College Hockey South
College Hockey South (CHS), formerly known as the South Eastern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SECHC), is a non-varsity ice hockey conference in the Southern United States. The conference plays in Division 2 of the Collegiate Hockey Federation (CHF). The members of the SECHC are predominantly member universities of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in NCAA athletics. On February 11, 2022, the South Eastern Collegiate Hockey Conference rebranded as College Hockey South. Teams. After the 2012–13 season Arkansas moved from the South Region of Division 3 to the Pacific but remained a member of the conference. Following the 2014–15  season, both Arkansas and Alabama moved up to ACHA Division 1. Arkansas continues to field a Division 3 team that competes in CHS in addition to their Division 1 team. Alabama discontinued their participation in the Division 3 and CHS. Former members. Of the remaining SEC schools: Conference champions. The CHS Championship Tournament is held every year in February at the conclusion of the regular season and after the ACHA South Regionals. After the 2014–15 season the cross-divisional playoff format was abandoned. For the 2015–16 season there was just one division within CHS and the first round of the  playoffs featured the #1 seed vs the #8 seed, the #2 seed vs the #7 seed, etc. Venues. Venues for the teams vary from community ice rinks to civic-center sized arenas. As the conference has expanded and interest in hockey has grown in the Southern United States teams have sought larger venues for games. The 2010-11 SECHC Championship Tournament was held at the 8,500 seat Columbus Civic Center. Two teams, Georgia and Florida along with in-state rivals Georgia Tech and Florida State, as well as a Thursday game played between in-state rivals South Carolina and Citadel  play a yearly tournament at the Savannah Civic Center. ACHA Division 3 Nationals teams. CHS has sent 13 teams to the ACHA Division 3 National Tournament. While no CHS team has ever made it out of pool play, Arkansas in 2014 had the best success going 2-1 in their pool but losing the goals against tie breaker to the eventual champion Adrian College. 2009 Host City: Rochester, NY 2010 Host City: Fort Myers, FL 2012 Host City: Vineland, NJ 2013 Host City: Springfield, MO 2014 Host City: Coral Springs, FL 2015 Host City: Pelham, AL 2017 Host City: Columbus , OH 2018 Host City: Columbus, OH