Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association

Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association
(ECRHA)
Established 1997
Association NCRHA
Division Division I
Division II
Division III
B Division
Members 15 (DI)
16 (DII)
7 (DIII)
10 (B)
Sports fielded Inline hockey
Region New England
Mid-Atlantic
Headquarters Cockeysville, Maryland
Commissioner William Bourque
Website http://www.ecrha.net

The Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association, also known by the short name of ECRHA, is a College Inline Hockey member organization which operates in Northeast. It participates in the NCRHA.

The ECRHA came into existence in 1997 as the Mid-Atlantic Region of the now defunct Collegiate Roller Hockey League and later joined the NCRHA in 2003.

Championships

Division I

Division II

Northern Conference

Empire Conference

Liberty Conference

Keystone Conference

Division III

Junior College Division

Members

Division I

Institution Location - City Location - State Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment Primary Conference
Hofstra University Hempstead New York Pride 1935 Private/Non-sectarian 12,400 CAA (DI)
Neumann University Aston Pennsylvania Knights 1965 Private/Roman Catholic 3,099 CSAC (DIII)
Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania Nittany Lions 1855 Public 95,833 Big Ten (DI)
Rowan University Glassboro New Jersey Profs 1923 Public 11,816 NJAC (DIII)
State University of New York at Brockport Brockport New York Golden Eagles 1867 Public 8,742 SUNYAC (DIII)
Stony Brook University Stony Brook New York Seawolves 1957 Public 24,594 America East (DI)
Temple University Philadelphia Pennsylvania Owls 1884 Public 37,696 Atlantic 10 (DI)
Towson University Towson Maryland Tigers 1866 Public 21,464 CAA (DI)
United States Military Academy at West Point West Point New York Black Knights 1802 Federal military academy 4,686 Patriot League (DI)
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo New York Wings 1846 Public 28,601 MAC (DI)
University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut Huskies 1881 Public 22,472 Big East (DI)
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Panthers 1787 Public 28,766 Big East (DI)
(joining ACC (DI) in 2013)
University of Rhode Island Kingston Rhode Island Rams 1892 Public 19,095 Atlantic 10 (DI)
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester Pennsylvania Golden Rams 1871 Public 14,950 PSAC (DII)

Members

There are currently 35 member schools; there are 9 Division I teams, 16 Division II teams, 9 Division III teams, 1 Junior College Division team, and 13 B Division teams.

Institution Location - City Location - State Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment Primary Conference
State University of New York at Albany Albany New York Danes 1844 Public 18,000 America East
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst Massachusetts Minutemen 1863 Public 26,360 Atlantic 10
United States Military Academy at West Point West Point New York Black Knights 1802 Federal Military Academy 4,000 Patriot League
State University of New York at Binghamton Vestal New York Bearcats 1946 Public 14,373 America East
Boston University Boston Massachusetts Terriers 1839 Private 30,000 America East
State University of New York at Brockport Brockport New York Golden Eagles 1867 Public 8,742 ECAC
State University of New York at Buffalo Buffalo New York Wings 1846 Public 28,054 MAC
University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut Huskies 1881 Public 28,000 Big East
Cornell University Ithaca New York Big Red 1865 Private 19,800 Ivy League
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland New York Red Dragons 1868 Public 7,000 ECAC
University of Delaware Newark Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 1743 Public 19,000 CAA
Drexel University Philadelphia Pennsylvania Dragons 1891 Private 19,882 CAA
Hofstra University Hempstead New York Pride 1935 Private/Non-Sectarian 13,000 CAA
Ithaca College Ithaca New York Bombers 1892 Private 6,448 ECAC
Loyola College in Maryland Baltimore Maryland Greyhounds 1852 Private/Catholic (Jesuit) 6,131 MAAC
University of Maine Orono Maine Black Bears 1862 Public 12,100 America East
Millersville University Millersville Pennsylvania Marauders 1855 Public 8,200 PSAC
Neumann University Aston Pennsylvania Knights 1965 Private/Roman Catholic 3,000 CSAC
Northeastern University Boston Massachusetts Huskies 1898 Private 20,949 CAA
Pennsylvania State University State College Pennsylvania Nittany Lions 1855 Private/State-Related 42,914 Big Ten
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Panthers 1787 Private/State-Related 27,020 Big East
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah New Jersey Roadrunners 1969 Public 5,700 NJAC
University of Rhode Island Kingston Rhode Island Rams 1892 Public 19,095 Atlantic 10
Rowan University Glassboro New Jersey Profs 1923 Public 10,130 NJAC
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Jersey Scarlet Knights 1766 Public 49,000 Big East
University of Scranton Scranton Pennsylvania Royals 1888 Private/Jesuit 5,000 Landmark
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg Pennsylvania Raiders 1871 Public 7,500 PSAC
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock Pennsylvania Rock 1889 Public 7,800 PSAC
State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook New York Seawolves 1957 Public 23,997 America East
Suffolk County Community College Selden New York Lighthouses 1959 Public Community College 22,092 NJCAA
Syracuse University Syracuse New York Orange 1870 Private 19,084 Big East
Temple University Philadelphia Pennsylvania Owls 1884 Public 34,218 Atlantic 10
Towson University Towson Maryland Tigers 1866 Public 18,921 CAA
University of Vermont Burlington Vermont Catamounts 1971 Public 11,000 America East
West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester Pennsylvania Rams 1871 Public 14,950 PSAC

List of ECRHA Championship Games

The ECRHA Division I Regional Championships have been held in Feasterville, Pennsylvania since 2003, at the Sportsplex.

The Regional Championships are held during the first weekend in March at the Sportsplex, with all four divisions playing at the same event. The top ten Division I teams, top eight Division II teams, top five Division III teams, and top eight B Division teams qualify for the Regional Championships.

Division I

Division II

Division III

Junior College Division

B Division

Organization facilities

Arena Location # of Rinks
Bladerunners - Harmarville Harmar Township, Pennsylvania 1
Epic Center Williamsville, New York 1
Hot Shots Sports Arena Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania 2
Marple Sports Arena Broomall, Pennsylvania 2
Skate Safe America Old Bethpage, New York 2
Sportime Bethpage, New York 1
Sportsplex Feasterville, Pennsylvania 3
Susquehanna Sports Center Lemoyne, Pennsylvania 1
YMCA Pickelner Arena Williamsport, Pennsylvania 1
Z-Rink Glastonbury, Connecticut 1

History

The ECRHA was founded by Jonathan Huck, Brendan Brennan, Nick Sally, and Ben Picker (who is now general counsel to the NCRHA and ECRHA). The region was first known as the Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR) of the Collegiate Roller Hockey League (CRHL). After the collapse of the CRHL and the creation of the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA), the MAR was renamed and restructured into the Eastern Collegiate Roller Hockey Association. The region then merged with the New England Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NECRHA), thereby significantly increasing the geographic area of the ECRHA. The (NECRHA) was founded in 1999 by University of Rhode Island roller hockey team founder Joseph DesMarais. The (NECRHA) in its initial seasons consisted of 8 teams from Maine to Rhode Island consisting of University of Vermont, University of Rhode Island, University of Connecticut, Central Connecticut State, Boston University, Northeastern University and others. In 2006, teams from Virginia, an area previously within the geographic borders of the ECRHA, moved into the Southeastern Collegiate Roller Hockey League.

Events

The 2003 and 2009 National Championship tournaments were held in Feasterville, PA at the Sportsplex, a facility within the geographical boundaries of the ECRHA. College roller hockey teams came from around the country to be crowned the national champions at the division I, II and Junior College levels. Lindenwood (MO), Cal Poly Pomona(CA), SUNY Binghamton(NY) and St Charles CC(M0) all went home with championships in their respective divisions.

See also

External links

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