NationMaster - Encyclopedia: College Hockey America

College Hockey America is a college athletic conference with teams ranging geographically from New York to Alabama and Minnesota. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. Image File history File links Chalogo1. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th) - Land 122,409 km² - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area Ranked 30th - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 kmÂ²) - Width 190 miles (306 km) - Length 330 miles (531 km) - % water 3. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area Ranked 12th - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 400 miles (645 km) - % water 8. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics 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. ...

Member schools

Current

There are six member schools in all; the men's division has five members, while the women's division has four: Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (841x580, 39 KB) Derived from [1]; map of states with CHA schools; contains fair-use logo I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (841x580, 39 KB) Derived from [1]; map of states with CHA schools; contains fair-use logo I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

The University of Alabama in Huntsville is a state-run, public, coeducational university, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Baccalaureate, Masters and Doctoral degrees. ... Bemidji State University is a public Minnesota state university in Bemidji, Minnesota on the shores of Lake Bemidji. ... The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. ... Mercyhurst College is a Catholic liberal arts college in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. // Mercyhurst College was founded as a womens college by the Sisters of Mercy in 1926. ... Atlantic Hockey is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. ... Niagara University is a Roman Catholic University located in the Town of Lewiston in Niagara County, New York. ... Robert Morris University is a private co-educational college founded in 1921. ... Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan, in the citys Cultural Center. ... The University of Alabama in Huntsville is a state-run, public, coeducational university, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Baccalaureate, Masters and Doctoral degrees. ... Bemidji State University is a public Minnesota state university in Bemidji, Minnesota on the shores of Lake Bemidji. ... Mercyhurst College is a Catholic liberal arts college in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. // Mercyhurst College was founded as a womens college by the Sisters of Mercy in 1926. ... Niagara University is a Roman Catholic University located in the Town of Lewiston in Niagara County, New York. ... Robert Morris University is a private co-educational college founded in 1921. ... Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan, in the citys Cultural Center. ...

Former

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, (, ), is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers in the United States Air Force. ... Atlantic Hockey is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. ... The University of Findlay is a private university located in the City of Findlay in northwest Ohio. ... The United States Military Academy, also known as West Point, or simply USMA (or Army, for NCAA purposes), is a United States Army fort and military academy. ... Atlantic Hockey is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. ...

Future of the CHA

With the United States Air Force Academy leaving the conference after the 2005-06 season to join Atlantic Hockey, the conference is in danger of losing its automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament since eligible conferences must have at least six schools. Further, there is a distinct possibility that CHA will be forced to disband. [1] CHA can maintain its automatic tournament bid for up to two seasons as a five-team conference, but must forefit their automatic bid after finding a sixth team for as many years as they take this exception. The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, (, ), is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers in the United States Air Force. ... Atlantic Hockey is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. ...

It has been reported that NCAA Director of Championships Tom Jacobs is pushing legislation that would amend NCAA by-law 31.3.4.4 to allow the Championship Committee for sports that are sponsored by less than 25 percent of a division's membership to develop its own guidelines for dispersing automatic bids. [2] Such legislation would allow CHA to maintain its automatic bid, without penalty, with only five member schools. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ...

CHA championship games

For the first time in conference history, the 2006 men's and women's tournaments were held at the same site: The Fairgrounds Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The 2007 men's conference tournament will be held in Des Moines, Iowa[3]. Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum is a 5,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Detroit, Michigan. ... 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... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area Ranked 11th - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 kmÂ²) - Width 239 miles (385 km) - Length 491 miles (790 km) - % water 41. ... Nickname: Hartford of the West, DSM Location in the State of Iowa Coordinates: Country United States State Iowa County Polk County Incorporated September 22, 1851 Mayor Frank Cownie Area - City 200. ...

Men's

Nickname: Rocket City Watercress Capital of the World Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Madison, Limestone Mayor Loretta Spencer Area - City 174. ... Lewiston is a village in Niagara County, New York, USA. The population was 2,781 at the 2000 census. ... Parade of U.S. Infantry through Kearney, Nebraska, 1888. ... Grand Rapids is a city located in Itasca County, Minnesota. ... This article is actively undergoing a major edit. ...

Women's

The University of Findlay is a private university located in the City of Findlay in northwest Ohio. ... Nickname: The Gem City;The Flagship City Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: County Erie County Founded 1795 Mayor Joseph Sinnott Area - City 72. ...

Conference Arenas

The Von Braun Center is a multipurpose indoor arena located in Huntsville, Alabama. ... John S. Glas Fieldhouse is a 2,399-seat hockey arena in Bemidji, Minnesota. ... Mercyhurst Ice Center is a 1,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Erie, Pennsylvania. ... Dwyer Arena is a 1,600-seat hockey rink in Lewiston, New York. ... The Island Sports Center Ice Arena is a 1,200-seat hockey rink on the western tip of Neville Island in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum is a 5,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Detroit, Michigan. ...

External links

Categories: College athletics conferences | College ice hockey | Ice hockey leagues The University of Alabama in Huntsville is a state-run, public, coeducational university, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Baccalaureate, Masters and Doctoral degrees. ... Bemidji State University is a public Minnesota state university in Bemidji, Minnesota on the shores of Lake Bemidji. ... Niagara University is a Roman Catholic University located in the Town of Lewiston in Niagara County, New York. ... Robert Morris University is a private co-educational college founded in 1921. ... Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan, in the citys Cultural Center. ... Mercyhurst College is a Catholic liberal arts college in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. // Mercyhurst College was founded as a womens college by the Sisters of Mercy in 1926. ... Niagara University is a Roman Catholic University located in the Town of Lewiston in Niagara County, New York. ... Robert Morris University is a private co-educational college founded in 1921. ... Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan, in the citys Cultural Center. ...

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