2022 Hockey East women's ice hockey tournament

2022 Hockey East Women's ice hockey tournament
Dates	February 23– March 8, 2022
Teams	10
Finals site	Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts
Champions	Northeastern (5th title)
Winning coach	Dave Flint (5th title)
MVP	Alina Mueller (Northeastern)
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The 2022 Women's Hockey East Association tournament was played between February 23 and March 8. The opening round, quarterfinals and semifinals were played on campus locations. The championship was hosted by the highest remaining seed, Northeastern. Northeastern defeated Connecticut 3-1 to earn their 5th straight tournament championship. They also earned the conference's automatic bid into the 2022 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.[1]

Standings

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2021–22 WHEA standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#3 Northeastern †*	26	21	3	2	67	96	27		38	31	5	2	136	40
Vermont	27	18	7	2	57	86	56		36	22	11	3	107	76
UConn	27	16	7	4	50	66	49		37	24	9	4	99	64
Boston College	26	16	9	1	47	71	63		34	19	14	1	88	84
Maine	26	12	13	1	41	57	59		35	15	19	1	75	87
Boston University	25	11	9	5	39	57	58		33	12	15	6	70	82
Providence	27	12	12	3	39	52	53		36	16	14	6	67	67
New Hampshire	26	9	16	1	30	51	74		34	11	21	2	71	95
Merrimack	27	6	20	1	20	53	86		34	8	25	1	61	116
Holy Cross	27	1	26	0	6	36	100		33	3	30	0	46	120
Championship: March 8, 2022 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com; updated March 20, 2022

Bracket

	Opening Round February 23					Quarterfinals February 25 & 26					Semifinals March 2					Championship March 8
						6	Boston University	1
	10	Holy Cross	1			3	Connecticut	3
	7	Providence	3								3	Connecticut	3
											2	Vermont	1
						7	Providence	1
						2	Vermont	4
																3	Connecticut	1
																1	Northeastern	3
						5	Maine	2
	9	Merrimack	4			4	Boston College	1
	8	New Hampshire	1								5	Maine	1
											1	Northeastern	3
						9	Merrimack	0
						1	Northeastern	8

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)[3]

References

1. "No. 3 Northeastern Wins Fifth-Straight Hockey East Championship". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
2. "2021-22 Hockey East Women's Standings - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
3. "2022 Hockey East Women's Tournament Central - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2022-05-30.