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{| class="infobox"
!colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#000080" | <span style="color:white;">'''Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference'''</span>
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|Established || 1976
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|Members || 7
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|Affiliate Members || 1
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|Sport || [[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]] '''Division 3 club hockey'''
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|Region || [[Northeastern United States|Northeast]]
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|States || 3 - New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
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|Headquarters || [[New Paltz (village), New York|New Paltz, New York]]
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|President || Andrew Mola
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|}

The '''Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference''' or '''MCHC''' is an [[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]] Division 3 league made up of smaller colleges, universities, and community colleges in the NYC Metro Area. The league was originally formed in 1967-68 as the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Hockey League (MIHL). After a league name change to the BSMIHL (Bi-State Metropolitan Intercollegiate Hockey League) for the 1975-76 season, the league changed its name to its current moniker at the start of the 1976-77 season.

==Format==
Teams play a 12-game league schedule with the top four teams advancing to the MCHC playoffs at the end of the regular season held during President's Day weekend in February.

==Current Teams==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!School
!Location
!Founded
!Affiliation
!Nickname
!Colors

|-
| [[New Jersey Institute of Technology]]
| [[Newark, NJ]]
| 1881
| Public
| Highlanders
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[St. Thomas Aquinas College]]
| [[Rockland County, NY]]
| 1952
| Private/Dominican
| Spartans
| {{color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}} 
|-
| [[US Merchant Marine Academy]]
| [[Kings Point, NY]]
| 1943
| [[United States service academies]]
| Mariners
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|grey|border=silver}}
|-
| [[State University of New York Maritime College|SUNY Maritime]]
| [[Bronx, NY]]
| 1938
| Public College
| Privateers
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Sacred Heart University]]
| [[Fairfield, CT]]
| 1963
| Private/Catholic
| Pioneers
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Western Connecticut State University]]
| [[Danbury, CT]]
| 1903
| Public University
| Colonials
| {{color box|navy|border=silver}} {{color box|rust red|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Yeshiva University]]
| [[New York, NY]]
| 1886
| Private
| Maccabees
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-

|}

==Affiliate Teams==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!School
!Location
!Founded
!Affiliation
!Nickname
!Colors
|}

==Former Teams==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!School
!Location
!Founded
!Affiliation
!Nickname
!Colors

|-
| [[Adelphi University]]
| [[Garden City, NY]]
| 1896
| Private
| Panthers
| {{color box|brown|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|-
| [[University at Albany]]
| [[Albany, NY]]
| 1844
| Public
| Great Danes
| {{color box|purple|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Binghamton University]]
| [[Binghamton, NY]]
| 1946
| Public
| Bearcats
| {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Briarcliffe College]]
| [[Bethpage, NY]]
| 1966 (Closed 2018)
| Private
| Bulldogs
| {{color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[University of Bridgeport]]
| [[Bridgeport, CT]]
| 1927
| Private
| Purple Knights
| {{color box|purple|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Brooklyn College]]
| [[Brooklyn, NY]]
| 1930
| Public
| Bulldogs (formerly Kingsmen)
| {{color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Columbia University]]
| [[Manhattan, NY]]
| 1754
| [[Ivy League]]
| Lions
| {{color box|#9BDDFF|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Cook College]]
| [[North Brunswick, NJ]]
| 1862
| Public
| Aggies
| {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[City College of New York]]
| [[New York, NY]]
| 1847
| Public
| Beavers
| {{color box|purple|border=silver}} {{color box|gray|border=silver}}
|-
| [[County College of Morris]]
| [[Randolph, NJ]]
| 1968
| Public
| Titans
| {{color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{color box|grey|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Delaware County Community College]]
| [[Marple Township, PA]]
| 1967
| Public
| Phantoms
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Fairfield University]]
| [[Fairfield, CT]]
| 1942
| Private/Catholic
| Stags
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]]
| [[Teaneck, NJ]]
| 1942
| Private
| Knights
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Farmingdale State College]]
| [[Farmingdale, NY]]
| 1912
| Public College 
| Rams
| {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box |white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Fordham University]]
| [[Bronx, NY]]
| 1841
| Private/Jesuit
| Rams
| {{color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[University of Hartford]]
| [[West Hartford, CT]]
| 1957
| Private
| Hawks
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Hofstra University]]
| [[Hempstead, NY]]
| 1935
| Private
| Pride
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Iona College (New York)|Iona College]]
| [[New Rochelle, NY]]
| 1940
| Private/Catholic
| Gaels
| {{color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|-
| [[John Jay College]]
| [[New York, NY]]
| 1964
| Public
| Bloodhounds
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Kean University]]
| [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union, NJ]]
| 1855
| Public
| Cougars
| {{color box|navy|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Lehman College]]
| [[Bronx, NY]]
| 1967
| Public
| Lightning
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|-
| [[LIU Post]]
| [[Brookville, NY]]
| 1954
| Private
| Sharks (formerly Pioneers)
| {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Manhattan College]]
| [[Riverdale, NY]]
| 1853
| Private/Catholic
| Jaspers
| {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Marist College]]
| [[Poughkeepsie, NY]]
| 1929
| Private
| Red Foxes
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Monmouth University]]
| [[West Long Branch, NJ]]
| 1933
| Private
| Hawks
| {{color box|navy|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Montclair State University]]
| [[Montclair, NJ]]
| 1908
| Public
| Red Hawks
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Nassau Community College]]
| [[Garden City, NY]]
| 1959
| Public
| Lions
| {{color box|navy|border=silver}} {{color box|orange|border=silver}}
|-
| [[New York Institute of Technology]]
| [[New York, NY]]
| 1955
| Private
| Bears
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|-
| [[SUNY New Paltz]]
| [[New Paltz, NY]]
| 1828
| Public
| Hawks
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|orange|border=silver}}
|-
| [[New York University]]
| [[New York, NY]]
| 1831
| Private
| Violets
| {{color box|purple|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Ocean County College]]
| [[Toms River, NJ]]
| 1964
| Public
| Vikings
| {{color box|navy|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Pace University]]
| [[New York, NY]]
| 1906
| Private
| Setters
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Queens College]]
| [[Queens, NY]]
| 1937
| Public
| Knights
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|silver|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Ramapo College]]
| [[Mahwah, NJ]]
| 1969
| Public
| Roadrunners
| {{color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Raritan Valley Community College]]
| [[Branchburg, NJ]]
| 1965
| Public
| Golden Lions
| {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Rider University]]
| [[Lawrenceville, NJ]]
| 1865
| Private
| Broncs
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|grey|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Rockland Community College]]
| [[Suffern, NY]]
| 1959
| Public
| Fighting Hawks
| {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|grey|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Rutgers University]]
| [[New Brunswick, NJ]]
| 1766
| Public
| Scarlet Knights
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[St. Francis College]]
| [[Brooklyn Heights, NY]]
| 1859
| Private/Catholic
| Terriers
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|red|border=silver}}
|-
| [[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]]
| [[Queens, NY]]
| 1870
| Private/Catholic
| Red Storm
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|navy|border=silver}}
|-
| [[The College of St. Rose]]
| [[Albany, NY]]
| 1920
| Private/Catholic
| Golden Knights
| {{color box|black|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Seton Hall University]]
| [[South Orange, NJ]]
| 1856
| Private/Catholic
| Pirates
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|gray|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Siena College]]
| [[Loudonville, NY]]
| 1937
| Private/Catholic
| Saints
| {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Skidmore College]]
| [[Saratoga Springs, NY]]
| 1922
| Private
| Thoroughbreds
| {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|yellow|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Southern Connecticut State University]]
| [[New Haven, CT]]
| 1893
| Public
| Owls
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Stevens Institute of Technology]]
| [[Hoboken, NJ]]
| 1870
| Private/Non-sectarian
| Ducks
| {{color box|maroon|border=silver}} {{color box|grey|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Stony Brook University]]
| [[Stony Brook, NY]]
| 1957
| Public
| Seawolves
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Suffolk County Community College]]
| [[Long Island, NY]]
| 1959
| Community College
| Sharks
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Union College]]
| [[Schenectady, NY]]
| 1795
| Private
| Dutchmen
| {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Upsala College]]
| [[East Orange, NJ]]
| 1893 (Closed 1995)
| Private
| Vikings
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Wagner College]]
| [[Staten Island, NY]]
| 1883
| Private
| Seahawks
| {{color box|green|border=silver}} {{color box|gold|border=silver}}
|-
| [[William Paterson University]]
| [[Wayne, NJ]]
| 1855
| Public
| Pioneers
| {{color box|orange|border=silver}} {{color box|black|border=silver}}
|-
| [[Yale University]]
| [[New Haven, CT]]
| 1701
| Ivy League
| Bulldogs
| {{color box|blue|border=silver}} {{color box|white|border=silver}}
|}

==Conference Champions==
*2025 - [[Sacred Heart University]]
*2024 - [[Sacred Heart University]]
*2023 - [[Sacred Heart University]]
*2022 - [[Columbia University]]
*2021 - [[Season Canceled Due to COVID-19]]
*2020 - [[US Merchant Marine Academy]]
*2019 - [[Fordham University]]
*2018 - [[Fordham University]]
*2017 - [[Ramapo College]]
*2016 - [[Yale University]]
*2015 - [[Stevens Institute of Technology]]
*2014 - [[Fordham University]]
*2013 - [[State University of New York Maritime College]]
*2012 - [[County College of Morris]]
*2011 - [[Wagner College]]
*2010 - [[Fordham University]]
*2009 - [[University of Albany]]
*2008 - [[Farmingdale State College]]
*2007 - [[University of Albany]]
*2006 - [[Fordham University]]
*2005 - [[University of Albany]]
*2004 - [[Wagner College]]
*2003 - [[County College of Morris]]
*2002 - [[Wagner College]]
*2001 - [[Wagner College]]
*2000 - [[Stony Brook University]]
*1999 - [[Wagner College]]
*1998 - [[Wagner College]]
*1997 - [[Wagner College]]
*1996 - [[Marist College]]
*1995 - [[Rutgers University]]
*1994 - [[Rutgers University]]
*1993 - [[Siena College]]
*1992 - [[Marist College]]
*1991 - [[Southern Connecticut State University]]
*1990 - [[Rutgers University]]
*1989 - [[Rutgers University]] / [[County College of Morris]]
*1988 - [[Rutgers University]]
*1987 - [[County College of Morris]]
*1986 - [[Montclair State University]]
*1985 - [[Manhattan College]]
*1984 - [[Manhattan College]] / [[Southern Connecticut State University]] / [[Wagner College]]
*1983 - [[Wagner College]]
*1982 - [[Upsala College]]
*1981 - [[Upsala College]]
*1980 - [[Queens College]]
*1979 - [[Queens College]]
*1978 - [[Upsala College]] / [[Wagner College]]
*1977 - [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]] / [[Iona College (New York)|Iona College]]
*1976 - [[Ramapo College]] / [[Rockland Community College]]
*1975 - [[Fairfield University]] / [[Ramapo College]]
*1974 - [[Fairfield University]]
*1973 - [[Fairfield University]]
*1972 - [[Nassau Community College]]
*1971 - [[St. Francis College]]
*1970 - [[St. Francis College]]
*1969 - [[St. Francis College]]
*1968 - [[Iona College (New York)|Iona College]]

==External links==
* [http://www.methockey.com/ MCHC Web site]
* [https://www.linkedin.com/company/metropolitan-collegiate-hockey-conference-inc MCHC LinkedIn page]
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=9lh231pkuunmglga33vso1cnv8@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York&color=%23616161&showNav=1&showDate=0&title=Metropolitan%20Collegiate%20Hockey%20Conference%20Calendar&mode=AGENDA MCHC Google Calendar]
* [https://twitter.com/methockey MCHC Twitter]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC99h00OkpUmQ8ZcWc0lYlVQ MCHC YouTube Channel]

==See also==
*[[American Collegiate Hockey Association]] 
*[[List of ice hockey leagues]]

{{ACHA Division 3}}

[[Category:ACHA Division 3 conferences]]