2024 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship

2024 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship
Season2023–24
TeamsEight
Finals siteMerlis Belsher Place
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
ChampionsConcordia Stingers (4th title)
Runner-upToronto Varsity Blues
Winning coachJulie Chu (2nd title)
Tournament MVPJessymaude Drapeau (Concordia)
TelevisionCBC Sports[1]

The 2024 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held March 14–17, 2024, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to determine a national champion for the 2023–24 U Sports women's ice hockey season.[2][3][4] After finishing the regular season with a perfect 25–0 record, the RSEQ Champion Concordia Stingers defeated the Toronto Varsity Blues by a score of 3–1 to win the fourth gold medal in program history.[5][6]

Host

The tournament was hosted by the Saskatchewan Huskies and played at Merlis Belsher Place on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan.[3] This was the first time that the University of Saskatchewan had hosted the tournament.[3][7]

Scheduled teams

Seed Team Qualified Record Last Total
1 Concordia Stingers RSEQ Champion 25–0 2022 3
2 UBC Thunderbirds CW Champion 24–2 None 0
3 UNB Reds AUS Champion 21–7 None 0
4 Waterloo Warriors OUA Champion 18–10 None 0
5 St. Francis Xavier X-Women AUS Finalist 21–7 None 0
6 Toronto Varsity Blues OUA Finalist 19–9 2001 1
7 Montréal Carabins RSEQ Finalist 13–12 2016 2
8 Saskatchewan Huskies CW Quarterfinalist (Host) 19–9 None 0

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Championship bracket

First Round: March 14-15 Semi-Finals: March 16 Gold Medal Game: March 17
         
1 Concordia Stingers 4
8 Saskatchewan Huskies 0
1 Concordia Stingers 3
4 Waterloo Warriors 1
4 Waterloo Warriors 6
5 St. FX X-Women 1
1 Concordia Stingers 3
6 Toronto Varsity Blues 1
2 UBC Thunderbirds 2
7 Montréal Carabins 4
7 Montréal Carabins 1 Bronze Medal Game: March 17
6 Toronto Varsity Blues 2 (SO)
3 UNB Reds 1 4 Waterloo Warriors 1
6 Toronto Varsity Blues 2 7 Montréal Carabins 2 (SO)

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Consolation bracket

Semi-Finals: March 16 Fifth Place Game: March 17
      
8 Saskatchewan Huskies 3
5 St. FX X-Women 1
8 Saskatchewan Huskies 1
2 UBC Thunderbirds 4
2 UBC Thunderbirds 4
3 UNB Reds 0

References

  1. ^ "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "U Sports Calendar". usports.ca. U Sports. September 13, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "U Sports awards 2024 & 2025 women's hockey championships to Saskatchewan and Waterloo". U Sports. January 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "USask Huskies to host 2024 U Sports Women's Hockey Championship". University of Saskatchewan. January 12, 2023.
  5. ^ "Women's hockey crowned RSEQ champions for third year in a row". Concordia Stingers. March 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Women's hockey cap off historic season with National Title". Concordia Stingers. March 18, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "History". U Sports. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  8. ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Women's Ice Hockey" (PDF). U Sports. August 2023.
  9. ^ "Stingers named top seed for 2024 women's hockey championship". U Sports. March 2024.
  10. ^ "Schedule/Results". U Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2024.