2017-18 CCC Season

This is the 2017-18 Commonwealth Coast Conference season. This is the conference's second season under this name.
==Membership changes==
*None; but In October 2016 the Becker Hawks announced that they would be moving to the Worcester Sports Center when it opens in time for the 2017-18 season.  The move will be 15 miles closer to campus and the facility will also be home the the Worcester State Lancers of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.
*On January 26, 2017 it was announced that the New England Hockey Conference would be adding the Johnson and Wales Wildcats and Suffolk Rams for the 2018-19 season. The two  teams are joining from the Commonwealth Coast Conference.
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Becker Hawks 	Worcester, Massachusetts 	Worcester Sports Center
Curry Colonels 	Milton, Massachusetts 	Max Ulin Memorial Rink
Endicott Gulls 	Beverly, Massachusetts 	Raymond J Bourque Arena
Johnson and Wales Wildcats 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Dennis M. Lynch Arena
Nichols Bison 	Dudley, MA 	Levy Rink
Salve Regina Seahawks 	Newport, Rhode Island 	Portsmouth Abbey Ice Rink
Suffolk Rams 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Steriti Memorial Rink, O'Neill Rink
University of New England Nor'Easters	Biddeford, Maine 	Harold Alfond Forum
Wentworth Leopards 	Boston, Massachusetts 	Walter Brown Arena, Allied Veterans Rink
Western New England Golden Bears 	Springfield, Massachusetts	Olympia Ice Center
==Standings==
Commonwealth Coast Conference 	Commonwealth Coast Conference	Commonwealth Coast Conference	Commonwealth Coast Conference	Commonwealth Coast Conference	Commonwealth Coast Conference	Commonwealth Coast Conference	Commonwealth Coast 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
Salve Regina Seahawks 	18 	14 	2 	2 	80 	33 	30 	30 	22 	6 	2 	123 	61
Endicott Gulls 	18 	13 	4 	1 	94 	45 	27 	27 	18 	6 	3 	138 	65
University of New England Nor'Easters	18 	11 	4 	3 	92 	69 	25 	29 	20 	6 	3 	141 	99
Curry Colonels 	18 	11 	6 	1 	67 	60 	23 	26 	17 	8 	1 	102 	80
Nichols Bison 	18 	9 	6 	3 	57 	51 	21 	30 	18 	9 	3 	110 	84
Wentworth Leopards 	18 	7 	8 	3 	51 	54 	17 	26 	9 	14 	3 	68 	90
Suffolk Rams 	18 	6 	10 	2 	49 	62 	14 	25 	9 	13 	3 	69 	89
Western New England Golden Bears 	18 	4 	12 	2 	43 	69 	10 	26 	9 	14 	3 	69 	95
Johnson and Wales Wildcats 	18 	3 	14 	1 	43 	77 	7 	25 	5 	19 	1 	55 	103
Becker Hawks 	18 	3 	15 	0 	40 	96 	6 	24 	5 	18 	1 	64 	120
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
The top eight teams qualify for the single elimination tournament.  All games are held at the higher seeded team's rink.  The tournament winner earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Quarterfinals===
*Salve Regina Seahawks defeated Western New England Golden Bears 8-1
*Endicott Gulls defeated Suffolk Rams 10-2
*University of New England Nor'Easters defeated Wentworth Leopards 6-3
*Nichols Bison defeated Curry Colonels 4-3
===Semifinals===
*Nichols Bison defeated Salve Regina Seahawks 5-4
*University of New England Nor'Easters defeated Endicott Gulls 4-1
===Final===
* Nichols Bison defeated University of New England Nor'Easters 8-3
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