Sports

Union to host Women’s Four-Team Ice Breaker Tournament

Noor El Maayergi, Sports Editor

October 16, 2025

Union Women’s Hockey playing against New Hampshire.

Union will host the Ice Breaker Tournament on October 17-18 at M&T Bank Center, featuring four Division I teams: Wisconsin, Vermont, Saint Anselm, and Union.

The two-day event opens Friday, October 17, with Wisconsin facing Vermont at 12:07 p.m. and Union taking on Saint Anselm at 3:37 p.m. Saturday’s schedule includes a consolation game at 12:07 p.m. and the championship at 3:37 p.m.

The Ice Breaker, organized by the HCA, signals the official start of the college hockey season and brings together some of the nation’s top teams. This year marks the first time Union has hosted the women’s edition of the tournament, an honor previously held by programs including Sacred Heart and Ohio State.

Head coach Josh Sciba emphasized that the tournament is “an incredible opportunity to test ourselves against some of the best programs in the country and showcase Union hockey on home ice.”

Fans can expect high-level competition and packed stands as the team looks to make a statement in front of national opponents.

About the Contributors

Noor El Maayergi, Sports Editor

Noor El Maayergi ’28 is a Sports Editor at Concordiensis. She is from Cairo, Egypt and has also lived in South Carolina and Indonesia. She is an English major and spends much of her time outside of Concordiensis showing people pictures of her kitten, reading, and listening to music.

Allyson Bennett, Digital Media Editor

Allyson Bennett ’26 is the current Digital Media Editor and former News Editor (from November 2022 to March 2025) at the Concordiensis. She is from Bethesda, Maryland, and studies Economics and Spanish. She views her work as telling a story of what happens on Union’s campus through photography, interviews, and investigative journalism.