The Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League (TSCHL) is an ACHA Division II level ice hockey league. ACHA Division II level consists of players with previous Jr. A, AAA or Midget Major experience, along with high caliber high school experience. The level can range from varsity high school up to NCAA Division III skills, depending on the programs.

History

The TSCHL was formed in 2010 and consisted of eight teams for its first season. Only the Dayton remains in the league from the inaugural season, however, founding member club Cincinnati rejoined 'The T' in 2023 after a three-year absence. A number of the league's current members were part of the now defunct Great Lakes Intercollegiate Hockey Association (GLIHA), while others in the past joined from the College Hockey East and the Midwest Collegiate Hockey League (MCHL). All 11 members currently compete within the ACHA Division II Southeast Region. The league is separated into two divisions, beginning in the 2021–2022 season, for only the second time in its history. The only other time was in the 2018–2019 season. Indiana won the ACHA Men's Division II National Championship in 2024, becoming the first team from the league to do so.

Past Champions

Source

Format

League teams play a 13-game league schedule with 2 games against each division opponent and one game against the opposite division, in addition to non-league games against other ACHA DI, DII & DIII teams. The TSCHL season concludes with an eight-team bracket league tournament at the end of the regular season in mid-late February, the top four teams from each division qualify.

Current teams

North Division

South Division

NOTE: Bowling Green, Miami, Michigan and Ohio State have NCAA Division I hockey teams competing in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, National Collegiate Hockey Conference & the Big Ten Conference.

Former members

Current season

2023/24 season

NOTE: The TSCHL uses a 3-point scoring system. @ – Playoff champion

• – Clinched playoff berth E – Eliminated from playoffs – Regional ranking After games on February 11, 2024.

2024 playoffs

Southeast Regionals

Since the 2015–16 season, the conference has awarded the playoff tournament champion the automatic bid to the ACHA Division II Southeast Regional tournament. The tournament is held in late February with the teams ranked #3–14 in the region (including auto-bid teams) competing in a single-elimination format.

National Tournament

In the 2016–17 season, Ohio became the first team from the conference to advance to the ACHA Division II National Tournament that is held in March. In the 2021–2022 season, the conference sent two teams to the tournament for the first time. At the 2024 ACHA Division II National Tournament, Indiana & Miami became the first two teams from the conference to advance to the National Championship as Indiana won the game in Overtime.

Past seasons

2011/12 season

@ – Playoff champion

• – Clinched playoff berth E – Eliminated from playoffs – Regional ranking After games on February 19, 2012.

2012 playoffs

2012/13 season

@ – Playoff champion

• – Clinched playoff berth E – Eliminated from playoffs – Regional ranking After games on February 16, 2013.

2013 playoffs

2013/14 season

@ – Playoff champion

• – Clinched playoff berth E – Eliminated from playoffs – Regional ranking After games on February 16, 2014.

2014 playoffs

2014/15 season

@ – Playoff champion

• – Clinched playoff berth E – Eliminated from playoffs – Regional ranking After games on March 1, 2015.

2015 playoffs

2015/16 season

@ – Playoff champion

• – Clinched playoff berth E – Eliminated from playoffs – Regional ranking After games on February 14, 2016.

2016 playoffs

2016/17 season

@ – Playoff champion

• – Clinched playoff berth E – Eliminated from playoffs – Regional ranking After games on February 12, 2017.

2017 playoffs

2017/18 season

NOTE: The TSCHL uses a 3-point scoring system. @ – Playoff champion

• – Clinched playoff berth E – Eliminated from playoffs – Regional ranking After games on February 14, 2018.

2018 playoffs

2018/19 season

NOTE: The TSCHL uses a 3-point scoring system. @ – Playoff champion

• – Clinched playoff berth E – Eliminated from playoffs – Regional ranking After games on February 9, 2019.

2019 playoffs

2019/20 season

NOTE: The TSCHL uses a 3-point scoring system. @ – Playoff champion

• – Clinched playoff berth E – Eliminated from playoffs – Regional ranking After games on February 8, 2020.

2020 playoffs

2021/22 season

NOTE: The TSCHL uses a 3-point scoring system. @ – Playoff champion

• – Clinched playoff berth E – Eliminated from playoffs – Regional ranking After games on February 13, 2022.

2022 playoffs

All 2022 TSCHL Playoff games broadcast on Indiana Hockey Broadcast Network live from the SportsPlus Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

2022/23 season

NOTE: The TSCHL uses a 3-point scoring system. @ – Playoff champion

• – Clinched playoff berth E – Eliminated from playoffs – Regional ranking After games on February 5, 2023.

2023 playoffs