The Northern Collegiate Hockey League (NCHL) is a college ice hockey league based in the central region of the United States. The conference is part of the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 2 and is made up of eleven teams from universities and colleges based in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
History
The 2014-2015 season was the inaugural season for the NCHL, formed of ACHA D2 teams from Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan.
Regular-season format
Each conference member is required to play all the other members, for a 16 game conference season. Teams earn two point for a win (regulation or overtime), one point for a tie or an overtime loss, and zero points for a regulation loss.
At the end of the season the top six teams qualify for the conference tournament, with the top two teams receiving a first round bye.
Member teams
Conference tournament format
Playoffs 2023
Playoffs 2022
Black Division
Orange Division
Playoffs 2020
Playoffs 2019
Playoffs 2018
Playoffs 2017
Playoffs 2016
Playoffs 2015
Conference champions (Hap Cup)
Championship totals
Season awards
National championship qualifiers
Concordia University WI (2023) Marian University (2019) Aurora University (2018)
Expansion member for 2023-24 season
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Previous members
University of Minnesota Duluth (2014-16) Michigan Tech University (2014-16) Waldorf University (2014-17) St. Mary's University of MN (2014-18) St. Norbert College (2021-23) Purdue University Northwest (2021-22)
