2010-11 ECAC East Women's Season

This is the 2010-11 ECAC East Women's season.

Membership Changes

 * none

Quarterfinals

 * Mass-Boston Beacons defeated Salve Regina Seahawks 3-2 (ot)
 * Norwich Cadets defeated Nichols Bison 8-0
 * Southern Maine Huskies defeated New England College Pilgrims 1-0 (ot)
 * Manhattanville Valiants defeated Castleton Spartans 8-1

Semifinals

 * Manhattanville Valiants defeated Mass-Boston Beacons 2-1
 * Norwich Cadets defeated Southern Maine Huskies 7-0

Final

 * Manhattanville Valiants defeated Norwich Cadets 4-2

NCAA Tournament
The Manhattanville Valiants earned the conference bid to the 2011 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament where they lost to Middlebury Panthers 1-0 in the quarterfinals

The Norwich Cadets also qualified for the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team. The Cadets defeated Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties 5-4 in the national semifinals and then defeated the RIT Tigers 5-2 to win the national championship.

ECAC Open
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 5-3
 * Saint Anselm Hawks defeated St. Michael's Purple Knights 6-2

Third Place

 * St. Michael's Purple Knights defeated Sacred Heart Pioneers 9-2

Final

 * Holy Cross Crusaders defeated Saint Anselm Hawks in a shootout after the game ended up tied 4-4 after a five minute overtime. Since this was not an official NCAA tournament the 20 minute overtimes rule was not applied.