East Coast Collegiate Hockey Association

Established: 	2001
Members: 	24
Sport: 	College Ice Hockey
League: 	ACHA Division III
Region: 	Mid-Atlantic/Southeast
States: 	MarylandWashington, DCVirginiaNorth CarolinaSouth Carolina
Headquarters:	Arlington, Virginia
Commissioner:	Brian Meyers
Website: 	
The East Coast Collegiate Hockey Association (ECCHA) is an ACHA college ice hockey conference in the Southeast region of the United States. 
The ECCHA was created in August of 2001 as Blue Ridge Hockey Conference or BRHC by eight collegiate hockey programs in Virginia and North Carolina. The BRHC has advanced four of its members to the ACHA National Tournament since 2003. 
As of the summer of 2017, the BRHC was restructured to form the East Coast Collegiate Hockey Association with the intent to improve the quality of its brand of ACHA Division III hockey in the mid-Atlantic and Southern region.
== Teams==
*ECCHA Atlantic Division North
**American University
**Northern Virginia Community College
**Marymount University
**College of William & Mary
*ECCHA Atlantic Division South
**Old Dominion University
**University of Richmond
**East Carolina University
**Appalachian State
*ECCHA Colonial Division
**Christopher Newport University
**College of Charleston
**Coastal Carolina University
**Radford University
**Virginia Commonwealth University
**The Citadel
== Former teams==
The last year as BRHC, in 2017, conference's membership had tripled since 2007, making it the largest collegiate hockey conference in the United States. 
Colonial Division
School 	Location 	Founded 	Affiliation 	Nickname 	Colors
Christopher Newport University 	Newport News, VA	1961 	Public 	Captains 	
East Carolina University 	Greenville, NC 	1907 	Public (University of North Carolina System)	Pirates 	
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	Wilmington, NC 	1947 	Public (University of North Carolina System)	Seahawks 	
Radford University 	Radford, VA 	1910 	Public 	Highlanders 	
Virginia Commonwealth University 	Richmond, VA 	1838 	Public 	Rams 	
Coastal Carolina University 	Conway, SC 	1954 	Public 	Chanticleers	
George Mason University 	Fairfax, VA 	1949 as branch of University of Virginia, independent university by 1972	Public 	Patriots 	
Atlantic Division- North Region
School 	Location 	Founded	Affiliation 	Nickname 	Colors
American University 	Washington D.C. 	1893 	Private/Methodist 	Eagles 	
Catholic University 	Washington D.C. 	1887 	Private/Roman Catholic	Cardinals 	
Marymount University 	Arlington, VA 	1856 	Private/Roman Catholic	Saints 	
Northern Virginia Community College	Annandale, VA 	1964 	Community College 	Nighthawks	
College of William and Mary 	Williamsburg, VA	1693 	Private 	Tribe 	
Atlantic Division- South Region
School 	Location 	Founded	Affiliation 	Nickname 	Colors
Old Dominion University 	Norfolk, VA 	1930 	Public 	Monarchs 	
University of Richmond 	Richmond, VA 	1930 	Private 	Spiders 	
Appalachian State University	Boone, NC 	1899 	Public (University of North Carolina System)	Mountaineers	
Johnson & Wales University 	Charlotte, NC 	2004 	Private/Non-profit 	Wildcats 	
The Citadel 	Charleston, SC	1839 	Public Military College 	Bulldogs 	
==Conference champions==
The championship tournament is held every year on the third weekend of February. In 2015 it was held at Chilled Ponds in Chesapeake, Virginia.
Year 	Champion
2001-02	Charleston
2002-03	Appalachian State
2003-04	Richmond
2004-05	Richmond
2005-06	Richmond
2006-07	Richmond
2007-08	Old Dominion
2008-09	VCU
2009-10	Appalachian State
2010-11	William & Mary
2011-12	Liberty
2012-13	James Madison
2013-14	James Madison
2014-15	Catholic University
2015-16	Northern Virginia Community College
2016-17	Citadel
2017-18	Richmond
===Colonial Division===
Year 	Champion
2008-09	George Washington
2009-10	Loyola-Maryland
2010-11	Loyola-Maryland
2011-12	Christopher Newport
2012-13	Christopher Newport
2013-14	Loyola-Maryland
2014-15	Christopher Newport
2015-16	George Mason
2016-17	Christopher Newport
2017-18	Christopher Newport
==See also==
*American Collegiate Hockey Association
*List of ice hockey leagues
==References==
==External links==
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Category:ACHA Division III League