List of NCAA Division II ice hockey programs

The following is a list of the 6 schools who field men's ice hockey teams in NCAA Division II competition.

History

Second-tier ice hockey has twice collapsed since 1980. Its current iteration is solely a result of the NCAA policy barring Division II schools from participating in Division III tournament which would have prevented those conferences from receiving an automatic bid into the National Tournament. Because only six schools play at the D-II level, no NCAA Tournament is currently being held (as of 2023). A seventh school, Stonehill, left the D-II ranks in July 2022 when it moved its athletic program to the Division I Northeast Conference. ^[1]

The teams comprising the Division II level played in Division III conferences until 2009 but have been playing their conference tournaments since 2000.

Men

School	Team	City	State	Current Conference	Primary Conference	First Played	Joined Div II	Conference Championships
Assumption University	Greyhounds	Worcester	Massachusetts	Northeast-10 Conference	Northeast-10 Conference	1964	2009 A	(2) 2017, 2022
Franklin Pierce University	Ravens	Rindge	New Hampshire	Northeast-10 Conference	Northeast-10 Conference	2002	2009	(0)
Post University	Eagles	Waterbury	Connecticut	Northeast-10 Conference	CACC	2016	2016	(0)
Saint Anselm College	Hawks	Goffstown	New Hampshire	Northeast-10 Conference	Northeast-10 Conference	1969	2017 A B	(10) 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018
Saint Michael's College	Purple Knights	Colchester	Vermont	Northeast-10 Conference	Northeast-10 Conference	1982	2017 A B	(6) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2025
Southern New Hampshire University	Penmen	Manchester	New Hampshire	Northeast-10 Conference	Northeast-10 Conference	1975	2009	(2) 2014, 2019

Notes

^A Teams previously played at the Division II level until 1984.

^B Saint Anselm and Saint Michael's were jointly members of Division II and III conferences from 2009 to 2017.

• As of 2023–24, no women's ice hockey programs operate at the Division II level. Five of the six D-II men's ice hockey schools (Assumption, Franklin Pierce, Post, Saint Anselm, Saint Michael's) field women's varsity teams; all compete in the New England Women's Hockey Alliance, a fully recognized league at the National Collegiate level (the de facto equivalent of Division I).

See also

• List of NCAA Division I ice hockey programs
• List of NCAA Division III ice hockey programs
• List of NCAA Division II institutions

References

1. "Stonehill Announces Transition to NCAA Division I for 2022-23 Academic Year" (Press release). Stonehill Skyhawks. April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.

External links

• USCHO men's team list
• USCHO women's team list