Originally standing for Eastern College Athletic Conference, ECAC Hockey parted ways with this organization in 2004, but kept the abbreviation as its name for simplicity’s sake. ECAC Hockey is the only conference outside of the WCHA with a team that has won a women’s NCAA national championship. Founded in 1961, ECAC Hockey started hosting a women’s tournament in 1985, and eventually added women’s hockey to the conference starting with the 1993-94 season. The conference took was part of the American Women’s College Hockey Alliance (AWCHA), which ran from the 1997-98 season through 199-00 season before the NCAA began regulating women’s hockey for the 2000-01 season.
Better Know a DI Women’s Hockey Conference: ECAC Hockey Midseason Standings
