CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – With just under 100 days remaining until the 2025-26 season, Harvard women's ice hockey has announced its upcoming schedule. The Crimson will play 30 contests during the campaign, including at least 14 games on home ice at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center. In addition to 22 ECAC Hockey matchups, Harvard will play eight non-conference games, including two in the 2026 Dunkin' Women's Beanpot and two in the Friendship Four Tournament in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
 
"We're incredibly excited about the 2025-26 schedule and all the opportunities it presents," said Laura Bellamy, the Landry Family Head Coach for Harvard Women's Ice Hockey. "From the non-conference matchups to the always-competitive ECAC, our 30-game slate offers us a great chance to continue growing as a program. The Beanpot at TD Garden is circled annually, and we plan to make the most of our international trip to Belfast. Our group is motivated, focused, and ready to embrace every moment together."
 
Harvard's 2025-26 campaign will begin in mid-October with two non-conference tests. First, the Crimson will face St. Michael's for the first time in program history when it opens the Bright-Landry Hockey Center on October 17. The team will then make a quick trip to New Hampshire to renew its regional rivalry with the Wildcats on October 18.
 
The following week, Harvard will begin ECAC action when it hosts Cornell (Oct. 24) and Colgate (Oct. 25) at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center. A trip to the North Country to take on Clarkson (Oct. 31) and St. Lawrence (Nov. 1) will be followed by a home-and-home series with Dartmouth, beginning in Hanover (Nov. 7) before returning to Cambridge (Nov. 8). Another road trip to Yale (Nov. 14) and Brown (Nov. 15) will lead into a bye week for Harvard on Nov. 21-22.
 
Harvard's longest homestand of the season begins on Black Friday, when Maine visits the Bright-Landry Hockey Center for two games (Nov. 28-29). The Crimson will close out the first half of its schedule with an ECAC Hockey series against Union and RPI (Dec. 5-6).
 
The Crimson will begin the second half of its season with a trip to Belfast, Northern Ireland, to compete in the 2026 Friendship Four Tournament. Harvard will face Minnesota Duluth in the opening round on Friday, Jan. 2, before taking on either Boston University or Quinnipiac in the second game on Saturday, Jan. 3. This will mark Harvard's first-ever appearance in the Friendship Four, which will be played at SSE Arena, home of the Belfast Giants.
 
After returning from overseas, Harvard will host Brown (Jan. 9) and Yale (Jan. 10) before traveling to Princeton (Jan. 16) and Quinnipiac (Jan. 17).
 
The 2026 Dunkin' Women's Beanpot will take place between the two ECAC series. Harvard will face Boston College in the semifinal round, which is set to be hosted at Walter Brown Arena on the campus of Boston University on Jan. 13. The tournament will return to TD Garden, home of the Boston Bruins, on Jan. 20 for the championship and third-place games.
 
Harvard will round out its 2025-26 regular-season schedule with home series against Clarkson/St. Lawrence (Jan. 23-24) and Quinnipiac/Princeton (Feb. 6-7), as well as road series against Colgate/Cornell (Jan. 30-31) and RPI/Union (Feb. 13-14).
 
The Crimson's postseason run will kick off on Feb. 20 with the first round of the 2026 ECAC Tournament. The one-game playoff, featuring the fifth through twelfth seeds, will lead into a best-of-three quarterfinal series from Feb. 27–Mar. 1. The ECAC Tournament semifinals and championship will take place on Mar. 6-7 and will be hosted by the highest remaining seed.
 
The ECAC Tournament champion—and any at-large selections—will advance to the NCAA Tournament, which begins with regional play from Mar. 12-15. The NCAA Women's Frozen Four will be held Mar. 20-22 at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park, Pa.
 
Harvard will look to continue its progression in its third season under Coach Bellamy and her staff. With an exciting mix of returning players and first-years, the Crimson aims to keep building a winning culture both on and off the ice throughout the 2025-26 season.
 
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