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Northeast Collegiate Hockey League

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Northeast Collegiate Hockey League
(NECHL)
Northeast Collegiate Hockey League logo
Northeast Collegiate Hockey League logo
Established 2007
ACHA Division I
Members 6
Sports fielded Ice hockey (men's: yes)
Region Northeast
Headquarters New Brunswick, New Jersey
Commissioner Steve Hurtubise
Website League website
Locations
Northeast Collegiate Hockey League locations
Northeast Collegiate Hockey League locations

The Northeast Collegiate Hockey League is an ACHA Division I Hockey League consisting of 7 teams in the Northeastern part of the USA.

History[]

The league was announced on July 19, 2007 with plans to begin its first season later that year.[1] The league's first seven members were Binghamton University, Ithaca College, Penn State Berks, Rutgers University, St. Bonaventure University, SUNY Cortland, and SUNY Oswego. Andy Gojdycz was named the NECHL's first commissioner.

Ahead of the 2010–11 season, Syracuse University joined the NECHL from the Eastern Collegiate Hockey League.[2] By 2013, the Orange were joined by four more former ECHL schools; Niagara University, Rochester Institute of Technology, University at Buffalo, and Canisius University.[3]

The College of New Jersey jumped from ACHA Division II and joined the NECHL for the 2022–23 season.[4]

Buffalo was unable to field a team for the 2024–25 season, leaving the NECHL with five teams.[5][6] However, the Bulls remained members of the conference officially. Oswego announced it would leave the conference following the 2024–25 season and join the Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League's new ACHA Division I conference.[7]

Format[]

Teams play a 15 game league schedule, playing each of the other five teams three times in the regular season. At the conclusion of the regular season the league holds a post season tournament hosted by one of the member schools. The tournament is held over three days at a single venue with top-seeded teams receiving first round byes. The Memorial Cup and an automatic bid to the ACHA Men's Division I National Championship Tournament is awarded to the winner of the tournament.

Membership[]

School Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Primary conference
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 1846 Public 28,192 Bulls Mid-American Conference (D-I)
Canisius University Buffalo, NY 1870 Private/Roman Catholic 5,152 Golden Griffins Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (D-I)
Rochester Institute of Technology Henrietta, NY 1829 Private/Non-sectarian 13,861 Tigers Empire 8 (D-III)
Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ 1766 Public 67,556 Scarlet Knights Big Ten Conference (D-I)
SUNY Oswego Oswego, NY 1861 Public 8,909 Lakers SUNYAC (D-III)
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ 1855 Public 7,340 Lions New Jersey Athletic Conference (D-III)

Note: Canisius and RIT also field NCAA Division I hockey teams, SUNY - Oswego also fields NCAA Division III.

Former Members[]

Membership timeline[]

The College of New JerseyCanisius UniversityUniversity at BuffaloRochester Institute of TechnologyNiagara UniversitySyracuse UniversityCornell UniversityCornell UniversityState University of New York College at OswegoState University of New York College at CortlandSt. Bonaventure UniversityRutgers UniversityEastern States Collegiate Hockey LeagueRutgers UniversityPenn State BerksIthaca CollegeBinghamton University

Conference Arenas[]

School Hockey Arena Capacity
Buffalo Northtown Center 1,800
Canisius LECOM Harborcenter 1,900
RIT Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena 2,100
Rutgers ProSkate Ice Arena 1,500
SUNY - Oswego Campus Center Ice Arena 2,500
TCNJ Tsai Field House

Championship results[]

Season Date Winner Score Runners–up Venue Regular season winner Source(s)
2007-08 February 4, 2008 Oswego Lakers 4–2 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Campus Center Ice Arena Rutgers Scarlet Knights [8]
2008-09 March 1, 2009 Cornell Big Red 5–3 Penn State-Berks Nittany Lions Protec Ponds Penn State-Berks Nittany Lions
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 		[9]
2009-10 February 21, 2010 Binghamton Bearcats 4–0 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Body Zone Sports Complex Rutgers Scarlet Knights [10]
2010-11 February 20, 2011 Syracuse Orange 8–4 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Campus Center Ice Arena Rutgers Scarlet Knights [11][12]
2011-12 February 19, 2012 Cornell Big Red 4–3 (OT) Syracuse Orange Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion Rutgers Scarlet Knights [13]
2012-13 February 24, 2013 Buffalo Bulls 8–7 (2OT) Niagara Purple Eagles Northtown Center Niagara Purple Eagles [14]
2013-14 March 2, 2014 Niagara Purple Eagles 6–5 Canisius Golden Griffins Northtown Center Syracuse Orange [15][16][17]
2014-15 February 22, 2015 Niagara Purple Eagles 5–4 Buffalo Bulls Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion Niagara Purple Eagles [18]
2015-16 February 21, 2016 Syracuse Orange 6–3 Niagara Purple Eagles Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion Syracuse Orange [19]
2016-17 February 26, 2017 Niagara Purple Eagles 9–1 Canisius Golden Griffins Harborcenter Syracuse Orange [20]
2017-18 March 4, 2018 Buffalo Bulls 5–2 RIT Tigers The Rink (Ithaca, NY) Buffalo Bulls [20]
2018-19 March 3, 2019 Buffalo Bulls 2–1 Canisius Golden Griffins North Buffalo Ice Rink Buffalo Bulls [20]
2019-20 March 1, 2020 Niagara Purple Eagles 4–3 Oswego Lakers North Buffalo Ice Rink Niagara Purple Eagles [20]
2020-21 Not played due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021-22 February 27, 2022 Niagara Purple Eagles 3–2 Oswego Lakers Dwyer Arena Niagara Purple Eagles [21]
2022-23 February 26, 2023 Buffalo Bulls 4–3 Canisius Golden Griffins Tsai Field House RIT Tigers [22]
2023-24 February 18, 2024 Oswego Lakers 5–2 Canisius Golden Griffins Deborah F. Stanley Arena Oswego Lakers [23]
2024-25 February 23, 2025 Oswego Lakers 11–0 RIT Tigers LECOM Harborcenter Oswego Lakers [24]
2025-26 TBD TBD - TBD TBD TBD

ACHA National Tournament results[]

Year Round NECHL Team Score Opponent Opponent Conference Reference
2009 First Round #16 Penn State-Berks Nittany Lions 2–14 #1 Lindenwood Lions CSCHL [25]
Consolation CXL #12 Kent State Golden Flashes CSCHL [26]
2010 First Round #16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 3–8 #1 Lindenwood Lions CSCHL [27]
Consolation 5–6 (OT) #15 SUNY Canton Kangaroos ECHL [28]
2011 First Round #15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 1–12 #2 Davenport Panthers GLCHL [29]
Consolation 6–8 #16 Slippery Rock CHMA [30]
2012 Play-in Round #16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 1–5 #17 West Virginia Mountaineers CHMA [31][32]
2013 Play-in Round #19 Niagara Purple Eagles 0–1 (OT) #14 Central Oklahoma Bronchos WCHL [33]
2014 Play-in Round #19 Syracuse Orange 1–6 #14 Oakland Golden Grizzlies GLCHL [34][35]
2015 Play-in Round #17 Buffalo Bulls 3–4 #16 Colorado Buffaloes WCHL [36]
Play-in Round #15 Niagara Purple Eagles 7–2 #18 Robert Morris Colonials CHMA [37]
First Round 1–4 #3 Central Oklahoma Bronchos WCHL [38]
2016 Play-in Round #18 Syracuse Orange 5–3 #15 Illinois Fighting Illini CSCHL [39][40]
First Round 2–3 #3 Stony Brook Seawolves ESCHL [41]
2017 Play-in Round #18 Syracuse Orange 3–4 #15 Midland Warriors Independent [42][43]
2018 Play-in Round #19 Buffalo Bulls 1–8 #14 Davenport Panthers GLCHL [44][1]
2019 Play-in Round #19 Buffalo Bulls 1–4 #14 Missouri State Ice Bears WCHL [45][2]
2020 Play-in Round #20 Niagara Purple Eagles CXL[lower-alpha 1] #13 Central Oklahoma Bronchos WCHL [47]
2021[lower-alpha 2] First Round #14 Canisius Golden Griffins 0–10 #3 Lindenwood Lions CSCHL [48]
2022 Play-in Round #18 Niagara Purple Eagles 3–7 #15 Ohio Bobcats CSCHL [49]
2023 Play-in Round #20 Buffalo Bulls 3–8 #13 Grand Valley State Lakers GLCHL [50]
2024 First Round #24 Oswego Lakers 4–1 #9 Niagara Purple Eagles ESCHL [51]
Round of 16 #24 Oswego Lakers 3–4 (OT) #8 Ohio University Bobcats Independent [52]
2025 First Round #20 Oswego Lakers 3–2 (OT) #13 Indiana Tech Warriors WHAC [53]
Round of 16 #20 Oswego Lakers 3–6 #4 Liberty Flames Independent [54]

NECHL team tournament records[]

Teams that no longer participate in the Northeast Collegiate Hockey League are in italics.

Name P W L OTL GS GA %W
Oswego State Lakers 4 2 1 1 13 13 050.00
Penn State-Berks Nittany Lions 1 0 1 0 2 14 000.00
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 5 0 4 1 16 39 000.00
Niagara Purple Eagles 4 1 2 1 11 14 025.00
Syracuse Orange 4 1 3 0 11 16 025.00
Buffalo Bulls 4 0 4 0 8 24 000.00
Canisius Golden Griffins 1 0 1 0 0 10 000.00

Notes[]

  1. ↑ Northeast Collegiate Hockey League (en) (19 July 2008).
  2. ↑ ECHL, Another one bites the dust (en) (21 December 2009).
  3. ↑ UB Hockey: Keeping Live Hockey On The Ice (en) (20 September 2012).
  4. ↑ LIONS JUMPING TO DIVISION 1, JOINING NECHL FOR 2022/23 (en) (22 November 2021).
  5. ↑ SA de-recognizes men’s and women’s ice hockey club teams (en) (20 May 2024).
  6. ↑ SA derecognition could halt UB ice hockey after 128 years (en) (2 October 2024).
  7. ↑ Oswego State University Men's ACHA D1 Club Ice Hockey (en) (28 August 2024).
  8. ↑ 2007-08 Season Recap (en).
  9. ↑ 2008-09 Season Recap (en).
  10. ↑ 2009-10 Season Recap (en).
  11. ↑ 2010-11 Season Recap (en).
  12. ↑ 2010-11 NECHL Game Schedule (en).
  13. ↑ 2011-12 Season Recap (en).
  14. ↑ 2012-13 Season Recap.
  15. ↑ Tweet (en). Canisius Hockey (2 March 2014).
  16. ↑ Tweet (en). Canisius Hockey (2 March 2014).
  17. ↑ Tweet (en). Canisius Hockey (1 March 2014).
  18. ↑ Back to Back Champs!! (en). Niagara University Hockey (24 February 2015).
  19. ↑ Tweet (en). Syracuse Hockey (21 February 2016).
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Past NECHL Results (en).
  21. ↑ Niagara ACHA D1 Hockey Headed to Nationals (en) (28 February 2022).
  22. ↑ Ryan Edwards wins team title with Buffalo Ice Bulls (en) (1 March 2023).
  23. ↑ Oswego State University Men's ACHA D1 Club Ice Hockey (en) (19 February 2024).
  24. ↑ Lakers club hockey headed to nationals (en) (4 March 2025).
  25. ↑ Men's Hockey Advances To ACHA Quarterfinals With 14-2 Win (en) (15 March 2009).
  26. ↑ 2009 ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships Bracket (en).
  27. ↑ Men's Ice Hockey Advances to ACHA DI Semifinals (en) (5 March 2010).
  28. ↑ Men's Ice Hockey No. 15 in Final ACHA Poll (en) (30 March 2010).
  29. ↑ Panthers Dominate No. 15 Rutgers (en) (5 March 2011).
  30. ↑ 2011 M1 National Tournament.
  31. ↑ 2012 M1 National Tournament.
  32. ↑ Tweet (en). Penn State Men’s Hockey (2 March 2012).
  33. ↑ 2013 ACHA Division 1 National Tournament.
  34. ↑ Men's Ice Hockey Earns 17th Seed For The 2014 ACHA D1 National Championship (en) (18 February 2014).
  35. ↑ University of Delaware Ice Arenas (en).
  36. ↑ Bulls furious Rally comes up one goal short (en) (5 March 2015).
  37. ↑ 2015 ACHA MEN'S DIVISION 1 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (en).
  38. ↑ UCO Hockey Wins First ACHA Division I National Championship (en) (11 March 2015).
  39. ↑ ACHA Boxscore - Syracuse University vs University of Illinois.
  40. ↑ Men's Hockey Wins First National Tournament Game (en) (4 March 2016).
  41. ↑ SBU Ice Hockey Outlasts Syracuse in First Round of Nationals (5 March 2016).
  42. ↑ Midland University makes history with first win at ACHA National Championship (en) (9 March 2017).
  43. ↑ ACHA Nationals Boxscore - Syracuse University vs Midland University.
  44. ↑ Panthers win big during first round over Buffalo in the ACHA National Championships (en) (8 March 2018).
  45. ↑ UB hockey teams get their chance in the spotlight (en) (19 March 2019).
  46. ↑ ACHA CANCELS 2020 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT (en) (12 March 2020).
  47. ↑ 2020 ACHA Division 1 Nationals Bracket.
  48. ↑ Men’s Ice Hockey Cruises to First Round Win at Nationals (en) (16 April 2021).
  49. ↑ Hockey: Numbers to know from Ohio's 7-3 tournament win against Niagara (en) (11 March 2022).
  50. ↑ American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) (en).
  51. ↑ American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA).
  52. ↑ American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA).
  53. ↑ American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) - Game Center - Oswego vs Indiana Tech.
  54. ↑ American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Game Center - Oswego vs Liberty.

References[]

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
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