Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association

The Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association (MACH) is a college ice hockey league based in the Southeastern region of the United States. The conference is part of the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 2 and is made up of eight teams from colleges and universities based in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Not to be confused with Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association.
Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Association
Established1997
AssociationACHA
DivisionDivision II
Members8
Sports fielded
RegionSoutheast
CommissionerJeff Pelus
ChampionsLiberty
(2nd title)
Most titlesWagner
(4 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website

Format

Each team plays every team in their division twice throughout the season. Only divisional games are counted towards standings. The four teams from each division with the most points at the end of the season qualify for league playoffs. The two divisional playoff champions meet to determine the league championship. League and non-conference games are taken into consideration to qualify for the ACHA Division II Regional & National Tournaments.

Member Clubs

Of the eight member schools, six compete at the Division I level of NCAA and two at Division III. Stevenson University joined the conference in 2017 following the launch of its own club men's ice hockey program.[1]

School Location Nickname Primary conference Website Team Colors
University of Delaware Newark, DE Blue Hens CAA (DI)          
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA Dragons CAA (DI)          
Liberty University Lynchburg, VA Flames Big South (DI)          
University of Maryland College Park, MD Terrapins Big Ten (DI)          
Penn State University Park, PA Ice Lions Big Ten (DI)          
Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ Broncs MAAC (DI)          
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ Profs NJAC (DIII)          
Stevenson University Stevenson, MD Mustangs MAC (DII)          

Note: Penn State has an NCAA Division I hockey team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Stevenson has an NCAA Division III hockey team competing in the ECAC West

Conference arenas
School Home arena Location Capacity
Delaware Fred Rust Ice Arena Newark, Delaware 2,500
Drexel Class of 1923 Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2,500
Liberty LaHaye Ice Center Lynchburg, Virginia 3,000
Maryland The Gardens Ice House Laurel, Maryland 1,500
Penn State Pegula Ice Arena University Park, Pennsylvania 6,014
Rider Loucks Ice Center Lawrenceville, New Jersey 1,000
Rowan Hollydell Ice Arena Sewell, New Jersey 1,250
Stevenson Reisterstown Sportsplex Reisterstown, Maryland

Former members

Past Champions
Season Regular Season Playoff Runner Up Playoff Champion Tournament site
1998-1999 Rider Rider Monmouth n/a
1999-2000 Rider Monmouth Rider n/a
2000-2001 Montclair State Rider Montclair State Flyers SkateZone
2001-2002 Pennsylvania Rider Pennsylvania IceWorks Skating Complex
2002-2003 Rider Rider Montclair State IceWorks Skating Complex
2003-2004 Wagner Princeton Wagner Vineland Ice Arena
2004-2005 Wagner Wagner Princeton Vineland Ice Arena
2005-2006 Wagner
2006-2007 Wagner UMBC Wagner Ice Vault Arena
2007-2008 William Paterson William Paterson Wagner Ice Vault Arena
2008-2009 Wagner Wagner UMBC Loucks Ice Center
2009-2010 UMBC Rider UMBC Loucks Ice Center
Season North Div. (Reg. Season) South Div. (Reg. Season) North Champion (Playoffs) South Champion (Playoffs) MACH Champion (Playoffs) Tournament site
2010-2011 UMBC Virginia Tech UMBC Loucks Ice Center
2011-2012 Penn State UMBC Penn State UMBC Penn State York City Ice Arena
2012-2013 Penn State UMBC Penn State Virginia Tech Virginia Tech LaHaye Ice Center
2013-2014 UMBC Ice World
2014-2015 Penn State Liberty Rowan Delaware Delaware Ice World
2015-2016 Penn State Liberty Rider Delaware Delaware Fred Rust Ice Arena
2016-2017 Penn State Liberty Penn State Liberty Liberty Fred Rust Ice Arena
2017-2018 Penn State Liberty Penn State Liberty Penn State Flyers Skate Zone
2018-2019 Penn State Liberty Penn State Liberty Penn State Fred Rust Ice Arena
Season Regular Season Playoff Runner Up Playoff Champion Tournament site
2019-2020 Liberty Rowan Liberty Ice Land
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See also

References
  1. "Stevenson to Launch ACHA Men's Ice Hockey Program". Stevenson University. 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
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