Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association

Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association (CCWHA)

Association	ACHA
Division	Women's Division I
Members	18
Sports fielded	Ice hockey
Region	Midwest and Great Lakes
Headquarters	Grand Rapids, Michigan
Commissioner	Molly Mahoney
Website	http://www.ccwha.net/

The Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association (CCWHA) is a Women's Division I ACHA club level hockey-college athletic conference. The league currently has sixteen member teams from schools in two divisions located in the Midwestern United States.^[1]

Current members

Division I

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Team Nickname
Adrian College	Adrian, Michigan	1859	Private	1,040	Bulldogs
Davenport University	Caledonia, Michigan	1960	Private	12,471	Panthers
Grand Valley State University	Allendale, Michigan	1960	Public	23,892	Lakers
Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	1855	Public	46,045	Spartans
Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	1809	Public	20,126	RedHawks
Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	1870	Public	60,347	Buckeyes
Robert Morris University (IL)	Chicago, Illinois	1913	Private	7,727	Eagles
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	1817	Public	40,042	Wolverines

Division II

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Team Nickname
Aquinas College	Grand Rapids, Michigan	1886	Private	2,001	Saints
Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	1892	Public	26,788	Chippewas
Lake Superior State University	Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan	1946	Public	2,637	Lakers
Loyola University Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	1870	Private	15,068	Ramblers
Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	1855	Public	46,045	Spartans
Northern Michigan University	Marquette, Michigan	1899	Public	9,400	Wildcats
Notre Dame University	South Bend, Indiana	1842	Private	11,733	Fighting Irish
University of Michigan - Flint	Flint, MI	1956	Public	8,289	Wolverines

Note: Michigan State fields both a Division I and a Division II team in the CCWHA and the ACHA. Teams have separate coaching staffs and rosters.

Former members

Institution	Years	New Conference	Classification
Bowling Green State	1997-2006	Ceased operations	N/A
University of Illinois	1996-2007	Independent	N/A
Lake Forest College	1996-2000	NCHA	NCAA DIII^[2]
Lindenwood University	2007-2011	CHA	NCAA DI^[3]^[4]
Oakland University	1999-2004	Ceased operations	N/A
University of Wisconsin	1996-1998	Independent	ACHA DI
Western Michigan University	1996-2011	Ceased operations	N/A

CCWHA Championship History

The inaugural playoff, held at Munn Arena - Michigan State University (Feb. 1997), was the capstone of the 1996-97 inaugural season of the CCWHA. The eight teams that comprised the CCWHA that season included the following schools: Ohio State University, University of Michigan, Michigan State, University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin, Western Michigan University, Lake Forest College and Bowling Green State University.

Division I

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	Location
1997	Ohio State	Michigan	East Lansing, MI
1998	Ohio State	Unknown	Unknown
1999	Ohio State	Unknown	East Lansing, MI
2000	Michigan	Western Michigan	East Lansing, MI
2001	Michigan	Western Michigan	Sault Ste. Marie, MI
2002	Michigan State	Michigan	Kalamazoo, MI
2003	Michigan State	Michigan	East Lansing, MI
2004	Oakland	Michigan State	Marquette, MI
2005	Western Michigan	Michigan	Kalkaska, MI
2006	Western Michigan	Michigan	Kalkaska, MI
2007	Ohio State	Western Michigan	Findlay, OH
2008	Lindenwood	Michigan	Findlay, OH
2009	Lindenwood	Michigan State	Kalamazoo, MI
2010	Lindenwood	Michigan State	Kalamazoo, MI
2011	Lindenwood	Grand Valley	Holland, MI
2012	Robert Morris (IL)	Michigan	Holland, MI
2013	Michigan State	Robert Morris (IL)	Flint, MI
2014	Miami	Adrian	Flint, MI
2015	Miami	Michigan	Flint, MI

Division II

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	Location
2015	Michigan State	Northern Michigan	Mount Pleasant, MI

Totals
Team	Titles	Years
Lindenwood	4	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Ohio State	4	1997, 1998, 1999, 2007
Michigan State	4	2002, 2003, 2013, 2014
Western Michigan	2	2005, 2006
Michigan	2	2000, 2001
Miami	2	2014, 2015
Robert Morris (IL)	1	2012
Oakland	1	2004

National Championships

CCWHA Teams have combined to win six of fourteen ACHA Women's Division I National Championships. ^[5]

Western Michigan - 1997 (pre ACHA known as Women's Collegiate Club Championship)^[6]
Miami (OH) - 2014
Michigan State - 2003, 2011
Robert Morris (IL) - 2005, 2007
Lindenwood - 2008, 2009, 2010^[7]

References

↑ "Adrian will be a member of CCWHA in 2012-13". Adrian College. January 26, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
↑ "Lake Forest College Announces the Addition of Varsity Women's Ice Hockey". Lake Forest College. May 19, 1999. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
↑ Staff (March 26, 2011). "Lindenwood women to go Division I". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
↑ Staff (November 11, 2011). "Lindenwood formally admitted into CHA". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
↑ "American Collegiate Hockey Association Hockey Website". Achahockey.org. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
↑ "Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association (CCWHA)". Women's College Hockey. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
↑ "2011 United States University Women’s Select Team Assistant Coach Named". Achahockey.org. 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-06-09.

External links

Women's ice hockey leagues in North America

Professional	Canadian Women's Hockey League National Women's Hockey League Western Women's Hockey League

Senior	Golden Blades Women's Hockey League Lower Lakers Female Hockey League Mid-Atlantic Women's Hockey League National Capital Women's Hockey League Winnipeg Women's Hockey League

Collegiate	Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Canadian Interuniversity Sport Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League Hockey collégial féminin RSEQ NCAA Division I NCAA Division III

Junior	Junior Women's Hockey League Manitoba Women's Junior Hockey League Provincial Women's Hockey League

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