What is ECAC Hockey?
Q: What is ECAC Hockey?
A: ECAC Hockey is a group of colleges and universities in the Northeastern United States who play NCAA Division I hockey against one another every season.
Q: How is ECAC Hockey unique compared to other hockey conferences?
A: ECAC Hockey is the only NCAA Division I hockey conference whose members all have varsity men's and women's teams.
Q: What is the benefit of winning the league's championship in ECAC Hockey?
A: The league's champions are automatically invited to the NCAA Division I men's and women's hockey tournaments.
Q: What is the unofficial relationship between ECAC Hockey and the Ivy League?
A: Six of the Ivy league's eight schools have both men's and women's hockey teams; all six are members of ECAC Hockey. Although the Ivy League does not officially sponsor hockey, it still has a conference hockey champion—it uses the results of its members in ECAC Hockey to determine a winner.
Q: What happened during the major hockey conference realignment of 2011 and 2012?
A: During the major hockey conference realignment of 2011 and 2012 triggered by the decision of the Big Ten Conference to start a men's hockey league in 2013, the ECAC was the only Division I men's hockey conference that neither gained nor lost a member.
Q: How many members does ECAC Hockey currently have?
A: The text does not specify the exact number of members at present.
Q: Do all Ivy League schools have men's and women's hockey teams?
A: No, only six of the Ivy league's eight schools have both men's and women's hockey teams.
