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*[[Elmira Soaring Eagles]] defeated [[Stevenson Mustangs]] 5-0
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Revision as of 22:48, 4 March 2018

This is the 2017-18 United Collegiate Hockey Conference season.  This is the conference's first season.

The Middle Atlantic Conferences announced on October 13, 2016 that they would start to sponsor men's and women's ice hockey also starting with the 2017-18 season.  The following teams were announced as being members King's College Kings, Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen, Manhattanville ValiantsStevenson Mustangs, and the Wilkes University Colonels which would appear to  eliminate five programs from the conference.  However, the MAC is using the same format that the Ivy League uses to determine its' champion as they use the ECAC conference games to determine their champion.

Membership Changes

Membership

Team Centre Arena
Chatham Cougars Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Alpha Ice Complex
Elmira Soaring Eagles Elmira, New York Murray Athletic Center Arena
Kings College Monarchs Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Revolution Ice Centre
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen Annville, Pennsylvania Hersheypark Arena
Manhattanville Valiants Purchase, New York Playland Ice Casino (Rye, NY)
Neumann Knights Aston, Pennsylvania IceWorks Skating Complex
Stevenson Mustangs Stevenson, Maryland &
Owings Mills, Maryland
Reisterstown Sportsplex
Utica Pioneers Utica, New York Utica Memorial Auditorium
William Smith Herons Geneva, New York Geneva Recreation Complex Skating Rink

Future Members

Team Centre Arena
Nazareth Golden Flyers (2018-19) Pittsford, New York Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex
Wilkes University Colonels(2018-19) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Toyota SportsPlex

Standings

United Collegiate Hockey Conference Overall Record
Team GP W L T GF GA Pts GP W L T GF GA
Elmira Soaring Eagles 16 15 0 1 99 12 31
William Smith Herons 16 11 2 3 82 20 25
Stevenson Mustangs 16 10 3 3 60 35 23
Utica Pioneers 16 9 5 2 56 29 20
Neumann Knights 16 9 6 1 53 37 19
Manhattanville Valiants 16 6 8 2 50 32 14
Chatham Cougars 16 4 12 0 40 62 8
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen 16 1 14 1 9 97 3
Kings College Monarchs 16 0 15 1 7 115 1

Conference Tourament

2018 UCHC Women's Tournament logo

Format

The top six teams qualify for the single elimination conference tournament with the three seed meeting the six seed and the four seed meeting the fourth seed in the quarterfinals.  The one seed plays the lower seeded quarterfinal winner and the two seed plays the higher seeded quarterfinal winner in the semifinals held at the Murray Athletic Center Arena hosted by the Elmira Soaring Eagles on March 3rd.  The semifinal winners meet on March 4th for the conference championship.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final