This is the 2016-17 ECAC Women's Ice Hockey season. This is the league's 14th season.
Membership Changes
none
Membership
| Team | Location | Arena |
| Brown Bears | Providence, RI | Meehan Auditorium |
| Clarkson Golden Knights | Potsdam, NY | Cheel Arena |
| Colgate University | Hamilton, NY | Starr Rink |
| Cornell Big Red | Ithaca, NY | Lynah Rink |
| Dartmouth Big Green | Hanover, NH | Thompson Arena |
| Harvard Crimson | Cambridge, MA | Bright Hockey Center |
| Princeton Tigers | Princeton, NJ | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink |
| Quinnipiac Bobcats | Hamden, CT | TD Bank Sports Center |
| RPI Engineers | Troy, NY | Houston Field House |
| St. Lawrence Saints | Canton, NY | Appleton Arena |
| Union College Dutchwomen | Schenectady, NY | Frank L. Messa Rink at Achillies Center |
| Yale University Bulldogs | New Haven, CT | Ingalls Rink |
Standings
To be added upon completion of the regular season
Post Season Tournament
Format
The top eight teams qualify for the conference tournament with the top four teams hosting quarterfinal best-of-three series. The final two rounds of the conference tournament are single elimination. The tournament winner will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.