Conference | ACHA |
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Founded | 1995 |
Commissioner | Ben Adams |
Sports fielded |
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Division | Division II |
No. of teams | 8 |
Region | Northeast |
Most recent champion(s) | Army Black Knights (2022-23) |
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 [note 1] , 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.
Each team plays 14 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.
Institution | City/State | Nickname | Primary Conference |
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Army [note 2] | West Point, New York | Black Knights | Patriot League |
Central Connecticut State University | New Britain, Connecticut | Blue Devils | Northeast Conference |
Clarkson University | Potsdam, New York | Golden Knights | Eastern College Athletic Conference |
Marist College | Poughkeepsie, New York | Red Foxes | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Montclair State University | Montclair, New Jersey | Red Hawks | New Jersey Athletic Conference |
Sacred Heart University [note 3] | Fairfield, Connecticut | Pioneers | Northeast Conference |
Siena College | Loudonville, New York | Saints | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
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