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.

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

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.

Former members

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (women), 2005 (ECAC Hockey (D-I))
• Rochester Institute of Technology (women), 2007 (ECAC West)
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (women), 2009 (dropped program)
• Salem State College (men), 2009 (MASCAC)
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (Men), 2003 (dropped program)

External links

• Men's official web site
• Women's official web site

See also

• National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship