Northeast Women's Hockey League

Last updated
Northeast Women's Hockey League
Association NCAA
Founded2017
Ceased2023
(absorbed by
State University of New York Athletic Conference)
Sports fielded
    • women's: 1
Division Division III
No. of teams7
Headquarters Syracuse, New York
Region New York
Official website NEWHL homepage
Locations
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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. [1]

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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. [2]

Final members

InstitutionLocationNicknameFoundedTypeEnrollmentColorsJoined
Buffalo State College Buffalo, New York Bengals 1871Public11,224   2017
Morrisville State College Morrisville, New York Mustangs 1908Public3,200   2019
State University of New York at Canton Canton, New York Roos 1906Public3,550     2019
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, New York Red Dragons 1868Public7,234   2017
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, New York Lakers 1861Public8,909   2017
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, New York Cardinals 1889Public6,358   2017
State University of New York at Potsdam Potsdam, New York Bears 1816Public4,325   2017

Membership timeline

Morrisville State CollegeState University of New York at CantonState University of New York at PotsdamState University of New York at PlattsburghState University of New York at OswegoState University of New York at CortlandBuffalo State CollegeNortheast Women's Hockey League

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References

  1. "SUNYAC adds women's ice hockey, admits Canton in men's ice hockey". 12 May 2023.
  2. "Morrisville, Canton will join NEWHL in 2019-20". NEWHL. November 2, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2018.