2022-23 NESCAC Men's Season

This is the 2022-23 New England Small College Athletic Conference Men's hockey season.
==Membership Changes==
*None
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Amherst Mammoths 	Amherst, Massachusetts 	Orr Rink
Bowdoin Polar Bears 	Brunswick, Maine 	Sidney J. Watson Arena
Colby Mules 	Waterville, Maine 	Alfond Rink
Connecticut College Camels	New London, Connecticut 	Dayton Arena
Hamilton Continentals 	Clinton, New York 	Russell Sage Rink
Middlebury Panthers 	Middlebury, Vermont 	Chip Kenyon '85 Arena
Trinity Bantams 	Hartford, Connecticut 	Koeppel Community Sports Center
Tufts Jumbos 	Medford, Massachusetts 	Malden Valley Forum
Wesleyan Cardinals 	Middletown, Connecticut 	Spurrier-Snyder Rink
Williams Ephs 	Williamstown, Massachusetts	Lansing Chapman Rink
==Standings==
The conference adopted a 3 point system with 3 points awarded for a regulation time win, two points for an overtime win, 1.5 points for a game that ends as a tie after an overtime period, one point for an overtime loss, and no points for a regulation time loss. The conference is not using a shoot out to breaks ties after overtime.
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
The tournament is single elimination format. The top 8 teams qualify for the tournament. The quarterfinal round matches up 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5. The teams are re-seeded for the semifinals with the top seed playing the bottom seed and the other two teams pairing off. The semifinal winners meet for the conference championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Quarterfinals===
*Williams Ephs defeated Wesleyan Cardinals 4-3
*Bowdoin Polar Bears defeated Trinity Bantams 2-1 (ot)
*Amherst Mammoths defeated Tufts Jumbos 3-2 (ot)
*Colby Mules defeated Hamilton Continentals 3-2 (ot)
===Semifinals===
*Williams Ephs defeated Amherst Mammoths 1-0 (ot)
*Bowdoin Polar Bears defeated Colby Mules 3-1
===Final===
*Bowdoin Polar Bears defeated Williams Ephs 3-2 (ot)
The Bowdoin Polar Bears earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
==References==
Category:2023 in hockey
Category:NESCAC Seasons