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 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. Catholic University, 2008-09 season's champion, leaves the conference to join Blue Ridge Hockey Conference, while runner-up Alvernia University also moves from MDCHA to the Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference.Alvernia Ice Hockey On The Move 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.Another New Team Joins MDCHA 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 Source: 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 Year Champion Runner-Up Score 2012-13 American University Johns Hopkins University 6-3 2011-12 American University Wesley College 4-1 2010-11 University of Maryland Gettysburg College 5-4 (OT) 2009-10 Dickinson College Gettysburg College 5-3 2008-09Catholic University 2008-2009 MDCHA ChampionsAlvernia news Catholic University Alvernia University 2-1Game Stats 2007-08Gettysburg Wins 2008 MDCHA Championship Gettysburg College Alvernia University 4-3 2006-07 Loyola University Maryland Gettysburg College 8-6 2006-05The Road to the Championship: The Story of How George Washington University Won the MDCHA George Washington University Loyola University Maryland 7-2
References
External links MDCHA site
See also American Collegiate Hockey Association List of ice hockey leagues