What is the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA)?
Q: What is the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA)?
A: The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) is the name of two groups of colleges and universities, mostly in the Midwestern United States, that have organized for NCAA Division I hockey against one another every season.
Q: When was the first CCHA formed?
A: The first CCHA was formed in 1971.
Q: When did the first CCHA fold?
A: The first CCHA folded after the 2012-13 season.
Q: When will the new CCHA start play?
A: The new CCHA will start play in the 2021-22 season.
Q: How many schools will play in the new CCHA?
A: Seven schools within the original CCHA's Midwestern footprint announced they would start play in the new CCHA, and another Midwestern school joined in July 2020.
Q: Why was a new CCHA formed?
A: A new CCHA was formed because the original CCHA folded after the 2012-13 season.
Q: What is the main purpose of the CCHA?
A: The main purpose of the CCHA is to organize colleges and universities in the Midwestern United States for NCAA Division I hockey against one another every season.
