Blue Ridge Hockey Conference


Established:	2001
Members:	24
Sport:	College Ice Hockey
League:	ACHA Division III
Region:	Mid-Atlantic/Southeast
States:	Maryland Washington, DC Virginia North Carolina South Carolina
Headquarters:	Arlington, Virginia
Commissioner:	Ray Campbell
Website:	brhockey.com

The Blue Ridge Hockey Conference or BRHC is an ACHA college ice hockey conference in the Southeast region of the United States. The league's mission is to develop and advance collegiate ice hockey. Despite not having a single varsity program in the region, ice hockey has grown significantly due to the success of the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes.

The BRHC has advanced four of its members to the ACHA National Tournament since 2003.

Teams

The BRHC's membership has tripled since 2007, making it the largest collegiate hockey conference in the United States. The rapid growth is widely attributed to the growth of the sport and the formation of “tiers” within the conference that resulted in more competitive games. The Colonial Division is the highest tier and Carolina is the lowest.

Colonial Division- North Region

School	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Nickname
Christopher Newport University	Newport News, VA	1961	Public	Captains
Loyola-Maryland University	Baltimore, MD	1852	Private/Roman Catholic	Greyhounds
University of Richmond	Richmond, VA	1830	Private/Non-sectarian	Spiders
Salisbury University	Salisbury, MD	1925	Public (University System of Maryland)	Sea Gulls

Colonial Division- South Region

School	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Nickname
University of North Carolina-Charlotte	Charlotte, NC	1946	Public (University of North Carolina System)	49ers
East Carolina University	Greenville, NC	1907	Public (University of North Carolina System)	Pirates
Liberty University	Lynchburg, VA	1971	Private/Southern Baptist	Flames
University of North Carolina-Wilmington	Wilmington, NC	1947	Public (University of North Carolina System)	Seahawks

Atlantic Division- Northeast Region

School	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Nickname
American University	Washington D.C.	1893	Private/Methodist	Eagles
Catholic University	Washington D.C.	1887	Private/Roman Catholic	Cardinals
University of Maryland	College Park, MD	1856	Public Flagship (University System of Maryland)	Terrapins
Northern Virginia Community College	Annandale, VA	1964	Community College	Raiders

Atlantic Division- Southwest Region

School	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Nickname
James Madison University	Harrisonburg, VA	1908	Public	Dukes
Old Dominion University	Norfolk, VA	1930	Public	Monarchs
Radford University	Radford, VA	1910	Public	Highlanders
Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, VA	1838	Public	Rams

Carolina Division

School	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Nickname
Appalachian State University	Boone, NC	1899	Public (University of North Carolina System)	Mountaineers
Coastal Carolina University	Conway, SC	1954	Public	Chanticleers
Johnson & Wales University	Charlotte, NC	2004	Private/Non-profit	Wildcats
Virginia Military Institute	Lexington, VA	1839	Public Military College	Keydets

Conference Champions

The BRHC Championship Tournament is held every year on the third weekend of February. In 2015 it was held at Chilled Ponds in Chesepeake, Virginia.

Year	Champion
2001-02	Charleston
2002-03	Appalachian State
2003-04	Richmond
2004-05	Richmond
2005-06	Richmond
2006-07	Richmond
2007-08	Old Dominion
2008-09	VCU
2009-10	Appalachian State
2010-11	William & Mary
2011-12	Liberty
2012-13	James Madison
2013-14	James Madison
2014-15	Catholic University

Colonial Division

Year	Champion
2008-09	George Washington
2009-10	Loyola-Maryland
2010-11	Loyola-Maryland
2011-12	Christopher Newport
2012-13	Christopher Newport
2013-14	Loyola-Maryland

References

http://achahockey.org/view/achahockey/men-s-d3/stats-503?type=standings&level=conference&id=1152&league_id=1800&conference_id=1152

External links

BRHC official website

Blue Ridge Hockey Conference

Members	Atlantic Division James Madison Dukes Catholic Old Dominion Monarchs NOVA Radford Highlanders VCU Rams Carolina Division Appalachian State Mountaineers College of Charleston Cougars Elon Phoenix Johnson and Wales The Citadel Bulldogs Charlotte 49ers UNC Wilmington Seahawks Wake Forest Demon Deacons VMI Keydets Colonial Division Christopher Newport Captains Liberty Flames Loyola Richmond Spiders Salisbury Sea Gulls

Arenas	Atlantic Division Kettler Iceplex (George Mason) Charlottesville Ice Park (JMU) LaHaye Ice Center (Liberty and VMI) Mt. Vernon Ice Rink (NVCC) Roanoke Civic Center (Roanoke and Radford) Hampton Roads Ice Plex (William and Mary and Christopher Newport) Carolina Division Extreme Ice Center (App. State, Johnson & Wales, and UNCC) Carolina Ice Palace (Coll. of Charleston and Citadel) Greensboro Ice House (Elon) Time Warner Cable Arena (Johnson and Wales) Wilmington Ice House (UNCW) Factory Ice House (Wake Forest) Colonial Division Fort Dupont Ice Arena (Catholic) Ice World (Loyola) TBD (Old Dominion) Richmond Ice Zone (Richmond) Centre Ice Rink (Salisbury) Richmond Skate Nation (VCU)

American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 3

Blue Ridge Hockey Conference (BRHC) College Hockey East (CHE) Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC) Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference (ECHC) Indiana Collegiate Hockey Conference (ICHC) Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) Pacific Collegiate Hockey Association (PCHA) Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) Southeastern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SECHC) Southern Collegiate Hockey Conference (SCHC)

ACHA List of champions

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