The Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) is a Men's ACHA Division 3 conference made up of smaller colleges and universities in the state of Michigan.
Championship history
ACHA National Champions The MCHC has produced fifteen National Championship teams, the most of any Division 3 conference, including Ferris State (1994), Muskegon Community College (2003), Calvin College (2004), Saginaw Valley State (2009, 2010), Adrian College-Gold (2012, 2013, 2014), Michigan State (2015), Oakland (2016), Hope College (2018, 2021, 2022), Michigan (2023) and Lawrence Tech (2024). SVSU became the first school in Division 3 history to not only win two National Championships, but to do it in back-to-back years. Adrian College-Gold later became the first school in Division 3 history to not only make three straight National Championship Games, but to win all three.
ACHA National Runners-up The MCHC has produced fourteen National Runners-up including Hope College (2003, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2023), Northwood (2006), Davenport (2012), Michigan-Flint (2013), Aquinas College (2016), Calvin (2017), Oakland (2018), Grand Valley State (2019, 2024) and Michigan (2022). Hope College is the first school in Division 3 to make it to four National Championship games.
ACHA National Championship Game The ACHA Division 3 National Championship game has featured two MCHC teams (*) eleven times since 2003. However, a MCHC team has been in the Nation Championship every year since 2009. Lawrence Tech is currently defending champions.
2003: Muskegon Community College (1) defeated Hope College.* 2009:Saginaw Valley State (1) defeated Florida Gulf Coast. 2010: Saginaw Valley State (2) defeated Hope College.* 2012: Adrian College-Gold (1) defeated Davenport.* 2013: Adrian College-Gold (2) defeated Michigan-Flint.* 2014: Adrian College-Gold (3) defeated Hope College.* 2015: Michigan State (1) defeated Florida Gulf Coast. 2016: Oakland (1) defeated Aquinas College.* 2017: Aquinas College (1) defeated Calvin.* 2018: Hope College (1) defeated Oakland.* 2021: Hope College (2) defeated Arkansas. 2022: Hope College (3) defeated Michigan.* 2023: Michigan (1) defeated Hope College.* 2024: Lawrence Tech (1) defeated Grand Valley State.*
Vezina Cup Champions Year Champion Runner-up2024 Hope College Lawrence Tech2023 Hope College Michigan2022 Grand Valley State Hope College2021 N/A (COVID)2020 Central Michigan Michigan2019 Hope College Michigan2018 Central Michigan Michigan State2017 Aquinas College Adrian College-Gold2016 Oakland Aquinas College 2015 Hope College Oakland 2014 Davenport Oakland 2013 Adrian College-Gold Davenport 2012 Saginaw Valley State Hope College 2011 Davenport N/A 2010 Saginaw Valley State N/A 2009 N/A N/A 2008 Hope College N/A 2007 Hope College N/A 2006 Calvin Hope College 2005 Lansing Community College N/A 2004 Hope College N/A 2003 Hope College N/A
Totals Team Titles Hope College 6 Central Michigan 2 Davenport 2 Saginaw Valley State 2 Aquinas College 1 Grand Valley State 1 Oakland 1 Adrian College-Gold 1 Calvin 1
Current teams East Division InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameColors Adrian College Adrian, MI 1859 Private/Methodist 1,700 Bulldogs Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 1892 Public 27,069 Chippewas Lawrence Tech University Southfield, MI 1932 Private/Non-sectarian 4,000 Blue Devils University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 1817 Public 43,651 Wolverines University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI 1956 Public 8,000 Victors Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI 1957 Public 17,737 Golden Grizzlies Saginaw Valley State University Kochville Township, MI 1963 Public 10,498 Cardinals
West Division InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameColors Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI 1876 CRC 4,075 Knights Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI 1866 Private/Non-profit 12,471 Panthers Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI 1884 Public 10,361 Bulldogs Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI 1960 Public 24,408 Lakers Hope College Holland, MI 1960 RCA 3,200 Flying Dutchmen Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 1855 Public 48,000 Spartans Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 1903 Public 16,643 Stallions
Former members Indiana Institute of Technology Northwood University
External links Official website Adrian College-Black Bulldogs Calvin College Knights Central Michigan Chippewas Davenport Panthers Ferris State Bulldogs Grand Valley State Lakers Hope College Flying Dutchmen Lawrence Tech Blue Devils Michigan Wolverines Michigan-Flint Michigan State Spartans Oakland Golden Grizzlies Saginaw Valley State Cardinals Western Michigan Stallions