Pacific Collegiate Hockey Association
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Pacific Collegiate Hockey Association
Established: 1972
Sport: Ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

League: ACHA
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....

Classification: Division III
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....

Members: 8
States: California (7), Arizona (1)
President: Todd Schall
Web site: PCHA Hockey


The Pacific Collegiate Hockey Association is a collegiate hockey conference within Division III of the 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....

. The PCHA has been in operation for more than thirty years and administers the PCHA Playoffs at the conclusion of each regular season. The winner of the PCHA Playoffs receives the coveted Adams Cup, named after Cary Adams who started the conference. At the end of the 2010-11 season College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...

 became the first PCHA team to win the National Championship defeating Hope College
Hope College
Hope College is a medium-sized , private, residential liberal arts college located in downtown Holland, Michigan, a few miles from Lake Michigan. It was opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled...

 5-3. The conference will field eight teams for the 2011-12 season.

History

The Pacific Collegiate Hockey Association, originally dubbed the Southern California Collegiate Hockey Association, began in 1972. The three original charter schools were Cal State Northridge
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....

, UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...

 and Cal Tech
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...

. As of 2011, 29 schools have competed in the PCHA. Northern Arizona
Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University is a public university located in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has 39 satellite campuses in the state of Arizona. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.As of...

 is the only school outside of California to compete in the league. Five years after the conference's inception, the PCHA began instituting a post-season tournament entitled the PCHA Playoffs. USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

 won the conference's first championship. There have been 15 schools total that have won the Adams Cup.

Members

School Location Founded Joined Affiliation Nickname Colors
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....

Northridge, CA 1958 1972 Public (California State University
California State University
The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...

 System)
Matadors
College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...

Santa Clarita, CA 1969 2001 Public (Community College) Cougars
Fresno State University Fresno, CA 1911 Public (California State University
California State University
The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...

 System)
Bulldogs
Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University is a public university located in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has 39 satellite campuses in the state of Arizona. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.As of...

Flagstaff, AZ 1899 2010 Public Ice Jacks
Sacramento State University Sacramento, CA 1947 2006 Public (California State University
California State University
The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...

 System)
Hornets
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...

Santa Clara, CA 1851 2007 Private (Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities is a consortium of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and two theological centers in the United States committed to advancing academic excellence by promoting and coordinating collaborative activities, sharing resources, and advocating and...

)
Broncos
University of California, Davis
University of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...

Davis, CA 1905 Public (University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...

 System)
Aggies
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...

Santa Barbara, CA 1891 2010 Public (University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...

 System)
Gauchos

Former Members

School Current ACHA Division (Conference)
California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...

 
California Lutheran University
California Lutheran University
California Lutheran University is a university of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Thousand Oaks, California.-Mission statement:The University's mission statement is as follows:...

 
California State University, Fullerton ACHA D-II (WCHC
West Coast Hockey Conference
The West Coast Hockey Conference is an ACHA Division II club hockey league which began play on October 1, 2010. The conference is made up of six previously independent Division II hockey programs in California, Arizona and Nevada. Arizona State previously played in the Pacific 8 Intercollegiate...

)
Long Beach State University ACHA D-II (WCHC
West Coast Hockey Conference
The West Coast Hockey Conference is an ACHA Division II club hockey league which began play on October 1, 2010. The conference is made up of six previously independent Division II hockey programs in California, Arizona and Nevada. Arizona State previously played in the Pacific 8 Intercollegiate...

)
Los Angeles Pierce College
Los Angeles Pierce College
Los Angeles Pierce College, also known as Pierce College, Pierce, is a community college that serves more than 23,000 students in the northern Chalk Hills of Woodland Hills, a community within the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California.The college began with 70 students...

 
Los Angeles Valley College
Los Angeles Valley College
Los Angeles Valley College is a community college located in the Valley Glen district of Los Angeles, California in the east-central San Fernando Valley. The school is a part of the Los Angeles Community College District....

 
Moorpark College
Moorpark College
Moorpark College is a California state college located on a property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. It was established in 1967 and as of 2006, had an enrollment of 16,580 students and 175 full-time faculty members....

 
Orange Coast College
Orange Coast College
Orange Coast College is a community college in Orange County, California. It was founded in 1947, with its first classes opening in the fall of 1948. It provides two-year associate of art and science degrees, certificates of achievement, and lower-division classes transferable to other colleges...

 
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university's campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Malibu, is the location for Seaver College, the School of...

 
San Diego State University ACHA D-II (WCHC
West Coast Hockey Conference
The West Coast Hockey Conference is an ACHA Division II club hockey league which began play on October 1, 2010. The conference is made up of six previously independent Division II hockey programs in California, Arizona and Nevada. Arizona State previously played in the Pacific 8 Intercollegiate...

)
San Jose State University (D-III) ACHA D-III (Independent)
San Jose State University (D-II) ACHA D-II (Independent)
Santa Rosa Junior College ACHA D-III (Independent)
Stanford University ACHA D-II (Pac 8
Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference
The PAC-8 Hockey Conference is an ACHA Division II club hockey league. The PAC-8 is made up of Pac-12 university's club ice hockey teams.-Format:...

)
University of California ACHA D-II (Pac 8
Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference
The PAC-8 Hockey Conference is an ACHA Division II club hockey league. The PAC-8 is made up of Pac-12 university's club ice hockey teams.-Format:...

)
University of California, Irvine ACHA D-III (Independent)
University of California, Los Angeles ACHA D-II (Pac 8
Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference
The PAC-8 Hockey Conference is an ACHA Division II club hockey league. The PAC-8 is made up of Pac-12 university's club ice hockey teams.-Format:...

)
University of California, San Diego ACHA D-III (Independent)
University of Redlands
University of Redlands
The University of Redlands is a private liberal arts and sciences university located in Redlands, California. The university's campus sits on near downtown Redlands. The university was founded in 1907 and was associated with the American Baptist Church. The land for the university was donated by...

 
University of Southern California ACHA D-II (Pac 8
Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference
The PAC-8 Hockey Conference is an ACHA Division II club hockey league. The PAC-8 is made up of Pac-12 university's club ice hockey teams.-Format:...

)
West Los Angeles College
West Los Angeles College
West Los Angeles College is a community college located in Culver City, California. It opened in 1969 and serves approximately 10,000 students....

 

Adams Cup Champions

  • 2012 (Host: South Lake Tahoe, CA)
  • 2011 (Host: Fresno, CA)- College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...

     (Defeated CSUN 14-1)
  • 2010 (Host: South Lake Tahoe, CA)- College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...

     (Defeated CSUN 6-4)
  • 2009 (Host: Fresno, CA)- College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...

      (Defeated NAU 8-1)
  • 2008 (Host: Bakersfield, CA)- San Diego State
    San Diego State University
    San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...

     (Defeated CSUN 12-2)
  • 2007 (Host: Flagstaff, AZ)- San Diego State
    San Diego State University
    San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...

     (Won best of 3 series vs. NAU 2-0)
  • 2006 (Host: Northridge, CA)- UC San Diego
    University of California, San Diego
    The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...

  • 2005 (Host: Fresno, CA)- Moorpark College
    Moorpark College
    Moorpark College is a California state college located on a property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. It was established in 1967 and as of 2006, had an enrollment of 16,580 students and 175 full-time faculty members....

     (Defeated SRJC)
  • 2004 - College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...

  • 2003 - Fresno State
  • 2002 - UC San Diego
    University of California, San Diego
    The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...

  • 2001 - UC San Diego
    University of California, San Diego
    The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...

  • 2000 - UC San Diego
    University of California, San Diego
    The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...

  • 1999 - Cal State Northridge
    California State University, Northridge
    California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....

  • 1998 - San Diego State
    San Diego State University
    San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...

  • 1997 - San Jose State
    San José State University
    San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...

  • 1996 - Orange Coast College
    Orange Coast College
    Orange Coast College is a community college in Orange County, California. It was founded in 1947, with its first classes opening in the fall of 1948. It provides two-year associate of art and science degrees, certificates of achievement, and lower-division classes transferable to other colleges...

  • 1995 - San Jose State
    San José State University
    San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...

  • 1994 - San Jose State
    San José State University
    San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...

  • 1993 - San Jose State
    San José State University
    San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...

  • 1992 - Stanford
    Stanford University
    The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

  • 1991 - UCLA
    University of California, Los Angeles
    The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...

  • 1990 - Pepperdine
    Pepperdine University
    Pepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university's campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Malibu, is the location for Seaver College, the School of...

  • 1989 - UCLA
    University of California, Los Angeles
    The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...

  • 1988 - Cal State Fullerton
    California State University, Fullerton
    California State University, Fullerton is a public university located in Fullerton, California. It is the largest institution in the CSU System by enrollment, it offers long-distance education and adult-degree programs...

  • 1987 - Cal State Fullerton
    California State University, Fullerton
    California State University, Fullerton is a public university located in Fullerton, California. It is the largest institution in the CSU System by enrollment, it offers long-distance education and adult-degree programs...

  • 1986 - Cal State Fullerton
    California State University, Fullerton
    California State University, Fullerton is a public university located in Fullerton, California. It is the largest institution in the CSU System by enrollment, it offers long-distance education and adult-degree programs...

  • 1985 - USC
    University of Southern California
    The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

  • 1984 - Pierce College
    Los Angeles Pierce College
    Los Angeles Pierce College, also known as Pierce College, Pierce, is a community college that serves more than 23,000 students in the northern Chalk Hills of Woodland Hills, a community within the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California.The college began with 70 students...

  • 1983 - Cal State Northridge
    California State University, Northridge
    California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....

  • 1982 - Long Beach State
  • 1981 - USC
    University of Southern California
    The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

  • 1980 - USC
    University of Southern California
    The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

  • 1979 - Los Angeles Valley College
    Los Angeles Valley College
    Los Angeles Valley College is a community college located in the Valley Glen district of Los Angeles, California in the east-central San Fernando Valley. The school is a part of the Los Angeles Community College District....

  • 1978 - Cal State Northridge
    California State University, Northridge
    California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....

  • 1977 - USC
    University of Southern California
    The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...


Totals
Team Titles Years
College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...

 
4 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011
UC San Diego
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...

 
4 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006
San Jose State
San José State University
San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...

 
4 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997
USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...

 
4 1977, 1980, 1981, 1985
San Diego State
San Diego State University
San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...

 
3 1998, 2007, 2008
Cal State Northridge
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....

 
3 1978, 1983, 1999
Cal State Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton is a public university located in Fullerton, California. It is the largest institution in the CSU System by enrollment, it offers long-distance education and adult-degree programs...

 
3 1986, 1987, 1988
UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...

 
2 1989, 1991
Moorpark College
Moorpark College
Moorpark College is a California state college located on a property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. It was established in 1967 and as of 2006, had an enrollment of 16,580 students and 175 full-time faculty members....

 
1 2005
Fresno State  1 2003
Orange Coast College
Orange Coast College
Orange Coast College is a community college in Orange County, California. It was founded in 1947, with its first classes opening in the fall of 1948. It provides two-year associate of art and science degrees, certificates of achievement, and lower-division classes transferable to other colleges...

 
1 1996
Stanford
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

 
1 1992
Pepperdine
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University is an independent, private, medium-sized university affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university's campus overlooking the Pacific Ocean in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States, near Malibu, is the location for Seaver College, the School of...

 
1 1990
Pierce College
Los Angeles Pierce College
Los Angeles Pierce College, also known as Pierce College, Pierce, is a community college that serves more than 23,000 students in the northern Chalk Hills of Woodland Hills, a community within the San Fernando Valley region of the city of Los Angeles, California.The college began with 70 students...

 
1 1984
Long Beach State  1 1982
Los Angeles Valley College
Los Angeles Valley College
Los Angeles Valley College is a community college located in the Valley Glen district of Los Angeles, California in the east-central San Fernando Valley. The school is a part of the Los Angeles Community College District....

 
1 1979

Division Champions

From the 2007-08 season until the 2010-11 season the PCHA was split into two divisions, the North and the South.
The winner of each division would receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
Year North Division Champion South Division Champion
2007-08 Santa Clara
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...

San Diego State^
2008-09 Fresno State Northern Arizona
Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University is a public university located in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has 39 satellite campuses in the state of Arizona. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.As of...

2009-10 Fresno State College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...

^
2010-11 Sacramento State College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...

^

^Won Adam's Cup

ACHA Division III Nationals Teams

Since 2002, the PCHA has sent 15 teams to the ACHA
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....

 Division III National Championships. Two teams have reached the National Championship Game, San Diego State
San Diego State University
San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...

 in 2008 and College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...

 in 2011. SDSU lost to California-PA
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...

 and COC defeated Hope College
Hope College
Hope College is a medium-sized , private, residential liberal arts college located in downtown Holland, Michigan, a few miles from Lake Michigan. It was opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled...

 to become the first National Champion from the PCHA. COC has made the most appearances with six. Northern Arizona
Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University is a public university located in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has 39 satellite campuses in the state of Arizona. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.As of...

 has made three appearances, SDSU made two appearances before moving up to Division II, and there has been one appearance each from Cal State Northridge
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....

, West Los Angeles College
West Los Angeles College
West Los Angeles College is a community college located in Culver City, California. It opened in 1969 and serves approximately 10,000 students....

, Fresno State and UC San Diego
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...

.

2011 Host City: Holland, MI (Hope College)
  • College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...

     (National Champion)


Fredonia State W 4-3

Loyola-Maryland W 5-4

Saginaw Valley State W 4-1

California-PA W 2-1 (OT)

National Championship Game- Hope College W 5-3
2010 Host City: Estero, FL (Florida Gulf Coast)
  • College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...

     (Finished 5th)


Florida W 8-3

Robert Morris W 7-4

Saginaw Valley State L 4-1
  • Cal State Northridge
    California State University, Northridge
    California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....

     (Finished 11th)


Central Florida L 7-4

California-PA L 9-2

Lansing Community College W 8-6
2009 Host City: Rochester, NY
  • Northern Arizona
    Northern Arizona University
    Northern Arizona University is a public university located in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has 39 satellite campuses in the state of Arizona. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.As of...

     (Finished 6th)


Penn State- Brandywine W 5-1

Saginaw Valley State L 7-2

College of the Canyons W 11-3

Dordt College L 2-1 (SO)
  • College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...

     (Finished 14th)


Albany W 6-5

Grand Valley State L 7-2

Northern Arizona L 11-3

Georgia Tech L 9-7
2008 Host City: Rochester, MN
  • San Diego State
    San Diego State University
    San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...

     (National Runner-Up)


Tennessee W 5-3

Hope College W 6-1

Central Florida W 6-1

National Championship Game- California-PA L 7-3
  • Northern Arizona
    Northern Arizona University
    Northern Arizona University is a public university located in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has 39 satellite campuses in the state of Arizona. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.As of...

     (Finished 6th)


Northwood W 4-3

California-PA L 7-3

Farmingdale State W 5-4

Hope College L 4-3
2007 Host City: Fort Wayne, IN
  • Northern Arizona
    Northern Arizona University
    Northern Arizona University is a public university located in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has 39 satellite campuses in the state of Arizona. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.As of...

     (Finished 8th)


Tennessee W 9-5

Albany L 3-2

Northern Colorado L 8-3

Indiana-PA L 3-2
  • College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...

     (Finished 10th)


Kennesaw State L 12-3

California-PA W 11-5

San Diego State W 6-5

Wright State L 12-4
  • San Diego State
    San Diego State University
    San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...

     (Finished 12th)


Indiana-PA L 6-4

Central Florida W 3-2

College of the Canyons L 6-5

Penn State- Berks L 3-1
2006 Host City: Ft. Meyers, FL
  • College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...

     (Finished 12th)


Wright State L 6-1

Indiana-PA W 5-4 (SO)

Central Florida L 12-1

Pittsburgh-Johnstown L 9-2
2005 Host School: California University of PA
  • Fresno State (Finished 6th)


St. Vincent W 9-4

Penn State- Berks L 7-3

California-PA W 7-2

Wright State L 8-2
2004 Host School: Arizona State University
  • West Los Angeles College
    West Los Angeles College
    West Los Angeles College is a community college located in Culver City, California. It opened in 1969 and serves approximately 10,000 students....

     (Finished 9th)


Indiana-PA L 1-0

Florida Gulf Coast W 9-4

Radford W 16-1

Georgia Tech W 9-2
2003 Host School: Muskegon CC
  • College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons
    College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is located on of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California. The college’s address is:...

     (Finished 5th)


Wagner College W 3-2

Hope College L 1-0

Tennessee W 9-7

Georgetown University W 5-4
2002 Host School: Georgia Tech
  • UC San Diego
    University of California, San Diego
    The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...

     (Finished 8th)


Georgia W 4-3

Muskegon College L 5-3

Slippery Rock L 3-2

PCHA Rivalries

One of the more notable attributes of the PCHA are the intense rivalries that have formed over the previous years. Geographic proximity coupled with limited competition have been main contributors to these fierce matches.
  • Cal State Northridge vs. College of the Canyons

This may be the best standing rivalry left in the PCHA. This rivalry is noteworthy because some COC players transfer to CSUN to finish out their collegiate careers. Therefore, these two teams are quite familiar with one another. Both of these teams have been perennially successful, which has led to very intense matches.

In the last six seasons, COC has had the upper hand in this particular rivalry with an 11-4 record. In 2005-06 CSUN won the first regular season game 9-3. Later on COC ruined CSUN's perfect season coming from behind in the third period at Northridge to win 5-3. In 2006-07 these two teams opened the season against one another at COC with the Cougars winning 4-2. Back in Northridge, COC once again came from behind in the third period to win in overtime 5-4. At the PCHA playoffs CSUN beat COC in the consolation game. In 2007-08 COC fielded a poor team and subsequently lost 15-4 and forfeited the last game between the two teams. The 2008-09 season saw a resurgence in COC. In the first regular season game COC won 4-1. At Northridge, for the third straight time, COC overcame a third period deficit to win the game 6-5 in overtime. These two teams began the 2009-10 season against one another at COC with the Cougars winning 7-3. They also ended the regular season against one another with COC winning once again 7-3. In the 2010 Adam's Cup championship game COC started the game strong with a 3-0 lead. CSUN fought back to tie the score in the second but COC scored late to retake the lead. In the third period COC extended their lead to 5-3 but a late CSUN goal cut the lead once again to 5-4. The Matadors pulled their goaltender but COC scored on the empty net sealing the game for the Cougars. During the 2010-11 season COC won all three games versus CSUN 10-0, 10-5 and the second straight Adam's Cup championship game 14-1.
  • Sacramento State vs. UC Davis

Dubbed the "Causeway Classic
Causeway Classic
The Causeway Classic is the annual College football game between the Sacramento State Hornets and the UC Davis Aggies. In the past, the Causeway Carriage was transported to the winner of the game at the loser's expense...

" because of the rivalry between each universities' football programs, this rivalry is also due in part to the location of both schools, being the only two collegiate hockey programs in the Sacramento Valley. Since the 2006-07 season, Sac State's first back in the PCHA after being reinstated, this rivalry has been closely contested. Davis holds a slight advantage with a 7-6 record. At the 2011 playoffs Davis beat Sac State in the third place game 6-3.

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