AMESBURY, Mass. - The Hockey East Association announced today that UConn will host the 2025 Hockey East Women’s Championship Game on Saturday, March 8, at 12:00 p.m. The title game will once again be broadcast live nationally on ESPNU.
“In 2024, UConn hosted the most-attended Hockey East Women’s Championship Game in league history and provided a first-class experience for the teams, fans, and our partners,” said Steve Metcalf, Hockey East Commissioner. “By awarding the 2025 championship game to the Toscano Family Ice Forum before the 2024-25 season begins, we look forward to surpassing those achievements and delivering another premier championship experience for all involved.”
All 10 women’s programs will compete in a single-elimination postseason tournament for the Bertagna Trophy. Seeds seven and eight will host seeds 10 and nine, respectively, in the Opening Round on Wednesday, February 26. The top six seeds will receive a bye into the Quarterfinals, scheduled for Friday, February 28 and Saturday, March 1. Following a reseeding, the top two seeds will host the winners of the Opening Round, while the third seed will host the sixty seed and the fourth seed will host the fifth seed.
The Semifinals will be held on Wednesday, March 5, at the sites of the higher seeds, with the Championship Game taking place on Saturday, March 8, at UConn.
The tournament winner will earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Further details, including ticket pricing and on-sale dates, will be provided in the coming weeks.
ABOUT HOCKEY EAST ASSOCIATION
The Hockey East Association is an 11-team Division I college men’s hockey conference founded in 1984 and a 10-team Division I women’s league which began play in 2002-03. The men’s league has won 10 NCAA championships, most recently in 2021. Since 1999, Hockey East has won eight men’s NCAA Championships with 18 NCAA Championship Game appearances, while placing 31 teams in the Frozen Four and 83 teams in the NCAA Tournament. Overall, Hockey East has sent 127 teams to the men’s NCAA Tournament since its inaugural season, more than any other conference in that span. Hockey East is home to 12 Hobey Baker winners and four Patty Kazmaier winners.
