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MCHA Directory
MCHA
History
MCHA
Directory
Member
Schools
Adrian College -
Adrian, Michigan (Member since 2007-2008)
Concordia University - Mequon, Wisconsin (Member since 2007-2008)
Finlandia
University - Hancock, Michigan (Member since 2004-2005)
Lake Forest College - Lake Forest, Illinois (Will be a member starting in
2009-2010)
Lawrence University
- Appleton, Wisconsin (Charter Member since 1998-1999)
Marian College -
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (Charter Member since 1998-1999)
Milwaukee School of
Engineering - Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Charter Member since 1998-1999)
University of
Minnesota at Crookston - Crookston, Minnesota (Member since 1999-2000)
Northland College -
Ashland, Wisconsin (Charter Member since 1998-1999)
Officers
& Staff:
Commissioner: Terry Brand
Office Phone: 715-627-7653
Cell Phone: 715-216-5700
224 Sunset Drive
Antigo, WI 54409
E-Mail: tbrand@verizon.net
Treasurer: Terry Brand
Director
of Public Relations/Secretary: Chris Zills
Office Phone: 414-229-4593
E-Mail: czills@uwm.edu
MCHA Supervisor of Officials: Jim Olson
Phone: 414-305-5738
E-Mail: mcharefs@att.net
MCHA
Tournament Sites:
2008 - The Kern
Center - Milwaukee, Wis. (Host: MSOE ... Champion: Adrian College)
2007 - Houghton
County Ice Arena - Hancock, Mich. (Host: Finlandia University ... Champion:
Finlandia University)
2006 - Appleton Ice
Center - Appleton, Wis. (Host: Lawrence University ... Champion: MSOE)
2005 - The Kern
Center - Milwaukee, Wis. (Host: MSOE ... Champion: MSOE)
2004 - Blue Line
Ice Center - Fond du Lac, Wis. (Host: Marian College ... Champion:
Minnesota-Crookston)
2003 - Crookston
Civic Center - Crookston, Minn. (Host: UM-Crookston ... Champion:
Minnesota-Crookston)
2002 - Appleton Ice
Center - Appleton, Wis. (Host: Lawrence University ... Champion: Marian College)
2001 - Blue Line Ice Center - Fond du Lac, Wis. (Host: Marian College ...
Champion: Marian College)
2000 - The Ponds of Brookfield - Brookfield, Wis. (Host: MSOE ...
Minnesota-Crookston)
1999 - Findlay, Ohio (Host: University of Findlay ... Champion: University of
Findlay)
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Midwest
Collegiate Hockey Association History
Heading
into its 11th season of operation in 2008-09, the Midwest Collegiate Hockey
Association has seen itself slowly but surely grow into a force to be reckoned
with in hockey at the NCAA Division III level.
Back in the late 1990's, a
group of independent NCAA hockey programs that all formed within the same time
period
came together to aid in scheduling and provide additional competitive
opportunities for their programs, hence the Midwest Collegiate Hockey
Association was born prior to the start of the 1998-1999 season.
Charter
members of the league were Benedictine University (Lisle, Illinois), The
University of Findlay (Findlay, Ohio), Lawrence University (Appleton,
Wisconsin), Marian College (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin), Milwaukee School of
Engineering (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), and Northland College (Ashland, Wisconsin).
The
University of Findlay
(OH) hosted the first ever MCHA Tournament and claimed the league's first
championship. After that inaugural season, Findlay left the league to pursue
NCAA Division I membership in hockey and Benedictine dropped their hockey
program moving them out of the league.
In
the spring of 1999, the University of Minnesota at Crookston joined the MCHA to
bring the total membership to five institutions. Minnesota-Crookston is an NCAA
Division II school that will vie for an MCHA title but is unable to compete in the
NCAA Division III Ice Hockey Championship due to NCAA regulations.
The next addition to the MCHA occurred in 2004-05 when Finlandia
University (Hancock, Michigan) joined the conference. After staying at six members for
three consecutive seasons, the
MCHA saw expansive growth and moved to eight teams for the 2007-08
season, as Adrian College (Adrian, Michigan) and Concordia University (Mequon,
Wisconsin) joined the ranks of the conference.
The expansion does not stop there, as Lake Forest College (Lake Forest,
Illinois) has also been accepted into the league and will begin play in the
2009-10 season.
None
of this would have been possible without the dedicated and forward thinking
leadership of former MCHA President Dan Harris. Harris, currently the Athletic Director at Milwaukee
School of Engineering, spurred creation of the association and led it
into the next century. His leadership was so valuable to the conference, that
the MCHA named the league championship trophy after him when he formally
resigned as the league president following the 2001-2002 season. The teams now compete each winter for the "Harris Cup".
Just as instrumental to the league has been Terry Brand, who was named the first
commissioner of the league in the summer of 2005
and will continue to lead the MCHA into the 2008-09 campaign.
Chris Zills enters his ninth season as the league's Director of Public
Relations, maintaining all statistics, producing the
weekly report, and administering the MCHA website, while also having added secretarial
duties in 2004-2005. Jim Olson, who was named to the post in July of 2007, completes the staff as MCHA
Supervisor of Officials, overseeing the league's referees.
The
Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association promotes sportsmanship and exists to
enhance the academic and athletic well being of its participants. The members of
the MCHA are competitive with any college hockey program in the nation that
competes at the NCAA Division III or II level.
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