2026 United Collegiate Hockey Cup
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| 2026 Independent men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 5–7, 2026 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Finals site | Centene Community Ice Center St. Charles, Missouri |
| Champions | Alaska (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Erik Largen (1st title) |
| MVP | Lassi Lehti (Alaska) |
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The 2026 United Collegiate Hockey Cup is the inaugural tournament arranged for independent Division I programs. It was played between March 5 and March 7, 2026, at the Centene Community Ice Center in St. Charles, Missouri.
The tournament features three rounds of play. The five competing teams were sorted based upon their record in games against each other. The top three teams received a bye into the semifinal round while the two lowest-ranked teams played in a quarterfinal game. The winner of the quarterfinal game (Game One) advanced to play the top overall seed (Game Three). The loser of the quarterfinal match would play in the first consolation game (Game Four). The second- and third-ranked teams played in a semifinal match (Game Two) with the winner advancing to the championship (Game Six) and the loser being relegated to a consolation game (Game Four). The winner of the semifinal that included the top overall seed (Game Three) advanced to the championship game (Game Six) while the loser would face the victor of the first consolation game (Game Four) in a second consolation game (Game Five).[1]
Conference standings
| Overall record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Alaska* | 33 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 96 | 99 | |
| Alaska Anchorage | 33 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 57 | 134 | |
| Lindenwood | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 105 | 114 | |
| Long Island | 32 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 97 | 109 | |
| Stonehill | 35 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 88 | 118 | |
| Championship: March 7, 2026 * indicates tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | |||||||
Bracket
Bracket
| Third Place Game March 7 | Consolation Semifinal March 6 | Quarterfinal March 5 | Semifinals March 5, 6 | Championship March 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 4† | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stonehill | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Long Island | 4 | 4 | Stonehill | 3 | 1 | Alaska | 4* | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Stonehill | 3 | 5 | Alaska Anchorage | 0 | 2 | Lindenwood | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Long Island | 4* | 2 | Lindenwood | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Alaska Anchorage | 3 | 3 | Long Island | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: † denotes shootout win