2026 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship

2026 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship
Season2025–26
TeamsEight
Finals siteWoolwich Memorial Centre
Elmira, Ontario
TelevisionCBC[1]

The 2026 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship is scheduled to be held from March 19 to March 22, 2026, in Elmira, Ontario, to determine a national champion for the 2025–26 U Sports women's ice hockey season.[2] The tournament will be hosted by the Waterloo Warriors.[2]

Host

The tournament is scheduled to be played at Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira, Ontario.[2] This is scheduled to be the second time that the University of Waterloo will host the tournament after the school also hosted the previous year's championship.[2][3]

Scheduled teams

Seed Team Qualified Record Last Total
1 UBC Thunderbirds CW Champion 26–2–0 None 0
2 Concordia Stingers RSEQ Champion 22–2–0 2024 4
3 Guelph Gryphons OUA Champion 19–4–3 2019 1
4 UNB Reds AUS Champion 20–6–2 None 0
5 Ottawa Gee-Gees OUA Finalist 15–9–2 None 0
6 Waterloo Warriors OUA West Semi-Finalist (Host) 17–8–1 None 0
7 Manitoba Bisons CW Finalist 13–9–6 None 0
8 Montreal Carabins RSEQ Finalist 13–9–2 2016 2

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Championship bracket

First Round: March 19-20 Semi-Finals: March 21 Gold Medal Game: March 22
         
1 UBC Thunderbirds 3
8 Montreal Carabins 4 (SO)
8 Montreal Carabins 5
4 UNB Reds 1
4 UNB Reds 2 (SO)
5 Ottawa Gee-Gees 1
8 Montreal Carabins
2 Concordia Stingers
2 Concordia Stingers 3
7 Manitoba Bisons 1
2 Concordia Stingers 2 (OT) Bronze Medal Game: March 22
3 Guelph Gryphons 1
3 Guelph Gryphons 2 4 UNB Reds 2
6 Waterloo Warriors 0 3 Guelph Gryphons 1

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Consolation bracket

Semi-Finals: March 21 Fifth Place Game: March 22
      
7 Manitoba Bisons 0
6 Waterloo Warriors 2
6 Waterloo Warriors 2
1 UBC Thunderbirds 7
1 UBC Thunderbirds 2
5 Ottawa GeeGees 0

References

  1. ^ "CBC Sports expands live coverage of U Sports Men's and Women's Hockey Championships". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. October 9, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Waterloo region to host U Sports Women's Hockey Championship for second-straight year". U Sports. October 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Championship Calendar". U Sports. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Playing Regulations: Women's Ice Hockey" (PDF). U Sports. August 2025.
  5. ^ "Alberta Pandas named the team to beat in women's hockey". U Sports. March 15, 2026.
  6. ^ "Schedule/Results". U Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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