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
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 ...
.
Championship History
ACHA National Champions
The MCHC has produced eleven National Championship teams, the most of any Division 3 conference, including
Ferris State
Ferris State University (FSU or Ferris) is a public university with its main campus in Big Rapids, Michigan. It was founded in 1884 and became a public institution in 1950. Ferris is the ninth-largest institutions of higher education by enroll ...
(1994),
Muskegon Community College
Muskegon Community College (MCC) is a public community college in Muskegon, Michigan. The college offers 49 associate degree programs and 33 certificate programs. The college's main campus is located on a 111-acre campus in Muskegon, with extens ...
(2003),
Calvin College
Calvin University, formerly Calvin College, is a private Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin University is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed (Calvinist) ...
(2004),
Saginaw Valley State (2009, 2010),
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 ...
-Gold (2012, 2013, 2014),
Michigan State
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...
(2015),
Oakland
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(2016), and
Hope College
Hope College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Holland, Michigan. It was originally opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled. The first freshman college class matricul ...
(2018).
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
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 ...
-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 eight National Runners-up including
Hope College
Hope College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Holland, Michigan. It was originally opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled. The first freshman college class matricul ...
(2003, 2010, 2011, 2014),
Northwood (2006),
Davenport (2012),
Michigan-Flint (2013) and
Aquinas College (2016).
Hope College
Hope College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Holland, Michigan. It was originally opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled. The first freshman college class matricul ...
is the first school in Division 3 to make it to four National Championship games.
ACHA National Championship Game
Six times the ACHA Division 3 National Championship Game has featured two MCHC teams. In 2003
Muskegon Community College
Muskegon Community College (MCC) is a public community college in Muskegon, Michigan. The college offers 49 associate degree programs and 33 certificate programs. The college's main campus is located on a 111-acre campus in Muskegon, with extens ...
vs.
Hope College
Hope College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Holland, Michigan. It was originally opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled. The first freshman college class matricul ...
, in 2010
Saginaw Valley State vs.
Hope College
Hope College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Holland, Michigan. It was originally opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled. The first freshman college class matricul ...
, in 2012
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 ...
-Gold vs.
Davenport, in 2013
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 ...
-Gold vs.
Michigan-Flint, in 2014
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 ...
-Gold vs.
Hope College
Hope College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Holland, Michigan. It was originally opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled. The first freshman college class matricul ...
and in 2016
Oakland
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...
vs
Aquinas College.
Conference Champions
Totals
Current teams
East Division
West Division
External links
Official websiteAdrian College-Black BulldogsCalvin College KnightsCentral Michigan ChippewasDavenport PanthersGrand Valley State LakersHope College Flying DutchmenIndiana Tech WarriorsLawrence Tech Blue DevilsMichigan WolverinesMichigan-FlintMichigan State SpartansNorthwood TimberwolvesOakland Golden GrizzliesSaginaw Valley State Cardinals
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Ice hockey in Michigan
ACHA Division 3 conferences