Aurora Spartans men's ice hockey

The Aurora Spartans are a NCAA Division III Men's ice hockey program that started with the 2017-18 season, based out of Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The team is based out of the Fox Valley Ice Arena.

Program History
The school announced that it would expand its athletic offerings by a total of 20 programs including men's ice hockey on August 20, 2012. The school started with a club level team in the American Collegiate Hockey Association's Division III for the 2012-13 season finishing its first season with a 0-12-0 record. In the second season of playing in the ACHA the team qualified for the national tournament, before jumping to the NCAA Division III level for 2014-15, finishing the season with a 36-4-1 record. The school announced on July 29, 2013 that they team would join the NCHA for 2015-16. The ice hockey team played as a Division III Independent for the 2014-15 season compiling a 1-15-1 record. The school was added to the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association for the 2015-16 NCHA Men's Season.

Even though the school elevated the program to NCAA varsity status they have kept the club level sport.

Conferences

 * NCAA Division III Independent (2014-2015)
 * Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (2015-present)

Arenas

 * Fox Valley Ice Arena (2014-present)

Head Coaches

 * Ryan Buchanan (2014-2016) 3-37-2
 * Jason Bloomingburg (2016-present) 33-57-14

NCAA Tournament Appearances

 * None

Links

 * Northern Collegiate Hockey Association website
 * Aurora Spartans men's ice hockey website