Colonial Hockey Conference
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| Formerly | ECAC North Atlantic |
|---|---|
| Association | NCAA |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Ceased | 2020 (absorbed by Commonwealth Coast Conference) |
| Commissioner | Katie Boldvich |
| Sports fielded |
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| Division | Division III |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Region | Northeastern U.S. |
| Official website | http://colonialhockey.com |
The Colonial Hockey Conference (CHC) was an athletic conference that operated in the northeastern United States. It participated in the NCAA's Division III as an ice hockey-only conference and included only women's teams.
The formation of the conference was originally announced in late 2014 under the ECAC umbrella, with the conference to be known as the ECAC North Atlantic.[1] The eight founding institutions all had either independent or newly formed women's hockey teams, so no teams had to switch conferences to join the ECAC-NA. In 2015, however, just before the conference's first season commenced, the members announced that the conference would be renamed the Colonial Hockey Conference, dropping the ECAC affiliation.[2] The conference lasted until the 2019-20 season, when the Commonwealth Coast Conference took over operations.[3] At that time, all of the remaining members of the CHC were full members of the CCC.
Final Members[edit]
| Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Affiliation | Undergraduate enrollment | Joined | Championships | Men's conference | Primary conference | Colors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endicott College | Beverly, MA | Gulls | 1939 | Private | 2,485 | 2015 | CCC | CCC | ||
| Nichols College | Dudley, MA | Bison | 1815 | Private | 1,459 | 2017 | CCC | CCC | ||
| Salve Regina University | Newport, RI | Seahawks | 1934 | Private | 2,686 | 2019 | CCC | CCC | ||
| University of New England | Biddeford, ME | Nor'easters | 1831 | Private | 2,582 | 2019 | CCC | CCC |
Former members[edit]
- Becker College (2021, dropped program)
- Becker closed.
- Daniel Webster College (2016, dropped program)
- Daniel Webster was a founding institution in 2015, but the college went bankrupt in 2016. It was able to field a men's team for its last academic year, 2016–17, but the women's team didn't have enough players.
- Johnson and Wales University (2018, joined the New England Hockey Conference
- Morrisville State College (2019, joined Northeast Women's Hockey League)
- Salem State University (2018, joined New England Hockey Conference)
- Stevenson University (2017, joined the United Collegiate Hockey Conference)
- SUNY Canton (2019, joined Northeast Women's Hockey League)
Membership timeline[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "ECAC North Atlantic to start in women's D-III ranks for 2015-16". USCHO. December 11, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ^ "ECAC NA to become Colonial Hockey Conference". D3Hockey.com. October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ^ Staff, USCHO (October 6, 2019). "Commonwealth Coast Conference starting women's hockey in 2020-21, will assume operation of Colonial Hockey Conference".
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