ECWHL Standings
Rhode Island
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UMass-Amherst
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Penn State
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Buffalo
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U. Conn
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The Lady Icer hockey team was created when two Penn State students approached the rink supervisor in 1996 and inquired why there was no women's team at the University. After discovering that there was a lot of interest around campus, a team was quickly formed and practices began on Oct. 31, 1996. The team's first game was played on February 1, 1997. The Lady Icers won their inaugural game by defeating the Harrisburg Rockettes, 5-4. As a reflection of the growth of women’s ice hockey, during the first season, the Lady Icers faced six opponents. Since then, the team has expanded their schedule to a minimum of twenty games. The team is now an official Penn State club team and has access to University facilities and programs. From a team where more than half the members had no ice hockey or competitive experience, the Lady Icers now have players on the team with many years of competitive experience, which has led to tryouts the past four years. In 1999, the inaugural season of the Mid-Atlantic Women’s Collegiate Hockey Association (MAWCHA), the Lady Icers went undefeated and claimed the league championship. In the 2000-2001 season, the Lady Icers began competition in the inaugural ACHA Women’s Division. The team earned the number one ranking in the Eastern Division during the regular season, securing a birth at the first ever ACHA Women’s Division National Championship in St. Louis, Missouri. In the 2001-2002 season, the team continued to make history as it once again earned a birth in the eight team National Tournament, and brought home its first ever ACHA trophy as the third best team in the Nation. The following season, the Lady Icers became one of the inaugural members of the Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League, which is made up of the most competitive women's hockey teams on the East coast. In both 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 the Lady Icers made the ECWHL frozen four and in the 2003-2004 season the team finished 7th in the country. Each year both the team and its competitors have improved, showing that women’s ice hockey at Penn State is here to stay.