2015-16 NESCAC Men's Season

This is the 2015-16 New England Small College Athletic Conference Men's hockey season.
==Membership Changes==
none
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Amherst Lord Jeffs 	Amherst, MA 	Orr Rink
Bowdoin Polar Bears 	Brunswick, ME 	Sidney J. Watson Arena
Colby Mules 	Waterville, ME 	Alfond Rink
Connecticut College Camels	New London, CT 	Dayton Arena
Hamilton Continentals 	Clinton, NY 	Russell Sage Rink
Middlebury Panthers 	Middlebury, VT 	Chip Kenyon '85 Arena
Trinity Bantams 	Hartford, CT 	Koeppel Community Sports Center
Tufts Jumbos 	Medford, MA 	Malden Forum
Wesleyan Cardinals 	Middletown, CT 	Spurrier-Snyder Rink
Williams Ephs 	Williamstown, MA	Lansing Chapman Rink
==Standings==
New England Small College Athletic Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference	New England Small 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
Williams Ephs 	18 	14 	2 	2 	49 	27 	30 	27 	19 	6 	2 	77 	45
Trinity Bantams 	18 	14 	4 	0 	62 	38 	28 	28 	21 	6 	1 	97 	63
Bowdoin Polar Bears 	18 	9 	5 	4 	53 	42 	22 	25 	13 	8 	4 	80 	70
Hamilton Continentals 	18 	8 	6 	4 	46 	38 	20 	25 	13 	8 	4 	72 	48
Middlebury Panthers 	18 	6 	5 	7 	46 	41 	17 	26 	8 	11 	7 	64 	65
Amherst Lord Jeffs 	18 	7 	8 	3 	33 	38 	17 	27 	11 	12 	4 	64 	71
Colby Mules 	18 	6 	9 	3 	41 	49 	15 	25 	9 	11 	5 	63 	68
Tufts Jumbos 	18 	5 	8 	5 	43 	42 	15 	26 	10 	10 	6 	71 	60
Wesleyan Cardinals 	18 	2 	9 	7 	39 	57 	11 	24 	2 	14 	8 	52 	86
Connecticut College Camels 	18 	0 	15 	3 	32 	72 	3 	24 	3 	18 	3 	47 	87
==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 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Quarterfinals===
*Tufts defeated Williams 2-1
*Trinity defeated Colby 3-1
*Amherst defeated Bowdoin 8-5
*Middlebury defeated Hamilton 2-1 (ot)
===Semifinals===
*Trinity defeated Tufts 5 to 3
*Amherst defeated Middlebury  4 to 2
===Final===
*Trinity defeated Amherst 5-1
The Trinity Bantams earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
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