2024 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship
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Season2023–24
TeamsEight
Finals siteMerlis Belsher Place
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
ChampionsConcordia Stingers (4th title)
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| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | Merlis Belsher Place Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Champions | Concordia Stingers (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Toronto Varsity Blues |
| Winning coach | Julie Chu (2nd title) |
| Tournament MVP | Jessymaude Drapeau (Concordia) |
| Television | CBC Sports[1] |
The 2024 U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Championship was held March 14–17, 2024, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to determine a national champion for the 2023–24 U Sports women's ice hockey season.[2][3][4] After finishing the regular season with a perfect 25–0 record, the RSEQ Champion Concordia Stingers defeated the Toronto Varsity Blues by a score of 3–1 to win the fourth gold medal in program history.[5][6]
The tournament was hosted by the Saskatchewan Huskies and played at Merlis Belsher Place on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan.[3] This was the first time that the University of Saskatchewan had hosted the tournament.[3][7]
Scheduled teams
| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concordia Stingers | RSEQ Champion | 25–0 | 2022 | 3 |
| 2 | UBC Thunderbirds | CW Champion | 24–2 | None | 0 |
| 3 | UNB Reds | AUS Champion | 21–7 | None | 0 |
| 4 | Waterloo Warriors | OUA Champion | 18–10 | None | 0 |
| 5 | St. Francis Xavier X-Women | AUS Finalist | 21–7 | None | 0 |
| 6 | Toronto Varsity Blues | OUA Finalist | 19–9 | 2001 | 1 |
| 7 | Montréal Carabins | RSEQ Finalist | 13–12 | 2016 | 2 |
| 8 | Saskatchewan Huskies | CW Quarterfinalist (Host) | 19–9 | None | 0 |
Championship bracket
| First Round: March 14-15 | Semi-Finals: March 16 | Gold Medal Game: March 17 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Concordia Stingers | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Concordia Stingers | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Waterloo Warriors | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Waterloo Warriors | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | St. FX X-Women | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Concordia Stingers | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UBC Thunderbirds | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Montréal Carabins | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Montréal Carabins | 1 | Bronze Medal Game: March 17 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 2 (SO) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UNB Reds | 1 | 4 | Waterloo Warriors | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 2 | 7 | Montréal Carabins | 2 (SO) | |||||||||
Results
First Round
| March 14, 2024 7:00 PM | (1) Concordia | 4 – 0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0) | (8) Saskatchewan | Merlis Belsher Place – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Attendance: 2,364 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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| Jordyn Verbeek | Goalies | Camryn Drever | Referees: Hayley Butz Jennifer Berezowski Linesmen: Erin Zach Sophie Thomson | |||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||
| March 14, 2024 7:00 PM | (4) Waterloo | 6 – 1 (1–0, 0–0, 5–0) | (5) St. Francis Xavier | Merlis Belsher Place – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Attendance: 654 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mikayla Schnarr | Goalies | Amaya Giraudier | Referees: Marie-Ève Couture Shauna Neary Linesmen: Alexandra Clarke Maxime Ferland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March 15, 2024 1:07 PM | (2) British Columbia | 2 – 4 (1–1, 0–0, 1–3) | (7) Montreal | Merlis Belsher Place – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Attendance: 2,150 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Elise Hugens | Goalies | Aube Racine | Referees: Brandy Beecroft Amy Martin Linesmen: Melissa Brunn Laura Gutauskas | |||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 14, 2024 7:07 PM | (3) New Brunswick | 1 – 2 (1–1, 0–0, 0–1) | (6) Toronto | Merlis Belsher Place – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Attendance: 771 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Kendra Woodland | Goalies | Erica Fryer | Referees: Audrey-Anne Girard Cianna Lieffers Linesmen: Stephanie Gagnon Amy Laroche | ||||||||
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| 0 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 17 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||
Semifinals
| March 16, 2024 4:07 PM | (1) Concordia | 3 – 1 (2–0, 0–0, 1–1) | (4) Waterloo | Merlis Belsher Place – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Attendance: 647 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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| Jordyn Verbeek | Goalies | Mikayla Schnarr | Referees: Cianna Lieffers Brandy Breecroft Linesmen: Laura Gutauskas Sophia Thomson | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 20 | ||||||||||||
| March 16, 2024 7:07 PM | (6) Toronto | 2 – 1 GWS (1–0, 0–0, 0–1, 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | (7) Montreal | Merlis Belsher Place – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Attendance: 817 |
| Game reference | ||||||||
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| Mikayla Schnarr | Goalies | Amaya Giraudier | Referees: Shauna Neary Jennifer Berezowski Linesmen: Alexandra Clark Erin Zach | |||||
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Elders  Grawbarger T. Delahey Trussler Grawbarger A. Delahey  | Shootout | Dumont Nadeau Picard Picard Poire-Lehoux | ||||||
| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||
| 24 | Shots | 26 | ||||||