The 2026 Atlantic Hockey America Tournament was the 2nd edition of the AHA Tournament. It was played between February 19 and March 7, 2026. Penn State enters the tournament as the defending champions.
The Penn State Nittany Lions defended their championship by defeating the Mercyhurst Lakers by a score of 3–2. Penn State earned the conferences automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament.
Format The tournament includes all seven teams in the conference. Teams were ranked according to their finish in the conference standings. As the two lowest seeds from the regular season, Delaware and Robert Morris will play a single-elimination game in the first round, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals. The game will be played on Lindenwood's campus, with Lindenwood playing and hosting the winner of the first-round game. The second quarterfinal game will be a five-four matchup. Both quarterfinal games are single elimination. The two highest seeds receive a bye into the semifinals and will host a best-of-three series with the winners from the quarterfinals. As Penn State finished as the regular-season champions, they will host the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals. The championship takes place on March 7, 2026, at the site of the higher seed from the two quarterfinal games. The tournament champion will receive an automatic bid into the 2026 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament.
Standings
Bracket
Note: each * denotes one overtime period
Results
First Round
(7) Delaware vs. (6) Robert Morris
Quarterfinals
(6) Robert Morris at (3) Lindenwood
(5) Syracuse at (4) RIT
Semifinals
(5) Syracuse at (1) Penn State
(3) Lindenwood at (2) Mercyhurst
Championship
(2) Mercyhurst at (1) Penn State
Note: all times eastern
Tournament Awards All-Tournament Team F: Tessa Janecke* (Penn State) F: Matilde Fantin (Penn State) F: Peyton Armstrong (Syracuse) D: Kendall Butze (Penn State) D: Abby Poitras (Mercyhurst) G: Katie DeSa (Penn State)
* Most Outstanding Player
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