Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League

The Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League (GLCHL) is an American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division I level ice hockey league. The GLCHL is made up of nine schools, eight of which are located in Michigan, with one school in Ohio.
== History ==
The league was announced in late 2009 and began play in the Fall of 2010 with six member teams, all located within the state of Michigan. Eastern Michigan, Michigan-Dearborn and Western Michigan all joined the league after competing as members of the Central States Collegiate Hockey League. Oakland and Adrian College previously competed as ACHA Division 1 Independents. Davenport joined after making the transition from ACHA Division 2 to Division 1. In 2012, Kent State announced they would move from the CSCHL to the league beginning in the 2012-13 season. Indiana Tech and Rochester College joined the league in the 2015-16 season. Before the 2017-18 season Indiana Tech left to join the newly formed NAIA Division. Calvin College moved up from ACHA Division 3 to fill the spot left by Indiana Tech. In 2019, Rochester and Michigan-Dearborn left the conference after the NAIA Division consolidated into the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC), the all-sport conference for both RU and UMD. 
Adrian College has won the most regular season and playoff titles with seven regular season and five playoff titles. 
==Format==
The conference plays a 16-game league schedule, two games against each team—home team alternates each season. In addition team schedules will include other ACHA Division I opponents. The GLCHL holds a league championship tournament at the end of the regular season in February.
==Current teams==
Institution 	Location 	Founded	Affiliation 	Enrollment	Team Nickname 	Primary conference
Adrian College 	Adrian, Michigan 	1859 	Private/Methodist	1,800 	Bulldogs 	MIAA (D-III)
Calvin University 	Grand Rapids, Michigan	1876 	Private 	3,918 	Knights 	MIAA (D-III)
Davenport University 	Grand Rapids, Michigan	1866 	Private 	12,471 	Panthers 	GLIAC (D-II)
Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, Michigan 	1849 	Public 	22,974 	Eagles 	Mid-American (D-I)
Kent State University 	Kent, Ohio 	1910 	Public 	33,457 	Golden Flashes 	Mid-American (D-I)
Oakland University 	Rochester, Michigan 	1957 	Public 	20,169 	Golden Grizzlies	Horizon League (D-I)
Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, Michigan 	1903 	Public 	24,576 	Stallions 	Mid-American (D-I)
Note: Adrian has NCAA Division III hockey competing in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association. Western Michigan has NCAA Division I hockey competing in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.
==Former Members==
Institution 	Location 	Founded	Affiliation 	Nickname 	Joined	Left	CurrentConferencee
Indiana Institute of Technology	Fort Wayne, Indiana 	1930 	Private/Nonsectarian	Warriors 	2010 	2017	Wolverine–Hoosier (NAIA)
University of Michigan–Dearborn	Dearborn, Michigan 	1959 	Public 	Wolverines	2010 	2019	Wolverine–Hoosier (NAIA)
Rochester College 	Rochester Hills, Michigan	1959 	Private 	Warriors 	2015 	2019	Wolverine–Hoosier (NAIA)
==Conference arenas==
School 	Hockey Arena 	Capacity
Adrian 	Arrington Ice Arena 	500
Calvin 	Eagles Ice Center 	
Davenport 	Patterson Ice Center 	1,200
Eastern Michigan	Ann Arbor Ice Cube 	1,000
Kent State 	KSU Ice Arena 	1,500
Oakland 	Onyx Rochester Ice Arena	750
Western Michigan	Wings West Arena 	1,000
==Past champions==
 	Regular season	Tournament 	Tournament site
2011	Adrian College	Oakland 	The Peak Ice Arena, Romulus, Michigan
2012	Oakland 	Adrian College 	Arrington Ice Arena, Adrian, Michigan
2013	Adrian College	Davenport 	Patterson Ice Center, Grand Rapids, MI
2014	Adrian College	Adrian College 	ONYX Ice Arena, Rochester, MI
2015	Adrian College	Adrian College 	The Rink, Battle Creek, MI
2016	Davenport 	University of Michigan-Dearborn	University of Michigan-Dearborn Fieldhouse, Dearborn, MI
2017	Adrian College	University of Michigan-Dearborn	KSU Ice Arena, Kent, OH
2018	Adrian College	Adrian College 	Ann Arbor Ice Cube, Ann Arbor, MI
2019	Adrian College	Adrian College 	Arrington Ice Arena, Adrian, MI
==National tournament results==
*2011: #2 Davenport won the 2011 ACHA Men's DI National Championship defeating #1 Lindenwood 3-2 in overtime; #4 Adrian defeated 4-5 in 2ot by #5 Delaware in Quarter-final Round; #11 Oakland defeated 2-6 by #3 Ohio in Quarter-final Round.
*2018: #2 ranked Adrian College won the ACHA Men's Div. I National Championship against #5 Illinois, defeating them 8-1. 
==References==
==External links==
*GLCHL
==See also==
* American Collegiate Hockey Association
* List of ice hockey leagues
Category:ACHA Division 1 conferences
Category:Established in 2010