Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League

Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League
ConferenceACHA
Founded2013
No. of teams10
RegionWest
Most recent
champion(s)		Utah State
(2024)
Most titlesUtah State
(5 titles)

The Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League (MWCHL) is a collegiate hockey conference within Division 2 of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). It is made up of ten universities throughout the Western United States. Four members are from the state of Utah, four from Montana and two from Idaho.

History

Established in 2013, the MWCHL's founding members were Boise State University, Brigham Young University, the University of Denver, Montana State University, Montana Tech University, Utah State University and Weber State University.

Other previous members include the University of Wyoming and Grand Canyon University.

Members

School Location
University of Utah[1] Salt Lake City, UT
Boise State University Boise, ID
Idaho State University[2] Pocatello, ID
Montana State University Bozeman, MT
Montana Technological University Butte, MT
University of Montana[3] Missoula, MT
University of Providence[4] Great Falls, MT
Utah State University Logan, UT
Utah Valley University Orem, UT
Weber State University Ogden, UT

Champions

Year Champion Runner-up Result Host
2014 Weber State Montana Tech Weber State
2015 Utah State Denver BYU
2016 Utah State Weber State Utah State
2017 Utah State Wyoming Weber State
2018 Utah State BYU BYU
2019 BYU[5] Utah State 2-0 Utah State
2020 Providence[6] Mary 3-2 Utah Valley
2022 Montana State BYU 5-2 Weber State
2023 Montana State[7] Weber State 4-0 Montana State
2024 Utah State Providence 3-2 Utah State

Membership Timeline

See also

References

  1. ^ "Utah M2 joins Mountain West Collegiate Hockey League". University of Utah Hockey. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  2. ^ Hines, Kalama (2024-08-16). "Idaho State University hockey team announces roster, schedule". East Idaho News. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  3. ^ "About". University of Montana Hockey. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  4. ^ "Argo Athletics to Add Men's & Women's Ice Hockey in Fall 2018". University of Providence Athletics. 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  5. ^ "No. 7 BYU Hockey secures MWCHL championship for first time in program history". The Daily Universe. February 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "Felt Hits Game-Winner to Lead Argos to Conference Championship". University of Providence. February 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Montana State men's club hockey team fundraising for trip to national tournament". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. February 23, 2023B.