2016-17 MASCAC Season

This is the 2016-17 Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference Men's hockey season.
==Membership Changes==
*none
*In October 2016 the Worcester State Lancers announced they would be moving to the Worcester Sports Center when it opens 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 	Hart Center (Holy Cross)
==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 	16 	1 	1 	80 	32 	33 	27 	19 	6 	2 	113 	62
Salem State Vikings 	18 	12 	4 	2 	69 	49 	26 	28 	15 	10 	3 	88 	91
Mass-Dartmouth Corsairs 	18 	12 	6 	0 	71 	56 	24 	26 	17 	9 	0 	98 	85
Fitchburg State Falcons 	18 	7 	10 	1 	52 	58 	15 	27 	11 	15 	1 	76 	98
Worcester State Lancers 	18 	6 	10 	2 	48 	53 	14 	26 	9 	14 	3 	70 	76
Westfield State Owls 	18 	6 	12 	0 	56 	64 	12 	26 	11 	15 	0 	83 	77
Framingham State Rams 	18 	1 	17 	0 	26 	90 	2 	25 	2 	23 	0 	45 	132
==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 2017 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Quarterfinals===
* Westfield State Owls defeated Mass-Dartmouth Corsairs 3-0
*Fitchburg State Falcons defeated Worcester State Lancers 5-2
===Semifinals===
*Plymouth State Panthers defeated Fitchburg State Falcons  7-1
*Salem State Vikings defeated Westfield State Owls 1-0
===Final===
*Salem State Vikings defeated Plymouth State Panthers  4-3
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