Worcester Collegiate Hockey League

Worcester Collegiate Hockey League
Conference	NCAA
Founded	1966
Ceased	1972
Sports fielded	Ice hockey men's: yes; women's: no; ;
Division	Division II
No. of teams	5 (1966-70), 4 (1970-72)
Region	Massachusetts

The Worcester Collegiate Hockey League was an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's College Division. The league was created in 1966 between 4 schools from around Worcester, Massachusetts as well as Nichols College, a few miles to the south.

History

In 1966 a few colleges in the

ECAC 3. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

dropped its ice hockey program after 1972 and the conference was dissolved.

WCHL Tournament

The WCHL held a conference tournament each year of its existence.

Member schools

	Location	Athletic nickname	Enrollment^#	Founded	Joined	Left	Succeeding Conference	Current Conference^†
Assumption College	Worcester, Massachusetts	Greyhounds	2,753	1904	1966	1972	ECAC 3	Northeast–10
College of the Holy Cross	Worcester, Massachusetts	Crusaders	2,897	1843	1966	1970	ECAC 2	Atlantic Hockey
Nichols College	Dudley, Massachusetts	Bison	1,459	1815	1966	1972	ECAC 3	CCC
Worcester State College	Worcester, Massachusetts	Lancers	6,221	1874	1966	1972	ECAC 3	MASCAC
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Worcester, Massachusetts	Engineers	4,177	1865	1966	1972	Dropped Program

# enrollment in 2018
† as of 2018

Membership timeline

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