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| Established | 1991 |
| Association | ACHA |
| Division | Division I |
| Members | 8 |
| Sports fielded | Ice hockey (men's: yes; women's: no) |
| Region | Mid Atlantic/East Coast |
| Headquarters | Parkton, Maryland |
| Commissioner | Marshall Stevenson |
| Website | ECHA.com |
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Established in 1991, the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association is a hockey-only college athletic conference whose members are East Coast schools. The ECHA is part of the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I. The ECHA currently has six member schools for the 2009-10 season, United States Naval Academy and Drexel University will be returning to the ECHA and Penn State Berks will become a new member for the 2010-2011 season, University of Maryland will leave the ECHA as the team moves to ACHA Division II.
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League Format [link]
Teams play each of the other ECHA teams twice, once at home and once away. In addition teams play non-league teams from other ACHA member schools. At the conclusion of the regular season in February the league holds a championship tournament. At the conclusion of the ECHA championship tournament, the ECHA Champions receive an automatic bid to the ACHA Men's Division I National Tournament.
Membership [link]
| Institution | City | State | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Nickname | Primary conference |
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| Drexel University | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 1891 | Private/Non-sectarian | 17,000 | Dragons | Colonial Athletic Association (D-I) |
| Lebanon Valley College | Annville | Pennsylvania | 1866 | Private/Methodist | 2,065 | Flying Dutchmen | MAC Commonwealth (D-III) |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | 1865 | Private/Non-sectarian | 6,956 | Mountain Hawks | Patriot League (D-I) |
| Penn State-Berks | Reading | Pennsylvania | 1958 | Public | 3,216 | Nittany Lions | North Eastern Athletic Conference (D-III) |
| Towson University | Towson | Maryland | 1866 | Public | 19,758 | Tigers | Colonial Athletic Association (D-I) |
| Villanova University | Villanova | Pennsylvania | 1842 | Private/Catholic | 9,535 | Wildcats | Big East Conference (D-I) |
| United States Naval Academy (Navy) | Annapolis | Maryland | 1845 | Public/Federal | 4,000 | Midshipmen | Patriot League (D-I) |
| University of Scranton | Scranton | Pennsylvania | 1888 | Private/Catholic | 5,160 | Royals | Landmark Conference (D-III) |
Conference arenas [link]
| School | Hockey Arena | Location | Capacity |
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| Drexel | Class of 1923 Arena | Philadelphia, PA | 2,900 |
| Lebanon Valley | Hersheypark Arena | Hershey, PA | 7,286 |
| Lehigh | Steel Ice Center | Bethlehem, PA | 1,000 |
| Navy | McMullen Hockey Arena | Annapolis, MD | 1,000 (expandable to 3,000) |
| Penn State-Berks | Bodyzone Sports & Wellness Complex | Wyomissing, PA | 1,000 |
| Scranton | Revolution Ice Centre | Pittston, PA | 1,000 |
| Towson | Ice World | Abington, MD | 1,000 |
| Villanova | Ice Line Quad Rinks | West Chester, PA | 500 |
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Hockey WA
Hockey WA is the organisation responsible for the sport of Field Hockey in the state of Western Australia, Australia. Hockey WA is represented in the Australian Hockey League competition by the SmokeFree WA Thundersticks and the SmokeFree WA Diamonds. Hockey WA also run the top club competitions in Australia, the Melville Toyota League for both Men and Women.
In late 2003, Hockey WA was formed from a merger between the Western Australian Men's Hockey Association and the Western Australian Women's Hockey Association. It is approaching 100 years since the establishment of the individual Associations and it is anticipated that the amalgamation will be of major benefit to Hockey in Western Australia.
Early history
Early records indicated that hockey matches were taking place in Western Australia around 1903 and that by 1906 four Teams existed in the Perth area. In 1906 an inter-club competition had begun and by 1908 the Western Australian Hockey Association had been formed.
Games involving women and particularly schoolgirls were reported in the early 1900s and the Western Australian Women’s Hockey Association was officially formed on 14 June 1916.
