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U.S. college men's ice hockey conference

The National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) is an NCAA men's Division I hockey conference. The league was formed on July 9, 2011 and began playing for the 2013–14 season, the same season that the Big Ten Conference began competition, as a combination of six previous members of the WCHA and two of the CCHA. The league is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[1]

The men's college ice hockey landscape was shaken on March 21, 2011, when the Big Ten Conference announced it would sponsor the sport following Penn State having fielding a team, bringing the number of Big Ten members with teams to six.[2] The WCHA faced the loss of the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Wisconsin Badgers in the future, whereas the CCHA faced the loss of the Michigan Wolverines, the Michigan State Spartans, and Ohio State Buckeyes. Some of the remaining teams of the WCHA and CCHA began talks to form a league that would ensure their survival as financially strong and successful programs.

On July 9, 2011, the athletic directors of the six founding schools, Colorado College, the University of Denver, Miami University, the University of Minnesota Duluth, the University of Nebraska Omaha, and the University of North Dakota, confirmed these reports by announcing the conference officially and giving the date for a press conference for further information on July 13, 2011.[3]

At the July 13, 2011 press conference, Brian Faison, athletic director of the University of North Dakota, and one of the main speakers said that the motivation for this conference was to put teams together that "have displayed a high level of competitiveness on the ice, [have] an institutional commitment to compete at the highest level within Division I, provide a national platform for exposure, and have wonderful history and tradition within their institution and hockey programs."[4]

On September 22, 2011, St. Cloud State University and Western Michigan University accepted invitations to join the NCHC.[5][6]

On March 7, 2013, the NCHC unveiled the logo for the inaugural season. It features a shield design with the colors red, white, and blue. Inside the shield are eight stars, presumably representing the eight inaugural members, and a hockey stick on the bottom left.

On May 12, 2022, Heather Weems was named third commissioner of the NCHC.[7]

On July 5, 2023, a report came out that announced that Arizona State University would join the conference beginning in the 2024–25 season.[8] The NCHC officially announced Arizona State's entry later that day.[9]

On May 15, 2024 University of St. Thomas announced they would leave the CCHA to become the tenth member of the conference for the 2026-27 season.[10]

Arizona State University officially became a member of the NCHC on July 1, 2024.[11]

Institution Location Founded Former conference Type Enrollment Nickname Colors NCAA
championships Women's conference Primary conference Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona 1885 Independent Public 79,232 Sun Devils     0 Independent (ACHA) Big 12 Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colorado 1874 WCHA Private 1,950 Tigers     2 N/A SCAC (D-III) University of Denver Denver, Colorado 1864 WCHA 11,842 Pioneers     10 N/A Summit League Miami University Oxford, Ohio 1809 CCHA Public 15,726 RedHawks     0 N/A MAC University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minnesota 1902 WCHA 10,500 Bulldogs     3 WCHA Northern Sun (D-II) University of Nebraska Omaha Omaha, Nebraska 1908 WCHA 14,903 Mavericks     0 N/A Summit League University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota 1883 WCHA 15,019 Fighting Hawks     8 N/A[a] Summit League St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minnesota 1869 WCHA 17,073 Huskies     0 WCHA Northern Sun (D-II) Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan 1903 CCHA 25,045 Broncos     1 N/A MAC
  1. ^ North Dakota's women's team was a member of the WCHA before the university dropped the program in 2017.

Current (blue) and future (yellow) NCHC members

Championships, Frozen Fours, and NCAA Tournament Appearances[edit] School NCAA
Championships NCAA
Runner-Up NCAA
Frozen Fours NCAA
Tournament
Appearances Conference
Championships Conference
Tournament
Championships Arizona State – – – 1
(2019) – – Colorado College 2
(1950, 1957) 3
(1952, 1955, 1996) 10
(1948–52, 1955, 1957, 1996, 1997, 2005) 20
(1948–52, 1955, 1957, 1978, 1995–99, 2001–03, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011) 9
(1952, 1955, 1957, 1994-96, 2003, 2005, 2008) 1
(1978) Denver 10
(1958, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1969, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2022, 2024) 3
(1963, 1964, 1973) 20
(1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971-73, 1986, 2004, 2005, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025) 34
(1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971-73, 1986, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008–19, 2022–25) 16
(1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1986, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2017, 2022, 2023) 18
(1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971–73, 1986, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2014, 2018, 2024) Miami – 1
(2009) 2
(2009, 2010) 12
(1993, 1997, 2004, 2006–13, 2015) 4
(1993, 2006, 2010, 2013) 2
(2011, 2015) Minnesota Duluth 3
(2011, 2018, 2019) 2
(1984, 2017) 8
(1984, 1985, 2004, 2011, 2017–19, 2021) 15
(1983-85, 1993, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015-19, 2021, 2022) 3
(1984, 1985, 1993) 6
(1984, 1985, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2022) Omaha – – 1
(2015) 5
(2006, 2011, 2015, 2021, 2024) – – North Dakota 8
(1959, 1963, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2016) 5
(1958, 1968, 1979, 2001, 2005) 22
(1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005–08, 2011, 2014–16) 35
(1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1997–2001, 2003–17, 2021, 2022, 2024) 21
(1958, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997–99, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2020–22, 2024) 12
(1967, 1968, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2010–12, 2021) St. Cloud State – 1
(2021) 2
(2013, 2021) 17
(1989, 2000–03, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013-16, 2018, 2019, 2021–23) 4
(2013, 2014, 2018, 2019) 3
(2001, 2016, 2023) Western Michigan 1
(2025) – 1
(2025) 10
(1986, 1994, 1996, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2022–25) 1
(2025) 3
(1986, 2012, 2025) Conference Champions[edit]

(*) Both teams tied in total points resulting in co-champions.

The Penrose Cup trophy has been awarded to the NCHC's regular-season champion since the conference's inaugural season in 2013-14. The award honors Julie and Spencer Penrose, who created the El Pomar Foundation that played a major role in the establishment of the NCHC.[13]

NCHC Tournament Champions[edit] The Ralph Engelstad Arena is one of the largest arenas in college hockey.

Future member in gray.

School Hockey arena Year opened Capacity Arizona State Mullett Arena 2022 5,000 Colorado College Ed Robson Arena 2021 3,407 Denver Magness Arena 1999 6,026 Miami Goggin Ice Center 2006 3,200 Minnesota Duluth AMSOIL Arena 2010 6,732 North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena 2001 11,640 Omaha Baxter Arena 2015 7,898 St. Cloud State Herb Brooks National Hockey Center 1989 5,763 St. Thomas Lee and Penny Anderson Arena 2025 4,000 Western Michigan Lawson Arena 1974 3,667 Membership timeline[edit]

At the conclusion of each regular season schedule the coaches of each NCHC team vote which players they choose to be on the three All-Conference teams:[14] first team, second team and rookie team. Additionally they vote to award the 10 individual trophies to an eligible player at the same time. The CCHA also awards Most Valuable Player in Tournament which is voted on at the conclusion of the conference tournament. All of the awards were created for the inaugural season (2013–14).

All-Conference teams[edit]

^ The 'Defensive Defenseman of the Year' award was known as the 'Defenseman of the Year' award prior to 2017.

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