2020 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship

Summary

The 2020 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship was scheduled to be held March 12–15, 2020, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to determine a national champion for the 2019–20 U Sports women's ice hockey season.[1] The tournament was cancelled after two semi-final games had been played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Despite the cancellation, the 2020 U SPORTS women’s hockey championship was named the SCORE! Event of the Year by PEI Amateur Sport.[3]

2020 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship
TeamsEight
Finals siteMacLauchlan Arena
Charlottetown, P.E.I.
ChampionsNo champion

The entire tournament was to be played at MacLauchlan Arena on the campus of the University of Prince Edward Island. It was the second consecutive year that the tournament was to be hosted by UPEI as well as their second time hosting overall.[4]

Participating teams edit

Seed Team Qualified Record
1 Alberta Pandas Canada West Champion 19–8–1–0
2 Toronto Varsity Blues OUA Champion 17–4–1–2
3 St. Francis Xavier X-Women AUS Champion 22–5–1
4 McGill Martlets RSEQ Champion 11–5–3–1
5 York Lions OUA Finalist 14–8–0–2
6 Montreal Carabins RSEQ Finalist 9–6–4–1
7 Mount Royal Cougars Canada West Finalist 12–14–2–0
8 UPEI Panthers AUS Semifinalist (Host) 20–7–1

[5][6]

Championship Bracket edit

First Round: March 12/13 Semi-Finals: March 14 Gold Medal Game: March 15
         
1 Alberta Pandas
8 UPEI Panthers
 
 
4 McGill Martlets
5 York Lions
 
 
2 Toronto Varsity Blues 1
7 Mount Royal Cougars 2
7 Mount Royal Cougars Bronze Medal Game: March 15
3 St. Francis Xavier X-Women
3 St. Francis Xavier X-Women 3  
6 Montreal Carabins 2  

Consolation Bracket edit

Semi-Finals: March 14 Fifth Place Game: March 15
      
 
 
 
 
 
 

References edit

  1. ^ "U Sports announces hosts for 2019-2021 Men's and Women's Basketball and 2019-2020 Men's and Women's Ice Hockey National Championships". U Sports. February 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "U Sports hockey championships cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak". Sportsnet. March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "UPEI athletes and events recognized at the 47th annual Sport PEI Amateur Sport Awards". upei.ca. February 26, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Women's Ice Hockey National Championships History". U Sports. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Women's Hockey" (PDF). U Sports. September 2019.
  6. ^ "Cavendish Farms Women's Hockey Championship Preview: Alberta Pandas named No. 1 seed ahead of national tournament". U Sports. March 8, 2020.

External links edit

  • Tournament Web Site