2015-16 ECAC West Men's Season

This is the 2015-16 ECAC West Men's Hockey season.
==Membership Changes==
none
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Elmira Soaring Eagles 	Elmira, NY 	Murray Athletic Center Arena
Hobart Statesmen 	Geneva, NY 	Geneva Recreation Complex Skating Rink
Manhattanville Valiants	Purchase, NY 	Playland Ice Casino
Nazareth Golden Flyers 	Pittsford, NY	Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex
Neumann Knights 	Aston, PA 	Aston Ice Works
Utica Pioneers 	Utica, NY 	Utica Memorial Auditorium
==Standings==
ECAC West 	ECAC West	ECAC West	ECAC West	ECAC West	ECAC West	ECAC West	ECAC West	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Hobart Statesmen 	15 	12 	3 	0 	68 	33 	24 	28 	21 	5 	2 	111 	52
Manhattanville Valiants	15 	8 	7 	0 	79 	58 	16 	26 	12 	13 	1 	86 	94
Utica Pioneers 	15 	6 	6 	3 	42 	44 	15 	28 	14 	10 	4 	77 	71
Neumann Knights 	15 	6 	7 	2 	44 	49 	14 	27 	15 	9 	3 	92 	75
Nazareth Golden Flyers 	15 	5 	9 	1 	43 	51 	11 	26 	8 	14 	4 	71 	85
Elmira Soaring Eagles 	15 	4 	9 	2 	46 	58 	10 	26 	11 	12 	3 	88 	85
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
All six teams qualify. All rounds are single elimination. Seed 3 plays 6 and 4 plays 5 in the quarterfinals.  The teams are re-seeded for the semifinals. Seed 1 plays 4 and 2 plays 3.  The semifinal winners meet for the conference championship.  The conference tournament champions does NOT receive an automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.  Either the winner of this tournament or the winner of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference are awarded a bid to the tournament based on the decision of the tournament selection committee., since neither conference has enough teams for an automatic bid.
===Quarterfinals===
*Utica Pioneers defeated Elmira Soaring Eagles 5-3
*Neumann Knights defeated Nazareth Golden Flyers 2-1
===Semifinals===
*Hobart Statesmen defeated Neumann Knights 3-0
*Utica Pioneers defeated Manhattanville Valiants 4-3 (ot)
===Final===
*Hobart Statesmen defeated Utica Pioneers 5 to 0
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