Northeast Collegiate Hockey League
Northeast Collegiate Hockey League | |
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NECHL | |
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Established | 2007 |
Association | ACHA |
Division | Division I |
Members | 8 |
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Region | Northeast |
Headquarters | New Brunswick, New Jersey |
Commissioner | Andy Gojdycz |
Website | NECHL site |
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The Northeast Collegiate Hockey League is an ACHA Division I hockey League consisting of 8 teams in the Northeastern part of the USA.
Format
Teams play a 14 game league schedule, playing each of the other 7 teams twice. At the conclusion of the regular season the league holds a post season tournament. An Automatic bid to the ACHA Men's Division I National Championship Tournament is awarded to the winner of the regular season.
Membership
School | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Primary conference |
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University at Buffalo | Buffalo, NY | 1846 | Public | 28,192 | Bulls | Mid-American Conference (D-I) |
Canisius College | Buffalo, NY | 1870 | Private/Roman Catholic | 5,152 | Golden Griffins | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (D-I) |
Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | 1865 | Private/Non-sectarian | 19,800 | Big Red | Ivy League (D-I) |
Niagara University | Lewiston, NY | 1856 | Private/Catholic | 3,746 | Purple Eagles | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (D-I) |
Rochester Institute of Technology | Henrietta, NY | 1829 | Private/Non-sectarian | 13,861 | Tigers | Empire 8 (D-III) |
St. Bonaventure University | Allegany, NY | 1858 | Private/Catholic | 2,700 | Bonnies | Atlantic 10 Conference (D-I) |
SUNY Cortland | Cortland, NY | 1868 | Public | 7,234 | Red Dragons | SUNYAC (D-III) |
SUNY Oswego | Oswego, NY | 1861 | Public | 8,909 | Lakers | SUNYAC (D-III) |
Note: Canisius, Cornell, Niagara, and RIT also field NCAA Division I hockey teams, SUNY - Cortland and SUNY - Oswego also field NCAA Division III.
Former Members
Binghamton University, moved to the UNYCHL
Syracuse University, moved to the ESCHL
Conference arenas
School | Hockey Arena | Capacity |
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Buffalo | Northtown Center | 1,800 |
Canisius | HarborCenter | 1,900 |
Cornell | Lynah Rink | 4,300 |
Niagara | Dwyer Arena | 2,300 |
RIT | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena | 2,100 |
St. Bonaventure | William O. Smith Recreation Center | 600 |
SUNY - Cortland | Alumni Arena | 2,500 |
SUNY - Oswego | Campus Center Ice Arena | 2,500 |
References
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