College Hockey Mid-America

College Hockey Mid-America (CHMA) is an American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I ice hockey conference with teams in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The league was formed in 2006 after members of the now defunct University Hockey League organized the league and moved from the ACHA's Division II to Division I.
==Season format==
The conference formed in 2006 after members of the now defunct University Hockey League organized the league and moved from the ACHA's Division II to Division I. With eight members, each CHMA team plays every other team in a home and away series, producing a regular season of 14 games. Prior to the 2018-19 season, the regular season champion received an automatic bid to the ACHA Division I National Tournament. Starting with the 2019 National Tournament, the CHMA awarded the playoff champion the conference's automatic bid. In 2010, season champion Slippery Rock declined their bid to the national tournament. In 2012, the conference experienced expansion when Mercyhurst and Robert Morris joined.
==Membership==
Of the eight member schools, four compete at the Division I level of NCAA, three at Division II (all within the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference), and one at Division III.
School 	Location 	Nickname 	Primary conference 	Website	Team Colors
Duquesne University 	Pittsburgh, PA 	Dukes 	Atlantic 10 (DI) 	 	
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana, PA 	Crimson Hawks	PSAC (DII) 	 	
John Carroll University 	University Heights, OH	Blue Streaks 	Ohio Athletic Conference (DIII)	 	
Mercyhurst University 	Erie, PA 	Lakers 	PSAC (D-II) 	 	
University of Pittsburgh 	Pittsburgh, PA 	Panthers 	Atlantic Coast Conference (DI) 	 	
Robert Morris University 	Moon Township, PA 	Colonials 	Northeast Conference (D-I) 	 	
Slippery Rock University 	Slippery Rock, PA 	Pride 	PSAC (DII) 	 	
West Virginia University 	Morgantown, WV 	Mountaineers 	Big 12 Conference (DI) 	 	
*Mercyhurst and Robert Morris joined in 2012.
Note: Mercyhurst and Robert Morris have NCAA Division I hockey teams competing in Atlantic Hockey.
===Conference arenas===
School 	Home arena 	Location 	Capacity
Duquesne 	Alpha Ice Complex 	Harmarville, Pennsylvania 	1,200
IUP 	S&T Bank Arena 	Indiana, Pennsylvania 	1,000
John Carroll 	Gilmour Academy Ice Arena 	Gates Mills, Ohio 	800
Mercyhurst 	Mercyhurst Ice Center 	Erie, Pennsylvania 	1,500
Pittsburgh 	Alpha Ice Complex 	Harmarville, Pennsylvania 	1,200
Robert Morris	Clearview Arena 	Neville Township, Pennsylvania 	1,200
Slippery Rock	UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex 	Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania	1,000
West Virginia	Morgantown Municipal Ice Arena	Morgantown, West Virginia 	500
==Former members==
*Washington & Jefferson College moved to ACHA Division III
*Youngstown State University moved to ACHA Division II
==Past Champions==
Season 	Regular season 	Tournament 	Tournament site
2006-2007	Washington & Jefferson	Duquesne 	Alpha Ice Complex, Harmarville, Pennsylvania
2007-2008	West Virginia 	Washington & Jefferson	Ice Zone, Boardman, Ohio
2008-2009	Duquesne 	Duquesne 	Ice Castle Arena, Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
2009-2010	Slippery Rock 	West Virginia 	S&T Bank Arena, Indiana, Pennsylvania
2010-2011	Slippery Rock 	Slippery Rock 	WesBanco Arena, Wheeling, West Virginia
2011-2012	West Virginia 	West Virginia 	Alpha Ice Complex, Harmarville, Pennsylvania
2012-2013	John Carroll 	Mercyhurst 	S&T Bank Arena, Indiana, Pennsylvania
2013-2014	West Virginia 	West Virginia 	Gilmour Academy, Gates Mills, Ohio
2014-2015	Robert Morris 	Robert Morris 	BladeRunners, Harmarville, Pennsylvania
2015-2016	Mercyhurst 	Pittsburgh 	Gilmour Academy, Gates Mills, Ohio
2016-2017	Pittsburgh 	John Carroll 	Colonials Arena, Neville Township, Pennsylvania
2017-2018	Pittsburgh 	John Carroll 	Mercyhurst Ice Center, Erie, Pennsylvania
2018-2019	IUP 	Robert Morris 	Alpha Ice Complex, Harmarville, Pennsylvania
2019-2020	Pittsburgh 	IUP 	Alpha Ice Complex, Harmarville, Pennsylvania
==National Tournament results==
Since the 2007–08 season, the conference's regular season champion received an automatic bid to the Division I national tournament. Starting with the 2018-19 season, the conference's playoff champion receives an automatic bid to the Division I national tournament. In the conference's first season in 2006–07, West Virginia earned a spot in the tournament based on their national ranking, winning neither the regular season nor the conference tournament. Washington & Jefferson College also earned a berth to the 2006-07 ACHA Division I National Tournament having won the CHMA regular season title and ranking 14th overall. In the 2014-2015 season, the conference saw two teams represented for the second time in nine seasons.
*2020: #19 Indiana (PA) was scheduled to play #14 Drexel in the first round. The game, as well as the entire 2020 National Tournament, was canceled on March 12, 2020 due to public health concerns related to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.http://pointstreaksites.com/view/achanationals/news/news_530093
*2019: #20 Robert Morris defeated in first round by #13 UNLV.
*2018: #18 Pittsburgh defeated in first round by #15 Stony Brook.
*2017: #19 Pittsburgh defeated in first round by #14 Oklahoma.
*2016: #19 Mercyhurst defeated in first round by #14 Delaware.
*2015: #18 Robert Morris defeated in first round by #15 Niagara / #20 John Carroll (HOST) defeated in first round by #13 Illinois.
*2014: #20 West Virginia defeated in first round by #13 Navy.
*2013: #20 John Carroll defeated in first round by #13 Liberty.
*2012: #17 West Virginia defeated #16 Rutgers in first round; was defeated in second round by #1 Penn State.
*2011: #16 Slippery Rock defeated in first round by #1 Lindenwood; won 15th-place consolation game against #15 Rutgers.
*2010: Slippery Rock declined invitation; was not replaced by another conference team.
*2009: #15 Duquesne defeated in first round by #2 Penn State.
*2008: #14 West Virginia defeated in first round by #3 Penn State.
*2007: #13 West Virginia defeated in first round by #4 Rhode Island; won 13th-place consolation game against #9 Kent State / #14 Washington & Jefferson defeated in first round by #3 Illinois; lost 15th place consolation game against #16 Robert Morris (PA).
==See also==
* American Collegiate Hockey Association
* List of ice hockey leagues
==References==
==External links==
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Category:ACHA Division 1 conferences
Category:Established in 2006