2015-16 NEHC Men's Season

This is the 2015-16 New England Hockey Conference Men's season.  This is the league's first season under this name.  The league was previously known as ECAC East.
==Membership Changes==
none
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Babson Beavers 	Wellesley, MA 	Babson Skating Center
Castleton State Spartans 	Castleton, VT 	Spartan Arena
New England Pilgrims 	Henniker NH 	Lee Clement Arena
Norwich Cadets 	Northfield, VY 	Kreitzberg Arena
Skidmore Thoroughbreds 	Saratoga Springs, NY	Saratoga Springs Ice Rink
St. Anselm Hawks 	Goffstown, NH 	Sullivan Arena
St. Michael's Purple Knights	Colchester, VT 	C. Douglas Cairns Recreation Arena
U New England Nor'Easters 	Biddeford, ME 	Harold Alfond Forum
Southern Maine Huskies 	Gorham, ME 	USM Ice Arena
Massachusetts-Boston Beacons	Boston MA 	Beacons Ice Arena
==Standings==
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 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Mass-Boston Beacons 	18 	14 	2 	2 	78 	40 	30 	31 	23 	5 	3 	134 	69
Babson Beavers 	18 	13 	3 	2 	61 	25 	28 	28 	19 	6 	3 	96 	47
Norwich Cadets 	18 	11 	5 	2 	49 	35 	24 	27 	17 	8 	2 	87 	59
University of New England Nor'Easters	18 	9 	7 	2 	65 	60 	20 	27 	14 	10 	3 	103 	89
New England College Pilgrims 	18 	6 	6 	6 	58 	51 	18 	26 	11 	9 	6 	88 	68
Castleton Spartans 	18 	7 	9 	2 	47 	52 	16 	26 	8 	16 	2 	59 	87
St. Anselm Hawks 	18 	6 	9 	3 	45 	48 	15 	26 	12 	11 	3 	72 	64
Skidmore Thoroughbreds 	18 	5 	10 	3 	47 	54 	13 	26 	5 	17 	4 	62 	84
Southern Maine Huskies 	18 	5 	13 	0 	36 	70 	10 	26 	8 	17 	1 	54 	91
St. Michael's Purple Knights 	18 	3 	15 	0 	34 	85 	6 	24 	6 	18 	0 	51 	105
==Post Season Tournament==
===Format===
All eight of the Division III teams qualify for the tournament. St. Anselm and St. Michael's participate in the Northeast-10 conference tournament as they are members of that conference in all other sports. Tournament is single elimination.  Tournament winner earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.  All games are played at the higher seeds arena.
===Quarterfinals (Feb. 20)===
*Mass-Boston Beacons defeated Southern Maine Huskies 4-0
*Babson Beavers defeated Skidmore Thoroughbreds 5-2
*Norwich Cadets defeated Castleton State Spartans 4-1
*U New England Nor'easters defeated New England Pilgrims 3-0
===Semifinals  (Feb. 27)===
*Mass-Boston Beacons defeated U New England Nor'easters 6-3
*Babson Beavers defeated Norwich Cadets 5-0
===Final (March 5)===
*Mass-Boston Beacons defeated Babson Beavers 3-2 (ot)
Mass-Boston Beacons earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament where they lost in the national semifinals.
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