2023-24 NEHC Men's Season

This is the 2023-24 New England Hockey Conference Men's season.
==Membership Changes==
*None for 2023-24.
*On December 8, 2022 the conference announced that the Johnson and Wales Wildcats men's ice hockey team (and the women's team as well) will be leaving the conference to join the Commonwealth Coast Conference as early as the 2024-25 season.https://www.uscho.com/2022/12/09/johnson-and-wales-mens-womens-hockey-teams-leaving-nehc-to-join-ccc-as-early-as-2024-25-season/ The team would leave for the 2024-25 season.
*On December 9, 2022 the conference announced that the Albertus Magnus Falcons men's ice hockey team will be added to the conference (along with the women's team) for the 2024-25 season.https://www.uscho.com/2022/12/09/nehc-adds-albertus-magnus-mens-womens-teams-to-division-iii-conference-starting-with-2024-25-season/
*On March 30, 2023 the New England Hockey Conference announced the addition of the the Salve Regina Seahawks men's ice hockey team and the Salve Regina Seahawks women's ice hockey team to the conference for the 2024-25 playing season. Both teams presently compete in the Commonwealth Coast Conferencehttps://www.uscho.com/2023/03/30/salve-regina-mens-womens-hockey-teams-to-join-nehc-starting-with-2024-25-season/
*On February 13, 2024 the New England Pilgrims men's ice hockey team and New England Pilgrims women's ice hockey team were announced as being added to the Little East Conference when each conference begins play with the 2025-26 playing season. The addition of the women's team enabled the conference to also start sponsoring women's ice hockey when it begins play with the 2025-26 seasonhttps://littleeast.com/news/2024/2/8/lec-announces-new-england-college-as-mens-and-womens-ice-hockey-affiliate-womens-ice-hockey-as-conferences-23rd-championship-sport.aspx
*On March 7, 2024 it was announced that the Babson Beavers men's ice hockey team and the Norwich Cadets men's ice hockey team would join the newly formed Little East Conference when it starts play for 2025-26. 
*On April 10, 2024 the State University of New York Athletic Conference announced the addtion of the Hobart Statesmen men's ice hockey team, as well as the William Smith Herons women's ice hockey team, and the Skidmore Thoroughbreds men's ice hockey team to the conference for the 2025-26 season. All of the teams would be joining the league from the New England Hockey Conference.https://www.uscho.com/2024/04/10/sunyac-adds-hobart-william-smith-skidmore-to-mens-hockey-conference-hobart-william-smith-to-womens-hockey-conference/
*On May 15, 2024 the United Collegiate Hockey Conference announced the addition of Albertus Magnus Falcons (men's and women's). Elmira Soaring Eagles (men's and women's), Hilbert Hawks (women's), and the newly formed programs of St. John Fisher Cardinals (men's and women's) to the conference for the 2025-26 season.https://www.uscho.com/2024/05/15/albertus-magnus-elmira-hilbert-st-john-fisher-to-join-uchc-mens-womens-hockey-conferences-for-2025-26-season/
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Babson Beavers (leaving for Little East Conference in 2025-26) 	Wellesley, Massachusetts 	Babson Skating Center
Castleton Spartans (leaving for Little East Conference in 2025-26) 	Castleton, Vermont 	Spartan Arena
Elmira Soaring Eagles (leaving for United Collegiate Hockey Conference in 2025-26) 	Elmira, New York 	Murray Athletic Center Arena
Hobart Statesmen (leaving for State University of New York Athletic Conference in 2025-26) 	Geneva, New York 	Hobart Arena
Johnson and Wales Wildcats (leaving for Commonwealth Coast Conference in 2024-25) 	Providence, Rhode Island 	New England Sports Village (Attleboro, Massachusetts)
Mass-Boston Beacons (leaving for Little East Conference in 2025-26) 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Beacons Ice Arena
New England Pilgrims (leaving for Little East Conference in 2025-26) 	Henniker, New Hampshire 	Lee Clement Arena
Norwich Cadets (leaving for Little East Conference in 2025-26) 	Northfield, Vermont 	Kreitzberg Arena
Skidmore Thoroughbreds (leaving for State University of New York Athletic Conference in 2025-26)	Saratoga Springs, New York	Saratoga Springs Ice Rink
Southern Maine Huskies (leaving for Little East Conference in 2025-26) 	Gorham, Maine 	USM Ice Arena
==Standings==
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
The top eight teams qualify for the single elimination tournament. All games are held at the higher seeded team's rink. The tournament winner earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Quarterfinals===
*Hobart Statesmen defeated Castleton Spartans 8-1
*Southern Maine Huskies defeated Norwich Cadets 3-1
*Skidmore Thoroughbreds defeated Mass-Boston Beacons 5-1
*Elmira Soaring Eagles defeated Babson Beavers 3-2 (ot)
===Semifinals===
*Hobart Statesmen defeated Southern Maine Huskies 4-0
*Skidmore Thoroughbreds defeated Elmira Soaring Eagles 4-1
===Final===
*Hobart Statesmen defeated Skidmore Thoroughbreds 5-0
The Hobart Statesmen earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
==References==
Category:2023-24 in ice hockey
Category:New England Hockey Conference men's seasons