The 2020 College Hockey America Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 18th tournament in league history played between March 5 and March 7, 2020, at the LECOM Harborcenter in Buffalo, New York. Mercyhurst won their 13th tournament and earned College Hockey America's automatic bid into the 2020 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament. The NCAA Tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Format

All six CHA teams participated in the tournament. On the first day of the tournament, the top two seeds received a bye, while the #3 seed played the #6 seed, and the #4 seed played the #5 seed in the quarterfinal round. On the second day, the semifinal games featured the #1 seed against the lower remaining seed, while the #2 seed played the higher remaining seed. On the third and final day, the CHA championship was played between the two semifinal winners. There was a total of five games.[1]

Standings

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#10 Mercyhurst†*201343296840341910510773
Robert Morris201352286740341911411182
Syracuse20117224694034131929989
Penn State2078519384236131587080
RIT205132123972341218476103
Lindenwood2031528267333523542117
Championship: March 7, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com
    RoundMatchNameTeam 1Team 2
    1March 5Quarterfinal 1 (#3 v. #6)Syracuse 4vLindenwood 0
    2March 5Quarterfinal 2 (#4 v. #5)Penn State 4vRIT 1
    3March 6Semifinal 1 (#1 v. #4)Mercyhurst 4vPenn State 1
    4March 6Semifinal 2 (#2 v. #3)Robert Morris 5vSyracuse 2
    5March 7Championship GameMercyhurst 2vRobert Morris 1*

    Tournament Champion: Mercyhurst

    Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

    The tournament MVP was Mercyhurst goaltender Kennedy Blair,[2] making 31 saves in the overtime championship game.

    Syracuse junior forward Victoria Klimek, Penn State junior Natalie Heising, Mercyhurst junior forward Summer-Rae Dobson, Robert Morris senior defender Sarah Lecavalier, and Mercyhurst freshman defender Jordan Mortlock joined Blair on the 2020 all-tournament team.

    The tournament champion earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament to determine the national champion. The Mercyhurst Lakers were the number 8 seed out of 8 in the tournament and were set to face #1 seed Cornell on March 14 in Ithaca, New York, prior to the cancellation.

    References

    1. "2020 CHA Tournament - College Hockey America".
    2. "Mercyhurst Wins CHA Championship In A 2-1 Overtime Thriller Over Robert Morris". College Hockey America. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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