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{{Infobox sports league

| name = United Collegiate Hockey Conference

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| logo = United Collegiate Hockey Conference logo.jpg

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| founded = 2016

| association = NCAA

| division = Division III

| teams =

| sports = Ice hockey

| mens = 9 teams

| womens = 8 teams

| region = Eastern United States

| headquarters = Rochester, New York

| commissioner = Chuck Mitrano

| since = 2016

| website = {{url|http://theuchc.com}}

| map = United_Collegiate_Hockey_Conference_map.jpg

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The United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) is a college athletic conference which operates in Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania in the eastern United States. It participates in NCAA Division III as a hockey-only conference.

History

The conference was announced in 2016 as an association of 10 schools and league play began for the 2017–18 academic year, with nine each playing in the men's and women's divisions. The majority of the member schools were previously members of the now-defunct ECAC West hockey conference. Wilkes University was also announced as a future member for both the men's and women's divisions for the start of the 2018–19 academic year,{{cite web|title=United Collegiate Hockey Conference to debut next season|url=http://www.d3hockey.com/notables/2016-17/161003-united-collegiate-hockey-conference-to-debut-next-season|website=D3Hockey.com|access-date=14 May 2018}} the same time when charter men's member Nazareth College began varsity women's play in the UCHC.{{cite web|title=Nazareth to add women's ice hockey|url=https://www.nazathletics.com/news/2017/4/13/general-nazareth-to-add-womens-ice-hockey.aspx|website=nazathletics.com|publisher=Nazareth College|access-date=14 May 2018}} The following season, Alvernia University joined for its first season of varsity women's play.{{cite press release|url=https://auwolves.com/news/2018/3/2/alvernia-will-add-womens-ice-hockey-at-27th-varsity-sport.aspx |title=Alvernia Will Add Women's Ice Hockey as 27th Varsity Sport |publisher=Alvernia Golden Wolves |date=March 2, 2018 |accessdate=July 15, 2021}} In July 2021, Arcadia University new men's and women's programs were accepted into the league.{{cite press release|url=https://arcadiaknights.com/news/2019/6/26/arcadia-university-to-add-mens-and-womens-ice-hockey-for-2021-22.aspx |title=Arcadia University to Add Men's and Women's Ice Hockey for 2021-22 |publisher=Arcadia Knights |date=June 26, 2019 |accessdate=July 15, 2021}} A year later, Alvernia added its men's team to the conference lineup.{{cite press release|url=https://gomacsports.com/news/2020/8/3/alvernia-announces-the-addition-of-mens-ice-hockey-in-2022-23.aspx |title=Alvernia Announces the Addition of Men's Ice Hockey in 2022-23 |publisher=Middle Atlantic Conference |date=August 3, 2020 |accessdate=July 15, 2021}}

In 2023, the conference was split in two when Misericordia began sponsoring men's ice hockey, allowing the Middle Atlantic Conferences to receive an automatic bid for the NCAA tournament and form a new ice hockey division. In September of that year, Brockport State and Geneseo State announced that their men's teams would be joining the UCHC for the 2024–25, bringing membership back up to eight teams.{{cite web|title=Brockport & Geneseo Ice Hockey Set to Join UCHC in 2024-25 |url=https://gobrockport.com/news/2023/9/6/brockport-geneseo-ice-hockey-set-to-join-uchc-in-2024-25.aspx |work=Brockport Golden Eagles |date=September 6, 2023 |accessdate=May 16, 2024}} About a month later, Neumann and Wilkes also announced that they would be leaving the UCHC for MAC as well.{{cite web|title=Wilkes and Neumann join the MAC as Associate Members in Ice Hockey |url=https://gowilkesu.com/news/2023/10/12/mens-ice-hockey-wilkes-and-neumann-join-the-mac-as-associate-members-in-ice-hockey.aspx |work=Wilkes Colonels |date=October 12, 2023 |accessdate=May 16, 2024}} This dropped membership back down to six teams, the minimum number of programs required for an at-large bid. A few months later, the conference added four more schools for the 2025 season with Albertus Magnus, Elmira and St. John's Fischer each adding men's and women's hockey while Hilbert's women's team would join.{{cite web|title=Albertus Magnus, Elmira, Hilbert, St. John Fisher to join UCHC men’s, women’s hockey conferences for 2025-26 season |url=https://www.uscho.com/2024/05/15/albertus-magnus-elmira-hilbert-st-john-fisher-to-join-uchc-mens-womens-hockey-conferences-for-2025-26-season/ |work=USCHO |date=May 15, 2024 |accessdate=May 16, 2024}}

The league did not have an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship or the NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship for the 2017–18 season but the Men's league gained the bid for the 2018–19 season and the Women's league did for the 2019-20 season.{{cite web|title=UCHC Men get Automatic Bid|url=http://www.d3hockey.com/notables/180705-uchc-gets-autobid|publisher=D3Hockey.com}}

Members schools

=Current members=

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!scope="col"| School

!scope="col"| Location

!scope="col"| Nickname

!scope="col"| Founded

!scope="col"| Affiliation

!scope="col"| Enrollment

!scope="col"| Year Joined

!scope="col"| Primary Conference

!class="unsortable"| Colors

!(M)

!(W)

scope="row"| Chatham University

| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

| Cougars

| 1869

| Private

| 2,300

| 2017-18

| PAC

| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Chatham Cougars}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

scope="row"| Manhattanville University

| Purchase, New York

| Valiants

| 1841

| Private

| 2,700

| 2017-18

| Skyline

| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Manhattanville Valiants}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

scope="row"| Nazareth University

| Pittsford, New York

| Golden Flyers

| 1924

| Private

| 2,800

| 2017-18 (men)
2018-19 (women)

| Empire 8

| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Nazareth Golden Flyers}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

scope="row"| State University of New York at Brockport

| Brockport, New York

| Golden Eagles

| 1867

| Public

| 7,924

| 2024-25

| Empire 8

| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

scope="row"| State University of New York at Geneseo

| Geneseo, New York

| Knights

| 1871

| Public

| 4,910

| 2024-25

| Empire 8

| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|SUNY Geneseo Knights}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

scope="row"| Utica University

| Utica, New York

| Pioneers

| 1946

| Private

| 4,400

| 2017-18

| Empire 8

| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Utica Pioneers}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

= Future Members =

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!scope="col"| School

!scope="col"| Location

!scope="col"| Nickname

!scope="col"| Founded

!scope="col"| Affiliation

!scope="col"| Enrollment

!scope="col"| Year Joining

!scope="col"| Primary Conference

!class="unsortable"| Colors

!(M)

!(W)

scope="row"| Albertus Magnus College

| New Haven, Connecticut

| Falcons

| 1925

| Private

| 1,200

| 2025-26

| GNAC

| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Albertus Magnus Falcons}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

scope="row"| Elmira College

| Elmira, New York

| Soaring Eagles

| 1855

| Private

| 1,170

| 2025-26*

| Empire 8

| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Elmira Soaring Eagles}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

scope="row"| Hilbert College

| Hamburg, New York

| Hawks

| 1957

| Private

| 800

| 2025-26

| AMCC

| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Hilbert Hawks}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

scope="row"| St. John Fisher University

| Pittsford, New York

| Cardinals

| 1948

| Private

| 2,700

| 2025-26

| Empire 8

| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|St. John Fisher Cardinals}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

* Elmira was previously a member of the UCHC.

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bar:2 color:both from:2017 till:2021 text:Elmira (2017-2021, 2025-future)

bar:2 color:both from:2025 till:end

bar:3 color:both from:2017 till:2024 text:King's (2017-2024)

bar:4 color:both from:2017 till:2024 text:Lebanon Valley (2017-2024)

bar:5 color:both from:2017 till:2024 text:Neumann (2017-2024)

bar:6 color:both from:2017 till:2024 text:Stevenson (2017-2024)

bar:7 color:both from:2017 till:end text:Manhattanville (2017-present)

bar:8 color:both from:2017 till:end text:Chatham (2017-present)

bar:9 color:men from:2017 till:2018 text:Nazareth (2017-present)

bar:9 color:both from:2018 till:end

bar:10 color:both from:2017 till:end text:Utica (2017-present)

bar:11 color:both from:2018 till:2024 text:Wilkes (2018–2024)

bar:12 color:women from:2019 till:2022 text:Alvernia (2019–2024)

bar:12 color:both from:2022 till:2024

bar:13 color:both from:2021 till:2024 text:Arcadia (2021–2024)

bar:14 color:men from:2024 till:end text:Brockport State (2024-present)

bar:15 color:men from:2024 till:end text:Geneseo State (2024-present)

bar:16 color:both from:2025 till:end text:Albertus Magnus (2025-future)

bar:17 color:women from:2025 till:end text:Hilbert (2025-future)

bar:18 color:both from:2025 till:end text:St. John Fisher (2025-future)

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=Former members=

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!scope="col"| School

!scope="col"| Location

!scope="col"| Nickname

!scope="col"| Founded

!scope="col"| Affiliation

!scope="col"| Enrollment

!scope="col"| Year Joined

!scope="col"| Year Left

!scope="col"| Current Conference

!class="unsortable"| Colors

scope="row"| Alvernia University

| Reading, Pennsylvania

| Golden Wolves

| 1958

| Private

| 2,872

| 2019-20 (women)
2022-23 (men)

| 2023-24

| MAC

| style="text-align:right;" | {{college color boxes|Alvernia Golden Wolves}}

scope="row"| Arcadia University

| Glenside, Pennsylvania

| Knights

| 1853

| Private

| 2,473

| 2021-22

| 2023-24

| MAC

| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Arcadia Knights}}

scope="row"| King's College

| Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

| Monarchs

| 1946

| Private/Catholic

| 2,300

| 2017-18

| 2023-24

| MAC

| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|King's Monarchs}}

scope="row"| Lebanon Valley College

| Annville, Pennsylvania

| Flying Dutchmen

| 1866

| Private/Methodist

| 1,750

| 2017-18

| 2023-24

| MAC

| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen}}

scope="row"| Neumann University

| Aston, Pennsylvania

| Knights

| 1965

| Private/Catholic

| 3,000

| 2017-18

| 2023-24

| MAC

| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Neumann Knights}}

scope="row"| Stevenson University

| Baltimore County, Maryland

| Mustangs

| 1947

| Private

| 3,700

| 2017-18

| 2023-24

| MAC

| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Stevenson Mustangs}}

scope="row"| Wilkes University

| Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

| Colonels

| 1933

| Private

| 5,000

| 2018-19

| 2023-24

| MAC

| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Wilkes Colonels}}

scope="row"| William Smith College

| Geneva, New York

| Herons

| 1908

| Private

| 2,229

| 2017-18

| 2021-22

| NEHC

| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|William Smith Herons}}

Champions

{{main|UCHC Men's Tournament}}

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{{col-2}}

=Men=

class="wikitable"

| Season

| Regular Season

| Tournament

2017–18

| Utica

| Utica

2018–19

| Utica

| Manhattanville

2019–20

| Utica

| Utica

2020–21

| Utica

| Elmira

2021–22

| Utica

| Utica

2022–23

| Utica

| Utica

2023–24

| Utica

| Utica

{{col-2}}

=Women=

class="wikitable"

!scope="col"| Season

!scope="col"| Regular Season

!scope="col"| Tournament

2017–18

| Elmira

| Elmira

2018–19

| Elmira

| Elmira

2019–20

| Elmira

| Elmira

2020–21

| Elmira

| Elmira

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Arenas

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!scope="col"| School

!scope="col"| Arena

!scope="col"| Capacity

scope="row"| Chatham

| Hunt Armory Ice Arena

| n/a

scope="row"| Manhattanville

| Playland Ice Casino

| n/a

scope="row"| Nazareth

| Tim Horton's Iceplex

| 2,000

scope="row"| SUNY Brockport

| Wegmans Ice Arena

| 2,000

scope="row"| SUNY Geneseo

| Wilson Ice Arena

| 2,100

scope="row"| Utica

| Adirondack Bank Center

| 3,860

References

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External links

  • [http://theuchc.com Official web site]

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