Mason-Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association

Mason-Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association

Association	American Collegiate Hockey Association
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1991
No. of teams	9
Country	United States
Region	Mid-Atlantic

The Mason-Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association (MDCHA) is an ACHA Division III club ice hockey league that comprises smaller colleges and universities in the Mid-Atlantic region USA. Division III club hockey offers smaller colleges and universities the opportunity to field competitive hockey teams without the financial burden of higher divisions or NCAA levels.

History

• Loyola University Maryland, 2006-07 season's champion, left the conference for the 2007-08 season, while Alvernia University and Bucknell University joined the league. ^[1]
• Catholic University, 2008-09 season's champion, leaves the conference to join Blue Ridge Hockey Conference, ^[2] while runner-up Alvernia University also moves from MDCHA to the Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference. ^[3]
• University of Maryland, College Park club ice hockey joined MDCHA for the 2009-2010 season. The team left the conference for the 2011-12 season. ^[4]
• Wesley College in Delaware and Susquehanna University are added to the MDCHA for the 2010-11 season. Montgomery College suspends their team and DeSales University is added as a probationary member, playing a limited league schedule.
• Penn State Harrisburg is added for the 2011-2012 season.

Current teams

Source: ^[5]

• American University
• DeSales University probationary
• Dickinson College
• Gettysburg College
• Johns Hopkins University
• Montgomery College suspended
• Mount St. Mary's University
• Susquehanna University
• Wesley College
• Penn State Harrisburg

Championship games

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	Score
2012-13 [6]	American University	Johns Hopkins University	6-3
2011-12 [6]	American University	Wesley College	4-1
2010-11 [6]	University of Maryland	Gettysburg College	5-4 (OT)
2009-10 [7]	Dickinson College	Gettysburg College	5-3
2008-09 [8] [9]	Catholic University	Alvernia University	2-1 [10]
2007-08 [9] [11]	Gettysburg College	Alvernia University	4-3
2006-07 [12]	Loyola University Maryland	Gettysburg College	8-6
2006-05 [13]	George Washington University	Loyola University Maryland	7-2

References

1. "New Look for the MDCHA". Archived from the original on 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
2. "Bullets Prepare to Open New Season High hopes, new opponents abound for 2009-10". Archived from the original on 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
3. Alvernia Ice Hockey On The Move
4. Another New Team Joins MDCHA ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Mason Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
6. "Mason Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association". Archived from the original on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
7. "Mason Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
8. Catholic University 2008-2009 MDCHA Champions ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. Alvernia news
10. Game Stats
11. Gettysburg Wins 2008 MDCHA Championship ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
12. "Gettysburg College 2006/2007 Season Recap". Archived from the original on 2010-05-30. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
13. The Road to the Championship: The Story of How George Washington University Won the MDCHA

External links

• MDCHA site

See also

• American Collegiate Hockey Association
• List of ice hockey leagues