# Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference

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 historuv
### 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

| 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
| Team | Titles |
| Hope College | 6 |
| Central Michigan | 2 |
| Davenport | 2 |
| Saginaw Valley State | 2 |
| Aquinas College | 1 |
| Grand Valley State | 1 |
| Oakland | 1 |
| Adrian College-Gold | 1 |
| Calvin | 1 |

## Current teams

East Division
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname |
| Adrian College | Adrian, MI | 1859 | Private/Methodist | 1,700 | Bulldogs |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI | 1892 | Public | 27,069 | Chippewas |
| Lawrence Tech University | Southfield, MI | 1932 | Private/Non-sectarian | 4,000 | Blue Devils |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | 1817 | Public | 43,651 | Wolverines |
| University of Michigan-Flint | Flint, MI | 1956 | Public | 8,000 | Victors |
| Oakland University | Rochester Hills, MI | 1957 | Public | 17,737 | Golden Grizzlies |
| Saginaw Valley State University | Kochville Township, MI | 1963 | Public | 10,498 | Cardinals |
West Division
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids, MI | 1876 | CRC | 4,075 | Knights |
| Davenport University | Grand Rapids, MI | 1866 | Private/Non-profit | 12,471 | Panthers |
| Ferris State University | Big Rapids, MI | 1884 | Public | 10,361 | Bulldogs |
| Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI | 1960 | Public | 24,408 | Lakers |
| Hope College | Holland, MI | 1960 | RCA | 3,200 | Flying Dutchmen |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | 1855 | Public | 48,000 | Spartans |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, MI | 1903 | Public | 16,643 | Stallions |

## Former members

* Indiana Institute of Technology
* Northwood University