Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association

Infobox Athletic Conference
name = Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association
short_name = ECRHA
established = 1997

logo_size = 150
association = NCRHA
division = Division I
Division II
Division III
Junior College
B Division
members = 33 schools
sports = Inline hockey
mens = 46 teams
womens = 0 teams
region = Northeast
hq_city = Cockeysville
hq_stateabb = MD
hq_state = Maryland
commissioner = Mike Burke
website = http://www.ecrha.net/
color = skyblue
font_color = white


map_size = The Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (ECRHA) is a member organization which operates in the Northeast. It participates in the NCRHA's Division I, II, III, JuCo, & B as an inline hockey-only organization. It was founded in 1997 as the Mid-Atlantic Region of the now defunct Collegiate Roller Hockey League and later joined the NCRHA in 2003.

Championships

Division I

Northern Conference

* University of Connecticut
* Hofstra University
** 1-time ECRHA Division II champions (2005)
* University of Rhode Island
** 1-time ECRHA Division I regular season champions (2007)
* Rutgers University
** 1-time ECRHA B Division regular season champions (2007)
* State University of New York at Stony Brook
** 1-time ECRHA Division II champions (2007)
** 1-time ECRHA Division I regular season champions (2008)

outhern Conference

* United States Military Academy at West Point
* State University of New York at Buffalo
** 1-time ECRHA Division I champions (2008)
** 1-time ECRHA B Division champions (2008)
** 1-time ECRHA B Division regular season champions (2008)
* The Pennsylvania State University
** 1-time ECRHA B Division regular season champions (2005)
* University of Pittsburgh
* Towson University
** 3-time ECRHA Division I champions (2004, 2005, 2006)
** 2-time ECRHA Division I regular season champions (2005, 2006)

Division II

Northern Conference

* State University of New York at Albany
* Boston University
* University of Maine
* University of Vermont

Central Conference

* State University of New York at Brockport
** 1-time ECRHA Division II regular season champions (2006)
** 1-time NCRHA Division II champions (2007)
* Cornell University
* Ramapo College
* Rowan University

Mid-Atlantic Conference

* Drexel University
** 1-time ECRHA B Division champions (2003)
* Neumann College
** 3-time ECRHA Division II champions (2004, 2006, 2008)
** 4-time ECRHA Division II regular season champions (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008)
** 2-time NCRHA Division II champions (2006, 2008)
* Temple University
* West Chester University of Pennsylvania
** 1-time ECRHA Division II regular season champions (2002)

Western Conference

* State University of New York at Binghamton
** 2-time ECRHA Division II champions (2002, 2003)
** 1-time ECRHA Division II regular season champions (2003)
** 1-time CRHL Division II champions (2003, crowned by CRHL, pre-dated NCRHA)
* Millersville University of Pennsylvania
* Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
* Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Division III

* State University of New York at Cortland
* University of Delaware
** 1-time ECRHA B Division champions (2002)
** 2-time ECRHA B Division regular season champions (2002, 2003)
* Loyola College in Maryland
* University of Scranton
* Syracuse University

Junior College Division

* Suffolk County Community College
** 4-time ECRHA Division III champions (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
** 4-time ECRHA Division B champions (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
** 1-time ECRHA Division I regular season champions (2004)
** 4-time ECRHA Division III regular season champions (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
** 3-time ECRHA B Division regular season champions (2004, 2006, 2007)
* Nassau Community College
** 1-time ECRHA Division III champions (2008)

Members

There are currently 33 member schools; there are 10 Division I teams, 16 Division II teams, 5 Division III teams, 2 Junior College Division teams, and 13 B Division teams.

List of Men's Hockey East Championship Games

The ECRHA Regional Championship Game has been held in Feasterville, Pennsylvania, at the Sportsplex since 2003. Before that it was held in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania at the Susquehanna Sports Center.

The Regional Championships are held during the first weekend in March at the Sportsplex, with all five divisions playing at the same event. The top eight Division I teams, top twelve Division II teams, top four Division III teams, top two Junior College teams, and top six B Division teams qualify for the Regional Championships.

Division I

*1999 Penn State def. RIT
*2000 Penn State def. Pittsburgh 4-1
*2001 RIT def. PSU Altoona 6-2
*2002 RIT def. Penn State 10-1
*2003 RIT def. Delaware 10-2
*2004 Towson def. Maryland 7-5
*2005 Towson def. RIT 5-2
*2006 Towson def. Boston University 11-5
*2007 RIT def. Buffalo 4-3
*2008 Buffalo def. Towson 6-4

Division II

*2001 Binghamton def. West Chester 4-3
*2002 Binghamton def. Buffalo 2-1, 4-3
*2003 Binghamton def. Neumann 7-2, 4-3
*2004 Neumann def. Maine 8-2
*2005 Hofstra def. Neumann 8-7 (ot)
*2006 Neumann def. Brockport 7-6
*2007 Stony Brock def. Neumann 6-5 (ot)
*2008 Neumann def. Albany 8-1

Division III

*2003 Suffolk County def. Northern Virginia 7-6, 5-4
*2004 Suffolk County def. Northern Virginia 11-3, 11-4
*2005 Suffolk County def. Northern Virginia 10-2, 9-6
*2006 "No Division III championship. Suffolk County regular season champions."
*2007 Suffolk County def. Nassau 8-9, 6-5, 10-6

B Division

*2001 Pittsburgh
*2002 Delaware def. James Madison 5-3
*2003 Drexel def. Buffalo 3-2, 2-1
*2004 Suffolk County def. Delaware 10-2
*2005 Suffolk County def. Towson 5-4
*2006 Suffolk County def. Towson 9-5
*2007 Suffolk County def. Towson 5-3
*2008 Buffalo def. Penn State 2-1 (ot)

Organization facilities

History

The ECRHA was founded by Jonathan Huck, Brendan Brennan, Nick Sally, and Ben Picker (who is now general counsel to the NCRHA and ECRHA). The region was first known as the Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR) of the Collegiate Roller Hockey League (CRHL). After the collapse of the CRHL and the creation of the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA), the MAR was renamed and restructured into the Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association. The region then merged with the New England Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NECRHA) to increase the size of the ECRHA. Thereafter, in 2006, teams from Virginia, an area previously within the borders of the ECRHA, moved into the Southeastern Collegiate Roller Hockey League.

Events

The 2003 National Championship tournament was held in Feasterville, PA at the Sportsplex, the home of the ECRHA. College roller hockey teams came from around the country to be crowned the national champions at the division I, II and III levels. Lindenwood (MO), Cal Poly Pomona(CA), SUNY Binghamton(NY) and St Charles CC(M0) all went home with championships in their respective divisions.

ee also

*ECRHA - Past League Champions
*ECRHA - Awards
*ECRHA - All-Americans
*ECRHA - Goal Scoring Champion
*ECRHA - Assist Champion
*ECRHA - Scoring Champion
*ECRHA - Goalie Champion

External links

* [http://www.ncrha.org/ National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association]
* [http://www.ecrha.net/ Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association]
* [http://www.usahockey.com/ USA Hockey]
* [http://www.bearcatsrollerhockey.net Binghamton University Roller Hockey]
* [http://www.drexelrollerhockey.com/ Drexel University Roller Hockey]
* [http://www.ubrollerhockey.com/ University at Buffalo Roller Hockey]
* [http://www.usma.edu/uscc/dca/clubs/ihok/index.html West Point Roller Hockey]