| Eastern College Athletic Conference - East (ECAC East) |
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|---|---|
| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division III |
| Members | 15 |
| Sports fielded | Ice hockey (men's: 10 teams; women's: 12 teams) |
| Region | New York and New England |
| Headquarters | Centerville, Massachusetts |
| Commissioner | Rudy Keeling |
| Website | http://www.ecacsports.com/dIII_hockey/ |
ECAC East is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division III as a hockey-only conference.
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There are currently 15 member schools; the men's division of the ECAC East has ten members, while the women's division has twelve.
| Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Joined | Men's championships | Women's championships | Primary Conference |
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| Babson College | Wellesley, Massachusetts | Beavers | 1919 | Private | 1,800 | N/A | NEWMAC | ||
| Castleton State College | Castleton, Vermont | Spartans | 1787 | Public | 1,800 | 2004 | North Atlantic Conference | ||
| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester, Massachusetts | Crusaders | 1843 | Private (Catholic) | 2,817 | Plays in Atlantic Hockey (D-I) | Patriot League (D-I) | ||
| Manhattanville College | Purchase, New York | Valiants | 1841 | Private | 1,700 | Plays in ECAC West | Middle Atlantic Corporation | ||
| New England College | Henniker, New Hampshire | Pilgrims | 1946 | Private | 900 | Commonwealth Coast Conference | |||
| Nichols College | Dudley, Massachusetts | Bison | 1815 | Private | 1,459 | 2008 | Plays in ECAC Northeast | Commonwealth Coast Conference | |
| Norwich University | Northfield, Vermont | Cadets | 1819 | Private (military) | 2,000 | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | |||
| Plymouth State University | Plymouth, New Hampshire | Panthers | 1871 | Public | 4,192 | Plays in MASCAC | Little East Conference | ||
| Saint Anselm College | Goffstown, New Hampshire | Hawks | 1889 | Private (Catholic) | 2,000 | Northeast Ten Conference (D-II) | |||
| Saint Michael's College | Colchester, Vermont | Purple Knights | 1904 | Private (Catholic) | 2,000 | Northeast Ten Conference (D-II) | |||
| Salve Regina University | Newport, Rhode Island | Seahawks | 1934 | Private (Catholic) | 2,134 | Plays in ECAC Northeast | Commonwealth Coast Conference | ||
| Skidmore College | Saratoga Springs, New York | Thoroughbreds | 1903 | Private | 2,500 | N/A | Liberty League | ||
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Dorchester, Massachusetts | Beacons | 1964 | Public | 10,600 | Little East Conference | |||
| University of New England | Biddeford, Maine | Nor'easters | 1831 | Private | 1,606 | 2009 | N/A | Commonwealth Coast Conference | |
| University of Southern Maine | Portland, Maine | Huskies | 1878 | Public | 10,974 | Little East Conference |
Holy Cross, a Division I school, is not allowed to participate in the ECAC East playoffs, nor is the team eligible for the Division III national tournament.
The same is true for Saint Anselm College and St. Michael's, which are Division II schools. However, their primary conference, the D-II Northeast Ten Conference, sponsors a post-season tournament involving the six member schools that play down to the Division III level in men's hockey. (The other four teams play in the ECAC Northeast.) Saint Anselm College and St. Michael's are thus considered to be members of both the ECAC East and the Northeast Ten in men's hockey.