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About Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference

What the Empire Collegiate Hockey Conference and its members have accomplished and what it has provided the larger regional hockey community is nothing short of spectacular. Established in May of 2009, The University of Albany, Farmingdale State College, Hofstra University, Union College, Skidmore College, Southern Connecticut State, and Fairfield University set out to establish an organization committed to providing the most comprehensive hockey experience for the elite division 3 non-varsity collegiate hockey programs in the Atlantic Region. The ECHC provides the framework and structure to support the highest level of growth of its member's hockey programs, through league, team, player, and coach development. The ECHC, in accordance with the NCAA, and AAU College Hockey, emphasizes academic performance, institutional sanction, and eligibility criteria, to ensure the highest quality of hockey and curricular integrity. This extremely competitive hockey conference is highly selective about its members and their commitment to maintaining the highest standards of competition. All ECHC teams are required to be members in good standing as tournament-bound teams within AAU College Hockey and make continuous strives to improve their hockey program as well as our Conference, and the regional hockey community at large. In the fall of 2019, the ECHC welcomed Ramapo College, Hofstra University, Fordham University, and Stony Brook University to its family, solidifying the conference as the premier conference in AAU College Hockey. In the spring of 2022, the Conference expand its ranks once again, with the addition of the University of New Haven, Sacred Heart University, and Farmingdale State's Division 3 team. This new expansion, and the unwavering goal of creating the most dynamic hockey experience for our members, led the Empire to create a second division to ensure competitive balance and integrity.