United Collegiate Hockey Conference

The United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) is a college athletic conference which operates in Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania in the eastern United States. It participates in NCAA Division III as a hockey-only conference.

United Collegiate Hockey Conference
Established2016
AssociationNCAA
DivisionDivision III
Members10
Sports fielded
RegionEastern United States
CommissionerChuck Mitrano (since 2016)
Websitetheuchc.com
Locations

The conference was announced in 2016 as an association of ten schools and league play began for the 2017-18 academic year, with nine each playing in the men's and women's divisions. The majority of the member schools were previously members of the now-defunct ECAC West hockey conference. Wilkes University was also announced as a future member for both the men's and women's divisions for the start of the 2018–19 academic year.[1] Currently, Nazareth College competes only in the men's division and William Smith College competes only in the women's division. Nazareth announced plans to begin a women's hockey program that will begin UCHC competition for the 2018–19 season.[2]

The league did not have an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship or the NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship for the 2017–18 season but the Men's league gained the bid for the 2018–19 season and the Women's league did for the 2019-20 season.[3]

Member schools

Current members
School Location Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment Year Joined Primary Conference Colors
Chatham University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Cougars 1869 Private 2,300 2017 Presidents' Athletic Conference          
Elmira College Elmira, New York Soaring Eagles 1855 Private 1,170 2017 Empire 8          
King's College Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Monarchs 1946 Private/Catholic 2,300 2017 MAC Freedom Conference          
Lebanon Valley College Annville, Pennsylvania Flying Dutchmen 1866 Private/Methodist 1,750 2017 MAC Commonwealth Conference          
Manhattanville College Purchase, New York Valiants 1841 Private 2,700 2017 Skyline Conference          
Nazareth College Pittsford, New York Golden Flyers 1924 Private 2,800 2017 (men)
2018 (women)		 Empire 8          
Neumann University Aston, Pennsylvania Knights 1965 Private/Catholic 3,000 2017 Colonial States Athletic Conference               
Stevenson University Baltimore County, Maryland Mustangs 1947 Private 3,700 2017 MAC Commonwealth Conference
Utica College Utica, New York Pioneers 1946 Private 4,400 2017 Empire 8          
Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Colonels 1933 Private 5,000 2018 MAC Freedom Conference          
William Smith College Geneva, New York Herons 1822 Private 2,237 2017 (women) Liberty League          

Membership timeline
Wilkes UniversityHobart and William Smith CollegesUtica CollegeStevenson UniversityNeumann UniversityNazareth College (New York)Manhattanville CollegeLebanon Valley CollegeKing's College (Pennsylvania)Elmira CollegeChatham University

Champions
Main article: UCHC Men's Tournament

Men

Season Regular Season Tournament
2017-18 Utica Utica
2018-19 Utica Manhattanville
2019-20 Utica Utica

Women

Season Regular Season Tournament
2017-18 Elmira Elmira
2018-19 Elmira Elmira

Arenas
School Arena Capacity
Chatham Frozen Pond Arena n/a
Elmira Murray Athletic Center 3,200
King's Revolution Ice Centre 500
Lebanon Valley Hersheypark Arena 7,286
Manhattanville PlayLand Ice Casino n/a
Nazareth Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex 3,000
Neumann IceWorks Skating Complex n/a
Stevenson Reisterstown Sportsplex n/a
Utica Adirondack Bank Center 3,860
William Smith Geneva Recreation Complex n/a

References
  1. "United Collegiate Hockey Conference to debut next season". D3Hockey.com. D3Hockey.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. "Nazareth to add women's ice hockey". nazathletics.com. Nazareth College. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. "UCHC Men get Automatic Bid". D3Hockey.com.
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