2017-18 UCHC Women's Season

This is the 2017-18 United Collegiate Hockey Conference season.  This is the conference's first season.
The Middle Atlantic Conferences announced on October 13, 2016 that they would start to sponsor men's and women's ice hockey also starting with the 2017-18 season.  The following teams were announced as being members King's College Monarchs, Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen, Manhattanville Valiants,  Stevenson Mustangs, and the Wilkes University Colonels which would appear to  eliminate five programs from the conference.  However, the MAC is using the same format that the Ivy League uses to determine its' champion as they use the ECAC conference games to determine their champion.
==Membership Changes==
*The Chatham Cougars, Elmira Soaring Eagles, Manhattanville Valiants, Neumann Knights, Utica Pioneers, William Smith Herons all join from the now defunct ECAC West
*The Stevenson Mustangs joined the conference from the Colonial Hockey Conference
*The Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen joined the conference after playing the 2016-17 season (their first season) as a Division III Independent
*The King's College Monarchs and Wilkes University Colonels join the conference as new programs
*On April 13, 2017 Nazareth University announced the addition of women's ice hockey for the 2018-19 season.
*On August 3, 2017 it was announced that the Wilkes University Colonels will delay the start of their program until the 2018-19 season due to a lower than anticipated roster size.
==Membership==
Team 	City 	Arena
Chatham Cougars 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	Alpha Ice Complex
Elmira Soaring Eagles 	Elmira, New York 	Murray Athletic Center Arena
King's College Monarchs 	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 	Revolution Ice Centre
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen	Annville, Pennsylvania 	Hersheypark Arena
Manhattanville Valiants 	Purchase, New York 	Playland Ice Casino (Rye, NY)
Neumann Knights 	Aston, Pennsylvania 	IceWorks Skating Complex
Stevenson Mustangs 	Stevenson, Maryland &Owings Mills, Maryland	Reisterstown Sportsplex
Utica Pioneers 	Utica, New York 	Utica Memorial Auditorium
William Smith Herons 	Geneva, New York 	Geneva Recreation Complex Skating Rink
==Future Members==
Team 	City 	Arena
Nazareth Golden Flyers (2018-19) 	Pittsford, New York 	Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex
Wilkes University Colonels (2018-19)	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	Toyota SportsPlex
==Standings==
United Collegiate Hockey Conference	United Collegiate Hockey Conference	United Collegiate Hockey Conference	United Collegiate Hockey Conference	United Collegiate Hockey Conference	United Collegiate Hockey Conference	United Collegiate Hockey Conference	United Collegiate Hockey 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
Elmira Soaring Eagles 	16 	15 	0 	1 	99 	12 	31 	30 	25 	3 	2 	146 	31
William Smith Herons 	16 	11 	2 	3 	82 	20 	25 	26 	16 	6 	4 	105 	39
Stevenson Mustangs 	16 	10 	3 	3 	60 	35 	23 	28 	15 	8 	5 	83 	74
Utica Pioneers 	16 	9 	5 	2 	56 	29 	20 	27 	15 	10 	2 	83 	59
Neumann Knights 	16 	9 	6 	1 	53 	37 	19 	25 	12 	11 	2 	73 	73
Manhattanville Valiants 	16 	6 	8 	2 	50 	32 	14 	26 	9 	14 	3 	72 	59
Chatham Cougars 	16 	4 	12 	0 	40 	62 	8 	23 	7 	14 	2 	57 	72
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen 	16 	1 	14 	1 	9 	97 	3 	23 	2 	19 	2 	18 	136
King's College Monarchs 	16 	0 	15 	1 	7 	115 	1 	23 	0 	22 	1 	16 	151
==Conference Tourament==
===Format===
The top six teams qualify for the single elimination conference tournament with the three seed meeting the six seed and the four seed meeting the fourth seed in the quarterfinals.  The one seed plays the lower seeded quarterfinal winner and the two seed plays the higher seeded quarterfinal winner in the semifinals held at the Murray Athletic Center Arena hosted by the Elmira Soaring Eagles on March 3rd.  The semifinal winners meet on March 4th for the conference championship.
===Quarterfinals===
*Stevenson Mustangs defeated Manhattanville Valiants 4-3
*Utica Pioneers defeated Neumann Knights 4-1
===Semifinals===
*Elmira Soaring Eagles defeated Utica Pioneers 7-1
*Stevenson Mustangs defeated William Smith Herons 3-2 (ot)
===Final===
*Elmira Soaring Eagles defeated Stevenson Mustangs 5-0
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