2009-10 ECAC East Women's Season

This is the 2009-10 ECAC East Women's season.

Membership Changes

 * MIT Engineers leave the conference as the school drops women's ice hockey

Quarterfinals

 * Mass-Boston Beacons defeated Southern Maine Huskies 6-2
 * New England College Pilgrims defeated Salve Regina Seahawks 5-2
 * Norwich Cadets defeated Castleton Spartans 5-1
 * Manhattanville Valiants defeated Nichols Bison 11-1

Semifinals

 * New England College Pilgrims defeated Manhattanville Valiants 2-1
 * Norwich Cadets defeated Mass-Boston Beacons 2-1

Final

 * Norwich Cadets defeated New England College Pilgrims 3-0

NCAA Tournament
The Norwich Cadets earned the conference bid to the 2010 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament where they defeated the Plattsburgh Cardinals 3-2 in the quaterfinals, defeated Elmira Soaring Eagles 3-2 in the semifinals and then defeated Amherst Lord Jeffs 7-2 in the final 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 St. Michael's Purple Knights 5-2
 * Saint Anselm Hawks defeated Sacred Heart Pioneers 7-6 (ot)

Third Place

 * Sacred Heart Pioneers defeated St. Michael's Purple Knights the teams were tied 3-3 after regulation and a five minute overtime.  Sacred Heart won the shootout 3-2 in 7 rounds

Final

 * Holy Cross Crusaders defeated  Saint Anselm Hawks 3-1