2017-18 MASCAC Season

This is the 2017-18 Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference Men's hockey season.
==Membership changes==
*None, but the Worcester State Lancers move to the Worcester Sports Center when it opened for the 2017-18 season.  This will give the program a permanent home closer to campus and a dedicated facility for practice and games. 
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Fitchburg State Falcons	Fitchburg, Massachusetts 	Wallace Civic Center
Framingham State Rams 	Framingham, Massachusetts	Loring Arena
Plymouth State Panthers	Plymouth, New Hampshire 	Hanaway Rink
Salem State Vikings 	Salem, Massachusetts 	Rockett Arena
Mass-Dartmouth Corsairs	Dartmouth, Massachusetts 	Hetland Arena
Westfield State Owls 	Westfield, Massachusetts 	Amelia Park Ice Arena
Worcester State Lancers	Worcester, Massachusetts 	Worcester Sports Center
==Standings==
Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference	Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference	Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference	Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference	Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference	Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference	Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference	Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference	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
Plymouth State Panthers 	18 	15 	2 	1 	88 	39 	31 	26 	19 	5 	2 	110 	56
Fitchburg State Falcons 	18 	11 	4 	3 	82 	53 	25 	28 	18 	7 	3 	119 	78
Worcester State Lancers 	18 	8 	8 	2 	62 	51 	18 	26 	13 	11 	2 	86 	69
Mass-Dartmouth Corsairs 	18 	7 	8 	3 	76 	74 	17 	28 	12 	13 	3 	116 	112
Westfield State Owls 	18 	8 	10 	0 	62 	85 	16 	25 	10 	14 	1 	85 	111
Salem State Vikings 	18 	6 	9 	3 	50 	47 	15 	27 	10 	12 	5 	79 	84
Framingham State Rams 	18 	2 	16 	0 	30 	101 	4 	25 	3 	20 	2 	47 	130
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
The top six teams qualify for the single elimination tournament. The top two seeds get a bye to the semifinal round. The 3rd seed plays the 6th seed and the 4th seed plays the 5th seed in the quarterfinal round. The top seed plays the lower seeded quarterfinal winner and the second seed plays the higher seeded quarterfinal round winner. The semifinal winners meet for the conference championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Quarterfinals===
* Mass-Dartmouth Corsairs defeated Westfield State Owls 5-4 (ot)
*Salem State Vikings defeated Worcester State Lancers 3-2
===Semifinals===
* Mass-Dartmouth Corsairs defeated Plymouth State Panthers 3-1
* Fitchburg State Falcons defeated Salem State Vikings  5-2
===Final===
* Fitchburg State Falcons defeated Mass-Dartmouth Corsairs 2-0
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