2018-19 American Collegiate Season

This is the 2018-19 American Collegiate hockey season.

Modification of Overtime Format
The NCAA Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Rules Committee proposed allowing conferences to use either a three-on-three five minute overtime and then allow for a shoot out or advance straight to a shoot out after a five minute five-on-five overtime period has been played. The proposal allows for tournaments to use either twenty-minute five-on-five periods or go straight to a three-on-three shoot out to determine a victor. The modified overtime would not be allowed for non-conference games that aren't held as part of a tournament.

Membership Changes

 * The Holy Cross Crusaders women's ice hockey program is being elevated to Division I status with the women's program at the school joining Hockey East for the 2018-19 season.
 * In early June 2018 Long Island University Brooklyn announced they would be adding a Division I women's ice hockey program starting with the 2019-20 season.  The university's athletic program would be combined with the athletic program of LIU Post Pioneers which was planning on adding a Division II program for either 2019-20 or 2020-21.  The combined programs would be named the LIU Sharks and would join the New England Women's Hockey Alliance for the 2019-20 season.

Men's

 * 2018-19 Atlantic Hockey Season
 * 2018-19 Big Ten Season
 * 2018-19 ECAC Men's Season
 * 2018-19 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Season
 * 2018-19 NCHC Season
 * 2018-19 WCHA Men's Season
 * 2018-19 NCAA Division I Men's Independents


 * 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

Women's

 * 2018-19 College Hockey America Season
 * 2018-19 ECAC Women's Season
 * 2018-19 Hockey East Women's Season
 * 2018-19 NEWHA Season
 * 2018-19 WCHA Women's Season
 * 2018-19 NCAA Women's Independents (All Divisions)


 * 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

Membership Changes

 * In late 2017 Long Island University Post put up a job listing advertising an NCAA Division II Women's ice hockey head coaching position.  No start date was listed for the program, more likely a 2019-20 or 2020-21 start date would be the case.  The university's athletic program would be combined with the athletic program of LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds which was planning on adding a Division I program for 2019-20.  The combined programs would be named the LIU Sharks and would join the New England Women's Hockey Alliance for the 2019-20 season.

Men's

 * 2018-19 NE10 Season
 * 2018-19 NCAA D-II and III Men's Independents

Conference Changes

 * On January 26, 2017 it was announced that the Salve Regina Seahawks and University of New England Nor'Easters will be joining the Colonial Hockey Conference for the 2018-19 season. Both were joining from the New England Hockey Conference.
 * On January 26, 2017 it was announced that the New England Hockey Conference would be adding the Johnson and Wales Wildcats and Suffolk Rams men's and women's teams as well as the Salem State Vikings women's team for the 2018-19 season. the two men's teams are joining from the Commonwealth Coast Conference and the existing women's teams are joining from the Colonial Hockey Conference. The Suffolk Rams women's team is a new program starting play with the 2018-19 season.
 * In October of 2017 Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts announced the addition of men's and women's hockey programs for the 2018-19 season.  The men's team will be based out of the Horgan Arena in Auburn, Massachusetts and the women's team will be based out of the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, MA, Both teams appear to be playing an independent schedule for the 2018-19 season.
 * On April 4, 2018 a men's team representing Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut was announced as hoping to start play in 2019-20.  The team will be called the Albertus Falcons and play out of the Ralph Walker Skating Rink in New Haven.  No conference affiliation was announced.
 * On April 5, 2018 the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced that the men's and women's teams representing Northland College (the Northland Lumberjacks and Northland Lumberjills) will be added to the WIAC as associate members for the 2019-20 season.  Both teams are members of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association.

Men's

 * 2018-19 CCC Season
 * 2018-19 MAC Men's Season
 * 2018-19 MASCAC Season
 * 2018-19 MIAC Men's Season
 * 2018-19 NCHA Men's Season
 * 2018-19 NEHC Men's Season
 * 2018-19 NESCAC Men's Season
 * 2018-19 SUNYAC Season
 * 2018-19 UCHC Men's Season
 * 2018-19 WIAC Men's Season
 * 2018-19 NCAA D-II and III Men's Independents
 * 2019 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

Women's

 * 2018-19 CHC Season
 * 2018-19 MAC Women's Season
 * 2018-19 MIAC Women's Season
 * 2018-19 NCHA Women's Season
 * 2018-19 NEHC Women's Season
 * 2018-19 NESCAC Women's Season
 * 2018-19 NEWHL Season
 * 2018-19 UCHC Women's Season
 * 2018-19 WIAC Women's Season
 * 2019 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

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The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics added a sponsored conference in the American Collegiate Hockey Association. The initial conference to sponsor men's ice hockey is the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference. According to a report in January of 2019; the NAIA never approved of the formation of the league.
 * 2018-19 WHAC Season