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The postseason will once again feature all 10 programs competing in a single-elimination format with all games played on campus sites at the arena of the higher seed. Tickets are available via the host institution for each game.
Seeds seven and eight will host seeds 10 and nine, respectively, in the Opening Round on Wednesday, February 28 while the top six seeds receive a bye into the Quarterfinals. After a reseeding, the top two seeds will host the winners of the Opening Round while the three seed will host the six seed and the four seed will host the five seed. These quarterfinal games are scheduled to be played on Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2.
Semifinals will take place on Wednesday, March 6 and the Championship is set for Saturday, March 9 at Noon ET and will be aired nationally on ESPNU.
The winner of the tournament will receive the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
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Graduate forward Allison Reeb scored at 1:36 of overtime for the Warriors
Graduate forward Allison Reeb scored at 1:36 of overtime to lift Merrimack College to a 2-1 win against Maine on Wednesday night at Alfond Arena in the opening round of the Hockey East Tournament.
Sophomore forward Alexia Moreau scored two goals for the Crusaders
Sophomore forward Alexia Moreau scored a pair of goals to lead Holy Cross to a 4-2 win against Boston University in the opening round of the Hockey East Tournament on Wednesday at Walter Brown Arena.
Freshman forward Sammy Taber scored in overtime for the Eagles
Freshman forward Sammy Taber scored in overtime to lead Boston College to a 2-1 victory in Hockey East Quarterfinal play at Kelley Rink on Friday evening.
Senior forward Jada Habisch scored a goal and an assist for the Huskies
Senior forward Jada Habisch posted a goal and an assist to help UConn to a 4-2 victory against Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon in Hockey East Quarterfinal play.
Freshman goalie Sedona Blair made 15 saves for the Wildcats
Freshman netminder Sedona Blair made 15 saves to backstop New Hampshire to a 3-0 win against Vermont in the Hockey East Quarterfinal game at the Whittemore Center on Saturday evening.
Junior forward Skylar Irving posted two goals and an assist for the Huskies
Junior forward Skylar Irving registered two goals and an assist to lead Northeastern to a 4-1 win against Merrimack in Hockey East Quarterfinal action at Matthews Arena on Saturday.
Sophomore forward Lily Shannon scored two goals for the Huskies
Sophomore forward Lily Shannon broke a 1-1 tie with just 1:45 remaining in the third period and added one of two Northeastern empty-net goals as the Huskies defeated New Hampshire, 4-1, in Hockey East semifinal action on Wednesday at Matthews Arena.
Senior forward Kathryn Stockdale scored at 9:10 of overtime for the Huskies
Senior forward Kathryn Stockdale scored at 9:10 of overtime to send UConn to a 2-1 win against Boston College in Hockey East semifinal action on Wednesday night at Toscano Family Ice Forum.
Sophomore Megan Woodworth scored wtih 35 seconds left in overtime for UConn
Sophomore forward Megan Woodworth tipped in a shot from graduate defenseman Ainsley Svetek with 35 seconds remaining in the first overtime to lift UConn to its first-ever Hockey East Championship with a 1-0 win against Northeastern on Saturday at Toscano Family Ice Forum.