Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference
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!colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#000000" | Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference
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DVCHC

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|Classification|| ACHA
Acha
Acha is a HINDI word for OK.Acha is also an Ewokese word for OK. Ewokese is a language used in the Star Wars Ewok Adventures: Caravan Of Courage / The Battle For Endor* Acha, Argyll and Bute, Scotland...

 Men's Division III club hockey / Women's Division II
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|Established || 2002
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| Members || 28
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|Sports fielded || Men's Ice Hockey / Women's Ice Hockey
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|Region || Northeast
Northeastern United States
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/Mid Atlantic
Mid-Atlantic States
The Mid-Atlantic states, also called middle Atlantic states or simply the mid Atlantic, form a region of the United States generally located between New England and the South...


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|States || 6 – Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

,
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...

, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, Washington, DC
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|Headquarters ||
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|Commissioner || Tom Galambos
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|Women's President || Bryan Benenati
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The Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference is an ACHA
Acha
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 Division III league with teams in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

 and Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

. The DVCHC also has an ACHA
Acha
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 Division II Women's Division.

Format

The DVCHC Men's League has 13 teams playing 14 game League schedule with league playoffs at the end of the regular season.

The Women's Division was founded in 2002 and plays ACHA
Acha
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 Division II women's hockey, the largest ACHA division in the US. 15 women's teams are separated into two Memorial divisions and one Developmental division. With over 250 athletes, DVCHC Women's Hockey is one of the largest women's hockey leagues in the US. The division holds a 10 team playoff for the impressive Spikes Cup and an All-Star game in the Giant Center
GIANT Center
The Giant Center is a 10,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in the Harrisburg metropolitan area. It is home to the Hershey Bears ice hockey team, the longest-existing member of the American Hockey League since 1938...

, sponsored by the Hershey Bears
Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey League, and is currently the top affiliate of the NHL Washington Capitals. The hockey club is based in the unincorporated town of Hershey, Pennsylvania, located within Derry Township some 14 miles east of...

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Current Men's teams

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!Institution
!Location
!Nickname
!Division
!Enrollment
!Established
!2010-2011 Regular Season
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|Alvernia University
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|0
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|0
|0
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|Bloomsburg University
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
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|East Stroudsburg University
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
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|Lehigh University
Lehigh University
Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. It was established in 1865 by Asa Packer as a four-year technical school, but has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines...


|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
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|Neumann College
Neumann College
Neumann University is a private Roman Catholic, coeducational college in the Franciscan tradition located in Aston, Pennsylvania, USA. Neumann was ranked in both the Best Regional Universities and Best Nursing Programs at the graduate level categories by US News & World Report for 2011...


|0
|0
|0
|0
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|Penn State Brandywine
Penn State Brandywine
Penn State Brandywine, located in Media, Pennsylvania, is a teaching, learning and research institution for undergraduate education and for lifelong learning with a current enrollment of 1,700 students. The campus has been formerly known as Penn State Delaware County and Penn State Lima. The campus...


|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
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|Richard Stockton College
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
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|Rowan University
Rowan University
Rowan University is a public university in Glassboro, New Jersey, USA with a satellite campus in Camden, New Jersey. The school was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a twenty-five acre tract of land donated by the town...


|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
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|Rutgers-Camden
Rutgers-Camden
Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey, USA , is a state-funded, coeducational, public, research university. Founded in the 1920s, Rutgers–Camden began as an amalgam of the South Jersey Law School and the College of South Jersey. It is the southernmost of the three regional campuses of Rutgers,...


|0
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|0
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|Shippensburg University
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
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|West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, about miles west of Philadelphia. It is one of the 14 state universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education . West Chester was ranked 69th in the Master's Universities ...


|0
|0
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|Widener University
Widener University
Widener University is a private, coeducational university located in Chester, Pennsylvania.Its main campus sits on 108 acres , just southwest of Philadelphia...


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|Bryn Athyn College
Bryn Athyn College
Bryn Athyn College is a small, private Christian liberal arts college located northeast of Philadelphia in the borough of Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, a National Historic Landmark District...


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Current Women's teams

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!Institution
!Location
!Nickname
!Division
!Enrollment
!Established
!2010-2011 Regular Season
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|Villanova University
Villanova University
Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...


|Villanova, PA
|Wildcats
|Ashly Moyer Memorial
|6,335
|2006
|6-3-1-0
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|California University of Pennsylvania
California University of Pennsylvania
California University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in California, Pennsylvania, USA. Founded in 1852, it is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Cal U's enrollment is approximately 9,400.The main campus consists of about 38 buildings situated on 92 acres...


|California, PA
|Vulcans
|Ashly Moyer Memorial
|5,455
|2008
|6-3-2-1
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|University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...


|Newark, DE
|Blue Hens
|Ashly Moyer Memorial
|15,000
|2003
|9-1-2-0
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|West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, about miles west of Philadelphia. It is one of the 14 state universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education . West Chester was ranked 69th in the Master's Universities ...


|West Chester, PA
|Golden Ram
|Ashly Moyer Memorial
|12,800
|2007
|9-0-2-1
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|Slippery Rock University
|Slippery Rock, PA
|Pride
Pride
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|Ashly Moyer Memorial
|8,500
|2002
|10-0-0-0
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|University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...


|Charlottesville, VA
|Cavaliers
|Jennifer Parcell Memorial
|12,748
|2000
|7-4-1-0
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|Liberty University
Liberty University
Liberty University is a private Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. Liberty's annual enrollment is around 72,000 students, 12,000 of whom are residential students and 60,000+ studying through Liberty University Online...


|Lynchburg, VA
|Flame
Flame
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s
|Jennifer Parcell Memorial
|12,400
|2011
|N/A
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|University of Maryland
University of Maryland
When the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to the University of Maryland, College Park.University of Maryland may refer to the following:...


|College Park, MD
|Terps
|Jennifer Parcell Memorial
|22,412
|1997
|3-9-0-0
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|American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...


|Washington, DC
|Eagles
Eagles
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|Jennifer Parcell Memorial
|5,866
|2000
|3-7-2-0
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|U.S. Naval Academy
|Annapolis, MD
|Midshipman
Midshipman
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|Jennifer Parcell Memorial
|4,400
|2009
|6-3-1-0
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|Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...


|Indiana, PA
|Crimson Hawks
IUP Crimson Hawks
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|Developmental Division
|12,827
|2007
|4-6-0-0
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|St. Joseph's University
|Philadelphia, PA
|Hawks
|Developmental Division
|5,300
|2011
|N/A
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|Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...


|New York, NY
|Lions
|Developmental Division
|7,934
|2010
|3-6-0-1
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|Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...


|New Brunswick, NJ
|Knights
|Developmental Division
|42,327
|2011
|N/A
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|University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...


|Philadelphia, PA
|Quakers
|Developmental Division
|10,394
|2009
|0-11-1-0
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Crabpot

2011

2011 featured American University, The U.s. Naval Academy, University of Maryland, and Slippery Rock University once again. Slippery Rock University defended their title with back to back 8-4 wins over American University and University of Maryland in the championship game.

2010

The first women’s Crabpot featured four ACHA M2 women’s team – three from the Maryland area (American University, U.S. Naval Academy and University of Maryland) and one (Slippery Rock) from outside the area. The teams squeezed all four games into one day at Ice World in Abingdon, Md., and any fans who attended were treated to nail-biting hockey.

In the first round Slippery Rock snuck past American by a score of 5-4 while Maryland claimed a 6-5 victory over Navy. In the Navy-Maryland game, the Terps took a 5-1 lead into the final period but Navy clawed back to tie the game and send it into overtime. An infraction for covering the puck in the crease gave Maryland's Marlee Finestone a penalty shot, which she buried for the game-winner.

Later in the day American claimed third place with a 4-3 win over Navy before The Rock took the title by stopping Maryland 5-4 in the title game. Slippery Rock was presented with the first-ever Crabpot trophy, which features an actual, silver crabpot on a wooden pedestal.

The Women’s Crabpot Tournament is sponsored by Mid Atlantic Hockey Academy, which was formed by Maryland head coach Aaron House. Mid Atlantic Hockey Academy was started, “To help women’s club players train during the summer so they return to their campuses … ready to help their teams right out of the gate,” said House.

Crabpot Results
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!colspan="2"|Winning team
!colspan="2"|Losing team
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|2010 ||Slippery Rock University||8||University of Maryland
University of Maryland
When the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to the University of Maryland, College Park.University of Maryland may refer to the following:...

||4
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|2011 ||Slippery Rock University||5||University of Maryland||4
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External links


See also

  • American Collegiate Hockey Association
    American Collegiate Hockey Association
    The American Collegiate Hockey Association is the national governing body of non-varsity college ice hockey in the U.S. The organization provides structure, regulations, promotes the quality of play, sponsors National Awards and National Tournaments....

  • List of ice hockey leagues
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