The second edition of the Connecticut Ice Festival is over before it even began. The hockey tournament between the four men’s Division I programs in Connecticut — UConn, Sacred Heart, Quinnipiac and Yale — was canceled due to “risks associated with COVID-19”, SNY announced on Thursday.
This doesn’t spell the end for the event, though. The four schools agreed to continue the event for at least two more years at Webster Bank Arena. The tournament will be held on Jan. 29 and 30 in 2022 and on Jan. 28 and 29 in 2023.
“As disappointed as we are about the festival in 2021, we are thrilled that all of our key partners have committed to the future of Connecticut Ice and the opportunity to keep growing hockey in the state,” SNY President Steve Raab said in a release.