Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League

The Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL) was created in 2007. The league is made up of 7 university teams located in the Northeast and mid Atlantic region of the US. As of 2020, teams participating in the ESCHL are Liberty University, Stony Brook University, Drexel University, Syracuse University, University of Rhode Island, University of Delaware, and New York University. The teams play at the ACHA Division I level.
==Format==
League Teams play a 20 game league schedule consisting of 4 games against each of the other league teams. League Playoffs are held in February with the top 4 teams qualifying for the playoffs. ESCHL Champions receive an automatic bid to the ACHA Men's Division I National Tournament.
==History==
Penn State University won the first two playoff championships over the University of Delaware in both 2008 and 2009. The regular season title was shared by Penn State, Delaware, and the University of Rhode Island in the 2008-2009 with each team finishing with 25 points in the standings.Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software Navy and Drexel left the conference to join the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association and Robert Morris University joined the conference beginning in the 2010–11 season. In September 2010, prior to the start of the 2010-11 season, Penn State left the conference in 2011 during the program's transition to NCAA Division I. Robert Morris left the league to join College Hockey Mid-America but was replaced by Rutgers in the 2012-13 season. Rutgers left for NECHL in 2018. http://pointstreaksites.com/view/nchl/news-1463/news_500885 Drexel is slated to join the league from ECHA from 2020-2021 season. https://www.liberty.edu/campusrec/clubsports/index.cfm?PID=25954&NewsID=3354&TeamID= 
==Membership==
School 	Location 	Founded	Affiliation 	Enrollment	Nickname 	Primary conference
Drexel University 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1891 	Private 	25,595 	Dragons 	Colonial Athletic Association (D-I)
University of Delaware 	Newark, Delaware 	1743 	Public 	19,067 	Fightin' Blue Hens	Colonial Athletic Association (D-I)
Liberty University 	Lynchburg, Virginia 	1971 	Private/Baptist	15,000 	Flames 	Atlantic Sun Conference (D-I)
New York University 	New York, New York 	1831 	Private 	50,027 	Violets 	University Athletic Association (D-III)
University of Rhode Island	Kingston, Rhode Island 	1892 	Public 	19,095 	Rams 	Atlantic 10 Conference (D-I)
Stony Brook University 	Stony Brook, New York 	1957 	Public 	23,997 	Seawolves 	America East Conference (D-I)
Syracuse University 	Syracuse, New York 	1870 	Private 	21,267 	Orange 	Atlantic Coast Conference (D-I)
==Previous members==
*Navy- 2007-2010, now in ECHA 
*Scranton- 2007-2008, now in CSCHC
*Penn State- 2007-2011, now NCAA Division I
*Robert Morris- 2010-2012, join CHMA, merged into Roosevelt University in 2020
==Conference arenas==
School 	Hockey Arena 	Location 	Capacity
Delaware 	Fred Rust Ice Arena 	Newark, Delaware 	2,500
Drexel 	Class of 1923 Arena 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2,500
Liberty 	LaHaye Ice Center 	Lynchburg, Virginia 	4,000
New York 	Chelsea Piers 	Manhattan, New York 	800
Rhode Island	Bradford R. Boss Arena 	Kingston, Rhode Island 	2,500
Stony Brook 	The Rinx-Hidden Pond Park 	Hauppauge, New York 	1,000
Syracuse 	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion	Syracuse, New York 	350
==List of Championship Games==
Year	Winner 	Score 	Runner-up 	Arena 	City
2008	Penn State 	8–3 	Delaware 	McMullen Hockey Arena 	Annapolis, Maryland
2009	Penn State 	4–1 	Delaware 	Penn State Ice Pavilion 	University Park, Pennsylvania
2010	Penn State 	7–5 	Rhode Island 	Fred Rust Ice Arena 	Newark, Del.
2011	Rhode Island	5–4 	Delaware 	Bradford R. Boss Ice Arena	Kingston, R.I.
2012	Rhode Island	4–3 	Stony Brook 	Ice Line Quad Rinks 	West Chester, Pa.
2013	Stony Brook 	3–2 	Delaware 	Fred Rust Ice Arena 	Newark, Del.
2014	Stony Brook 	5–4 	Delaware 	The Rinx 	Hauppauge, N.Y.
2015	Stony Brook 	5–4 (OT) 	Delaware 	Middletown Sports Complex 	Middletown, New N.J.
2016	Stony Brook 	4-1 	Lebanon Valley	Hersheypark Arena 	Hershey, Pa.
2017	Liberty 	6-1 	Stony Brook 	Bradford R. Boss Ice Arena	Kingston, R.I.
2018	Liberty 	2-1 	Stony Brook 	Ice Line Quad Rinks 	West Chester, Pa.
2019	Syracuse 	3-2 (2OT)	Liberty 	Ice Line Quad Rinks 	West Chester, Pa.
2020	Liberty 	4-0 	Stony Brook 	Ice Line Quad Rinks 	West Chester, Pa.
== See also ==
* American Collegiate Hockey Association 
* List of ice hockey leagues
== References ==
==External links==
*ESCHL Site
Category:ACHA Division 1 conferences
Category:Established in 2007