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==Future of the CHA== |
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On [[6 March]] [[2008]], College Hockey America announced that [[Syracuse University]] will be joining the women's division for the 2008-09 season with a brand-new varsity program.<ref>[http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2008/03/06_syracuse.php College Hockey News: Syracuse Women Joining CHA; No Men's Hockey Soon<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==CHA championship games== |
==CHA championship games== |
Revision as of 16:25, 31 October 2008
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Association | NCAA |
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Commissioner | Ed Mclaughlin (Men) Craig Coleman (Women's) (since 2008) |
Sports fielded |
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Division | Division I |
Region | Nationwide |
Official website | http://collegehockeyamerica.com/ |
Locations | |
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College Hockey America is a college athletic conference with teams ranging geographically from New York to Alabama and Minnesota. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. When the NCAA no longer sanctioned Division II hockey, this conference formed among schools who had played at that level and chose to compete at the Division I level.
Member schools
There are seven member schools in all; the men's division has four members, while the women's division has five:
Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Joined | Men's championships | Women's championships | Primary Conference |
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University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville, Alabama | Chargers | 1950 | Public | 7,410 | 1999 | 2007 | N/A | Gulf South (D-II) |
Bemidji State University | Bemidji, Minnesota | Beavers | 1919 | Public | 5,000 | 1999 | 2005, 2006 | Plays in WCHA | Northern Sun (D-II) |
Mercyhurst College | Erie, Pennsylvania | Lakers | 1926 | Private/Catholic | 4,106 | 1999 | Plays in Atlantic Hockey | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 | PSAC (D-II) |
Niagara University | Lewiston, New York | Purple Eagles | 1856 | Private/Catholic | 3,746 | 1999 | 2000, 2004, 2008 | 0 | MAAC |
Robert Morris University | Moon Township, Pennsylvania | Colonials | 1921 | Private/Non-sectarian | 5,000 | 2004 | 0 | 0 | NEC |
Syracuse University | Syracuse, New York | Orange | 1870 | Private/Non-sectarian | 19,082 | 2008 | N/A | 0 | Big East |
Wayne State University | Detroit, Michigan | Warriors | 1868 | Public | 33,000 | 1999 | Dropped in 2008 | 0 | GLIAC (D-II) |
Former
- Wayne State University (men's program dropped), 1999-2008
- Men's Championships: 2001, 2002, 2003
- United States Air Force Academy (Atlantic Hockey) 1999-2006
- University of Findlay (dropped program), 1999-2004
- United States Military Academy (Atlantic Hockey), 1999-2003
CHA championship games
For the first time in conference history, the 2006 men's and women's tournaments were held at the same site: The Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Detroit, Michigan. The 2007 men's conference tournament was held in Des Moines, Iowa while the women's tournament was played at the Island Sports Center in Pittsburgh.
The 2008 CHA men's and women's tournament will be held at Dwyer Arena in Lewiston, New York. The women's tournament will be held March 7-8 and the men's tournament on March 14-16.
Men's
- 2000 Niagara def. Alabama-Huntsville 3-2 (Huntsville, AL)
- 2001 Wayne State def. Alabama-Huntsville 4-1 (Huntsville, AL)
- 2002 Wayne State def. Alabama-Huntsville 5-4 (ot) (Lewiston, NY)
- 2003 Wayne State def. Bemidji State 3-2 (Kearney, NE)
- 2004 Niagara def. Bemidji State 4-3 (ot) (Kearney, NE)
- 2005 Bemidji State def. Alabama-Huntsville 3-0 (Grand Rapids, MN)
- 2006 Bemidji State def. Niagara 4-2 (Detroit, MI)
- 2007 Alabama-Hunsville def. Robert Morris 5-4 (ot) ( Des Moines, IA)
- 2008 Niagara def. Bemidji State 3-2 (Lewiston, NY)
Postseason Men's Hockey History
Year | CHA Rep. | Opponent | Result |
2000 | Niagara [1] | New Hampshire | W 4-1 |
Niagara | North Dakota | L 4-1 | |
2003 | Wayne State | Colorado College | L 4-2 |
2004 | Niagara | Boston College | L 5-2 |
2005 | Bemidji State | Denver | L 4-3 (ot) |
2006 | Bemidji State | Wisconsin | L 4-0 |
2007 | Alabama-Huntsville | Notre Dame | L 3-2 (2ot) |
2008 | Niagara | Michigan | L 5-1 |
Women's
- 2003 Mercyhurst def. Findlay 1-0 (Detroit, MI)
- 2004 Mercyhurst def. Niagara 3-1 (Lewiston, NY)
- 2005 Mercyhurst def. Niagara 4-1 (Erie, PA)
- 2006 Mercyhurst def. Niagara 6-2 (Detroit, MI)
- 2007 Mercyhurst def. Wayne State 4-1 (Pittsburgh, PA)
- 2008 Mercyhurst def. Wayne State 2-1 (OT) (Lewiston, NY)
Postseason Women's Hockey History
Year | CHA Rep. | Opponent | Result |
2002 | Niagara | Minnesota-Duluth | L 3-2 |
Niagara | Minnesota | T 2-2 (frozen four consolation) | |
2005 | Mercyhurst | Harvard | L 5-4 (3ot) |
2006 | Mercyhurst | Wisconsin | L 2-1 (2ot) |
2007 | Mercyhurst | Minnesota-Duluth | L 3-2 (ot) |
2008 | Mercyhurst | Minnesota-Duluth | L 5-4 |
Conference arenas
School | Hockey Arena | Capacity |
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Alabama-Huntsville | Von Braun Center | 6,800 |
Bemidji State | John S. Glas Field House | 2,358 |
Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center | 1,500 |
Niagara | Dwyer Arena | 2,000 |
Robert Morris | Island Sports Center | 1,100 |
Syracuse | Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion | renovations pending |
Wayne State | City Sports Center | 500 |
Notes
- ^ College Hockey America was not awarded an automatic bid until 2003. Niagara qualified for the tournament as an at-large invitee.