2011-12 ECAC East Women's Season

This is the 2011-12 ECAC East Women's season.

Membership Changes

 * none

Quarterfinals

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

Semifinals

 * Manhattanville Valiants defeated New England College Pilgrims 5-0
 * Norwich Cadets defeated Castleton Spartans 5-2

Final

 * Norwich Cadets defeated Manhattanville Valiants 6-3

NCAA Tournament
The Norwich Cadets earned the conference bid to the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament where they defeated the Amherst Lord Jeffs 5-0 in the quarterfinals, defeated the Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties 4-3 in overtime in the national semifinals and then lost to the RIT Tigers 4-1 in the national championship game.

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 St. Michael's Purple Knights 3-0
 * Saint Anselm Hawks defeated Sacred Heart Pioneers 4-1

Third Place

 * Sacred Heart Pioneers defeated St. Michael's Purple Knights 2-0

Final

 * Saint Anselm Hawks defeated Holy Cross Crusaders 7-3.