The Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (TSCHL) is an ACHA Division II level ice hockey league. ACHA Division II level consists of players with previous Jr. A, AAA or Midget Major experience, along with high caliber high school experience. The level can range from varsity high school up to NCAA Division III skills, depending on the programs.
History The TSCHL was formed in 2010 and consisted of eight teams for its first season. Only Dayton remains in the league from the inaugural season.
A number of the league's current members were part of the now defunct Great Lakes Intercollegiate Hockey Association (GLIHA), while others in the past joined from the College Hockey East and the Midwest Collegiate Hockey League (MCHL). All 11 members currently compete within the ACHA Division II Southeast Region. The league was separated into two divisions, beginning in the 2021–2022 season, for only the second time in its history. Currently, the league is back in a two division format with its current membership being at ten teams.
Indiana won the ACHA Men's Division II National Championship in 2024, becoming the first team from the league to do so.
Past Champions Season Regular season Playoff Runner-up Score Location 2010/11 Dayton (1) Dayton (1) Pittsburgh 3–2 (OT) Pittsburgh, PA2011/12 Dayton (2) Toledo (1) Dayton 10–5 Pittsburgh, PA 2012/13 Dayton (3) / Toledo (1) Toledo (2) Ohio 4–1 Akron, OH 2013/14 Toledo (2) Toledo (3) Ohio 6–2 Pittsburgh, PA 2014/15 Dayton (4) Louisville (1) Dayton 7–2 Cincinnati, OH 2015/16 Ohio (1) Louisville (2) Ohio 7–5 Athens, OH 2016/17 Cincinnati (1) Louisville (3) Cincinnati 6–4 Louisville, KY 2017/18 Miami (1) Ohio (1) Miami 3–2 (OT) Athens, OH 2018/19 Cincinnati (2) Miami (1) Cincinnati 4–3 (OT) Louisville, KY 2019/20 Miami (2) Ohio State (1) Miami 4–3 Louisville, KY 2020/21 CANCELED DUE TO – COVID-19 2021/22 Miami (3) Indiana (1) Miami 4–2 Cincinnati, OH 2022/23 Miami (4) Indiana (2) Ohio 4–3 (2OT) Columbus, OH2023/24Miami (5)Miami (2)Michigan7–1Cincinnati, OH2024/25Indiana (1)Kentucky (1)Ohio6–2Athens, OH2025/26Ohio State (1)Ohio (2)Miami6–2Oxford, OH2026/27TBDTBDTBDTBDCarmel, IN
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Format League teams play a 13-game league schedule with 2 games against each division opponent and one game against each cross-division opponent, in addition to non-league games against other ACHA DI, DII & DIII teams. The TSCHL season concludes with an eight-team bracket league tournament at the end of the regular season in mid-late February.
Current members DivisionInstitutionLocationTeam NicknameJoined TSCHLHome arenaCapacityTeam colorsTeam WebsiteEast DivisionBowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OHFalcons2016Slater Family Ice Arena5,000 BGSU HockeyDenison UniversityGranville, OHBig Red2025Lou & Gib Reese Ice Arena DU HockeyOhio UniversityAthens, OHBobcats2011Bird Arena2,000 Ohio HockeyOhio State UniversityColumbus, OHBuckeyes2016OSU Ice Rink1,415 OSU HockeyPennsylvania State UniversityState College, PANittany Lions2026Pegula Ice Arena6,014 PSU HockeyWest DivisionUniversity of DaytonDayton, OHFlyers2010Kettering Rec Complex700 UD HockeyIndiana UniversityBloomington, INHoosiers2019Frank Southern Ice Arena800 IU HockeyUniversity of LouisvilleLouisville, KYCardinals2025Iceland Sports Complex UofL HockeyMiami UniversityOxford, OHRedHawks2017Goggin Ice Center3,642 Miami HockeyUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, MIWolverines2021Yost Ice Arena5,800 UM Hockey
NOTE: Bowling Green, Miami, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State have NCAA Division I hockey teams competing in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, National Collegiate Hockey Conference & the Big Ten Conference. Louisville formed a second team that joined the TSCHL in 2025-2026 with the original member team moving to Division I of the American Collegiate Hockey Association.
Former members University of Toledo (2010–2014) moved to ACHA Division I West Virginia University (2010–2015) moved to ACHA Division III, joined CHE; currently in ACHA Division II, joined ACCHL Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2010–2016) moved to ACHA Division III; joined CHE Wright State University (2010–2018) moved to ACHA Division II Independent; folded University of Akron (2010–2018) moved to ACHA Division III; joined CHE University of Pittsburgh (2010–2019) moved to ACHA Division II Independent; folded Xavier University (2017–2024) moved to ACHA Division III; joined ICHC University of Cincinnati (2010–2019; 2023-2025) moved to ACHA Division II Independent; moved to ACHA Division I University of Kentucky (2020–2025) moved to ACHA Division I; joined ACCHL University of Louisville (2014–2025) moved to ACHA Division I; joined ACCHL
Current season 2026/27 season + East Division Team Bowling Green Falcons 4 0 0 4 0 1 27 0Denison Big Red 4 0 0 4 0 8 29 0Penn State Nittany Lions 3 3 0 0 0 24 6 9 Ohio Bobcats 2 2 0 0 0 11 7 6 Ohio State Buckeyes 5 4 0 0 1 36 8 13
+ West Division Team Dayton Flyers 2 1 0 1 0 5 16 3 Indiana Hoosiers 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 0Louisville Cardinals 2 0 0 2 0 6 16 0 Miami Redhawks 3 2 1 0 0 17 3 8Michigan Wolverines 2 1 0 1 0 9 4 3 NOTE: The TSCHL uses a 3-point scoring system.
# – Regular season champion @ – Playoff champion * – Clinched playoff berth E – Eliminated from playoffs ( ) – Regional ranking
After games on October 4, 2026.
2027 playoffs
Southeast Regionals Since the 2015–16 season, the conference has awarded the playoff tournament champion the automatic bid to the ACHA Division II Southeast Regional tournament. The tournament is held in late February with the teams ranked #1–16 in the region (including auto-bid teams) competing in a single-elimination format. The four winners earn a berth to the National Tournament.
2013: Toledo lost to Virginia Tech. 2014: Toledo defeated Virginia Tech; lost to Penn State. 2015: Ohio lost to Liberty. 2016: #6 Ohio defeated #7 Rowan; lost to #3 Miami / #9 Louisville (BID) defeated #12 Princeton; lost to #4 Penn State in Overtime. 2017: #7 Ohio defeated #6 Cincinnati; defeated #3 Toledo / #8 Louisville (BID) lost to #5 Penn State. 2018: #11 Ohio (BID) lost to #10 Rider in Overtime / #4 Cincinnati defeated #9 Maryland; lost to #5 Toledo / #6 Miami defeated #7 Rowan; lost to #3 Liberty. 2019: #4 Cincinnati defeated #10 Ohio State; defeated #7 Miami / #7 Miami defeated #6 Delaware; lost to #4 Cincinnati / #10 Ohio State defeated #11 Virginia; lost to #4 Cincinnati. 2020: #7 Miami defeated #6 Penn State; defeated #5 Rowan / #8 Ohio State lost to #5 Rowan in double Overtime. 2021: ACHA did not hold the regional tournament due to the shortened seasons caused by COVID-19. 2022: #4 Miami lost to #11 Ohio State / #7 Indiana defeated #14 North Carolina; defeated #6 Penn State; defeated #13 Pennsylvania / #8 Kentucky lost to #13 Pennsylvania / #11 Ohio State defeated #10 Rider; defeated #4 Miami; defeated #9 Cincinnati. 2023: #3 Kentucky defeated #13 Pennsylvania; defeated #11 North Carolina / #4 Indiana defeated #12 Louisville; defeated #6 Ohio / #5 Miami lost to #11 North Carolina in Overtime / #6 Ohio defeated #7 Penn State; lost to #4 Indiana / #8 Michigan lost to #13 Pennsylvania / #12 Louisville defeated #9 Rowan; lost to #4 Indiana. 2024: #3 Indiana defeated #14 Pennsylvania; defeated #8 NC State / #4 Miami defeated #10 Rider; defeated #5 Kentucky / #5 Kentucky defeated #9 Penn State in Overtime; lost to #4 Miami / #6 Ohio lost to #8 NC State / #11 Louisville lost to #10 Rider. 2025: #3 Kentucky defeated #10 Louisville; lost to #9 Indiana / #7 Miami defeated #14 Rider; defeated #6 NC State in Overtime; lost to #8 Ohio / #8 Ohio defeated #13 Cincinnati; defeated #4 Virginia Tech in double Overtime; defeated #7 Miami / #9 Indiana defeated #12 Michigan; defeated #4 Penn State; defeated #3 Kentucky / #10 Louisville defeated #11 North Carolina; lost to #3 Kentucky. 2026: #3 Ohio defeated #14 Virginia Tech; lost to #7 Penn State / #5 Ohio State defeated #12 Florida; lost to #4 Florida Atlantic / #6 Indiana lost to #11 Tennessee / #13 Miami lost to #4 Florida Atlantic.
National Tournament In the 2016–17 season, Ohio became the first team from the conference to advance to the ACHA Division II National Tournament that is held in March. In the 2021–2022 season, the conference sent two teams to the tournament for the first time. At the 2024 ACHA Division II National Tournament, Indiana & Miami became the first two teams from the conference to advance to the National Championship as Indiana won the game in Overtime.
2017: Ohio (SE #4) finished 0–3 in Pool A; lost to William Paterson (NE #1) 6–3, Grand Valley State (Central #2) 3–0 & UNLV (West #3) 3–1. 2019: Cincinnati (SE #3) finished 3–0 in Pool D; defeated Lindenwood (Central #2) 3–1, Northern Arizona (West #1) 5–4 (OT) & Keene State (NE #4) 6–3; lost in the National Semi-Finals to Florida Gulf Coast (SE #1) 3–2. 2020: Miami (SE #4) was to compete in Pool D; playing against Massachusetts (NE #1), Sault College (Central #2) and MSU Denver (West #3); tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2022: Indiana (SE #3) finished 0–3 in Pool D; lost to Northeastern (NE #2) 7–5, Mary (West #1) 4–1 & Wisconsin (Central #4) 5–2 / Ohio State (SE #4) finished 0–3 in Pool C; lost to Massachusetts (NE #1) 8–1, Dakota College (West #2) 5–3 & Trine (Central #3) 4–3 (OT). 2023: Kentucky (SE #3) finished 0–2–1 in Pool C; lost to Saint Thomas (Central #2) 3–0, Mary (West #1) 3–1 & tied Bentley (NE #4) 1–1 / Indiana (SE #4) finished 2–1 in Pool D; defeated Lindenwood (Central #1) 2–1, Montana State (West #2) 6–4 & lost to New Hampshire (NE #3) 5–3; lost in the National Semi-Finals to Iowa (Central #4) 2–1 in double Overtime. 2024: Indiana (SE #3) finished 2–1 in Pool B; defeated Weber State (West #2) 4–2, lost to Northeastern (NE #1) 5–2 & defeated Michigan State (Central #4) 7–3; defeated Lindenwood (Central #1) in National Semi-Finals 3–1; defeated Miami (SE #4) in National Championship 5–4 in Overtime / Miami (SE #4) finished 2–1 in Pool A; defeated Montana State (West #1) 3–0, Keene State (NE #2) 7–5 and lost to Concordia Wisconsin (Central #3) 7–6; defeated Florida Gulf Coast (SE #1) in National Semi-Finals 3–2; lost to Indiana (SE #3) in National Championship 5–4 in Overtime. 2025: Ohio (SE #3) finished 1–2 in Pool B; lost to Wisconsin (Central #2) 3–1, defeated Montana State (West #1) 2-1 and lost to RPI (Northeast #4) 5-1 / Indiana (SE #4) finished 2–1 in Pool A; defeated Utah (West #2) 8–1, defeated Northeastern (Northeast #3) 6-2 and lost to Lindenwood (Central #1) 4–1.
Past seasons 2011/12 season + Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League Team Akron Zips* 16 6 7 0 3 55 70 15 Cincinnati Bearcats E 16 5 10 1 0 54 81 11 Dayton Flyers # (15) 16 13 2 1 0 81 39 27IUP Crimson Hawks* 16 8 8 0 0 64 67 16Ohio Bobcats* 16 9 7 0 0 66 52 18 Pittsburgh Panthers * (13) 16 12 3 0 1 69 51 22 Toledo Rockets*@ 16 11 5 0 0 96 59 22 West Virginia Mountaineers E 16 5 10 1 0 51 80 11 Wright State Raiders E 16 3 13 0 0 36 69 6 # – Regular season champion @ – Playoff champion * – Clinched playoff berth E – Eliminated from playoffs ( ) – Regional ranking
After games on February 19, 2012.
2012 playoffs
2012/13 season + Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League Team Toledo Rockets*#@ (6) 16 14 1 1 0 90 43 29 Dayton Flyers*# 16 14 1 1 0 98 49 29 Pittsburgh Panthers* (14-T) 16 11 5 0 0 72 47 22Ohio Bobcats* 16 9 4 3 0 78 63 21Akron Zips* (14-T) 16 9 5 2 0 69 55 20 IUP Crimson Hawks* 16 5 10 1 0 50 74 11 West Virginia Mountaineers E 15 3 10 2 0 47 79 8 Cincinnati Bearcats E 15 4 11 0 0 45 92 8 Wright State Raiders E 16 2 14 0 0 37 82 4 # – Regular season champion @ – Playoff champion * – Clinched playoff berth E – Eliminated from playoffs ( ) – Regional ranking
After games on February 16, 2013.
2013 playoffs
2013/14 season