Super East Collegiate Hockey League

Super East Collegiate Hockey League (SECHL)

Conference	ACHA
Founded	1995
Commissioner	Ben Adams
Sports fielded	Men's ice hockey
Division	Division II
No. of teams	10
Region	Northeast
Most recent champion	Clarkson Golden Knights (2024–25)
Official website	Official website

The Super East Collegiate Hockey League(SECHL) is a collegiate club hockey league that plays at Division II of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) at Division II.

The SECHL is one of the top leagues competing in ACHA Division II and plays at a similar skill level to ACHA Division I and NCAA Division III. Four previous SECHL members (Rutgers University, Drexel University, Stony Brook University, and New York University) have moved their programs to the ACHA Division I level. The league is very selective in accepting members and is made up of universities that recognize the importance of ice hockey.

On February 26th 2025, the SECHL announced a merger with the AAU's Upstate New York Club Hockey League (UNYCHL) for the 2025-26 season, with the two teams playing under the SECHL name in ACHA Division II. The six existing SECHL teams prior to the merger (Army, Clarkson, Marist, Montclair, Sacred Heart, and Siena) would make up the new SECHL East Division, while the SECHL West Division would be made up of former UNYCHL Tier I teams (Binghamton University, Niagara University, St. Bonaventure University, and later University at Buffalo). ^[1] The other UNYCHL Tier I teams (Cornell University, SUNY Brockport, and SUNY Cortland) would not join the SECHL for the 2025-26 season, and would keep their ACHA Division II teams as independent programs.

Format

Marist and Siena play an SECHL playoff game in February 2024

Each team plays 12 conference games during a season against fellow SECHL teams, with one on the road and one at their home venue.

The top six teams qualify for the league playoffs which are held over the course of one weekend at the venue of the previous year's champion. All playoff games are single elimination with the winner advancing to the next round. The first and second seeds receive byes into the semifinal round while the remaining four teams play in the quarterfinals.

The SECHL changed formats for the 2025-26 season after incorporating the UNYCHL teams; the teams in each SECHL division will compete against one another and maintain separate divisional playoffs.

Current teams

Division	Institution	City/State	Nickname	Primary Conference
East Division	Clarkson University [note 1]	Potsdam, New York	Golden Knights	ECAC
	Marist University	Poughkeepsie, New York	Red Foxes	MAAC
	Montclair State University	Montclair, New Jersey	Red Hawks	NJAC (D-III)
	Sacred Heart University [note 2]	Fairfield, Connecticut	Pioneers	NEC
	Siena University	Loudonville, New York	Saints	MAAC
	United States Military Academy [note 3]	West Point, New York	Black Knights	Patriot League
West Division	Binghamton University	Vestal, New York	Bearcats	America East
	Niagara University [note 4]	Lewiston, New York	Purple Eagles	MAAC
	St. Bonaventure University	Allegany, New York	Bonnies	A-10
	University at Buffalo	Buffalo, New York	Bulls	MAC

Former members

• Hofstra University Left the league in 2001
• Monmouth University Left the league for the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association in 2001
• New York University Jumped to ACHA D1 and joined the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League in 2017
• University at Albany Dropped to ACHA D3 in 2005
• Stony Brook University Jumped to ACHA D1 and joined the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association in 2007
• Westfield State University Joined the league in 2002, left in 2005
• Penn State University Joined the league in 2003, left for the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association in 2008
• College of Holy Cross Joined the league in 2006, left for the Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association in 2016
• William Paterson University Joined the league in 2008, jumped to ACHA D1 and joined the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association in 2018
• University of New Hampshire Joined the league in 2006, left for the Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association in 2020
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Joined the league in 2015, left to be an ACHA D2 independent in 2020
• Central Connecticut State University Joined the league in 2017, left for the Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association in 2023

Regionals and Nationals Results

Since 2013/14 season

Year	Institution	Seed [note 5]	Result	Games	References
2014	New York Univ.	#3	Nationals - 2nd (pool)	1-0 W vs Florida Gulf Coast 3-5 L vs Lindenwood 3-0 W vs Utah State	[2] [3] [4]
	New Hampshire	#2	NATIONAL CHAMPIONS	?-? W vs Northern Arizona ?-? W vs Grand Valley State ?-? L vs Liberty College 4-0 W vs UMBC (semifinal) 5-3 W vs Florida Gulf Coast (final)
	William Paterson	#1	Nationals - 3rd (pool)	4-1 W vs San Jose State 6-7 L vs SIU Edwardsville 3-5 L vs UNBC
2015	Montclair State	#2	Nationals - 2nd (pool)	7-1 W vs Toledo 5-3 W vs Michigan State 0-5 L vs Arizona State (Elite)	[5] [6]
	New York Univ.	#3	NATIONAL CHAMPIONS	3-1 W vs Northern Arizona 6-5 OTW vs Grand Valley State 1-9 L vs Liberty Univ. 8-1 W vs Lindenwood (semifinal) 5-4 W vs Florida Gulf Coast (final)
	William Paterson	#1	Nationals - 2nd (pool)	5-1 W vs Boise State 4-5 OTL vs Lindenwood 7-3 W vs Miami-OH
2016	Marist	#10	Regionals - Round 1	3-4 L vs Montclair State	[7] [8]
	Montclair State	#11	Regionals - Round 2	4-3 W vs Marist 4-6 L vs New Hampshire
	New York Univ.	#2	Nationals - 2nd (pool)	8-2 W vs Penn State 4-5 L vs Utah State 3-4 OTL vs Grand Valley State
	William Paterson	#1	Nationals - 2nd (pool)	6-1 W vs Lindenwood 5-1 W vs Arizona State (Maroon) 4-5 OTL vs Liberty Univ.
2017	New Hampshire	#3	Regionals - Round 2	8-2 W vs Sacred Heart 1-5 L vs RPI	[9] [10]
	New York Univ.	#2	NATIONAL CHAMPIONS	2-2 T vs Aurora 6-2 W vs Utah State 3-2 OTW vs Florida Gulf Coast 6-4 W vs Miami-OH (semifinal) 4-3 W vs Liberty Univ. (final)
	RPI	#6	Nationals - 3rd (pool)	3-0 W vs UMass (regionals) 5-1 W vs New Hampshire (regionals) 1-5 L vs Lindenwood 2-1 W vs Northern Arizona 3-5 L vs Miami-OH
	Sacred Heart	#11	Regionals - Round 2	2-1 W vs Eastern Connecticut 2-8 L vs New Hampshire
	William Paterson	#1	Nationals - 2nd (pool)	6-3 W vs Ohio 3-1 W vs UNLV 3-4 L vs Grand Valley State
2018	Marist	#10	Regionals - Round 1	1-2 L vs Providence	[11] [12]
	New Hampshire	#3	Nationals - Semifinals	7-2 W vs Providence (regionals) 7-3 W vs Connecticut College (regionals) 6-5 W vs Trine 6-5 W vs Northern Arizona 6-5 OTW vs Toledo 3-8 L vs Florida Gulf Coast (semifinal)
	RPI	#6	Regionals - Round 2	2-6 L vs Connecticut College
	Sacred Heart	#12	Regionals - Round 1	2-7 L vs Boston College
	William Paterson	#1	Nationals - 2nd (pool)	8-6 W vs Adrian College 5-4 W vs Northern Colorado 1-5 L vs Florida Gulf Coast
2019	New Hampshire	#2	Nationals - 2nd (pool)	6-1 W vs Utah State 4-3 W vs Marian 2-7 L vs Florida Gulf Coast	[13] [14] [15]
	RPI	#5	Regionals - Round 3	5-1 W vs Erie C.C. 3-6 L vs Keene State
2020	Marist	#12	Regionals - Round 1	1-6 L vs Sacred Heart	[16]
	New Hampshire	#4	Regionals - Round 3	5-2 W vs Sacred Heart 2-3 OTL vs Northeastern
	RPI	#3	Regionals - Round 3	8-2 W vs Bryant 3-7 L vs Roger Williams
	Sacred Heart	#9	Regionals - Round 2	6-1 W vs Marist 2-5 L vs New Hampshire
2021	SECHL did not participate in 2020-21 ACHA M2 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Army	#9	Regionals - Round 1	3-4 OTL vs Merrimack	[17]
	Clarkson	#13	Regionals - Round 2	3-2 W vs Sacred Heart 2-7 L vs Keene State
	Sacred Heart	#8	Regionals - Round 1	2-3 L vs Clarkson
2023	Army	#5	Regionals - Round 2	5-9 L vs Boston University	[18]
	Sacred Heart	#9	Regionals - Round 2	5-0 W vs RPI 2-3 L vs New Hampshire
2024	Army	#5	Nationals - 3rd (pool)	6-5 W vs Boston Univ. (regionals) 4-1 W vs UMass (regionals) 5-8 L vs Lindenwood 3-6 L vs Liberty 5-4 OTW vs Univ. of Providence	[19] [20]
	Clarkson	#11	Regionals - Round 1	1-2 OTL vs Saint Anselm
	Sacred Heart	#8	Regionals - Round 2	6-1 W vs UConn 2-1 OTL vs UMass
	Siena	#12	Regionals - Round 1	2-6 L vs Boston Univ.
2025	Army	#1	Nationals - 3rd (pool)	4-3 OTW vs Texas 2-4 L vs St. Thomas 1-3 L vs Liberty	[21] [22]
	Sacred Heart	#9	Regionals - Round 1	0-3 L vs Boston Univ.

See also

• American Collegiate Hockey Association
• List of ice hockey leagues

Notes

1. Clarkson has an NCAA Division I hockey team competing in the ECAC.
2. Sacred Heart has an NCAA Division I hockey team competing in Atlantic Hockey America.
3. Army has an NCAA Division I hockey team competing in Atlantic Hockey America.
4. Niagara has an NCAA Division I hockey team competing in Atlantic Hockey America.
5. All seedings for national and regional tournaments place the SECHL in the Northeast region

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