Great Lakes Intercollegiate Hockey Association
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The Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League(TSCHL) is an ACHA
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 Division II level ice hockey league. ACHA Division II level consists of players with previous Jr. B and C experience, along with high caliber high school experience. The level can range from varsity high school up to NCAA Division III skills, depending on the programs.

History

The TSCHL formed in 2010 and will consist of 8 teams for its first season. A number of the league's current members were part of the now defunct Great Lakes Intercollegiate Hockey Association (GLIHA), while others joined from College Hockey East
College Hockey East
College Hockey East is a mixed ACHA Division 2 and Division 3 league for universities in the Western Pennsylvania region. ACHA D3 gives small schools the opportunity to compete in college hockey, while other universities field D2 and D3 teams as JV teams for their ACHA D1 or D2 teams.-History:The...

. All 8 members currently compete within the ACHA
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 Division II Southeast Region.
Season Regular Season Champion Playoff Champion
2010-2011 University of Dayton TBD

Format

League teams play a 14 game league schedule with 2 games against each of the other 7 members, in addition to non-league games against other ACHA DII teams. The TSHL season concludes with teams participating in the league tournament at the end of the regular season in March.

Current teams

Institution Location Team Nickname Joined TSCHL Home Arena Capacity Team Website
University of Akron
University of Akron
The University of Akron is a coeducational public research university located in Akron, Ohio, United States. The university is part of the University System of Ohio. It was founded in 1870 as a small college affiliated with the Universalist Church. In 1913 ownership was transferred to the City of...

Akron, OH Zips
Akron Zips
One of the unique nicknames in all of intercollegiate athletics belongs to The University of Akron. Originally Zippers, athletic director Kenneth Cochrane officially shortened the nickname to the Zips in 1950. Twenty-five years earlier a campus-wide contest had been conducted to choose a nickname...

2010 Center Ice Sports Complex Akron Hockey
University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....

Cincinnati, OH Bearcats
Cincinnati Bearcats
The Cincinnati Bearcats are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Cincinnati. Since July 1, 2005, the school's athletic teams have been members of the Big East Conference....

2010 Sports Plus Arena
Sports Plus Arena
Sports Plus Arena is a 1,200 seat multi-purpose arena in Evendale, Ohio, USA. The 1,200 seat ice arena also features a pro shop, arcade, cafe and two sheets of ice for ice hockey, figure skating and open skating....

1,200 Cincinnati Hockey
University of Dayton
University of Dayton
The University of Dayton is a private Roman Catholic university operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton, Ohio...

Dayton, OH Flyers
Dayton Flyers
The Dayton Flyers are the University of Dayton's intercollegiate athletic teams, which are based in Dayton, Ohio. The Flyers' home arena is the University of Dayton Arena. The name is a reference and homage to Daytonians Orville and Wilbur Wright who pioneered heavier than air flight...

2010 Kettering Rec Center 700 Dayton Hockey
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...

Indiana, PA Crimson Hawks
IUP Crimson Hawks
The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks, commonly known as the IUP Crimson Hawks and formerly called the IUP Indians are the varsity athletic teams that represent Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The university and all of its teams compete in the Pennsylvania State Athletic...

2010 S&T Bank Arena
S&T Bank Arena
S&T Bank Arena is a 1,000 seat multi-purpose arena in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. It hosts local sporting and other events.Current tenants include the men's and women's ACHA ice hockey teams of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana Drillers a new independent Jr hockey team, Indiana Area...

1,000 IUP Hockey
Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...

Athens, OH Bobcats
Ohio Bobcats
Ohio University features 16 varsity sports teams called the Bobcats. The Bobcats compete in the Mid-American Conference in all sports. The Bobcats were a charter member of the Mid-American Conference in 1946 and are the only team still in the conference from the original 5 team league that...

2011 Bird Arena 2,000 Ohio Hockey
University of Toledo
University of Toledo
The University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The Carnegie Foundation classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive."-National recognition:...

Toledo, OH Rockets
Toledo Rockets
The Toledo Rockets are the athletic teams that represent the University of Toledo. The Rockets are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and play in the Mid-American Conference . The school's colors are midnight blue and gold.Toledo's...

2010 Sylvania Sports and Exhibition Center
Sylvania Sports and Exhibition Center
The Sylvania Sports and Exhibition Center is a convention center located in Sylvania, Ohio. It contains of exhibit space in the fieldhouse. The fieldhouse contains the hardwood basketball floor used at the 1994 NBA All-Star Game at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.The Center shares...

1,100 Toledo Hockey
University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...

Pittsburgh, PA Panthers 2010 BladeRunners Harmarville
Bladerunners Ice Complex
Bladerunners Ice Complex is a group of a facilities located in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. There are three total facilities, with locations in Bethel Park, Cranberry, and Harmarville.-Leagues:...

1,200 Pitt Hockey
West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...

Morgantown, WV Mountaineers
West Virginia Mountaineers
The West Virginia Mountaineers are the athletic teams of West Virginia University. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Big East Conference. On July 1, 2012 the Mountaineers will switch conferences, moving from the Big East to the Big 12, becoming...

2010 Morgantown Municipal Ice Arena
Morgantown Municipal Ice Arena
The Morgantown Municipal Ice Arena or Morgantown Ice Arena is a 500-seat multi purpose arena located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The ice arena has a NHL regulation-sized ice sheet...

500 WVU Hockey
Wright State University
Wright State University
Wright State University is a comprehensive public university with strong doctoral, research, and undergraduate programs, rated among the 260 Best National Universities listed in the annual "America's Best Colleges" rankings by U.S. News and World Report. Wright State is located in Fairborn, Ohio,...

Fairborn, OH Raiders
Wright State Raiders
For many years, Wright State's sports teams used a character called Rowdy Raider as their mascot; a red-bearded Viking with a horned helmet, which emerged in 1986. In 1997, the Viking was retired and the Wolf was born...

2010 Kettering Rec Center 700 WSU Hockey

  • The Ohio University
    Ohio University
    Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...

     Bobcats
    Ohio Bobcats
    Ohio University features 16 varsity sports teams called the Bobcats. The Bobcats compete in the Mid-American Conference in all sports. The Bobcats were a charter member of the Mid-American Conference in 1946 and are the only team still in the conference from the original 5 team league that...

     will join in 2011.

See also

  • American Collegiate Hockey Association
    American Collegiate Hockey Association
    The American Collegiate Hockey Association is the national governing body of non-varsity college ice hockey in the U.S. The organization provides structure, regulations, promotes the quality of play, sponsors National Awards and National Tournaments....

  • List of ice hockey leagues
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