Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association

Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (MCHA)
Established	1998
Association	NCAA
Division	Division III
Members	8
Sports fielded	Ice hockey (men's: yes; women's: no)
Region	Midwestern United States
Headquarters	Antigo, Wisconsin
Commissioner	Dr. G. Steven Larson (since 2010)
Website	http://www.mchahockey.com

Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division III as a hockey-only conference. The conference includes only men's teams; those schools with women's hockey teams compete in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association.

On October 24, 2006, the MCHA added Concordia University in Mequon, Wisconsin, and on October 26, 2006, they added Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan. Both schools began play for the 2007-2008 season.

The University of Minnesota Crookston is a Division II school, but operated the hockey team with no scholarships like the other Division III members of the league. While the Golden Eagles competed in the conference championship, they were ineligible for the NCAA Division III Tournament, but they were eligible for the Harris Cup.

University on Minnesota-Crookston left the conference after 2008-2009 season and will be replaced by Lake Forest. University of Minnesota-Crookston then announced the university dropped varsity hockey in March 2009.

Current members

School	Location	Nickname	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Year Joined	Women's Conference	Primary Conference
Adrian College	Adrian, Michigan	Bulldogs	1859	Private/Methodist	1,040	2007	NCHA	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Concordia University Wisconsin	Mequon, Wisconsin	Falcons	1880	Private/Lutheran	1,600	2007	NCHA	Northern Athletics Conference
Finlandia University	Hancock, Michigan	Lions	1896	Private/Lutheran	550	2004	NCHA	None
Lake Forest College	Lake Forest, Illinois	Foresters	1857	Private	1,400	2009	NCHA	Midwest Conference
Lawrence University	Appleton, Wisconsin	Vikings	1847	Private	1,469	1998	N/A	Midwest Conference
Marian University	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	Sabres	1936	Private/Catholic	2,918	1998	NCHA	Northern Athletics Conference
Milwaukee School of Engineering	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Raiders	1903	Private	2,300	1998	N/A	Northern Athletics Conference
Northland College	Ashland, Wisconsin	Lumberjacks	1906	Private/United Church of Christ	700	1998	N/A	Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

Former members

School	Location	Nickname	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Year Joined	Year Left	Current Hockey Conference	Primary Conference
Benedictine University	Lisle, Illinois	Eagles	1887	Private/Catholic	3,232	1998	1999	No longer sponsors intercollegiate hockey	Northern Athletics Conference
University of Findlay	Findlay, Ohio	Oilers	1882	Private	4,600	1998	1999	College Hockey America (dropped program in 2004)	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
University of Minnesota Crookston	Crookston, Minnesota	Golden Eagles	1905	Public	1,142	1999	2009	(dropped program in 2009)	Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Previous Seasons

MCHA League Champions

• 2010-2011: Adrian
• 2009-2010: Adrian
• 2008-2009: Adrian
• 2007-2008: Adrian
• 2006-2007: MSOE
• 2005-2006: MSOE
• 2004-2005: MSOE
• 2003-2004: Marian
• 2002-2003: UM-Crookston
• 2001-2002: Marian
• 2000-2001: UM-Crookston
• 1999-2000: UM-Crookston
• 1998-1999: Findlay

Harris Cup Champions

• 2011: Adrian
• 2010: Adrian
• 2009: Adrian
• 2008: Adrian
• 2007: Finlandia
• 2006: MSOE
• 2005: MSOE
• 2004: UM-Crookston
• 2003: UM-Crookston
• 2002: Marian

External links

• Official web site
• MCHA Page on U.S. College Hockey Online
• MCHA 2007-08 Season Preview on USCHO.com by Matthew Webb