Northern Collegiate Hockey League

The Northern Collegiate Hockey League (NCHL) is a college ice hockey league based in the central region of the United States. The conference is part of the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 2 and is made up of eleven teams from universities and colleges based in Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

History
The 2014-2015 season was the inaugural season for the NCHL, formed of ACHA D2 teams from Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Michigan.

Regular-season format
Each conference member is required to play all the other members, for a 16 game conference season. Teams earn two point for a win (regulation or overtime), one point for a tie or an overtime loss, and zero points for a regulation loss.

At the end of the season the top six teams qualify for the conference tournament, with the top two teams receiving a first round bye.

Conference champions (Hap Cup)
Championship totals

National championship qualifiers

 * Concordia University WI (2024, 2023)
 * Marian University (2019)
 * Aurora University (2018)

Expansion member for 2023-24 season

 * Milwaukee School of Engineering

Previous members

 * University of Minnesota Duluth (2014-16)
 * Michigan Tech University (2014-16)
 * Waldorf University (2014-17)
 * St. Mary's University of MN (2014-18)
 * St. Norbert College (2021-23)
 * Purdue University Northwest (2021-22)
 * Northern Michigan University (2014-2023)