Established in 1991, the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association is a hockey-only college athletic conference whose members are East Coast schools. The ECHA is part of the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I. The ECHA currently has six member schools for the 2009-10 season, United States Naval Academy and Drexel University will be returning to the ECHA and Penn State Berks will become a new member for the 2010-2011 season, University of Maryland will leave the ECHA as the team moves to ACHA Division II.
[edit] League Format
Teams play each of the other ECHA teams twice, once at home and once away. In addition teams play non-league teams from other ACHA member schools. At the conclusion of the regular season in February the league holds a championship tournament. At the conclusion of the ECHA championship tournament, the ECHA Champions receive an automatic bid to the ACHA Men's Division I National Tournament.
[edit] Membership
[edit] Conference arenas
| School |
Hockey Arena |
Location |
Capacity |
| Drexel |
Class of 1923 Arena |
Philadelphia, PA |
2,900 |
| Lebanon Valley |
Hersheypark Arena |
Hershey, PA |
7,286 |
| Lehigh |
Steel Ice Center |
Bethlehem, PA |
1,000 |
| Navy |
McMullen Hockey Arena |
Annapolis, MD |
1,000 (expandable to 3,000) |
| Penn State-Berks |
Bodyzone Sports & Wellness Complex |
Wyomissing, PA |
1,000 |
| Scranton |
Revolution Ice Centre |
Pittston, PA |
1,000 |
| Towson |
Ice World |
Abington, MD |
1,000 |
| Villanova |
Ice Line Quad Rinks |
West Chester, PA |
500 |
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[edit] See also
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