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ECAC West was a college athletic conference which operated in the northeastern United States until 2017. It participated in the NCAA 's Division III as a hockey -only conference. The conference ceased to exist after the end of the 2016–17 season when most joined the newly formed United Collegiate Hockey Conference or Northeast Women's Hockey League .
History
ECAC West was officially formed in 1984 when
Division II Championship, leaving just seven teams in the ECAC West. After two more schools dropped their programs the conference was down to five teams in 1994 but it began to recover when
Niagara joined in 1996. In 1998 the conference lost two programs when the
MAAC began sponsoring a
Division I ice hockey conference followed by a third just one year later. When the Division II Tournament ended in 1999 the conference returned to D-III and was left with only four schools but in 2001 it began to sponsor women's hockey as well and its ranks immediately swelled to nine universities. The conference roster continued to grow, reaching 15 in 2016–17 but after that season all but one league member left to join either the
United Collegiate Hockey Conference or
Northeast Women's Hockey League with the lone remaining school (Hobart) joining the
New England Hockey Conference .
ECAC West Tournaments
Main article:
ECAC West Men's Tournament
Members
[1]
Location
Athletic nickname
Colors
Founded
Joined (M)
Left (M)
Current Conference (M)†
Joined (W)
Left (W)
Current Conference (W)†
Binghamton University
Binghamton, New York
Bearcats
1946
1987
1992
Dropped Program
–
–
–
State University of New York at Brockport
Brockport, New York
Golden Eagles
1867
1984
1992
SUNYAC
–
–
–
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Bulls
1846
1984
1987
Dropped Program
–
–
–
Buffalo State College
Buffalo, New York
Bengals
1871
–
–
–
2001
2017
NEWHL
Canisius College
Buffalo, New York
Golden Griffins
1870
1987
1998
Atlantic Hockey
–
–
–
Chatham University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Cougars
1869
–
–
–
2002
2017
UCHC
State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland, New York
Red Dragons
1868
1984
1992
SUNYAC
2001
2017
NEWHL
Elmira College
Elmira, New York
Soaring Eagles
1855
1984
2017
UCHC
2001
2017
UCHC
State University of New York at Fredonia
Fredonia, New York
Blue Devils
1826
1987
1992
SUNYAC
–
–
–
State University of New York at Geneseo
Geneseo, New York
Knights
1871
1984
1992
SUNYAC
–
–
–
Hamilton College
Clinton, New York
Continentals
1793
1984
1992
NESCAC
–
–
–
Hobart College
Geneva, New York
Statesmen
1822
1985
2017
NEHC
–
–
–
Lebanon Valley College
Annville, Pennsylvania
Flying Dutchmen
1866
2004
2017[a 1]
UCHC
–
–
–
Manhattanville College
Purchase, New York
Valiants
1815
1999
2017
UCHC
–
–
–
Mercyhurst University
Erie, Pennsylvania
Lakers
1926
1988
1999
Atlantic Hockey
–
–
–
Nazareth College
Pittsford, New York
Golden Flyers
1924
2012
2017
UCHC
–
–
–
Neumann University
Aston, Pennsylvania
Knights
1965
2001
2017
UCHC
2001
2017
UCHC
Niagara University
Lewiston, New York
Purple Eagles
1856
1996
1998
Atlantic Hockey
–
–
–
State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, New York
Lakers
1891
1984
1992
SUNYAC
2006
2017
NEWHL
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, New York
Cardinals
1889
1984
1992
SUNYAC
2001
2017
NEWHL
State University of New York at Potsdam
Potsdam, New York
Bears
1816
1984
1992
SUNYAC
2008
2017
NEWHL
Rochester Institute of Technology
Henrietta, New York
Tigers
1829
1984
2005
Atlantic Hockey
2007
2012
CHA
University of Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Royals
1888
1991
1994
Dropped Program
–
–
–
St. Bonaventure University
Allegany, New York
Bonnies
1858
1986
1993
Dropped Program
–
–
–
Stevenson University
Stevenson, Maryland
Mustangs
1947
2016
2017
UCHC
–
–
–
Union College
Schenectady, New York
Dutchmen
1795
1984
1991
ECAC Hockey
–
–
–
Utica College
Utica, New York
Pioneers
1946
2001
2017
UCHC
2001
2017
UCHC
William Smith College
Geneva, New York
Herons
1908
–
–
–
2014
2017
UCHC
† as of 2018
^ Lebanon Valley suspended their program from 2010 to 2016.
Membership timeline
Men Women Both
References
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