List of NCAA Division II ice hockey programs

The following is a list of the 6 schools who field men's ice hockey teams in NCAA Division II competition.

History

Second-tier ice hockey has twice collapsed since 1980. Its current iteration is solely a result of the NCAA policy barring Division II schools from participating in Division III tournament which would have prevented those conferences from receiving an automatic bid into the National Tournament. Because only six schools play at the D-II level, no NCAA Tournament is currently being held (as of 2023). A seventh school, Stonehill, left the D-II ranks in July 2022 when it moved its athletic program to the Division I Northeast Conference.[1]

The teams comprising the Division II level played in Division III conferences until 2009 but have been playing their conference tournaments since 2000.

Men


School Team City State Current
Conference 		Primary
Conference 		First
Played 		Joined
Div II 		Conference
Championships
Assumption University Greyhounds Worcester Massachusetts Northeast-10 Conference Northeast-10 Conference 1964 2009A (2) 2017, 2022
Franklin Pierce University Ravens Rindge New Hampshire Northeast-10 Conference Northeast-10 Conference 2002 2009 (0)
Post University Eagles Waterbury Connecticut Northeast-10 Conference CACC 2016 2016 (0)
Saint Anselm College Hawks Goffstown New Hampshire Northeast-10 Conference Northeast-10 Conference 1969 2017A B (10) 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018
Saint Michael's College Purple Knights Colchester Vermont Northeast-10 Conference Northeast-10 Conference 1982 2017A B (5) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009
Southern New Hampshire University Penmen Manchester New Hampshire Northeast-10 Conference Northeast-10 Conference 1975 2009 (2) 2014, 2019

Notes

^A Teams previously played at the Division II level until 1984.
^B Saint Anselm and Saint Michael's were jointly members of Division II and III conferences from 2009 to 2017.
  • As of 2023–24, no women's ice hockey programs operate at the Division II level. Five of the six D-II men's ice hockey schools (Assumption, Franklin Pierce, Post, Saint Anselm, Saint Michael's) field women's varsity teams; all compete in the New England Women's Hockey Alliance, a fully recognized league at the National Collegiate level (the de facto equivalent of Division I).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stonehill Announces Transition to NCAA Division I for 2022-23 Academic Year" (Press release). Stonehill Skyhawks. April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.