2016-17 ECAC Women's Season

This is the 2016-17 ECAC Women's Ice Hockey season. This is the league's 14th season.

Membership Changes[]

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Membership[]

Institution	Location	Nickname	Arena
Brown University	Providence, Rhode Island	Bears	Meehan Auditorium
Clarkson University	Potsdam, New York	Golden Knights	Cheel Arena
Colgate University	Hamilton, New York	Raiders	Starr Rink
Cornell University	Ithaca, New York	Big Red	Lynah Rink
Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire	Big Green	Thompson Arena
Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Crimson	Bright Hockey Center
Princeton University	Princeton, New Jersey	Tigers	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink
Quinnipiac University	Hamden, Connecticut	Bobcats	TD Bank Sports Center
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, New York	Engineers	Houston Field House
St. Lawrence University	Canton, New York	Saints	Appleton Arena
Union College	Schenectady, New York	Dutchmen	Achilles Rink
Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	Bulldogs	Ingalls Rink

Standings[]

Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
ECAC								Overall Record
Clarkson Golden Knights	22	19	1	2	91	32	40	41	32	4	5	146	63
St. Lawrence Saints	22	16	3	3	75	30	35	36	26	6	4	115	58
Cornell Big Red	22	13	4	5	56	36	31	34	20	9	5	82	57
Princeton Tigers	22	14	6	2	69	33	30	33	20	10	3	104	63
Quinnipiac Bobcats	22	13	6	3	64	28	29	37	21	10	6	94	51
Colgate Raiders	22	13	8	1	59	47	27	36	22	11	3	105	73
Yale Bulldogs	22	8	12	2	46	58	18	31	10	17	4	69	83
Rensselaer Engineers	22	7	14	1	39	73	15	36	10	24	2	62	117
Harvard Crimson	22	5	13	4	37	51	14	29	5	19	5	52	77
Brown Bears	22	5	17	0	33	98	10	29	7	22	0	56	126
Dartmouth Big Green	22	5	17	0	27	56	10	28	7	21	0	38	73
Union Dutchwomen	22	2	19	1	21	75	5	34	5	28	1	38	111

Conference Tournament[]

Format[]

The top eight teams qualify for the conference tournament with the top four teams hosting quarterfinal best-of-three series. The semfinal and final rounds of the conference tournament are single elimination. The tournament winner will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Quarterfinals[]

Clarkson defeated RPI 2 games to none
St. Lawrence defeated Yale 2 games to none
Cornell defeated Colgate 2 games to none
Princeton defeated Quinnipiac 2 games to 1

Semifinals[]

Clarkson defeated Princeton 4-0
Cornell defeated St. Lawrence 3-1

Final[]

Clarkson defeated Cornell 1-0