Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League Explained

Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (TSCHL)
Founded:	2010
Conference:	ACHA
Division:	Division II
Teams:	10
Sports:	Men's ice hockey
Region:	Southeast
Headquarters:	Columbus, Ohio
Commissioner:	Tim Driscoll
Since:	2018
Champions:	Miami (2nd title)
Most Champs:	Louisville & Toledo (3 titles each)
Website:	Official website

The Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (TSCHL) is an ACHA Division II level ice hockey league. ACHA Division II level consists of players with previous Jr. A, AAA or Midget Major experience, along with high caliber high school experience. The level can range from varsity high school up to NCAA Division III skills, depending on the programs.

History

The TSCHL was formed in 2010 and consisted of eight teams for its first season. Only the Dayton remains in the league from the inaugural season, however, founding member club Cincinnati rejoined 'The T' in 2023 after a three-year absence.

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A number of the league's current members were part of the now defunct Great Lakes Intercollegiate Hockey Association (GLIHA), while others in the past joined from the College Hockey East and the Midwest Collegiate Hockey League (MCHL). All 11 members currently compete within the ACHA Division II Southeast Region. The league is separated into two divisions, beginning in the 2021–2022 season, for only the second time in its history. The only other time was in the 2018–2019 season.

Indiana won the ACHA Men's Division II National Championship in 2024, becoming the first team from the league to do so.

Past Champions

Season	Regular season	Playoff	Runner-up	Score	Location
2010/11	Dayton (1)	Dayton (1)	Pittsburgh	3–2 (OT)	Pittsburgh, PA
2011/12	Dayton (2)	Toledo (1)	Dayton	10–5	Pittsburgh, PA
2012/13	Dayton (3) / Toledo (1)	Toledo (2)	Ohio	4–1	Akron, OH
2013/14	Toledo (2)	Toledo (3)	Ohio	6–2	Pittsburgh, PA
2014/15	Dayton (4)	Louisville (1)	Dayton	7–2	Cincinnati, OH
2015/16	Ohio (1)	Louisville (2)	Ohio	7–5	Athens, OH
2016/17	Cincinnati (1)	Louisville (3)	Cincinnati	6–4	Louisville, KY
2017/18	Miami (1)	Ohio (1)	Miami	3–2 (OT)	Athens, OH
2018/19	Cincinnati (2)	Miami (1)	Cincinnati	4–3 (OT)	Louisville, KY
2019/20	Miami (2)	Ohio State (1)	Miami	4–3	Louisville, KY
2020/21	CANCELED	DUE	TO	–	COVID-19
2021/22	Miami (3)	Indiana (1)	Miami	4–2	Cincinnati, OH
2022/23	Miami (4)	Indiana (2)	Ohio	4–3 (2OT)	Columbus, OH
2023/24	Miami (5)	Miami (2)	Michigan	7–1	Cincinnati, OH

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Format

League teams play a 13-game league schedule with 2 games against each division opponent and one game against the opposite division, in addition to non-league games against other ACHA DI, DII & DIII teams. The TSCHL season concludes with an eight-team bracket league tournament at the end of the regular season in mid-late February, the top four teams from each division qualify.

Current teams

North Division

Institution	Location	Team Nickname	Joined TSCHL	Home Arena	Capacity	Team Colors	Team Website
Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green, OH	Falcons	2016	Slater Family Ice Arena	5,000	align=center		BGSU Hockey
University of Dayton	Dayton, OH	Flyers	2010	Kettering Rec Complex	700	align=center		UD Hockey
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	Wolverines	2021	Yost Ice Arena	5,800	align=center		UM Hockey
Ohio University	Athens, OH	Bobcats	2011	Bird Arena	2,000	align=center		Ohio Hockey
Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	Buckeyes	2016	OSU Ice Rink	1,415	align=center		OSU Hockey

South Division

Institution	Location	Team Nickname	Joined TSCHL	Home Arena	Capacity	Team Colors	Team Website
University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH	Bearcats	2010; 2023	Sports Plus Arena	1,200	align=center		UC Hockey
Indiana University	Bloomington, IN	Hoosiers	2019	Frank Southern Ice Arena	800	align=center		IU Hockey
University of Kentucky	Lexington, KY	Wildcats	2020	Lexington Ice Center		align=center		UK Hockey
University of Louisville	Louisville, KY	Cardinals	2014	Iceland Sports Complex		align=center		UofL Hockey
Miami University	Oxford, OH	RedHawks	2017	Goggin Ice Center	3,642	align=center		Miami Hockey

NOTE: Bowling Green, Miami, Michigan and Ohio State have NCAA Division I hockey teams competing in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, National Collegiate Hockey Conference & the Big Ten Conference.

Former members

• University of Toledo (2010–2014) moved to ACHA Division I
• West Virginia University (2010–2015) moved to the ACCHL
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2010–2016) moved to ACHA Division III; joined CHE
• Wright State University (2010–2018) moved to ACHA Division II Independent; folded
• University of Akron (2010–2018) moved to ACHA Division III; joined CHE
• University of Cincinnati (2010–2019) moved to ACHA Division II Independent; rejoined the league in 2023–24
• University of Pittsburgh (2010–2019) moved to ACHA Division II Independent; folded
• Xavier University (2017–2024) moved to ACHA Division III Independent

Current season

2023/24 season

Team ! style="width:4em;" Ohio Bobcats (6) 14 9 0 4 1 53 30 28 Bowling Green Falcons (18) 14 7 1 6 0 46 55 23 align=left Michigan Wolverines (14) 14 5 1 7 1 47 50 18 Dayton Flyers (19) 14 3 2 8 1 53 79 14 Ohio State Buckeyes E (20) 14 4 0 9 1 39 59 13

Team ! style="width:4em;" align=left Miami RedHawks @ (4) 15 13 0 1 1 75 29 40 Indiana Hoosiers (3) 15 11 1 3 0 73 39 35 Kentucky Wildcats (5) 15 10 1 4 0 87 40 32 Louisville Cardinals (11) 15 6 1 8 0 62 56 20 Cincinnati Bearcats E 15 2 0 10 3 44 81 9 Xavier Musketeers E 15 2 1 12 0 21 82 8

NOTE: The TSCHL uses a 3-point scoring system.

# – Regular season champion
@ – Playoff champion
* – Clinched playoff berth
E – Eliminated from playoffs
– Regional ranking

After games on February 11, 2024.

2024 playoffs

Southeast Regionals

Since the 2015–16 season, the conference has awarded the playoff tournament champion the automatic bid to the ACHA Division II Southeast Regional tournament. The tournament is held in late February with the teams ranked #3–14 in the region (including auto-bid teams) competing in a single-elimination format.

• 2013: Toledo lost to Virginia Tech.^[3]
• 2014: Toledo defeated Virginia Tech; lost to Penn State.
• 2015: Ohio lost to Liberty.^[4]
• 2016: #6 Ohio defeated #7 Rowan; lost to #3 Miami / #9 Louisville (BID) defeated #12 Princeton; lost to #4 Penn State in Overtime.^[5]
• 2017: #7 Ohio defeated #6 Cincinnati; defeated #3 Toledo / #8 Louisville (BID) lost to #5 Penn State.^[6]
• 2018: #11 Ohio (BID) lost to #10 Rider in Overtime / #4 Cincinnati defeated #9 Maryland; lost to #5 Toledo / #6 Miami defeated #7 Rowan; lost to #3 Liberty.
• 2019: #4 Cincinnati defeated #10 Ohio State; defeated #7 Miami / #7 Miami defeated #6 Delaware; lost to #4 Cincinnati / #10 Ohio State defeated #11 Virginia; lost to #4 Cincinnati.
• 2020: #7 Miami defeated #6 Penn State; defeated #5 Rowan / #8 Ohio State lost to #5 Rowan in double Overtime.^[7]
• 2021: ACHA did not hold the regional tournament due to the shortened seasons caused by COVID-19.
• 2022: #4 Miami lost to #11 Ohio State / #7 Indiana defeated #14 North Carolina; defeated #6 Penn State; defeated #13 Pennsylvania / #8 Kentucky lost to #13 Pennsylvania / #11 Ohio State defeated #10 Rider; defeated #4 Miami; defeated #9 Cincinnati.
• 2023: #3 Kentucky defeated #13 Pennsylvania; defeated #11 North Carolina / #4 Indiana defeated #12 Louisville; defeated #6 Ohio / #5 Miami lost to #11 North Carolina in Overtime / #6 Ohio defeated #7 Penn State; lost to #4 Indiana / #8 Michigan lost to #13 Pennsylvania / #12 Louisville defeated #9 Rowan; lost to #4 Indiana.
• 2024: #3 Indiana defeated #14 Pennsylvania; defeated #8 NC State / #4 Miami defeated #10 Rider; defeated #5 Kentucky / #5 Kentucky defeated #9 Penn State in Overtime; lost to #4 Miami / #6 Ohio lost to #8 NC State / #11 Louisville lost to #10 Rider.

National Tournament

In the 2016–17 season, Ohio became the first team from the conference to advance to the ACHA Division II National Tournament that is held in March. In the 2021–2022 season, the conference sent two teams to the tournament for the first time. At the 2024 ACHA Division II National Tournament, Indiana & Miami became the first two teams from the conference to advance to the National Championship as Indiana won the game in Overtime.

• 2017: Ohio (SE #4) finished 0–3 in Pool A; lost to William Paterson (NE #1) 6–3, Grand Valley State (Central #2) 3–0 & UNLV (West #3) 3–1.
• 2019: Cincinnati (SE #3) finished 3–0 in Pool D; defeated Lindenwood (Central #2) 3–1, Northern Arizona (West #1) 5–4 (OT) & Keene State (NE #4) 6–3; lost in the National Semi-Finals to Florida Gulf Coast (SE #1) 3–2.
• 2020: Miami (SE #4) was to compete in Pool D; playing against Massachusetts (NE #1), Sault College (Central #2) and MSU Denver (West #3); tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8]
• 2022: Indiana (SE #3) finished 0–3 in Pool D; lost to Northeastern (NE #2) 7–5, Mary (West #1) 4–1 & Wisconsin (Central #4) 5–2 / Ohio State (SE #4) finished 0–3 in Pool C; lost to Massachusetts (NE #1) 8–1, Dakota College (West #2) 5–3 & Trine (Central #3) 4–3 (OT).
• 2023: Kentucky (SE #3) finished 0–2–1 in Pool C; lost to Saint Thomas (Central #2) 3–0, Mary (West #1) 3–1 & tied Bentley (NE #4) 1–1 / Indiana (SE #4) finished 2–1 in Pool D; defeated Lindenwood (Central #1) 2–1, Montana State (West #2) 6–4 & lost to New Hampshire (NE #3) 5–3; lost in the National Semi-Finals to Iowa (Central #4) 2–1 in double Overtime.
• 2024: Indiana (SE #4) finished 2–1 in Pool B; defeated Weber State (West #2) 4–2, lost to Northeastern (NE #1) 5–2 & defeated Michigan State (Central #4) 7–3; defeated Lindenwood (Central #1) in National Semi-Finals 3–1; defeated Miami (SE #4) in National Championship 5–4 in Overtime / Miami (SE #4) finished 2–1 in Pool A; defeated Montana State (West #1) 3–0, Keene State (NE #2) 7–5 and lost to Concordia Wisconsin (Central #3) 7–6; defeated Florida Gulf Coast (SE #1) in National Semi-Finals 3–2; lost to Indiana (SE #3) in National Championship 5–4 in Overtime.

Past seasons

2011/12 season

Team ! style="width:4em;" Akron Zips 16 6 7 0 3 55 70 15 align=left Cincinnati Bearcats E 16 5 10 1 0 54 81 11 Dayton Flyers # (15) 16 13 2 1 0 81 39 27 IUP Crimson Hawks 16 8 8 0 0 64 67 16 Ohio Bobcats 16 9 7 0 0 66 52 18 Pittsburgh Panthers * (13) 16 12 3 0 1 69 51 22 Toledo Rockets @ 16 11 5 0 0 96 59 22 West Virginia Mountaineers E 16 5 10 1 0 51 80 11 Wright State Raiders E 16 3 13 0 0 36 69 6

# – Regular season champion
@ – Playoff champion
* – Clinched playoff berth
E – Eliminated from playoffs
– Regional ranking

After games on February 19, 2012.

2012 playoffs

2012/13 season

Team ! style="width:4em;" Toledo Rockets @ (6) 16 14 1 1 0 90 43 29 align=left Dayton Flyers 16 14 1 1 0 98 49 29 Pittsburgh Panthers (14-T) 16 11 5 0 0 72 47 22 Ohio Bobcats 16 9 4 3 0 78 63 21 Akron Zips (14-T) 16 9 5 2 0 69 55 20 IUP Crimson Hawks 16 5 10 1 0 50 74 11 West Virginia Mountaineers E 15 3 10 2 0 47 79 8 Cincinnati Bearcats E 15 4 11 0 0 45 92 8 Wright State Raiders E 16 2 14 0 0 37 82 4

# – Regular season champion
@ – Playoff champion
* – Clinched playoff berth
E – Eliminated from playoffs
– Regional ranking

After games on February 16, 2013.

2013 playoffs

2013/14 season

Team ! style="width:4em;" Toledo Rockets @ (7) 16 15 1 0 0 98 35 30 align=left Dayton Flyers 16 11 5 0 0 77 53 22 Pittsburgh Panthers 16 5 9 1 1 45 66 12 Ohio Bobcats (12) 16 14 2 0 0 94 41 28 Akron Zips E 16 3 13 0 0 51 90 6 IUP Crimson Hawks 15 8 7 0 0 63 68 16 West Virginia Mountaineers E 15 3 11 1 0 39 83 7 Cincinnati Bearcats 16 7 7 1 1 75 80 16 Wright State Raiders E 16 5 11 0 0 41 67 10

# – Regular season champion
@ – Playoff champion
* – Clinched playoff berth
E – Eliminated from playoffs
– Regional ranking

After games on February 16, 2014.

2014 playoffs

2014/15 season

Team ! style="width:4em;" Dayton Flyers (15) 16 15 1 0 0 99 36 30 align=left Louisville Cardinals @ (12) 15 12 3 0 0 82 28 24 Ohio Bobcats (7) 16 10 5 0 1 87 39 21 Cincinnati Bearcats 16 8 8 0 0 58 73 16 Akron Zips 16 7 9 0 0 51 89 14 Wright State Raiders 15 6 8 1 0 52 65 13 Pittsburgh Panthers E 16 5 10 1 0 45 69 11 IUP Crimson Hawks E 16 5 10 1 0 53 82 11 West Virginia Mountaineers E 16 3 10 0 3 51 97 9

# – Regular season champion
@ – Playoff champion
* – Clinched playoff berth
E – Eliminated from playoffs
– Regional ranking

After games on March 1, 2015.

2015 playoffs

2015/16 season

Team ! style="width:4em;" Akron Zips 14 5 9 0 0 42 90 10 align=left Cincinnati Bearcats 14 5 9 0 0 51 74 10 Dayton Flyers (13) 14 11 3 0 0 94 35 22 IUP Crimson Hawks E 14 2 12 0 0 25 90 4 Louisville Cardinals @ (9) 12 10 2 0 0 82 24 20 Ohio Bobcats (6) 14 13 1 0 0 92 21 26 Pittsburgh Panthers 12 4 7 0 1 40 46 9 Wright State Raiders E 14 4 10 0 0 41 87 8

# – Regular season champion
@ – Playoff champion
* – Clinched playoff berth
E – Eliminated from playoffs
– Regional ranking

After games on February 14, 2016.

2016 playoffs

2016/17 season

Team ! style="width:4em;" Akron Zips E 16 1 14 1 0 30 104 3 align=left Bowling Green Falcons (13) 16 8 6 1 1 68 62 18 Cincinnati Bearcats (6) 16 14 1 0 1 117 48 29 Dayton Flyers 16 7 8 1 0 59 70 15 Louisville Cardinals @ (8) 16 14 2 0 0 91 39 28 Ohio Bobcats (7) 16 12 1 1 2 101 44 27 Ohio State Buckeyes (16) 16 8 7 1 0 58 59 17 Pittsburgh Panthers E 16 5 10 1 0 49 77 11 Wright State Raiders E 16 3 13 0 0 44 114 6

# – Regular season champion
@ – Playoff champion
* – Clinched playoff berth
E – Eliminated from playoffs
– Regional ranking

After games on February 12, 2017.

2017 playoffs

2017/18 season

Team ! style="width:4em;" Akron Zips E 20 3 1 16 0 51 152 11 align=left Bowling Green Falcons E 19 6 1 11 1 53 78 21 Cincinnati Bearcats (4) 20 16 1 3 0 141 47 50 Dayton Flyers (20) E 20 6 4 9 1 62 66 27 Louisville Cardinals (14) 20 14 1 4 1 93 64 45 Miami RedHawks (6) 20 17 1 2 0 124 31 53 Ohio Bobcats @ (11) 19 12 0 6 1 99 50 37 Ohio State Buckeyes (12) 19 10 2 5 2 91 49 36 Pittsburgh Panthers 20 9 0 8 3 67 73 30 Wright State Raiders E 20 0 0 20 0 33 190 0 Xavier Musketeers E 19 3 1 12 3 62 76 14

NOTE: The TSCHL uses a 3-point scoring system.

# – Regular season champion
@ – Playoff champion
* – Clinched playoff berth
E – Eliminated from playoffs
– Regional ranking

After games on February 14, 2018.

2018 playoffs

2018/19 season

Team ! style="width:4em;" align=left Bowling Green Falcons 11 2 0 9 0 24 72 6 Cincinnati Bearcats (4) 12 10 0 1 1 76 28 31 Dayton Flyers 12 2 1 8 1 37 64 9 Louisville Cardinals (12) 12 5 1 5 1 61 57 18 Miami RedHawks@ (7) 12 9 1 2 0 65 38 29 Ohio Bobcats (14) E 11 6 1 4 0 58 38 20 Ohio State Buckeyes (10) 11 6 1 4 0 57 43 20 Pittsburgh Panthers 11 4 1 6 0 37 45 14 Xavier Musketeers 12 2 0 7 3 32 62 9

NOTE: The TSCHL uses a 3-point scoring system.

# – Regular season champion
@ – Playoff champion
* – Clinched playoff berth
E – Eliminated from playoffs
– Regional ranking

After games on February 9, 2019.

2019 playoffs

2019/20 season

Team ! style="width:4em;" align=left Bowling Green Falcons 14 6 0 8 0 44 59 18 Dayton Flyers 14 1 0 13 0 31 84 3 Indiana Hoosiers (13) 14 7 2 5 0 54 51 25 Louisville Cardinals 14 3 0 11 0 33 62 9 Miami RedHawks (7) 14 13 0 1 0 88 27 39 Ohio Bobcats (17) 14 6 0 7 1 54 51 19 Ohio State Buckeyes (8) 14 10 0 4 0 67 44 30 Xavier Musketeers (12) 14 8 0 5 1 48 41 25

NOTE: The TSCHL uses a 3-point scoring system.

# – Regular season champion
@ – Playoff champion
* – Clinched playoff berth
E – Eliminated from playoffs
– Regional ranking

After games on February 8, 2020.

2020 playoffs

2021/22 season

Team ! style="width:4em;" align=left Michigan Wolverines (16) 13 8 1 4 0 58 38 26 Ohio State Buckeyes (11) 13 8 0 5 0 58 37 24 Ohio Bobcats (15) 13 8 0 5 0 71 60 24 Bowling Green Falcons 13 2 0 11 0 33 71 6 Dayton Flyers E 13 1 0 12 0 26 80 3

Team ! style="width:4em;" align=left Miami RedHawks (4) 11 11 0 0 0 62 11 33 Indiana Hoosiers @ (7) 13 9 1 3 0 59 39 29 Kentucky Wildcats (8) 11 6 0 4 1 69 45 19 Louisville Cardinals (19) 13 4 3 5 1 50 55 19 Xavier Musketeers E 13 1 0 9 3 32 82 6

NOTE: The TSCHL uses a 3-point scoring system.

# – Regular season champion
@ – Playoff champion
* – Clinched playoff berth
E – Eliminated from playoffs
– Regional ranking

After games on February 13, 2022.

2022 playoffs

All 2022 TSCHL Playoff games broadcast on Indiana Hockey Broadcast Network live from the SportsPlus Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

2022/23 season

Team ! style="width:4em;" Ohio Bobcats (6) 13 7 2 3 1 59 41 26 align=left Michigan Wolverines (8) 13 7 1 5 0 50 46 23 Ohio State Buckeyes (16) 13 7 1 5 0 49 36 23 Bowling Green Falcons (17) 13 5 0 6 2 51 49 17 Dayton Flyers E 13 0 0 11 2 31 92 2

Team ! style="width:4em;" align=left Miami RedHawks (5) 13 11 0 2 0 57 28 33 Kentucky Wildcats (3) 13 7 2 4 0 64 40 25 Indiana Hoosiers@ (4) 13 8 0 5 0 63 43 24 Louisville Cardinals (12) 13 6 0 5 2 62 46 20 Xavier Musketeers E 13 0 1 12 0 27 99 2

NOTE: The TSCHL uses a 3-point scoring system.

# – Regular season champion
@ – Playoff champion
* – Clinched playoff berth
E – Eliminated from playoffs
– Regional ranking

After games on February 5, 2023.

2023 playoffs

See also

• American Collegiate Hockey Association
• List of ice hockey leagues

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (TSCHL) Launched . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100908144333/http://achahockey.org/news2.php?news_id=279573&league_id=1061&lang= . 8 September 2010 . 14 May 2020 . American Collegiate Hockey League.
2. Web site: TSCHL Past Champions . Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League . 14 May 2020 . en-us.
3. Web site: Urig . Greg . Rockets Fall to Virginia Tech at Regionals . HomeTeamsONLINE . 14 May 2020.
4. Web site: Komma . Matt . Field of 16 Set for ACHA D2 Nationals – University of Utah Hockey . universityofutahhockey.com . 14 May 2020 . "Liberty took the final spot at Nationals by beating Ohio and Penn State to round out the field of 16 that is coming to Utah for Nationals.".
5. Web site: M2 Regionals 2016 Southeast – ACHA – on Pointstreak Sports Technologies . Pointstreak Sports Technologies . 14 May 2020 . en.
6. Web site: ACHA Men's D2 2016–17 Regionals . dead . http://web.archive.org/web/20170201171143/https://www.achahockey.org/view/achahockey/divisions/men-s-d2-1/acha-mens-d2-2016-17-regionals . 1 February 2017 . 14 May 2020 . American Collegiate Hockey League.
7. Web site: Battista . Michael . REGIONALS RECAP, TCNJ FALLS TO WAKE FOREST . cschc.pointstreaksites.com . 14 May 2020.
8. Web site: 12 March 2020 . ACHA CANCELS 2020 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT ACHA . dead . http://web.archive.org/web/20200326012246/http://achahockey.org/view/achahockey/acha-hockey-news/news_530085 . 26 March 2020 . 13 May 2020 . American Collegiate Hockey League.