2022-23 NCAA Women's Independents

This is the 2022-23 NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III Women's Independent ice hockey teams.
==Changes==
*Rivier University in Nashua, New Hampshire announced that they would be starting new men's and women's hockey programs. Both will play an American Collegiate Hockey Association club schedule for 2021-22 and would transition to NCAA Division III status for 2022-23.
*The Worcester State Lancers women's ice hockey was announced as being established for the 2021-22 season. The program was announced shortly after Becker College which was also located in Worcester, Massachusetts announced it was closing effective the end of the 2020-21 academic year. Ironically, the team would end up hiring the now former team's head coach and would be playing out of the same arena, the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center. The start of the program was pushed back to 2022-23 due to issues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
*On November 16, 2021 Hilbert College in Hamburg, New York announces the formation of the Hilbert Hawks women's ice hockey which is due to begin play with the 2022-23 season, no conference affiliation was announced with the introduction of the program.https://www.uscho.com/2021/11/16/buffalo-area-hilbert-college-to-enter-ncaa-division-iii-womens-hockey-ranks-starting-with-2022-23-season/
*On December 9, 2022 the New England Hockey Conference announced that the Albertus Magnus Falcons women's ice hockey team will be added to the conference (along with the men's team) for the 2024-25 season.https://www.uscho.com/2022/12/09/nehc-adds-albertus-magnus-mens-womens-teams-to-division-iii-conference-starting-with-2024-25-season/
*As part of a June 14, 2023 announcement of the provisional addition of the Anna Maria Amcats men's ice hockey team and the Rivier University Raiders men's ice hockey team to the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference as affiliate members for the 2024-25 playing season the likely addition of women's ice hockey in the not too distant future, likely in 2024-25.https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/Affiliate_Addition_Announcement This announcement would also put the Worcester State Lancers women's ice hockey team in a conference as well.
Team 	Location 	Arena
Anna Maria Amcats 	Paxton, Massachusetts 	Horgan Arena(in Auburn, Massachusetts)
Hilbert Hawks 	Hamburg, New York 	Holiday Rinks (Cheektowaga, New York)
Rivier Raiders 	Nashua, New Hampshire 	Conway Arena
Worcester State Lancers	Worcester, Massachusetts	Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center
==Overall Records==
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Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	
Worcester State Lancers 	24 	15 	7 	2 	66 	49 	
Anna Maria Amcats 	22 	4 	16 	2 	33 	58 	
Rivier Raiders 	24 	6 	15 	3 	33 	66 	
Hilbert Hawks 	18 	0 	18 	0 	5 	161 	
==ECHA Tournament==
===Semifinals===
*Worcester State Lancers defeated Assumption Greyhounds 6-0
*Anna Maria Amcats defeated Rivier Raiders 3-1
===Final===
*Worcester State Lancers defeated Anna Maria Amcats 3-2
Category:2023 in ice hockey
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