WAKEFIELD, Mass. – After earning the four-seed in Hockey East this season the Vermont women's hockey program will host the five-seed Maine in a single game Hockey East Quarterfinal Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. The league officially announced the playoff matchups this morning. Sunday's game will air for free on SportsLive with Rob Ryan on the call.
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Sunday will be the Catamounts second-ever Hockey East home playoff game. The Catamounts hosted Maine on March 1, 2014 in the Hockey East Quarterfinals in a 3-2 triple overtime win for Vermont. Brittany Zuback '15 scored with 2:48 left in the third overtime to end the longest Hockey East women's game ever.
The women's playoff will be a nine-team affair, with one Opening Round game on Thursday, February 25 between Holy Cross and New Hampshire at 7:00 p.m. The winner of that contest will move on to the quarterfinals on Sunday, February 28. Semifinals are slated to take place on Wednesday, March 3 with the championship game held on Saturday, March 6 to determine the winner of the 2021 Bertagna Trophy and an automatic berth
into the NCAA Tournament.
"The 2020-21 season has certainly provided challenges, but Hockey East has had a successful year providing safe and meaningful experiences for our student-athletes. We look forward to the tournament and awarding the Bertagna Trophy to a deserving champion," said Hockey East Commissioner Steve Metcalf. "The league is pleased with how the Hockey East Power Index has helped seed our teams, but after discussion with conference Athletic Directors, the decision has been made to not award a regular season champion this year."
2021 Hockey East Women's Tournament Schedule
Opening Round
Thu. Feb. 25 #9 Holy Cross vs. #8 New Hampshire 7:00 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Sun. Feb. 28 #6 Boston University vs. #3 Providence 1:00 p.m.
Sun. Feb. 28 #5 Maine vs. #4 Vermont 2:00 p.m.
Sun. Feb. 28 #7 UConn vs. #2 Boston College 4:30 p.m.
Sun. Feb. 28 TBD vs. #1 Northeastern 7:00 p.m.
Semifinals
Wed. March 3 Semifinal #1 TBA
Wed. March 3 Semifinal #2 TBA
Championship
Sat. March 6 Championship Game TBA
