Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League

Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League (ECWHL)

Established	2003
Association	ACHA
Division	Women's Division I
Members	5
Sports fielded	Ice Hockey
Region	Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont

The Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League (ECWHL) is an American Collegiate Hockey Association Women's Division I club level hockey-only college athletic conference for women's hockey teams.^[1] It is one of three ACHA Women's Division I conferences, along with the Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association and the Western Women's Collegiate Hockey League. Primarily, the league has been concentrated in New England and Upstate and Western New York, with eleven of its thirteen members over twelve 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 seven regular season championships in twelve years. URI and Massachusetts are the only two founding members that have remained in the ECWHL throughout its entire existence, and both have qualified for the ACHA's National Tournament a record 11 times as members. However, 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, MA	Minutewomen	1863	Public	27,269	Maroon and White	William D. Mullins Memorial Center
Northeastern University	Boston, MA	Huskies	1898	Private	24,540	Red, Warm Gray and Black	Matthews Arena
Pennsylvania State University	University Park, PA	Nittany Lions	1855	Public/State-Related	45,518	Blue and White	Pegula Ice Arena
University of Rhode Island	Kingston, RI	Rams	1892	Public	15,800	Keaney Blue, Dark Blue and White	Bradford R. Boss Arena
University of Vermont	Burlington, VT	Catamounts	1791	Public	11,999	Green and Gold	Gutterson Fieldhouse

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)

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 I program.

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	3–1	Massachusetts	Kingston, RI
2005	Rhode Island	5-4 (OT)	Massachusetts	Amherst, MA
2006	Rhode Island	4-2^[2]	Massachusetts	Kingston, RI
2007	Rhode Island	4-1^[3]	Norwich	Kingston, RI
2008	Rhode Island	5-4 (3OT)^[4]	Massachusetts	Kingston, RI
2009	Rhode Island	4-1^[5]	Massachusetts	Kingston, RI
2010	Rhode Island			Kingston, RI
2011	Northeastern	6-5^[6]	Rhode Island	Kingston, RI
2012	Rhode Island	4-1^[7]	Penn State	Boston, MA
2013	Massachusetts	2-1^[8]	Northeastern	Kingston, RI
2014	Rhode Island	2–0^[9]	Massachusetts	Amherst, MA
2015	Massachusetts	7-2	Rhode Island	Kingston, RI

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

ACHA National Tournament Appearances

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

School	Appearances	Years	Championships
Rhode Island	11	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014	None
Massachusetts	11	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015	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^[10]	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^[11]	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^[12]	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

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	Zoe 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 Play Maker
2011-12	Chelsea Dietz	Northeastern	ACHA Tournament MVP
2011-12	Sam Gouin	Massachusetts	Off-Ice Most Valuable Player
2012-13	Cassie Catlow	Rhode Island	Zoe M. Harris Player of the Year
2013-14	Sam Gouin	Massachusetts	Community Play Maker

External Links

References

↑ "Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League". Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League.
↑ "Women's hockey: Team wins ECWHL Championship". The Good 5-Cent Cigar. March 2, 2006. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
↑ "Women's hockey wins fourth straight league title, ready for ACHA National Tournament". The Good 5-Cent Cigar. February 28, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
↑ "Women's hockey wins fifth straight ECWHL championship". The Good 5-Cent Cigar. February 28, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
↑ "URI women's hockey takes 6th-straight ECWHL crown". The Good 5-Cent Cigar. March 4, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
↑ "Women's hockey ends seven-year championship streak". The Good 5-Cent Cigar. March 1, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
↑ "(W1) Penn State University 1 @ (W1) Rhode Island, University of 4". American Collegiate Hockey Association. February 26, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
↑ "UMass Wins ECWHL Tournament". UMass Women's Hockey. February 18, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
↑ "URI women’s hockey team wins ECWHL title". Providence Journal. February 24, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
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Women's ice hockey leagues in North America

Professional	Canadian Women's Hockey League National Women's Hockey League Western Women's Hockey League

Senior	Golden Blades Women's Hockey League Lower Lakers 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 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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