| Eastern College Athletic Conference - Northeast (ECAC Northeast) | |
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| NCAA | Division III |
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| Members | 17 |
| Sports fielded | Ice hockey (men's: yes; women's: no) |
| Region | Massachusetts Rhode Island and New Hampshire |
| Headquarters | Centerville, MA |
| Commissioner | Rudy Keeling |
| Website | http://www.ecacsports.com/dIII_hockey/ |
ECAC Northeast is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Centerville is a village in the town of Barnstable Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It participates in the NCAA's Division III as a hockey-only conference. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice.
There is no women's ECAC Northeast division. Most ECAC Northeast schools do not have women's teams; the two (soon to be three) that do play in the ECAC East. ECAC East is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States.
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There are currently 17 member schools, with an eighteenth joining for the 2008-09 season.
| Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Joined | Championships | Women's Conference | Primary Conference |
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| Assumption College | Worcester, Massachusetts | Greyhounds | 1904 | Private (Catholic) | 2,150 | N/A | Northeast Ten Conference (D-II) | ||
| Becker College | Worcester, Massachusetts | Hawks | 1784 | Private | N/A | North Atlantic Conference | |||
| Curry College | Milton, Massachusetts | Colonels | 1879 | Private | 2,000 | N/A | Commonwealth Coast Conference | ||
| Fitchburg State College | Fitchburg, Massachusetts | Falcons | 1894 | Public | 3,522 | N/A | MSCAC | ||
| Framingham State College | Framingham, Massachusetts | Rams | 1839 | Public | 3,892 | N/A | MSCAC | ||
| Franklin Pierce College | Rindge, New Hampshire | Ravens | 1962 | Private | 1,608 | N/A | Northeast Ten Conference (D-II) | ||
| Johnson and Wales University | Providence, Rhode Island | Wildcats | 1914 | Private | 16,095 | N/A | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | ||
| Nichols College | Dudley, Massachusetts | Bison | 1815 | Private | 1,459 | ECAC East | Commonwealth Coast Conference | ||
| Plymouth State University | Plymouth, New Hampshire | Panthers | 1871 | Public | 4,192 | ECAC East | Little East Conference | ||
| Salve Regina University | Newport, Rhode Island | Seahawks | 1934 | Private (Catholic) | 2,100 | ECAC East | Commonwealth Coast Conference | ||
| Southern New Hampshire University | Manchester, New Hampshire | Penmen | 1932 | Private | 1,900 | N/A | Northeast Ten Conference (D-II) | ||
| Stonehill College | North Easton, Massachusetts | Skyhawks | 1948 | Private (Catholic) | 2,371 | N/A | Northeast Ten Conference (D-II) | ||
| Suffolk University | Boston, Massachusetts | Rams | 1906 | Private | 5,196 | N/A | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | ||
| University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | Dartmouth, Massachusetts | Corsairs | 1895 | Public | 6,535 | N/A | Little East Conference | ||
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston, Massachusetts | Leopards | 1904 | Private | 3,000 | N/A | Commonwealth Coast Conference | ||
| Western New England College | Springfield, Massachusetts | Golden Bears | 1919 | Private | 2,813 | N/A | Commonwealth Coast Conference | ||
| Westfield State College | Westfield, Massachusetts | Owls | 1838 | Public | 4,488 | 2008 | 0 | N/A | MSCAC |
| Worcester State College | Worcester, Massachusetts | Lancers | 1874 | Public | 4,665 | N/A | MSCAC |
Assumption, Franklin Pierce, Southern New Hampshire, and Stonehill are Division II schools; they are not allowed to participate in the ECAC Northeast playoffs, nor are they eligible for the Division III national tournament. Assumption College is a private Catholic, liberal arts college located on 175 acres (708000 m² in Worcester Massachusetts. Worcester (ˈwʊstɚ is a City in the state of Massachusetts in the United States of America. Membership Current members Former Members Conference Facilities President's Cup Champions Sports Becker College is a college in Massachusetts, United States with campuses in Worcester and Leicester. Worcester (ˈwʊstɚ is a City in the state of Massachusetts in the United States of America. The North Atlantic Conference (NAC is an athletic conference consisting primarily of small Liberal arts colleges throughout the New England states of Vermont Founded in 1879 Curry College is a private four-year co-educational Liberal arts -based institution located on a wooded campus in Milton Massachusetts (next Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area Current members Sports The CCC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in 17 sports This article is for the state college in Fitchburg Massachusetts Fitchburg is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Sports The MASCAC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's Baseball, men's and women's Basketball, men's and women's cross country, Framingham State College is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA, 20 miles from Boston Framingham is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Franklin Pierce University is a four-year liberal-arts university in rural Rindge New Hampshire, founded in 1962 and named after Franklin Pierce, the Rindge is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. Johnson & Wales University (JWU J&W is a private nonprofit co-educational career-oriented university Current members The league currently has 14 full members Former members Southern Vermont College Western New England Nichols College is a private, co-educational four-year institution of higher learning that is located in Dudley Massachusetts. Dudley is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. ECAC East is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. Plymouth State University, formerly Plymouth State College, is a regional comprehensive university located in Plymouth Plymouth is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, in the White Mountains Region. History The Little East Conference officially began on April 28, 1986 as a playing conference for men's and women's basketball among six New England institutions Eastern Connecticut Salve Regina University is a University in Newport Rhode Island. Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence Southern New Hampshire University, also known as SNHU is a Private university in Manchester New Hampshire. Manchester is the largest city in the US state of New Hampshire and the largest city of northern New England, an area composed of Vermont, Stonehill College is a private Roman Catholic College located in North Easton, Massachusetts, United States founded in 1948 Easton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Suffolk University is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, situated on Beacon Hill. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is a multi-campus University, part of the statewide university system of the University of Massachusetts. Dartmouth is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States established in 1664 Wentworth Institute of Technology is a design and engineering college located in Boston Massachusetts. Western New England College is a private independent coeducational college founded in 1919 Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Westfield State College at 577 Western Avenue in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA, is a small liberal arts college located about 20 minutes from Springfield Westfield is a city in Hampden County, in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, United States. Awards Worcester State College was the only Massachusetts state college to be placed on the Princeton Review's list of "Best Northeastern Colleges" Worcester (ˈwʊstɚ is a City in the state of Massachusetts in the United States of America. However, their primary conference, the D-II Northeast Ten Conference, sponsors a post-season tournament involving the six member schools that play down to the Division III level in men's hockey. Membership Current members Former Members Conference Facilities President's Cup Champions Sports (The other two teams play in the ECAC East. ECAC East is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. ) These four teams are thus considered to be members of both the ECAC Northeast and the Northeast Ten in men's hockey.