# Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference

The Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference or MCHC is an ACHA Division 3 league made up of smaller colleges, universities, and community colleges in the NYC Metro Area. The league was originally formed in 1967-68 as the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Hockey League (MIHL). After a league name change to the BSMIHL (Bi-State Metropolitan Intercollegiate Hockey League) for the 1975-76 season, the league changed its name to its current moniker at the start of the 1976-77 season.

## Format

Teams play a 12-game league schedule with the top four teams advancing to the MCHC playoffs at the end of the regular season held during President's Day weekend in February.

## Current Teams

| School | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Nickname |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ | 1881 | Public | Highlanders |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | Rockland County, NY | 1952 | Private/Dominican | Spartans |
| US Merchant Marine Academy | Kings Point, NY | 1943 | United States service academies | Mariners |
| SUNY Maritime | Bronx, NY | 1938 | Public College | Privateers |
| Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, CT | 1963 | Private/Catholic | Pioneers |
| Western Connecticut State University | Danbury, CT | 1903 | Public University | Colonials |
| Yeshiva University | New York, NY | 1886 | Private | Maccabees |

## Affiliate Teams

| School | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Nickname | Colors |

## Former Teams

| School | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Nickname |
| Adelphi University | Garden City, NY | 1896 | Private | Panthers |
| University at Albany | Albany, NY | 1844 | Public | Great Danes |
| Binghamton University | Binghamton, NY | 1946 | Public | Bearcats |
| Briarcliffe College | Bethpage, NY | 1966 (Closed 2018) | Private | Bulldogs |
| University of Bridgeport | Bridgeport, CT | 1927 | Private | Purple Knights |
| Brooklyn College | Brooklyn, NY | 1930 | Public | Bulldogs (formerly Kingsmen) |
| Columbia University | Manhattan, NY | 1754 | Ivy League | Lions |
| Cook College | North Brunswick, NJ | 1862 | Public | Aggies |
| City College of New York | New York, NY | 1847 | Public | Beavers |
| County College of Morris | Randolph, NJ | 1968 | Public | Titans |
| Delaware County Community College | Marple Township, PA | 1967 | Public | Phantoms |
| Fairfield University | Fairfield, CT | 1942 | Private/Catholic | Stags |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | Teaneck, NJ | 1942 | Private | Knights |
| Farmingdale State College | Farmingdale, NY | 1912 | Public College | Rams |
| Fordham University | Bronx, NY | 1841 | Private/Jesuit | Rams |
| University of Hartford | West Hartford, CT | 1957 | Private | Hawks |
| Hofstra University | Hempstead, NY | 1935 | Private | Pride |
| Iona College | New Rochelle, NY | 1940 | Private/Catholic | Gaels |
| John Jay College | New York, NY | 1964 | Public | Bloodhounds |
| Kean University | Union, NJ | 1855 | Public | Cougars |
| Lehman College | Bronx, NY | 1967 | Public | Lightning |
| LIU Post | Brookville, NY | 1954 | Private | Sharks (formerly Pioneers) |
| Manhattan College | Riverdale, NY | 1853 | Private/Catholic | Jaspers |
| Marist College | Poughkeepsie, NY | 1929 | Private | Red Foxes |
| Monmouth University | West Long Branch, NJ | 1933 | Private | Hawks |
| Montclair State University | Montclair, NJ | 1908 | Public | Red Hawks |
| Nassau Community College | Garden City, NY | 1959 | Public | Lions |
| New York Institute of Technology | New York, NY | 1955 | Private | Bears |
| SUNY New Paltz | New Paltz, NY | 1828 | Public | Hawks |
| New York University | New York, NY | 1831 | Private | Violets |
| Ocean County College | Toms River, NJ | 1964 | Public | Vikings |
| Pace University | New York, NY | 1906 | Private | Setters |
| Queens College | Queens, NY | 1937 | Public | Knights |
| Ramapo College | Mahwah, NJ | 1969 | Public | Roadrunners |
| Raritan Valley Community College | Branchburg, NJ | 1965 | Public | Golden Lions |
| Rider University | Lawrenceville, NJ | 1865 | Private | Broncs |
| Rockland Community College | Suffern, NY | 1959 | Public | Fighting Hawks |
| Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | 1766 | Public | Scarlet Knights |
| St. Francis College | Brooklyn Heights, NY | 1859 | Private/Catholic | Terriers |
| St. John's University | Queens, NY | 1870 | Private/Catholic | Red Storm |
| The College of St. Rose | Albany, NY | 1920 | Private/Catholic | Golden Knights |
| Seton Hall University | South Orange, NJ | 1856 | Private/Catholic | Pirates |
| Siena College | Loudonville, NY | 1937 | Private/Catholic | Saints |
| Skidmore College | Saratoga Springs, NY | 1922 | Private | Thoroughbreds |
| Southern Connecticut State University | New Haven, CT | 1893 | Public | Owls |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ | 1870 | Private/Non-sectarian | Ducks |
| Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY | 1957 | Public | Seawolves |
| Suffolk County Community College | Long Island, NY | 1959 | Community College | Sharks |
| Union College | Schenectady, NY | 1795 | Private | Dutchmen |
| Upsala College | East Orange, NJ | 1893 (Closed 1995) | Private | Vikings |
| Wagner College | Staten Island, NY | 1883 | Private | Seahawks |
| William Paterson University | Wayne, NJ | 1855 | Public | Pioneers |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | 1701 | Ivy League | Bulldogs |

## Conference Champions

* 2025 - Sacred Heart University
* 2024 - Sacred Heart University
* 2023 - Sacred Heart University
* 2022 - Columbia University
* 2021 - Season Canceled Due to COVID-19
* 2020 - US Merchant Marine Academy
* 2019 - Fordham University
* 2018 - Fordham University
* 2017 - Ramapo College
* 2016 - Yale University
* 2015 - Stevens Institute of Technology
* 2014 - Fordham University
* 2013 - State University of New York Maritime College
* 2012 - County College of Morris
* 2011 - Wagner College
* 2010 - Fordham University
* 2009 - University of Albany
* 2008 - Farmingdale State College
* 2007 - University of Albany
* 2006 - Fordham University
* 2005 - University of Albany
* 2004 - Wagner College
* 2003 - County College of Morris
* 2002 - Wagner College
* 2001 - Wagner College
* 2000 - Stony Brook University
* 1999 - Wagner College
* 1998 - Wagner College
* 1997 - Wagner College
* 1996 - Marist College
* 1995 - Rutgers University
* 1994 - Rutgers University
* 1993 - Siena College
* 1992 - Marist College
* 1991 - Southern Connecticut State University
* 1990 - Rutgers University
* 1989 - Rutgers University / County College of Morris
* 1988 - Rutgers University
* 1987 - County College of Morris
* 1986 - Montclair State University
* 1985 - Manhattan College
* 1984 - Manhattan College / Southern Connecticut State University / Wagner College
* 1983 - Wagner College
* 1982 - Upsala College
* 1981 - Upsala College
* 1980 - Queens College
* 1979 - Queens College
* 1978 - Upsala College / Wagner College
* 1977 - Fairleigh Dickinson University / Iona College
* 1976 - Ramapo College / Rockland Community College
* 1975 - Fairfield University / Ramapo College
* 1974 - Fairfield University
* 1973 - Fairfield University
* 1972 - Nassau Community College
* 1971 - St. Francis College
* 1970 - St. Francis College
* 1969 - St. Francis College
* 1968 - Iona College