Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association

Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (ECRHA)
Established	1997
Association	NCRHA
Division	Division I Division II Division III Junior College B Division
Members	33 schools
Sports fielded	Inline hockey (men's: 46 teams; women's: 0 teams)
Region	Northeast
Headquarters	Cockeysville, Maryland
Commissioner	Kevin Murphy
Website	http://www.ecrha.net/

The Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (ECRHA) is a member organization which operates in the Northeast. It participates in the NCRHA's Division I, II, III, JuCo, & B as an inline hockey-only organization. It was founded in 1997 as the Mid-Atlantic Region of the now defunct Collegiate Roller Hockey League and later joined the NCRHA in 2003.

Contents 1 Championships 1.1 Division I 1.2 Division II 1.2.1 Northern Conference 1.2.2 Empire Conference 1.2.3 Liberty Conference 1.2.4 Keystone Conference 1.3 Division III 1.4 Junior College Division 2 Members 3 List of ECRHA Championship Games 3.1 Division I 3.2 Division II 3.3 Division III 3.4 Junior College Division 3.5 B Division 4 Organization facilities 5 History 6 Events 7 See also 8 External links

Championships

Division I

• University of Connecticut
• Hofstra University
  • 1-time ECRHA Division II champions (2005)
• University of Rhode Island
  • 1-time ECRHA Division I regular season champions (2007)
  • 1-time ECRHA Division I champions (2009)
• Rutgers University
  • 1-time ECRHA B Division regular season champions (2007)
  • 1-time ECRHA Division I regular season champions (2009)
• State University of New York at Stony Brook
  • 1-time ECRHA Division II champions (2007)
  • 1-time NCRHA Division II champions (2007)
  • 1-time ECRHA Division I regular season champions (2008)
• United States Military Academy at West Point
• State University of New York at Buffalo
  • 2-time ECRHA Division I champions (2008, 2010)
  • 1-time ECRHA Division I regular season champions (2010)
  • 2-time ECRHA B Division champions (2008, 2010)
  • 2-time ECRHA B Division regular season champions (2008, 2009)
• Pennsylvania State University
  • 1-time ECRHA B Division regular season champions (2005)
  • 1-time ECRHA B Division champions(2009)
• Towson University
  • 3-time ECRHA Division I champions (2004, 2005, 2006)
  • 2-time ECRHA Division I regular season champions (2005, 2006)

Division II

Northern Conference

• State University of New York at Albany
• Boston University
• University of Maine
• University of Vermont

Empire Conference

• State University of New York at Brockport
  • 2-time ECRHA Division II regular season champions (2006,2010)
• Cornell University
• Millersville University
• State University of New York Binghamton
  • 2-time ECRHA Division II champions (2002, 2003)
  • 1-time ECRHA Division II regular season champions (2003)
  • 1-time CRHL Division II national champions (2003, crowned by CRHL, pre-dated NCRHA)

Liberty Conference

• Drexel University
  • 1-time ECRHA B Division champions (2003)
• Neumann University
  • 2-time NCRHA Division II national champions (2006. 2008)
  • 4-time ECRHA Division II champions (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009)
  • 4-time ECRHA Division II regular season champions (2004, 2005, 2008,2009)
  • 2-time NCRHA Division II champions (2006, 2008)
• Temple University
• West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • 1-time NCRHA Division II national champions (2010)
  • 1-time ECRHA Division II champions (2010)
  • 2-time ECRHA Division II regular season champions (2002, 2009)

Keystone Conference

• Rowan University
• University of Pittsburgh
• Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
• Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Division III

• State University of New York at Cortland
• University of Delaware
  • 1-time ECRHA B Division champions (2002)
  • 2-time ECRHA B Division Regular season champions (2002, 2003)
• Loyola College in Maryland
  • 1-time ECRHA DIII Regular Season Champions (2009)
• University of Scranton
  • 1-time ECRHA DIII Division champions (2009)
• Syracuse University
• University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Ramapo College
• Ithaca College
• Northeastern University
  • 1-time ECRHA Division III champions (2010)
  • 1-time ECRHA DIII Regular Season Champions (2010)
  • 1-time NECRHA Division I champions (2000, crowned by NECRHA, pre-dated ECRHA)

Junior College Division

• Suffolk County Community College
  • 5-time ECRHA Division III champions (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
  • 4-time ECRHA Division B champions (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
  • 1-time ECRHA Division I regular season champions (2004)
  • 4-time ECRHA Division III regular season champions (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
  • 3-time ECRHA B Division regular season champions (2004, 2006, 2007)
  • 1-time ECRHA Junior College champions (2009)
• Nassau Community College
  • 1-time ECRHA Division III champions (2008)

Members

There are currently 35 member schools; there are 9 Division I teams, 16 Division II teams, 9 Division III teams, 1 Junior College Division team, and 13 B Division teams.

Institution	Location - City	Location - State	Nickname	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Primary Conference
State University of New York at Albany	Albany	New York	Danes	1844	Public	18,000	America East
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst	Massachusetts	Minutemen	1863	Public	26,360	Atlantic 10
United States Military Academy at West Point	West Point	New York	Black Knights	1802	Federal Military Academy	4,000	Patriot League
State University of New York at Binghamton	Vestal	New York	Bearcats	1946	Public	14,373	America East
Boston University	Boston	Massachusetts	Terriers	1839	Private	30,000	America East
State University of New York at Brockport	Brockport	New York	Golden Eagles	1867	Public	8,742	ECAC
State University of New York at Buffalo	Buffalo	New York	Wings	1846	Public	28,054	MAC
University of Connecticut	Storrs	Connecticut	Huskies	1881	Public	28,000	Big East
Cornell University	Ithaca	New York	Big Red	1865	Private	19,800	Ivy League
State University of New York at Cortland	Cortland	New York	Red Dragons	1868	Public	7,000	ECAC
University of Delaware	Newark	Delaware	Fightin' Blue Hens	1743	Public	19,000	CAA
Drexel University	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Dragons	1891	Private	19,882	CAA
Hofstra University	Hempstead	New York	Pride	1935	Private/Non-Sectarian	13,000	CAA
Ithaca College	Ithaca	New York	Bombers	1892	Private	6,448	ECAC
Loyola College in Maryland	Baltimore	Maryland	Greyhounds	1852	Private/Catholic (Jesuit)	6,131	MAAC
University of Maine	Orono	Maine	Black Bears	1862	Public	12,100	America East
Millersville University	Millersville	Pennsylvania	Marauders	1855	Public	8,200	PSAC
Neumann University	Aston	Pennsylvania	Knights	1965	Private/Roman Catholic	3,000	CSAC
Northeastern University	Boston	Massachusetts	Huskies	1898	Private	20,949	CAA
Pennsylvania State University	State College	Pennsylvania	Nittany Lions	1855	Private/State-Related	42,914	Big Ten
University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Panthers	1787	Private/State-Related	27,020	Big East
Ramapo College of New Jersey	Mahwah	New Jersey	Roadrunners	1969	Public	5,700	NJAC
University of Rhode Island	Kingston	Rhode Island	Rams	1892	Public	19,095	Atlantic 10
Rowan University	Glassboro	New Jersey	Profs	1923	Public	10,130	NJAC
Rutgers University	New Brunswick	New Jersey	Scarlet Knights	1766	Public	49,000	Big East
University of Scranton	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Royals	1888	Private/Jesuit	5,000	Landmark
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg	Pennsylvania	Raiders	1871	Public	7,500	PSAC
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Slippery Rock	Pennsylvania	Rock	1889	Public	7,800	PSAC
State University of New York at Stony Brook	Stony Brook	New York	Seawolves	1957	Public	23,997	America East
Suffolk County Community College	Selden	New York	Lighthouses	1959	Public Community College	22,092	NJCAA
Syracuse University	Syracuse	New York	Orange	1870	Private	19,084	Big East
Temple University	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Owls	1884	Public	34,218	Atlantic 10
Towson University	Towson	Maryland	Tigers	1866	Public	18,921	CAA
University of Vermont	Burlington	Vermont	Catamounts	1971	Public	11,000	America East
University of Massachusetts	Amherst	Massachusetts	Minutemen	1863	Public	26,360	Atlantic 10
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	West Chester	Pennsylvania	Rams	1871	Public	14,950	PSAC

List of ECRHA Championship Games

The ECRHA Regional Championship Game has been held in Feasterville, Pennsylvania, at the Sportsplex since 2003. Before that it was held in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania at the Susquehanna Sports Center.

The Regional Championships are held during the first weekend in March at the Sportsplex, with all five divisions playing at the same event. The top eight Division I teams, top twelve Division II teams, top eight Division III teams, top two Junior College teams, and top six B Division teams qualify for the Regional Championships.

Division I

• 1999 Penn State def. RIT
• 2000 Penn State def. Pittsburgh 4–1
• 2001 RIT def. PSU Altoona 6–2
• 2002 RIT def. Penn State 10–1
• 2003 RIT def. Delaware 10–2
• 2004 Towson def. Maryland 7–5
• 2005 Towson def. RIT 5–2
• 2006 Towson def. Boston University 11–5
• 2007 RIT def. Buffalo 4–3
• 2008 Buffalo def. Towson 6–4
• 2009 Rhode Island def. Buffalo 3–2 (OT)
• 2010 Buffalo def. Rhode Island 6-3

Division II

• 2001 Binghamton def. West Chester 4–3
• 2002 Binghamton def. Buffalo 2–1, 4–3
• 2003 Binghamton def. Neumann 7–2, 4–3
• 2004 Neumann def. Maine 8–2
• 2005 Hofstra def. Neumann 8–7 (OT)
• 2006 Neumann def. Brockport 7–6
• 2007 Stony Brook def. Neumann 6–5 (OT)
• 2008 Neumann def. Albany 8–1
• 2009 Neumann def. West Chester 7-4
• 2010 West Chester def. Rowan 4-2

Division III

• 2009 Scranton def. Loyola 7-3
• 2010 Northeastern def. Scranton 10-4

Junior College Division

• 2003 Suffolk County def. Northern Virginia 7–6, 5–4
• 2004 Suffolk County def. Northern Virginia 11–3, 11–4
• 2005 Suffolk County def. Northern Virginia 10–2, 9–6
• 2006 No Division III championship. Suffolk County regular season champions.
• 2007 Suffolk County def. Nassau County 10–2, 11–7
• 2008 Nassau County def. Suffolk County 8–9, 6–5, 10–6

B Division

• 2001 Pittsburgh
• 2002 Delaware def. James Madison 5–3
• 2003 Drexel def. Buffalo 3–2, 2–1
• 2004 Suffolk County def. Delaware 10–2
• 2005 Suffolk County def. Towson 5–4
• 2006 Suffolk County def. Towson 9–5
• 2007 Suffolk County def. Towson 5–3
• 2008 Buffalo def. Penn State 2–1 (OT)
• 2009 Penn State def. West Chester 10–1
• 2010 Buffalo def. Penn State 5-4

Organization facilities

Arena	Location	# of Rinks
Bladerunners - Harmarville	Harmar Township, Pennsylvania	1
Epic Center	Williamsville, New York	1
Hot Shots Sports Arena	Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania	2
Marple Sports Arena	Broomall, Pennsylvania	2
Skate Safe America	Old Bethpage, New York	2
Sportime	Bethpage, New York	1
Sportsplex	Feasterville, Pennsylvania	3
Susquehanna Sports Center	Lemoyne, Pennsylvania	1
YMCA Pickelner Arena	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	1
Z-Rink	Glastonbury, Connecticut	1

History

The ECRHA was founded by Jonathan Huck, Brendan Brennan, Nick Sally, and Ben Picker (who is now general counsel to the NCRHA and ECRHA). The region was first known as the Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR) of the Collegiate Roller Hockey League (CRHL). After the collapse of the CRHL and the creation of the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA), the MAR was renamed and restructured into the Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association. The region then merged with the New England Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NECRHA), thereby significantly increasing the geographic area of the ECRHA. The (NECRHA) was founded in 1999 by University of Rhode Island roller hockey team founder Joseph DesMarais. The (NECRHA) in its initial seasons consisted of 8 teams from Maine to Rhode Island consisting of University of Vermont, University of Rhode Island, University of Connecticut, Central Connecticut State, Boston University, Northeastern University and others. In 2006, teams from Virginia, an area previously within the geographic borders of the ECRHA, moved into the Southeastern Collegiate Roller Hockey League.

Events

The 2003 and 2009 National Championship tournaments were held in Feasterville, PA at the Sportsplex, a facility within the geographical boundaries of the ECRHA. College roller hockey teams came from around the country to be crowned the national champions at the division I, II and Junior College levels. Lindenwood (MO), Cal Poly Pomona(CA), SUNY Binghamton(NY) and St Charles CC(M0) all went home with championships in their respective divisions.

See also

• ECRHA - Past League Champions
• ECRHA - Awards
• ECRHA - All-Americans
• ECRHA - Goal Scoring Champion
• ECRHA - Assist Champion
• ECRHA - Scoring Champion
• ECRHA - Goalie Champion

External links

• National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association
• Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association
• USA Hockey
• Binghamton University Roller Hockey
• Drexel University Roller Hockey
• University at Buffalo Roller Hockey
• West Point Roller Hockey
• Penn State Roller Hockey