The 2026 ECAC Hockey Women's Tournament was the 43d edition of the ECAC Women's Tournament. It was played between February 20 and March 7, 2026. Cornell enters the tournament as the defending champions.
The Quinnipiac Bobcats won the tournament and earned their second title. They received the conferences automatic bid to the 2026 women's ice hockey tournament.
Format The tournament included all 12 teams in the conference. The top four seeds received a bye to the quarterfinal round, while seeds five through 12 played in the first round in a single elimination game. The winners of the first round moved on to the quarterfinals for a best of three series. The semifinals and championship are single elimination, and was hosted at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York.
Standings
Bracket
Note: each * denotes one overtime period
Results
Opening Round
(12) Union at (5) Clarkson
(11) RPI at (6) Colgate
(10) Dartmouth at (7) Brown
(9) St. Lawrence at (8) Harvard
Quarterfinals
(12) Union at (1) Yale
(6) Colgate at (4) Cornell
(7) Brown at (3) Quinnipiac
(8) Harvard at (2) Princeton
Semifinals
(4) Cornell at (1) Yale
(3) Quinnipiac at (2) Princeton
Finals
(3) Quinnipiac at (1) Yale
Tournament Awards All-Tournament Team F: Avery Bairos (Quinnipiac) F: Carina DiAntonio (Yale) F: Jordan Ray (Yale) D: Makayla Watson (Quinnipiac) D: Zoe Uens (Quinnipiac) G: Felicia Frank* (Quinnipiac) * Most Outstanding Player
References
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