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Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference
Conference ACHA
Founded1991
CommissionerChris Van Timmeren
DivisionDivision 3
No. of teams14
Headquarters Holland, Michigan
RegionNorth
Most recent
champion(s)		 Hope Flying Dutchman
(6th title)
Most titles Hope Flying Dutchman
(6 titles)
Official website Official Site

The Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) is a Men's ACHA Division 3 conference made up of smaller colleges and universities in the state of Michigan.

Championship History

ACHA National Champions

The MCHC has produced fifteen National Championship teams, the most of any Division 3 conference, including Ferris State (1994), Muskegon Community College (2003), Calvin College (2004), Saginaw Valley State (2009, 2010), Adrian College-Gold (2012, 2013, 2014), Michigan State (2015), Oakland (2016), Hope College (2018, 2021, 2022), Michigan (2023) and Lawrence Tech (2024). SVSU became the first school in Division 3 history to not only win two National Championships, but to do it in back-to-back years. Adrian College-Gold later became the first school in Division 3 history to not only make three straight National Championship Games, but to win all three.

ACHA National Runners-up

The MCHC has produced fourteen National Runners-up including Hope College (2003, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2023), Northwood (2006), Davenport (2012), Michigan-Flint (2013), Aquinas College (2016), Calvin (2017), Oakland (2018), Grand Valley State (2019, 2024) and Michigan (2022). Hope College is the first school in Division 3 to make it to four National Championship games.

ACHA National Championship Game

The ACHA Division 3 National Championship game has featured two MCHC teams (*) eleven times since 2003. However, a MCHC team has been in the Nation Championship every year since 2009. Lawrence Tech is currently defending champions.

Vezina Cup Champions

Year Champion Runner-Up
2024 Hope College Lawrence Tech
2023 Hope College Michigan
2022 Grand Valley State Hope College
2021 N/A (COVID)
2020 Central Michigan Michigan
2019 Hope College Michigan
2018 Central Michigan Michigan State
2017 Aquinas College Adrian College-Gold
2016 Oakland Aquinas College
2015 Hope College Oakland
2014 Davenport Oakland
2013 Adrian College-Gold Davenport
2012 Saginaw Valley State Hope College
2011 Davenport N/A
2010 Saginaw Valley State N/A
2009 N/A N/A
2008 Hope College N/A
2007 Hope College N/A
2006 Calvin Hope College
2005 Lansing Community College N/A
2004 Hope College N/A
2003 Hope College N/A

Totals

Team Titles
Hope College 6
Central Michigan 2
Davenport 2
Saginaw Valley State 2
Aquinas College 1
Grand Valley State 1
Oakland 1
Adrian College-Gold 1
Calvin 1

Current teams

East Division

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Colors
Adrian College Adrian, MI 1859 Private/ Methodist 1,700 Bulldogs    
Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 1892 Public 27,069 Chippewas    
Lawrence Tech University Southfield, MI 1932 Private/Non-sectarian 4,000 Blue Devils    
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 1817 Public 43,651 Wolverines    
University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI 1956 Public 8,000 Victors    
Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI 1957 Public 17,737 Golden Grizzlies    
Saginaw Valley State University Kochville Township, MI 1963 Public 10,498 Cardinals    

West Division

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Colors
Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI 1876 CRC 4,075 Knights    
Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI 1866 Private/Non-profit 12,471 Panthers    
Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI 1884 Public 10,361 Bulldogs    
Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI 1960 Public 24,408 Lakers    
Hope College Holland, MI 1960 RCA 3,200 Flying Dutchmen    
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 1855 Public 48,000 Spartans    
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 1903 Public 16,643 Broncos    

Former Members

External links

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