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2026 Atlantic Hockey America Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

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The 2026 Atlantic Hockey America Tournament will be the 2nd edition of the AHA Tournament. It will be played between February 19 and March 7, 2026. Penn State enters the tournament as the defending champions.

Contents

The Penn State Nittany Lions defended their championship by defeating the Mercyhurst Lakers by a score of 3–2. Penn State earned the conferences automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament.

Format

The tournament includes all seven teams in the conference. Teams were ranked according to their finish in the conference standings. As the two lowest seeds from the regular season, Delaware and Robert Morris will play a single-elimination game in the first round, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals. [1] [2] The game will be played on Lindenwood's campus, with Lindenwood playing and hosting the winner of the first-round game. [3] The second quarterfinal game will be a five-four matchup. Both quarterfinal games are single elimination. The two highest seeds receive a bye into the semifinals and will host a best-of-three series with the winners from the quarterfinals. [4] [5] As Penn State finished as the regular-season champions, they will host the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals. The championship takes place on March 7, 2026, at the site of the higher seed from the two quarterfinal games. The tournament champion will receive an automatic bid into the 2026 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament. [6]

Standings

ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#3 Penn State242220681172734295014747
#12 Mercyhurst 241752498542342110310165
Lindenwood 2411121356778341319289113
RIT 241113034716733161709784
Syracuse 241011333446634141646494
Robert Morris 24814228527332122027897
Delaware 24123052410732230033138
Championship: March 7, 2026
† indicates conference regular season champion;* indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com; updated February 23, 2026
Source: AHA

Bracket

First Round
February 19
Quarterfinals
February 21
Semifinals
February 27 - March 1
Championship
March 7
3Lindenwood12
6Robert Morris12Mercyhurst23**
7Delaware23Lindenwood32Mercyhurst
6Robert Morris3*1Penn State
5Syracuse01
5Syracuse4**1Penn State72
4RIT3

Note: each * denotes one overtime period

Results

First Round

(7) Delaware vs. (6) Robert Morris

February 19, 2026
2:00 PM
Delaware2-3
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
OT: (0–1)
Robert Morris Centene Community Ice Center, St. Charles, Missouri
Attendance: 42
[Game reference 1]
Charlotte Payne Goalies Maggie Hatch Referees:
Christopher Binkley
Richard Palo
Linesmen:
Andy Zawada
Sean Fitzpatrick
Finnegan (Barresi, Smith)pp - 2:181–0
Barresi (Finnegan, Borg) – 20:532–0
2–132:33 – Giampietro (Giannone, Misner)
2–252:15 – pp – Giannone (Desjardins, Schooley)
2–366:12 – MacKinnon (Goding, Giampietro)
4 minPenalties4 min
21Shots50

Quarterfinals

(6) Robert Morris at (3) Lindenwood

February 21, 2026
11:45 AM
Robert Morris1-3
(0-0, 1-2, 0-1)
Lindenwood Centene Community Ice Center, St. Charles, Missouri
Attendance: 101
[Game reference 2]
Maggie Hatch Goalies Madison Botwell Referees:
Christopher Binkley
Andrew Bethmann
Linesmen:
Andy Zawada
Sean Fitzpatrick
0-123:12 – Pazmandi (Paulinyova)
Giannone (MacKinnon, Schooley) – 27:121-1
1-235:38 – Gundersen (Henderson, Blichova)
1-357:57 - en – Paulinyova (Blichova)
4 minPenalties21 min
32Shots2

(5) Syracuse at (4) RIT

February 21, 2026
3:00 PM
Syracuse4-3
(1-1, 1-0, 1-2)
OT: (0–0, 1-0)
RIT Gene Polisseni Center, Rochester, New York
Attendance: 713
[Game reference 3]
Ava Drabyk Goalies Brenna McNamara Referees:
Todd Plouffe
Aaron Alexin
Linesmen:
Seamus Andrew
Nichola Romano
Blouin (Armstrong) – 11:321-0
1-116:17 – Keraenen (Buziak, Stein)
Armstrong (Blouin, Gendron) – 26:402-1
Armstrong (Gnade, Gendron) – 45:523-1
3-248:36 – Ashe (Ziotas, Urbach)
3-349:04 – Rulle (Kelley, Alvarez)
Gnade (Armstrong, Blouin) – 83:244-3
2 minPenalties2 min
30Shots31

Semifinals

(5) Syracuse at (1) Penn State

February 27, 2026
6:00 PM
Syracuse0–7
(0–2, 0–3, 0–3)
Penn State Pegula Ice Arena, University Park, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 924
[Game reference 4]
Ava Drabyk
Bella Gould
Goalies Katie DeSa Referees:
Christopher Binkley
Mackenzie Gaydosh
Linesmen:
Ashley Johnston
Seamus Andrew
0–113:29 – Janecke (Stonehouse, Maynard)
0–215:03 – Fantin
0–331:41 – Vaslet (Butze, Fantin)
0–437:16 – pp – Janecke (Stecker, Butze)
0–543:04 – pp – Janecke (Keller, Morrow)
0–648:14 – Hall (Fantin)
0–751:48 – Stonehouse
21 minPenalties8 min
16Shots36
February 28, 2026
3:00 PM
Syracuse1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)
Penn State Pegula Ice Arena, University Park, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 862
[Game reference 5]
Ava Drabyk Goalies Katie DeSa Referees:
Christopher Binkley
Mackenzie Gaydosh
Linesmen:
Ashley Johnston
Seamus Andrew
0–115:00 – Janecke (Roberts)
Kinsler (Costabile)pp – 25:481–1
1–238:49 – ppStonehouse (Outwater, Maynard)
10 minPenalties4 min
16Shots30

(3) Lindenwood at (2) Mercyhurst

February 27, 2026
3:00 PM
Lindenwood1–2
(1–1, 0–0, 0–1)
Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center, Erie, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 689
[Game reference 6]
Madison Botwell Goalies Magdalena Luggin Referees:
Nate Shemo
Erica D'Errico
Linesmen:
Andy Zawada
Nicholas Romano
0–13:22 - Perjus (McKinley)
Paulinyova (Pazmandi, Blichova) – 18:091–1
1–254:29 – pp - Perjus (Alenius, Evans)
6 minPenalties4 min
23Shots36
February 28, 2026
1:00 PM
Lindenwood2–3 2OT
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
OT: (0–0, 0-1)
Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center, Erie, Pennsylvania
[Game reference 7]
Madison Bowtell Goalies Magdalena Luggin Referees:
Nate Shemo
Erica D'Errico
Linesmen:
Andy Zawada
Nicholas Romano
Gundersen – 00:231–0
Gundersen (Dunne-Weeks) – 23:262–0
2–126:38 – Alenius (Nuutinen, Metzler)
2–253:43 – Poitras (Donegan)
2–387:35 – Lolacher (Maisonneuve, VanNetten)
4 minPenalties8 min
28Shots43

Championship

(2) Mercyhurst at (1) Penn State

March 7, 2026
2:00 PM
MercyhurstvPenn State Pegula Ice Arena, University Park, Pennsylvania

Note: all times eastern

All tournament team

Forward: Tessa Janecke*, Penn State

Forward: Matilde Fantin, Penn State

Forward: Peyton Armstrong, Syracuse

Defense: Kendall Butze, Penn State

Defense: Abby Poitras, Mercyhurst

Goalie: Katie DeSa, Penn State

Most Outstanding Player: *

[7]

References

  1. "Ice Hockey to Play Robert Morris in AHA Championship First Round". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  2. "Colonials Drop Regular Season Finale in High-Scoring Affair". Robert Morris University Athletics. February 14, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  3. "Women's Hockey Sweeps Robert Morris; Will Host AHA Playoff Game Next Weekend". Lindenwood University Athletics. February 14, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  4. "No. 4 Nittany Lions Bounce Back with Win over RIT to Finish Regular Season". Penn State - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  5. "No. 13 Women's Hockey Blanks Syracuse 7-0 on Senior Day; Bach Makes 31 Saves in Shutout". Mercyhurst University Athletics. February 14, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  6. "2026 Atlantic Hockey America Women's Postseason - Atlantic Hockey America". atlantichockeyamerica.com. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  7. "AHA Women's Final Frame (March 7, 2026)". atlantichockeyamerica.com. March 7, 2026. Retrieved March 7, 2026.

Game references

  1. "Delaware vs. Robert Morris". rmucolonials.com. Robert Morris University. February 19, 2026. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  2. "Robert Morris at Lindenwood". lindenwoodlions.com. Lindenwood University. February 21, 2026. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  3. "Syracuse at RIT". cuse.com. Syracuse University. February 21, 2026. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  4. "Syracuse vs Penn State". cuse.com. Syracuse University. February 27, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  5. "Syracuse vs Penn State". cuse.com. Syracuse University. February 28, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  6. "Lindenwood at Mercyhurst". hurstathletics.com. Mercyhurst University. February 27, 2026. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  7. "Lindenwood at Mercyhurst". hurstathletics.com. Mercyhurst University. February 28, 2026. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
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