Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference
Encyclopedia
| Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference | |
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| Members | 14 |
| Sport | 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... Division III club hockey |
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| Headquarters | New Paltz, New York New Paltz (village), New York New Paltz is a village in Ulster County in the U.S. state of New York. It is about north of New York City and south of Albany. The population was 6,818 at the 2010 census.The Village of New Paltz is located within the Town of New Paltz... |
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The Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference or MCHC is an 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...
Division III league made up of smaller colleges, universities, and community colleges in the Northeast United States.
Format
The league's 15 teams are divided into three divisions with five teams in each. Teams play a 16 game league schedule with the top 5 teams (in points) in the Empire Division, the top 4 teams in the Garden Division and the top 3 teams in the Constitution Division advancing to the MCHC playoffs at the end of the regular season in Feb. The Semi-Finals and Finals are scheduled to be played in Feb. 28th & Mar. 1st at Prudential Center, Newark, NJwww.methockey.com
2008-2009 Teams
Empire Division- SUNY Albany
- Fairfield UniversityFairfield UniversityFairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...
- Farmingdale State University
- Fordham UniversityFordham UniversityFordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
- Hofstra UniversityHofstra UniversityHofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York, United States, about east of New York City: less than an hour away by train or car...
Garden Division
- County College of MorrisCounty College of MorrisCounty College of Morris is a public community college located in Randolph, New Jersey. The college was founded in 1966, and first opened its doors to students in 1968....
- Southern Connecticut State UniversitySouthern Connecticut State UniversitySouthern Connecticut State University is one of four state universities in Connecticut, and is located in the West Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut...
- Yale UniversityYale UniversityYale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
- SUNY New Paltz
- Union CollegeUnion CollegeUnion College is a private, non-denominational liberal arts college located in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. In the 19th century, it became the "Mother of Fraternities", as...
Constitution Division
- Skidmore CollegeSkidmore CollegeSkidmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students. The college is located in the town of Saratoga Springs, New York State....
- NJIT
- Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia 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...
- St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSt. Thomas Aquinas College is a private four-year liberal arts college in Rockland County, New York that occupies a forty-eight acre campus. Located at 125 Route 340 in Sparkill, New York, the college is named after the medieval philosopher and theologian Thomas Aquinas...
- Maritime College
See also
- American Collegiate Hockey AssociationAmerican Collegiate Hockey AssociationThe 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