ECAC East
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| ECAC East NCAA Division III Conference | |
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| Number of teams: | Men: 10 Women: 13 |
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| Commissioner: | Rudy Keeling |
| Defending champions (men): | Babson Beavers |
| Defending champions (women): | Norwich Cadets |
| Website: | http://www.ecacsports.com/dIII_hockey/ |
ECAC East is a league in NCAA Men's Division III and Women's Division III.
Its men's member teams are:
- Babson Beavers (no women's team)
- Castleton State Spartans
- Mass-Boston Beacons
- New England College Pilgrims
- Norwich Cadets
- Salem State Vikings (no women's team)
- Skidmore Thoroughbreds (no women's team)
- Southern Maine Huskies
- St. Anselm Hawks
- St. Michael's Purple Knights
Its women's member teams are:
- Castleton State Spartans
- Holy Cross Crusaders (men play in D-I Atlantic Hockey)
- Manhattanville Valiants (men play in ECAC West)
- Mass-Boston Beacons
- MIT Engineers (no men's team)
- New England College Pilgrims
- Nichols Bison (men play in ECAC Northeast)
- Norwich Cadets
- Plymouth State Panthers (men play in ECAC Northeast)
- Salve Regina Seahawks (men play in ECAC Northeast)
- Southern Maine Huskies
- St. Anselm Hawks
- St. Michael's Purple Knights
The MIT Engineers team has been discontinued as of 2009 by the university.
In 2005, the Rensselaer Engineers (women) left ECAC East and became a Women's Division I team. In 2007, the RIT Tigers (women) left ECAC East for the ECAC West. The Plymouth State Panthers women's program began in 2006 and joined the conference in 2007. The Nichols Bison women's program began play in 2008.
The Holy Cross Crusaders (women) are a Division I team playing a Division III schedule. The St. Anselm Hawks and St. Michael's Purple Knights (men and women) are Division II teams playing Division III schedules. None of those five teams is eligible for the ECAC East playoffs or the Division III tournament.
The St. Anselm and St. Michael's men's teams also play in the Division II Northeast Ten conference, which holds its own post-season tournament. There is no Division II national tournament.
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