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American Collegiate Hockey Association
Established1991; 33 years ago (1991)
TypeChartered non-profit corporation
PurposeSport governing body
Location
President
Paul Hebert
Executive Director
Craig Barnett
Websitewww.achahockey.org

The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) is a college ice hockey association. The ACHA's purpose is to be an organization of collegiate affiliated programs, which provides structure, regulates operations, and promotes quality in collegiate ice hockey. The ACHA currently has three men's and two women's divisions and includes approximately 450 teams from across the United States and Canada. Most ACHA teams offer few athletic scholarships and typically receive far less university funding. The ACHA offers an opportunity for college hockey programs that struggle with large budgets and Title IX issues, as an alternative to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) financial structure.[1]

Policies and regulation

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The interest in college hockey has grown as the game of hockey has grown in the United States. But as aggressively as the sport has grown at the grass-roots level, the number of NCAA programs has not expanded as rapidly to meet the demand as these youth players reach college and look to extend their hockey-playing experience. This is why the ACHA level was created.

The ACHA's primary mission is to support the growth of two-year and four-year collegiate hockey programs nationwide. The ACHA identifies standards that serve to unite and regulate teams at the collegiate level. The ACHA emphasizes academic performance, institutional sanction, eligibility criteria, and standards of play and opportunities for national competition, and the ACHA promotes all aspects of collegiate hockey stressing the personal development of individual athletes as well as national recognition for member organizations. In order to do this, the ACHA has developed organizational by-laws and a Policies and Procedures Manual to provide the policy foundation for the organization as it works to fulfill its purpose. These documents are reviewed yearly at the ACHA's annual meeting.

The ACHA's policies cover team and player eligibility, rules of play, ranking procedures, national tournament procedures, and other administrative issues, although the ACHA parallels the NCAA Division III with most eligibility requirements, recruitment processes, gameplay rules, etc. The league holds its annual meeting in conjunction with the annual convention of the American Hockey Coaches Association, in the month of April in Naples, Florida.

ACHA history

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The ACHA was established on April 20, 1991. Fifteen charter members met during the Chicago Showcase in Skokie, Illinois at the North Shore Hilton. These member teams had been playing college hockey for many years but wished to legitimize its play by standardizing some of its procedures.

The members that created the organization were Tom Keegan (ACHA), Al Murdoch (Iowa State), Joe Battista (Penn State), Jim Gilmore (Ohio), Ernie Ferrari (Stanford), Howard Jenks (California), Jeff Aikens (North Dakota State), Don Spencer (West Virginia), Jim Barry (Navy), Scott Fuller (Navy), Leo Golembiewski (Arizona), Ron Starr (DePaul), Cary Adams (PCHA), Jim Warden (PCHA) and Jack White (UCLA).

The inaugural year of the ACHA was the 1991–1992 season. The goal of the organization was to create an impartial governing body to monitor national tournaments, player eligibility, and general oversight. Over the years the ACHA quickly grew to over 150 teams in three men's divisions.

An ACHA Division II game between Harvard and Coast Guard in 2019

A Women's Division was added in 2000 with a second Women's division being added for the 2006–2007 season.

By the 2001–2002 season, marking their 10th anniversary, the ACHA had a total of 179 teams registered with 33 teams in Division I, 100 teams in Division II, 18 teams in Division III, and 20 teams in the Women's Division.

By the 2002–2003 season that number raised to over 250 teams, with Division III adding over 80 teams alone.

By the 2003–2004 season the number raised to 278 teams: 40 teams in D-I, 124 teams in D-II, 87 teams in D-III, and 27 teams in the Women's Division.

By the summer of 2007 ACHA membership had reached 360 teams (M1-54, M2-190, M3-139, W1-32, W2-8), that cover 48 of the 50 states.

During the summer of 2009 the University of Alaska Fairbanks established a Women's Division II team becoming the 49th state in the ACHA. Hawaii is currently the only state without an ACHA team.

Every year since 2003, the Men's Division I Showcase has been an event that features some of the top teams in the ACHA.

ACHA partners with Fasthockey.com to broadcast many of the league's games.[2]

In 2017, the ACHA adopted a new hosting format for holding the annual National Championship Tournament for all Men's & Women's Divisions. Then ACHA Executive Director Michael Walley championed an idea to hold all of the ACHA's National Championship Tournaments in one major U.S. city, in partnership with that city's National Hockey League (NHL) team. The inaugural year saw the 2017 ACHA National Championship Tournament Festival held in Columbus, Ohio, in partnership with the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets. Then ACHA Executive Director Michael Walley assumed the role of Tournament Director for the inaugural tournament, Andy Storz was placed in the role of National Tournament Manager-Game Day Hockey Operations/P.A. Announcer/Anthem Soloist, while Fasthockey.com handled broadcasting. In July 2017, after undergoing a nationwide search, Russ Slagle was selected by the ACHA's Board of Directors and appointed to fill the vacant staff position of ACHA National Tournament Director, and A.J. Boldan was placed in the role of National Tournament Manager-Broadcast Operations/Executive Producer in conjunction with the ACHA opting to engineer its own National Tournament broadcasts on a newly launched YouTube channel "ACHA National Championships".

Membership

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A map of all ACHA D1 men's hockey teams.
A map of all ACHA D2 men's hockey teams.
A map of all ACHA D3 men's hockey teams.
A map of all ACHA D1 women's hockey teams.
A map of all ACHA D2 women's hockey teams.

The ACHA includes both Men's and Women's Divisions. The Men's side is made up of three Divisions: 1, 2, and 3. Division 3 was the last to be established in 1999. Each division has its own distinguishing set of guidelines which are explained below. The Women's side has two divisions. Division 1 began in 2000 and Division 2 is the most recent addition to the ACHA with its inception in 2006.

Despite most teams' non-varsity status, the caliber of ACHA play can be quite high, especially in Division 1. Many large universities that do not sponsor hockey at the NCAA varsity level have become powerhouses, such as Ohio University, Adrian College, and Lindenwood University. Additionally, several universities that do sponsor NCAA varsity hockey teams also field ACHA-affiliated teams. Of all non-varsity sports activities, the ACHA-affiliated hockey teams generally garner the most attention at their universities, such as Missouri State where it is the third-largest spectator sport. The same can be said for the Arizona and University of Georgia who draw the third-largest fan base behind football and basketball. [citation needed]

All ACHA teams are members of USA Hockey and the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA).

Men's divisions

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Division 1

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ACHA Men's Division 1 comprises 72 teams as of the 2023–2024 season. Some of these teams also compete against NCAA Hockey D1 and D3 Schools throughout the pre-season in informal exhibition games. Nine conferences and Independent teams compete annually for the Murdoch Cup, which is awarded to the Men's ACHA Division 1 National Champion. Twenty teams compete in the National Tournament. These top-twenty teams are ranked/selected by way of computer rankings, and as determined by auto-berths from the seven regular-season Conference champions. At Nationals, teams ranked 1–12 all receive first-round byes, with teams ranked 13–20 matching up 20 vs 13 (etc.), for the rights to play in the second-round in pre-determined bracket slots. Since 2012, two teams (Penn State and Arizona State) have moved from ACHA to NCAA Division I. A third, Lindenwood moved up in 2022.

Conferences

Division 2

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ACHA Men's Division 2 is currently the largest division in the ACHA, it includes approximately 200 teams in 12 conferences and Independents. These teams are divided into four Regions (Central, Northeast, Southeast and West). A total of 16 teams qualify for the National Tournament, four from each region. Each month of the season a ranking of the top 15 teams in region is released. After the final ranking in February the top two seeds from each region earn an automatic berth into Nationals. Seeds 3–10 compete in their respective single-elimination Regional Tournaments, with the two teams who win both of their games also earning a Nationals berth. The National Tournament is a pool play format with the winners of each pool advancing to the semifinals. The semifinal match-ups are the winner of Pool A vs. Pool C and Pool B vs. Pool D.

Conferences

Division 3

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ACHA Men's Division 3 consists of approximately 140 teams in nine conferences and Independents. These teams are also divided into four Regions (Atlantic, North, Pacific and South). A total of 16 teams qualify for the National Tournament in the same manner as Division 2. The National Tournament has also been conducted in the same manner as Division 2 since 2010. Before that it was single elimination and every team played four games. The one exception is the semifinals match-ups. The winner of Pool A plays the winner of Pool B and the winner of Pool C plays the winner of Pool D.

Conferences

Women's divisions

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Division 1

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ACHA Women's Division 1 includes 25 teams for the 2019–20 season, with all but independent Wisconsin playing in one of the four WD1 conferences. Eight teams qualify for the national tournament each season: automatic bids are awarded to the playoff champions of the Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association, the Western Women's Collegiate Hockey League and Women's Midwest College Hockey, with the remainder of the field filled out by the highest-placing teams from the last of a series of weekly computer rankings. At nationals, the eight teams are paired off by ranking (1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, etc.) for a best-of-three first round, with the winners of those series advancing to the semifinals.

Conferences

Division 2

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ACHA Women's Division 2 includes 51 teams for the 2019–20 season, with a majority standing as a member of one of four conferences. All teams are sorted into the Northeast Region (13 teams), the Southeast Region (19 teams), or the West Region (19 teams). At the end of the year, the top four teams from each region in the final edition of a monthly computer ranking are invited to the ACHA National Tournament. The WD2 tournament differs from WD1 in that teams are divided into four pools and play a round robin, with the pool winners advancing to the semifinals.

Northeast Region Conference

Southeast Region Conferences

West Region Conference

International competition

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Players are selected from only ACHA Men's D1 to represent USA Hockey in the Winter World University Games, an IIHF and FISU event. ACHA Men's D2 and D3 division created the Select Teams to offer opportunities for the other Men division's to experience International hockey and they are ACHA events.

The Division 2 & Division 3 Selects Teams alternate going over to Europe each year during the Holiday Break to play European teams. The players are chosen from a round robin tournament in the spring usually in Pennsylvania. The tournament pits each conference's elite players against each other.

Logos

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The original ACHA logo was created by Dave Kammerdeiner of the West Virginia University Art Department under the direction of Don Spencer for a cost of $50.

In August 2003, the ACHA held an official contest to design a new logo, with the winning school receiving free registration for the 2003–2004 season. The University of Washington's Husky Hockey team won the contest, with former graphic-design intern Tom Eykemans designing the new version of the logo (as shown above).

Men's champions

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Division 1

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Year National Champion Runner-Up Location Host
1991–1992 Iowa State Michigan-Dearborn State College, PA Penn State University
1992–1993 North Dakota State Penn State Fargo, ND North Dakota State
1993–1994 North Dakota State Eastern Michigan Ames, IA Iowa State University
1994–1995 Ohio Penn State Tucson, AZ University of Arizona
1995–1996 Ohio Iowa State Athens, OH Ohio University
1996–1997 Ohio Iowa State Ann Arbor, MI Eastern Michigan University
1997–1998 Penn State Ohio Ames, IA Iowa State University
1998–1999 Vacated (Iowa State[3]) Penn State Newark, DE University of Delaware
1999–2000 Penn State Eastern Michigan Minot, ND Minot State University
2000–2001 Penn State Delaware Tucson, AZ University of Arizona
2001–2002 Penn State Illinois Laurel, MD Towson University
2002–2003 Penn State Ohio Athens, OH Ohio University
2003–2004 Ohio Penn State Ames, IA Iowa State University
2004–2005 Illinois Penn State Bensenville, IL Robert Morris University (Illinois)
2005–2006 Rhode Island Penn State West Chester, PA West Chester University
2006–2007 Oakland Penn State Youngstown, OH Kent State University
2007–2008 Illinois Lindenwood Rochester, NY Monroe County Sports Commission
2008–2009 Lindenwood Illinois Gates Mills, OH Greater Cleveland Sports Commission
2009–2010 Lindenwood Iowa State Bensenville, IL Robert Morris University (Illinois)
2010–2011 Davenport Lindenwood Newark, DE University of Delaware
2011–2012 Delaware Oakland Strongsville, OH Kent State & Greater Cleveland Sports Commission
2012–2013 Minot State Lindenwood Bensenville, IL Robert Morris University (Illinois)
2013–2014 Arizona State Robert Morris (IL) Newark, DE University of Delaware
2014–2015 Central Oklahoma Stony Brook Strongsville, OH John Carroll University & Greater Cleveland Sports Commission
2015–2016 Lindenwood Iowa State Bensenville, IL Robert Morris University (Illinois)
2016–2017 Central Oklahoma Ohio Columbus, OH Columbus Blue Jackets, OhioHealth Chiller Ice Rinks, & Greater Columbus Sports Commission
2017–2018 Adrian College Illinois Columbus, OH Columbus Blue Jackets, OhioHealth Chiller Ice Rinks & Greater Columbus Sports Commission
2018–2019 Minot State Iowa State Frisco, TX Dallas Stars, Frisco Convention and Visitors Bureau
2019–2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Frisco, TX Dallas Stars, Frisco Convention and Visitors Bureau
2020–2021 Adrian College Minot State St. Louis, MO Maryville University
2021–2022 Lindenwood Central Oklahoma St. Louis, MO Lindenwood University, Centene Community Ice Center
2022-2023 Minot State Adrian College Marlborough, MA New England Sports Center
2023-2024 Adrian College UNLV St. Louis, MO St. Louis Sports Commission, Centene Community Ice Center
Totals
Team Titles Years
Penn State 6 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Lindenwood 4 2009, 2010, 2016, 2022
Ohio 4 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004
Adrian College 3 2018, 2021, 2024
Minot State 3 2013, 2019, 2023
North Dakota State 3 1991, 1993, 1994
Central Oklahoma 2 2015, 2017
Illinois 2 2005, 2008
Arizona State 1 2014
Delaware 1 2012
Davenport 1 2011
Oakland 1 2007
Rhode Island 1 2006
Iowa State 1 1992

Division 2

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Year National Champion Runner-Up Host/Location
1991–1992 Toledo Kentucky DePaul University
1992–1993 Buffalo State Northern Iowa Iowa State University
1993–1994 Ferris State Colorado State Siena College
1994–1995 Colorado State Indiana Colorado State University
1995–1996 Western Michigan Life University University of South Florida
1996–1997 Life University Penn State University of Missouri
1997–1998 Life University Indiana Rutgers University
1998–1999 Life University Michigan State University of Utah
1999–2000 Miami (OH) Indiana Indiana University
2000–2001 Life University Weber State Indiana University
2001–2002 Life University Michigan New York University
2002–2003 Colorado Stony Brook University of Southern California
2003–2004 Oakland NYU University of Maryland
2004–2005 Michigan State Oakland Oakland University
2005–2006 Oakland Liberty Rochester County Sports Commission
2006–2007 Michigan State Davenport Colorado State University
2007–2008 Davenport Indiana Florida Gulf Coast University
2008–2009 Davenport Florida Gulf Coast Grand Valley State University
2009–2010 Davenport Central Connecticut State Super East Collegiate Hockey League
2010–2011 Grand Valley State Michigan State San Jose State University
2011–2012 Florida Gulf Coast Grand Valley State Florida Gulf Coast University
2012–2013 Michigan State Grand Valley State Saint Louis University
2013–2014 New Hampshire Florida Gulf Coast Northeastern University
2014–2015 NYU Florida Gulf Coast University of Utah
2015–2016 Florida Gulf Coast Liberty Ice Line Quad Rinks
2016–2017 NYU Liberty Columbus, OH
2017–2018 Florida Gulf Coast Lindenwood Columbus, OH
2018–2019 Florida Gulf Coast Northeastern Frisco, TX
2019–2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Frisco, TX
2020–2021 Mary Iowa State Mandan, ND
2021–2022 Mary Florida Gulf Coast St. Louis, MO
2022-2023 Massachusetts Iowa Marlborough, MA
2023-2024 Indiana Miami (OH) St. Louis, MO
Totals
Team Titles Years
Life University 5 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002
Florida Gulf Coast 4 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019
Michigan State 3 2005, 2007, 2013
Davenport 3 2008, 2009, 2010
Mary 2 2021, 2022
NYU 2 2015, 2017
Oakland 2 2004, 2006
Indiana 1 2024
Massachusetts 1 2023
New Hampshire 1 2014
Grand Valley State 1 2011
Colorado 1 2003
Miami (OH) 1 2000
Western Michigan 1 1996
Colorado State 1 1995
Ferris State 1 1994
Buffalo State 1 1993
Toledo 1 1992

Division 3

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Year National Champion Runner-Up Host/Location
1999–2000 Butler Georgia Tech US Naval Academy
2000–2001 Wyoming South Dakota State Georgia Tech
2001–2002 Robert Morris (PA) Wyoming Georgia Tech
2002–2003 Muskegon College Hope College Muskegon Community College
2003–2004 Calvin Georgia Arizona State University
2004–2005 Colorado Florida Gulf Coast California University (PA)
2005–2006 Wright State Northwood Fort Myers, FL
2006–2007 Kennesaw State Albany Fort Wayne, IN
2007–2008 California University (PA) San Diego State Rochester, MN
2008–2009 Saginaw Valley State Florida Gulf Coast Rochester, NY
2009–2010 Saginaw Valley State Hope College Fort Myers, FL
2010–2011 College of the Canyons Hope College Holland, MI
2011–2012 Adrian College Davenport Vineland, NJ
2012–2013 Adrian College Michigan-Flint Springfield, MO
2013–2014 Adrian College Hope College Coral Springs, FL
2014–2015 Michigan State Florida Gulf Coast Pelham, AL
2015–2016 Oakland Aquinas College Grand Rapids, MI
2016–2017 Aquinas College Calvin Columbus, OH
2017-2018 Hope College Oakland Columbus, OH
2018-2019 Sault College Grand Valley State Frisco, TX
2019-2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Frisco, TX
2020-2021 Hope College Arkansas Grand Rapids, MI
2021-2022 Hope College Michigan St. Louis, MO
2022-2023 Michigan Hope College Marlborough, MA
2023-2024 Lawrence Tech Grand Valley State St. Louis, MO
Totals
Team Titles Years
Hope College 3 2018, 2021, 2022
Adrian College 3 2012, 2013, 2014
Saginaw Valley State 2 2009, 2010
Lawrence Tech 1 2024
Michigan 1 2023
Sault College 1 2019
Aquinas College 1 2017
Oakland 1 2016
Michigan State 1 2015
College of the Canyons 1 2011
California University (PA) 1 2008
Kennesaw State 1 2007
Wright State 1 2006
Colorado 1 2005
Calvin 1 2004
Muskegon College 1 2003
Robert Morris (PA) 1 2002
Wyoming 1 2001
Butler 1 2000

Women's champions

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Division 1

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Year National Champion Runner Up Location
2000–2001 St. Cloud State Arizona State Wentzville, MO
2001–2002 Wisconsin St. Cloud State Alpharetta, GA
2002–2003 Michigan State Wisconsin Muskegon, MI
2003–2004 Wisconsin Rhode Island East Lansing, MI
2004–2005 Robert Morris (IL) Michigan State Buffalo, NY
2005–2006 Lindenwood Robert Morris (IL) Wentzville, MO
2006–2007 Robert Morris (IL) Lindenwood Amherst, MA
2007–2008 Lindenwood Robert Morris (IL) Bensenville, IL
2008–2009 Lindenwood Robert Morris (IL) Rochester, NY
2009–2010 Lindenwood Michigan State Blaine, MN
2010–2011 Michigan State Northeastern Kalamazoo, MI
2011–2012 Northeastern Minnesota Wooster, OH
2012–2013 Minnesota Liberty Ashburn, VA
2013–2014 Miami University Massachusetts Newark, DE
2014–2015 Liberty Miami University York, PA
2015–2016 Miami University Grand Valley State Kalamazoo, MI
2016–2017 Miami University Liberty Columbus, OH
2017–2018 Liberty Adrian College Columbus, OH
2018–2019 Liberty Lindenwood-Belleville Frisco, TX
2019–2020 Tournament not played † Frisco, TX
2020-2021 Liberty Lindenwood Minot, ND
2021-2022 Liberty Midland St. Louis, MO
2022-2023 Liberty Minot State Marlborough, MA
2023-2024 Adrian College Minot State Boston, MA
Totals
Team Titles Years
Liberty 6 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Lindenwood 4 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Miami University 3 2014, 2016, 2017
Michigan State 2 2003, 2011
Robert Morris (IL) 2 2005, 2007
Wisconsin 2 2002, 2004
Adrian College 1 2024
Minnesota 1 2013
Northeastern 1 2012
St. Cloud State 1 2001

Results by school and year

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37 teams have appeared in the ACHA Tournament in at least one year starting with 2001 (the first year that the ACHA sponsored a women's division). The results for all years are shown in this table below.

The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:

  •   Pool Round
  •   Quarterfinals
  •   Semifinals
  •  2  National Runner-Up
  •  1  National Champion
APP 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20†
School
Michigan State 17 5 1 3 2 4 5 5 3 2 1 5 7 8 7 5 5 6
Massachusetts 16 4 7 9 8 4 6 8 7 4 4 2 6 5 4 7 5
Michigan 13 5 6 11 7 10 7 8 8 8 8 7 5 8
Rhode Island 12 2 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 6 6 4 7
Robert Morris (IL) 11 6 1 2 1 2 2 3 5 3 3 5
Liberty 11 7 6 7 2 3 1 3 2 1 1 1
Minnesota 10 9 10 11 6 4 2 1 8 8 8
Colorado 9 3 7 4 3 8 12 10 4 8
Lindenwood 8 5 5 1 2 1 1 1 3
Grand Valley State 7 11 5 6 3 2 6 6
Penn State 7 8 3 8 7 12 7 7
Adrian 7 6 4 4 3 2 3 4
Wisconsin 6 6 1 2 1 8 9
Western Michigan 6 6 9 6 6 9 10
Miami 6 1 2 1 1 3 4
Lindenwood–Belleville 5 6 5 6 2 3
St. Cloud State 4 1 2 7 6
Northern Michigan 4 5 10 10 11
Northeastern 3 2 1 5
Maryland 2 4 12
West LA College 2 3 8
Connecticut 2 5 4
McKendree 2 7 7
Arizona State 1 2
Pittsburgh 1 7
Boston University 1 4
Bates College 1 8
Iowa State 1 11
Pennsylvania 1 12
North Country CC 1 8
Buffalo 1 12
North Dakota State 1 11
Norwich 1 7
Nichols 1 9
Ohio State 1 12
Midland 1 8
Minot State 1 2

† Tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Number shown is the team's final regular season ranking/seeding.

Division 2

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Year National Champion Runner Up Location
2006–2007 St. Scholastica Minnesota-Duluth Amherst, MA
2007–2008 Rainy River CC Minnesota-Duluth Bensenville, IL
2008–2009 Rainy River CC St. Scholastica Rochester, NY
2009–2010 Northeastern Rainy River CC Blaine, MN
2010–2011 Rainy River CC West Chester Kalamazoo, MI
2011–2012 Wisconsin–Stout Alaska Wooster, OH
2012–2013 West Chester Penn State Ashburn, VA
2013–2014 Iowa State Penn State Newark, DE
2014–2015 North Dakota State West Chester York, PA
2015–2016 Minnesota–Duluth Rainy River CC Kalamazoo, MI
2016–2017 Lakehead North Dakota State Columbus, OH
2017–2018 Lakehead Minot State Columbus, OH
2018–2019 Assiniboine CC Minot State Frisco, TX
2019–2020 Tournament not played † Frisco, TX
2020-2021 Tournament not played † N/A
2021-2022 Assiniboine CC Dakota College St. Louis, MO
2022-2023 Sault College Northeastern Marlborough, MA
2023-2024 Sault College Assiniboine CC Boston, MA
Totals
Team Titles Years
Rainy River CC 3 2008, 2009, 2011
Sault College 2 2023, 2024
Assiniboine CC 2 2019, 2022
Lakehead 2 2017, 2018
Minnesota-Duluth 1 2016
North Dakota State 1 2015
Iowa State 1 2014
West Chester 1 2013
Wisconsin–Stout 1 2012
Northeastern 1 2010
St. Scholastica 1 2007

Results by school and year

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37 teams have appeared in the ACHA Tournament in at least one year starting with 2007, the first year for Women's Division 2. The results for all years are shown in this table below, other than missing data for the third-place games from 2007 and 2009.

The code in each cell represents the furthest the team made it in the respective tournament:

  •   Pool Round
  •   Semifinals
  •  2  National Runner-Up
  •  1  National Champion
APP 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20†
School
Delaware 10 4 3 6 3 8 8 6 5 6 7
North Dakota State 8 7 3 1 3 2 4 6 4W
Rainy River CC 8 1 1 2 1 5 3 2
Minnesota–Duluth 6 2 2 3 6 1 5
California (PA) 5 6 5 4 5 8
Buffalo 5 8 7 10 8 5
Northeastern 4 1 8 4NE
West Chester 4 2 1 2 6
Northern Michigan 4 7 4 3 3W
Lakehead 4 1 1 4 2W
Boston College 4 9 5 7 1NE
South Dakota State 3 5 4
St. Scholastica 3 1 2 4
Alaska 3 2 3 6
Minot State 3 4 2 2
Assiniboine CC 3 6 1 1W
Vermont 2 6 3NE
Wisconsin–Stout 2 1 4
Penn State 2 2 2
Iowa State 2 1 11
Michigan State 2 7 4
Navy 2 8 4SE
Bishop's 2 3 3
Adrian 2 9 10
Liberty 2 10 2SE
Mercyhurst 2 9 3SE
Rowan 2 12 1SE
Bates College 1 3
Pennsylvania 1 2NE
Connecticut 1 5
Slippery Rock 1 4
Wisconsin–La Crosse 1 5
Miami 1 7
Aquinas 1 11
Villanova 1 12
Loyola Chicago 1 11
Montclair State 1 12
New Hampshire 1 2NE

† Tournament canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Number shown is the team's final regular season ranking/seeding.

Zoë M. Harris Award winners

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The Zoë M. Harris Award is given to the player of the year in each ACHA women's division.

Year Division 1 Division 2
Player School Player School
2000–2001 Jennifer Horton[4] Arizona State
2001–2002 Andrea Lavelle Penn State
2002–2003 Erin Ficken Wisconsin
2003–2004 Stephanie Metcalf Colorado
2004–2005 Krista Sleen[5] Robert Morris (IL)
2005–2006 Kat Hannah[6] Lindenwood
2006–2007 Savannah Varner[7] Robert Morris (IL) Natalie Domagala[8] South Dakota State
2007–2008 Kat Hannah[9] Lindenwood
2008–2009 Maura Grainger Massachusetts
2009–2010 Becca Bernet[10] Lindenwood Natalie Domagala[11] South Dakota State
2010–2011 Danielle McCutcheon[12] Robert Morris (IL) Brenley Anderson[13] Rainy River CC
2011–2012 Ramey Weaver[14] Robert Morris (IL) Brie Scolaro[15] Delaware
2012–2013 Cassie Catlow[16] Rhode Island Becky Dobson West Chester
2013–2014 Hayley Williams[17] Robert Morris (IL) Kacie Johnson[18] North Dakota State
2014–2015 Hayley Williams Miami University Kacie Johnson North Dakota State
2015–2016 Brittani Lanzilli Massachusetts Sam Jenkins Central Michigan
2016–2017 Kaley Mooney Miami University Allison Carlson Northern Michigan
2017–2018 Maddie Wolsmann Michigan State Mackenzie Balogh Minot State
2018–2019 Lauren McDonald Liberty Madeline Norton Buffalo
2019–2020 Maddie Wolsmann Michigan State Meghan Roche Mercyhurst

Notable players in professional leagues

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Men

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Player Position ACHA Team Years Professional Organizations Signed With Years
Daniel Walcott[19] D Lindenwood (M1) 2012–2013 Selected #140 overall in the 5th round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers

Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL)

2014-present
Michael Lebler[20] F Iowa State (M1) 2007–2011 EHC Black Wings Linz (Erste Bank Eishockey Liga) 2003–2013
Anton Lidemar[21] F Lindenwood (M1) 2009–2010 Başkent Yıldızları SK (Turkish Hockey SuperLig 2010–2011
Adam Kubalski[22] G UCLA (M2) 2003–2007 KH Sanok, KH Zagłębie Sosnowiec, KTH Krynica (Polish Hockey Superleague) 2007–2010
Justin Depretis[23] F Penn State (M1) 2001–2006 Wheeling Nailers (ECHL), Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL), Wichita Thunder (CHL), Indiana Ice Miners (MAHL), Flint Generals (IHL), 2006–2009
Tom Boudreau[24] F Robert Morris-Illinois (M2) 2001–2005 Huddinge IK (Swedish Division 1), Indiana Ice Miners (MAHL), Reading Royals (ECHL), Bakersfield Condors (ECHL), Wichita Thunder (CHL), Jersey Rockhoppers (EPHL), Mississippi Surge (SPHL), Dayton Gems (CHL) 2006–2014
Curtiss Patrick[25] D Penn State (M1) 2001–2004 Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL), Wheeling Nailers (ECHL), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL), Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL), Wichita Thunder (CHL) 2004–2009
Glenn Detulleo[26] F Iowa State (M1) 2000–2001 Essen Mosquitoes (Oberliga), Berlin Capitals (Oberliga), Missouri River Otters (UHL), Quad City Mallards (UHL), Vancouver Canucks (NHL), Kalamazoo Wings (IHL), Elmira Jackals (UHL), Wichita Thunder (CHL), Mississippi RiverKings (CHL), Huntsville Havoc (SPHL) 1995–2012
Mark Scally[27] G Penn State (M1) 1996–2000 Wheeling Nailers (ECHL), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL), Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL), Asheville Smoke (UHL), Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL), Texas Wildcatters (ECHL), Asheville Aces (SPHL), Long Beach Ice Dogs (ECHL) 2000–2006
Cody Stackmann-Staves[28] D Pitt-Greensburg (M3) 2011–2013 Steel City Warriors (FHL) 2014–Present
Ryan Lowe[29] G San Jose State (M2) 2002–2007 Utah Grizzlies (ECHL), San Jose Sharks (NHL),[30] Canberra Knights (AiHL) 2007–2015
Justin Barr[31] C Northern Kentucky (M3) 2006–2008 Elmira Jackals (ECHL), Buffalo Sabres (NHL), Danville Dashers (FHL), Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) Anaheim Ducks (NHL), Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL), Cape Cod Bluefins (FHL), Fayetteville FireAntz (SPHL) 2008–2014
Jonathan Juliano[32] C Davenport (M1) 2010–2011 Augusta RiverHawks (SPHL), Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL), Minnesota Wild (NHL), Danville Dashers (FHL), Dayton Demonz (FHL), Watertown Privateers (FHL), 2011–Present
Mike Sellitto[33] RW Florida Gulf Coast University (M2) 2007–2010 Louisiana Ice Gators (SPHL), Danbury Whalers (FHL), Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL), Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL), New York Islanders (NHL)[34] 2010–2012
Paul Kenny[35] G Rhode Island (M1) 2010–2013 Providence Bruins (AHL), Boston Bruins (NHL) 2013–Present
Tim Boyle[36] D Endicott College (M2) 2014–2015 Wichita Thunder (ECHL), Ottawa Senators (NHL), Selected #106 overall in the 4th round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators 2015–Present
Shawn Skelly F Adrian College (M3) 2007–2011 Toledo Walleye (ECHL), Alaska Aces (ECHL), Bakersfield Condors (ECHL), Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL), Wheeling Nailers (ECHL), Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) 2011–Present
Cesare Dall'Ara G Kent State University (M1) 2012–2015 Hc Neumarkt (Serie B), Sc Auer (Serie B) 2015–Present
Ryan Minkoff F University of Washington (M2) 2010–2014 Virkiä (2. Divisioona) 2015–2016

Women

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Player Position ACHA Team(s) Years Professional Organizations Signed With Years
Chelsea Bräm[37] F Massachusetts (W1) 2010–2014 SC Reinach (Swiss Women's Hockey League A) 2014–present
Raschelle Bräm[38] F Massachusetts (W1) 2010–2014 SC Reinach (Swiss Women's Hockey League A) 2014–present
Sydney Collins[39] F Rhode Island (W1) 2011–2016 Boston Blades (CWHL) 2016
Cassie Dunne[40] D Penn State (W1) 2013–2017 Connecticut Whale (PHF)
Metropolitan Riveters (PHF) 		2017–2018
2019–present
Emily Ford[41] F Vermont (W1) 2013–2016 Neuberg Highlanders (Elite Women's Hockey League) 2016–2017
Katherine Hannah F Lindenwood (W1) 2003–2008 Ottawa Raiders (NWHL I) 2000–2001
Paige Harrington[42] D Penn State (W1), 2011–12
Massachusetts (W1), 2012–15 		2011–2015 Buffalo Beauts (PHF), 2015–17

Boston Pride (PHF), 2017–18

2015–18
Andrea Lavelle F Penn State (W1) 1998–2002 Beatrice Aeros (NWHL I) 2002–2003
Kristen Levesque[39] F Rhode Island (W1) 2012–2016 Boston Blades (CWHL) 2016–2017
Madeline Norton[44] F Buffalo (W2) 2015–2019 Buffalo Beauts (PHF) 2019–present
Sarah Stevenson[45] F Liberty (W1) 2011–2015 Toronto Furies (CWHL) 2015–2016
Hayley Williams[46] F Robert Morris (IL) (W1), 2013–14
Miami University (W1), 2014–15 		2013–2015

Buffalo Beauts (PHF), 2015–16

Brampton Thunder (CWHL), 2016–17
Toronto Furies (CWHL), 2017–18
SK Gorny (Russian Women's Hockey League) 2018–present

2015–present

See also

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