College hockey
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College hockey most often refers to the American hockey competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. There are 3 national divisions, I, II and III, each having many conferences, and supporting both men's and women's teams. However The championship for Division II was suspended following 1999, due to a lack of sponsoring schools. Most of the schools in Division II hockey became members of newly formed hockey conferences such as College Hockey America, which plays in Division I. The Frozen Four is the trademarked name of the final two rounds of the NCAA Division I championship of ice hockey in the USA. Schools advance in a single-elimination tournament from four regional sites to a single site, where the national semifinals and final game are played. The NCAA started a Women's Frozen Four beginning in the 2000-01 season.
Each year, the Division I national champion is crowned through the NCAA Men's Division I Hockey Championship. The 2007 tournament will be held in St. Louis, Missouri.
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The teams that play in NCAA college hockey are split into divisions and then conferences, though some teams play independently. [1]
- Men's
- Division I
- Division II
- ECAC Northeast
- Northeast Ten Conference
- Independent Colleges
- Division III
- ECAC East
- ECAC Northeast
- ECAC West
- Eastern College Athletic Conference
- Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association
- Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- New England Small College Athletic Conference
- Northern Collegiate Hockey Association
- State University of New York Athletic Conference
- Independent Colleges
- Women's
- Division I
- Division II
- Division III
Prior to the NCAA establishing a women's ice hockey championship, the AWCHA held a championship from 1997-98 season to 1999-2000 season. Below are those champions.
- 1998 New Hampshire
- 1999 Harvard
- 2000 Minnesota
- NCAA Mens Ice Hockey
- NCAA Womens Ice Hockey
- College Hockey News
- Inside College Hockey
- U.S. College Hockey Online