In 2017, Sacred Heart, which had been an independent program, joined Holy Cross, St. Michael's, St. Anselm, and Franklin Pierce, who had been removed from their DIII conferences and Post, who was just beginning a women's hockey program, to form a scheduling alliance called the New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA). In 2018, Holy Cross left to join Hockey East and NEWHA announced plans to adhere to Division I recruiting rules and offer scholarships, as well as add Long Island University when the team started their program in 2019. NEWHA was approved as a Division I NCAA conference in September 2019. Stonehill joined in 2022 and Assumption joined in 2023
NEWHA Tournament Champions
2020 LIU
2021 No tournament - COVID
2022 Franklin Pierce
2023 LIU (first NEWHA NCAA Tournament auto-bid)
2024 Stonehill
Assumption University
Worchester, Massachusetts
Mascot: Greyhounds
Rink: Worcester Ice Center
Coach: Joe Grossman (1st season)
Assumption women's hockey homepage
Assumption women's hockey Instagram
Franklin Pierce University (FPU)
Rindge, New Hampshire
Mascot: Ravens
Rink: Jason Ritchie Ice Arena, capacity 500 (located in Winchendon, Mass.)
Coach: David Stockdale (13th season)
FPU women's hockey homepage
FPU women's hockey Instagram
Long Island University (LIU)
Brooklyn/Brookville, New York
Mascot: Sharks
Rink: Northwell Health Ice Center, capacity 2,500
Coach: Kelly Nash (3rd season)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2023
LIU women's hockey homepage
LIU women's hockey Instagram
Post University
Waterbury, Connecticut
Mascot: Eagles
Rink: SportsCenter of Connecticut, capacity 500
Coach: Pat Bingham (1st season)
Post women's hockey homepage
Post women's hockey Instagram
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut
Mascot: Pioneers
Rink: Martire Family Arena, capacity 3,600
Coach: Thomas O'Malley (23rd season)
Sacred Heart women's hockey homepage
Sacred Heart women's hockey Instagram
Saint Anselm College
Goffstown, New Hampshire
Mascot: Hawks
Rink: Thomas F. Sullivan Arena, capacity 2,700
Coach: Sam Ftorek (1st season)
Saint Anselm women's hockey homepage
Saint Anselm women's hockey Instagram
St. Michael's College
Colchester, Vermont
Mascot: Purple Knights
Rink: Cairns Arena, capacity 400-600
Coach: Meghan Sweezey (1st season)
St. Michael's women's hockey homepage
St. Michael's women's hockey Instagram
Stonehill College
Easton, Massachusetts
Mascot: Skyhawks
Rink: Bridgewater Ice Arena, capacity 1,000
Coach: Lee-J Mirasolo (2nd season)
Stonehill women's hockey homepage
Stonehill women's hockey Instagram
Postseason tournament structure
Byes: None
Quarterfinals: Best-of-three series
#8 seed at #1 seed
#7 seed at #2 seed
#6 seed at #3 seed
#5 seed at #4 seed
Semifinals: Single game
lowest remaining seed at highest remaining seed
second-lowest remaining seed at second-highest remaining seed
Championship: Single game at highest remaining seed
