2016-17 ECAC Women's Season

This is the 2016-17 ECAC Women's Ice Hockey season.  This is the league's 14th season.
==Membership Changes==
none
==Membership==
Institution 	Location 	Nickname 	Arena
Brown University 	Providence, Rhode Island	Bears 	Meehan Auditorium
Clarkson University 	Potsdam, New York 	Golden Knights	Cheel Arena
Colgate University 	Hamilton, New York 	Raiders 	
Starr Rink
Cornell University 	Ithaca, New York 	Big Red 	Lynah Rink
Dartmouth College 	Hanover, New Hampshire 	Big Green 	Thompson Arena
Harvard University 	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Crimson 	Bright Hockey Center
Princeton University 	Princeton, New Jersey 	Tigers 	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink
Quinnipiac University 	Hamden, Connecticut 	Bobcats 	TD Bank Sports Center
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, New York 	Engineers 	Houston Field House
St. Lawrence University 	Canton, New York 	Saints 	Appleton Arena
Union College 	Schenectady, New York 	Dutchmen 	Achilles Rink
Yale University 	New Haven, Connecticut 	Bulldogs 	Ingalls Rink
==Standings==
ECAC 	ECAC	ECAC	ECAC	ECAC	ECAC	ECAC	ECAC	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
Clarkson Golden Knights	22 	19 	1 	2 	91 	32 	40 	41 	32 	4 	5 	146 	63
St. Lawrence Saints 	22 	16 	3 	3 	75 	30 	35 	36 	26 	6 	4 	115 	58
Cornell Big Red 	22 	13 	4 	5 	56 	36 	31 	34 	20 	9 	5 	82 	57
Princeton Tigers 	22 	14 	6 	2 	69 	33 	30 	33 	20 	10 	3 	104 	63
Quinnipiac Bobcats 	22 	13 	6 	3 	64 	28 	29 	37 	21 	10 	6 	94 	51
Colgate Raiders 	22 	13 	8 	1 	59 	47 	27 	36 	22 	11 	3 	105 	73
Yale Bulldogs 	22 	8 	12 	2 	46 	58 	18 	31 	10 	17 	4 	69 	83
Rensselaer Engineers 	22 	7 	14 	1 	39 	73 	15 	36 	10 	24 	2 	62 	117
Harvard Crimson 	22 	5 	13 	4 	37 	51 	14 	29 	5 	19 	5 	52 	77
Brown Bears 	22 	5 	17 	0 	33 	98 	10 	29 	7 	22 	0 	56 	126
Dartmouth Big Green 	22 	5 	17 	0 	27 	56 	10 	28 	7 	21 	0 	38 	73
Union Dutchwomen 	22 	2 	19 	1 	21 	75 	5 	34 	5 	28 	1 	38 	111
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
The top eight teams qualify for the conference tournament with the top four teams hosting quarterfinal best-of-three series. The semfinal and final rounds of the conference tournament are single elimination. The tournament winner will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Quarterfinals===
*Clarkson defeated RPI 2 games to none
*St. Lawrence defeated Yale 2 games to none
*Cornell defeated Colgate 2 games to none
*Princeton defeated Quinnipiac 2 games to 1
===Semifinals===
*Clarkson defeated Princeton 4-0
*Cornell defeated St. Lawrence 3-1
===Final===
*Clarkson defeated Cornell 1-0
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