Northeast Collegiate Hockey League

Northeast Collegiate Hockey League (NECHL)
Northeast Collegiate Hockey League logo
Established	2007
Association	ACHA
Division	Division I
Members	11
Sports fielded	Ice hockey (men's: yes)
Region	Northeast
Headquarters	New Brunswick, New Jersey
Commissioner	Andy Gojdycz
Website	NECHL site
Locations
Northeast Collegiate Hockey League locations

The Northeast Collegiate Hockey League is an ACHA Division I hockey League consisting of 11 teams in the Northeastern part of the USA.

Format

Teams play a 14 game league schedule, playing each of the other 7 teams twice. At the conclusion of the regular season the league holds a post season tournament. An Automatic bid to the ACHA Men's Division I National Championship Tournament is awarded to the winner of the regular season.

Membership

School	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Primary conference
Binghamton University	Vestal, NY	1946	Public	14,898	Bearcats	America East Conference (D-I)
University at Buffalo	Buffalo, NY	1846	Public	28,192	Bulls	Mid-American Conference (D-I)
Canisius College	Buffalo, NY	1870	Private/Roman Catholic	5,152	Golden Griffins	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (D-I)
Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	1865	Private/Non-sectarian	19,800	Big Red	Ivy League (D-I)
Ithaca College	Ithaca, NY	1892	Private/Non-sectarian	6,448	Bombers	Empire 8 (D-III)
Niagara University	Lewiston, NY	1856	Private/Catholic	3,746	Purple Eagles	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (D-I)
Rochester Institute of Technology	Henrietta, NY	1829	Private/Non-sectarian	13,861	Tigers	Empire 8 (D-III)
St. Bonaventure University	Allegany, NY	1858	Private/Catholic	2,700	Bonnies	Atlantic 10 Conference (D-I)
SUNY Cortland	Cortland, NY	1868	Public	7,234	Red Dragons	SUNYAC (D-III)
SUNY Oswego	Oswego, NY	1861	Public	8,909	Lakers	SUNYAC (D-III)
Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	1870	Private/Methodist	19,638	Orange	Atlantic Coast Conference (D-I)

Note: Canisius, Cornell, Niagara, and RIT also field NCAA Division I hockey teams, SUNY - Cortland and SUNY - Oswego also field NCAA Division III.

Conference arenas

School	Hockey Arena	Capacity
Binghamton	Chenango Ice Rink	1,500
Buffalo	Amherst Ice Center	1,800
Canisius	HarborCenter	1,900
Cornell	Lynah Rink	4,300
Ithaca	Lynah Rink	4,300
Niagara	Dwyer Arena	2,300
RIT	Scottsvillle Ice Arena	1,000
St. Bonaventure	William O. Smith Recreation Center	600
SUNY - Cortland	Alumni Arena	2,500
SUNY - Oswego	Campus Center Ice Arena	2,500
Syracuse	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion	renovations pending

External links

• NECHL site

See also

• American Collegiate Hockey Association
• List of ice hockey leagues