List of CHA men's ice hockey tournament champions

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File:Niagara University Dwyer Arena.jpg hosted the CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament three times.]]

College Hockey America (CHA) was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I ice hockey-only conference based in Detroit, Michigan that was formed in mid-1999 after the dissolution of Division II ice hockey.{{cite news|last=Wallace|first=William|title=Plus: College hockey—Division I; sixth conference to start in fall|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E1D8163BF934A25755C0A96F958260&scp=2&sq=College%20Hockey%20America&st=cse|work=The New York Times|date=June 17, 1999|accessdate=March 4, 2009}} CHA was originally a men's and women's ice hockey conference, but became a women's-only conference after 2010, when Niagara and Robert Morris joined Atlantic Hockey, Bemidji State joined the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, and Alabama–Huntsville became an independent school.{{cite news|last=Lerch|first=Chris|title=Atlantic Hockey approves expansion: Niagara and Robert Morris to join|url=http://www.uscho.com/2009/01/28/atlantic-hockey-approves-expansion-niagara-and-robert-morris-to-join/|publisher=U.S. College Hockey Online|date=January 28, 2009|accessdate=December 29, 2012}} CHA continued to operate as a women-only league through the 2023–24 season, after which it merged with the men's Atlantic Hockey Association to form the current Atlantic Hockey America.{{cite press release |url=https://atlantichockeyonline.com/news/2024/4/29/mens-ice-hockey-atlantic-hockey-and-college-hockey-america-join-to-form-atlantic-hockey-america.aspx |title=Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America Join to Form Atlantic Hockey America |publisher=Atlantic Hockey America |date=April 30, 2024 |access-date=May 2, 2024}}

After the completion of each regular season, it held the CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament to determine its men's conference champion. In 2001, CHA commissioned the Bruce M. McLeod Trophy, named after its first commissioner, which was awarded to the tournament champion.{{cite web|title=Commissioner Bruce M. McLeod|url=http://www.wcha.com/men/wcha/commissioner.php|publisher=Western Collegiate Hockey Association|accessdate=December 29, 2012}} In 2003, CHA was granted an annual automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship for its tournament champion.{{cite news|last=McLaughlin|first=Budd|title=Wayne State heads to NCAA Tournament|url=http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2003/03/16/wayne-state-heads-to-ncaa-tournament/|publisher=U.S. College Hockey Online|date=March 16, 2003|accessdate=December 29, 2012}}{{cite news|last=Scheerer|first=Mark|title=College hockey: Notebook; no shortcuts in the rise of Colorado College|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE1DA1639F933A15752C1A9649C8B63&scp=3&sq=%22College%20Hockey%20America%22&st=cse|work=The New York Times|date=November 20, 2002|accessdate=March 4, 2009}} Before this, the only CHA team to have played in the national championship tournament was Niagara, which received an at-large bid into the 2000 tournament.{{cite news|last=Pargas|first=Mark|title=Colleges: Hockey notebook; The long wait is worth it for the Purple Eagles|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/22/sports/colleges-hockey-notebook-the-long-wait-is-worth-it-for-the-purple-eagles.html|work=The New York Times|date=March 22, 2000|accessdate=December 28, 2012}} No CHA team won a national championship, and until 2009, Niagara was the only CHA team to have advanced past the first round.{{cite news|last=Borzi|first=Pat|title=Bemidji State hockey goes from 16th seed to the Frozen Four|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/sports/hockey/08bemidji.html?_r=0|work=The New York Times|date=April 7, 2009|accessdate=December 29, 2012}} In the 2009 tournament, Bemidji State became the only CHA team and 16th ranked seed to ever advance to the Frozen Four.

Eleven CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments were held during the existence of CHA. The tournament was first hosted at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama and was won by Niagara.{{cite web|title=Niagara (NIA) at Alab-Huntsville (ALH) boxscore|url=http://www.collegehockeystats.net/9900/boxes/malhnia1.m12|publisher=collegehockeystats.net|accessdate=February 23, 2009}} Bemidji State, Niagara, and Wayne State won the most CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments, with three each.{{cite web|title=CHA tournament|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/cha_trn.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|accessdate=December 29, 2012}} Alabama–Huntsville and Bemidji State had the most championship game appearances, with six each. Bill Wilkinson and Tom Serratore coached three championship teams, more than any other CHA coaches. Tom Serratore had the most championship game appearances as a coach, with six. Dwyer Arena in Lewiston, New York hosted the tournament three times, more than any other venue.