2020 CHA women's ice hockey tournament

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The 2020 College Hockey America Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 18th tournament in league history played between March 5 and March 7, 2020, at the LECOM Harborcenter in Buffalo, New York. Mercyhurst won their 13th tournament and earned College Hockey America's automatic bid into the 2020 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament. The NCAA Tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Format

All six CHA teams participated in the tournament. On the first day of the tournament, the top two seeds received a bye, while the #3 seed played the #6 seed, and the #4 seed played the #5 seed in the quarterfinal round. On the second day, the semifinal games featured the #1 seed against the lower remaining seed, while the #2 seed played the higher remaining seed. On the third and final day, the CHA championship was played between the two semifinal winners. There was a total of five games. [1]

Standings

ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#10 Mercyhurst †*201343296840341910510773
Robert Morris 201352286740341911411182
Syracuse 20117224694034131929989
Penn State 2078519384236131587080
RIT 205132123972341218476103
Lindenwood 2031528267333523542117
Championship: March 7, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com

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References

  1. "2020 CHA Tournament - College Hockey America".
  2. "Mercyhurst Wins CHA Championship In A 2-1 Overtime Thriller Over Robert Morris". College Hockey America. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.