United Collegiate Hockey Conference
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Founded | 2016 |
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Commissioner | Chuck Mitrano |
No. of teams | 13 |
Headquarters | Rochester, New York |
Official website | theuchc |
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.
The conference was announced in 2016 as an association of 10 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] the same time when charter men's member Nazareth College began varsity women's play in the UCHC.[2] The following season, Alvernia University joined for its first season of varsity women's play.[3] A more recent change to conference membership came in July 2021 with the launch of new varsity men's and women's programs by Arcadia University.[4] The most recent change came in 2022–23 when Alvernia added a newly launched men's team to its existing UCHC membership.[5]
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.[6]
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Members schools
Current members
School | Location | Nickname | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Year Joined | Primary Conference | Colors |
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Alvernia University | Reading, Pennsylvania | Golden Wolves | 1958 | Private | 2,872 | 2019-20 (women) 2022-23 (men) |
MAC Commonwealth | |
Arcadia University | Glenside, Pennsylvania | Knights | 1853 | Private | 2,473 | 2021-22 | MAC Freedom | |
Chatham University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Cougars | 1869 | Private | 2,300 | 2017-18 | PAC | |
King's College | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Monarchs | 1946 | Private/Catholic | 2,300 | 2017-18 | MAC Freedom | |
Lebanon Valley College | Annville, Pennsylvania | Flying Dutchmen | 1866 | Private/Methodist | 1,750 | 2017-18 | MAC Commonwealth | |
Manhattanville College | Purchase, New York | Valiants | 1841 | Private | 2,700 | 2017-18 | Skyline | |
Nazareth College | Pittsford, New York | Golden Flyers | 1924 | Private | 2,800 | 2017-18
(men) |
Empire 8 | |
Neumann University | Aston, Pennsylvania | Knights | 1965 | Private/Catholic | 3,000 | 2017-18 | CSAC | |
Stevenson University | Baltimore County, Maryland | Mustangs | 1947 | Private | 3,700 | 2017-18 | MAC Commonwealth | |
Utica College | Utica, New York | Pioneers | 1946 | Private | 4,400 | 2017-18 | Empire 8 | |
Wilkes University | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Colonels | 1933 | Private | 5,000 | 2018-19 | Landmark |
Future Members
School | Location | Nickname | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Year Joining | Primary Conference | Colors |
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State University of New York at Brockport | Brockport, New York | Golden Eagles | 1867 | Public | 7,924 | 2024-25 (men)[7] | SUNYAC (Empire 8 in 2024-25) |
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State University of New York at Geneseo | Geneseo, New York | Knights | 1871 | 4,910 | 2024-25 (men)[8] |
Membership timeline
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Former members
School | Location | Nickname | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Year Joined | Year Left | Current Conference | Colors |
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Elmira College | Elmira, New York | Soaring Eagles | 1855 | Private | 1,170 | 2017-18 | 2021-22 | NEHC | |
William Smith College | Geneva, New York | Herons | 1908 | Private | 2,229 | 2017-18 | 2021-22 | NEHC | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css"></templatestyles> |
Champions
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Arenas
School | Arena | Capacity |
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Alvernia | The Body Zone Santander Arena (alternate) |
n/a 7,000 |
Arcadia | Hatfield Ice Arena | n/a |
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 |
Wilkes | Toyota SportsPlex | 3,860 |
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