Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference

Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference
SportClub hockey
Founded1976
DivisionACHA Division III
No. of teams19
HeadquartersNew Paltz, New York
RegionNortheast

The Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference or MCHC is an ACHA Division 3 club hockey league made up of smaller colleges, universities, and community colleges in the NYC Metro Area. The league was originally formed in 1967-68 as the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Hockey League (MIHL). After a league name change to the BSMIHL (Bi-State Metropolitan Intercollegiate Hockey League) for the 1975-76 season, the league changed its name to its current moniker at the start of the 1976-77 season.

Format

Teams play a 12-game league schedule with the top four teams advancing to the MCHC playoffs at the end of the regular season, held during President's Day weekend in February.

For the 2025-26 Season, the MCHC introduced an Atlantic Division, adding 7 additional teams who played for a separate "Atlantic Division" Championship.

For the 2026-27 Season, the MCHC will introduce a 3rd Division, adding 6 additional teams for a total of 19. The 3 Divisions are the Metropolitan, the Atlantic East, and the Atlantic West.

Please note that there are 17 teams listed below, but Rutgers and Sacred Heart will each have an ACDC team, bringing the total number of teams to 19.

Current Teams

School Location Founded Affiliation Nickname Colors
Columbia University Manhattan, NY 1754 Ivy League Lions    
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT 1942 Private/Catholic Stags    
Fordham University Bronx, NY 1841 Private/Jesuit Rams    
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 1935 Private Pride    
SUNY Maritime Bronx, NY 1938 Public College Privateers    
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ 1881 Public Highlanders    
Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ 1766 Public Scarlet Knights    
Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT 1963 Private/Catholic Pioneers    
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ 1856 Private/Catholic Pirates    
St. John's University Queens, NY 1870 Private/Catholic Red Storm    
St. Thomas Aquinas College Rockland County, NY 1952 Private/Dominican Spartans    
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 1870 Private/Non-sectarian Ducks    
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 1957 Public Seawolves    
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ 1855 Public Lions    
US Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY 1943 United States service academies Mariners    
Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT 1903 Public University Colonials    
Yeshiva University New York, NY 1886 Private Maccabees    

Affiliate Teams

School Location Founded Affiliation Nickname Colors

Former Teams

School Location Founded Affiliation Nickname Colors
Adelphi University Garden City, NY 1896 Private Panthers    
University at Albany Albany, NY 1844 Public Great Danes    
Binghamton University Binghamton, NY 1946 Public Bearcats    
Briarcliffe College Bethpage, NY 1966 (Closed 2018) Private Bulldogs    
University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT 1927 Private Purple Knights    
Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY 1930 Public Bulldogs (formerly Kingsmen)    
Cook College North Brunswick, NJ 1862 Public Aggies    
City College of New York New York, NY 1847 Public Beavers    
County College of Morris Randolph, NJ 1968 Public Titans    
Delaware County Community College Marple Township, PA 1967 Public Phantoms    
Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ 1942 Private Knights    
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY 1912 Public College Rams    
University of Hartford West Hartford, CT 1957 Private Hawks    
Iona College New Rochelle, NY 1940 Private/Catholic Gaels    
John Jay College New York, NY 1964 Public Bloodhounds    
Kean University Union, NJ 1855 Public Cougars    
Lehman College Bronx, NY 1967 Public Lightning    
LIU Post Brookville, NY 1954 Private Sharks (formerly Pioneers)    
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY 1853 Private/Catholic Jaspers    
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY 1929 Private Red Foxes    
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ 1933 Private Hawks    
Montclair State University Montclair, NJ 1908 Public Red Hawks    
Nassau Community College Garden City, NY 1959 Public Lions    
New York Institute of Technology New York, NY 1955 Private Bears    
SUNY New Paltz New Paltz, NY 1828 Public Hawks    
New York University New York, NY 1831 Private Violets    
Ocean County College Toms River, NJ 1964 Public Vikings    
Pace University New York, NY 1906 Private Setters    
Queens College Queens, NY 1937 Public Knights    
Ramapo College Mahwah, NJ 1969 Public Roadrunners    
Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ 1965 Public Golden Lions    
Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ 1865 Private Broncs    
Rockland Community College Suffern, NY 1959 Public Fighting Hawks    
St. Francis College Brooklyn Heights, NY 1859 Private/Catholic Terriers    
The College of St. Rose Albany, NY 1920 Private/Catholic Golden Knights    
Siena University Loudonville, NY 1937 Private/Catholic Saints    
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY 1922 Private Thoroughbreds    
Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT 1893 Public Owls    
Suffolk County Community College Long Island, NY 1959 Community College Sharks    
Union College Schenectady, NY 1795 Private Dutchmen    
Upsala College East Orange, NJ 1893 (Closed 1995) Private Vikings    
Wagner College Staten Island, NY 1883 Private Seahawks    
William Paterson University Wayne, NJ 1855 Public Pioneers    
Yale University New Haven, CT 1701 Ivy League Bulldogs    

Conference Champions

See also

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