The Northeast Women's Hockey League was an NCAA Division III women's ice hockey conference. The conference was formed in 2017 when the ECAC West collapsed and the women's ice hockey programs of the five schools whose primary conference was the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) banded together to form the NEWHL. While SUNYAC supports men's ice hockey, only five of the ten member schools sponsor women's ice hockey. The conference announced that it would cease operations and would be absorbed by SUNYAC starting in 2023-24 season.
Members The NEWHL was formed by five schools in 2017 and was joined by two more beginning with the 2019–20 season. Because seven teams is the minimum requirement for a conference to receive an automatic bid for the NCAA Championship Tournament, the stability of the NEWHL was greatly strengthened with the additions.
Final members InstitutionLocationNicknameFoundedTypeEnrollmentColorsJoinedBuffalo State CollegeBuffalo, New YorkBengals1871Public11,2242017Morrisville State CollegeMorrisville, New YorkMustangs1908Public3,2002019State University of New York at CantonCanton, New YorkRoos1906Public3,5502019State University of New York at CortlandCortland, New YorkRed Dragons1868Public7,2342017State University of New York at OswegoOswego, New YorkLakers1861Public8,9092017State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New YorkCardinals1889Public6,3582017State University of New York at PotsdamPotsdam, New YorkBears1816Public4,3252017
Membership timeline
References
External links NEWHL homepage