Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference

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Delaware Valley College Hockey Conference
Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (logo).jpg
ConferenceCollegiate Hockey Federation
Founded1971
Sports fielded
Division(Men) Division II & Division III CHF
(Women) Division I&II acha
No. of teams10
Region Mid Atl/N East
Official website Official website

The Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC) is a collegiate hockey conference associated with the Collegiate Hockey Federation (CHF) and independent women's university teams. The conference has men's teams that compete within divisions II and III of the CHF and women's teams that compete in divisions I and II.

Contents

The first season (1971–1972), The league consisted of six teams: Bryn Athyn College, LaSalle, St Josephs University, University of Delaware, Villanova, and West Chester.

Format

The Men's Division has 24 current members that are split into three divisions. The National is considered the higher division. The season ends each year with division playoffs.

The Women's Division has 14 current members split in two divisions. Division 2 has a North and a South section whereas all of the teams in Division 1 are in one section.

Current Men's teams

Tournament Bound

InstitutionLocationNicknameEnrollmentEstablished
Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA Marauders 6,5001855
Alvernia University Reading, PA Golden Wolves2,9001958
La Salle University Philadelphia, PA Explorers 3,1641863
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA Huskies 9,2011839
Penn State Harrisburg Lower Swatara Township, PA Nittany Lions4,5191966
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA Golden Bears 7,3911866
University of Delaware Newark, DE Blue Hens19,3911743
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD Sea Gulls10,5291925
Catholic University of America Washington D.C. Cardinals 5,956
Neumann University Aston, Pennsylvania Knights3,0111965

Non-Tournament Bound

InstitutionLocationNicknameEnrollmentEstablished
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Lafayette College
Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ Raptors4,4971766
Widener University Philadelphia, PA Pride3,2041862
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA Red Devils2,1731773
Franklin & Marshall College Lancaster, PA Diplomats2,3241787
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Blue Jays20,8481876
York College of Pennsylvania York, PA Spartans5,5641876
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA Bullets2,7001832
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA Bison 3,6001846
Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA River Hawks2,2031858
UMBC Catonsville, Maryland UMBC Retrievers 13,7671966

Current Women's teams

Division I

InstitutionLocationNicknameEnrollmentEstablished
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD Greyhounds
University of Maryland College Park, MD Terrapins37,610
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Quakers10,394
Slippery Rock University Slippery Rock, PA Pride8,500
Towson University Towson, MD Tigers21,950
Villanova University Villanova, PA Wildcats6,335

Division II North

InstitutionLocationNicknameEnrollmentEstablished
Columbia University New York, NY Lions7,934
Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ Knights42,327
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ Profs10,750
St. Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA Hawks5,300

Division II South

InstitutionLocationNicknameEnrollmentEstablished
American University Washington, DC Eagles5,866
U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis, MD Midshipman4,400
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA Cavaliers12,748
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA Crimson Hawks12,827

Men's Championships

Tournament Bound (2021-present)

Non-tournament Bound (2021-present)

Division II (1972-2005 & 2018-2020)

Division 3 National Division (2003-2020)

Division 3 American Division (2011-2020)

Division 3 Patriot Division (2018-2020)

Women's Championships

See also

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