United Collegiate Hockey Conference

Association| NCAA
Founded| 2016
Commissioner| Chuck Mitrano (since 2016)
Sports fielded|

* Ice hockey
* men's: 9 teams
* women's: 8 teams

Division| Division III
Headquarters| Rochester, New York
Region| Eastern United States
Official website| theuchc.com
Locations

The United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) is a college athletic conference which operates in Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania in the eastern United States. It participates in NCAA Division III as a hockey-only conference.

## History

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The conference was announced in 2016 as an association of 10 schools and league play began for the 2017–18 academic year, with nine each playing in the men's and women's divisions. The majority of the member schools were previously members of the now-defunct ECAC West hockey conference. Wilkes University was also announced as a future member for both the men's and women's divisions for the start of the 2018–19 academic year,[1] the same time when charter men's member Nazareth College began varsity women's play in the UCHC.[2] The following season, Alvernia University joined for its first season of varsity women's play.[3] In July 2021, Arcadia University new men's and women's programs were accepted into the league.[4] A year later, Alvernia added its men's team to the conference lineup.[5]

In 2023, the conference was split in two when Misericordia began sponsoring men's ice hockey, allowing the Middle Atlantic Conferences to receive an automatic bid for the NCAA tournament and form a new ice hockey division. In September of that year, Brockport State and Geneseo State announced that their men's teams would be joining the UCHC for the 2024–25, bringing membership back up to eight teams.[6] About a month later, Neumann and Wilkes also announced that they would be leaving the UCHC for MAC as well.[7] This dropped membership back down to six teams, the minimum number of programs required for an at-large bid. A few months later, the conference added four more schools for the 2025 season with Albertus Magnus, Elmira and St. John's Fischer each adding men's and women's hockey while Hilbert's women's team would join.[8]

The league did not have an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship or the NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship for the 2017–18 season but the Men's league gained the bid for the 2018–19 season and the Women's league did for the 2019-20 season.[9]

## Members schools

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### Current members

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Brockport

Utica

Nazareth

Manhattanville

Chatham

Geneseo

Locations of United Collegiate Hockey Conference members
( men's only)

School  | Location  | Nickname  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Year Joined  | Primary Conference  | Colors  | (M)  | (W)

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Chatham University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Cougars  | 1869  | Private  | 2,300  | 2017-18  | PAC |     | Y | Y
Manhattanville University | Purchase, New York | Valiants  | 1841  | Private  | 2,700  | 2017-18  | Skyline |     | Y | Y
Nazareth University | Pittsford, New York | Golden Flyers  | 1924  | Private  | 2,800  | 2017-18 (men)
2018-19 (women)  | Empire 8 |     | Y | Y
State University of New York at Brockport | Brockport, New York | Golden Eagles | 1867  | Public  | 7,924  | 2024-25  | Empire 8 |     | Y | N
State University of New York at Geneseo | Geneseo, New York | Knights | 1871  | Public  | 4,910  | 2024-25  | Empire 8 |     | Y | N
Utica University | Utica, New York | Pioneers  | 1946  | Private  | 4,400  | 2017-18  | Empire 8 |     | Y | Y

### Future Members

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School  | Location  | Nickname  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Year Joining  | Primary Conference  | Colors  | (M)  | (W)

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Albertus Magnus College | New Haven, Connecticut | Falcons  | 1925  | Private  | 1,200  | 2025-26  | GNAC |     | Y | Y
Elmira College | Elmira, New York | Soaring Eagles  | 1855  | Private  | 1,170  | 2025-26*  | Empire 8 |     | Y | Y
Hilbert College | Hamburg, New York | Hawks  | 1957  | Private  | 800  | 2025-26  | AMCC |     | N | Y
St. John Fisher University | Pittsford, New York | Cardinals  | 1948  | Private  | 2,700  | 2025-26  | Empire 8 |     | Y | Y

* Elmira was previously a member of the UCHC.

### Membership timeline

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Men     Women     Both

### Former members

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School  | Location  | Nickname  | Founded  | Affiliation  | Enrollment  | Year Joined  | Year Left  | Current Conference  | Colors

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Alvernia University | Reading, Pennsylvania | Golden Wolves  | 1958  | Private  | 2,872  | 2019-20 (women)
2022-23 (men)  | 2023-24  | MAC |
Arcadia University | Glenside, Pennsylvania | Knights  | 1853  | Private  | 2,473  | 2021-22  | 2023-24  | MAC |
King's College | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Monarchs  | 1946  | Private/Catholic  | 2,300  | 2017-18  | 2023-24  | MAC |
Lebanon Valley College | Annville, Pennsylvania | Flying Dutchmen  | 1866  | Private/Methodist  | 1,750  | 2017-18  | 2023-24  | MAC |
Neumann University | Aston, Pennsylvania | Knights  | 1965  | Private/Catholic  | 3,000  | 2017-18  | 2023-24  | MAC |
Stevenson University | Baltimore County, Maryland | Mustangs  | 1947  | Private  | 3,700  | 2017-18  | 2023-24  | MAC |
Wilkes University | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Colonels  | 1933  | Private  | 5,000  | 2018-19  | 2023-24  | MAC |
William Smith College | Geneva, New York | Herons  | 1908  | Private  | 2,229  | 2017-18  | 2021-22  | NEHC |

## Champions

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Main article: UCHC Men's Tournament

### Men

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2017–18 | Utica  | Utica
2018–19 | Utica  | Manhattanville
2019–20 | Utica  | Utica
2020–21 | Utica  | Elmira
2021–22 | Utica  | Utica
2022–23 | Utica  | Utica
2023–24 | Utica  | Utica

### Women

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| Season  | Regular Season  | Tournament

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2017–18  | Elmira  | Elmira
2018–19  | Elmira  | Elmira
2019–20  | Elmira  | Elmira
2020–21  | Elmira  | Elmira

## Arenas

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School  | Arena  | Capacity

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Chatham  | Hunt Armory Ice Arena  | n/a
Manhattanville  | Playland Ice Casino  | n/a
Nazareth  | Tim Horton's Iceplex  | 2,000
SUNY Brockport  | Wegmans Ice Arena  | 2,000
SUNY Geneseo  | Wilson Ice Arena  | 2,100
Utica  | Adirondack Bank Center | 3,860

## References

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1. ^ "United Collegiate Hockey Conference to debut next season". D3Hockey.com. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
2. ^ "Nazareth to add women's ice hockey". nazathletics.com. Nazareth College. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
3. ^ "Alvernia Will Add Women's Ice Hockey as 27th Varsity Sport" (Press release). Alvernia Golden Wolves. March 2, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
4. ^ "Arcadia University to Add Men's and Women's Ice Hockey for 2021-22" (Press release). Arcadia Knights. June 26, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
5. ^ "Alvernia Announces the Addition of Men's Ice Hockey in 2022-23" (Press release). Middle Atlantic Conference. August 3, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
6. ^ "Brockport & Geneseo Ice Hockey Set to Join UCHC in 2024-25". Brockport Golden Eagles. September 6, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
7. ^ "Wilkes and Neumann join the MAC as Associate Members in Ice Hockey". Wilkes Colonels. October 12, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
8. ^ "Albertus Magnus, Elmira, Hilbert, St. John Fisher to join UCHC men's, women's hockey conferences for 2025-26 season". USCHO. May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
9. ^ "UCHC Men get Automatic Bid". D3Hockey.com.

## External links

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* Official web site

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United Collegiate Hockey Conference

* Alvernia
* Arcadia
* Chatham
* Elmira
* King's
* Lebanon Valley
* Manhattanville
* Nazareth
* Neumann
* Stevenson
* Utica
* Wilkes
* William Smith (women's)

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NCAA Division III ice hockey conferences

Men|

* Conference of New England
* Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
* Middle Atlantic Conferences
* Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* New England Hockey Conference
* New England Small College Athletic Conference
* Northern Collegiate Hockey Association
* State University of New York Athletic Conference
* United Collegiate Hockey Conference
* Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Women|

* Conference of New England
* Middle Atlantic Conferences
* Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
* New England Hockey Conference
* New England Small College Athletic Conference
* Northern Collegiate Hockey Association
* State University of New York Athletic Conference
* United Collegiate Hockey Conference
* Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

NCAA|

* College ice hockey
* NCAA Division III
* Championships: Men / Women

Former|

* Colonial Hockey Conference
* ECAC West
* ECAC Northeast
* Northeast Women's Hockey League

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