2008-09 ECAC East Women's Season

This is the 2008-09 ECAC East Women's season.
==Membership Changes==
*Nichols Bison join the conference as a new program
==Standings==
Conference Standings 	Conference Standings	Conference Standings	Conference Standings	Conference Standings	Conference Standings	Conference Standings	Conference Standings	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	P 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Holy Cross Crusaders 	20 	17 	2 	1 	91 	28 	35 	27 	24 	2 	1 	117 	37
Manhattanville Valiants 	20 	17 	3 	0 	99 	25 	34 	27 	20 	7 	0 	114 	43
Norwich Cadets 	21 	14 	6 	1 	83 	38 	29 	29 	19 	9 	1 	111 	62
Saint Anselm Hawks 	19 	13 	5 	1 	70 	36 	27 	27 	16 	9 	2 	88 	58
UMass-Boston Beacons 	20 	12 	6 	2 	76 	48 	26 	26 	13 	11 	2 	94 	79
Southern Maine Huskies 	19 	12 	5 	2 	58 	39 	26 	27 	14 	9 	4 	79 	66
Salve Regina Seahawks 	20 	12 	8 	0 	57 	51 	24 	28 	18 	9 	1 	82 	62
New England College Pilgrims	19 	8 	9 	2 	52 	37 	18 	26 	11 	13 	2 	63 	59
MIT 	21 	6 	14 	1 	47 	81 	13 	22 	6 	15 	1 	50 	85
Castleton State Spartans 	21 	6 	15 	0 	31 	65 	12 	26 	6 	20 	0 	40 	89
St. Michael's Purple Knights	21 	4 	14 	3 	44 	80 	11 	27 	6 	18 	3 	52 	103
Nichols Bison 	20 	1 	18 	1 	28 	97 	3 	25 	2 	22 	1 	30 	117
Plymouth State Panthers 	19 	1 	18 	0 	15 	126 	2 	22 	1 	21 	0 	21 	143
==Conference Tournament==
===Quarterfinals===
*Southern Maine Huskies defeated New England College Pilgrims 3-0
*Salve Regina Seahawks defeated Mass-Boston Beacons 7-2
*Norwich Cadets defeated MIT Engineers 4-3
*Manhattanville Valiants defeated Castleton Spartans 5-2
===Semifinals===
*Salve Regina Seahawks defeated Manhattanville Valiants 1-0
*Norwich Cadets defeated Southern Maine Huskies 8-2
===Final===
*Norwich Cadets defeated Salve Regina Seahawks 4-0
==NCAA Tournament==
The Norwich Cadets earned the conference bid to the 2009 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament where they lost to Elmira Soaring Eagles 3-2 in the national 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 St. Michael's Purple Knights 5-1
*Sacred Heart Pioneers defeated  Saint Anselm Hawks 6-3
===Third Place===
*Saint Anselm Hawks defeated St. Michael's Purple Knights 5-0
===Final===
Holy Cross Crusaders defeated Sacred Heart Pioneers 4-2
Category:2009 in hockey
Category:ECAC East
Category:NCAA seasons