiia LahtinenReferees:
Benjamin Gosselin
Christopher Leavitt
Linesmen:
Stacey MacKinnon
Caley Eaton
0–18:56 – Michaud (Stevenson, Hanson)
0–210:21 – Wurm (Shea)
0–329:17 – Fetch (Boarder)
0–439:18.2 – Wurm (Fong)
4 minPenalties6 min
20Shots26

(9) Providence at (8) Boston University

February 25, 2026
6:00 PM		Providence0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)		Boston UniversityWalter Brown Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 615
[Game reference 2]
Hope WalinskiGoaliesMari PietersenReferees:
Amanda Tassoni
Steven Saul
Linesmen:
Charlie Tremblay
Heidi Niskanen
0–120:41 – sh - Healey (Quigg, Kelly)
0–258:01 – en - Healey (Kelly, Welcke)
0–358:21 – en - Welcke
8 minPenalties8 min
20Shots31

Quarterfinals

(8) Boston University at (1) Northeastern

February 28, 2026
4:00 PM		Boston University1–2 2OT
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0)
(OT: (0–0, 0–1)		NortheasternWalter Brown Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 1,203
[Game reference 3]
Mari PietersenGoaliesLisa JönssonReferees:
Steven Saul
Patrick Silva
Linesmen:
Charlie Tremblay
Kevin Cunningham
0–14:32 – Caron (Constantinople)
Healey – sh - 28:341–1
1–281:14 – McDermid (Allard, Shannon)
4 minPenalties4 min
40Shots36

(7) Maine at (2) UConn

February 28, 2026
3:00 PM		Maine1–6
(0–2, 0–2, 1–2)		UConnToscano Family Ice Forum, Storrs, Connecticut
Attendance: 1,006
[Game reference 4]
Kiia LahtinenGoaliesTia Chan
Linesmen:
Andrew Medeiros
Abbey Torres
0–115:13 – Walker (Dewar)
0–217:04 – Josifovic (Murdoch, Stephen)
0–321:22 - pp – Dewar (Allard, Murdoch)
0–423:25 - sh – Pellerin (Murdoch)
0–546:36 - pp – Murdoch (Allard, Duchesne-Chalifoux)
0–648:06 – Woodworth (Pellerin, Campbell)
Michaud (Podewell, Rucinski) – pp - 53:231–6
6 minPenalties6 min
21Shots53

(6) Vermont at (3) Boston College

February 28, 2026
1:00 PM		Vermont3–1
(0–0, 2–0, 1–1)		Boston CollegeKelley Rink, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Attendance: 332
[Game reference 5]
Ellie SimmonsGoaliesGrace CampbellReferees:
Dmitrii Antipin
Benjamin Gosselin
Linesmen:
Heidi Niskanen
Jacob Lapierre
Mesplede (Lloyd-Howe, Podein) - 34:151–0
Havana (Mesplede) - 34:152–0
2–151:16 - Ham (Thomas, Taber)
Lewis (Brochu) - en - 58:373–1
4 minPenalties2 min
27Shots38

(5) New Hampshire at (4) Holy Cross

February 28, 2026
2:00 PM		New Hampshire4–5
(1–0, 1–2, 2–3)		Holy CrossHart Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
Attendance: 1,077
[Game reference 6]
Noemi MartinezGoaliesAbby HornungReferees:
Kelly Cooke
Courtney Drennen
Linesmen:
Jennifer Cameron-Ward
Sarah Hickman
Harty (Linn, Printz) - 18:341–0
1–123:29 - Sonntag (Gendron, Sharfman)
1–228:25 - Rourke (Hope, Moreau)
Hush (Makokis, Printz) - pp - 37:252–2
2–341:32 - pp - Chadwick (Lewis, Crovo)
2–444:47 - Sonntag (Gendron, Deck)
2–551:52 - pp - Moreau (Rourke, Herzig)
Hartman (Printz) - 56:383–5
Printz (Makokis, Botterill) - 58:334–5
6 minPenalties4 min
40Shots31

Semifinals

(6) Vermont at (1) Northeastern

March 3, 2026
6:00 PM		Vermont1–3
(0–2, 0–0, 1–1)		NortheasternWalter Brown Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 412
[Game reference 7]
Ellie SimmonsGoaliesLisa JönssonReferees:
Amanda Tassoni
Laura Schmidlein
Linesmen:
Andrew Kirk
Charlie Trembley
0–13:44 – Constantinople (Lalonde, Jackson)
0–214:46 – Jackson
0–343:08 – Caron (Shannon)
Zarcone (DeAnzeris, Mesplede) – 57:431–3
12 minPenalties6 min
21Shots32

(4) Holy Cross at (2) UConn

March 3, 2026
6:00 PM		Holy Cross1–6
(1–1, 0–3, 0–2)		UConnToscano Family Ice Forum, Storrs, Connecticut
Attendance: 843
[Game reference 8]
Abby HornungGoaliesTia ChanReferees:
Chelsea Rapin
Steven Saul
Linesmen:
Jennifer Cameron-Ward
Heidi Niskanen
0–111:15 – pp – Josifovic (Murdoch, Duchesne-Chalifoux)
Carroll (Deck, Rourke) – pp – 18:211–1
1–223:49 – Pellerin (Woodworth, Mobarak)
1–338:11 – pp – Woodworth (Serdachny, Walker)
1–439:28.3 – Allard (Murdoch, Josifovic)
1–550:41 – Serdachny (Dewar, Hotles)
1–656:21 – Walker (Dewar)
4 minPenalties2 min
28Shots3

Championship

(2) UConn at (1) Northeastern

March 7, 2026
3:30 PM		UConn2–1 2OT
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0, 1–0)		NortheasternToscano Family Ice Forum, Storrs, Connecticut
Attendance: 2,168
[Game reference 9]
Tia ChanGoaliesLisa JönssonReferees:
Kelly Cooke
Dmitrii Antipin
Linesmen:
Heidi Niskanen
Charlie Tremblay
Hotles (Dewar, Walker) – 22:221–0
1–127:03 – pp – Jones (Zablocki, Lloyd)
Josifovic (Murdoch, Allard) – 95:232–1
6 minPenalties10 min
56Shots58

Tournament Awards

All-Tournament Team

  • F: Claire Murdoch (UConn)
  • F: Kyla Josifovic (UConn)
  • F: Morgan Jackson (Northeastern)
  • D: Julia Stephen (UConn)
  • D: Jules Constantinople (Northeastern)
  • G: Tia Chan* (UConn)

* Most Outstanding Player[7]

References

  1. ^ "Huskies Crowned Hockey East Tournament Champions". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  2. ^ Sawyer, Thaddeus (March 6, 2026). "Women's hockey: UConn to take on familiar foe Northeastern in Hockey East Championship". The Daily Campus. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  3. ^ "Preview: #7 seed Maine will host #10 seed Merrimack in Opening Round of Hockey East Playoffs, Feb 25". University of Maine Athletics. February 23, 2026. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  4. ^ "Terriers Begin Postseason With Providence Wednesday in Hockey East Opening Round". Boston University Athletics. January 31, 2026. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  5. ^ "2026 Hockey East Women's Tournament Central - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  6. ^ "2026 Hockey East Women's Tournament Field Set - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  7. ^ "Josifovic Scores In Double Overtime As UConn Tops Northeastern, 2-1, To Earn Hockey East Championship - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 13, 2026.

Game references

  1. ^ "Merrimack at Maine". goblackbears.com. University of Maine. February 25, 2026. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  2. ^ "Providence at Boston University". goterriers.com. Boston University. February 25, 2026. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
  3. ^ "Boston University at Northeastern". nuhuskies.com. Northeastern University. February 28, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  4. ^ "Maine at Connecticut". uconnhuskies.com. University of Connecticut. February 28, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  5. ^ "Vermont at Boston College". uvmathletics.com. University of Vermont. February 28, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  6. ^ "New Hampshire at Holy Cross". goholycross.com. College of the Holy Cross. February 28, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  7. ^ "Vermont at Northeastern". nuhuskies.com. Northeastern University. March 3, 2026. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  8. ^ "Holy Cross at Connecticut". uconnhuskies.com. University of Connecticut. March 3, 2026. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  9. ^ "UConn vs Northeastern". uconnhuskies.com. University of Connecticut. March 7, 2026. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
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