Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association

Established in 1991, the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association is a hockey-only college athletic conference whose members are East Coast schools. The ECHA is part of the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 1.
==League Format==
ECHA members play each conference opponent twice, once at home and once away. In addition teams play non-league games against other ACHA member schools. At the conclusion of the regular season in February the league holds a championship tournament. At the conclusion of the ECHA championship tournament, the ECHA regular season champions receive an automatic bid to the ACHA Men's Division I National Tournament.
==League History==
The ECHA is currently composed of seven member institutions: Drexel, Villanova, Temple, Penn State Berks, The United States Naval Academy, Towson, and Lehigh. The 2012/2013, 2013/2014, and 2015/2016 regular season titles were won by Navy; they also won the postseason tournament in 2013.
Previous members include Lebanon Valley College who ended ECHA competition with the 2012 season. In the 2014/2015 season the University of Scranton folded their hockey program bringing the current number of members to 6. Also in 2014/2015 Drexel won its fifth ECHA tournament championship 10-3 against Towson, while Villanova won the regular season title. Drexel goalie Zach Kanter was named ECHA tournament MVP in 2015. In effort to maintain the conferences automatic bid to the National Championship Tournament, the ECHA welcomed Temple University beginning in 2015/2016. That same year the Naval Academy took home the regular season championship.
The ECHA tournament champion is awarded the A.J. Ruth Memorial Cup.
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===ECHA Championship History===
Year 	Regular Season Champion	Tournament Champion
1994-1995	Delaware 	Towson (State)
1995-1996	 	Towson (State)
1999-2000	 	Towson
2000-2001	Drexel 	
2001-2002	Rhode Island 	
2002-2003	Towson 	
2004-2005	Drexel 	
2011-12 	Drexel 	Drexel
2012-13 	Navy 	Towson
2013-14 	Navy 	Navy
2014-15 	Villanova 	Drexel
2015-16 	Navy 	Navy
2016-17 	Drexel 	Drexel
2017-18 	Drexel 	Drexel
2019-20 	Drexel 	West Chester
==Member Institutions==
School 	Location 	Founded	Affiliation 	Enrollment	Nickname 	Primary conference
Lehigh University 	Bethlehem, PA 	1865 	Private/Non-sectarian	6,956 	Mountain Hawks	Patriot League (D-I)
Penn State-Berks 	Reading, PA 	1958 	Public 	3,216 	Nittany Lions 	North Eastern Athletic Conference (D-III)
Towson University 	Towson, MD 	1866 	Public 	19,758 	Tigers 	Colonial Athletic Association (D-I)
Villanova University 	Villanova, PA 	1842 	Private/Catholic 	9,535 	Wildcats 	Big East Conference (D-I)
United States Naval Academy	Annapolis, MD 	1845 	Public/Federal 	4,000 	Midshipmen 	Patriot League (D-I)
Temple University 	Philadelphia, PA	1884 	Public 	37,788 	Owls 	American Athletic Conference (D-I)
===Conference arenas===
School 	Hockey Arena 	Location 	Capacity
Lehigh 	Steel Ice Center 	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 	1,000
Navy 	McMullen Hockey Arena 	Annapolis, Maryland 	1,000 (expandable to 3,000)
Penn State-Berks	Bodyzone Sports & Wellness Complex	Wyomissing, Pennsylvania	1,000
Towson 	Ice World 	Abingdon, Maryland 	1,000
Villanova 	Hatfield Ice World 	Hatfield, Pennsylvania 	N/A
Temple 	Igloo Ice Rink 	Mount Laurel, New Jersey	N/A
==Former members==
School 	Location 	Founded	Affiliation 	Enrollment	Nickname 	Last year competed in ECHA	Current Conference
Drexel University 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1891 	Private/Non-sectarian	17,000 	Dragons 	2020 	ESCHL
University of Scranton 	Scranton, Pennsylvania 	1888 	Private 	6,034 	Royals 	2013 	CSCHC (ACHA D2)
Lebanon Valley College 	Annville, Pennsylvania 	1866 	Private 	1,600 	Flying Dutchmen	2012 	ESCHL
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	West Chester, Pennsylvania	1880 	Public 	12,834 	Golden Rams 	2008 	ESCHL
University of Rhode Island 	Kingston, Rhode Island 	1892 	Public 	15,800 	Rams 	 	ESCHL
Rutgers University 	New Brunswick, New Jersey 	1766 	Public 	65,000 	Scarlet Knights	 	NECHL
West Virginia University 	Morgantown, West Virginia 	1867 	Public 	29,466 	Mountaineers 	2006 	CHMA
Duquesne University 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	1878 	Public 	10,364 	Dukes 	2006 	CHMA
== External links ==
*Official ECHA Site
==See also==
*American Collegiate Hockey Association
*List of ice hockey leagues
Category:ACHA Division 1 conferences
Category:Established in 1991