Atlantic Hockey
The Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA), also known for short as Atlantic Hockey, was a group of American colleges and universities that played NCAA Division I men's ice hockey against one another every season. The conference began play in 1997 as the hockey league of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and became a separate entity in 2003. It operated through the 2023–24 season, after which it merged with the women-only College Hockey America (CHA) to form Atlantic Hockey America.[1]
Before the merger, the Association and CHA were closely linked. Although the conferences had separate bylaws and governing boards, they had a single commissioner and a combined office staff from 2010 to the merger.[2] Also, three of the Association's final members housed their women's teams in CHA. All members of both conferences became members of the merged AHA.
Final members[change | change source]
- United States Air Force Academy ("Air Force")
- American International College
- United States Military Academy ("Army")
- Bentley University
- Canisius University
- University of Connecticut (sometimes called "UConn")
- College of the Holy Cross
- Mercyhurst University
- Niagara University
- Robert Morris University
- Rochester Institute of Technology (often "RIT")
- Sacred Heart University
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America Join to Form Atlantic Hockey America" (Press release). Atlantic Hockey America. April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ↑ "Atlantic Hockey Association and College Hockey America to Merge Operations in 2024" (Press release). College Hockey America. June 6, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- "Atlantic Hockey". atlantichockeyonline.com. Retrieved 2012-02-26.