Texas Collegiate Hockey Conference

Texas Collegiate Hockey Conference (TCHC)
ConferenceACHA
Founded2016
CommissionerSean Boyle
Sports fielded
DivisionDivision II
No. of teams8
RegionTexas
Most recent
champion(s)		SMU Mustangs
(1st title)
Most titles2 titles each:
UTEP Miners
Texas A&M Aggies
Official websiteOfficial website

The Texas Collegiate Hockey Conference (TCHC) is a college ice hockey conference within the American Collegiate Hockey Association that plays at the Division II level. All eight members schools are universities located within the state of Texas.

History

The TCHC was formed in 2016 with the original members consisting of Texas A&M, the University of Texas, the University of Texas at El Paso, Texas State, Texas Christian University, Dallas Baptist University, Texas Tech and the University of North Texas.[1]

The conference currently competes within the ACHA Division II West Region, with the league champion earning an automatic bid to the ACHA Division II regional tournament.[2]

Members

School Location Founded Joined Affiliation Nickname Colors Website
Baylor University Waco, TX 1845 2022 Private (Baptist General Convention of Texas) Bears     [1]
East Texas Baptist University Marshall, TX 1912 2016 Private (Baptist) Tigers     [2]
University of North Texas Denton, TX 1890 2016 Public (University of North Texas System) Mean Green     [3]
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 1911 2021 Private (United Methodist Church) Mustangs     [4]
Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX 1873 2016 Private (Christian Church- Disciples of Christ) Horned Frogs     [5]
University of Texas Austin, TX 1883 2016 Public Flagship (University of Texas System) Longhorns     [6]
Texas A&M University College Station, TX 1876 2016 Public (Texas A&M University System) Aggies     [7]
Texas State University San Marcos, TX 1899 2016 Public (Texas State University System) Bobcats     [8]

Former Members

Year-by-year

Past Champions
Season Regular Season Playoff Runner-up Score Location
2016–17 UTEP UTEP[3] Dallas Baptist 6–0 El Paso
2017–18 Texas North Texas Texas 5–3 Austin
2018–19 UTEP UTEP[4] Texas A&M 8–1 Dallas
2019–20 East Texas Baptist Texas A&M Dallas Baptist 5–3 Mansfield
2021–22 East Texas Baptist Texas A&M East Texas Baptist 5–4 Mansfield
2022–23 East Texas Baptist East Texas Baptist Texas A&M 3–2 (SO) Mansfield
2023–24 SMU SMU TCU 6–4 Farmers Branch

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pride". Texas Collegiate Hockey Conference. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  2. ^ "Could NCAA college hockey come to Texas?". SportsDay. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  3. ^ Staff Report (12 February 2017). "Story in Many Pics: Ice Miners blank Dallas Baptist 6-0, Take TCHC Crown". El Paso Herald-Post. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. ^ "UTEP captures second TCHC Championship in three seasons". achahockey.org. Retrieved 2019-02-13.