Mason-Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association
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| Association | American Collegiate Hockey Association |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 1991 |
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Region | Mid-Atlantic |
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.
- 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
Championship games
| Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |