The American Collegiate HockeyAssociation (ACHA) began as a men's collegiate hockey league in 1991, and quickly grew to a league of over 150 teams in three men's divisions.
The league holds its annual meeting in conjunction with the annual convention of the AmericanHockey Coaches Association, in the month of April in Naples, Florida.
The American Collegiate HockeyAssociation (ACHA) is an organization of College/University affiliate programs which provides structure, regulates operations and promotes the quality of collegiate ice hockey.
The AmericanHockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL).
The league traces its history back to 1926 with the formation of the Canadian-American Hockey League and teams in Springfield, Boston, Quebec City, Providence and New Haven.However, the AmericanHockeyAssociation took the name AmericanHockey League in 1930-31, declaring itself a major league.
The league had its setbacks and reverted back to the AmericanHockeyAssociation and declared itself a minor league again in 1932-33.