ECAC West
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| Eastern College Athletic Conference - West (ECAC West) |
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| Association | NCAA |
| Division | Division III |
| Members | 12 |
| Sports fielded | Ice hockey (men's: 5 teams; women's: 10 teams) |
| Region | New York and Pennsylvania |
| Headquarters | Centerville, Massachusetts |
| Commissioner | Rudy Keeling |
| Website | Men: http://www.ecacdiiihockey.com/mens_west Women: http://www.ecacdiiihockey.com/womens_west |
ECAC West is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division III as a hockey-only conference.
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[edit] Members
| Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Joined | Men's championships | Women's championships | Primary Conference |
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| Buffalo State College | Buffalo, New York | Bengals | 1871 | Public | 9,000 | 2001 | Plays in SUNYAC | SUNYAC | |
| Chatham University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Cougars | 1869 | Private | 1,900 | 2002 | N/A | Presidents' Athletic Conference | |
| SUNY Cortland | Cortland, New York | Red Dragons | 1868 | Public | 5,987 | 2001 | Plays in SUNYAC | SUNYAC | |
| Elmira College | Elmira, New York | Soaring Eagles | 1855 | Private | 1,170 | 1975 | 1978, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2003, 2011 | 2008, 2009, 2010 | Empire 8 |
| Hobart College | Geneva, New York | Statesmen | 1822 | Private | 1,928 | 2004 | N/A | Liberty League | |
| Manhattanville College | Purchase, New York | Valiants | 1841 | Private | 1,700 | 1999 | 2010 | Plays in ECAC East | Middle Atlantic Corporation |
| Neumann University | Aston, Pennsylvania | Knights | 1965 | Private (Roman Catholic) | 3,000 | 2001 | 2009 | Colonial States Athletic Conference | |
| SUNY Oswego | Oswego, New York | Lakers | 1891 | Public | 8,300 | 2006 | Plays in SUNYAC | SUNYAC | |
| SUNY Plattsburgh | Plattsburgh, New York | Cardinals | 1889 | Public | 5,567 | 2001 | Plays in SUNYAC | SUNYAC | |
| SUNY Potsdam | Potsdam, New York | Bears | 1816 | Public | 3,507 | 2008 | Plays in SUNYAC | SUNYAC | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Henrietta, New York | Tigers | 1829 | Private | 13,046 | 2007 | Plays in Atlantic Hockey (D-I) | 2011, 2012 | Liberty League |
| Utica College | Utica, New York | Pioneers | 1946 | Private | 2,429 | 2001 | Empire 8 |
- Nazareth College will join the league with a men's team starting in 2012.
[edit] Former members
- Lebanon Valley College (ACHA Division I)[1].
- Mercyhurst College (men: Atlantic Hockey (D-I); women: College Hockey America (D-I))
- Union College (ECAC Hockey (D-I))
- Rochester Institute of Technology (men), 2005 (Atlantic Hockey (D-I))
- Men's league championships: 1984, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
