List of defunct men's college ice hockey teams
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This is a list of defunct men's varsity college hockey teams
School | City | State | First Season | Last Season | Primary Conference | Notes |
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University of Alabama in Huntsville (Alabama–Huntsville or UAH) | Huntsville | Alabama | 1979–80 | 2020–21 | WCHA | Dropped hockey after the 2020–21 season (though officially "suspended") due to inability to find a new conference home after the demise of its former home league of the men's WCHA.[1] |
University of Alaska Anchorage (Alaska–Anchorage) | Anchorage | Alaska | 1979–80 | 2019–20 | WCHA | Did not play in 2020–21 due to COVID-19 concerns, and dropped hockey after that season. However, subsequent fundraising efforts to reinstate the sport were successful enough that the university announced the return of men's hockey in 2022–23. |
Alaska Methodist University | Anchorage | Alaska | unknown | unknown | Now known as Alaska Pacific University | |
Baldwin Wallace University | Berea | Ohio | 1937–38[2] | 1938–39 | Penn-Ohio League | |
Boston State College | Boston | Massachusetts | 1961–62 | 1981–82 | ECAC Division III | Merged with UMass Boston in 1982 |
University at Buffalo | Buffalo | New York | 1969–70[3] | 1986–87[3] | SUNYAC | |
University of California, Berkeley (California) | Berkeley | California | Unknown | 1948-49 | ||
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | Los Angeles | California | Unknown | 1940-41[4] | ||
Carnegie Institute of Technology | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 1936-37 | 1940-41 | Penn-Ohio League | Merged with the Mellon Institute of Technology in 1967 to form the current Carnegie Mellon University. |
Case Institute of Technology | Cleveland | Ohio | 1938-39 | 1939-40 | Penn-Ohio League | Merged with Western Reserve University in 1967 to form the current Case Western Reserve University. |
Chicago State University | Chicago | Illinois | 1972–73 | 1978–79 | ||
Columbia University | New York | New York | 1896-97 | Early 1910s | Independent | |
University of Dayton | Dayton | Ohio | 1966-67[5] | 1989-90[6] | Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association | |
Duquesne University | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Unknown | 1940-41 | Penn-Ohio League | |
Fairfield University | Fairfield | Connecticut | 1974-75 | 2002-03 | MAAC | |
Fenn College | Cleveland | Ohio | 1937-38 | 1939-40 | Penn-Ohio League | College acquired by Cleveland State University in 1965 |
University of Findlay | Findlay | Ohio | 1996-97 | 2003-04 | College Hockey America | |
Gonzaga University | Spokane | Washington | 1931–32 | 1939–40[7] | / | |
Hillsdale College | Hillsdale | Michigan | 1969-70[8] | 1977-78[9] | ||
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) | Chicago | Illinois | 1966-67 | 1995-96 | CCHA | |
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (Illinois) | Champaign | Illinois | 1937-38 | 1942-43 | Big Ten | |
Iona College | New Rochelle | New York | 1967-68 | 2002-03 | MAAC | |
John Carroll University | University Heights | Ohio | Unknown | 1940-41 | Penn-Ohio League | Undefeated for 41 straight games from 1939-41[10] |
Kent State University | Kent | Ohio | 1980-81 | 1993-94 | ACHA / CCHA | 1988-89 season canceled due to hazing incident |
Loyola University of Los Angeles | Los Angeles | California | 1930-31 | 1940-41[11][12] | Merged with Marymount College in 1973 to form the current Loyola Marymount University. | |
Macalester College | Saint Paul | Minnesota | Unknown | 1973-74 | MIAC | Still holds record for second-most league titles |
Marquette University | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 1922-23 | 1932-33 | Independent | |
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | North Adams | Massachusetts | 1947-48 | 2002-03 | ECAC Division III | Previously known as North Adams State College |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | Cambridge | Massachusetts | 1905-06 | 2008-09 | ECAC Division III | |
University of Michigan–Dearborn | Dearborn | Michigan | 1979-80 | 1989-90 | ACHA | |
University of Minnesota Crookston | Crookston | Minnesota | unknown | 2008-09 | MCHA | |
Nathaniel Hawthorne College | Antrim | New Hampshire | unknown | unknown | unknown | College closed in 1988 |
Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | Arizona | 1981-82 | 1985-86 | Great West | |
Oberlin College | Oberlin | Ohio | 1963-64 | 1977-78[13] | Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association | |
Ohio University | Athens | Ohio | 1970-71 | 1972-73 | CCHA | |
University of Pennsylvania (Penn) | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 1897-98 | 1977-78 | ECAC | |
University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | unknown | 1938-39 | Penn-Ohio League | |
Robert Morris University | Moon Township | Pennsylvania | 2004–05 | 2020–21 | Atlantic Hockey | Dropped both men's and women's hockey after the 2020–21 season.[14] However, subsequent fundraising efforts to reinstate the sport were successful enough that the university announced the return of both teams in 2023–24.[15] |
Robert Morris University Illinois | Chicago | Illinois | 2004–05 | 2019–20 | CSCHL | Rest of 2019-20 season canceled due to COVID-19. Merged into Roosevelt University. |
St. Bonaventure University | Allegany | New York | 1981-82[16] | 1992-93[16] | ECAC Division III | |
St. John’s University (New York) | Jamaica, Queens | New York | 1980-81 | 1991-92 | ECAC Division III | |
Saint Louis University | St. Louis | Missouri | 1971-72 | 1978-79 | CCHA | |
University of Scranton | Scranton | Pennsylvania | 1947-48 | 2004-05 | ECAC Division III | |
University of Southern California (USC) | Los Angeles | California | 1925-26 | 1941-42[4] | ||
Syracuse University | Syracuse | New York | 1910-11 | 1939-40 | Independent | Women’s program started in 2008-09 |
U.S. International University | San Diego | California | 1979-80 | 1987-88 | Great West | Now known as Alliant International University. |
Villanova University | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 1928-29 | 1997-98[17] | ECAC Division III | |
University of Washington | Seattle | Washington | 1935-36[18] | 1938-39 | Independent | |
Wayne State University | Detroit | Michigan | 1999-2000 | 2007-08[19] | College Hockey America | Women’s program discontinued after 2010-11 |
Western Reserve College | Cleveland | Ohio | unknown | 1939-40 | Penn-Ohio League | Merged with Case Institute of Technology in 1967 to form the current Case Western Reserve University. |
University of Wyoming | Laramie | Wyoming | 1948-49 | 1950-51[20] | Independent |
See also[]
- List of Defunct teams, at College Hockey News
- List of NCAA Division I schools that have never sponsored football
- List of defunct college baseball teams
- List of defunct college football teams
- List of defunct college basketball teams
References[]
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- ^ a b Hron, Jayson (July 8, 2013). "Commentary: West Coast has intriguing history, offers potential for NCHC :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
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- ^ Doug Harris. "Powder-blue jerseys and dental plates". Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- ^ "Tradition and Transformation: 125 Years in 125 Items: Photographs". Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ "Varsity Status for Hockey Inspires Players for the Upcoming Season". Hillsdale Collegian. October 30, 1969.
- ^ "College Drops Hockey Program". Hillsdale Alumni Magazine. April 1, 1978.
- ^ "Carroll's Icers Halted By Case". Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Plain Dealer. March 22, 1941. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "LMU Ice Hockey History". Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ "LMU Athletics - Building Champions". Retrieved November 14, 2018.
- ^ "Togetherness on the Ice". Oberlin College and Conservatory. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ "RMU Charts Strategic Course Headed Into Centennial Year" (Press release). Robert Morris Colonials. May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ "RMU Reinstates Hockey Programs For 2023-24" (Press release). Robert Morris Colonials. December 17, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "Villanova backs out of Icer game". February 26, 1998. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ "1936 Tyee Yearbook". Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ "Wayne State University to discontinue men's hockey program - Newsroom - Wayne State University". Media.wayne.edu. September 26, 2007. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ "University of Wyoming Athletics: Discontinued Sports - Ice Hockey". Retrieved November 15, 2018.
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