Established 2003 Division Women's Division 1 Sports fielded Ice Hockey | Association ACHA Members 5 | |
Region Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont | ||
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. It is one of three ACHA Women's Division 1 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 fourteen seasons based in those areas.
Contents
- Former Members
- Playoff Championship Game Results
- ACHA National Tournament Appearances
- World University Games Selections
- References
The University of Rhode Island has been the ECWHL's most successful program in conference play, winning nine playoff championships and eight regular season championships in thirteen 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 13 times, respectively, while in the ECWHL. 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.
Former Members
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.
Playoff Championship Game Results
Beginning with the 2006 playoffs, the previous season's champion serves as the host.
ACHA National Tournament Appearances
Appearances made while an ECWHL member. Former conference members are in italics.
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.