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Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League
(GLCHL)
Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League logo
Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League logo
Established 2010
ACHA Division I
Members 7
Sports fielded Men's College ice hockey
Region Great Lakes
Headquarters ,
Website Official website

The Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League (GLCHL) is an American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division I level ice hockey league. The GLCHL is made up of nine schools, eight of which are located in Michigan, with one school in Ohio.

History[]

The league was announced in late 2009 and began play in the Fall of 2010 with six member teams, all located within the state of Michigan.[1] Eastern Michigan, Michigan-Dearborn and Western Michigan all joined the league after competing as members of the Central States Collegiate Hockey League. Oakland and Adrian College previously competed as ACHA Division 1 Independents. Davenport joined after making the transition from ACHA Division 2 to Division 1.[1] In 2012, Kent State announced they would move from the CSCHL to the league beginning in the 2012-13 season. Indiana Tech and Rochester College joined the league in the 2015-16 season. Before the 2017-18 season Indiana Tech left to join the newly formed NAIA Division. Calvin College moved up from ACHA Division 3 to fill the spot left by Indiana Tech. In 2019, Rochester and Michigan-Dearborn left the conference after the NAIA Division consolidated into the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC), the all-sport conference for both RU and UMD.[2] In recent years, though, the league has been able to supplement its membership with programs making the transition from ACHA D2 to D1, adding Grand Valley State for the 2020-2021 season,[3] and Purdue University Northwest for the 2022-2023 season.[4]

Adrian College has won the most regular season and playoff titles with seven regular season and five playoff titles.


Format[]

The conference plays a 16-game league schedule, two games against each team—home team alternates each season. In addition team schedules will include other ACHA Division I opponents. The GLCHL holds a league championship tournament at the end of the regular season in February.[5]

Member schools[]

Current members[]

Team City Arena
Central Michigan Chippewas Mount Pleasant, Michigan Martin Ice Arena
Michigan-Flint Wolverines Flint, Michigan Crystal Fieldhouse
Northwood Timberwolves Midland, Michigan Midland Civic Arena
Oakland Golden Grizzlies Rochester, Michigan Onyx Rochester Ice Arena
Saginaw Valley State Cardinals University Center, Michigan Saginaw Bay Ice Arena
Toledo Rockets Toledo, Ohio Team Toledo Ice House
Western Michigan Broncos Kalamazoo, Michigan Wings West

Former members[]

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Current
conference
Adrian College[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Adrian, Michigan 1859 United Methodist 1,671 Bulldogs 2010 2024 Michigan (MIAA)[lower-alpha 3]
Calvin University[lower-alpha 1] Grand Rapids, Michigan 1876 Christian Reformed 3,746 Knights 2017 2024 Michigan (MIAA)[lower-alpha 3]
Davenport University[lower-alpha 1] Grand Rapids, Michigan 1866 Nonsectarian 5,384 Panthers 2010 2024 Great Lakes (GLIAC)[lower-alpha 4]
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan 1849 Public 16,294 Eagles 2010 2024 Mid-American (MAC)[lower-alpha 5]
Grand Valley State University[lower-alpha 1] Allendale, Michigan 1960 Public 24,406 Lakers 2020 2024 Great Lakes (GLIAC)[lower-alpha 4]
Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, Indiana 1930 Nonsectarian 7,000 Warriors 2015 2017 Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC)[lower-alpha 6]
Kent State University Kent, Ohio 1910 Public 26,822 Golden Flashes 2012 2020 Mid-American (MAC)[lower-alpha 5]
University of Michigan–Dearborn Dearborn, Michigan 1959 Public 9,500 Wolverines 2010 2019 Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC)[lower-alpha 6]
Purdue University Northwest[lower-alpha 1][6] Hammond, Indiana 2016 Public 9,363 Pride 2022 2024 Great Lakes (GLIAC)[lower-alpha 4]
Rochester College[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 7] Rochester Hills, Michigan 1959 Churches of Christ 1,100 Warriors 2015 2019 Wolverine–Hoosier (WHAC)[lower-alpha 6]
Roosevelt University Chicago, Illinois 1945 Nonsectarian 3,725 Lakers 2022 2024 Great Lakes (GLIAC)[lower-alpha 4]
Notes
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 All-Michigan GLCHL League To Debut in 2010-2011. ACHA (November 13, 2009). Retrieved on February 26, 2010.
  2. ↑ WHAC adds hockey and Tech gets tourney. The Journal Gazette (2017-07-05). Retrieved on 2017-07-21.
  3. ↑ GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY TO JOIN ACHA MEN’S DIVISION 1 & GLCHL FOR 2020-2021 SEASON (2020-03-10). Retrieved on 2022-01-18.
  4. ↑ Purdue University Northwest Joining GLCHL In 2022-23 Season (2021-11-30). Retrieved on 2022-01-18.
  5. ↑ Bulldogs Set to Join GLCHL in 2010-11. Adrian College (Dec 4, 2009). Retrieved on September 8, 2011.
  6. ↑ Purdue University Northwest Joining GLCHL In 2022-23 Season | GLCHL: Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League.

Past champions[]

Regular season Tournament Tournament site
2010-11 Adrian College[1] Oakland[2] The Peak Ice Arena, Romulus, Michigan
2011-12 Oakland[3] Adrian College[4] Arrington Ice Arena, Adrian, Michigan
2012-13 Adrian College Davenport Patterson Ice Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2013-14 Adrian College Adrian College ONYX Ice Arena, Rochester, Michigan
2014-15 Adrian College Adrian College The Rink Ice Arena, Battle Creek, Michigan
2015-16 Davenport University of Michigan-Dearborn University of Michigan-Dearborn Fieldhouse, Dearborn, Michigan
2016-17 Adrian College University of Michigan-Dearborn KSU Ice Arena, Kent, Ohio
2017-18 Adrian College Adrian College Ann Arbor Ice Cube, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2018-19 Adrian College Adrian College Arrington Ice Arena, Adrian, Michigan
2019-20 Adrian College Adrian College Patterson Ice Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2020-21 Adrian College Adrian College Griff Georgetown, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2021-22 Adrian College Grand Valley Griff Georgetown, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2022-23 Adrian College Adrian College Eagles Ice Cente, Grand Rapids, Michigan
2023-24 Adrian College Adrian College Farmington Hills Ice Arena, Farmington Hills, Michigan
2024-25 Northwood Northwood Midland Civic Arena, Midland, Michigan
2025-26 TBD TBD TBD

National tournament results[]

  • 2011: #2 Davenport won the 2011 ACHA Men's DI National Championship defeating #1 Lindenwood 3-2 in overtime; #4 Adrian defeated 4-5 in 2ot by #5 Delaware in Quarter-final Round; #11 Oakland defeated 2-6 by #3 Ohio in Quarter-final Round.[5]
  • 2018: #2 ranked Adrian College won the ACHA Men's Div. I National Championship against #5 Illinois, defeating them 8-1.

References[]

  1. ↑ Adrian Clinches GLCHL Regular Season Title. GLCHL (Feb 7, 2011). Retrieved on September 8, 2011.
  2. ↑ Oakland wins GLCHL Playoff Championship with 4-0 win over Adrian. GLCHL (Feb 21, 2011). Retrieved on September 8, 2011.
  3. ↑ Oakland head coach Jeremy Bachusz named 2012 GLCHL coach of the year. GLCHL (March 13, 2012). Retrieved on May 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ GLCHL Tournament Champs. GLCHL (Feb 21, 2012). Retrieved on May 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ GLCHL Represented well in ACHA DI National Tournament. GLCHL (Feb 16, 2011). Retrieved on September 8, 2011.

External links[]

See also[]

American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 1
College Hockey Mid-America (CHMA) - Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA) - Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL) - Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League (GLCHL) - Great Lakes Six Hockey Conference (SL6HL) - Midwest College Hockey (MCH) - Northeast Collegiate Hockey League (NCHL) - Western Collegiate Hockey League (WCHL) - Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC)
ACHA - List of champions
Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League
Adrian (Arrington Ice Arena) - Davenport (Patterson Ice Center) - Eastern Michigan (Taylor Sportsplex) - Kent State (Kent State University Ice Arena) - Michigan–Dearborn (UMD Fieldhouse) - Oakland (Onyx Rochester Ice Arena) - Western Michigan (Wings West Arena)
ACHA
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