National Collegiate Hockey Conference

National Collegiate Hockey Conference
AssociationNCAA
Founded2011 (began play in 2013)
CommissionerHeather Weems
Sports fielded
DivisionDivision I
No. of teams9 (10 in 2026)
HeadquartersColorado Springs, Colorado
RegionMidwestern United States
Western United States
Official websiteNCHCHockey.com
Locations
Location of teams in

The National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) is an NCAA men's Division I hockey conference for teams in the Midwestern United States. The league was formed on July 9, 2011 and began playing for the 2013–14 season, the same season that the Big Ten Conference began competition, as a combination of six previous members of the WCHA and two of the CCHA. The league is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[1]

  1. ^ "Conference". USCHO. Retrieved 2018-02-23.