Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League

The Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (TSCHL) is an ACHA Division II level ice hockey league. ACHA Division II level consists of players with previous Jr. A, AAA or Midget Major experience, along with high caliber high school experience. The level can range from varsity high school up to NCAA Division III skills, depending on the programs.

Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (TSCHL)
Established	2010
Association	ACHA
Division	Division II
Members	8
Sports fielded	Men's ice hockey
Region	Southeast
Headquarters	Columbus, Ohio
Commissioner	Tim Driscoll (since 2018)
Champions	Ohio State (1st title)
Most titles	Louisville & Toledo (3 titles each)
Website	Official website

History

The TSCHL was formed in 2010 and consisted of 8 teams for its first season.

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A number of the league's current members were part of the now defunct Great Lakes Intercollegiate Hockey Association (GLIHA), while others joined from College Hockey East and Midwest Collegiate Hockey League (MCHL).  All 8 members currently compete within the ACHA Division II Southeast Region. The league was separated into two divisions in the 2018-2019 season only.

Former logo of the TSCHL. Used until the conclusion of the 2018-19 season.

Past champions

Season	Regular Season	Playoff	Runner-Up	Score	Location
2010/11	Dayton	Dayton	Pittsburgh	3-2 (OT)	Pittsburgh, PA
2011/12	Dayton	Toledo	Dayton	10-5	Pittsburgh, PA
2012/13	Dayton & Toledo	Toledo	Ohio	4-1	Akron, OH
2013/14	Toledo	Toledo	Ohio	6-2	Pittsburgh, PA
2014/15	Dayton	Louisville	Dayton	7-2	Cincinnati, OH
2015/16	Ohio	Louisville	Ohio	7-5	Athens, OH
2016/17	Cincinnati	Louisville	Cincinnati	6-4	Louisville, KY
2017/18	Miami	Ohio	Miami	3-2 (OT)	Athens, OH
2018/19	Ohio (North) Cincinnati (South)	Miami	Cincinnati	4-3 (OT)	Louisville, KY
2019/20	Miami	Ohio State	Miami	4-3	Louisville, KY
2020/21	TBD	TBD	TBD	-	Bowling Green, OH

Source[2]

Format

League teams play a 16-game league schedule with 2 games against each conference opponent, in addition to non-league games against other ACHA DI, DII & DIII teams. The TSCHL season concludes with an eight-team bracket league tournament at the end of the regular season in mid-late February.

Current teams

Institution	Location	Team Nickname	Joined TSCHL	Home Arena	Capacity	Team Colors	Team Website
Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green, OH	Falcons	2016	BGSU Ice Arena	5,000		BGSU Hockey
University of Dayton	Dayton, OH	Flyers	2010	Kettering Rec Complex	700		UD Hockey
Indiana University	Bloomington, IN	Hoosiers	2019	Frank Southern Ice Arena			IU Hockey
University of Kentucky	Lexington, KY	Wildcats	2020	Lexington Ice Center			UK Hockey
University of Louisville	Louisville, KY	Cardinals	2014	Iceland Sports Complex			UofL Hockey
Miami University	Oxford, OH	RedHawks	2017	Goggin Ice Center	3,642		Miami Hockey
Ohio University	Athens, OH	Bobcats	2011	Bird Arena	2,000		Ohio Hockey
Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	Buckeyes	2016	OSU Ice Rink	1,415		OSU Hockey
Xavier University	Cincinnati, OH	Musketeers	2017	Sports Plus Arena	1,200		XU Hockey

NOTE: Bowling Green, Miami and Ohio State have NCAA Division I hockey teams competing in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, National Collegiate Hockey Conference & the Big Ten Conference.

Former members

• University of Toledo (2010-2014) moved to ACHA Division I
• West Virginia University (2010-2015) moved to the ACCHL
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2010-2016) moved to ACHA Division III
• Wright State University (2010-2018) moved to ACHA Division II Independent; folded
• University of Akron (2010-2018) moved to ACHA Division II Independent
• University of Cincinnati (2010-2019) moved to ACHA Division II Independent
• University of Pittsburgh (2010-2019) moved to ACHA Division II Independent; folded

Current Season

2019/20 Season

Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League Team (R) GP W OT/SOW L OT/SOL GF GA Pts Bowling Green Falcons* 14 6 0 8 0 44 59 18 Dayton Flyers* 14 1 0 13 0 31 84 3 Indiana Hoosiers* (13) 14 7 2 5 0 54 51 25 Louisville Cardinals* 14 3 0 11 0 33 62 9 Miami RedHawks# (7) 14 13 0 1 0 88 27 39 Ohio Bobcats* (17) 14 6 0 7 1 54 51 19 Ohio State Buckeyes* (8) 14 10 0 4 0 67 44 30 Xavier Musketeers* (12) 14 8 0 5 1 48 41 25

NOTE: The TSCHL uses a 3-point scoring system.

# – Regular Season Champion
@ – Playoff Champion
* – Clinched Playoff Berth
E – Eliminated from Playoffs
( ) – Regional Ranking

After games on February 8, 2020.

2020 Playoffs

February 21-23

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
	1	Miami (OH)	10
	8	Dayton	1
						1	Miami (OH)	3 (OT)
						4	Xavier	2
	4	Xavier	8
	5	Ohio	4
											1	Miami (OH)	3
											2	Ohio State	4
	3	Indiana	6
	6	Bowling Green	2
						3	Indiana	1
						2	Ohio State	2
	2	Ohio State	7
	7	Louisville	4

Southeast Regionals

Since the 2015–16 season, the conference has awarded the playoff tournament champion the automatic bid to the ACHA Division II Southeast Regional tournament held in late February.

• 2013: Toledo lost to Virginia Tech.[3]
• 2014: Toledo defeated Virginia Tech; lost to Penn State.
• 2015: Ohio lost to Liberty.[4]
• 2016: #6 Ohio defeated #7 Rowan; lost to #3 Miami / #9 Louisville (BID) defeated #12 Princeton; lost to #4 Penn State in Overtime.[5]
• 2017: #7 Ohio defeated #6 Cincinnati; defeated #3 Toledo / #8 Louisville (BID) lost to #5 Penn State.[6]
• 2018: #11 Ohio (BID) lost to #10 Rider in Overtime / #4 Cincinnati defeated #9 Maryland; lost to #5 Toledo / #6 Miami defeated #7 Rowan; lost to #3 Liberty.
• 2019: #4 Cincinnati defeated #10 Ohio State; defeated #7 Miami / #7 Miami defeated #6 Delaware; lost to #4 Cincinnati / #10 Ohio State defeated #11 Virginia; lost to #4 Cincinnati.
• 2020: #7 Miami defeated #6 Penn State; defeated #5 Rowan / #8 Ohio State lost to #5 Rowan in double Overtime.[7]

National Tournament

In the 2016-17 season, Ohio became the first team from the conference to advance to the ACHA Division II National Tournament that is held in March.

• 2017: Ohio (SE #4) finished 0-3 in Pool A; lost to William Paterson (NE #1) 6-3, Grand Valley State (Central #2) 3-0 & UNLV (West #3) 3-1.
• 2019: Cincinnati (SE #3) finished 3-0 in Pool D; defeated Lindenwood (Central #2) 3-1, Northern Arizona (West #1) 5-4 (OT) & Keene State (NE #4) 6-3; lost in the National Semi-Finals to Florida Gulf Coast (SE #1) 3-2.
• 2020: Miami (SE #4) was to compete in Pool D; playing against Massachusetts (NE #1), Sault College (Central #2) and MSU Denver (West #3); tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Past Seasons

2011/12 Season

Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League Team (R) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Akron Zips* 16 6 7 0 3 55 70 15 Cincinnati Bearcats E 16 5 10 1 0 54 81 11 Dayton Flyers # (15) 16 13 2 1 0 81 39 27 IUP Crimson Hawks* 16 8 8 0 0 64 67 16 Ohio Bobcats* 16 9 7 0 0 66 52 18 Pittsburgh Panthers * (13) 16 12 3 0 1 69 51 22 Toledo Rockets*@ 16 11 5 0 0 96 59 22 West Virginia Mountaineers E 16 5 10 1 0 51 80 11 Wright State Raiders E 16 3 13 0 0 36 69 6

# – Regular Season Champion
@ – Playoff Champion
* – Clinched Playoff Berth
E – Eliminated from Playoffs
( ) – Regional Ranking

After games on February 19, 2012.

2012 Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
						1	Dayton	7
	4	Ohio	7			4	Ohio	4
	5	IUP	2								1	Dayton	5
											3	Toledo	10
						2	Pittsburgh	3
	3	Toledo	6			3	Toledo	4
	6	Akron	5

2012/13 Season

Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League Team (R) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Toledo Rockets*#@ (6) 16 14 1 1 0 90 43 29 Dayton Flyers*# 16 14 1 1 0 98 49 29 Pittsburgh Panthers* (14-T) 16 11 5 0 0 72 47 22 Ohio Bobcats* 16 9 4 3 0 78 63 21 Akron Zips* (14-T) 16 9 5 2 0 69 55 20 IUP Crimson Hawks* 16 5 10 1 0 50 74 11 West Virginia Mountaineers E 15 3 10 2 0 47 79 8 Cincinnati Bearcats E 15 4 11 0 0 45 92 8 Wright State Raiders E 16 2 14 0 0 37 82 4

# – Regular Season Champion
@ – Playoff Champion
* – Clinched Playoff Berth
E – Eliminated from Playoffs
( ) – Regional Ranking

After games on February 16, 2013.

2013 Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
						1	Toledo	5
	3	Pittsburgh	1			6	IUP	2
	6	IUP	4								1	Toledo	4
											4	Ohio	1
						2	Dayton	6
	4	Ohio	8			4	Ohio	7
	5	Akron	5

2013/14 Season

Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League Team (R) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Toledo Rockets*#@ (7) 16 15 1 0 0 98 35 30 Dayton Flyers* 16 11 5 0 0 77 53 22 Pittsburgh Panthers* 16 5 9 1 1 45 66 12 Ohio Bobcats* (12) 16 14 2 0 0 94 41 28 Akron Zips E 16 3 13 0 0 51 90 6 IUP Crimson Hawks* 15 8 7 0 0 63 68 16 West Virginia Mountaineers E 15 3 11 1 0 39 83 7 Cincinnati Bearcats* 16 7 7 1 1 75 80 16 Wright State Raiders E 16 5 11 0 0 41 67 10

# – Regular Season Champion
@ – Playoff Champion
* – Clinched Playoff Berth
E – Eliminated from Playoffs
( ) – Regional Ranking

After games on February 16, 2014.

2014 Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
						1	Toledo	11
	3	Dayton	2			6	Pittsburgh	5
	6	Pittsburgh	5								1	Toledo	6
											2	Ohio	2
						2	Ohio	3
	4	IUP	4			5	Cincinnati	0
	5	Cincinnati	6

2014/15 Season

Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League Team (R) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Dayton Flyers*# (15) 16 15 1 0 0 99 36 30 Louisville Cardinals*@ (12) 15 12 3 0 0 82 28 24 Ohio Bobcats* (7) 16 10 5 0 1 87 39 21 Cincinnati Bearcats* 16 8 8 0 0 58 73 16 Akron Zips* 16 7 9 0 0 51 89 14 Wright State Raiders* 15 6 8 1 0 52 65 13 Pittsburgh Panthers E 16 5 10 1 0 45 69 11 IUP Crimson Hawks E 16 5 10 1 0 53 82 11 West Virginia Mountaineers E 16 3 10 0 3 51 97 9

# – Regular Season Champion
@ – Playoff Champion
* – Clinched Playoff Berth
E – Eliminated from Playoffs
( ) – Regional Ranking

After games on March 1, 2015.

2015 Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
						1	Dayton	9
	4	Cincinnati	3			5	Akron	3
	5	Akron	5								1	Dayton	2
											2	Louisville	7
						2	Louisville	7
	3	Ohio	7			3	Ohio	1
	6	Wright State	4

2015/16 Season

Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League Team (R) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Akron Zips* 14 5 9 0 0 42 90 10 Cincinnati Bearcats* 14 5 9 0 0 51 74 10 Dayton Flyers* (13) 14 11 3 0 0 94 35 22 IUP Crimson Hawks E 14 2 12 0 0 25 90 4 Louisville Cardinals*@ (9) 12 10 2 0 0 82 24 20 Ohio Bobcats*# (6) 14 13 1 0 0 92 21 26 Pittsburgh Panthers* 12 4 7 0 1 40 46 9 Wright State Raiders E 14 4 10 0 0 41 87 8

# – Regular Season Champion
@ – Playoff Champion
* – Clinched Playoff Berth
E – Eliminated from Playoffs
( ) – Regional Ranking

After games on February 14, 2016.

2016 Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
						1	Ohio	4
	4	Cincinnati	0			5	Akron	1
	5	Akron	5								1	Ohio	5
											2	Louisville	7
						2	Louisville	5
	3	Dayton	5			3	Dayton	3
	6	Pittsburgh	2

2016/17 Season

Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League Team (R) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Akron Zips E 16 1 14 1 0 30 104 3 Bowling Green Falcons* (13) 16 8 6 1 1 68 62 18 Cincinnati Bearcats*# (6) 16 14 1 0 1 117 48 29 Dayton Flyers* 16 7 8 1 0 59 70 15 Louisville Cardinals*@ (8) 16 14 2 0 0 91 39 28 Ohio Bobcats* (7) 16 12 1 1 2 101 44 27 Ohio State Buckeyes* (16) 16 8 7 1 0 58 59 17 Pittsburgh Panthers E 16 5 10 1 0 49 77 11 Wright State Raiders E 16 3 13 0 0 44 114 6

# – Regular Season Champion
@ – Playoff Champion
* – Clinched Playoff Berth
E – Eliminated from Playoffs
( ) – Regional Ranking

After games on February 12, 2017.

2017 Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
						1	Cincinnati	4
	4	BGSU	2			5	Ohio State	1
	5	Ohio State	4								1	Cincinnati	4
											2	Louisville	6
						2	Louisville	2
	3	Ohio	8			3	Ohio	1
	6	Dayton	3

2017/18 Season

Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League Team (R) GP W OT/SOW L OT/SOL GF GA Pts Akron Zips E 20 3 1 16 0 51 152 11 Bowling Green Falcons E 19 6 1 11 1 53 78 21 Cincinnati Bearcats* (4) 20 16 1 3 0 141 47 50 Dayton Flyers (20) E 20 6 4 9 1 62 66 27 Louisville Cardinals* (14) 20 14 1 4 1 93 64 45 Miami RedHawks*# (6) 20 17 1 2 0 124 31 53 Ohio Bobcats*@ (11) 19 12 0 6 1 99 50 37 Ohio State Buckeyes* (12) 19 10 2 5 2 91 49 36 Pittsburgh Panthers* 20 9 0 8 3 67 73 30 Wright State Raiders E 20 0 0 20 0 33 190 0 Xavier Musketeers E 19 3 1 12 3 62 76 14

NOTE: The TSCHL uses a 3-point scoring system.

# – Regular Season Champion
@ – Playoff Champion
* – Clinched Playoff Berth
E – Eliminated from Playoffs
( ) – Regional Ranking

After games on February 14, 2018.

2018 Playoffs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
						1	Miami (OH)	7
	3	Louisville	2			6	Pittsburgh	0
	6	Pittsburgh	3 (OT)								1	Miami (OH)	2
											4	Ohio	3 (OT)
						2	Cincinnati	3
	4	Ohio	2			4	Ohio	6
	5	Ohio State	1

2018/19 Season

Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League Team (R) GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts Bowling Green Falcons* 11 2 0 9 0 24 72 6 Cincinnati Bearcats# (4) 12 10 0 1 1 76 28 31 Dayton Flyers* 12 2 1 8 1 37 64 9 Louisville Cardinals* (12) 12 5 1 5 1 61 57 18 Miami RedHawks@ (7) 12 9 1 2 0 65 38 29 Ohio Bobcats (14) E 11 6 1 4 0 58 38 20 Ohio State Buckeyes* (10) 11 6 1 4 0 57 43 20 Pittsburgh Panthers* 11 4 1 6 0 37 45 14 Xavier Musketeers* 12 2 0 7 3 32 62 9

NOTE: The TSCHL uses a 3-point scoring system.

# – Regular Season Champion
@ – Playoff Champion
* – Clinched Playoff Berth
E – Eliminated from Playoffs
( ) – Regional Ranking

After games on February 9th, 2019.

2019 Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

S1

Cincinnati

6

S5

Dayton

1

S1

Cincinnati

10

S3

Louisville

0

S3

Louisville

6

N2

Pittsburgh

4

S1

Cincinnati

3

S2

Miami (OH)

4 (OT)

S2

Miami (OH)

11

N3

BGSU

1

S2

Miami (OH)

4

N1

Ohio State

1

N1

Ohio State

4

S4

Xavier

3

See also

• American Collegiate Hockey Association
• List of ice hockey leagues

References

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