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Connecticut Ice

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Connecticut Ice
Tournament information
SportCollege ice hockey
LocationConnecticut
Established2020
Number of
tournaments
4
FormatSingle-elimination
VenueWebster Bank Arena (2020–2022)
Home sites (2023–)
Teams4
Current champion
Quinnipiac

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]

History

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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.

Yearly results

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Year Champion Runner-up Third place Fourth place Venue Ref
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 Martire Family Arena
2026 Ingalls Rink

References

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  1. ^ "Connecticut Ice festival in Jan. 2020 to feature all four in-state men's D-I hockey teams". USCHO.com. March 25, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "'Connecticut Ice' finally gets state's college hockey teams together". CT Post. March 25, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Matchups, start times announced for inaugural Connecticut Ice college hockey tournament featuring UConn, Quinnipiac, Yale and Sacred Heart". The Hartford Courant. October 8, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Ivy League cancels winter sports season, delays spring play". ESPN. November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Connecticut Ice tournament with UConn, Quinnipiac, Yale, Sacred Heart moves to XL Center". CT Insider. August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "Connecticut Ice: Sacred Heart uses scoring burst to beat Quinnipiac in title game; UConn squanders another strong start, falls to Yale". The Hartford Courant. January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Takeaways from Quinnipiac's 2-0 Connecticut Ice championship win over UConn, including Yaniv Perets' record-setting shutout".
  8. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey vs UConn on 1/28/2023 - Box Score".
  9. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey vs Yale on 1/28/2023 - Box Score".
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