Here’s a breakdown of the Harvard Women’s Ice Hockey 2025-26 season, based on the provided text:
Overall Season Outlook:
Goal: Continue growing as a programme, build a winning culture.
Key Events: Beanpot, international trip to Belfast (Friendship Four).
Team Mentality: Motivated, focused, ready to embrace every moment.
Coaching: Third season under Coach Bellamy.
Roster: Exciting mix of returning players adn first-years.
Key dates and Matchups:
October 2025:
Oct 17: Season opener vs. St. Michael’s (first-ever meeting) at Bright-Landry Hockey Center.
Oct 18: Road game vs. Wildcats (New Hampshire).
Oct 24: ECAC opener vs. Cornell at Bright-Landry Hockey Center.
Oct 25: ECAC game vs. Colgate at Bright-Landry Hockey Center.
Oct 31: ECAC road game vs. Clarkson.
Nov 1: ECAC road game vs. St. Lawrence.
Nov 7: ECAC road game vs. Dartmouth (Hanover). Nov 8: ECAC game vs. Dartmouth (Cambridge).
Nov 14: ECAC road game vs. Yale.
Nov 15: ECAC road game vs.Brown.
Nov 21-22: Bye week.
Nov 28-29: Longest homestand begins vs. Maine (two games) at Bright-Landry Hockey Center.
Dec 5-6: ECAC home series vs. Union and RPI.
January 2026:
Jan 2: Friendship Four Tournament opening round vs. Minnesota Duluth (Belfast, Northern Ireland).
Jan 3: Friendship Four Tournament second game vs. Boston University or Quinnipiac (Belfast,Northern Ireland).
Jan 9: ECAC home game vs. Brown.
Jan 10: ECAC home game vs. Yale.
Jan 13: Beanpot Semifinal vs.Boston College at Walter Brown Arena (Boston University).
Jan 16: ECAC road game vs. Princeton.
Jan 17: ECAC road game vs. Quinnipiac.
Jan 20: Beanpot Championship/Third-Place Game at TD Garden.
Jan 23-24: ECAC home series vs. Clarkson/St. Lawrence.
February 2026:
Jan 30-31: ECAC road series vs. Colgate/Cornell.
Feb 6-7: ECAC home series vs. Quinnipiac/Princeton.
Feb 13-14: ECAC road series vs. RPI/Union.
Postseason:
Feb 20: First round of the ECAC tournament (one-game playoff for seeds 5-12).
Feb 27-Mar 1: ECAC Quarterfinals (best-of-three series).
Mar 6-7: ECAC Semifinals and Championship (hosted by highest remaining seed).
Mar 12-15: NCAA Tournament Regionals.
Mar 20-22: NCAA Women’s Frozen Four at Pegula Ice Arena (University Park,Pa.).
Key Takeaways:
The schedule is a mix of familiar ECAC rivals and new opponents.
The international trip to Belfast for the Friendship Four is a meaningful highlight.
The Beanpot remains a crucial annual event.
* The team is looking to build on its progress under the current coaching staff.
