The 2024 Hockey East Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 22nd edition of the Women's Hockey East Tournament. It was played between February 28 and March 9, 2024. The championship was hosted by the highest remaining seed, Connecticut. Connecticut defeated Northeastern 1–0 after overtime to earn their first ever tournament championship. They earned the conference's automatic bid into the 2024 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament.
Format The tournament included all ten teams in the conference. Teams were ranked according to their finish in the conference standings. Seeds 1–6 earned a bye into the quarterfinal round, while seeds 7–10 played to determine the remaining quarterfinalists. Winners in the opening round were reseeded and advanced to play top two seeds in reverse order. Winners of the quarterfinal matches were again reseeded for the semifinal, and the winners of those two games faced off in the championship.
All series were single-elimination with opening round and quarterfinal matches occurring at home team sites. The semifinals were hosted at the two highest remaining team sites. The championship was hosted at the highest remaining seeds site. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid into the 2024 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament.
Standings
Bracket Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Results Opening Round
(10) Holy Cross at (7) Boston University
(9) Merrimack at (8) Maine
Quarterfinals
(5) Providence at (4) Boston College
(10) Holy Cross at (1) Connecticut
(6) Vermont at (3) New Hampshire
(9) Merrimack at (2) Northeastern
Semifinals (3) New Hampshire at (2) Northeastern
(4) Boston College at (1) Connecticut
Championship (2) Northeastern at (1) Connecticut
Tournament Awards All Tournament Team Goalie: Tia Chan, Connecticut Defense: Ainsley Svetek, Connecticut Defense: Jules Constantinople, Northeastern Forward: Peyton Anderson, Northeastern Forward: Kathryn Stockdale, Connecticut Forward: Megan Woodworth, Connecticut
Tournament MVP Tia Chan, Connecticut
References
External links 2024 Hockey East Women's Ice Hockey Tournament