Northern Collegiate Hockey League should not be confused with Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association.
Northern Collegiate Hockey League | |
Founded: | 2014 |
Conference: | ACHA |
Division: | Division II |
Teams: | 11 |
Sports: | Men's ice hockey |
Region: | Central |
Commissioner: | Dan Breunig |
Champions: | Concordia University (1st title) |
Most Champs: | Marian University (4 titles) |
Website: | http://pointstreaksites.com/view/nchl_hockey Official website |
The Northern Collegiate Hockey League (NCHL) is a college ice hockey league based in the central region of the United States. The conference is part of the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 2 and is made up of eleven teams from universities and colleges based in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
The 2014-2015 season was the inaugural season for the NCHL, formed of ACHA D2 teams from Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan.[1]
Each conference member is required to play all the other members, for a 16 game conference season. Teams earn two point for a win (regulation or overtime), one point for a tie or an overtime loss, and zero points for a regulation loss.
At the end of the season the top six teams qualify for the conference tournament, with the top two teams receiving a first round bye.
Member | Location | Joined league | Nickname | Home arena | Head coach | |
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Aurora University | Aurora, IL | 2017 | Spartans | All Seasons | Bill Andrews | |
Concordia University Wisconsin | Mequon, WI | 2018 | Falcons | Ozaukee Ice Center | Shea Klitzke | |
DePaul University | Chicago, IL | 2017 | Blue Demons | Johnny's Ice House West | Dan Wood | |
Lewis University | Romeoville, IL | 2015 | Flyers | CanLan Ice Sports | Mark Marfise | |
Marian University | Fond du Lac, WI | 2016 | Sabres | Blue Line Family Ice Center | Chris Frederickson | |
Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI | 2017 | Golden Eagles | The Ponds of Brookfield | Troy Riddle | |
Milwaukee School of Engineering | Milwaukee, WI | 2023 | Raiders | Kern Center | Noah Shellans | |
UW Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | 2022 | Panthers | The Ponds of Brookfield | Paul Wajgel | |
Roosevelt University | Bensenville, IL | 2014 | Lakers | The Edge Ice Arena | Dylan Martin | |
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh | Oshkosh, WI | 2014 | Titans | 20th St. YMCA | Sam Hinnendael |
Season | Champion | Runner-Up | Championship Location | Host | |
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2014-15 | |||||
2015-16 | |||||
2016-17 | Waldorf University | ||||
2017-18 | University of Wisconsin Oshkosh | ||||
2018-19 | Marian University | ||||
2019-20 | Marian University | ||||
2020-21 | |||||
2021-22 | Marian University | ||||
2022-23 | Marian University | ||||
2023-24 | Marian University |
Championship totals
Team | Titles | Years | |
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align=center | 4 | 2022, 2020, 2019, 2017 | |
align=center | 1 | 2024 | |
align=center | 1 | 2023 | |
align=center | 1 | 2018 | |
Robert Morris University | 1 | 2016 | |
1 | 2015 |
Season | Player of the Year | School | Rookie of the Year | School | Coach of the Year | School | |
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2014-15 | Ronald Paulson | Ronald Paulson | Brett Shelanski | ||||
2015-16 | Tony Francois | Jason Johnson | Chris Huebel | ||||
2016-17 | Joey Daniels | Miles Giorgione | Billy Karr | ||||
2017-18 | Tommy Feldman | Matt Ernsting | Don Cada | ||||
2018-19 | Conor Coyne & Justin Davidson | Zach Tykocki | Will Jurgensen | ||||
2019-20 | Jonathan Grodzki | Mack Willy | Chris Fredrickson | ||||
2021-22 | Patrick Sweeney | Garrett Wilderman | Chris Fredrickson & Dan Wood | ||||
2022-23 | Michael Helf | Chris Lee | Dan Wood | ||||
2023-24 | Ian Malcolmson | Charlie Emme | Shea Klitzke |