Mason-Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association

Data
Established | 1991
Members | 9
Sport | ACHA Division III Club Hockey
Region | Mid-atlantic
States | 4 - Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington DC, Delaware
Headquarters |
Commissioner | Michael Hinkle

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

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* 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[5]

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* 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

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Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Score

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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

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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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b 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

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* MDCHA site

## See also

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* American Collegiate Hockey Association
* List of ice hockey leagues

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* College Hockey East (CHE)
* Indiana Collegiate Hockey Conference (ICHC)
* Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC)
* Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC)
* Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA)
* Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association (NECHA)

* ACHA
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