2022 Connecticut Ice Tournament (Jan 29-30)

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From: SNY.TV > Events

... Witness all-out hockey action as Connecticut's four NCAA Division I Men's College hockey teams battle it out on the ice for the CT Ice Trophy! On Saturday, January 29 and Sunday, January 30 at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, the UConn Huskies, Quinnipiac Bobcats, defending champion Sacred Heart Pioneers, and Yale Bulldogs will face-off for the SNY Connecticut Ice championship trophy and Connecticut supremacy bragging rights! The event will feature two opening round games on Saturday, and a consolation and championship game on Sunday. Each game will be televised live on SNY.

Connecticut Ice aims to bring families together from across the region to celebrate one of the most beloved sports in the northeast.

Ticket pricing per day is $20 for youth 12 & under and $35 for adults. (Additional taxes and fees apply). Discounted tickets are available for groups of 15+. ...

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Saturday, January 29, 2022

• 3:30pm: Game 1 - UConn vs. Yale
• 7:00pm: Game 2 - Quinnipiac vs. Sacred Heart

Sunday, January 30, 2022

• 1:00pm: Consolation Game
• 4:30pm: Championship Game ...

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Team Previews ...

• Connecticut Ice: What you need to know about the 2021-22 UConn hockey team

• Connecticut Ice: What you need to know about the 2021-22 Quinnipiac hockey team

• Connecticut Ice: What you need to know about the 2021-22 Sacred Heart hockey team

• Connecticut Ice: What you need to know about the 2021-22 Yale hockey team

 

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From: The Hartford Courant > Sports > College Sports

UConn men’s hockey powers past Yale, 5-1, to reach Connecticut Ice final

By Dom Amore
Hartford Courant |
Jan 29, 2022 at 7:10 PM

Kevin O’Neil jumped out onto the ice for his 116th collegiate hockey game Saturday, and he knew this one would not be like the rest.

“It was very weird, honestly,” he said. “Just getting ready for the game, never expected to be on the other bench, playing against Yale. I made a lot of good memories with the guys there. I tried to look at it as just another game, but it definitely wasn’t.”

O’Neil graduated from Yale last year and, with the Ivy League not allowing fifth year students to play, chose UConn to play out his eligibility. He delivered a goal and an assist to start the Huskies on their way to a 5-1 win over Yale in the first game of the Connecticut Ice tournament Saturday at Webster Bank Arena. ...

“He just brings a lot of energy,” UConn coach Mike Cavanugh said. “He’s just a hockey player. He’s not overly big, not overly fast. He’s got good skills, but he just competes so hard on pucks, pucks stick to him. He makes plays, he’s in the right place at the right time.” ...


Read more at: UConn men’s hockey powers past Yale, 5-1, to reach Connecticut Ice final

 

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Not surprisingly, some ticketholders for this event took to Facebook to complain about the decision to proceed despite the blizzard conditions.

 

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And in the Saturday nightcap ...

Men's Ice Hockey 1/29/2022 10:01:00 PM
QU Athletic Communications

Metsa's OT Winner Completes Late Comeback at CT Ice

Cipollone Scores Twice in Win, #2/2 Bobcats Advance to Championship Game

HAMDEN, Conn. – Senior Zach Metsa scored his second overtime game winner of the season to push #2/2 Quinnipiac to a dramatic 3-2 victory over Sacred Heart in Saturday's Connecticut Ice semifinals. The Bobcats advance to Sunday's championship game where they will take on UConn at 4:30 at Webster Bank Arena. ...

Read the Game Summary (and more to follow) at: Metsa's OT Winner Completes Late Comeback at CT Ice - Quinnipiac University Athletics

 

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Day 2 completed, and we have the winners ...

Takeaways from Sacred Heart's 4-3 OT Connecticut Ice consolation win over Yale, including Todd Goehring's game-winning goal

Pioneers outlasted Bulldogs in entertaining battle Sunday

Garrett Stepien
Freelance Editorial Producer
1/30/2022 2:51 p.m.

The Connecticut Ice consolation game between Sacred Heart and Yale did not disappoint. A back-and-forth battle between the Pioneers and Bulldogs men's hockey teams ended in a 4-3 Sacred Heart overtime win over Yale at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. ...

... Sacred Heart (knotted) the game back up at a 3-3 tie on a power-play goal by Pioneers fifth-year senior forward Dante Palecco (16:57). In the right place at the right time during a shot by freshman defenseman Hunter Sansbury, Palecco cut and deflected the puck under the legs of (Yale sophomore goaltender Nathan) Reid and eventually forced overtime.

... In the five-minute, 3-on-3 overtime period, senior forward Todd Goehring (1:40) lasered a wrist shot for the game-winning score and secured Sacred Heart a 4-3 walk-off victory. Steele sent the puck up and across to Goehring, who took advantage of a screening sophomore defenseman Andrius Kulbis-Marino and sniped the decisive shot past Reid's right shoulder. ...


Read & See more at: https://sny.tv/articles/connecticut-ice-sacred-heart-yale-hockey-game-recap-score-takeaways

Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold on 2022 Connecticut Ice championship: 'Our culture came through tonight'

Bobcats defeated UConn 2-0 to take home this year's trophy

Alex Smith
Editorial Producer
1/30/2022 7:00pm

The Quinnipiac Bobcats came into the 2022 Connecticut Ice tournament as the favorites, and rightfully so, entering play as the No. 2 team in the nation with hopes of winning a National Championship.

They were tested by both Sacred Heart on Saturday and UConn on Sunday, but ultimately the Bobcats were able to prevail thanks to some timely goals and some fantastic play between the pipes.

After surviving the Pioneers on Saturday with a 3-2 overtime win, the Bobcats scored twice in the third period on Sunday to defeat UConn and capture the championship trophy. ...

Sunday’s star was goalie Yaniv Perets, who set a school record with his ninth shutout of the season, as the Bobcats tied an NCAA single-season record with their 12th team shutout. Perets stopped all 29 shots that came his way, and he was rewarded with the 2022 Gordie Howe MVP Trophy afterwards as the tournament’s most valuable player. ...


Read & See/Hear more at: https://sny.tv/articles/quinnipiac-...championship-our-culture-came-through-tonight