Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League

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Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League
(GLCHL)
Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League logo
Established 2010
Association ACHA
Division Division I
Members 8
Sports fielded Ice hockey (men's: yes; women's: no)
Region Great Lakes/Michigan

The Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League (GLCHL) is an ACHA Division I level ice hockey league. The GLCHL is made up of eight schools from Michigan and Ohio.

History

The league was announced in late 2009 and began play in the Fall of 2010 with six member teams, all located within the state of Michigan.[1] Eastern Michigan, Michigan-Dearborn and Western Michigan all joined the league after competing as members of the Central States Collegiate Hockey League. Oakland and Adrian College previously competed as ACHA Division 1 Independents. Davenport joined after making the transition from ACHA Division 2 to Division 1.[1] In 2012, Kent State announced they would move from the CSCHL to the league beginning in the 2012-13 season. In 2013, Wayne State announced they would move up from ACHA Division 3 to Division 1 and join the league for the 2013-14 season.

Format

The conference plays a 20-game league schedule, four games against each team—two home and two away contests. In addition team schedules will include other ACHA Division I opponents. The GLCHL holds a league championship tournament at the end of the regular season in February.[2]

Current teams

Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Team Nickname Primary conference
Adrian College Adrian, MI 1859 Private/Methodist 1,650 Bulldogs MIAA (D-III)
Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI 1866 Private 12,471 Panthers Wolverine–Hoosier (NAIA)
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI 1849 Public 22,974 Eagles Mid-American (D-I)
Kent State University Kent, OH 1910 Public 33,457 Golden Flashes Mid-American (D-I)
University of Michigan–Dearborn Dearborn, MI 1959 Public 9,003 Wolverines Wolverine–Hoosier (NAIA)
Oakland University Rochester, MI 1957 Public 17,737 Golden Grizzlies Horizon League (D-I)
Wayne State University Detroit, MI 1868 Public 30,909 Warriors GLIAC (D-II)
Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 1903 Public 24,576 Stallions Mid-American (D-I)

Note: Adrian has NCAA Division III hockey competing in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association. Western Michigan has NCAA Division I hockey competing in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference.

Conference arenas

School Hockey Arena Capacity
Adrian Arrington Ice Arena 500
Davenport Patterson Ice Center 1,200
Eastern Michigan Taylor Sportsplex 1,000
Kent State KSU Ice Arena 1,500
Michigan–Dearborn University of Michigan-Dearborn Fieldhouse 1,500
Oakland Onyx Rochester Ice Arena 750
Western Michigan Wings West Arena 1,000

Past champions

Regular season Tournament Tournament site
2011 Adrian College[3] Oakland[4] The Peak Ice Arena, Romulus, Michigan
2012 Oakland[5] Adrian College[6] Arrington Ice Arena, Adrian, Michigan
2013 Adrian College Davenport Patterson Ice Center, Grand Rapids, MI

National tournament results

  • 2011: #2 Davenport won the 2011 ACHA Men's DI National Championship defeating #1 Lindenwood 3-2 in overtime; #4 Adrian defeated 4-5 in 2ot by #5 Delaware in Quarter-final Round; #11 Oakland defeated 2-6 by #3 Ohio in Quarter-final Round.[7]

References

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External links

See also

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