I'm fairly new to following the ECAC W conference. Just a few comments. It's a shame they don't get an auto bid. I understand the conference doesn't have enough teams to warrant the auto bid. And there's no use in crying over spilt milk. Both Utica and Elmira had their chances to get to the tournament. Had Utica won in the final, had Elmira not dropped two OT losses to Hobart either could have qualified. Also, it seems to me this division is actually pretty deep with any team being able to knock off any other throughout the season.
Utica: Tied and lost to Oswego. Went 1-1-1 with Hobart.
Elmira: Won and Lost vs Oswego. Beat Geneseo. Went 2-2 with Utica and Hobart
Hobart: Beat Plattsburgh
Manhattanville: Went 1-1-1 with Elmira. Beat Utica once and lost 1-0 in ecacw semi final. Beat Nichols
Neumann:Beat Hobart twice
Nazareth: Beat Hobart, Utica and Geneseo
I'm not going to speculate on next year, but I think things look good for some of these teams. But if they continue to beat up on each other, there is no chance to go beyond the conference. I hear rumblings of adding a team so the division gets an auto bid. In the meantime, someone needs to dominate or go home after the conference championship game.