27th Annual Championship

The 27th annual ECAC Women’s Hockey Championship shall commence February 26-28 and feature the top eight teams, as determined by the final regular-season standings.

The 2010 championship shall feature a new format for the semifinals and championship games. In April 2009, the League administrators and coaches voted to amend the format for the semifinals and championship game such that the semifinals and championship game shall be conducted on the campuses of the highest remaining seeds. Previously, the highest remaining seed of the four semifinalists hosted the semifinals and championship games.

The four quarterfinals series shall be played Friday-Sunday, February 26-28, at on-campus facilities and feature: The team seeded No. 1 playing host to the team seeded No. 8; No. 2 playing host to No. 7; No. 3 playing host to No. 6; and No. 4 playing host to No. 5. All matchups shall be the best-of-three games series.

The quarterfinals winners shall advance to the championship semifinals, which shall be conducted Friday on the campuses of the two highest remaining seeds. The highest remaining seed shall host the lowest remaining seed; the second-highest remaining seed shall host the third-highest remaining seed.

The two semifinals winners shall advance to the championship final, conducted Sunday at the on-campus site of the higher remaining seed.

Click here to access League tie-breaking procedures for championship seeding