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]
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| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | Merlis Belsher Place Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Champions | Concordia Stingers (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Toronto Varsity Blues |
| Winning coach | Julie Chu (2nd title) |
| Tournament MVP | Jessymaude Drapeau (Concordia) |
| Television | CBC Sports[1] |
Host
editThe 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
edit| 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 |
Championship bracket
edit| 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) | |||||||||
Consolation bracket
edit| 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
edit- ^ "CBC Sports to broadcast U Sports national championships for next 4 years". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 20, 2021.
- ^ "U Sports Calendar". usports.ca. U Sports. September 13, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c "U Sports awards 2024 & 2025 women's hockey championships to Saskatchewan and Waterloo". U Sports. January 12, 2023.
- ^ "USask Huskies to host 2024 U Sports Women's Hockey Championship". University of Saskatchewan. January 12, 2023.
- ^ "Women's hockey crowned RSEQ champions for third year in a row". Concordia Stingers. March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Women's hockey cap off historic season with National Title". Concordia Stingers. March 18, 2024.
- ^ a b "History". U Sports. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Women's Ice Hockey" (PDF). U Sports. August 2023.
- ^ "Stingers named top seed for 2024 women's hockey championship". U Sports. March 2024.
- ^ "Schedule/Results". U Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2024.