Western New England Golden Bears women's ice hockey

The Western New England Golden Bears are a Women's Division III ice hockey team representing Western New England University, located in Springfield, Massachusetts from the Commonwealth Coast Conference. The team is based out of Olympia Ice Center, which is located in West Springfield, MA. The women's program was originally established for the 2020-21 season, but began play the following season in 2021-22, due to COVID-19. The team has won the CCC tournament title in 2024.
==Conferences==
*Commonwealth Coast Conference (2020-present)
==Arenas==
*Olympia Ice Center (2020-present)
==Head Coaches==
*Katie Zimmerman (2020-present) 39-31-10 as of 2023-24
==Year by Year Results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Conference Tournament 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Commonwealth Coast Conference	Commonwealth Coast Conference 	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
2020-21 	Season cancelled January 21st due to COVID-19 pandemichttps://cccathletics.com/sports/general/2020-21/Releases/WinterDecision	Season cancelled January 21st due to COVID-19 pandemichttps://cccathletics.com/sports/general/2020-21/Releases/WinterDecision	Season cancelled January 21st due to COVID-19 pandemichttps://cccathletics.com/sports/general/2020-21/Releases/WinterDecision	Season cancelled January 21st due to COVID-19 pandemichttps://cccathletics.com/sports/general/2020-21/Releases/WinterDecision	Season cancelled January 21st due to COVID-19 pandemichttps://cccathletics.com/sports/general/2020-21/Releases/WinterDecision	Season cancelled January 21st due to COVID-19 pandemichttps://cccathletics.com/sports/general/2020-21/Releases/WinterDecision	Season cancelled January 21st due to COVID-19 pandemichttps://cccathletics.com/sports/general/2020-21/Releases/WinterDecision	Season cancelled January 21st due to COVID-19 pandemichttps://cccathletics.com/sports/general/2020-21/Releases/WinterDecision	Season cancelled January 21st due to COVID-19 pandemichttps://cccathletics.com/sports/general/2020-21/Releases/WinterDecision	Season cancelled January 21st due to COVID-19 pandemichttps://cccathletics.com/sports/general/2020-21/Releases/WinterDecision	Season cancelled January 21st due to COVID-19 pandemichttps://cccathletics.com/sports/general/2020-21/Releases/WinterDecision	Season cancelled January 21st due to COVID-19 pandemichttps://cccathletics.com/sports/general/2020-21/Releases/WinterDecision	Season cancelled January 21st due to COVID-19 pandemichttps://cccathletics.com/sports/general/2020-21/Releases/WinterDecision	Season cancelled January 21st due to COVID-19 pandemichttps://cccathletics.com/sports/general/2020-21/Releases/WinterDecision	Season cancelled January 21st due to COVID-19 pandemichttps://cccathletics.com/sports/general/2020-21/Releases/WinterDecision
2021-22 	18 	5 	11 	2 	23 	51 	17 	5th of 7 	L, QF 2-0 (U. New England) 	26 	7 	15 	4 	44 	71
2022-23 	18 	10 	6 	2 	39 	40 	29 	3rd of 7 	L, QF 2-0 (Endicott) 	26 	15 	8 	3 	57 	47
2023-24 	18 	11 	5 	2 	44 	25 	37 	2nd of 7 	W, QF 2-0 (U. New England) W, F 5-3 (Curry) 	28 	17 	8 	3 	70 	50
== NCAA Tournament Appearances ==
Season 	First Round 	Quarterfinals	Semifinals 	Championship
2024 	L, 8-0 (Middlebury Panthers)	-- 	-- 	--
1 appearance	1 appearance 	1 appearance 	1 appearance	1 appearance
== See Also ==
* Western New England Golden Bears
* Commonwealth Coast Conference
==References==
==Links==
*Commonwealth Coast Conference women's hockey website
*Western New England University women's hockey website
Category:Established in 2020
Category:American women's ice hockey teams
Category:Commonwealth Coast Conference teams
Category:NCAA Division III Teams