Central Collegiate Hockey Association

Infobox Athletic Conference
name = Central Collegiate Hockey Association
short_name = CCHA
established = 1971

logo_size = 174
association = NCAA
division = Division I
members = 12
sports = Ice hockey
mens = yes
womens = no
region = Midwestern United States and Alaska
hq_city = Farmington Hills
hq_stateabb = MI
hq_state = Michigan
commissioner = Tom Anastos
website = http://ccha.cstv.com/
color = #00639F
font_color = white

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map_size = 250The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska, Indiana and Nebraska. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. It holds its championship tournament at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, usually in the second week of March.

Unlike several other Division I hockey conferences, the CCHA has no women's division.

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Membership

Ohio State is the only member with a varsity women's team; they play in the WCHA.

Former members

* University of Illinois at Chicago, 1982–1996
* Kent State University, 1992–1994
* Michigan Technological University, 1981–1984, now in the WCHA
* Ohio University, 1971–1973
* Saint Louis University, 1971–1979

With the exception of Michigan Tech, all former members dropped varsity hockey.

Profiles

* Alaska Nanooks
* Bowling Green Falcons
** 5-time CCHA tournament champions (1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988)
** 7-time CCHA champions (1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987)
** 1-time NCAA champions (1984)
* Ferris State Bulldogs
** 1-time CCHA champions (2003)
* Lake Superior State Lakers
** 4-time CCHA tournament champions (1991, 1992, 1993, 1995)
** 4-time CCHA champions (1974, 1988, 1991, 1996)
** 3-time NCAA champions (1988, 1992, 1994)
** 2-time NAIA champions (1972, 1974)
* Miami RedHawks
** 2-time CCHA champions (1993, 2006)
* Michigan Wolverines
** 8-time CCHA tournament champions (1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008)
** 9-time CCHA champions (1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008)
** 9-time NCAA champions (1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1996, 1998)
* Michigan State Spartans
** 11-time CCHA tournament champions (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006)
** 7-time CCHA champions (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2001)
** 3-time NCAA champions (1966, 1986, 2007)
* Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
* Northern Michigan Wildcats
** 2-time CCHA tournament champions (1980, 1981)
** 2-time CCHA champions (1980, 1981)
** 1-time NCAA champions (1991)
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
** 1-time CCHA tournament champions (2007)
** 1-time CCHA champions (2007)
* Ohio State Buckeyes ("women compete in Western Collegiate Hockey Association")
** 2-time CCHA tournament champions (1972, 2004)
** 1-time CCHA champions (1972)
* Western Michigan Broncos
** 1-time CCHA tournament champions (1986)

List of CCHA Champions

*1972 Ohio State/Saint Louis
*1973 Saint Louis
*1974 Lake Superior State/Saint Louis
*1975 Saint Louis
*1976 Bowling Green
*1977 Saint Louis
*1978 Bowling Green
*1979 Bowling Green
*1980 Northern Michigan
*1981 Northern Michigan
*1982 Bowling Green
*1983 Bowling Green
*1984 Bowling Green
*1985 Michigan State
*1986 Michigan State
*1987 Bowling Green
*1988 Lake Superior State
*1989 Michigan State
*1990 Michigan State
*1991 Lake Superior State
*1992 Michigan
*1993 Miami
*1994 Michigan
*1995 Michigan
*1996 Lake Superior State/Michigan
*1997 Michigan
*1998 Michigan State
*1999 Michigan State
*2000 Michigan
*2001 Michigan State
*2002 Michigan
*2003 Ferris State
*2004 Michigan
*2005 Michigan
*2006 Miami
*2007 Notre Dame
*2008 Michigan

Conference arenas

External links

* [http://ccha.collegesports.com/ Central Collegiate Hockey Association's Official Athletic Site]