2020 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship

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

Teams	Eight
Finals site	MacLauchlan Arena Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Champions	No champion
← 2019 U Sports women's ice hockey championship 2021 →

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

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

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Championship Bracket

	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

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

See also

2020 U Sports University Cup

References

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

• Tournament Web Site