Schedule and seeding announced for playoff quarterfinals in the 2025 Bell AUS Men's Hockey Championship

(HALIFAX, N.S.) With AUS regular season action wrapping up Saturday night, the stage is now set for the playoff quarterfinals of the 2025 Bell AUS Men's Hockey Championship. 

The no. 3-seed Saint Mary's Huskies will face off against the no. 6-seed UPEI Panthers in one best-of-three series, while the no. 4-seed STFX X-Men meet the fifth-seeded Acadia Axemen in the other.

The schedule is as follows:

Quarterfinal Series A (best 2-of-3) – Saint Mary's (3) vs. UPEI (6)
Game 1: Wednesday, Feb. 19 – UPEI at Saint Mary's, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Friday, Feb. 21 – Saint Mary's at UPEI, 7 p.m.
Game 3: Sunday, Feb. 23 – UPEI at Saint Mary's, 7 p.m.*
(*if necessary) 

Quarterfinal Series B (best 2-of-3) – STFX (4) vs. Acadia (5)
Game 1: Thursday, Feb. 20 – Acadia at STFX, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday, Feb. 22 – STFX at Acadia, 7 p.m.
Game 3: Monday, Feb. 24 – Acadia at STFX, 7 p.m.*
(*if necessary) 

The winners of each series will advance to next week's AUS men's hockey semifinals where they will face the two top-seeded AUS teams, the UNB REDS and the Moncton Aigles Bleus. Both UNB and Moncton receive a bye to the semi-final rounds.

All games will be webcast at www.AUStv.ca.