College Hockey Mid-America

College Hockey Mid-America (CHMA) is an American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I ice hockey conference with teams in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The league was formed in 2006 after members of the now defunct University Hockey League organized the league and moved from the ACHA's Division II to Division I.

"CHMA" redirects here. For other uses, see CHMA (disambiguation).
College Hockey Mid-America
CHMA
Established2006
AssociationACHA
DivisionDivision I
Members8
Sports fielded
RegionWestern Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia
HeadquartersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ChampionsRobert Morris
(2nd title)
Most titlesWest Virginia
(3 titles)
WebsiteCHMA Website
Locations

Season format

The conference formed in 2006 after members of the now defunct University Hockey League organized the league and moved from the ACHA's Division II to Division I. With eight members, each CHMA team plays every other team in a home and away series, producing a regular season of 14 games. Prior to the 2018-19 season, the regular season champion received an automatic bid to the ACHA Division I National Tournament. Starting with the 2019 National Tournament, the CHMA awarded the playoff champion the conference's automatic bid. In 2010, season champion Slippery Rock declined their bid to the national tournament. In 2012, the conference experienced expansion when Mercyhurst and Robert Morris joined.[1]

Membership

Of the eight member schools, four compete at the Division I level of NCAA, three at Division II (all within the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference), and one at Division III.

School Location Nickname Primary conference Website Team Colors
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA Dukes Atlantic 10 (DI)    
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA Crimson Hawks PSAC (DII)    
John Carroll University University Heights, OH Blue Streaks Ohio Athletic Conference (DIII)    
Mercyhurst University Erie, PA Lakers PSAC (D-II)    
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Panthers Atlantic Coast Conference (DI)    
Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA Colonials Northeast Conference (D-I)    
Slippery Rock University Slippery Rock, PA Pride PSAC (DII)    
West Virginia University Morgantown, WV Mountaineers Big 12 Conference (DI)    
  • Mercyhurst and Robert Morris joined in 2012.

Note: Mercyhurst and Robert Morris have NCAA Division I hockey teams competing in Atlantic Hockey.

Conference arenas
School Home arena Location Capacity
Duquesne Alpha Ice Complex Harmarville, Pennsylvania 1,200
IUP S&T Bank Arena Indiana, Pennsylvania 1,000
John Carroll Gilmour Academy Ice Arena Gates Mills, Ohio 800
Mercyhurst Mercyhurst Ice Center Erie, Pennsylvania 1,500
Pittsburgh Alpha Ice Complex Harmarville, Pennsylvania 1,200
Robert Morris Clearview Arena Neville Township, Pennsylvania 1,200
Slippery Rock UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania 1,000
West Virginia Morgantown Municipal Ice Arena Morgantown, West Virginia 500

Former members

Past Champions
Season Regular season Tournament Tournament site
2006-2007 Washington & Jefferson Duquesne Alpha Ice Complex, Harmarville, Pennsylvania
2007-2008 West Virginia Washington & Jefferson Ice Zone, Boardman, Ohio
2008-2009 Duquesne Duquesne Ice Castle Arena, Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
2009-2010 Slippery Rock West Virginia S&T Bank Arena, Indiana, Pennsylvania
2010-2011 Slippery Rock Slippery Rock WesBanco Arena, Wheeling, West Virginia
2011-2012 West Virginia West Virginia Alpha Ice Complex, Harmarville, Pennsylvania
2012-2013 John Carroll Mercyhurst S&T Bank Arena, Indiana, Pennsylvania
2013-2014 West Virginia West Virginia Gilmour Academy, Gates Mills, Ohio
2014-2015 Robert Morris Robert Morris BladeRunners, Harmarville, Pennsylvania
2015-2016 Mercyhurst Pittsburgh Gilmour Academy, Gates Mills, Ohio
2016-2017 Pittsburgh John Carroll Colonials Arena, Neville Township, Pennsylvania
2017-2018 Pittsburgh John Carroll Mercyhurst Ice Center, Erie, Pennsylvania
2018-2019 IUP Robert Morris Alpha Ice Complex, Harmarville, Pennsylvania
2019-2020 Pittsburgh IUP Alpha Ice Complex, Harmarville, Pennsylvania

National Tournament results

Since the 2007–08 season, the conference's regular season champion received an automatic bid to the Division I national tournament. Starting with the 2018-19 season, the conference's playoff champion receives an automatic bid to the Division I national tournament. In the conference's first season in 2006–07, West Virginia earned a spot in the tournament based on their national ranking, winning neither the regular season nor the conference tournament. Washington & Jefferson College also earned a berth to the 2006-07 ACHA Division I National Tournament having won the CHMA regular season title and ranking 14th overall. In the 2014-2015 season, the conference saw two teams represented for the second time in nine seasons.

  • 2020: #19 Indiana (PA) was scheduled to play #14 Drexel in the first round. The game, as well as the entire 2020 National Tournament, was canceled on March 12, 2020 due to public health concerns related to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.[2]
  • 2019: #20 Robert Morris defeated in first round by #13 UNLV.
  • 2018: #18 Pittsburgh defeated in first round by #15 Stony Brook.
  • 2017: #19 Pittsburgh defeated in first round by #14 Oklahoma.
  • 2016: #19 Mercyhurst defeated in first round by #14 Delaware.
  • 2015: #18 Robert Morris defeated in first round by #15 Niagara / #20 John Carroll (HOST) defeated in first round by #13 Illinois.
  • 2014: #20 West Virginia defeated in first round by #13 Navy.
  • 2013: #20 John Carroll defeated in first round by #13 Liberty.
  • 2012: #17 West Virginia defeated #16 Rutgers in first round; was defeated in second round by #1 Penn State.
  • 2011: #16 Slippery Rock defeated in first round by #1 Lindenwood; won 15th-place consolation game against #15 Rutgers.
  • 2010: Slippery Rock declined invitation; was not replaced by another conference team.
  • 2009: #15 Duquesne defeated in first round by #2 Penn State.
  • 2008: #14 West Virginia defeated in first round by #3 Penn State.
  • 2007: #13 West Virginia defeated in first round by #4 Rhode Island; won 13th-place consolation game against #9 Kent State / #14 Washington & Jefferson defeated in first round by #3 Illinois; lost 15th place consolation game against #16 Robert Morris (PA).

See also

Media related to College Hockey Mid-America at Wikimedia Commons

References
  1. "Robert Morris to Join CHMA in 2012". Robert Morris Colonials. December 18, 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
  2. http://pointstreaksites.com/view/achanationals/news/news_530093
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