Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference

Delaware Valley College Hockey Conference
Conference	Collegiate Hockey Federation
Founded	1971
Sports fielded	Men's and Women's ice hockey;
Division	(Men) Division II & Division III CHF; (Women) Division I&II acha
No. of teams	10
Region	Mid Atl/N East
Official website	Official website

The Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference (DVCHC) is a collegiate hockey conference associated with the Collegiate Hockey Federation (CHF) and independent women's university teams. The conference has men's teams that compete within divisions II and III of the CHF and women's teams that compete in divisions II and III of the ACHA. The DVCHC founding President was Finbarr O'Connor. Coach O'Connor was Head Coach of the Saint Joseph's University team, he was league President for 10 seasons and Coached St. Joe's for 35 years. He was inducted into the Saint Joseph's University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. Coach O'Connor is the only non-varsity inductee in their Hall of Fame.

Quick facts Conference, Founded ...

The first season (1971–1972), The league consisted of six teams: Bryn Athyn College, LaSalle University, St. Joseph's University, University of Delaware, Villanova University, and West Chester University.

Institution	Location	Nickname	Enrollment	Established
Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Millersville, PA	Marauders	6,500	1855
Alvernia University	Reading, PA	Golden Wolves	2,900	1958
La Salle University	Philadelphia, PA	Explorers	3,164	1863
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	Bloomsburg, PA	Huskies	9,201	1839
Penn State Harrisburg	Lower Swatara Township, PA	Nittany Lions	4,519	1966
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Kutztown, PA	Golden Bears	7,391	1866
University of Delaware	Newark, DE	Blue Hens	19,391	1743
Salisbury University	Salisbury, MD	Sea Gulls	10,529	1925
Catholic University of America	Washington D.C.	Cardinals	5,956
Neumann University	Aston, Pennsylvania	Knights	3,011	1965

Institution	Location	Nickname	Enrollment	Established
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Kutztown, PA	Bears	8,500	1866
Lafayette College	Easton, PA	Leopards	2,729	1826
Rutgers University-Camden	Camden, NJ	Raptors	4,497	1766
Widener University	Philadelphia, PA	Pride	3,204	1862
Dickinson College	Carlisle, PA	Red Devils	2,173	1773
Franklin & Marshall College	Lancaster, PA	Diplomats	2,324	1787
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	Blue Jays	20,848	1876
York College of Pennsylvania	York, PA	Spartans	5,564	1876
Gettysburg College	Gettysburg, PA	Bullets	2,700	1832
Bucknell University	Lewisburg, PA	Bison	3,600	1846
Susquehanna University	Selinsgrove, PA	River Hawks	2,203	1858
UMBC	Catonsville, Maryland	UMBC Retrievers	13,767	1966

Institution	Location	Nickname	Enrollment
U.S. Naval Academy	Annapolis, MD	Midshipman	4,400
Liberty University	Lynchburg, VA	Eagles	48,900
University of Delaware	Newark, DE	Blue Hens	23,613
University of Maryland	College Park, MD	Terrapins	37,610
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	Quakers	10,394
Rowan University	Glassboro, NJ	Profs	10,750
Villanova University	Villanova, PA	Wildcats	6,335

Institution	Location	Nickname	Enrollment
Loyola University Maryland	Baltimore, MD	Greyhounds
Montclair State University	Montclair, NJ	Redhawks
West Chester University	West Chester, PA	Rams
Lafayette College	Easton, PA	Leopards
St. Joseph's University	Philadelphia, PA	Hawks
George Mason University	Fairfax, VA	Patriots
Slippery Rock University	Slippery Rock, PA	Pride	8,500
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana, PA	Crimson Hawks	12,827

Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference

Format

Current Men's teams

Tournament Bound

Non-Tournament Bound

Current Women's teams

Division II

Division III

Men's Championships

National (2022-present)

American (2022-present)

Patriot (2022-present)

Tournament Bound (2021-2022)

Non-tournament Bound (2021-2022)

Division II (1972-2005 & 2018-2020)

Division 3 National Division (2003-2020)

Division 3 American Division (2011-2020)

Division 3 Patriot Division (2018-2020)

Women's Championships

See also

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