The ACHA is the collegiate hockey organization set up for schools who cannot field an NCAA sanctioned team because of budgetary constraints or Title IX compliance, already have an NCAA team and use the ACHA team as a JV team, or compete collegiately at the NAIA level. ACHA teams are unable to provide athletic scholarships to players and in most cases, players are expected to pay a participation fee or assist in fund raising to cover the costs of ice time and travel.
Most schools have both a fall and winter tryout.
Contact the teams for respective dates. The more popular teams will compete in front of over 1,000 fans a game and are given consistent and favorable coverage in their local and campus newspapers. Student-athletes can expect quick name recognition and acceptance into their college communities. As an example, the 1999-2000 Utah State University Student Body President was also a captain of the USU Hockey Team. Your information will be given to all league teams.