Eastern Collegiate Hockey League
Not to be confused with the ECHL, a professional minor league hockey league in the United States.
Eastern Collegiate Hockey League
(ECHL) |
|
| Association |
ACHA |
| Division |
Division I |
| Members |
7 |
| Sports fielded |
Ice hockey (men's: yes; women's: no) |
| Region |
East Coast |
| Headquarters |
Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Commissioner |
William Shannon |
| Website |
ECHL.com |
The Eastern Collegiate Hockey League is an ACHA Division I club hockey league consisting of teams in the Northeast United States. The League consists of 6 teams from schools in New York and Pennsylvania.
Format
The ECHL's seven member teams play a regular season schedule consisting of 10 league games, in addition to non-conference ACHA opponents. The season concludes with the post-season ECHL Tournament. An automatic bid to the ACHA National Championship Tournament is awarded to the winner of the regular season.
Current Teams
| Institution |
Location |
Founded |
Affiliation |
Enrollment |
Team Nickname |
Primary conference |
| University at Buffalo |
Buffalo, New York |
1846 |
Public |
28,192 |
Bulls |
Mid-American Conference (D-I) |
| Canisius College |
Buffalo, New York |
1870 |
Private/Catholic |
3,490 |
Golden Griffins |
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (D-I) |
| SUNY Canton |
Canton, New York |
1906 |
Public |
3,056 |
'Roos |
Independent (USCAA) |
| Mercyhurst College |
Erie, Pennsylvania |
1926 |
Private/Catholic |
3,226 |
Lakers |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (D-II) |
| Niagara University |
Lewiston, New York |
1856 |
Private/Catholic |
3,746 |
Purple Eagles |
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (D-I) |
| Rochester Institute of Technology |
Henrietta, NY |
1829 |
Private/Non-sectarian |
13,861 |
Tigers |
Empire 8 (D-III) |
| University of Rochester |
Rochester, New York |
1850 |
Private/Non-sectarian |
9,027 |
Yellowjackets |
University Athletic Association (D-III) |
Note: Canisius, Mercyhurst, Niagara, RIT, and Robert Morris all have NCAA Division I hockey teams competing in Atlantic Hockey.
Conference arenas
| School |
Hockey Arena |
Location |
Capacity |
| Buffalo |
Amherst Ice Center |
Amherst, NY |
1,800 |
| Canisius |
Dann Memorial Rink |
Buffalo, NY |
1,000 |
| Canton |
Convocation and Athletic Recreation Center |
Canton, NY |
TBD |
| Mercyhurst |
Mercyhurst Ice Center |
Erie, PA |
1,500 |
| Niagara |
Dwyer Arena |
Lewiston, New York |
2,300 |
| RIT |
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena |
Henrietta, NY |
2,100 |
| Rochester |
Genesee Valley Park Sports Complex |
Rochester, NY |
1,200 |
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See also