Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League

	Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League ; (ECWHL)
Established	2003
ACHA	Women's Division 1
Members	3
Sports fielded	Ice Hockey
Region	New England, Mid-Atlantic
Headquarters	,
Commissioner	Bill Wright
Locations

The Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League (ECWHL) is an American Collegiate Hockey Association Women's Division 1 club level hockey-only college athletic conference for women's hockey teams.^[1] It is one of four ACHA Women's Division 1 conferences, along with the Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association, the Western Women's Collegiate Hockey League, and Women's Midwest College Hockey. Primarily, the league has been concentrated in New England and Upstate and Western New York, with eleven of its thirteen members over fourteen seasons based in those areas.

The University of Rhode Island has been the ECWHL's most successful program in conference play, winning nine playoff championships and nine regular season championships in 17 years. URI and Massachusetts are the only two founding members that have remained in the ECWHL throughout its entire existence, and both have frequently qualified for the ACHA's National Tournament - 12 and 15 times, respectively, while in the ECWHL. However, former member Northeastern University owns the league's sole ACHA National Championship, as the Huskies defeated the University of Minnesota in the final to win in 2011–12.

Current membership[]

Institution	Location	Nickname	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Colors	Primary Facility
University of Massachusetts	Amherst, Massachusetts	Minutemen	1863	Public	30,593	Maroon and White	William D. Mullins Memorial Center
Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Nittany Lions	1855	Public/State-Related	46,723	Blue and White	Pegula Ice Arena
University of Rhode Island	Kingston, Rhode Island	Rams	1892	Public	17,064	Keaney Blue, Dark Blue and White	Bradford R. Boss Arena

Former members[]

Boston University (2003–2005)
University at Buffalo (2003–2008, 2009–2014)
Bates College (2004–2007)
Norwich University (2005–2007)
North Country Community College (2005–2007)
University of Connecticut (2006–2009)
State University of New York at Canton (2012–2013)
United States Naval Academy (2014–2015)
University of Vermont (2011–2017)
Northeastern University (2010–2017)

Notably, four ECWHL members have left the league in order to transition to NCAA varsity status. These alumni programs include Boston University and Penn State in NCAA Division I and Norwich and Canton in NCAA Division III. Penn State re-entered the ECWHL in 2014 with a separate ACHA Division 1 program. Buffalo, Connecticut, Navy, Vermont and Northeastern all departed while dropping to the ACHA's Division 2, where each remains today. Bates presently competes in the non-ACHA division of the Independent Women's Collegiate Hockey League. NCCC left for a non-ACHA conference, the Northeast Women's College Hockey Association, but has since ceased operations.

Membership timeline[]

Playoff championship game results[]

Beginning with the 2006 playoffs, the previous season's champion serves as the host.

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-Up	Location
2004	Rhode Island	9–2^[2]	Massachusetts	Kingston, Rhode Island
2005	Rhode Island	5–4 (OT)	Massachusetts	Amherst, Massachusetts
2006	Rhode Island	4–2^[3]	Massachusetts	Kingston, Rhode Island
2007	Rhode Island	4–1^[4]	Norwich	Kingston, Rhode Island
2008	Rhode Island	5–4 (3OT)^[5]	Massachusetts	Kingston, Rhode Island
2009	Rhode Island	4–1^[6]	Massachusetts	Kingston, Rhode Island
2010	Rhode Island			Kingston, Rhode Island
2011	Northeastern	6–5^[7]	Rhode Island	Kingston, Rhode Island
2012	Rhode Island	4–1^[8]	Penn State	Boston, Massachusetts
2013	Massachusetts	2–1^[9]	Northeastern	Kingston, Rhode Island
2014	Rhode Island	2–0^[10]	Massachusetts	Amherst, Massachusetts
2015	Massachusetts	7–2	Rhode Island	Kingston, Rhode Island
2016	Massachusetts	4–3	Rhode Island	Amherst, Massachusetts
2017	Massachusetts	3–0	Rhode Island	Amherst, Massachusetts
2018	Playoff not held ^†
2019	Playoff not held ^†
2020	Playoff not held ^†

^† Due to the small number of teams in the conference, the ECWHL's regular season winner was named its sole champion, by mutual agreement of the membership and the commissioner

Regular season champions[]

2003–04 Rhode Island
2004–05 Rhode Island
2005–06 Rhode Island
2006–07 Rhode Island
2007–08 Rhode Island
2008–09 Massachusetts
2009–10 Rhode Island
2010–11 Northeastern
2011–12 Penn State
2012–13 Massachusetts
2013–14 Rhode Island
2014–15 Massachusetts
2015–16 Rhode Island
2016–17 Massachusetts
2017–18 Rhode Island
2018–19 Massachusetts
2019–20 Massachusetts

ACHA National Tournament appearances[]

Appearances made while an ECWHL member. Former conference members are in italics.

School	Appearances	Years	Championships
Massachusetts	15	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020	None
Rhode Island	12	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016	None
Penn State	4	2004, 2007, 2010, 2015	None
Northeastern	3	2011, 2012, 2013	2012
Buffalo	1	2005	None
Connecticut	1	2007	None
Norwich	1	2007	None

World University Games selections[]

Since 2011, the American Collegiate Hockey Association has supplied players for the United States team at the World University Games women's hockey tournament, held biennially and as part of the multi-sport event for college and university student-athletes.

Year	Location	Player	School	Result
2011^[11]	Erzurum, Turkey	Mo Stroemel (head coach)	Penn State	Fourth Place
		Justine Ducie	Rhode Island
		Lindsay Reihl	Penn State
		Denise Rohlik	Penn State
		Heather Rossi	Penn State
		Katie Vaughan	Penn State
		Megan Winters	Northeastern
2013^[12]	Trentino, Italy	Amanda Abromson	Massachusetts	Bronze Medal
		Cassie Catlow	Rhode Island
		Chelsea Corell	Massachusetts
		Alisha DiFilippo	Rhode Island
		Paige Harrington	Massachusetts
		Lauren Hillberg	Rhode Island
		Caleigh LaBossiere	Massachusetts
		Sarah Oteri	Massachusetts
2015^[13]	Granada, Spain	Amanda Abromson	Massachusetts	Fifth Place
		Vicki Bortolussi	Massachusetts
		Cassie Catlow	Rhode Island
		Emily Ford	Vermont
		Paige Harrington	Massachusetts
		Caleigh LaBossiere	Massachusetts
		Kristen Levesque	Rhode Island
		Madison Smiddy	Penn State
2017^[14]	Almaty, Kazakhstan	Cassie Dunne	Penn State	Bronze Medal
		Amber Greene	Massachusetts
		Brittani Lanzilli	Massachusetts

Notable ACHA award winners[]

Year	Winner	School	Award
2004–05	Beth McCann	Rhode Island	Coach of the Year
2007–08	Beth McCann	Rhode Island	Coach of the Year
2008–09	Maura Grainger	Massachusetts	Zoë M. Harris Player of the Year
2009–10	Hayley Kuhn	Massachusetts	Off-Ice Most Valuable Player
2010–11	Nick Carpenito	Northeastern	Coach of the Year
2010–11	Danika Korpacz	Rhode Island	Off-Ice Most Valuable Player
2010–11	Sara Chroman	Penn State	Community Playmaker
2011–12	Chelsea Dietz	Northeastern	ACHA Tournament MVP
2011–12	Sam Gouin	Massachusetts	Off-Ice Most Valuable Player
2012–13	Cassie Catlow	Rhode Island	Zoë M. Harris Player of the Year
2013–14	Stephanie Hyde	Canton	Community Playmaker
2013–14	Sam Gouin	Massachusetts	Community Playmaker
2015–16	Brittani Lanzilli	Massachusetts	Zoë M. Harris Player of the Year
2016–17	Kelly Watson	Penn State	Community Playmaker
2016–17	Rhode Island		Team Community Service Award
2019–20	Bill Wright	Massachusetts	Coach of the Year

External links[]

References[]

↑ Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League. Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League.
↑ 2003-2004 Schedule. University of Rhode Island Club Sports. Archived from the original on April 2, 2004. Retrieved on April 13, 2016.
↑ Women's hockey: Team wins ECWHL Championship. The Good 5-Cent Cigar (March 2, 2006). Retrieved on August 6, 2014.
↑ Women's hockey wins fourth straight league title, ready for ACHA National Tournament. The Good 5-Cent Cigar (February 28, 2007). Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved on August 6, 2014.
↑ Women's hockey wins fifth straight ECWHL championship. The Good 5-Cent Cigar (February 28, 2008). Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved on August 6, 2014.
↑ URI women's hockey takes 6th-straight ECWHL crown. The Good 5-Cent Cigar (March 4, 2009). Retrieved on August 6, 2014.
↑ Women's hockey ends seven-year championship streak. The Good 5-Cent Cigar (March 1, 2011). Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved on August 6, 2014.
↑ (W1) Penn State University 1 @ (W1) Rhode Island, University of 4. American Collegiate Hockey Association (February 26, 2012). Retrieved on August 6, 2014.
↑ UMass Wins ECWHL Tournament. UMass Women's Hockey (February 18, 2013). Retrieved on August 6, 2014.
↑ URI women’s hockey team wins ECWHL title. Providence Journal (February 24, 2014). Retrieved on August 6, 2014.
↑ http://www.achahockey.org/files/roster_2011_us_women.pdf^{[dead link]}
↑ Archived copy. Archived from the original on 2014-08-29. Retrieved on 2014-08-07.
↑ Women's Teams and Events.
↑ USAHockey.com (2017-01-03). 2017 U.S. Women's National Univ. Team Unveiled (en-us).

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[1] Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League. Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League.

[2] 2003-2004 Schedule. University of Rhode Island Club Sports. Archived from the original on April 2, 2004. Retrieved on April 13, 2016.

[3] Women's hockey: Team wins ECWHL Championship. The Good 5-Cent Cigar (March 2, 2006). Retrieved on August 6, 2014.

[4] Women's hockey wins fourth straight league title, ready for ACHA National Tournament. The Good 5-Cent Cigar (February 28, 2007). Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved on August 6, 2014.

[5] Women's hockey wins fifth straight ECWHL championship. The Good 5-Cent Cigar (February 28, 2008). Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved on August 6, 2014.

[6] URI women's hockey takes 6th-straight ECWHL crown. The Good 5-Cent Cigar (March 4, 2009). Retrieved on August 6, 2014.

[7] Women's hockey ends seven-year championship streak. The Good 5-Cent Cigar (March 1, 2011). Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved on August 6, 2014.

[8] (W1) Penn State University 1 @ (W1) Rhode Island, University of 4. American Collegiate Hockey Association (February 26, 2012). Retrieved on August 6, 2014.

[9] UMass Wins ECWHL Tournament. UMass Women's Hockey (February 18, 2013). Retrieved on August 6, 2014.

[10] URI women’s hockey team wins ECWHL title. Providence Journal (February 24, 2014). Retrieved on August 6, 2014.

[11] ttp://www.achahockey.org/files/roster_2011_us_women.pdf^{[dead link]}

[12] Archived copy. Archived from the original on 2014-08-29. Retrieved on 2014-08-07.

[13] Women's Teams and Events.

[14] USAHockey.com (2017-01-03). 2017 U.S. Women's National Univ. Team Unveiled (en-us).

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American Collegiate Hockey Association Women's Division 1
Conferences	* Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association (CCWHA) Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League (ECWHL) Western Women's Collegiate Hockey League (WWCHL)
Current Teams	* Arizona State Massachusetts Michigan Minot State Penn State Rhode Island Roosevelt
Primary Home Venues	* Arrington Ice Arena (Adrian) Bradford R. Boss Arena (Rhode Island) Camp Randall Shell (Wisconsin) Goggin Ice Center (Miami) Gutterson Fieldhouse (Vermont) Edge Ice Arena (Robert Morris) LaHaye Ice Center (Liberty) Mariucci Arena (Minnesota) Matthews Arena (Northeastern) Munn Ice Arena (Michigan State) OSU Ice Rink (Ohio State) Pegula Ice Arena (Penn State) Mullins Memorial Center (Massachusetts) Yost Ice Arena (Michigan)
National Tournament Sites	* 2001: Lindenwood Ice Arena (Wentzville, MO) 2002: Alpharetta Family Skate Center (Alpharetta, GA) 2003: L.C. Walker Arena/Lakeshore Sports Centre (Muskegon, MI) 2004: Munn Ice Arena (East Lansing, MI) 2005: Northtown Center (Amherst, NY) 2006: Lindenwood Ice Arena (Wentzville, MO) 2007: Mullins Memorial Center (Amherst, MA) 2008: Edge Ice Arena (Bensenville, IL) 2009: ESL Sports Center (Brighton, NY) 2010: Schwan Super Rink (Blaine, MN) 2011: Wings West (Kalamazoo, MI) 2012: Alice Noble Ice Arena (Wooster, OH) 2013: Ashburn Ice House (Ashburn, VA) 2014: Fred Rust Ice Arena (Newark, DE) 2015: York City Ice Arena (York, PA) 2016: Wings West (Kalamazoo, MI) 2017: Chiller Ice Rinks (Columbus, OH) 2018: Chiller Ice Rinks (Columbus, OH)
International Competitions	; Winter Universiade 2011 2013 2015 2017
People	* Cassie Dunne Katherine Hannah Paige Harrington Andrea Lavelle Kristen Levesque Sarah Stevenson Hayley Williams
Former Teams	* Boston University Lindenwood Norwich Penn State
* ACHA List of champions List of Zoë M. Harris Award winners

Women's ice hockey leagues in North America
Professional	National Women's Hockey League - Professional Women's Hockey Players Association
Senior	Golden Blades Women's Hockey League - Lower Lakes Female Hockey League - Mid-Atlantic Women's Hockey League - National Capital Women's Hockey League - Winnipeg Women's Hockey League
Collegiate	Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference - Canadian Interuniversity Sport - Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association - Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League - Western Women's Collegiate Hockey League - Women's Midwest College Hockey -Hockey collégial féminin RSEQ - NCAA Division I - NCAA Division III
Junior	Junior Women's Hockey League - Manitoba Women's Junior Hockey League - Provincial Women's Hockey League
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