2012-13 ECAC East Women's Season

This is the 2012-13 ECAC East Women's season.

Membership Changes

 * none

Quarterfinals

 * Norwich Cadets defeated Plymouth State Panthers 6-0
 * Manhattanville Valiants defeated New England College Pilgrims 5-0
 * Mass-Boston Beacons defeated Castleton Spartans 5-3
 * Southern Maine Huskies defeated Salve Regina Seahawks 5-2

Semifinals

 * Norwich Cadets defeated Southern Maine Huskies 5-0
 * Manhattanville Valiants defeated Mass-Boston Beacons 5-2

Final

 * Norwich Cadets defeated Manhattanville Valiants 3-0

The Norwich Cadets advance to the 2013 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Middlebury Panthers 3-2 in overtime.

ECAC Open Tournament
The conference has several non-Division III members who are ineligible for the post season. The conference staged a separate tournament for those teams plus the lone Division I women's independent Sacred Heart Pioneers.

Semifinals

 * Holy Cross Crusaders defeated Sacred Heart Pioneers 4-1
 * Saint Anselm Hawks defeated Saint Michael's Purple Knights 6-1

Third Place

 * Sacred Heart Pioneers defeated Saint Michael's College Purple Knights 3-2

Final

 * Saint Anselm Hawks defeated Holy Cross Crusaders 4-3 (ot)