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College Hockey East Established 1971 as WPIHA 2002 as CHE;
previously was WPCHA and WPIHAMembers 10 Sport ACHA Division 2/3 club hockey Region Northeast States 3 - Pennsylvania, New York,
West VirginiaHeadquarters Pittsburgh, PA Commissioner Charles R. Kuzniewski II College Hockey East (CHE) is a mixed ACHA Division 2 and Division 3 league for universities in the Western Pennsylvania region. ACHA D3 gives small schools the opportunity to compete in college hockey, while other universities field D2 and D3 teams as JV teams for their ACHA D1 or D2 teams.
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History
The league began in 1971 under the name Western Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Hockey Association (WPIHA). The WPIHA renamed the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Hockey Association (WPCHA) a couple of years later, and this name lasted until the end of the 2002 season when the league was renamed to College Hockey East, reflecting the growth of the league outside of Pennsylvania. Historically, membership in CHE has been fluid, with many teams coming and going over the years. Some programs have become more prominent, whereas others have folded completely or scaled back dramatically. However, under the current leadership, CHE has established itself as a premier ACHA DIII conference, and members are more committed to staying. Pitt Johnstown has the longest continuous tenure in CHE, followed by IUP's second team and St. Vincent; the three of them joined CHE in the mid-to-late 1990s. The other teams have joined since 2000 or have had some interruption in their membership.
Following the 2009-10 season, the three teams in the ACHA Division II level left to form the Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League.
Teams
North Division
- California University of PA
- Penn State Behrend
- Robert Morris University (Pennsylvania) II
- Fredonia State University ACHA
South Division
Former teams
- Currently in the Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (ACHA DII)
- Currently in the College Hockey Association (non-ACHA)
- Allegheny College
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Community College of Allegheny County
- Currently in College Hockey Mid-America (ACHA D1)
- Duquesne University
- IUP I
- University of Pittburgh I
- Slippery Rock
- Washington & Jefferson
- West Virginia I
- Youngstown State
- Elsewhere in the ACHA
- Robert Morris University (Pennsylvania) I (ECHL - ACHA D1)
- Penn State II (MACHA - ACHA D2)
- Gannon University (Independent - ACHA D3)
Defunct
- Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
- Lock Haven University
- Penn State West (comprising several branch campus of Penn State)
- Saint Francis University
- Westminster College
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See also
American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 3 Blue Ridge Hockey Conference (BRHC) • College Hockey East (CHE) • College Hockey Association (CHA) • Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC) • Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference (ECHC) • Mason-Dixon Collegiate Hockey Association (MDCHA) • Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) • Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) • Midwestern Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) • Pacific Collegiate Hockey Association (PCHA) • Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) Southeastern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SECHC)
Categories:- ACHA Division 3 conferences
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