Women's Ice Breaker Tournament: Schedule, scores, updates, highlights
📅 Schedule, how to watch the 2025 Women's Ice Breaker
Union will host No. 1 Wisconsin, Vermont and Saint Anselm for the 2025 Women's Ice Breaker tournament at M&T Bank Center in Schenectady, New York from Oct. 17-18.
Here is the full schedule and how to watch each game from the 2025 Women's Ice Breaker. All times ET:
Friday, Oct. 17
- Game 1: No. 1 Wisconsin 8, Vermont 1
- Wisconsin advances to Ice Breaker championship
- Game 2: Union 7, Saint Anselm 5
- Union advances to Ice Breaker championship
Saturday, Oct. 18
- Game 3 (Consolation game): 12:07 p.m. | Vermont vs. Saint Anselm| ESPN+
- Game 4 (Championship game): 3:37 p.m. | No. 1 Wisconsin vs. Union | ESPN+
⚡️Union survives Game 2, advances to Ice Breaker championship
Up 6-0 with eight minutes to go in the game, it looked like Union was on cruise control with a spot in the Ice Breaker championship locked up. But Saint Anselm had other plans, exploding for three goals in 31 seconds to cut the lead to three with 7:31 to go. The Hawks then added another goal with just over five minutes to go, pulling within two. Union added a seventh goal to bring the lead back to three, but another Saint Anselm goal with 2:36 left to go made it a 7-5 game.
Ultimately, Saint Anselm would run out of time in the comeback effort, giving Union the 7-5 win and a date with No. 1 Wisconsin in the Ice Breaker championship game.
Union finished the game with a season-high 53 shots to Saint Anselm's 22. Saint Anselm's Lucy DeCoteau had two goals in the comeback effort, while Union's Megan Duplantie had two goals on 10 shots. Saint Anselm freshman goaltender Kayla Czukoski made 46 saves in the loss, while Union's Monja Wagner made 17 saves on 23 shots.
🚨 ANOTHER HAWKS GOAL! UNI 7, STA 5 | 3rd — 1:42
😅 Union stops the bleeding! UNI 7, STA 4 | 3rd — 3:38
It looked like Saint Anselm might pull all the way back into this game, but another Union goal makes it a three-goal lead late. Megan Duplantie finds herself wide open in front of the net to hammer home a one-timer to add some insurance to the Union lead with just over three minutes to go.
🫨 WHAT A GOAL FOR THE HAWKS! UNI 6, STA 4 | 3rd — 5:14
🤯 THREE quick goals for the Hawks UNI 6, STA 3 | 3rd — 7:31
It looked like the Hawks were all but done in this one, down 6-0 with eight minutes to go in the third, but a powerplay snipe by Lucy DeCoteau gave Saint Anselm its first of the game.
Then just 23 seconds later, DeCoteau scored again, this time picking the other corner on a break to the net.
Just eight seconds after the second goal, Mackenzie Moss forced a turnover and snuck one past Wagner's blocker side, cutting the deficit to just three goals with lots of time left in the period.
Make it 6️⃣ for the Garnet Chargers! UNI 6, STA 0 | 3rd — 11:08
Greta Kropp is the sixth different goalscorer of the afternoon for Union as she finds another loose puck down low and hammers it home on the rebound.
UNION GOAL SCORED BY #22 GRETA KROPP AT 8:52 IN THE THIRD PERIOD!
— Union Women's Hockey (@UnionWHockey)
ASSISTED BY #11 MIKAYLA BLOMQUIST AND #20 AMANDA QUAN.
UNION: 6 SAC: 0
🖐 Five goals for Union! UNI 5, STA 0 | 3rd — 14:21
After defensive zone turnover by Saint Anselm, Maddie Leaney walks out in front of the net and sneaks one under the arm of the goaltender for the Garnet Chargers' fifth goal of the afternoon and her third of the season.
A look at Maddie Leaney's goal.
— Union Women's Hockey (@UnionWHockey)
UNION: 5 SAC: 0
🔥 Union up by 4 after 40 | UNI 4, STA 0
Union is dominating Saint Anselm through the first 40 minutes, taking a 4-0 lead into the locker room for the second intermission. Karianne Engelbert opened the second period with a sneaky play from the side of the net, stuffing the puck in from the goal line past the goaltender's skate:
A LOOK AT ENGELBERT'S GOAL!
— Union Women's Hockey (@UnionWHockey)
UNION: 3 SAC: 0
Mikayla Blomquist added another halfway through the period with a nifty deke after forcing a turnover, going backhand-forehand and sliding it past Czukowski for her first of the year.
A LOOK AT MIKAYLA BLOMQUIST'S GOAL AT 10:26 IN THE SECOND PERIOD!
— Union Women's Hockey (@UnionWHockey)
UNION: 4 SAC: 0
Union leads in the shot department, 40-16, after controlling play through two periods. Monja Wagner hasn't been tested too much, but she has stood tall in net for Union, stopping all 16 shots so far.
😯 Union with a beauty! UNI 4, STA 0 | 2nd — 9:34
Mikayla Blomquist picks up a loose puck after a Saint Anselm defender mishandles it on the breakout. Blomquist makes a beauty of a deke to get around Czukoski and slides it past the outstretched pad on the breakaway for her first of the year.
A LOOK AT MIKAYLA BLOMQUIST'S GOAL AT 10:26 IN THE SECOND PERIOD!
— Union Women's Hockey (@UnionWHockey)
UNION: 4 SAC: 0
🚨Union scores again! UNI 3, STA 0 | 2nd — 18:55
The Garnet Chargers pick up right where they left off in the first period, scoring on their first shot of the second frame. Karianne Engelbert catches Czukoski sleeping, stuffing the puck in between her skate and the post from the side of the net in a play that Czukoski will definitely want to have back.
A LOOK AT ENGELBERT'S GOAL!
— Union Women's Hockey (@UnionWHockey)
UNION: 3 SAC: 0
Union up 2️⃣ after 20 | UNI 2, STA 0
Union leads Saint Anslem, 2-0, after the first period. The Garnet Chargers outshot the Hawks, 20-8 as they dominated play in the first 20 minutes.
Emma Fulawka opened the scoring early after walking into the slot and ripping one high off the glove of Czukoski, then picking up her own rebound and sliding it into the open net.
A LOOK AT #16 EMMA FULAWKA'S GOAL TO OPEN THE ICE BREAKER SCORING FOR UNION!
— Union Women's Hockey (@UnionWHockey)
UNION: 1 SAC 0
Not to be outdone, Megan Duplantie picked up her own rebound in the crease to give the Garnet Chargers a 2-0 lead.
A LOOK AT DUPLANTIE'S GOAL!
— Union Women's Hockey (@UnionWHockey)
UNION: 2 SAC: 0
Saint Anselm will start the second period with a brief powerplay after Emma Fulawka was called for hooking late in the period.
⚡️ Union gets another! — UNI 2, STA 0 | 1st — 8:43
Union has been all over the Hawks early in the game, swarming the net for loose pucks and second chance opportunities. Megan Duplantie picks up her own rebound in the crease for the Garnet Chargers' second goal of the first period.
A LOOK AT DUPLANTIE'S GOAL!
— Union Women's Hockey (@UnionWHockey)
UNION: 2 SAC: 0
🚨 Union gets on the board first! — UNI 1, STA 0 | 1st — 15:42
The ice has been tilted toward the Saint Anselm net for the first five minutes, with Union owning the opening minutes of the first period. The Garnet Chargers open the scoring after Emma Fulawka picks up her own rebound and slides it into a wide open net for her second of the season.
A LOOK AT #16 EMMA FULAWKA'S GOAL TO OPEN THE ICE BREAKER SCORING FOR UNION!
— Union Women's Hockey (@UnionWHockey)
UNION: 1 SAC 0
⏰ Game 2 on deck | Union vs. Saint Anselm
No. 1 Wisconsin handled Vermont in Game 1, securing a spot in the championship game tomorrow afternoon. Up next is the host, Union, taking on Saint Anselm in Game 2 of the Women's Ice Breaker. Puckdrop is set for 3:37 p.m. ET.
Union comes into the Ice Breaker with a 3-1-2 record, starting the season with consecutive shutouts over Franklin Pierce. Saint Anselm has started the season 3-2-0, earning three key conference wins against NEWHA opponents Saint Michael's and Stonehill.
This game features two excellent goaltenders: Union's Monja Wagner and Saint Anselm's Kayla Czukoski. Wagner has started four games for the Garnet Chargers this season, posting a 2-0-2 record with a .947 SV% and 1.20 GAA. She was recently named to the Swiss national team as part of the Women's Euro Hockey Tour, where she will compete in the Lidl Hockey Games with hopes of making the Swiss Olympic team. Czukoski comes into the Ice Breaker with a 3-2-0 record, starting all five games for Saint Anselm. She was named NEWHA Rookie of the Week three weeks in a row after starting the season with a .945 SV% and 2.41 GAA in five starts.
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➡️ Wisconsin wins Game 1, advances to the Ice Breaker championship
No. 1 Wisconsin dominates Vermont in Game 1, winning 8-1 and advancing to the Ice Breaker championship game.
The Badgers' offensive firepower was on display all game, outshooting Vermont 47-14 and exploding for eight goals in a decisive win. Caroline Harvey, Kelly Gorbatenko and Cassie Hall each scored twice, and Lacey Eden and Laney Potter found the back of the net as well.
Vermont's lone goal came in the third period from Stella Retrum for her first as a Catamount. Wisconsin G Ava McNaughton made 13 saves in the game. Despite the high score, Vermont G Ellie Simmons played well, making some impressive saves during the Badgers' offensive onslaught, stopping 39/47.
The Badgers have advanced to the championship game of the Ice Breaker Tournament! Puck drop is tomorrow at 2:37 p.m. CT.
— Wisconsin Hockey (@BadgerWHockey)
Wisconsin moves on to the Ice Breaker championship Saturday, Oct. 18, where they will play the winner of Game 2 between Union and Saint Anselm.