Hillsdale Chargers

The Hillsdale Chargers were a men's ice hockey team representing Hillsdale, College in Hillsdale, Michigan. The team was a member of the Mid-Central Collegiate Hockey Association in 1977-78, and previously the Mid-West Collegiate Hockey Association. The team was in existence as a varsity squad from the 1969-70 season to the 1977-78 season, having previously competed at the club level from 1963-1969.
==Results==
;1962-63
*Western Michigan - Hillsdale 16:6
*1/19: Hillsdale - Fenn 5:5
*Hillsdale - Ohio State JV 17:0
Hillsdale went 1-2-1 on the season.
;1963-64
*12/18: Western Michigan - Hillsdale 6:0 
*1/17: Hillsdale - Ohio Northern 13:1
*2/28: Denison - Hillsdale 8:1
*2/29: Ohio State - Hillsdale 6:4
Hillsdale went 3-4 on the season.
;1964-65
Hillsdale joined the MCHA this year.
*Ohio State JV - Hillsdale
Denison - Hillsdale Forfeit
*12/5: Bowling Green - Hillsdale 6:0
*12/13: Hillsdale - Dayton
*1/10: Hillsdale - Fenn
*2/12: Hillsdale - Ohio State
*2/13: Denison - Hillsdale Forfeit
*2/20: Oberlin - Hillsdale Forfeit
*2/21: Case Tech - Hillsdale Forfeit
*2/27: Hillsdale - Fenn
*2/28: Hillsdale - Case Tech
;1966-67
Team was revived after a dormant 1965-66.
*1/14: Oberlin - Hillsdale 7:0 
*3/6: Western Michigan - Hillsdale 8:1
*3/19: Western Michigan - Hillsdale 7:4 
;1967-68
*2/17: Oberlin - Hillsdale 12:3 
;1968-69
*Detroit - Hillsdale 3:2 OT - MCHA game
*Hillsdale - Toledo - " 
*11/9: Hillsdale - Jackson Generals 5:2
*11/18: Hillsdale - Case-Western Reserve 3:2
*11/22: Hillsdale - Central Michigan 4:2 
*11/23: Hillsdale - Ann Arbor Giesler Construction 2:1
*11/30: Oberlin - Hillsdale 4:3
*12/7: Hillsdale - Toledo 3:2
*12/8: Oakland CC - Hillsdale 5:2 
*2/15: Dayton - Hillsdale 12:2 - MCHA game
*2/16: Dayton - Hillsdale 9:3
*3/1: Hillsdale - Dayton 5:1 - MCHA semifinal
*3/2: Detroit - Hillsdale 4:1 - MCHA final
;1969-70
*11/8: Hillsdale - Case-Western Reserve 7:2
*11/15: Hillsdale - Toledo 5:3 - Mid-West Collegiate Hockey Association game
*11/16: Hillsdale - Miami (OH) 7:2 - "
*Detroit - Hillsdale 14:0 
*Hillsdale - Case-Western Reserve
*Illinois - Hillsdale
*12/13: Hillsdale - Indiana 8:8
*12/14: Hillsdale - Indiana 7:7 
*12/20: Western Michigan - Hillsdale 8:0 
*12/21: Detroit - Hillsdale 18:0 - Hillsdale 2-1 in MCHA play
*2/13: Oberlin - Hillsdale 3:2
;1970-71
*11/14: Hillsdale - Illinois-Chicago 3:3
*11/15: Hillsdale - Toledo 12:1 - MCHA game
*11/28: Hillsdale - Illinois
*12/5: Illinois - Hillsdale 9:2
*12/6: Hillsdale - Indiana 7:5
*12/12: Hillsdale - Oberlin 8:1
*1/9: Hillsdale - Oberlin 5:2
MCHA Tournament 
*2/27: Dayton - Hillsdale 6:3 - final
;1971-72
*11/13: Oakland CC - Hillsdale 5:3
*11/19: Kent State - Hillsdale 7:2
*11/20: Kent State - Hillsdale 4:0 
*11/24: Oakland CC - Hillsdale 
*11/27: Hillsdale - Toledo 4:3
*11/28: Hillsdale - Central Michigan 8:4
*12/4: Hillsdale - Hillsdale Alumni 13:6
*12/5: Hillsdale - Central Michigan 4:1
*12/11: Hillsdale - Oberlin 6:5 OT 
*1/16: Hillsdale - Oberlin 5:3 
*2/19: Notre Dame JV - Hillsdale 7:6 OT
*2/20: Hillsdale - Michigan State JV 5:5
*2/26: Hillsdale - Toledo 12:9
*2/27: Bowling Green JV - Hillsdale 6:4
Hillsdale finished 9-10-1 in the regular season, 4-2-0 in MCHA play.
MCHA Tournament
*3/4: Hillsdale - Oberlin 12:5 - semifinal
*3/5: Oakland CC - Hillsdale 5:3 - final
;1972-73
*12/2: Hillsdale - Oberlin 8:6
*1/27: Oberlin - Hillsdale 7:0 
*2/2: Hillsdale - Illinois
*2/10: Hillsdale - Michigan State JV
*2/11: Hillsdale - Western Michigan
*2/18: Hillsdale - Purdue
*2/24-25: Hillsdale @ Tennessee Invitational
*3/3-4: Hillsdale @ MCHA Tournament
Hillsdale went 4-19 on the season, 2-6 in MCHA play.
;1973-74
*11/10: Illinois-Chicago - Hillsdale 8:3
*11/16: Henry Ford CC - Hillsdale 
*11/18: Lawrence Tech - Hillsdale 6:4
*11/30: Hillsdale - Lawrence Tech 8:2
*12/2: Hillsdale - Central Michigan 7:4
*12/9: Hillsdale - Henry Ford CC 3:3 - Hillsdale 3-6-1 overall, 0-3-1 in MCHA
*1/19: Oberlin - Hillsdale 6:0
*2/15: Oberlin - Hillsdale 7:0
;1974-75
*11/2: Hillsdale - Calvin College 7:1
*11/3: St. Clair County CC - Hillsdale 6:1
*11/8: Hillsdale - Toledo Jr. Blades 3:3
*11/9: Hillsdale - Lambton College (ON) Forfeit
*11/15: Hillsdale - Lambton College (ON) 3:3
*11/16: Kent State - Hillsdale 4:2
*11/17: Macomb County CC - Hillsdale 9:7 
*11/22: Hillsdale - Ohio 4:3
*11/23: Ohio - Hillsdale 6:4 
*1/24: Hillsdale - Calvin College 11:2
*1/25: Michigan State JV - Hillsdale 7:3
*2/16: Oakland CC - Hillsdale 8:2
;1975-76
*12/2: Ferris State - Hillsdale 7:4
*1/24: Ferris State - Hillsdale 1:2 - became forfeit win for Ferris State, as Ted Lindsay pulled Hillsdale off the ice with 6:48 left in the second period, protesting after officials ejected a player from each team and called three minor penalties against Hillsdae and one against Ferris following a brawl, which was set off by Ferris' Neal Leonhard elbowing Hillsdale's Kent Shirley
*1/25: Ferris State - Hillsdale 7:2
*1/30: St. Clair CC - Hillsdale 4:1
;1976-77
*10/9: Hillsdale - Wayne Americans
*12/19: Hillsdale - St. Clair County CC 3:1 
*12/30: Paddock Pool Saints - Hillsdale 8:6 - Austin Dunnville Memorial Tournament final
Hillsdale had a 17-5-3 record.
Midwest College Hockey Tournament
*12/21: Hillsdale - St. Clair County CC - semifinal
*12/22: Hillsdale - Cincinnati 5:2 - final
*12/22: St. Clair County CC - Eastern Michigan 3:3 OT - 3rd place, game awarded to St. Clair as they had more shots on goal
;1977-78
Mid-Central Collegiate Hockey Association 
*11/?: Hillsdale - Miami (OH) 10:1
*11/?: Hillsdale - Kent State 6:4
*11/?: Hillsdale - Kent State 8:3
*3/3: Hillsdale - Cincinnati 8:2
Hillsdale finished second with a record of 14-6. 
==Images==
1970 Hillsdale.png|The 1969-70 team 
1971 Hillsdale.png|The 1970-71 team
1972 Hillsdale.png|The 1971-72 team
1974 Hillsdale.png|The 1973-74 team
1973-74 Hillsdale Schedule.png|1973-74 schedule
1974-75 Hillsdale Schedule.png|1974-75 schedule
1-13-76 Lindsay Hillsdale.png|January 13, 1976 article on Ted Lindsay coaching Hillsdale.
1-13-76 Lindsay Hillsdale (2).png|"
1-13-76 Lindsay Hillsdale (3).png|"
2-12-77 Lindsay Hillsdale.png|February 12, 1977 article on Lindsay coaching the team.
==Sources==
*Hillsdale Daily News
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