2008-09 Hockey East Women's Ice Hockey Season

This is the 2008-09 Hockey East Women's Season. This was the women's conference's seventh season. Each team played a 21 game conference schedule. The eight schools returned from the previous season.

Standings
Team                      GP  W  L SL  P GF GA New Hampshire Wildcats     21 16  2  3 35 73 38 Boston College Eagles     21 14  5  2 30 68 35 Boston University Terriers 21 14 6  1 29 62 41 Providence Friars         21 12  8  1 25 52 40 Connecticut Huskies       21 12  8  1 25 48 42 Northeastern Huskies      21  7 13  1 15 33 56 Vermont Catamounts        21  5 15  1 11 32 70 Maine Black Bears         21  4 15  2 10 33 79

Format
The format of the tourament was changed this season. The top six teams qualified for the conference tournament. The quarterfinal round was held at campus sites. The semifinal and final rounds were held at the Whittemore Center in Durham, New Hampshire. The tournament winner earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Quarterfinals

 * Providence defeated Connecticut 3 to 0
 * Boston University defeated Northeastern 2 to 1

Semifinals

 * New Hampshire defeated Providence 3 to 1
 * Boston College defeated Boston University 3 to 2

Final

 * New Hampshire defeated Boston College 2 to 1

NCAA Tournament
Boston College New Hampshire
 * lost to Minnesota 4 to 3 in the quarterfinals
 * lost to Minnesota-Duluth 4 to 1 in the quarterfinals