The 2023 Hockey East Women's Ice Hockey Tournament is the 21st edition of the Women's Hockey East Tournament. It will be played between February 22 and March 4, 2023. The tournament champions will receive the conference's automatic bid into the 2023 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament. Format The tournament included all ten teams in the conference. Teams were ranked according to their finish in the conference standings. Seeds 1–6 earned a bye into the quarterfinal round, while seeds 7–10 played to determine the remaining quarterfinalists. Winners in the opening round were reseeded and advanced to play top two seeds in reverse order. Winners of the quarterfinal matches were again reseeded for the semifinal, and the winners of those two games faced off in the championship. All series were single-elimination with opening round and quarterfinal matches occurring at home team sites. The tournament champion will receive an automatic bid into the 2023 NCAA National Collegiate women's ice hockey tournament. Standings Bracket Teams are reseeded after the Opening Round and Quarterfinals Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Results Opening Round (10) Merrimack at (7) Boston University (9) Holy Cross at (8) New Hampshire Quarterfinals (7) New Hampshire at (2) Vermont (8) Merrimack at (1) Northeastern (5) Connecticut at (4) Boston College (6) Maine at (3) Providence Semifinals (3) Providence at (2) Vermont (4) Boston College at (1) Northeastern Championship Tournament Awards References External links 2023 Hockey East Women's Ice Hockey Tournament College sports in Massachusetts Ice hockey in Boston Hockey East Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Hockey East Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Hockey East Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Hockey East Women's Ice Hockey Tournament