Super East Collegiate Hockey League
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| Conference | ACHA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Commissioner | Ben Adams |
| Sports fielded |
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| Division | Division II |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Region | Northeast |
| Most recent champion(s) | Army Black Knights (2023–24) |
| Official website | Official website |
The Super East Collegiate Hockey League (SECHL) is a collegiate club hockey league that plays at Division II of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) at Division II.
The SECHL is one of the top leagues competing in ACHA Division II and plays at a similar skill level to ACHA Division I and NCAA Division III. Four previous SECHL members (Rutgers University[note 1], Drexel University, Stony Brook University, and New York University) have moved their programs to the ACHA Division I level. The league is very selective in accepting members and is made up of universities that recognize the importance of ice hockey.
Format
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Each team plays 12 conference games during a season against fellow SECHL teams, with one on the road and one at their home venue.
The top six teams qualify for the league playoffs which are held over the course of one weekend at the venue of the previous year's champion. All playoff games are single elimination with the winner advancing to the next round. The first and second seeds receive byes into the semifinal round while the remaining four teams play in the quarterfinals.
Current teams
[edit]| Institution | City/State | Nickname | Primary Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army[note 2] | West Point, New York | Black Knights | Patriot League |
| Central Connecticut State University | New Britain, Connecticut | Blue Devils | Northeast Conference |
| Clarkson University | Potsdam, New York | Golden Knights | Eastern College Athletic Conference |
| Marist College | Poughkeepsie, New York | Red Foxes | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Montclair State University | Montclair, New Jersey | Red Hawks | New Jersey Athletic Conference |
| Sacred Heart University[note 3] | Fairfield, Connecticut | Pioneers | Northeast Conference |
| Siena College | Loudonville, New York | Saints | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Former members
[edit]- Hofstra University Left the league in 2001
- Monmouth University Left the league for the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association in 2001
- New York University Jumped to ACHA D1 and joined the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League in 2017
- University at Albany Dropped to ACHA D3 in 2005
- Stony Brook University Jumped to ACHA D1 and joined the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association in 2007
- Westfield State University Joined the league in 2002, left in 2005
- Penn State University Joined the league in 2003, left for the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association in 2008
- College of Holy Cross Joined the league in 2006, left for the Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association in 2016
- William Paterson University Joined the league in 2008, jumped to ACHA D1 and joined the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association in 2018
- University of New Hampshire Joined the league in 2006, left for the Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association in 2020
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Joined the league in 2015, left to be an ACHA D2 independent in 2020
National tournament
[edit]In 2014, the University of New Hampshire became the first SECHL team to win an ACHA Division II national championship when it defeated Florida Gulf Coast University, 5-3.[1] UNH earned wins against Northern Arizona University and Grand Valley State University, and lost to Liberty University in pool play. In the semifinals, New Hampshire beat University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 4-0.[2]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Rutgers still fields an ACHA DII hockey team in the Colonial States College Hockey Conference.
- ^ Army has an NCAA Division I hockey team competing in the Atlantic Hockey Association.
- ^ Sacred Heart has an NCAA Division I hockey team competing in the Atlantic Hockey Association.
- ^ Doyle, John (27 March 2014). "UNH wins first-ever club hockey championship". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "We Are The Champions". Super East Collegiate Hockey League. 24 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2024.