This is the 2015-16 New England Hockey Conference Women's hockey season.
Membership Changes
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Membership
| Team | Location | Arena |
| Castleton State Spartans | Castleton, VT | Spartan Arena |
| Franklin Pierce Ravens | Rindge, NH | Jason Ritchie Ice Arena |
| Holy Cross Crusaders | Worcester, MA | Hart Ice Rink |
| Manhattanville Valiants | Purchase, NY | Playland Ice Casino |
| New England College Pilgrims | Henniker, NH | Lee Clement Arena |
| Nichols Bison | Dudley, MA | Levy Rink |
| Norwich Cadets | Northfield, VT | Kreitzberg Arena |
| Plymouth State Panthers | Plymouth, NH | Hanaway Rink |
| Saint Anselm Hawks | Goffstown, NH | Sullivan Arena |
| Salve Regina Seahawks | Newport, RI | St. George's School Ice Rink |
| Southern Maine Huskies | Gorham, ME | USM Ice Arena |
| St. Michael's Purple Knights | Colchester, VT | C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena |
| UMass-Boston Beacons | Boston , MA | Beacons Ice Arena |
| New England Nor'Easters | Biddeford, ME | Harold Alfond Arena |
Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | P |
| Norwich Cadets | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 9 | 32 |
| Saint Anselm Hawks | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 20 | 28 |
| Holy Cross Crusaders | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 26 | 28 |
| Castleton State Spartans | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 34 | 23 |
| UMass-Boston Beacons | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 25 | 22 |
| Franklin Pierce Ravens | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 32 | 20 |
| New England Nor'Easters | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 37 | 19 |
| Salve Regina Seahawks | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 39 | 18 |
| Manhattanville Valiants | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 51 | 14 |
| Plymouth State Panthers | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 49 | 12 |
| New England College Pilgrims | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 56 | 7 |
| St. Michael's Purple Knights | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 71 | 7 |
| Southern Maine Huskies | 17 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 43 | 6 |
| Nichols Bison | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 85 | 2 |
NEHC Women's Open Tournament
The four non-D-III teams and D-III Independent Sacred Heart Pioneers were invited to participate in a tournament sponsored by the conference
Preliminary Round
- St. Michael's defeated Sacred Heart 5-2
Semifinals
- Holy Cross defeated St. Michael's 9-2
- St. Anselm defeated Franklin Pierce 2-0
Final
- Holy Cross defeated St. Anselm 4-3 (ot)
Consolation Game
- Franklin Pierce defeated St. Michaels 6-0
2016 NEHC Open tournament champions Holy Cross Crusaders
Conference Tournament
Format
- Holy Cross is ineligible for the conference tournament as the school is Division I in all other sports
- St. Anselm Hawks and St. Michael's Purple Knights are ineligible for the conference tournament as the school is Division II in all other sports.
- The top 8 teams out of the remaining 11 qualify for the conference tournament. The top seed plays the number 8 seed, number 2 plays number 7, number 3 plays number 6 and number 4 plays number 5 in the quarterfinals on February 27th. The highest seeded semifinal winner host the semifinal and final rounds on March 4th and 5th. The highest quarterfinal winner host the lowest seeded quarterfinals winner and the 2nd highest seeded quarterfinal winner is the "home" team against the 3rd seeded quarterfinal winner. The semifinal winners meet on March 5th for the conference championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Quarterfinals
- Norwich defeated New England College 1-0
- Castleton State defeated Plymouth State 3-0
- Mass-Boston defeated Manhattanville 4-0
- University New England defeated Salve Regina 3-0
Semifinals
- Norwich defeated University of New England 3-1
- Mass-Boston defeated Castleton State 2-1 (ot)
Final
- Mass-Boston defeated Norwich
Mass-Boston Beacons earn the New England Hockey Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
2016 NEHC Women's tournament champs UMass-Boston Beacons