Tournament information | |
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Sport | College ice hockey |
Location | Connecticut |
Established | 2020 |
Number of tournaments | 5 |
Format | Single-elimination |
Venue | Webster Bank Arena (2020–2022) Home sites (2023–) |
Teams | 4 |
Current champion | |
UConn |
Connecticut Ice is an annual ice hockey event celebrating the tradition and progress of youth and amateur hockey in the state of Connecticut. The three-day event is headlined by a four-team tournament with participation from all of the state's four Division I programs: Connecticut, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart and Yale. [1]
After years of organization, the first event was finally arranged for late January in 2020. [2] In addition to the collegiate tournament, the three-day event includes youth tournaments from various levels of junior ice hockey.
SportsNet New York agreed to broadcast all four games of the tournament. [3]
In 2021, in what was supposed to be the second edition of the tournament, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other problems, the virus had led Yale to cancel its entire season. [4]
After returning in 2022, the tournament ended its arrangement with the Webster Bank Arena and was played at the M&T Bank Arena, the home venue for Quinnipiac. As a result, SNY decided against broadcasting the tournament, which was renamed as the 'Connecticut Hockey Tournament'. After the season, the series reverted to being called 'Connecticut Ice' and a new arrangement was made to hold the series at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut for 2024. [5] SNY agreed to resume broadcasting the series which was also renewed until at least 2026.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Venue | Ref |
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2020 | Sacred Heart | Quinnipiac | Yale | Connecticut | Webster Bank Arena | [6] |
2022 | Quinnipiac | Connecticut | Sacred Heart | Yale | Webster Bank Arena | [7] |
2023 | Quinnipiac | Connecticut | Sacred Heart | Yale | M&T Bank Arena | [8] [9] |
2024 | Quinnipiac | Connecticut | Yale | Sacred Heart | XL Center | |
2025 | Connecticut | Sacred Heart | Quinnipiac | Yale | Martire Family Arena | |
2026 | Ingalls Rink |
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