Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League

Last updated
Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League
Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League Logo.png
Conference ACHA
Founded2013
No. of teams8
Region West
Most recent
champion(s)
Montana State
(2023)
Most titles Utah State
(4 titles)

The Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League (MWCHL) is a collegiate hockey conference within Division 2 of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). It is made up of eight universities throughout the Western United States. Three members are from the state of Utah, three from Montana and two from Idaho.

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History

Established in 2013, the MWCHL's founding members were Boise State University, Brigham Young University, the University of Denver, Montana State University, Montana Tech University, Utah State University and Weber State University.

Other previous members include the University of Wyoming and Grand Canyon University.

Members

SchoolLocation
Boise State University Boise, ID
Idaho State University Pocatello, ID
Montana State University Bozeman, MT
University of Montana Missoula, MT
University of Providence Great Falls, MT
Utah State University Logan, UT
Utah Valley University Orem, UT
Weber State University Ogden, UT

Champions

YearChampionRunner-upResultHost
2014 Weber State Montana Tech Weber State
2015 Utah State Denver BYU
2016 Utah State Weber State Utah State
2017 Utah State Wyoming Weber State
2018 Utah State BYU BYU
2019 BYU [1] Utah State 2-0 Utah State
2020 Providence [2] Mary 3-2 Utah Valley
2022 Montana State BYU 5-2 Weber State
2023 Montana State [3] Weber State 4-0

Membership Timeline

Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League

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References

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  2. "Felt Hits Game-Winner to Lead Argos to Conference Championship". University of Providence. February 8, 2020.
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