2015-16 MASCAC Season

This is the 2015-16 Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference Men's hockey season.
==Membership Changes==
none
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Fitchburg State Falcons 	Fitchburg, MA 	Wallace Civic Center
Framingham State Rams 	Framingham, MA	Loring Arena
Plymouth State Panthers 	Plymouth, NH 	Hanaway Rink
Salem State Vikings 	Salem, MA 	Rockett Arena
Mass.-Dartmouth Corsairs	Dartmouth MA 	Hetland Arena
Westfield State Owls 	Westfield, MA 	Amelia Park Ice Arena
Worcester State Lancers 	Worcester, MA 	Hart Recreation 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
Salem State Vikings 	18 	16 	2 	0 	88 	31 	32 	28 	22 	6 	0 	118 	60
Plymouth State Panthers 	18 	15 	2 	1 	70 	35 	31 	27 	21 	5 	1 	97 	57
Fitchburg State Falcons 	18 	7 	9 	2 	58 	57 	16 	27 	11 	14 	2 	87 	90
Mass-Dartmouth Corsairs 	18 	6 	9 	3 	51 	67 	15 	26 	7 	15 	4 	72 	105
Westfield State Owls 	18 	7 	11 	0 	60 	65 	14 	27 	13 	14 	0 	94 	93
Framingham State Rams 	18 	5 	12 	1 	42 	77 	9 	26 	6 	19 	1 	62 	112
Worcester State Lancers 	18 	3 	14 	1 	36 	73 	7 	25 	6 	18 	1 	53 	96
==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 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Quarterfinals===
*Fitchburg State defeated Framingham State 4-0
*Westfield State defeated Mass-Dartmouth 4-2
===Semifinals===
*Salem State defeated Westfield State 5-4 (ot)
*Plymouth State defeated Fitchburg State 6-2
===Final===
*Salem State defeated Plymouth State 4-0
Salem State earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
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