The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates mostly in Michigan and Ohio, although it also has members in Alaska, Indiana, and Nebraska. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. It holds its championship tournament at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, usually in the second week of March. It is also the title conference of the Great Lakes Invitational on New Years weekend at Joe Louis Arena. Image File history File links CCHAlogo. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Largest metro area Omaha Area  Ranked 16th  - Total 77,421 sq mi (200,520 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Farmington Hills is the most populous city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 552 pixelsFull resolution (841 × 580 pixel, file size: 71 KB, MIME type: image/png) Derived from [1]; map of states with CCHA schools. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Largest metro area Omaha Area  Ranked 16th  - Total 77,421 sq mi (200,520 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 0. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Joe Louis Arena, nicknamed Hockeytown, The Joe, and JLA, is the home of the National Hockey League franchise the Detroit Red Wings. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... The Great Lakes Invitational is a four-team NCAA mens ice hockey tournament held annually at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit between Christmas and New Year as part of College Hockey at The Joe. ... The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next. ...

Unlike several other Division I hockey conferences, the CCHA has no women's division.

Membership

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Former members

• University of Illinois at Chicago, 1982-1996, now in ACHA Division II
• Kent State University, 1992-1994, now in ACHA Division I
• Michigan Technological University, 1981-1984, now in the WCHA
• Ohio University, 1971-1973, now in ACHA Division I
• Saint Louis University, 1971-1979, now in ACHA Division I

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Profiles

• Alaska Nanooks
• Bowling Green Falcons
  • 5-time CCHA champions (1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988)
  • 7-time CCHA regular season champions (1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987)
  • 1-time NCAA champions (1984)
• Ferris State Bulldogs
  • 1-time CCHA regular season champions (2003)
• Lake Superior State Lakers
  • 4-time CCHA champions (1991, 1992, 1993, 1995)
  • 4-time CCHA regular season champions (1974, 1988, 1991, 1996)
  • 3-time NCAA champions (1988, 1992, 1994)
  • 2-time NAIA champions (1972, 1974)
• Miami RedHawks
  • 2-time CCHA regular season champions (1993, 2006)
• Michigan Wolverines
  • 7-time CCHA champions (1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005)
  • 8-time CCHA regular season champions (1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005)
  • 9-time NCAA champions (1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1996, 1998)
• Michigan State Spartans
  • 11-time CCHA champions (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006)
  • 7-time CCHA regular season champions (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2001)
  • 3-time NCAA champions (1966, 1986, 2007)
• Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
• Northern Michigan Wildcats
  • 2-time CCHA champions (1980, 1981)
  • 2-time CCHA regular season champions (1980, 1981)
  • 1-time NCAA champions (1991)
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  • 1-time CCHA champions (2007)
  • 1-time CCHA regular season champions (2007)
• Ohio State Buckeyes (women compete in Western Collegiate Hockey Association)
  • 2-time CCHA champions (1972, 2004)
  • 1-time CCHA regular season champions (1972)
• Western Michigan Broncos
  • 1-time CCHA champions (1986)

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List of CCHA Champions

See also: List of CCHA Tournament Champions

• 1972 Ohio State/Saint Louis
• 1973 Saint Louis
• 1974 Lake Superior/Saint Louis
• 1975 Saint Louis
• 1976 Bowling Green
• 1977 Saint Louis
• 1978 Bowling Green
• 1979 Bowling Green
• 1980 Northern Michigan
• 1981 Northern Michigan
• 1982 Bowling Green
• 1983 Bowling Green
• 1984 Bowling Green
• 1985 Michigan State
• 1986 Michigan State
• 1987 Bowling Green
• 1988 Lake Superior
• 1989 Michigan State
• 1990 Michigan State
• 1991 Lake Superior
• 1992 Michigan
• 1993 Miami
• 1994 Michigan
• 1995 Michigan
• 1996 Lake Superior/Michigan
• 1997 Michigan
• 1998 Michigan State
• 1999 Michigan State
• 2000 Michigan
• 2001 Michigan State
• 2002 Michigan
• 2003 Ferris State
• 2004 Michigan
• 2005 Michigan
• 2006 Miami
• 2007 Notre Dame

This is a list of CCHA Tournament Champions along with the dates, finalists, coaches, scores, tournament record and seeds. ...

Conference arenas

Carlson Center is a 4,324-seat multi-purpose arena in Fairbanks, Alaska. ... BGSU Ice Arena is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Bowling Green, Ohio. ... The Robert L. Ewigleben Ice Arena (pronounces A-VEH-glave-in) is a 2,493-seat hockey arena in Big Rapids, Michigan. ... Taffy Abel Arena is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Sault Ste. ... Goggin Ice Center is a multi-purpose sports facility in Oxford, Ohio serving the Miami University community. ... Yost Ice Arena (formerly Yost Fieldhouse) in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, is the home of the University of Michigan varsity ice hockey team. ... Munn Ice Arena is named for former MSU football coach and athletic director Biggie Munn. ... Berry Events Center is a 4,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Marquette, Michigan. ... Qwest Center Omaha is an arena and convention center facility in Omaha, Nebraska. ... The Joyce Center Rink is a 2,713-seat hockey rink in South Bend, Indiana. ... Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center is a 19,200-seat multi-purpose arena located on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. ... Lawson Arena is home to the Western Michigan University Broncos NCAA Division I mens ice hockey team. ...

External links

• Central Collegiate Hockey Association's Official Athletic Site