2024 Hockey East women's ice hockey tournament

2024 Hockey East Women's ice hockey tournament
2024 Hockey East Women's ice hockey tournament
Dates	February 28– March 9, 2024
Teams	10
Finals site	Toscano Family Ice Forum; Storrs, Connecticut
Champions	Connecticut (1st title)
Winning coach	Chris MacKenzie (1st title)
MVP	Tia Chan (Connecticut)
	Hockey East Women's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Hockey East Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 22nd edition of the Women's Hockey East Tournament. It was played between February 28 and March 9, 2024. The championship was hosted by the highest remaining seed, Connecticut. Connecticut defeated Northeastern 1–0 after overtime to earn their first ever tournament championship. They earned the conference's automatic bid into the 2024 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament.

Format

The tournament included all ten teams in the conference. Teams were ranked according to their finish in the conference standings. Seeds 1–6 earned a bye into the quarterfinal round, while seeds 7–10 played to determine the remaining quarterfinalists. Winners in the opening round were reseeded and advanced to play top two seeds in reverse order. Winners of the quarterfinal matches were again reseeded for the semifinal, and the winners of those two games faced off in the championship.

All series were single-elimination with opening round and quarterfinal matches occurring at home team sites. The semifinals were hosted at the two highest remaining team sites. The championship was hosted at the highest remaining seeds site. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid into the 2024 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament.

Standings

2023–24 WHEA standings v t e
	Conference										Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SOW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#11 UConn †	27	19	4	4	2	1	1	61	70	28	38	25	8	5	91	47
#13 Northeastern	27	16	8	3	4	2	2	51	67	40	39	25	11	3	94	50
New Hampshire	27	14	11	2	0	4	2	50	63	64	36	18	16	2	85	87
#15 Boston College	27	13	9	5	2	1	3	46	75	64	36	15	14	7	95	97
Providence	27	12	10	5	1	2	2	44	64	59	35	13	17	5	72	84
Vermont	27	11	12	4	2	2	2	39	61	70	35	13	17	5	79	94
Boston University	27	12	13	1	2	1	0	36	65	65	35	14	18	3	87	91
Maine	27	11	14	2	3	1	0	33	64	65	35	15	18	2	94	89
Merrimack	27	7	17	3	2	4	1	27	48	76	36	11	22	3	62	104
Holy Cross	27	4	20	3	2	2	3	18	39	84	35	8	24	3	65	103
Championship: March 9, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 24, 2024

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals ^[1]

Opening Round February 28			Quarterfinals March 1-2			Semifinals March 6			Championship March 9

			10	Holy Cross	2
10	Holy Cross	4	1	Connecticut	4
7	Boston University	2				4	Boston College	1
						1	Connecticut	2*
			5	Providence	1
			4	Boston College	2*
									1	Connecticut	1*
									2	Northeastern	0
			9	Merrimack	1
9	Merrimack	2*	2	Northeastern	4
8	Maine	1				3	New Hampshire	1
						2	Northeastern	4
			6	Vermont	0
			3	New Hampshire	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Opening Round

(10) Holy Cross at (7) Boston University

February 28, 2023^[2]
6:00 PM

Holy Cross

4–2
(2–2, 1–0, 1–0)

Boston University

Walter Brown Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 340

Game reference

Madison Beck

Goalies

Callie Shanahan

Referees:
Dmitrii Antipin
James Troup
Linesmen:
Jennifer Cameron
Caley Eaton

Lane Lewis (5) (Elliott, Saarela) – 0:29	1–0
	1–1	13:51 – PP – Tamara Giaquinto (5) (Li Welcke, Lu Welcke)
	1–2	18:05 – Julia Shaunessy (1) (Fitzgerald, Giaquinto)
Alexia Moreau (10) (Elliott, Feeney) – 19:28	2–2
Alexia Moreau (11) (Lewis, Cantelon) – GW – 29:13	3–2
Millie Sirum (12) – 56:06	4–2

8 min

Penalties

4 min

16

Shots

39

(9) Merrimack at (8) Maine

February 28, 2024^[3]
6:00 PM

Merrimack

2–1 (OT)
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Maine

Alfond Sports Arena, Orono, Maine
Attendance: 582

Game reference

Calli Hogarth

Goalies

Jorden Mattison

Referees:
Derek Antipin
James Troup
Linesmen:
Jennifer Cameron
Caley Eaton

	0–1	33:39 – PP – Ida Kuoppala (21) (Morrison)
Celine Tedenby (8) (Chang, Qualley) – PP – 41:40	1–1
Allison Reeb (5) (Szott, Nemes) – GW – 61:36	2–1

6 min

Penalties

6 min

33

Shots

29

Quarterfinals

(5) Providence at (4) Boston College

March 1, 2024^[4]
6:00 PM

Providence

1–2 (OT)
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1, 0–1)

Boston College

Kelley Rink, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Attendance: 589

Game reference

Hope Walinski

Goalies

Grace Campbell

Referees:
Kelly Cooke
Charly Hurley
Linesmen:
Laura Schmidlein
Jay Gallagher

Audrey Knapp (14) (Cavaliere, Johnson) – 21:13	1–0
	1–1	45:23 – Kate Ham (3) (Goffredo, Pellerin)
	1–2	77:23 – GW – Sammy Taber (13) (Roy)

4 min

Penalties

8 min

47

Shots

35

(10) Holy Cross at (1) Connecticut

March 2, 2024^[5]
1:00 PM

Holy Cross

2–4
(0–1, 1–2, 1–1)

Connecticut

Toscano Family Ice Forum, Storrs, Connecticut
Attendance: 1,436

Game reference

Madison Beck

Goalies

Tia Chan

Referees:
Patrick Silva
Courtney Drennen
Linesmen:
Abbey Torres
Andrew Kirk

	0–1	9:16 – PP – Coryn Tormala (6) (Walker, Svetek)
	0–2	30:21 – Ashley Allard (6) (Habisch)
	0–3	38:23 – SH, GW – Jada Habisch (16) (Wong)
Lilly Feeney (6) (Michals) – 39:55	1–3
	1–4	42:08 – Brianna Ware (5) (Rinker, Eryou)
Reghan Chadwick (Rourke) – 50:16	2–4

8 min

Penalties

6 min

15

Shots

32

(6) Vermont at (3) New Hampshire

March 2, 2024^[6]
6:00 PM

Vermont

0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)

New Hampshire

Whittemore Center, Durham, New Hampshire
Attendance: 724

Game reference

Jessie McPherson

Goalies

Sedona Blair

Referees:
James Troup
Dmitri Antipin
Linesmen:
Evan Cooke
Sarah Hickman

	0–1	27:22 – GW – Chavonne Truter (Breton, Verrier)
	0–2	42:54 – Tamara Thierus
	0–3	57:13 – EN – Annie Berry (Kettyle)

6 min

Penalties

6 min

15

Shots

31

(9) Merrimack at (2) Northeastern

March 2, 2024^[7]
7:30 PM

Merrimack

1–4
(0–0, 1–2, 0–2)

Northeastern

Matthews Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 483

Game reference

Calli Hogarth

Goalies

Gwyneth Philips

Referees:
Chelsea Rapin
Danika Korpacz
Linesmen:
Kaitlin Hayes
Robert Lamnah

Alex Ferguson (5) (Tedenby) – 21:29	1–0
	1–1	25:43 – Skylar Irving (11) (Carter, Yovetich)
	1–2	30:56 – GW – Katy Knoll (11) (Irving, Carter)
	1–3	55:06 – Ella Blackmore (5) (Shannon, Abela)
	1–4	58:18 – EN – Skylar Irving (12) (Knoll, Mariano)

4 min

Penalties

2 min

22

Shots

39

Semifinals

(3) New Hampshire at (2) Northeastern

March 6, 2024^[8]
4:30 PM

New Hampshire

1–4
(0–0, 0–0, 1–4)

Northeastern

Matthews Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 323

Game reference

Sedona Blair

Goalies

Gwyneth Philips

Referees:
Amanda Tassoni
Charly Hurley
Linesmen:
Evan Cooke
Robert Lemnah

	0–1	41:26 – Peyton Anderson (15) (Irving, Knoll)
Chavonne Truter (10) – 53:27	1–1
	1–2	58:15 – PP, GW – Lily Shannon (5) (Compton, Constantinople)
	1–3	59:01 – EN – Skylar Irving (13) (Anderson, Carter)
	1–4	59:47 – EN – Lily Shannon (6) (Thompson)

8 min

Penalties

9 min

29

Shots

32

(4) Boston College at (1) Connecticut

March 6, 2024^[9]
7:00 PM

Boston College

1–2 (OT)
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0, 0–1)

Connecticut

Toscano Family Ice Forum, Storrs, Connecticut
Attendance: 1,207

Game reference

Grace Campbell

Goalies

Tia Chan

Referees:
Courtney Drennen
Dmitrii Antipin
Linesmen:
Jennifer Cameron
Andrew Kirk

	0–1	1:41 – Jada Habisch (17) (Rinker)
Gaby Roy (13) (Taber) – PP – 21:22	1–1
	1–2	69:10 – GW – Kathryn Stockdale (11) (Woodworth)

10 min

Penalties

2 min

25

Shots

33

Championship

(2) Northeastern at (1) Connecticut

March 9, 2024^[10]
12:00 PM

Northeastern

0–1 (OT)
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)

Connecticut

Toscano Family Ice Forum, Storrs, Connecticut
Attendance: 1,734

Game reference

Gwyneth Philips

Goalies

Tia Chan

Referees:
Kelly Cooke
Chelsea Rapin
Linesmen:
Laura Schmidlein
Kaitlin Hayes

0–1

79:25 – GW – Megan Woodworth (7) (Svetek, Grimley)

19 min

Penalties

4 min

38

Shots

52

Tournament Awards

All Tournament Team

Goalie: Tia Chan, Connecticut
Defense: Ainsley Svetek, Connecticut
Defense: Jules Constantinople, Northeastern
Forward: Peyton Anderson, Northeastern
Forward: Kathryn Stockdale, Connecticut
Forward: Megan Woodworth, Connecticut

Tournament MVP

Tia Chan, Connecticut

References

↑ "Playoff Seedings Set for 21st Hockey East Women's Tournament". hockeyeastonline.com. February 25, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
↑ "Crusaders make program history with first postseason win over BU 4-2". Holy Cross College Athletics. February 28, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
↑ "Women's Hockey Outlasts Maine To Win in Hockey East Opening Round". Merrimack College Athletics. February 28, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
↑ "Taber's OT Winner Lifts BC to Hockey East Tournament Semifinals". Boston College Athletics. March 1, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
↑ "No.1 Seed Huskies Advance to Semifinals with Win Over Holy Cross". University of Connecticut Athletics. March 2, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
↑ "Blair Backstops UNH Past Vermont, 3-0, and Into Hockey East Semifinals". University of New Hampshire Athletics. March 2, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
↑ "No. 14 Northeastern Takes Down Merrimack In Hockey East Quarterfinal". Northeastern University Athletics. March 2, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
↑ "No. 13 Northeastern Advances To Hockey East Championship Game". Northeastern University Athletics. March 6, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
↑ "No. 1 Seed Huskies Win in Overtime Thriller to Advance to Hockey East Championship". University of Connecticut Athletics. March 6, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
↑ "No. 1 Seed Huskies Win Hockey East Championship for First Time in Program History". University of Connecticut Athletics. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 2026-04-28.

External links

2024 Hockey East Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

[1] "Playoff Seedings Set for 21st Hockey East Women's Tournament". hockeyeastonline.com. February 25, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.

[2] "Crusaders make program history with first postseason win over BU 4-2". Holy Cross College Athletics. February 28, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.

[3] "Women's Hockey Outlasts Maine To Win in Hockey East Opening Round". Merrimack College Athletics. February 28, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.

[4] "Taber's OT Winner Lifts BC to Hockey East Tournament Semifinals". Boston College Athletics. March 1, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.

[5] "No.1 Seed Huskies Advance to Semifinals with Win Over Holy Cross". University of Connecticut Athletics. March 2, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.

[6] "Blair Backstops UNH Past Vermont, 3-0, and Into Hockey East Semifinals". University of New Hampshire Athletics. March 2, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.

[7] "No. 14 Northeastern Takes Down Merrimack In Hockey East Quarterfinal". Northeastern University Athletics. March 2, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2026.

[8] "No. 13 Northeastern Advances To Hockey East Championship Game". Northeastern University Athletics. March 6, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2026.

[9] "No. 1 Seed Huskies Win in Overtime Thriller to Advance to Hockey East Championship". University of Connecticut Athletics. March 6, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2026.

[10] "No. 1 Seed Huskies Win Hockey East Championship for First Time in Program History". University of Connecticut Athletics. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 2026-04-28.

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