2004-05 ECAC East Women's Season

This is the 2004-05 ECAC East Women's season.

Membership Changes

 * Castleton State Spartans join the conference when they elevated the program to varsity status
 * St. Anselm Hawks join the conference when they start a new program

Standings
note: Castleton State, MIT, and Saint Anselm played partial schedules

Semifinals

 * Manhattanville Valiants defeated New England College Pilgrims 6-1
 * Rensselaer Engineers defeated RIT Tigers 5-2

Final

 * Manhattanville Valiants defeated Rensselaer Engineers 4-1

NCAA Tournament
The Manhattanville Valiants earned the conference bid to the 2005 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament. They lost to the Middlebury Panthers 3-2 in overtime in the quarterfinals.

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 4-0
 * Saint Anselm Hawks defeated St. Michael's Purple Knights 9-2

Third Place

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

Final

 * Saint Anselm Hawks defeated Holy Cross Crusaders 4-2