Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference

{{Infobox sports league

| name = Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference

| logo = Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (emblem).png

| logo_size = 200px

| founded = 1991

| conference = ACHA

| division = Division 3

| teams = 14

| region = North

| headquarters = Holland, Michigan

| commissioner = Chris Van Timmeren

| champions = Hope Flying Dutchman
(6th title)

| most_champs = Hope Flying Dutchman
(6 titles)

| website = [http://www.mchconline.com/ Official Site]

}}

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.

Championship history

=ACHA National Champions=

The MCHC has produced fifteen National Championship teams, the most of any Division 3 conference, including Ferris State (1994), Muskegon Community College (2003), Calvin College (2004), Saginaw Valley State (2009, 2010), Adrian College-Gold (2012, 2013, 2014), Michigan State (2015), Oakland (2016), Hope College (2018, 2021, 2022), Michigan (2023) and Lawrence Tech (2024). 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-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 fourteen National Runners-up including Hope College (2003, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2023), Northwood (2006), Davenport (2012), Michigan-Flint (2013), Aquinas College (2016), Calvin (2017), Oakland (2018), Grand Valley State (2019, 2024) and Michigan (2022). Hope College is the first school in Division 3 to make it to four National Championship games.

=ACHA National Championship Game=

The ACHA Division 3 National Championship game has featured two MCHC teams (*) eleven times since 2003. However, a MCHC team has been in the Nation Championship every year since 2009. Lawrence Tech is currently defending champions.

2003: Muskegon Community College (1) defeated Hope College.*
2009:Saginaw Valley State (1) defeated Florida Gulf Coast.
2010: Saginaw Valley State (2) defeated Hope College.*
2012: Adrian College-Gold (1) defeated Davenport.*
2013: Adrian College-Gold (2) defeated Michigan-Flint.*
2014: Adrian College-Gold (3) defeated Hope College.*
2015: Michigan State (1) defeated Florida Gulf Coast.
2016: Oakland (1) defeated Aquinas College.*
2017: Aquinas College (1) defeated Calvin.*
2018: Hope College (1) defeated Oakland.*
2021: Hope College (2) defeated Arkansas.
2022: Hope College (3) defeated Michigan.*
2023: Michigan (1) defeated Hope College.*
2024: Lawrence Tech (1) defeated Grand Valley State.*

=Vezina Cup Champions=

class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Champion !! Runner-Up
2024	Hope College	Lawrence Tech
2023	Hope College	Michigan
2022	Grand Valley State	Hope College
2021	N/A	(COVID)
2020	Central Michigan	Michigan
2019	Hope College	Michigan
2018	Central Michigan	Michigan State
2017	Aquinas College	Adrian College-Gold
2016	Oakland	Aquinas College
2015	Hope College	Oakland
2014	Davenport	Oakland
2013	Adrian College-Gold	Davenport
2012	Saginaw Valley State	Hope College
2011	Davenport	N/A
2010	Saginaw Valley State	N/A
2009	N/A	N/A
2008	Hope College	N/A
2007	Hope College	N/A
2006	Calvin	Hope College
2005	Lansing Community College	N/A
2004	Hope College	N/A
2003	Hope College	N/A

Totals

class="wikitable sortable" ! Team !! Titles
Hope College	align=center \| 6
Central Michigan	align=center \| 2
Davenport	align=Center \| 2
Saginaw Valley State	align=center \| 2
Aquinas College	align=center \| 1
Grand Valley State	align=center \| 1
Oakland	align=center \| 1
Adrian College-Gold	align=Center \| 1
Calvin	align=center \| 1

Current teams

East Division

class="wikitable sortable"

!Institution

!Location

!Founded

!Affiliation

!Enrollment

!Nickname

!Colors

Adrian College

| Adrian, MI

| align=center | 1859

| Private/Methodist

| align=center | 1,700

| Bulldogs

|{{color box|Gold|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}

Central Michigan University

| Mount Pleasant, MI

| align=center | 1892

| Public

| align=center | 27,069

| Chippewas

|{{color box|Maroon|border=silver}} {{color box|Gold|border=silver}}

Lawrence Tech University

| Southfield, MI

| align=center | 1932

| Private/Non-sectarian

| align=center | 4,000

| Blue Devils

|{{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

University of Michigan

| Ann Arbor, MI

| align=center | 1817

| Public

| align=center | 43,651

| Wolverines

|{{color box|navy|border=silver}} {{color box|yellow|border=silver}}

University of Michigan-Flint

| Flint, MI

| align=center | 1956

| Public

| align=center | 8,000

| Victors

|{{color box|navy|border=silver}} {{color box|yellow|border=silver}}

Oakland University

| Rochester Hills, MI

| align=center | 1957

| Public

| align=center | 17,737

| Golden Grizzlies

|{{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|Gold|border=silver}}

Saginaw Valley State University

| Kochville Township, MI

| align=center | 1963

| Public

| align=center | 10,498

| Cardinals

|{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|Navy|border=silver}}

West Division

class="wikitable sortable"

!Institution

!Location

!Founded

!Affiliation

!Enrollment

!Nickname

!Colors

Calvin University

| Grand Rapids, MI

| align=center | 1876

| CRC

| align=center | 4,075

| Knights

|{{color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{color box|yellow|border=silver}}

Davenport University

| Grand Rapids, MI

| align=center | 1866

| Private/Non-profit

| align=center | 12,471

| Panthers

|{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}

Ferris State University

| Big Rapids, MI

| align=center | 1884

| Public

| align=center | 10,361

| Bulldogs

|{{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|yellow|border=silver}}

Grand Valley State University

| Allendale, MI

| align=center | 1960

| Public

| align=center | 24,408

| Lakers

|{{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}

Hope College

| Holland, MI

| align=center | 1960

| RCA

| align=center | 3,200

| Flying Dutchmen

|{{color box|#FF7E00|border=silver}} {{color box|navy|border=silver}}

Michigan State University

| East Lansing, MI

| align=center | 1855

| Public

| Align=center | 48,000

| Spartans

|{{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

Western Michigan University

| Kalamazoo, MI

| align=center | 1903

| Public

| align=center | 16,643

| Stallions

|{{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}

Former members

External links

[http://pointstreaksites.com/view/mchconline/home-page-978 Official website]
[http://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey-d/index Adrian College-Black Bulldogs]
[http://www.calvinhockey.com/ Calvin College Knights]
[http://www.cmichhockey.com/ Central Michigan Chippewas]
[http://www.dupanthers.com/index.aspx?path=mhockey3&&tab=0/ Davenport Panthers]
[https://www.ferris.edu/student-life/u-rec/students/clubsports/ferrisstateclubhockey.htm/ Ferris State Bulldogs]
[http://www.gvsustudentlifesports.com/sport/0/10.php/ Grand Valley State Lakers]
[http://athletics.hope.edu/sports/cice/index/ Hope College Flying Dutchmen]
[https://ltuathletics.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey-d3?path=mhockeyd3 Lawrence Tech Blue Devils]
[http://wolverineclubhockey.com/ Michigan Wolverines]
[http://hockeyclubumflint.pointstreaksites.com/view/hockeyclubumflint/ Michigan-Flint]
[http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=MSUD3HOCKEY&t=c&s=hockey&p=home/ Michigan State Spartans]
[http://www.htosports.com/teams/default.asp?u=OAKLANDHOCKEYD3&t=c&s=hockey&p=home/ Oakland Golden Grizzlies]
[http://svsu.orgsync.com/org/svsuhockey/home/ Saginaw Valley State Cardinals]
[https://wmud3stallionshockeyclub.godaddysites.com/ Western Michigan Stallions]

Category:Ice hockey in Michigan

Category:ACHA Division 3 conferences