Eastern Collegiate Hockey League
Eastern Collegiate Hockey League | |
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ECHL | |
Dissolved | 2012 |
Association | ACHA |
Division | Division I |
Members | 7 |
Sports fielded |
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Region | East Coast |
Headquarters | Erie, Pennsylvania |
Commissioner | William Shannon |
Website | ECHL.com |
The Eastern Collegiate Hockey League was an ACHA Division I club hockey league that consisted of teams in the Northeast United States. The league consisted of 6 teams from schools in New York and Pennsylvania.
Format[]
The ECHL's had seven member teams that played a 10-game regular season conference schedule. The season concluded with the post-season ECHL Tournament. An automatic bid to the ACHA National Championship Tournament was awarded to the winner of the regular season.
Former Teams[]
Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Team Nickname | Primary conference |
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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 |
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Buffalo | Amherst Ice Center | Amherst, NY | 1,800 |
Canisius | Buffalo, NY | 1,000 | |
Canton | Canton, NY | TBD | |
Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst Ice Center | Erie, PA | 1,500 |
Niagara | Dwyer Arena | Lewiston, New York | 1,400 |
RIT | Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena | Henrietta, NY | 2,100 |
Rochester | Rochester, NY | 1,200 |
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See also[]
Categories:
- ACHA Division 1 conferences
- Defunct college sports conferences in the United States