New England Hockey Conference

New England Hockey Conference
(NEHC)
Association NCAA
Division Division III
Members 16
Sports fielded Ice hockey (men's: 10; women's: 14)
Region New York and New England
Website http://www.nehockeyconference.com/
Locations

New England Hockey Conference (formerly the 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.[1]

Members

There are 16 member schools; the men's division has ten members, while the women's division has fourteen members.

Institution Location Founded Enrollment Nickname Primary Conference (M) (W)
Babson College Wellesley, Massachusetts 1919 1,800 Beavers NEWMAC Green tick
Castleton University Castleton, Vermont 1787 1,800 Spartans North Atlantic Conference Green tick Green tick
Franklin Pierce University Rindge, New Hampshire 1962 2,871 Ravens Northeast-10 Conference
(D-II)		 [n 1] Green tick
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, Massachusetts 1843 2,817 Crusaders Patriot League
(D-I)		 [n 2] Green tick
Manhattanville College Purchase, New York 1841 1,700 Valiants Middle Atlantic Corporation [n 3] Green tick
University of Massachusetts Boston Dorchester, Massachusetts 1964 10,600 Beacons Little East Conference Green tick Green tick
University of New England Biddeford, Maine 1831 1,606 Nor'easters Commonwealth Coast Conference [n 4] Green tick
New England College Henniker, New Hampshire 1946 1,460 Pilgrims North Atlantic Conference Green tick Green tick
Nichols College Dudley, Massachusetts 1815 1,459 Bison Commonwealth Coast Conference [n 4] Green tick
Norwich University Northfield, Vermont 1819 2,000 Cadets Great Northeast Athletic Conference Green tick Green tick
Plymouth State University Plymouth, New Hampshire 1871 4,192 Panthers Little East Conference Green tick
Saint Anselm College Goffstown, New Hampshire 1889 2,000 Hawks Northeast-10 Conference
(D-II)		 Green tick Green tick
Saint Michael's College Colchester, Vermont 1904 2,000 Purple Knights Northeast-10 Conference
(D-II)		 Green tick Green tick
Salve Regina University Newport, Rhode Island 1934 2,134 Seahawks Commonwealth Coast Conference [n 4] Green tick
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, New York 1903 2,500 Thoroughbreds Liberty League Green tick
University of Southern Maine Gorham, Maine 1878 10,974 Huskies Little East Conference Green tick Green tick

Holy Cross, a Division I school, is not allowed to participate in the NEHC playoffs, nor is the team eligible for the Division III national tournament.

The same is true for Franklin Pierce, Saint Anselm College, and St. Michael's College which are Division II schools. However, their primary conference sponsors a postseason tournament for men and women.

  1. ↑ Plays in Northeast-10 (Division II)
  2. ↑ Plays in Atlantic Hockey (Division I)
  3. ↑ Plays in ECAC West (soon to be United Collegiate Hockey Conference)
  4. 1 2 3 Plays in Commonwealth Coast Conference (formerly ECAC Northeast)

Former members

References

  1. ↑ "Men's and women's ECAC East leagues now the New England Hockey Conference". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved October 31, 2015.

See also

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