Northern Collegiate Hockey Association

Northern Collegiate Hockey Association

Northern Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin in the midwestern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division III as a hockey-only conference.

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Current Members (Men)

School Location Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment Year Joined Primary Conference
St. Norbert College De Pere, Wisconsin Green Knights 1898 Private/Catholic 2,015 1994 Midwest Conference
St. Scholastica Duluth, Minnesota Saints 1912 Private/Catholic 3,309 1983 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
UW–Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wisconsin Blugolds 1916 Public 10,500 1980 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
UW–River Falls River Falls, Wisconsin Falcons 1847 Public 5,800 1980 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
UW–Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wisconsin Pointers 1894 Public 8,775 1987 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
UW–Stout Menomonie, Wisconsin Blue Devils 1891 Public 7,400 1996 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
UW–Superior Superior, Wisconsin Yellowjackets 1893 Public 2,900 1980 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Current Members (Women)

School Location Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment Year Joined Primary Conference
Adrian College Adrian, Michigan Bulldogs 1859 Private 1,400 2009 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Concordia University Wisconsin Mequon, Wisconsin Falcons 1880 Private/Lutheran 1,600 2007 Northern Athletics Conference
Finlandia University Hancock, Michigan Lions 1896 Private/Lutheran 550 2003 None
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, Illinois Foresters 1857 Private 1,417 2000 Midwest Conference
Marian University Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Sabres 1936 Private/Catholic 1,411 2009 Northern Athletics Conference
St. Norbert College De Pere, Wisconsin Green Knights 1898 Private/Catholic 2,015 2010 Midwest Conference
UW–Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wisconsin Dragons 1916 Public 10,500 2000 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
UW–River Falls River Falls, Wisconsin Falcons 1847 Public 5,800 2000 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
UW–Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wisconsin Pointers 1894 Public 8,775 2000 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
UW–Superior Superior, Wisconsin Yellowjackets 1893 Public 2,900 2000 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Note: St. Scholastica (men) left the conference in 1991 but returned in 1994.

Former members

School Location Nickname Founded Affiliation Enrollment Teams Year Joined Year Left Current Hockey Conference Primary Conference
Bemidji State University Bemidji, Minnesota Beavers 1919 Public 5,000 Men Men-1980 Men-1999 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, Illinois Foresters 1857 Private 1,400 Both Men-1987
Women-2000
Men-2009 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association Midwest Conference
Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, Minnesota Mavericks 1868 Public 14,000 Men Men-1981 Men-1992 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minnesota Huskies 1868 Public 14,252 Men Men-1980 Men-1987 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

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