Colonial States College Hockey Conference

The Colonial States College Hockey Conference (CSCHC) is a college ice hockey league based in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The conference is part of the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 2 and is made up of ten teams from colleges and universities based in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
== History ==
The conference was formed on April 14, 2014 by programs previously associated with the Great Northeast Collegiate Hockey Conference (GNCHC). The original seven members consisted of Millersville University, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Princeton University, Seton Hall University, The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), the University of Pennsylvania, and West Chester University. The founder and first president of the conference was Tom Hench (2014-2016). Andrew Ducko (2016-) currently resides as the conference president.
Prior to the 2015–16 season Monmouth University joined the conference from the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association (MACH), raising the total number of teams to eight. In November 2015, the ACHA granted the CSCHC an automatic bid into the ACHA D2 Regional Tournament.
In March 2016, Rutgers University and the University of Scranton were accepted into the conference from the GNCHC following the 2015–16 season.
For the 2018–19 season the conference adopted a new shootout rule for regular season games that were tied at the conclusion of overtime, eliminating the "tie" entirely from CSCHC play. The first game to implement this new rule was on October 26, 2018 where The College of New Jersey defeated Millersville University, 5–4 (2:1 in SO), after five shootout rounds.
Following that season the CSCHC took part in the 2019 Men's Division 2 All Star Challenge, along with 12 other DII leagues and one group representing independent programs, which was hosted at West Chester's Ice Line Quad Rinks. The team finished 12th with a record of 1-3-1. In August 2019, TCNJ was announced as a 2020 ACHA Men's Division 2 Regional host, with Loucks Ice Center in Lawrenceville, New Jersey acting as the site for the Southeast tournament between February 28 and March 1. This was the first time that a team from The Colonial acted as an official host for an official ACHA event. The two teams that advanced to the 2020 National Tournament from this were #3 University of Cincinnati and #7 Miami University. The 2020 ACHA National tournament was later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In April 2020, Stockton University was announced at the conference's 11th member ahead of the 2020–21 season. The Ospreys became the first member to jump into Division 2 with its move, most recently playing in the Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference's (DVCHC) National Division at the Division 3 level. The team also rejoined the ACHA as the DVCHC, at the time of the 2019–20 season, was playing under the Collegiate Hockey Federation, a separate non-varsity governing body.
=== Notable Achievements ===
Date 	Description 	Player or Team 	Notes
September 26, 2014	First league game 	Millersville University & Princeton University	at Lancaster Ice Rink
September 26, 2014	First league team Win 	Millersville University 	Millersville won, 8–1, over Princeton
September 26, 2014	First league goal 	Alex Vukasin of Princeton Tigers 	2 minutes and 57 seconds into the 1st period
September 26, 2014	First league assist 	James McNally of Millersville University 	Assisted on Millersville's first goal 4 minutes and 53 seconds into the first period
September 26, 2014	First league goalie win 	Eric Hench of Millersville University 	60 minutes played with 12 saves on 13 shots
September 26, 2014	First league Power Play Goal 	Nicholas Mullarkey of Millersville University 	scored on Millersville's seventh goal of the game, 19 minutes and 48 seconds into the second period
September 26, 2014	First league Shorthanded Goal 	Brian Monteith of Millersville University 	Millersville's first goal of the game, 4 minutes and 53 seconds into the first period
September 26, 2014	First league penalty 	Nicholas Mullarkey of Millersville University 	Called for hooking minor 4 minutes and 42 seconds into the first period
September 26, 2014	First league Game Winning Goal 	Cyle Knopf of Millersville University 	Millersville's second goal of the game 17 minutes and 26 seconds into the first period.
November 14, 2014 	First league shutout 	Marc Daouphars of Millersville University 	27 saves in 7–0 win over NJIT
December 5, 2014 	First league team to win over a ranked opponent 	West Chester Golden Rams 	WEST CHESTER-5 over #8 Delaware-4, in overtime
February 17, 2015 	First Team in Rankings 	Millersville University 	received ranking votes in final ranking period in ACHA South East Region
February 21, 2015 	First league MVP 	James McNally of Millersville University 	50 points (19 goals, 31 assists) in 2014–15 season
February 22, 2015 	First league champion 	West Chester Golden Rams 	Defeated Seton Hall University in the final, 3–2
February 26, 2016 	First conference team to compete in the ACHA Southeast Regional Tournament	Princeton Tigers 	The 2016 conference winners fell, 5–3, to the University of Louisville in Dale City, VA.
March 1, 2019 	First conference team to win a game at ACHA Southeast Regional Tournament 	TCNJ Lions 	Defeated Rowan University, 4–3, in Lynchburg, VA. TCNJ scored the winning goal with two seconds remaining in the game.
== Playoff Format ==
Teams within the conference will play one-another twice a season, once at home and once on the road. The results of these games will count towards league standings and determine the playoff seeds. The top six teams at the conclusion of the regular season will qualify for the conference playoffs, which are held at a single venue over the course of one weekend.
The top two seeds receive a bye in the first round. The third seed faces the sixth seed, while the fourth seed faces the fifth. The second round sees the top seed take on the lowest remaining seed, and the second seed take on the highest seed remaining. The two teams that advance will face each-other in the championship game, with the winner receiving both the conference trophy and a birth in the ACHA Southeast Regional Tournament.
==Member Teams==
School 	Location 	Nickname 	Primary conference	Team Colors	Joined	Website
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Millersville, PA 	Marauders 	PSAC (DII) 	 	2014 	
Monmouth University 	West Long Branch, NJ	Hawks 	MAAC (DI) 	 	2015 	
New Jersey Institute of Technology 	Newark, NJ 	Highlanders 	America East (DI) 	 	2014 	
University of Pennsylvania 	Philadelphia, PA 	Quakers 	Ivy (DI) 	 	2014 	
Princeton University 	Princeton, NJ 	Tigers 	Ivy (DI) 	 	2014 	
Rutgers University 	New Brunswick, NJ 	Scarlet Knights	Big Ten (DI) 	 	2016 	None
University of Scranton 	Scranton, PA 	Royals 	Landmark (DIII) 	 	2016 	None
Seton Hall University 	South Orange, NJ 	Pirates 	Big East (DI) 	 	2014 	
Stockton University 	Galloway, NJ 	Ospreys 	NJAC (DIII) 	 	2020 	None
The College of New Jersey 	Ewing, NJ 	Lions 	NJAC (DIII) 	 	2014 	
West Chester University 	West Chester, PA 	Golden Rams 	PSAC (DII) 	 	2014 	
===Conference arenas===
School 	Home arena 	Location
Millersville	Lancaster Ice Rink 	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Monmouth 	Jersey Shore Ice Arena 	Wall Township, New Jersey
NJIT 	Barnabas Health Hockey House 	Newark, New Jersey
Penn 	Class of 1923 Arena 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Princeton 	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink 	Princeton, New Jersey
Rutgers 	Pro Skate Ice Arena 	Monmouth Junction, New Jersey
Scranton 	Revolution Ice Arena 	Pittston, Pennsylvania
Seton Hall 	Richard J. Codey Arena 	South Orange, New Jersey
Stockton 	Flyers Skate Zone - Atlantic City	Atlantic City, New Jersey
TCNJ 	Loucks Ice Center 	Lawrenceville, New Jersey
West Chester	Ice Line Quad Rinks 	West Chester, Pennsylvania
== Season standings ==
===2014–15 season===
Pos.	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Millersville Marauders 	12	11	0	1	0	23
2 	West Chester Golden Rams	12	9 	2	1	0	19
3 	TCNJ Lions 	12	6 	4	2	0	14
4 	Seton Hall Pirates 	12	5 	5	1	1	12
5 	Princeton Tigers 	12	3 	8	1	0	7
6 	NJIT Highlanders 	12	3 	9	0	0	6
7 	Penn Quakers 	12	2 	9	0	1	5
===2015–16 season===
Pos.	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	TCNJ Lions 	14	11	2 	1	0	23
2 	Princeton Tigers 	14	10	3 	1	0	21
3 	Millersville Marauders 	14	9 	4 	1	0	19
4 	Monmouth Hawks 	14	7 	5 	2	0	16
5 	Penn Quakers 	14	7 	7 	0	0	14
6 	West Chester Golden Rams	14	6 	7 	1	0	13
7 	NJIT Highlanders 	14	2 	11	0	1	5
8 	Seton Hall Pirates 	14	1 	12	0	1	3
===2016–17 season===
Pos.	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Princeton Tigers 	18	13	3 	2	0	28
2 	TCNJ Lions 	18	13	4 	1	0	27
3 	Penn Quakers 	18	13	5 	0	0	26
4 	Rutgers Scarlet Knights 	18	11	5 	2	0	24
5 	Millersville Marauders 	18	9 	6 	1	2	21
6 	Monmouth Hawks 	18	8 	7 	1	2	19
7 	Scranton Royals 	18	7 	10	1	0	15
8 	NJIT Highlanders 	18	5 	10	1	2	13
9 	West Chester Golden Rams	18	4 	9 	3	2	13
10 	Seton Hall Pirates 	18	1 	16	0	1	3
===2017–18 season===
Pos.	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Penn Quakers 	18	13	3 	1	1	28
2 	Scranton Royals 	18	12	4 	1	1	26
3 	Millersville Marauders 	18	10	5 	2	1	23
4 	TCNJ Lions 	18	10	6 	2	0	22
5 	West Chester Golden Rams	18	9 	7 	2	0	20
6 	Rutgers Scarlet Knights 	18	9 	8 	1	0	19
7 	NJIT Highlanders 	18	9 	9 	0	0	18
8 	Seton Hall Pirates 	18	7 	11	0	0	14
9 	Princeton Tigers 	18	4 	12	0	2	10
10 	Monmouth Hawks 	18	2 	11	1	4	9
===2018–19 season===
Pos.	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Scranton Royals 	18	14	3 	1	0	29
2 	Penn Quakers 	18	14	3 	0	1	29
3 	TCNJ Lions 	18	14	4 	0	0	28
4 	Millersville Marauders 	18	11	5 	0	2	24
5 	Rutgers Scarlet Knights 	18	10	7 	0	1	21
6 	Princeton Tigers 	18	10	7 	1	0	21
7 	NJIT Highlanders 	18	8 	10	0	0	16
8 	West Chester Golden Rams	18	7 	10	0	1	15
9 	Seton Hall Pirates 	18	1 	13	2	2	6
10 	Monmouth Hawks 	18	1 	15	1	1	4
===2019–20 season===
Pos.	Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
1 	TCNJ Lions 	18	16	1 	0	1	33
2 	Penn Quakers 	18	15	2 	0	1	31
3 	Scranton Royals 	18	13	4 	1	0	27
4 	Rutgers Scarlet Knights 	18	11	4 	0	3	25
5 	West Chester Golden Rams	18	10	7 	1	0	21
6 	Millersville Marauders 	18	9 	7 	1	1	20
7 	Seton Hall Pirates 	18	6 	12	0	0	12
8 	Monmouth Hawks 	18	4 	13	1	0	9
9 	NJIT Highlanders 	18	4 	14	0	0	8
10 	Princeton Tigers 	18	2 	16	0	0	4
==Championship results==
 	 	 	 	 	 	
2014–15	February 22, 2015	West Chester Golden Rams	3–2 	Seton Hall Pirates	Loucks Ice Center 	Millersville Marauders
2015–16	February 21, 2016	Princeton Tigers 	5–4 (OT)	TCNJ Lions 	Ice Line Quad Rinks	TCNJ Lions
2016–17	February 19, 2017	TCNJ Lions 	5–0 	Princeton Tigers 	Loucks Ice Center 	Princeton Tigers
2017–18	February 18, 2018	TCNJ Lions 	14–5 	Scranton Royals 	Loucks Ice Center 	Penn Quakers
2018–19	February 17, 2019	TCNJ Lions 	3–2 	Scranton Royals 	Loucks Ice Center 	Scranton Royals
2019–20	February 16, 2020	TCNJ Lions 	3–2 	Penn Quakers 	Loucks Ice Center 	TCNJ Lions
2020–21	TBA 	TBD 	0–0 	TBD 	Loucks Ice Center 	TBD
==Regional bids==
 	 	 	 	 	 	
2015–16	Play-in Round	#12 Princeton Tigers	3–5 	#9 Louisville Cardinals 	TSCHL	
2016–17	Play-in Round	#12 TCNJ Lions 	2–6 	#9 Rowan Profs 	MACH 	
2017–18	Play-in Round	#12 TCNJ Lions 	1–6 	#9 Maryland Terrapins 	MACH 	
2018–19	Play-in Round	#12 TCNJ Lions 	4–3 	#9 Rowan Profs 	MACH 	
2018–19	Round One 	#12 TCNJ Lions 	1–6 	#3 Liberty Flames 	MACH 	
2019–20	Play-in Round	#12 TCNJ Lions 	2–3 (OT)	#9 Wake Forest Demon Deacons	ACCHL	
==See also==
*American Collegiate Hockey Association
*List of ice hockey leagues
==Notes==
==References==
Category:ACHA Division 2 conferences
Category:Ice hockey in New Jersey
Category:Ice hockey in Pennsylvania
Category:Established in 2014