The New England College Pilgrims are a Women’s Division III ice hockey team representing New England College, located in Henniker, New Hampshire from the Little East Conference. The team is based out of Lee Clement Arena, which is located on the school’s campus. The women’s program was established for the 2001-02 season.
Quick Hits
- School: New England College
- Location: Henniker, New Hampshire
- School Founded: 1946
- Enrollment: 4,300
- Colors: Navy, Red, & White
- Home Arena: Lee Clement Arena
- Arena Capacity: 750+
- Rink Dimensions: 200′ x 85′
- Conference: Little East Conference (LEC)
- Head Coach: Mackenzie Meegan
Conferences
- NCAA Division III Independent (2001-2002)
- ECAC East (2002-2015)
- League rebranded as the NEHC in 2015
- New England Hockey Conference (2015-2025)
- Little East Conference (2025-present)
Arenas
- Lee Clement Arena (2001-present)
Head Coaches
- Michele Selzer (2001-2002) 1-11-0 (.083)
- Phoebe Manchester (2002-2006) 49-52-5 (.486)
- left 2 games into 2006-07 season
- Eddie Ardito (interim) (2006-2007) 11-13-1 (.460)
- Jackie MacMillan (2007-2009) 26-24-3 (.519)
- Sis Paulsen (2009-2013) 43-46-18 (.486)
- Kristi Kehoe (2013-2017) 17-82-3 (.181)
- Maria Lewis (2017-2020) 8-64-4 (132)
- Mackenzie Meegan (2020-present) 24-106-4 (.194)
Year by Year Results
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
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NCAA Division III Independent | Overall Record |
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| 2001-02 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 92 | |
ECAC East | Overall Record |
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| 2002-03 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 58 | 76 | 12 | 8th of 11 | L, QF 2-1 (So. Maine) | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 64 | 91 |
| 2003-04 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 34 | 21 | T-4th of 10 | W, QF 3-2 OT (So. Maine) L, SF 4-3 (RPI) | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 82 | 59 |
| 2004-05 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 83 | 52 | 22 | 4th of 12 | L, SF 6-1 (Manhattanville) | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 94 | 79 |
| 2005-06 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 92 | 36 | 24 | T-4th of 11 | W, QF 11-1 (Castleton) W, SF 4-3 OT (RIT) L, F 4-1 (Manhattanville) | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 118 | 67 |
| 2006-07 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 79 | 40 | 25 | 4th of 11 | W, QF 3-1 (Salve Regina) L, SF 3-1 (Manhattanville) | 27 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 95 | 74 |
| 2007-08 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 84 | 48 | 21 | 5th of 12 | W, QF 4-3 (So. Maine) W, SF 6-1 (Salve Regina) L, F 6-3 (Manhattanville) | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 112 | 81 |
| 2008-09 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 52 | 37 | 18 | 3rd of 4 (Div. C) | L, QF 3-0 (So. Maine) | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 63 | 59 |
| 2009-10 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 52 | 38 | 18 | T-7th of 12 | W, QF 5-2 (Salve Regina) W, SF 2-1 (Manhattanville) L, F 3-0 (Norwich) | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 66 | 56 |
| 2010-11 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 35 | 26 | T-3rd of 12 | L, QF 1-0 OT (So. Maine) | 26 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 62 |
| 2011-12 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 46 | 19 | 5th of 12 | W, QF 3-2 2OT (So. Maine) L, SF 5-0 (Manhattanville) | 27 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 54 | 77 |
| 2012-13 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 45 | 14 | T-8th of 12 | L, QF 5-0 (Manhattanville) | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 54 | 59 |
| 2013-14 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 70 | 6 | T-10th ot 12 | L, QF 8-1 (Norwich) | 26 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 35 | 121 |
| 2014-15 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 80 | 3 | 14th of 14 | Did not qualify | 25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 29 | 108 |
New England Hockey Conference | Overall Record |
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| 2015-16 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 56 | 7 | T-11th of 14 | L, QF 1-0 (Norwich) | 26 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 47 | 74 |
| 2016-17 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 63 | 6 | 13th of 14 | Did not qualify | 25 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 43 | 86 |
| 2017-18 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 63 | 3 | 8th of 8 | L, QF 10-0 (Norwich) | 26 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 36 | 116 |
| 2018-19 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 56 | 5 | 9th of 9 | Did not qualify | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 26 | 85 |
| 2019-20 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 65 | 1 | 9th of 9 | Did not qualify | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 29 | 90 |
| 2020-21 | NEHC conference play cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 23 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 73 | 0 | 10th of 10 | L, FR 5-0 (Johnson & Wales) | 24 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 24 | 99 |
| 2022-23 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 75 | 5 | 10th of 10 | Did not qualify | 25 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 37 | 97 |
| 2023-24 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 66 | 6 | 10th of 10 | Did not qualify | 25 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 52 | 79 |
| 2024-25 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 23 | 88 | 6 | 10th of 10 | Did not qualify | 25 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 40 | 114 |
Little East Conference | Overall Record |
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| 2025-26 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 75 | 13 | 7th of 7 | Did not qualify | 25 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 32 | 91 |
