Super East Collegiate Hockey League
The Super East Collegiate Hockey League (SECHL) is a collegiate club hockey league that plays at Division II of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) at Division II.
| Conference | ACHA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Commissioner | Ben Adams |
| Sports fielded |
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| Division | Division II |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Region | Northeast |
| Most recent champion(s) | Army Black Knights (2022-23) |
| Official website | Official website |
The SECHL is one of the top leagues competing in ACHA Division II and plays at a similar skill level to ACHA Division I and NCAA Division III. Four previous SECHL members (Rutgers University[note 1], Drexel University, Stony Brook University, and New York University) have moved their programs to the ACHA Division I level. The league is very selective in accepting members and is made up of universities that recognize the importance of ice hockey.
Format edit
Each team plays 14 conference games during a season against fellow SECHL teams, with one on the road and one at their home venue.
The top six teams qualify for the league playoffs which are held over the course of one weekend at the venue of the previous year's champion. All playoff games are single elimination with the winner advancing to the next round. The first and second seeds receive byes into the semifinal round while the remaining four teams play in the quarterfinals.
Current teams edit
| Institution | City/State | Nickname | Primary Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army[note 2] | West Point, New York | Black Knights | Patriot League |
| Central Connecticut State University | New Britain, Connecticut | Blue Devils | Northeast Conference |
| Clarkson University | Potsdam, New York | Golden Knights | Eastern College Athletic Conference |
| Marist College | Poughkeepsie, New York | Red Foxes | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Montclair State University | Montclair, New Jersey | Red Hawks | New Jersey Athletic Conference |
| Sacred Heart University[note 3] | Fairfield, Connecticut | Pioneers | Northeast Conference |
| Siena College | Loudonville, New York | Saints | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Former members edit
- Hofstra University Left the league in 2001
- Monmouth University Left the league for the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association in 2001
- New York University Jumped to ACHA D1 and joined the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League in 2017
- University at Albany Dropped to ACHA D3 in 2005
- Stony Brook University Jumped to ACHA D1 and joined the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association in 2007
- Westfield State University Joined the league in 2002, left in 2005
- Penn State University Joined the league in 2003, left for the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association in 2008
- College of Holy Cross Joined the league in 2006, left for the Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association in 2016
- William Paterson University Joined the league in 2008, jumped to ACHA D1 and joined the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association in 2018
- University of New Hampshire left for the Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Rutgers still fields an ACHA DII hockey team in the Colonial States College Hockey Conference.
- ^ Army has an NCAA Division I hockey team competing in the Atlantic Hockey Association.
- ^ Sacred Heart has an NCAA Division I hockey team competing in the Atlantic Hockey Association.