United Collegiate Hockey Conference
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Established | 2016 |
Association | NCAA |
Division | Division III |
Members | 10 |
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Region | Eastern United States |
Commissioner | Chuck Mitrano (since 2016) |
Website |
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The United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) is a college athletic conference which operates in Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania in the eastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division III as a hockey-only conference.
The conference was announced in 2016 as an association of ten schools and league play began for the 2017-18 academic year, with nine each playing in the men's and women's divisions. The majority of the member schools were previously members of the now-defunct ECAC West hockey conference. Wilkes University was also announced as a future member for both the men's and women's divisions for the start of the 2018-19 academic year.[1] Currently, Nazareth College competes only in the men's division and William Smith College competes only in the women's division. Nazareth announced plans to begin a women's hockey program that will begin UCHC competition for the 2018-2019 season.[2]
The league did not have an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship or the NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship for the 2017-18 season but the Men's league gained the bid for the 2018-19 season and the Women's league did for the 2019-20 season.[3]
Member schools
Current members
Membership timeline
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Champions
Men
Season | Regular Season | Tournament |
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2017-18 | Utica | Utica |
Women
Season | Regular Season | Tournament |
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2017-18 | Elmira | Elmira |
Arenas
School | Arena | Capacity |
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Chatham | Frozen Pond Arena | n/a |
Elmira | Murray Athletic Center | 3,200 |
King's | Revoluton Ice Centre | 500 |
Lebanon Valley | Hersheypark Arena | 7,286 |
Manhattanville | PlayLand Ice Casino | n/a |
Nazareth | Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex | 3,000 |
Neumann | IceWorks Skating Complex | n/a |
Stevenson | Reisterstown Sportsplex | n/a |
Utica | Adirondack Bank Center | 3,860 |
William Smith | Geneva Recreation Complex | n/a |
References
- ↑ "United Collegiate Hockey Conference to debut next season". D3Hockey.com. D3Hockey.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ "Nazareth to add women's ice hockey". nazathletics.com. Nazareth College. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ↑ "UCHC Men get Automatic Bid". D3Hockey.com.