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<p>SNY held its Inaugural Connecticut Ice Festival in 2020, a first-of-its-kind hockey weekend celebrating youth, amateur and collegiate hockey in the state of Connecticut. Sacred Heart captured the inaugural Connecticut Ice championship, capping off an action-packed festival that included more than 50 hours of live hockey!</p>

<p>10,355 fans attended the weekend tournament, with an additional 700 youth and amateur participants taking part in a Mites Jamboree, Youth Tournaments in three divisions (Boys 12U & 10U, Girls 12U), and High School / Prep School Showcase games. The festival also included on-ice clinics and off-ice seminars for youth players and their families in conjunction with USA Hockey.</p>

<p>In 2022, the Connecticut Ice Festival returned and Quinnipiac was crowned the champion.</p>

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<p><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/quinnipiac-rand-pecknold-2022-connecticut-ice-championship-our-culture-came-through-tonight" target="_blank"><img data-image="6hdqp8bw2ied" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf7a82b39b0908da4/bltf01e91094d797066/64e2d328b3a27757ddd6eaf8/QU-vs-Uconn-11.jpg" width="560" height="315" data-sys-asset-uid="blt6c209ba923ec4489" alt="QU-vs-Uconn-11.jpg"></a></p>
<h2><strong><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/quinnipiac-rand-pecknold-2022-connecticut-ice-championship-our-culture-came-through-tonight" target="_blank">Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold reacts to&nbsp;Connecticut Ice championship</a></strong></h2>
<p><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/takeaways-ct-ice-championship-quinnipiac-uconn-yaniv-perets" target="_blank"><img data-image="6gfslnresgci" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf7a82b39b0908da4/blt6aceca0c4b74aede/64e2d32bfc0168bc3a4531ed/perets.jpg" data-sys-asset-uid="bltdc9a73335bc7d74c" width="560" height="315" alt="perets.jpg"></a></p>
<h2><strong><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/takeaways-ct-ice-championship-quinnipiac-uconn-yaniv-perets" target="_blank">Takeaways from Quinnipiac's 2-0 Connecticut Ice championship win over UConn</a></strong></h2>
<p><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/connecticut-ice-sacred-heart-yale-hockey-game-recap-score-takeaways" target="_blank"><img data-image="hbtb3w0ipwll" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf7a82b39b0908da4/blta0e939ecdf928f87/64e2d32b3f8140074e437b27/Yale_vs_SHU-16_Cropped.jpg" data-sys-asset-uid="bltf12555f27e3f2c29" width="560" height="315" alt="Yale_vs_SHU-16_Cropped.jpg"></a></p>
<h2><strong><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/connecticut-ice-sacred-heart-yale-hockey-game-recap-score-takeaways" target="_blank">Takeaways from Sacred Heart's 4-3 OT Connecticut Ice consolation win over Yale</a></strong></h2>
<p><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/takeaways-quinnipiac-connecticut-ice-semifinal-sacred-heart" target="_blank"><img data-image="x0rtyupq5rn9" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf7a82b39b0908da4/blt730ff4b07b41cd5a/64e2d328ce6f7f49cd97e3cd/metsa.jpg" data-sys-asset-uid="bltb982224659114eab" width="560" height="315" alt="metsa.jpg"></a></p>
<h2><strong><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/takeaways-quinnipiac-connecticut-ice-semifinal-sacred-heart" target="_blank">Takeaways from Quinnipiac's 3-2 Connecticut Ice OT win over Sacred Heart</a></strong></h2>
<p><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/takeaways-from-uconn-connecticut-ice-semifinal-yale" target="_blank"><img data-image="egq4blzlwri6" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf7a82b39b0908da4/blt7220bb7dd557764e/64e2d329777228370e232bf3/UCONN-celebrating-Yale.jpg" data-sys-asset-uid="blt9617f2770fe6ae16" width="560" height="315" alt="UCONN-celebrating-Yale.jpg"></a></p>
<h2><strong><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/takeaways-from-uconn-connecticut-ice-semifinal-yale" target="_blank">Takeaways from UConn's 5-1 Connecticut Ice semifinal win over Yale</a></strong></h2>

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<h2><strong>Meet Quinnipiac hockey's TJ Friedmann, the Bobcats' most dangerous and talkative player</strong></h2>
<p>Quinnipiac hockey's TJ Friedmann is a force when on the ice for the Bobcats. Hear why he and his teammates know his talkative nature is a big advantage for the team.</p>

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<h2><strong>Yale hockey's Niklas Allain shares his unique journey and connection to the Bulldogs</strong></h2>
<p>Yale hockey's Niklas Allain is the son of current head hockey coach Keith Allain. Niklas grew up wanting to be a Bulldog but didn't want it to seem like the only way he got on the team was because of his father. Keith and Niklas share the unique journey and how Niklas more than earned his spot on the team.</p>
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<h2><strong>Meet UConn hockey's Darion Hanson and learn about his unique helmet tribute | Connecticut Ice</strong></h2>
<p>UConn hockey goalie Darion Hanson is excited to play in the Connecticut Ice festival this year. The Minnesota native gives a background of how he got into hockey and why he puts various basketball players on the back of his goalie helmet.</p>
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<h2><strong>Yale Hockey's Justin Pearson on his experience racing dirt bikes competitively</strong></h2>
<p>Ahead of competing in Connecticut Ice, get to know Yale Hockey's Justin Pearson as he describes his dirt bike career prior to going to college for hockey.</p>
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<h2><strong>Quinnipiac goalie Dylan St. Cyr and his mother, Manon Rheaume, on their joint hockey journey</strong></h2>
<p>Ahead of Quinnipiac hockey's Connecticut Ice appearance, get to know goalie Dylan St. Cyr and his mother, Manon Rheaume, who was the first ever female to play in an NHL game. Rheaume touches on what it was like to play in the league and St. Cyr explains how his mother has impacted his hockey career.</p>
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<h2><strong>Connecticut Ice head coaches share excitement heading into the tournament | Connecticut Ice</strong></h2>
<p>Ahead of Connecticut Ice, Sacred Heart's CJ Marottolo, UConn's Mike Cavanaugh, Quinnipiac's Rand Pecknold, and Yale's Keith Allain share how their teams are preparing to face off after a break from the tournament last year. The coaches also touch on the competitive spirit between the four Division 1 hockey teams in Connecticut.</p>
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<h2><strong>Why Quinnipiac hockey's coach could be difference-maker in 2022 Connecticut Ice festival | Connecticut Ice</strong></h2>
<p>Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold and players Wyatt Bongiovanni, TJ Friedmann and Ethan de Jong explain how being well-coached could set them apart from the other teams and that the man they have in charge has been able to get the most out of their squad.</p>
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<h2><strong><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/connecticut-ice-what-to-know-2021-22-uconn-hockey" target="_blank">Connecticut Ice: What you need to know about the 2021-22 UConn hockey team</a></strong></h2>
<p><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/connecticut-ice-what-to-know-2021-22-quinnipiac-hockey" target="_blank"><img data-image="ehksz67klvya" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf7a82b39b0908da4/blt27ef6d1b20ad15cb/64e2d32f45a440a15ff44bef/quinnipiac_Wyatt_Bongiovanni_-1097052576.jpg" width="560" height="315" data-sys-asset-uid="blt74c9fd25329931a1" alt="quinnipiac university hockey player Wyatt Bongiovanni"></a></p>
<h2><strong><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/connecticut-ice-what-to-know-2021-22-quinnipiac-hockey" target="_blank">Connecticut Ice: What you need to know about the 2021-22 Quinnipiac hockey team</a></strong></h2>
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<h2><strong>UConn hockey ready to prove they've taken next step in 2022 | Connecticut Ice</strong></h2>
<p>UConn hockey head coach Mike Cavanaugh and players Carter Berger, Jachym Kondelik, and Carter Turnbull explain how they feel the Huskies hockey team is ready to show how they've taken the next step by winning this year's Connecticut Ice trophy.</p>
<p><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/connecticut-ice-what-to-know-2021-22-yale-hockey" target="_blank"><img data-image="uwugv70d5n7o" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf7a82b39b0908da4/blt6d605a2e6056f61e/64e2d32f684af1019ec244fb/yale_SAM_1106_Johnson.JPG" width="560" height="315" data-sys-asset-uid="blt4f8ef7cef8524231" alt="Yale Bulldogs hockey"></a></p>
<h2><strong><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/connecticut-ice-what-to-know-2021-22-yale-hockey" target="_blank">Connecticut Ice: What you need to know about the 2021-22 Yale hockey team</a></strong></h2>
<p><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/connecticut-ice-what-to-know-2021-22-sacred-heart-hockey" target="_blank"><img data-image="7ra8sudkefoe" src="https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf7a82b39b0908da4/blte6b24838ea93c27b/64e2d32f818fec8b2bf28502/sacred_heart_Braeden_Tuck_48.jpg" width="560" height="315" data-sys-asset-uid="blt248dbdb21a0fcff5" alt="Sacred Heart hockey"></a></p>
<h2><strong><a href="https://sny.tv/articles/connecticut-ice-what-to-know-2021-22-sacred-heart-hockey" target="_blank">Connecticut Ice: What you need to know about the 2021-22 Sacred Heart hockey team</a></strong></h2>
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<h2><strong>Inside's Yale hockey team culture and motivation</strong></h2>
<p>Yale head coach Keith Allain and players Cole Donhauser, Graham Lillibridge and Justin Pearson describe what makes their hockey team click and the culture behind one of the oldest college hockey teams in the country.</p>
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<h2><strong>How Sacred Heart hockey is preparing to repeat as Connecticut Ice champions</strong></h2>
<p>Sacred Heart hockey coach C.J. Marottolo and players Alex Bates and Braeden Tuck discuss how they've been preparing to try and repeat as Connecticut Ice champions.</p>
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