NCAA Division III women's ice hockey


As of the 2019–20 season, there were 67 teams competing in NCAA Division III women’s hockey in eight conferences.
NCAA Division III women's ice hockey may begin formal practice on October 15 and are limited to 25 games in the regular season. Four of the five conferences begin practice on this date and once the season begins, most teams practice or play six days per week.
The women's ice hockey championship includes 5 conferences for the NCAA Division III:

Conferences

Eastern College Athletic Conference East

is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. There are currently 9 members in the women’s division:
is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. There are currently 10 members in the women’s division:
The Middle Atlantic Conference — not to be confused with the Division I Mid-American Conference, which uses the same initialism — is an umbrella organization of three Division III conferences:
The following schools compete in MAC women's hockey:
Arcadia University, a MAC Freedom member, will add men's and women's hockey teams in 2021–22.

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a College Athletic Conference, which competes in the NCAA’s Division 3. As the member schools are located in Minnesota. These women's teams include:
St. Thomas will be expelled from the MIAC after the 2020–21 school year; most of the other members felt that the school had grown too strong for the conference in multiple sports. The school will move to Division I, joining the Summit League in most sports and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in women's hockey.

New England Small College Athletic Conference

The New England Small College Athletic Conference is the premier historic Division III athletic conference in the United States, consisting of highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities located in New England and New York. NESCAC is often referred to as the “Little Ivies”. The women's ice hockey teams that make up NESCAC are:
The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference, which operates in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. It participates in the NCAA’s Division III as a hockey-only conference. The women's teams competing in the NCHA are:

Awards and honors

Laura Hurd Award

The Laura Hurd Award is given to the best player in the Division III.

Award winners

Winners by school

Winners by position