Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
2022 MACHA Playoffs
Date:02/09/2022 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
Big weekend of hockey for the MACHA playoffs. (All games are at Maryville University Hockey Center in Chesterfield, MO.) Gold Division matchups and game times for Friday, Feb 11th: Bradley (@BUBravesHockey) vs (@SIUE_Hockey) 2:30 pm Illinois State (@ISUHockey) vs Maryville (@SaintsD2Hockey) 5:30 pm First-round bye: Iowa State (@CycloneHockey) and Iow...
Iowa Hawkeyes Take It to the Xtream
Date:10/26/2021 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
The Iowa Hawkeyes play its first-ever hockey game in the Xtream Arena on Oct. 30, a new on-campus ice rink in Coralville, Iowa. The 5,100 fixed-seat (6,600 concert capacity) Xtream Arena will host home games for the University of Iowa Volleyball and the Iowa Heartlanders ECHL hockey team. Iowa will host Iowa State at 1:30 p.m. Tickets: GA: https://fev...
ACHA WILL HOLD MEN’S DIII NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Date:02/22/2021 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
From ACHA Press Release --- ACHA REVERSES COURSE, WILL HOLD MEN’S DIVISION 3 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN GRAND RAPIDS IN APRIL 2021 PATTERSON ICE CENTER TO HOST MODIFIED TOURNAMENT TROY, Mich. (February 22, 2021) – The American Collegiate Hockey Association, the governing body for non-NCAA college hockey in the United States, announces that the 2021 Men’s Division 3 (M3) Nationa...
2021 Division III Nationals Canceled
Date:02/04/2021 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
From ACHA Press Release... PANDEMIC FORCES CANCELLATION OF 2021 ACHA NATIONALS FOR MEN’S DIVISION 3 AND WOMEN’S DIVISION 2 TROY, Mich. (February 3, 2021) – The American Collegiate Hockey Association, the governing body for non-NCAA college hockey in the United States, announces that it has canceled the 2021 National Championship Tournament events for Men’s Divi...
MACHA Cancels 20-21 Season due to COVID-19
Date:12/07/2020 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
From MACHA email -- MACHA Cancels 2020-2021 Season due to COVID-19 The Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association has canceled the remainder of the 2020-2021 season. The MACHA board met virtually on Sunday, December 6th, and voted unanimously to cancel the remainder of the season and allow the conference and its teams to focus on preparation toward the 2021-2022 season. ...
MACHA Announces New Teams and Realignment
Date:10/05/2020 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
The Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA), has announced that several ACHA teams have asked to and have been approved to join the league. POTENTIAL LEAGUE ALIGNMENT CENTRAL ...
Iowa Coach Loses Home in Storm
Date:08/11/2020 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
A GoFundMe page has been set up for the University of Iowa's head coach, Kevin Brooks, and his family. On 8/11/2020, they lost their house during a storm in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The family has insurance to cover the damage, but the GoFundMe is set up for those who would like to help the family with temporary expenses. Website link: https://gf.me/u/ypq2wf ...
MACHA Suspends Season Until January 2021
Date:08/03/2020 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
MACHA teams voted unanimously to suspend 2020-2021 league games until January 2021. All teams should attempt to reschedule league games in 2021. If two schools are playing in the fall semester and unable to schedule in the spring semester, they can play league games in the fall semester. If needed, teams can play one 4 point game with standings to be on points p...
MACHA Gold Awards Announced
Date:04/08/2020 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
The 2019-20 Gold Division MACHA Awards are as follows: 1st team Forward Jake Carlson, Iowa Christian Perry, SIUE Michael Mcellin, ISU Defense Matthew Wilson, Iowa Kain Henson, SIUE Goalie Ryan ianciancio, Iowa Coach Kevin Brooks, Iowa 2nd team Forwards Kyle Tintera, Bra...
ACHA Nationals Moves to St. Louis in 2022
Date:04/07/2020 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
ACHA Press release (Link here) TROY, Mich. - The American Collegiate Hockey Association, the governing body for non-varsity collegiate hockey in the United States, announced today that it has selected St. Louis, Missouri as the site for the 2022 ACHA National Championships. The ten-day event will be hosted by the St. Louis Sports Commission and the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues. ...
ACHA CANCELS 2020 NATIONALS
Date:03/12/2020 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
From the ACHA: ACHA CANCELS 2020 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT TROY, Mich. – (March 12, 2020) – The American Collegiate Hockey Association, the governing body for non-varsity college hockey in the United States, announced today that out of an abundance of caution due to public health concerns regarding coronavirus (COVID-19), it has canceled its upcoming 2020 National...
Nebraska's Larry Taylor Wins ACHA Coach of the Year
Date:03/10/2020 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
Head Coach Larry Taylor has been at the helm of the Cornhuskers for 13 seasons, posting a 16-6-0-1 record and #4 seed in the Pacific Region. Under his supervision, Nebraska has become of the top teams in the region, becoming a staple at the Regionals. With a win over Milwaukee School of Engineering in the Regional Final, Taylor's team secured their third consecutive trip to the National ...
ACHA Playoffs Live Stream
Date:03/06/2020 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
Below is the live stream schedule and links for the ACHA DIII Regional playoffs as we know them. Streams are free to watch. Friday, March 6 12:00pm: #5 Milwaukee School of Engineering vs. #8 Colorado School of Mines https://youtu.be/JLa88F8pzvc 2:45pm: #4 University of Nebraska vs. #9 University of Missouri 5:30pm: #3 University of Kansas vs. #10 Dordt University 8:...
Iowa Wins ACHA Region Awards
Date:02/28/2020 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
The American Collegiate Hockey Association announced today that Iowa coach Kevin Brooks has won the 2019-2020 Men's Division 2 All-Central Region Coach of the Year and defenseman Matthew Wilson was nominated to the All-Central Region First Team. Full awards are as follows: Central Player of the Year: Ryan Vendramin, Sault College Central Coach of the Year: Kevin Br...
A Note on Steve Beneke
Date:02/14/2020 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
I have heartbreaking and sad news to convey regarding my dear friend Steve Beneke’s extremely serious medical situation. Steve is in ICU, in a coma, and on life support. Steve is the longtime equipment manager, trainer, assistant coach and jack of all trades for the University of Georgia Hockey team. If any of you have played UGA in the past 20-years, you will know who Steve is. &nbs...
2020 MACHA Tournament Info
Date:01/22/2020 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
For more information on the 2020 MACHA tournament, hover over the playoffs tab above and select 2020 Playoffs or click ----> (here) to go directly to the latest information. ...
Stronger Penalty Issued for Hate Language
Date:10/30/2019 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
From USA Hockey President Jim Smith: October 30, 2019 Dear USA Hockey member – As the hockey season begins in full, we continue to receive reports of disturbing incidents involving racial and other derogatory slurs, behavior which is reprehensible and has absolutely no place in our game, especially around our children. As you are all aware, USA Hockey has long had a Zero Tolerance P...
ACHA Adopts Policy on 17-year-old Players
Date:08/05/2019 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
From the ACHA hockey website: NEW POLICY ON 17 YEAR OLD PLAYERS First, we are sorry for the delay in getting this information out, but the situation has been fluid and the analysis of the law by legal teams has been slower than we would have liked. Without that analysis, an informed decision has been difficult. The adoption by Congress of the Protecting Young Victims from Se...
MACHA Wins All-Star Challenge
Date:04/14/2019 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
Congratulations to the MACHA All-Star team, who won the Men’s Division II All-Star Challenge in West Chester, Pennsylvania going 4-0-1 the weekend of April 12-14., 2019. ...
2019 MACHA All-Conference Players Named
Date:03/05/2019 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
Here are the 2019 MACHA All-Conference players, for all three division, as selected by team coaches or managers. GOLD 1st Team 2nd Team FORWARD FORWARD Ty Wilson - McKendree University Devyn Kelly - University of Iowa Andrew Bond - Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville Dominic Nass - McKendree Univ...
Division 2 All-Star Challenge Team Selected
Date:02/24/2019 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
MACHA players will participate in the ACHA All-Star Challenge in Philadelphia, PA from April 12th - 14th. The end of the season tournament is played every two years at the Division 2 level with all conferences across the country sending a team. All MACHA players were nominated by their coaches and then selected by the MACHA All-Star team staff. ...
MACHA Playoffs Live Stream
Date:02/14/2019 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
Below is the live stream schedule and link for this weekend. Streams are free to watch. Unfortunately, the broadcast crew shares equipment and staff with the Peoria Mustangs, and the crew and equipment will be in Peoria Friday and Saturday evening. They plan to stream the first two games Friday on rink 1, then all 3 championship games on rink 1. Streaming link: h...
Annual MACHA Meeting Scheduled
Date:02/03/2019 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
At least one representative from each MACHA team is mandated to attend the annual MACHA league meeting to be held on Saturday, February 16th at 8:00 AM inside the Nelson Center in Springfield, Illinois. The Nelson Center is located at: 1601 North 5th St. Springfield, IL 62702 217-753-2800 ...
2019 MACHA Playoff Information
Date:01/09/2019 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
The latest 2019 MACHA Playoff tournament information is now available under the Playoff tab in the upper right corner of this website. All three divisional playoffs will be held at the Nelson Center Ice Arena in Springfield, Illinois on February 15-17, 2019. Direct Link: http://pointstreaksites.com/view/machahockey/playoffs-1/2019-macha-playoffs ...
MSOE Granted Probationary Status
Date:01/09/2019 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) has been accepted as a probationary MACHA team for the 2019-20 hockey season. Teams wishing to schedule games can contact: Alex Rowland, Club President at: rowlanda@msoe.edu or Mike Porcaro, Coordinator of Club Sports at: porcaro@msoe.edu ...
2019-20 MACHA Divisional Alignment
Date:01/09/2019 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
As of January 9, 2019, the MACHA league divisional alignment for the 2019-20 hockey season is as follows: Gold Iowa State Bradley Mckendree SIUE Iowa U of I SLU Illinois State Silver West Kansas Creighton Nebraska Missouri State Dordt Mizzou Wisc Platteville Silver North Northwestern Wisc Milwaukee Aurora Loyola RMU IL Wash U Bronze...
D2 McKendree Captures Consecutive Crown
Date:01/09/2019 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
(WEBSTER GROVES, Mo., Feb. 11) – The McKendree University men's D2 hockey team won its second straight Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA) Gold Division Championship with a 4-0 shutout over Iowa State University on Sunday afternoon (February 11, 2018) in Webster Groves, Mo. The Bearcats improve to 23-5 overall on the season with the victory. McKendree earned its second st...
OBrien's big game bests M2 James Madison University in 9-6 M2 Pennsylvania University of win
Date:11/07/2016 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
Behind a great game by Michael OBrien, who had two goals and two assists, M2 Pennsylvania University of defeated M2 James Madison University, 9-6. OBrien's tallies came at 18:09 into the first period to make the score 3-1 M2 Pennsylvania University of and 6:00 into the second to make the score 5-1 M2 Pennsylvania University of. M2 Pennsylvania University of racked up the penalties in the contest...
M2 Michigan State University outlasts M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, 4-2
Date:02/27/2016 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
M2 Michigan State University gutted out a close 4-2 win against M2 Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. M2 Michigan State University gained the winning advantage on a goal by Tyler Van Acker 17:09 into the second period and hung on until final buzzer. Van Acker had a great game for M2 Michigan State University, netting two goals. M2 Michigan State University's penalty kill excelled, as M2 Michigan Stat...
M3-McKendree University downs M3-Nebraska University of in overtime, 6-5 (OT)
Date:02/20/2016 Source: Mid American Collegiate Hockey Association
M3-McKendree University's Dylan Mueth scored 10:26 into overtime to beat M3-Nebraska University of, 6-5 (OT). Mueth was all over the ice for M3-McKendree University, as he tallied two goals and one assist in the win. Mueth scored the first of his two goals on the power play at 8:18 into the second period to make the score 3-2 M3-McKendree University. M3-McKendree University had taken the advantage...
