Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association

The Northeast Collegiate Hockey Association (NECHA) is a non-varsity (club) college ice hockey league in the Northeast region of the United States that competes with Divisions II & III of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). Most NECHA member schools have varsity teams that are affiliated with the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) or the Hockey East Association and most teams receive at least partial funding from their school's athletic departments and/or student government.
== Format ==
The NECHA league comprises four-year post secondary college and university teams separated into three conferences: Patriot, American, and Colonial. The Patriot and American conferences compete under Division II of the ACHA and the Colonial competes under Division III.
Each league conference consists of two divisions organized geographically by School location. Teams play a minimum of 10 league games during the regular season. Following the regular season, the NECHA league hosts their annual championship playoffs for each conference with invitations to the top teams in the regular season standings. 
Associate and Probationary Members are recognized teams but are not full-members of the league and are not eligible for the NECHA Regular Season Championship, the NECHA League Playoffs, and do not vote on actions at official league meetings.
==Current members==
=== Patriot Conference East ===
School 	Location 	Nickname	Primary conference	Website	Team Colors
Boston College 	Chestnut Hill, MA	Eagles 	ACC (DI) 	 	
Boston University 	Boston, MA 	Terriers	Patriot (DI) 	 	
Bryant University 	Smithfield, RI 	Bulldogs	NEC (DI) 	 	
Merrimack College 	North Andover, MA	Warriors	NE10 (DII) 	 	
Northeastern University	Boston, MA 	Huskies 	CAA (DI) 	 	
Providence College 	Providence, RI 	Friars 	Big East (DI) 	 	
=== Patriot Conference West ===
School 	Location 	Nickname 	Primary conference	Website	Team Colors
College of the Holy Cross	Worcester, MA 	Crusaders 	Patriot (DI) 	 	
Keene State College 	Keene, NH 	Owls 	LEC (DIII) 	 	
University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT 	Huskies 	Big East (DI) 	 	
UMass Amherst 	Amherst, MA 	Minutemen 	A10 (DI) 	 	
University of Vermont 	Burlington, VT	Catamounts	AEC (DI) 	 	
=== American Conference North ===
School 	Location 	Nickname 	Primary conference	Website	Team Colors
Dartmouth College 	Hanover, NH 	Big Green 	Ivy (DI) 	 	
Harvard University 	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Crimson 	Ivy (DI) 	 	
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Engineers 	NEWMAC (DIII) 	 	
Norwich University 	Northfield, VT 	Cadets 	GNAC (DIII) 	 	
Saint Anselm College 	Goffstown, NH 	Hawks 	NE10 (DII) 	 	
Southern New Hampshire University 	Manchester, NH 	Penmen 	NE10 (DII) 	 	
UMass Lowell 	Lowell, MA 	River Hawks	AEC (DI) 	 	
=== American Conference South ===
School 	Location 	Nickname	Primary conference	Website	Team Colors
Bentley University 	Waltham, MA 	Falcons 	NE10 (DII) 	 	
Bridgewater State University 	Bridgewater, MA	Bears 	ECAC (DIII) 	 	
Connecticut College 	New London, CT 	Camels 	NESCAC (DII) 	 	
Eastern Connecticut State University	Willimantic, CT	Warriors	LEC (DIII) 	 	
Roger Williams University 	Bristol, RI 	Hawks 	CCC (DIII) 	 	
Westfield State University 	Westfield, MA 	Owls 	MASCAC (DIII) 	 	
=== Colonial Conference North ===
School 	Location 	Nickname 	Primary conference	Website	Team Colors
Bates College 	Lewiston, ME 	Bobcats 	NESCAC (DIII) 	 	
Colby-Sawyer College 	New London, NH	Chargers 	NAC (DIII) 	 	
Thomas College 	Waterville, ME	Terriers 	NAC (DIII) 	 	
University of New England	Biddeford, ME 	Nor'easters	CCC (DIII) 	 	
=== Colonial Conference South ===
School 	Location 	Nickname 	Primary conference	Website	Team Colors
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Engineers	NEWMAC (DIII) 	 	
Springfield College 	Springfield, MA 	Pride 	NEWMAC (DIII) 	 	
United States Coast Guard Academy 	New London, CT 	Bears 	NEWMAC (DIII) 	 	
University of Connecticut (Blue) 	Storrs, CT 	Huskies 	Big East (DI) 	 	
University of New Haven 	West Haven, CT 	Chargers 	NE10 (DII) 	 	
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 	Worcester, MA 	Engineers	NEWMAC (DIII) 	 	
===Other members===
NECHA Probationary Members
*Saint Joseph's College of Maine
NECHA Associate Members
*Gordon College
*Trinity College
*Tufts University
*University of Maine
*Wentworth Institute of Technology
Note: Boston College, Boston University, College of the Holy Cross, Harvard University, Merrimack College, Northeastern University, University of Maine, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, University of Massachusetts-Lowell and University of Vermont have NCAA varsity hockey programs at NCAA Division I level.
Saint Anselm College and Southern New Hampshire University have varsity hockey at the NCAA Division II level.
Norwich University, Trinity College, Tufts University, University of New England, and Westfield State University have varsity hockey at the NCAA Division III level.
== See also ==
*American Collegiate Hockey Association
*List of ice hockey leagues
Category:ACHA Division II League