Bridgeport’s Webster Arena to host NCAA ice hockey championship

The NCAA has selected Connecticut as the site for five upcoming sports championships, including women”™s basketball, men”™s ice hockey and field hockey. One of the events will be held at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport; another on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs; and the others at Trinity College”™s campus in Hartford.

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“This is great news for Connecticut and the venues and host organizations that worked so hard to secure these championships,” said Robert Murdock, president of the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau, the state”™s official meetings and sports event sales and marketing organization. “This is a great opportunity to showcase Connecticut as a vibrant sports destination, and our office looks forward to working with the host sponsors, competing universities, and local businesses and communities as they gear up for these terrific events.”

The five events are projected to generate close to $3 million in revenue in the regions where they will play, will support 1,100 jobs in the hospitality industry, and generate $186,000 in Connecticut sales tax revenue, Murdock, who also serves as the Bureau”™s Director of Sports Marketing, added.

The NCAA championships set for Connecticut are:

  • Nov. 18 and 20, 2022: 2022 NCAA DI Women”™s Field Hockey Championship (Semifinals & Final) at the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex at UConn, hosted by the university.
  • March 2023 (exact days TBD): 2023 NCAA DI Men”™s Ice Hockey Regional Championship (Semifinals & Final) at the Webster Bank Arena, hosted by Yale University and Sacred Heart University.
  • March 18, 2023: 2023 NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Semifinals at the Ray Oosting Gymnasium on the Trinity College, hosted by the school.
  • March 22-23, 2024: 2024 NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Championship (Semifinals & Final) at the Koeppel Community Sports Center on the Trinity College campus in Hartford, hosted by the school.
  • Nov. 22-23, 2025: 2025 NCAA Division III Women”™s Field Hockey Championship (Semifinals & Final) at the Robin L. Sheppard Field on the Trinity College campus in Hartford, hosted by the school.