Northeast Collegiate Hockey League

Northeast Collegiate Hockey League
NECHL
Established 2007
Association ACHA
Division Division I
Members 8
Sports fielded
Region Northeast
Headquarters New Brunswick, New Jersey
Commissioner Andy Gojdycz
Website NECHL site
Locations

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
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
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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