2020 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship Explained

Custom Title:2020 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship
Sport:Women's ice hockey
Season:2019-20
Teams:Eight
Finals Site:MacLauchlan Arena
Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Champions:No champion
Mvp Team:Cancelled
Prev:2019
Tournament Link:U Sports women's ice hockey championship
Next:2021

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]

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

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1 Canada West Champion 19–8–1–0
2 OUA Champion 17–4–1–2
3 AUS Champion 22–5–1
4 RSEQ Champion 11–5–3–1
5 OUA Finalist 14–8–0–2
6 RSEQ Finalist 9–6–4–1
7 Canada West Finalist 12–14–2–0
8 AUS Semifinalist (Host) 20–7–1
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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. Web site: U Sports hockey championships cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak. March 12, 2020. Sportsnet.
  3. News: UPEI athletes and events recognized at the 47th annual Sport PEI Amateur Sport Awards. upei.ca. February 26, 2021. May 27, 2021. en.
  4. Web site: Women’s Ice Hockey National Championships History. U Sports. March 7, 2020.
  5. Web site: U Sports Playing Regulations: Women’s Hockey. U Sports. September 2019.
  6. Web site: Cavendish Farms Women’s Hockey Championship Preview: Alberta Pandas named No. 1 seed ahead of national tournament. U Sports. March 8, 2020.