Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference

Delaware Valley Collegiate
Hockey Conference
Classification ACHA Men's Division 3/ Women's Division 2
Established 1977
Members 31 (17 Men's & 14 Women's)
Sports fielded Men's & Women's Ice Hockey
Region Northeast/Mid Atlantic
States 7 – Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, DC
Headquarters
Commissioner Tom Galambos
Women's President Bryan Benenati

The Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC) is a collegiate hockey conference made up of Men's Division 3 teams of the ACHA and independent women's university teams.

Format

The Men's Division has 17 current members that are split into two divisions, the American and National. The National is considered the higher division. The season ends each year with division playoffs.

The Women's Division has 14 current members split in two divisions. Division 2 has a North and a South section whereas all of the teams in Division 1 are in one section.

Current Men's teams

American Division

Institution Location Nickname Enrollment Established
Dickinson College Carlisle, PA Red Devils 2,300 1773
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA Bullets 2,600 1832
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Blue Jays 20,848 1876
Mount Saint Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD Mountaineers 2,100 1808
Penn State Harrisburg Lower Swatara Township, PA Nittany Lions 4,700 1966
Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ Raptors 4,497 1766
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD Sea Gulls 8,500 1925
Shippensburg University Shippensburg, PA Raiders 6,579 1871
Widener University Philadelphia, PA Pride 3,204 1862

National Division

Institution Location Nickname Enrollment Established
Alvernia University Reading, PA Crusaders 2,900 1958
Bryn Athyn College Bryn Athyn, PA Lions 400 1877
University of Delaware Newark, DE Blue Hens 19,391 1743
East Stroudsburg University East Stroudsburg, PA Warriors 7,000 1893
Neumann University Aston, PA Knights 2,012 1965
Penn State Brandywine Media, PA Nittany Lions 1,700 1967
Richard Stockton College Galloway Township, NJ Ospreys 7,243 1969
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ Profs 10,483 1923

Current Women's teams

Division 1

Institution Location Nickname Enrollment Established
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD Greyhounds
University of Maryland College Park, MD Terrapins 37,610
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Quakers 10,394
Slippery Rock University Slippery Rock, PA Pride 8,500
Towson University Towson, MD Tigers 21,950
Villanova University Villanova, PA Wildcats 6,335

Division 2 North

Institution Location Nickname Enrollment Established
Columbia University New York, NY Lions 7,934
Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ Knights 42,327
Rowan University Glassboro, NJ Profs 10,750
St. Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA Hawks 5,300

Division 2 South

Institution Location Nickname Enrollment Established
American University Washington, DC Eagles 5,866
U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis, MD Midshipman 4,400
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA Cavaliers 12,748
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA Crimson Hawks 12,827

Men's Championships

National Division

American Division

Women's Championships

See also

External links

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