2021-22 NEHC Women's Season

This is the 2021-22 New England Hockey Conference Women's hockey season.
==Membership Changes==
*The Elmira Soaring Eagles and William Smith Herons join the conference from the United Collegiate Hockey Conference.
*The Suffolk Rams leave the conference for the Commonwealth Coast Conference.
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Castleton Spartans 	Castleton, Vermont 	Spartan Arena
Elmira Soaring Eagles 	Elmira, New York 	Murray Athletic Center Arena
Johnson and Wales Wildcats 	Providence, Rhode Island	Dennis M. Lynch Arena
Mass-Boston Beacons 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Beacons Ice Arena
New England College Pilgrims	Henniker, New Hampshire 	Lee Clement Arena
Norwich Cadets 	Northfield, Vermont 	Kreitzberg Arena
Plymouth State Panthers 	Plymouth, New Hampshire 	Hanaway Rink
Salem State Vikings 	Salem, Massachusetts 	Rockett Arena
Southern Maine Huskies 	Gorham, Maine 	USM Ice Arena
William Smith Herons 	Geneva, New York 	Geneva Recreation Complex Skating Rink
==Standings==
Due to an unequal number of games played points percentage was used for determining standings and seeding for the conference tournament.
New England Hockey Conference	New England Hockey Conference	New England Hockey Conference	New England Hockey Conference	New England Hockey Conference	New England Hockey Conference	New England Hockey Conference	New England Hockey Conference	New England Hockey Conference	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	T 	GF 	GA 	% 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Elmira Soaring Eagles 	18 	17 	0 	0 	0 	79 	9 	1.000 	27 	24 	2 	1 	116 	23
Norwich Cadets 	18 	15 	3 	0 	0 	99 	24 	.833 	27 	19 	8 	0 	120 	39
Southern Maine Huskies 	18 	12 	6 	0 	0 	39 	31 	.667 	25 	15 	10 	0 	54 	48
Castleton Spartans 	18 	11 	5 	1 	1 	45 	38 	.639 	26 	15 	9 	2 	65 	55
Mass-Boston Beacons 	18 	11 	6 	1 	0 	57 	33 	.611 	25 	12 	13 	0 	72 	59
William Smith Herons 	17 	7 	7 	2 	1 	35 	38 	.441 	26 	10 	15 	1 	48 	54
Johnson and Wales Wildcats 	18 	7 	11 	0 	0 	41 	59 	.389 	28 	11 	16 	1 	66 	91
Plymouth State Panthers 	18 	5 	12 	1 	0 	21 	62 	.278 	25 	7 	17 	1 	35 	90
Salem State Vikings 	18 	2 	15 	1 	0 	21 	74 	.111 	26 	6 	20 	0 	32 	99
New England College Pilgrims 	16 	0 	16 	0 	0 	9 	78 	.000 	24 	3 	20 	1 	24 	104
==Conference Tournament==
===Traditional Format===
The top 8 teams qualify for the single elimination conference tournament. All rounds are held at the rink of the higher seeded team. The conference tournament winner earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Revised Format===
Due to cancellations because of COVID-19 restrictions in place the tournament was expanded to all ten teams with two first round games added to the tournament.https://nehockeyconference.com/Women-s_Championship
===First Round===
*Salem State Vikings defeated Plymouth State Panthers 4-3 (ot)
*Johnson and Wales Wildcats defeated New England College Pilgrims 5-0
===Quarterfinals===
*Elmira Soaring Eagles defeated Salem State Vikings 8-0
*Norwich Cadets defeated Johnson and Wales Wildcats 9-2
*William Smith Herons defeated Southern Maine Huskies 2-1 (2ot)
*Castleton Spartans defeated Mass-Boston Beacons 3-2 (ot)
===Semifinals===
*Elmira Soaring Eagles defeated William Smith Herons 4-0
*Castleton Spartans defeated Norwich Cadets 1-0
===Final===
*Elmira Soaring Eagles defeated Castleton Spartans 4-0
==References==
Category:2022 in hockey
Category:New England Hockey Conference women's seasons