Northern Collegiate Hockey League

The Northern Collegiate Hockey League (NCHL) is a college ice hockey league based in the central region of the United States. The conference is part of the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 2 and is made up of nine teams from universities based in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
== History ==
The 2014-2015 season was the inaugural season for the NCHL, formed of ACHA D2 teams from Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan.
== Member Teams ==
Member 	Location 	Joined League	Nickname 	Home Arena 	Head Coach
Aurora University 	Aurora, IL 	2017 	Spartans 	All Seasons 	Ryan Buchanon
Concordia University Wisconsin 	Mequon, WI 	2018 	Falcons 	Ozaukee Ice Center 	Brandon Richards
DePaul University 	Chicago, IL 	2017 	Blue Demons 	Johnny's Ice House West 	Danny Randall
Lewis University 	Romeoville, IL 	2015 	Flyers 	CanLan Ice Sports 	Tim Picco
Marian University 	Fond du Lac, WI	2016 	Sabres 	Blue Line Family Ice Center 	Chris Frederickson
Marquette University 	Milwaukee, WI 	2017 	Golden Eagles	The Ponds of Brookfield 	Will Jurgensen
Northern Michigan University 	Marquette, MI 	2014 	Wildcats 	Berry Events Center / Lakeview Arena	Brennon Wachter
Robert Morris University - Maroon	Bensenville, IL	2014 	Eagles 	The Edge Ice Arena 	Andy Poetzinger
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 	Oshkosh, WI 	2014 	Titans 	20th St. YMCA 	Wes Holliday
== Conference Tournament Format ==
===Playoffs 2019===
== Conference Champions (Hap Cup) ==
Season 	Champion 	Runner-Up 	Championship Location	Host
2014-15	Waldorf University 	Robert Morris University - Maroon	Albert Lea, MN 	Waldorf University
2015-16	Robert Morris University - Maroon	University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 	Marquette, MI 	Northern Michigan University
2016-17	Marian University 	Robert Morris University - Maroon	Albert Lea, MN 	Waldorf University
2017-18	Aurora University 	Marian University 	Beaver Dam, WI 	University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
2018-19	Marian University 	Aurora University 	Fond du Lac, WI 	Marian University
2019-20	TBD 	TBD 	Fond du Lac, WI 	Marian University
== Season Awards ==
Season 	Player of the Year 	School 	Rookie of the Year	School 	Coach of the Year	School
2014-15	Ronald Paulson 	Waldorf University 	Ronald Paulson 	Waldorf University 	Brett Shelanski 	Waldorf University
2015-16	Tony Francois 	University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 	Jason Johnson 	University of Wisconsin Oshkosh	Chris Huebel 	University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
2016-17	Joey Daniels 	Robert Morris University - Maroon 	Miles Giorgione 	Marian University 	Billy Karr 	Robert Morris University - Maroon
2017-18	Tommy Feldman 	DePaul University 	Matt Ernsting 	Lewis University 	Don Cada 	St. Mary's University of MN
2018-19	Conor Coyne & Justin Davidson	Marquette University & Marian University	Zach Tykocki 	Aurora University 	Will Jurgensen 	Marquette University
== National Championship Qualifiers ==
*Aurora University (2018)
*Marian University (2019)
== Expansion Teams for 2020-21 Season ==
*St. Norbert College
*Purdue University Northwest
== Previous Members ==
* University of Minnesota Duluth (2014-16)
* Michigan Tech University (2014-16)
* Waldorf University (2014-17)
* St. Mary's University of MN (2014-18)
== References ==
Category:ACHA Division 2 conferences
Category:Established in 2014