Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association was a college athletic conference which operated in the midwestern
United States
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. It participated in the
NCAA
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's
Division III
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Association football
*Belgian Thir ...
as a
hockey-only conference. The conference included only men's teams.
History
The league was founded in 1998 with six teams:
Benedictine University, the
University of Findlay,
Lawrence University
Lawrence University is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Appleton, Wisconsin. Founded in 1847, its first classes were held on November 12, 1849. Lawrence was the second college in the U.S. to be founded as a coeducation ...
,
Marian University, the
Milwaukee School of Engineering, and
Northland College. After one year in the conference, Benedictine dropped hockey, and Findlay moved to the
Division I College Hockey America
College Hockey America (CHA) is a college ice hockey conference in the United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. The conference is made up of five women’s teams, with two in Pennsylvania; two in New Y ...
conference. The
University of Minnesota Crookston
The University of Minnesota Crookston (UMN Crookston) is a public college in Crookston, Minnesota. One of five campuses in the University of Minnesota system, UMN Crookston had a fall 2022 enrollment of 1,489 undergraduate students. Students come ...
joined in 1999. As a
Division II school, Minnesota Crookston operated the hockey team with no scholarships like the other Division III members of the league. While they competed in the conference championship, they were ineligible for the NCAA Division III Tournament, but they were eligible for the
Harris Cup.
In 2007, in order to meet NCAA guidelines and receive an automatic bid for the Division III tournament, the NCHA mandated that all member programs be Division III by the end of the
2008–09 season. Minnesota–Crookston continued to play in the conference for the next two years but after the '09 season the university dropped varsity hockey and were replaced by Lake Forest.
Finlandia University
Finlandia University is a private Lutheran university in Hancock, Michigan. It is the only private university in the Upper Peninsula. Founded in 1896 as The Suomi College and Theological Seminary, it is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Ch ...
joined the conference for the 2004–05 season. Before the 2007–08 season, the MCHA added
Concordia University
Concordia University ( French: ''Université Concordia'') is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University, Concordia is one of the t ...
in
Mequon,
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
, and
Adrian College
Adrian College is a private liberal arts college in Adrian, Michigan. The college offers bachelor's degrees in 92 academic majors and programs. The 100 acre (0.40 km2) campus contains newly constructed facilities along with historic buildi ...
in
Adrian
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,
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
.
In the summer of 2012, the five hockey-playing schools in the
University of Wisconsin System announced that they would leave the
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) to begin playing hockey in their all-sports conference, the
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The move would have left only two men's teams in the NCHA, leading
St. Norbert College
St. Norbert College (SNC) is a private Norbertine liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in October 1898 by Abbot Bernard Pennings, a Norbertine priest and educator, the school was named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. In 1952, the co ...
and the
College of St. Scholastica
The College of St. Scholastica (CSS) is a private Benedictine college in Duluth, Minnesota. Founded in 1912 by a group of pioneering Benedictine Sisters, today St. Scholastica educates almost 4,000 students annually and has graduated more than 29, ...
to join the MCHA. In April 2013, the NCHA and MCHA announced a merger, where the NCHA would absorb the MCHA's teams (of the MCHA's 10 schools, all seven who also sponsored women's hockey played in the NCHA). The men's and women's sides will retain separate administrative structures, as well as their automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament.
Members
Champions
;MCHA regular season champions
*1998–99:
Findlay
*1999–2000:
UM–Crookston
*2000–01:
UM–Crookston
*2002–03:
UM–Crookston
*2001–02:
Marian
*2003–04:
Marian
*2004–05:
MSOE
*2005–06:
MSOE
*2006–07:
MSOE
*2007–08:
Adrian
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*2008–09:
Adrian
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*2009–10:
Adrian
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*2010–11:
Adrian
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*2011–12:
Adrian
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*2012–13:
Adrian
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;
Harris Cup Champions (playoffs)
*2002:
Marian
*2003:
UM–Crookston
*2004:
UM–Crookston
*2005:
MSOE
*2006:
MSOE
*2007:
Finlandia
*2008:
Adrian
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*2009:
Adrian
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*2010:
Adrian
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*2011:
Adrian
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*2012:
MSOE
*2013:
Adrian
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;NCAA Tournament Results
*2010
Adrian
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**First Round vs.
St. Norbert College
St. Norbert College (SNC) is a private Norbertine liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in October 1898 by Abbot Bernard Pennings, a Norbertine priest and educator, the school was named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. In 1952, the co ...
L 3–4
*2011
Adrian
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**Quarterfinals vs.
Elmira College W 5–3
**Semifinals vs.
Oswego State University
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego or Oswego State) is a public college in the City of Oswego and Town of Oswego, New York. It has two campuses: historic lakeside campus in Oswego and Metro Center in Syracuse, New York.
SUN ...
W 5–3
**Championship vs.
St. Norbert College
St. Norbert College (SNC) is a private Norbertine liberal arts college in De Pere, Wisconsin. Founded in October 1898 by Abbot Bernard Pennings, a Norbertine priest and educator, the school was named after Saint Norbert of Xanten. In 1952, the co ...
L 3–4
*2012
MSOE
**First Round vs.
Gustavus Adolphus College
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L 1–3
*2013
Adrian
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**Quarterfinals vs.
Oswego State University
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego or Oswego State) is a public college in the City of Oswego and Town of Oswego, New York. It has two campuses: historic lakeside campus in Oswego and Metro Center in Syracuse, New York.
SUN ...
L 2-3 (OT)
References
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External links
Official web siteMCHA Page on U.S. College Hockey Online