Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League

The Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League (ACCHL) is a non-NCAA collegiate ice hockey league in the mid-atlantic and southeast regions of the US. The Mission of the ACC Hockey League is to provide University Student-Athletes in the Mid-Atlantic/Southeast an option to complete in organized intercollegiate ice hockey without the high expenses of NCAA level hockey. Michael Walley is the current commissioner of the league. Jim Gellatly is the chief financial officer of the league and Keith Rosenfeld is the Referee-in-Chief.
==Current members==
Division 	Institution 	Location 	Nickname 	Arena 	Capacity	Team Colors
Capitol Division 	Georgetown University 	Washington, D.C. 	Hoyas 	The Gardens Ice House 	850 	
Capitol Division 	George Washington University 	Washington, D.C. 	Colonials 	The St. James Ice House 	 	
Capitol Division 	Saint Joseph's University 	Philadelphia, PA 	Hawks 	Haverford Skatium 	 	
Capitol Division 	United States Naval Academy 	Annapolis, MD 	Midshipmen 	McMullen Hockey Arena 	695 	
Virginia Division 	James Madison University 	Harrisonburg, VA 	Dukes 	Haymarket IcePlex 	 	
Virginia Division 	University of Virginia 	Charlottesville, VA	Cavaliers 	SkateNation PlusRichmond Ice Zone	 	
Virginia Division 	Virginia Tech 	Blacksburg, VA 	Hokies 	Lancerlot Sports Complex 	 	
Virginia Division 	West Virginia University 	Morgantown, WV 	Mountaineers 	Morgantown Municipal Ice Arena 	400 	
Carolina East Division	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC 	Tar Heels 	Orange County Sportsplex 	 	
Carolina East Division	North Carolina State University 	Raleigh, NC 	Wolfpack 	Wake Competition Center 	2,000 	
Carolina East Division	University of North Carolina at Wilmington 	Wilmington, NC 	Seahawks 	Wilmington Ice House 	 	
Carolina East Division	University of Richmond 	Richmond, VA 	Spiders 	Richmond Ice Zone 	 	
Carolina West Division	University of North Carolina at Charlotte 	Charlotte, NC 	49ers 	Extreme Ice Center 	 	
Carolina West Division	Duke University 	Durham, NC 	Blue Devils 	Orange County Sportsplex 	 	
Carolina West Division	Elon University 	Elon, NC 	Phoenix 	Orange County Sportsplex 	 	
Carolina West Division	Wake Forest University 	Winston-Salem, NC 	Demon Deacons	Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex 	4,000 	
==League Expansion==
George Washington University and the University of Maryland joined the league at the start of the 2010–11 season. The addition of these programs added to the competitive play in the league and is part of the expansion plan led by ACCHL Commissioner Don Martin. Plans are to continue expanding from to the current seven team league to sixteen teams in the near future.
Elon University joined the ACCHL for the 2012–2013.
Wake Forest University and the United States Naval Academy joined the ACCHL for the 2013–2014 season.
The ACCHL added three new members in 2015: James Madison University, Saint Joseph's University, and the University of North Carolina – Charlotte, bringing the league total to 13 teams.
For the 2018–2019 season, the ACCHL added West Virginia University and University of North Carolina – Wilmington to bring the total membership to 15 teams.
In 2019 the university of Richmond ice hockey club will join the ACCHL.
In addition to reaching our goal of sixteen Division II Men's teams in ACC Hockey, the league will be adding 17 Division III teams from the former Blue Ridge Hockey Conference and 5 new Women's programs.
==Tournament Championships==
The ACCHL holds a tournament for the top eight teams in the league at the end of each season. The winner receives the Admiral's Cup.
Year	Admiral's Cup Champion 	Runner-Up 	Regular Season Champion 	Tournament Location
1996	University of Virginia 	University of North Carolina	Virginia Tech 	Fort Bragg, NC
1997	Liberty University 	University of North Carolina	University of Virginia 	Charlottesville, VA
1998	Duke University 	University of Virginia 	University of Virginia 	Charlottesville, VA
1999	University of Maryland 	University of North Carolina	University of Virginia 	Charlottesville, VA
2000	University of Virginia 	University of Maryland 	University of Virginia 	Ashburn, VA
2001	University of Maryland 	NC State University 	NC State University 	Laurel, MD
2002	Liberty University 	University of Maryland 	NC State University 	Laurel, MD
2003	Liberty University 	University of Maryland 	NC State University 	Raleigh, NC
2004	Duke University 	University of Virginia 	Duke University 	Charlottesville, VA
2005	Georgetown University 	University of Virginia 	University of Virginia 	Hillsborough, NC
2006	Duke University 	Georgetown University 	Duke University 	Charlottesville, VA
2007	Georgetown University 	Duke University 	Georgetown University 	Arlington, VA
2008	Georgetown University 	Duke University 	Virginia Tech 	Roanoke, VA
2009	Virginia Tech 	Duke University 	Virginia Tech 	Roanoke, VA
2010	Virginia Tech 	Georgetown University 	University of Maryland 	Arlington, VA
2011	NC State University 	University of Maryland 	University of Maryland 	Hillsborough, NC
2012	Georgetown University 	University of Maryland 	Georgetown University 	Hillsborough, NC
2013	Georgetown University 	NC State University 	NC State University 	Laurel, MD
2014	Georgetown University 	NC State University 	NC State University 	Annapolis, MD
2015	University of North Carolina 	Georgetown University 	NC State University 	Annapolis, MD
2016	George Washington University 	NC State University 	NC State University 	Charlottesville, VA
2017	University of Virginia 	NC State University 	University of Virginia 	Charlottesville, VA
2018	University of North Carolina, Charlotte	Wake Forest University 	George Washington University	Charlottesville, VA
2019	NC State University 	University of Virginia 	NC State University 	Winston-Salem, NC
2020	NC State University 	Wake Forest University 	NC State University 	Winston-Salem, NC
===Stephen Russell Memorial Tournament===
NC State University has hosted a tournament at some point every season since 2009, to commemorate the loss of their goaltender Stephen Russell. Russell drowned in a swimming accident at Jordan Lake, near the NC State campus. The team retired his jersey number, 20, in his honor.
In 2014, the ACCHL teamed up with NC State to host the tournament as the official kick-off of the ACCHL season. Each participating team will play three ACCHL conference games.
The current tournament features a conglomerate scoring system of winning periods (2 point per period), whole games (4 points for a regulation win, 2 points for an overtime win, 1 point for an overtime loss, and 0 points for a regulation loss), and points earned in a skills competition (varying by event). The totals are added for a final score.
Year	Tournament Champion
2013	NC State University
2014	University of North Carolina
2015	NC State University
2016	James Madison University
2017	James Madison University
2018	University of Virginia
2019	NC State University
==References==
Category:ACHA Division 2 conferences
Category:Ice hockey in Maryland
Category:Ice hockey in North Carolina
Category:Ice hockey in Pennsylvania
Category:Ice hockey in Virginia
Category:Ice hockey in West Virginia
Category:Established in 1995