The Eastern Collegiate Hockey League was an ACHA Division I club hockey league that consisted of teams in the Northeast United States. The league consisted of 6 teams from schools in New York and Pennsylvania.
Format The ECHL's had seven member teams that played a 10-game regular season conference schedule. The season concluded with the post-season ECHL Tournament. An automatic bid to the ACHA National Championship Tournament was awarded to the winner of the regular season.
Former Teams
InstitutionLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentTeam NicknamePrimary conferenceUniversity at BuffaloBuffalo, New York1846Public28,192BullsMid-American Conference (D-I)Canisius College Buffalo, New York 1870 Private/Catholic 3,490 Golden Griffins Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (D-I)SUNY CantonCanton, New York1906Public3,056'RoosIndependent (USCAA)Mercyhurst CollegeErie, Pennsylvania1926Private/Catholic3,226LakersPennsylvania State Athletic Conference (D-II)Niagara UniversityLewiston, New York1856Private/Catholic3,746Purple EaglesMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference (D-I)Rochester Institute of TechnologyHenrietta, NY1829Private/Non-sectarian13,861TigersEmpire 8 (D-III)University of RochesterRochester, New York1850Private/Non-sectarian9,027YellowjacketsUniversity Athletic Association (D-III)
Note: Canisius, Mercyhurst, Niagara, RIT, and Robert Morris all have NCAA Division I hockey teams competing in Atlantic Hockey.
Conference arenas SchoolHockey ArenaLocationCapacityBuffaloAmherst Ice CenterAmherst, NY1,800CanisiusDann Memorial RinkBuffalo, NY1,000CantonConvocation and Athletic Recreation CenterCanton, NYTBD MercyhurstMercyhurst Ice CenterErie, PA1,500NiagaraDwyer ArenaLewiston, New York1,400RITFrank Ritter Memorial Ice ArenaHenrietta, NY2,100RochesterGenesee Valley Park Sports ComplexRochester, NY1,200
External links ECHL website
See also American Collegiate Hockey Association List of ice hockey leagues