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The [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA) held a men's '''national ice hockey championship''' from 1968 to 1984 when [[ice hockey]] was dropped as an NAIA sport.
The [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA) held a men's '''national ice hockey championship''' from 1968 to 1984 when [[ice hockey]] was dropped as an NAIA sport.

==Early history==
The NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Championship held a single elimination competition to determined the collegiate national champion from the inaugural 1968 to 1984. The tournament began as a four-team tournament but expanded to six and eight teams during the peak time-frame during the 1970s and early 1980s. The tournament returned to the 4-team format for the final two seasons with declining hockey participation at the NAIA level.<ref name="NAIA Hockey Championship Information">{{cite web | url=https://sites.google.com/site/naiahistoryandrecords/naia-hockey-championships | title=NAIA history and records| publisher= |accessdate=July 7, 2017}}</ref> In total, the NAIA sponsored men's ice hockey as a championship sport for 17 years.<ref name="NAIA Hockey Championship Information"/> The schools were consolidated in the [[Northern United States]] and the tournament field primarily consisted between schools in [[Michigan]], [[Minnesota]], and [[Wisconsin]], with occasional contenders from [[New England]] and [[Alaska]]. NAIA ice hockey also had an international presence in the early years of the championship with membership in [[Ontario]].<ref name="NAIA Hockey Championship Information"/> In total, ice hockey at the NAIA level consisted of between 30 and 50 schools. It was discontinued in 1984 after the NCAA created a [[NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship|Division III national championship]].<ref name="NAIA Hockey Championship Information"/>

===Tournament format history===
;1968–1972
: 4 teams (single elimination)

;1973–1974
: 6 teams (single elimination)

;1975–1982
: 8 teams (single elimination)

;1983-1984
: 4 teams (single elimination)


==Winners of the NAIA national ice hockey championship==
==Winners of the NAIA national ice hockey championship==
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|'''Year'''||'''Champion'''||'''Score'''||'''Runner-up'''
|'''Year'''||'''Champion'''||'''Score'''||'''Runner-up'''
|-
|-
|1968 ||[[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]]|| 5-4 (ot) ||[[Lake Superior State University|Lake Superior State]]
|[[1968 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1968]]|| [[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]]|| 5-4 (ot) ||[[Lake Superior State University|Lake Superior State]]
|-
|-
|1969 ||[[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]]|| 6-2|| [[Lake Superior State University|Lake Superior State]]
|[[1969 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1969]]|| [[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]]|| 6-2|| [[Lake Superior State University|Lake Superior State]]
|-
|-
|1970 ||[[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]] ||7-4|| [[Lake Superior State University|Lake Superior State]]
|[[1970 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1970]]|| [[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]] ||7-4|| [[Lake Superior State University|Lake Superior State]]
|-
|-
|1971|| [[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]]|| 6-2 ||[[Lakehead University|Lakehead]]
|[[1971 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1971]]|| [[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]]|| 6-2 ||[[Lakehead University|Lakehead]]
|-
|-
|1972 ||[[Lake Superior State University|Lake Superior State]]|| 9-3 ||[[Gustavus Adolphus College|Gustavus Adolphus]]
|[[1972 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1972]]|| [[Lake Superior State University|Lake Superior State]]|| 9-3 ||[[Gustavus Adolphus College|Gustavus Adolphus]]
|-
|-
|1973|| [[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]]|| 3-2 (ot)|| [[Lakehead University|Lakehead]]
|[[1973 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1973]]|| [[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]]|| 3-2 (ot)|| [[Lakehead University|Lakehead]]
|-
|-
|1974|| [[Lake Superior State University|Lake Superior State]] ||4-1|| [[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]]
|[[1974 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1974]]|| [[Lake Superior State University|Lake Superior State]] ||4-1|| [[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]]
|-
|-
|1975|| [[The College of St. Scholastica|St. Scholastica]] ||7-1|| [[Gustavus Adolphus College|Gustavus Adolphus]]
|[[1975 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1975]]|| [[The College of St. Scholastica|St. Scholastica]] ||7-1|| [[Gustavus Adolphus College|Gustavus Adolphus]]
|-
|-
|1976|| [[University of Wisconsin–Superior|Wisconsin–Superior]]|| 8-5|| [[The College of St. Scholastica|St. Scholastica]]
|[[1976 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1976]]|| [[University of Wisconsin–Superior|Wisconsin–Superior]]|| 8-5|| [[The College of St. Scholastica|St. Scholastica]]
|-
|-
|1977|| [[The College of St. Scholastica|St. Scholastica]]|| 3-2|| [[Gustavus Adolphus College|Gustavus Adolphus]]
|[[1977 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1977]]|| [[The College of St. Scholastica|St. Scholastica]]|| 3-2|| [[Gustavus Adolphus College|Gustavus Adolphus]]
|-
|-
|1978 ||[[Augsburg College|Augsburg]]|| 4-3 ||[[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]]
|[[1978 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1978]]|| [[Augsburg University|Augsburg]]|| 4-3 ||[[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]]
|-
|-
|1979|| [[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]] ||5-1 ||[[Concordia College, Moorhead|Concordia Moorhead]]
|[[1979 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1979]]|| [[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]] ||5-1 ||[[Concordia College, Moorhead|Concordia Moorhead]]
|-
|-
|1980|| [[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]]|| 4-3 ||[[University of Michigan–Dearborn|Michigan–Dearborn]]
|[[1980 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1980]]|| [[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]]|| 4-3 ||[[University of Michigan–Dearborn|Michigan–Dearborn]]
|-
|-
|1981|| [[Augsburg College|Augsburg]] ||8-3 ||[[University of Wisconsin–Superior|Wisconsin–Superior]]
|[[1981 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1981]]|| [[Augsburg University|Augsburg]] ||8-3 ||[[University of Wisconsin–Superior|Wisconsin–Superior]]
|-
|-
|1982 ||[[Augsburg College|Augsburg]]|| 6-3 ||[[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]]
|[[1982 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1982]]|| [[Augsburg University|Augsburg]]|| 6-3 ||[[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]]
|-
|-
|1983|| [[University of Wisconsin–River Falls|Wisconsin–River Falls]] ||12-5|| [[University of Michigan–Dearborn|Michigan–Dearborn]]
|[[1983 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1983]]|| [[University of Wisconsin–River Falls|Wisconsin–River Falls]] ||12-5|| [[University of Michigan–Dearborn|Michigan–Dearborn]]
|-
|-
|1984 ||[[University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire|Wisconsin–Eau Claire]]|| 6-1|| [[University of Michigan–Dearborn|Michigan–Dearborn]]
|[[1984 NAIA Ice Hockey Championship|1984]]|| [[University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire|Wisconsin–Eau Claire]]|| 6-1|| [[University of Michigan–Dearborn|Michigan–Dearborn]]
|}
|}


===1968 Tournament===
==Recent history==
During the summer of 2015, a group of schools fielding the sport began working with the NAIA administrators in an effort to gain emerging sport status and work to eventually sponsoring the sport at the championship level again.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=210260624|title=National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Ice Hockey|publisher=NAIA|date=August 2015 |accessdate=December 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/resources/admin/NAIA-ADA_Newsletter_September2015.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27900|title=ICE HOCKEY – POTENTIAL FOR RETURN TO NAIA|publisher=NAIA-ADA|date=September 2015 |accessdate=December 10, 2015}}</ref> The NAIA requires a minimum of 15 schools to sponsor a sport at the varsity level to begin the process from emerging to championship categories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/resources/admin/Emerging%20Sports%20Webinar.pptx?DB_OEM_ID=27900.
St. Paul Auditorium, St. Paul, Minnesota
|title=Emerging Sports Webinar|publisher=NAIA|date=October 8, 2014|accessdate=December 10, 2015}}</ref>
{{4TeamBracket-NCAA2-with 3rd
| RD1='''Semifinals'''<br>March 8
| RD2='''National Championship'''<br>March 9
| RD3='''Third Place Game'''


In 2016, several NAIA institutions that sponsor men's ice hockey teams announced the formation of a coaches association and a new division for NAIA ice hockey program to begin play during the 2017–18 season.<ref name="WaldorfNAIAHockey">{{cite web|last=Patterson|first=Jared|url=http://globegazette.com/forestcitysummit/waldorf-to-play-naia-hockey-in/article_d717545f-ff58-5a7c-b9b4-d41948fa1de7.html|title=Waldorf to play NAIA hockey in 2017-18|publisher=Mason City Globe Gazette|date=Jan 16, 2017|accessdate=July 21, 2017}}</ref> The division will initially operate under the guidance of the [[American Collegiate Hockey Association]] (ACHA) during the emerging sport phase of the process to regain NAIA championship sport status.<ref name="NAIADivAnnoucement">{{cite web|last=|first= |url=https://twitter.com/naia_icehockey?lang=en|title=NAIA Hockey Division Set To Begin Competition In 2017-18 Season|publisher=NAIA Hockey Coaches Association|date=November 16, 2016|accessdate=July 21, 2017}}</ref> The new division will allow these NAIA schools to align their standards with the institution's other NAIA sports, including distinct differences from the other ACHA divisions in terms of player eligibility, operational procedures, and athletic financial aid.<ref name="Rising">{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Paul|url=http://www.inhockey.net/news_article/show/734594?referrer_id=2881402|title=Rising From The Ashes|publisher=|date=December 21, 2016|accessdate=July 21, 2017}}</ref>
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD1-score1='''11'''
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Boston State
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3='''Lake Superior State'''
| RD1-score3=7
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD1-score4=1


The [[Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference]] (WHAC) made history in July 2017, by adding men's ice hockey as conference sports effective the fall of 2017. The WHAC became the first conference in the NAIA to offer the sport as a conference championship sport.<ref name="TechHostsWHACHockey17">{{cite web|last=|first= |url=http://www.journalgazette.net/blog/on-campus/20170705/whac-adds-hockey-and-tech-gets-tourney|title=WHAC adds hockey and Tech gets tourney|publisher=The Journal Gazette|date=July 5, 2017|accessdate=July 21, 2017}}</ref> Initially, the five conference members that sponsor ice hockey will participate in a conference championship.<ref name="TechHostsWHACHockey17"/><ref name="1718WHACHockeyStandings">{{cite web|last=|first= |url=http://www.whac.net/sport/0/33.php|title=2017-18 MEN'S ICE HOCKEY|publisher=WHAC|date=2017|accessdate=July 21, 2017}}</ref> In July 2017, Concordia University Ann Arbor announced that the university will begin an ice hockey program and begin competition in the NAIA Division and WHAC Hockey Conference in the 2018–19 season.<ref name="CUAAstartsHky">{{cite web|last=|first= |url=http://www.concordiacardinals.com/article/2966.php|title=HOCKEY TO BE ADDED TO CUAA ATHLETIC PROGRAM OFFERINGS|publisher=Concordia University Ann Arbor|date=June 23, 2017|accessdate=July 21, 2017}}</ref>
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD2-score1='''5*'''
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Lake Superior State
| RD2-score2=4


In April 2020, [[Roosevelt University]] began to sponsor men's ice hockey after inheriting [[Robert Morris University Illinois|Robert Morris University]]'s men's team and its ACHA membership because Robert Morris was integrated into Roosevelt a month before.<ref>{{cite news |title=Men's Hockey Is Coming to Roosevelt University This Fall |url=http://www.rooseveltlakers.com/article/3295.php |accessdate=April 14, 2020 |publisher=Roosevelt University Athletics |date=April 6, 2020}}</ref>
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1='''Gustavus Adolphus'''
| RD3-score1='''7'''
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Boston State
| RD3-score2=6
}}
<small>Note: * denotes overtime period(s)</small>


===Current WHAC men's ice hockey teams ===
===1969 Tournament===
Pullar Stadium, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
{{4TeamBracket-NCAA2-with 3rd
| RD1='''Semifinals'''<br>March 7
| RD2='''National Championship'''<br>March 8
| RD3='''Third Place Game'''

| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD1-score1='''13'''
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Salem State
| RD1-score2=2
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3='''Lake Superior State'''
| RD1-score3='''6'''
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD1-score4=2

| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD2-score1='''6'''
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Lake Superior State
| RD2-score2=2

| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1='''Gustavus Adolphus'''
| RD3-score1='''6'''
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Salem State
| RD3-score2=2
}}

===1970 Tournament===
Pullar Stadium, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
{{4TeamBracket-NCAA2-with 3rd
| RD1='''Semifinals'''<br>March 6
| RD2='''National Championship'''<br>March 7
| RD3='''Third Place Game'''

| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD1-score1='''5'''
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD1-score2=2
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3='''Lake Superior State'''
| RD1-score3='''22'''
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Alaska Pacific^
| RD1-score4=3

| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD2-score1='''7'''
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Lake Superior State
| RD2-score2=4

| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1='''Gustavus Adolphus'''
| RD3-score1='''11'''
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Alaska Methodist
| RD3-score2=3
}}
<small>Notes: ^ then known as Alaska Methodist</small>

===1971 Tournament===
John S. Glas Fieldhouse, Bemidji, Minnesota
{{4TeamBracket-NCAA2-with 3rd
| RD1='''Semifinals'''<br>March 6
| RD2='''National Championship'''<br>March 7
| RD3='''Third Place Game'''

| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Augsburg
| RD1-score2=
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3='''Lakehead'''
| RD1-score3=
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD1-score4=

| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD2-score1='''6'''
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Lakehead
| RD2-score2=2

| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1='''Augsburg'''
| RD3-score1='''8'''
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD3-score2=6
}}

===1972 Tournament===
Wessman Arena, Superior, Wisconsin
{{4TeamBracket-NCAA2-with 3rd
| RD1='''Semifinals'''<br>March 4
| RD2='''National Championship'''<br>March 5
| RD3='''Third Place Game'''

| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1='''Lake Superior State'''
| RD1-score1='''12'''
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Wisconsin-Superior
| RD1-score2=2
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3='''Gustavus Adolphus'''
| RD1-score3='''5'''
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=St. Thomas
| RD1-score4=3

| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1='''Lake Superior State'''
| RD2-score1='''9'''
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD2-score2=3

| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1='''Wisconsin-Superior'''
| RD3-score1='''8'''
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=St. Thomas
| RD3-score2=3
}}

===1973 Tournament===
Fort William Gardens, Lakehead, Ontario
{{6TeamBracket-with 3rd
| RD1='''First Round'''<br>March 1
| RD2='''Semifinals'''<br>March 2
| RD3='''National Championship'''<br>March 3

| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD1-score1='''8'''
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Boston State
| RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3='''Lakehead'''
| RD1-score3='''8'''
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Augsburg
| RD1-score4=7

| RD2-seed1=3
| RD2-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD2-score1='''6'''
| RD2-seed2=2
| RD2-team2=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD2-score2=3
| RD2-seed3=4
| RD2-team3='''Lakehead'''
| RD2-score3='''8'''
| RD2-seed4=1
| RD2-team4=Lake Superior State
| RD2-score4=4

| RD3-seed1=3
| RD3-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD3-score1='''3*'''
| RD3-seed2=4
| RD3-team2=Lakehead
| RD3-score2=2

| RD3-seed3=
| RD3-team3='''Lake Superior State'''
| RD3-score3='''11'''
| RD3-seed4=
| RD3-team4=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD3-score4=3
}}
<small>Note: * denotes overtime period(s)</small>

===1974 Tournament===
John S. Glas Fieldhouse, Bemidji, Minnesota
{{6TeamBracket-with 3rd
| RD1='''First Round'''<br>March 1
| RD2='''Semifinals'''<br>March 2
| RD3='''National Championship'''<br>March 3

| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1='''Lake Superior State'''
| RD1-score1='''7'''
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Concordia (Moorhead)
| RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3='''Gustavus Adolphus'''
| RD1-score3='''10'''
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Wisconsin-Superior
| RD1-score4=2

| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1='''Lake Superior State'''
| RD2-score1='''9'''
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=St. Thomas
| RD2-score2=2
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3='''Bemidji State'''
| RD2-score3='''4'''
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD2-score4=2

| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1='''Lake Superior State'''
| RD3-score1='''4'''
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Bemidji State
| RD3-score2=1

| RD3-seed3=
| RD3-team3='''Gustavus Adolphus'''
| RD3-score3='''6'''
| RD3-seed4=
| RD3-team4=St. Thomas
| RD3-score4=5
}}

===1975 Tournament===
Wessman Arena, Superior, Wisconsin
{{8TeamBracket-with third
| RD1='''First Round'''<br>March 1
| RD2='''Semifinals'''<br>March 2
| RD3='''National Championship'''<br>March 3
| group1=
| group2=

| score-width=
| team-width=150

| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1='''St. Scholastica'''
| RD1-score1='''9'''
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Wisconsin-Stout
| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3='''Augsburg'''
| RD1-score3='''9'''
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Wisconsin-Superior
| RD1-score4=5

| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5='''Gustavus Adolphus'''
| RD1-score5='''8'''
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6=Wisconsin-River Falls
| RD1-score6=0

| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7='''St. Thomas'''
| RD1-score7='''8'''
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8=Lakehead
| RD1-score8=4

| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1='''St. Scholastica'''
| RD2-score1=''''''
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Augsburg
| RD2-score2=

| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3='''Gustavus Adolphus'''
| RD2-score3='''8'''
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=St. Thomas
| RD2-score4=3

| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1='''St. Scholastica'''
| RD3-score1='''7'''
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD3-score2=1

| RD3-seed3=
| RD3-team3='''St. Thomas'''
| RD3-score3='''8'''
| RD3-seed4=
| RD3-team4=Augsburg
| RD3-score4=4
}}

===1976 Tournament===
Wessman Arena, Superior, Wisconsin
{{8TeamBracket-with third
| RD1='''First Round'''<br>February 27
| RD2='''Semifinals'''<br>February 28
| RD3='''National Championship'''<br>March 1
| group1=
| group2=

| score-width=
| team-width=150

| RD1-seed1='''1'''
| RD1-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD1-score1='''4'''
| RD1-seed2='''8'''
| RD1-team2=Wisconsin-Stout
| RD1-score2=2

| RD1-seed3='''4'''
| RD1-team3='''Wisconsin-Superior'''
| RD1-score3='''10'''
| RD1-seed4='''5'''
| RD1-team4=Wisconsin-River Falls#
| RD1-score4=3

| RD1-seed5='''3'''
| RD1-team5='''St. Scholastica'''
| RD1-score5='''8'''
| RD1-seed6='''6'''
| RD1-team6=Augsburg
| RD1-score6=0

| RD1-seed7='''2'''
| RD1-team7='''Gustavus Adolphus'''
| RD1-score7='''22'''
| RD1-seed8='''7'''
| RD1-team8=Southern Maine^
| RD1-score8=1

| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Bemidji State
| RD2-score1=3
| RD2-seed2='''4'''
| RD2-team2='''Wisconsin-Superior'''
| RD2-score2='''4'''

| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD2-score3=5
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4='''St. Scholastica'''
| RD2-score4='''6*'''

| RD3-seed1=4
| RD3-team1='''Wisconsin-Superior'''
| RD3-score1='''8'''
| RD3-seed2=3
| RD3-team2=St. Scholastica
| RD3-score2=5

| RD3-seed3=1
| RD3-team3=Bemidji State
| RD3-score3=4
| RD3-seed4='''2'''
| RD3-team4='''Gustavus Adolphus
| RD3-score4='''5'''
}}
<small>Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
<br>^ Then known as Maine Portland-Gorham
<br># Wisconsin-River Falls replaced Chicago State, who had a previously scheduled series with Air Force, February 27-28</small>

===1977 Tournament===
Wessman Arena, Superior, Wisconsin
{{8TeamBracket-with third
| RD1='''First Round'''<br>February 25
| RD2='''Semifinals'''<br>February 26
| RD3='''National Championship'''<br>February 27
| group1=
| group2=

| score-width=
| team-width=150

| RD1-seed1='''1'''
| RD1-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD1-score1='''11'''
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=Univ. of New England^
| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3='''4'''
| RD1-team3='''St. Scholastica'''
| RD1-score3='''6'''
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=Wisconsin-River Falls
| RD1-score4=4

| RD1-seed5='''3'''
| RD1-team5='''Augsburg'''
| RD1-score5='''4'''
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6=Wisconsin-Superior
| RD1-score6=3

| RD1-seed7='''2'''
| RD1-team7='''Gustavus Adolphus'''
| RD1-score7='''10'''
| RD1-seed8=7
| RD1-team8=Ferris State
| RD1-score8=3

| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Bemidji State
| RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2='''4'''
| RD2-team2='''St. Scholastica'''
| RD2-score2='''4'''

| RD2-seed3='''2'''
| RD2-team3='''Gustavus Adolphus'''
| RD2-score3='''5'''
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=Augsburg
| RD2-score4=3

| RD3-seed1=2
| RD3-team1=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD3-score1=2
| RD3-seed2='''4'''
| RD3-team2='''St. Scholastica'''
| RD3-score2='''3'''

| RD3-seed3='''1'''
| RD3-team3='''Bemidji State'''
| RD3-score3='''5'''
| RD3-seed4=3
| RD3-team4=Augsburg
| RD3-score4=2
}}
<small>Note: ^ Then known as St. Francis</small>

===1978 Tournament===
Coliseum Ice Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota
{{8TeamBracket-with third
| RD1='''First Round'''<br>February 24
| RD2='''Semifinals'''<br>February 25
| RD3='''National Championship'''<br>February 26
| group1=
| group2=

| score-width=
| team-width=150

| RD1-seed1='''1'''
| RD1-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD1-score1='''16'''
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=Univ. of New England^
| RD1-score2= 2

| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD1-score3=
| RD1-seed4='''5'''
| RD1-team4='''St. Thomas'''
| RD1-score4=

| RD1-seed5='''3'''
| RD1-team5='''Wisconsin-River Falls'''
| RD1-score5='''3'''
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6=St. Scholastica
| RD1-score6=2

| RD1-seed7='''2'''
| RD1-team7='''Augsburg'''
| RD1-score7='''6'''
| RD1-seed8=7
| RD1-team8=Ferris State
| RD1-score8=4

| RD2-seed1='''1'''
| RD2-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD2-score1='''7'''
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2=St. Thomas
| RD2-score2=1

| RD2-seed3='''2'''
| RD2-team3='''Augsburg'''
| RD2-score3='''10'''
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=Wisconsin-River Falls
| RD2-score4=2

| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=Bemidji State
| RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2='''2'''
| RD3-team2='''Augsburg'''
| RD3-score2='''4'''

| RD3-seed3=3
| RD3-team3=Wisconsin-River Falls
| RD3-score3=3
| RD3-seed4='''5'''
| RD3-team4='''St. Thomas'''
| RD3-score4='''7'''
}}
<small>Note: ^ Then known as St. Franics</small>

===1979 Tournament===
St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
{{8TeamBracket-with third
| RD1='''First Round'''<br>February 23
| RD2='''Semifinals'''<br>February 24
| RD3='''National Championship'''<br>February 25
| group1=
| group2=

| score-width=
| team-width=150

| RD1-seed1='''1'''
| RD1-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD1-score1='''17'''
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=Univ. of New England^
| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3='''4'''
| RD1-team3='''Wisconsin-River Falls'''
| RD1-score3='''4*'''
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=Gustavus Adolphus
| RD1-score4=3

| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-team5=Augsburg
| RD1-score5=3
| RD1-seed6='''7'''
| RD1-team6='''Concordia (Moorhead)'''
| RD1-score6='''5'''

| RD1-seed7='''3'''
| RD1-team7='''St. Scholastica'''
| RD1-score7='''6'''
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-team8=Wisconsin-Superior
| RD1-score8=4

| RD2-seed1='''1'''
| RD2-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD2-score1='''7'''
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Wisconsin-River Falls
| RD2-score2=5

| RD2-seed3=3
| RD2-team3=St. Scholastica
| RD2-score3=3
| RD2-seed4='''7'''
| RD2-team4='''Concordia (Moorhead)'''
| RD2-score4='''6'''

| RD3-seed1='''1'''
| RD3-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD3-score1='''5'''
| RD3-seed2=7
| RD3-team2=Concordia-Moorhead
| RD3-score2=1

| RD3-seed3='''3'''
| RD3-team3='''St. Scholastica'''
| RD3-score3='''4'''
| RD3-seed4=4
| RD3-team4=Wisconsin-River Falls
| RD3-score4=2
}}
<small>Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
<br>^ Then known as St. Franics</small>

===1980 Tournament===
St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
{{8TeamBracket-with third
| RD1='''First Round'''<br>March 1
| RD2='''Semifinals'''<br>March 2
| RD3='''National Championship'''<br>March 3
| group1=
| group2=

| score-width=
| team-width=150

| RD1-seed1='''1'''
| RD1-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD1-score1='''5'''
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=St. Olaf
| RD1-score2=2

| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3=St. Thomas
| RD1-score3=8
| RD1-seed4='''5'''
| RD1-team4='''Wisconsin-Superior'''
| RD1-score4='''13'''

| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-team5=Augsburg
| RD1-score5=5
| RD1-seed6='''7'''
| RD1-team6='''Michigan-Dearborn'''
| RD1-score6='''6'''

| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-team7=Concordia (Moorhead)
| RD1-score7=4
| RD1-seed8='''6'''
| RD1-team8='''Wisconsin-River Falls'''
| RD1-score8='''5'''

| RD2-seed1='''1'''
| RD2-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD2-score1='''8'''
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2=Wisconsin-Superior
| RD2-score2=3

| RD2-seed3=6
| RD2-team3=Wisconsin-River Falls
| RD2-score3=4
| RD2-seed4='''7'''
| RD2-team4='''Michigan-Dearborn'''
| RD2-score4='''5'''

| RD3-seed1='''1'''
| RD3-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD3-score1='''4'''
| RD3-seed2=7
| RD3-team2=Michigan-Dearborn
| RD3-score2=3

| RD3-seed3='''5'''
| RD3-team3='''Wisconsin-Superior'''
| RD3-score3='''11'''
| RD3-seed4=6
| RD3-team4=Wisconsin-River Falls
| RD3-score4=4
}}

===1981 Tournament===
Hunt Arena, River Falls, Wisconsin
{{8TeamBracket-with third
| RD1='''First Round'''<br>March 5
| RD2='''Semifinals'''<br>March 6
| RD3='''National Championship'''<br>March 7
| group1=
| group2=

| score-width=
| team-width=150

| RD1-seed1='''1'''
| RD1-team1='''Bemidji State'''
| RD1-score1='''5'''
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=St. Mary’s
| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3='''4'''
| RD1-team3='''Wisconsin-Superior'''
| RD1-score3='''7'''
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=St. Thomas
| RD1-score4=6

| RD1-seed5='''2'''
| RD1-team5='''Augsburg'''
| RD1-score5='''9'''
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-team6=Wisconsin-River Falls
| RD1-score6=2

| RD1-seed7='''3'''
| RD1-team7='''Michigan-Dearborn'''
| RD1-score7='''6'''
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-team8=St. Olaf
| RD1-score8=4

| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Bemidji State
| RD2-score1=4
| RD2-seed2='''4'''
| RD2-team2='''Wisconsin-Superior'''
| RD2-score2='''6'''

| RD2-seed3='''2'''
| RD2-team3='''Augsburg'''
| RD2-score3='''7'''
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=Michigan-Dearborn
| RD2-score4=4

| RD3-seed1='''2'''
| RD3-team1='''Augsburg'''
| RD3-score1='''8'''
| RD3-seed2=4
| RD3-team2=Wisconsin-Superior
| RD3-score2=3

| RD3-seed3='''1'''
| RD3-team3='''Bemidji State'''
| RD3-score3='''11'''
| RD3-seed4=3
| RD3-team4=Michigan-Dearborn
| RD3-score4=2
}}

===1982 Tournament===
Wessman Arena, Superior, Wisconsin
{{8TeamBracket-with third
| RD1='''First Round'''<br>February 25
| RD2='''Semifinals'''<br>February 26
| RD3='''National Championship'''<br>February 27
| group1=
| group2=

| score-width=
| team-width=150

| RD1-seed1='''1'''
| RD1-team1='''Augsburg'''
| RD1-score1='''7'''
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=Wisconsin-Eau Claire
| RD1-score2=6

| RD1-seed3='''4'''
| RD1-team3='''Michigan-Dearborn'''
| RD1-score3='''11'''
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=Wisconsin-Superior
| RD1-score4=7

| RD1-seed5='''2'''
| RD1-team5='''Bemidji State'''
| RD1-score5='''6'''
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-team6=Hamline
| RD1-score6=2

| RD1-seed7='''3'''
| RD1-team7='''Wisconsin-River Falls'''
| RD1-score7='''5*'''
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-team8=Bethel
| RD1-score8=4

| RD2-seed1='''1'''
| RD2-team1='''Augsburg'''
| RD2-score1='''8'''
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Michigan-Dearborn
| RD2-score2=2

| RD2-seed3='''2'''
| RD2-team3='''Bemidji State'''
| RD2-score3='''7'''
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=Wisconsin-River Falls
| RD2-score4=0

| RD3-seed1='''1'''
| RD3-team1='''Augsburg'''
| RD3-score1='''6'''
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2=Bemidji State
| RD3-score2=3

| RD3-seed3='''4'''
| RD3-team3='''Michigan-Dearborn'''
| RD3-score3='''4'''
| RD3-seed4=3
| RD3-team4=Wisconsin-River Falls
| RD3-score4=2
}}

===1983 Tournament===
Wessman Arena, Superior, Wisconsin
{{4TeamBracket-NCAA2-with 3rd
| RD1='''Semifinals'''<br>February 25
| RD2='''National Championship'''<br>February 26
| RD3='''Third Place Game'''

| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1='''Wisconsin-River Falls'''
| RD1-score1='''7'''
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Nathaniel Hawthorne
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3='''Michigan-Dearborn'''
| RD1-score3='''4***'''
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Wisconsin-Superior
| RD1-score4=3

| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1='''Wisconsin-River Falls'''
| RD2-score1='''12'''
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Michigan-Dearborn
| RD2-score2=5

| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1='''Wisconsin-Superior'''
| RD3-score1='''9'''
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Nathaniel Hawthorne
| RD3-score2=6
}}
<small>Note: * denotes overtime period(s)</small>

===1984 Tournament===
Hobbs Municipal Ice Center, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
{{4TeamBracket-NCAA2-with 3rd
| RD1='''Semifinals'''<br>March 1
| RD2='''National Championship'''<br>March 2
| RD3='''Third Place Game'''

| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1='''Wisconsin-Eau Claire'''
| RD1-score1='''10'''
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Roger Williams
| RD1-score2=5
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3='''Michigan-Dearborn'''
| RD1-score3='''6'''
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Wisconsin-Superior
| RD1-score4=2

| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1='''Wisconsin-Eau Claire'''
| RD2-score1='''6'''
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Michigan-Dearborn
| RD2-score2=1

| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1='''Wisconsin-Superior'''
| RD3-score1='''3'''
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Roger Williams
| RD3-score2=2
}}

== Recent History ==
During the summer of 2015, a group of schools fielding the sport began working with the NAIA administrators in an effort to gain emerging sport status and work to eventually sponsoring the sport at the championship level again.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=210260624|title=National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Ice Hockey|publisher=NAIA|date=August 2015 |accessdate=2015-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/resources/admin/NAIA-ADA_Newsletter_September2015.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27900|title=ICE HOCKEY – POTENTIAL FOR RETURN TO NAIA|publisher=NAIA-ADA|date=September 2015 |accessdate=2015-12-10}}</ref> The NAIA requires a minimum of 15 schools to sponsor a sport at the varsity level to begin the process from emerging to championship categories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/resources/admin/Emerging%20Sports%20Webinar.pptx?DB_OEM_ID=27900.
|title=Emerging Sports Webinar|publisher=NAIA|date=October 8, 2014|accessdate=2015-12-10}}</ref>

===Current NAIA schools fielding hockey teams ===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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!Enrollment
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!Nickname
!Current Hockey Affiliation
!Hockey Conference Affiliation
|-
|-
|[[Aquinas College (Michigan)|Aquinas College]]
|[[Aquinas College (Michigan)|Aquinas College]]
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|2,100
|2,100
|Saints
|Saints
|[[Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference|Wolverine–Hoosier]]
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|-
|[[Cleary University]]
|[[Howell, Michigan]]
|600
|[[Cleary University Cougars|Cougars]]
|[[Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference|Wolverine–Hoosier]]
|-
|[[Concordia University Ann Arbor]]
|[[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]
|1,200
|[[Concordia University Ann Arbor#Athletics|Cardinals]]
|[[Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference|Wolverine–Hoosier]]
|-
|[[Indiana Institute of Technology]]
|[[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]
|3,500
|Warriors
|[[Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference|Wolverine–Hoosier]]
|-
|[[Lawrence Technological University]]
|[[Southfield, Michigan]]
|4,000
|Blue Devils
|[[Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference|Wolverine–Hoosier]]
|-
|[[Rochester Christian University]]
|[[Rochester Hills, Michigan]]
|1,084
|[[Rochester Warriors|Warriors]]
|[[Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference|Wolverine–Hoosier]]
|-
|[[University of Michigan–Dearborn]]
|[[Dearborn, Michigan]]
|9,500
|[[Michigan–Dearborn Wolverines|Wolverines]]
|[[Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference|Wolverine–Hoosier]]
|-
|}

===Other NAIA schools fielding hockey teams ===

{| class="wikitable"
!Institution
!Location
!Enrollment
!Nickname
!Current Hockey Affiliation
|-
|-
|[[University of British Columbia]]
|[[University of British Columbia]]
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|50,304
|50,304
|[[UBC Thunderbirds|Thunderbirds]]
|[[UBC Thunderbirds|Thunderbirds]]
|[[Canadian Interuniversity Sports|CIS]]
|[[U Sports]]
|-
|-
|[[Carroll College (Montana)|Carroll College]]
|[[Carroll College (Montana)|Carroll College]]
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|1,502
|1,502
|[[Carroll Fighting Saints|Fighting Saints]]
|[[Carroll Fighting Saints|Fighting Saints]]
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|-
|[[Davenport University]]
|[[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
|11,733
|Panthers
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|-
|-
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|1,300
|1,300
|Defenders
|Defenders
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|-
|[[Holy Cross College (Indiana)|Holy Cross College]]
|[[Notre Dame, Indiana]]
|500
|[[Holy Cross Saints|Saints]]
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|-
|[[Indiana Institute of Technology]]
|[[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]
|3,500
|Warriors
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|-
|-
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|967
|967
|[[Jamestown Jimmies|Jimmies]]
|[[Jamestown Jimmies|Jimmies]]
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]] ''(starting 2016)''
|-
|[[Lawrence Technological University]]
|[[Southfield, Michigan]]
|4,000
|Blue Devils
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|-
|[[Lindenwood University – Belleville]]
|[[Belleville, Illinois]]
|2,600
|Lynx
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|-
|[[Life University]]
|[[Marietta, Georgia]]
|2,800
|[[Life Running Eagles|Running Eagles]]
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|-
|[[University of Michigan–Dearborn]]
|[[Dearborn, Michigan]]
|8,635
|Wolverines
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|-
|-
|[[Midland University]]
|[[Midland University]]
|[[Fremont, Nebraska]]
|[[Fremont, Nebraska]]
|1,400
|1300
|Warriors
|[[Midland Warriors|Warriors]]
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|-
|-
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|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|-
|-
|[[Robert Morris University (Illinois)|Robert Morris University]]
|[[Roosevelt University]]
|[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
|[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
|7,000
|7,500
|Lakers
|Eagles
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|-
|[[Rochester College]]
|[[Rochester Hills, Michigan]]
|1,084
|[[Rochester Warriors|Warriors]]
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|-
|-
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|Fighting Bees
|Fighting Bees
|Independent club
|Independent club
|-
|[[University of Providence]]
|[[Great Falls, Montana]]
|1,100
|Argonauts
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|-
|-
|[[University of Victoria]]
|[[University of Victoria]]
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|16,961
|16,961
|[[Victoria Vikes|Vikes]]
|[[Victoria Vikes|Vikes]]
|[[British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League|BCIHL]]
|[[British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League|BCIHL]]
|-
|[[Waldorf University]]
|[[Forest City, Iowa]]
|600
|[[Waldorf Warriors|Warriors]]
|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]
|-
|-
|}
|}
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{{National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics}}
{{National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics}}


[[Category:NAIA championships|I]]
[[Category:NAIA men's ice hockey championship| ]]
[[Category:College ice hockey]]


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Latest revision as of 22:17, 2 June 2024

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) held a men's national ice hockey championship from 1968 to 1984 when ice hockey was dropped as an NAIA sport.

Early history

[edit]

The NAIA Men's Ice Hockey Championship held a single elimination competition to determined the collegiate national champion from the inaugural 1968 to 1984. The tournament began as a four-team tournament but expanded to six and eight teams during the peak time-frame during the 1970s and early 1980s. The tournament returned to the 4-team format for the final two seasons with declining hockey participation at the NAIA level.[1] In total, the NAIA sponsored men's ice hockey as a championship sport for 17 years.[1] The schools were consolidated in the Northern United States and the tournament field primarily consisted between schools in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, with occasional contenders from New England and Alaska. NAIA ice hockey also had an international presence in the early years of the championship with membership in Ontario.[1] In total, ice hockey at the NAIA level consisted of between 30 and 50 schools. It was discontinued in 1984 after the NCAA created a Division III national championship.[1]

Tournament format history

[edit]
1968–1972
4 teams (single elimination)
1973–1974
6 teams (single elimination)
1975–1982
8 teams (single elimination)
1983-1984
4 teams (single elimination)

Winners of the NAIA national ice hockey championship

[edit]
Year Champion Score Runner-up
1968 Bemidji State 5-4 (ot) Lake Superior State
1969 Bemidji State 6-2 Lake Superior State
1970 Bemidji State 7-4 Lake Superior State
1971 Bemidji State 6-2 Lakehead
1972 Lake Superior State 9-3 Gustavus Adolphus
1973 Bemidji State 3-2 (ot) Lakehead
1974 Lake Superior State 4-1 Bemidji State
1975 St. Scholastica 7-1 Gustavus Adolphus
1976 Wisconsin–Superior 8-5 St. Scholastica
1977 St. Scholastica 3-2 Gustavus Adolphus
1978 Augsburg 4-3 Bemidji State
1979 Bemidji State 5-1 Concordia Moorhead
1980 Bemidji State 4-3 Michigan–Dearborn
1981 Augsburg 8-3 Wisconsin–Superior
1982 Augsburg 6-3 Bemidji State
1983 Wisconsin–River Falls 12-5 Michigan–Dearborn
1984 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 6-1 Michigan–Dearborn

Recent history

[edit]

During the summer of 2015, a group of schools fielding the sport began working with the NAIA administrators in an effort to gain emerging sport status and work to eventually sponsoring the sport at the championship level again.[2][3] The NAIA requires a minimum of 15 schools to sponsor a sport at the varsity level to begin the process from emerging to championship categories.[4]

In 2016, several NAIA institutions that sponsor men's ice hockey teams announced the formation of a coaches association and a new division for NAIA ice hockey program to begin play during the 2017–18 season.[5] The division will initially operate under the guidance of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) during the emerging sport phase of the process to regain NAIA championship sport status.[6] The new division will allow these NAIA schools to align their standards with the institution's other NAIA sports, including distinct differences from the other ACHA divisions in terms of player eligibility, operational procedures, and athletic financial aid.[7]

The Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) made history in July 2017, by adding men's ice hockey as conference sports effective the fall of 2017. The WHAC became the first conference in the NAIA to offer the sport as a conference championship sport.[8] Initially, the five conference members that sponsor ice hockey will participate in a conference championship.[8][9] In July 2017, Concordia University Ann Arbor announced that the university will begin an ice hockey program and begin competition in the NAIA Division and WHAC Hockey Conference in the 2018–19 season.[10]

In April 2020, Roosevelt University began to sponsor men's ice hockey after inheriting Robert Morris University's men's team and its ACHA membership because Robert Morris was integrated into Roosevelt a month before.[11]

Current WHAC men's ice hockey teams

[edit]
Institution Standort Enrollment Nickname Hockey Conference Affiliation
Aquinas College Grand Rapids, Michigan 2,100 Saints Wolverine–Hoosier
Cleary University Howell, Michigan 600 Cougars Wolverine–Hoosier
Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan 1,200 Cardinals Wolverine–Hoosier
Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, Indiana 3,500 Warriors Wolverine–Hoosier
Lawrence Technological University Southfield, Michigan 4,000 Blue Devils Wolverine–Hoosier
Rochester Christian University Rochester Hills, Michigan 1,084 Warriors Wolverine–Hoosier
University of Michigan–Dearborn Dearborn, Michigan 9,500 Wolverines Wolverine–Hoosier

Other NAIA schools fielding hockey teams

[edit]
Institution Standort Enrollment Nickname Current Hockey Affiliation
University of British Columbia Vancouver, Britisch-Kolumbien 50,304 Thunderbirds U Sports
Carroll College Helena, Montana 1,502 Fighting Saints ACHA
Dordt College Sioux Center, Iowa 1,300 Defenders ACHA
University of Jamestown Jamestown, North Dakota 967 Jimmies ACHA
Midland University Fremont, Nebraska 1,400 Warriors ACHA
Montana Tech Butte, Montana 2,694 Orediggers ACHA
Roosevelt University Chicago, Illinois 7,500 Lakers ACHA
St. Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa 3,607 Fighting Bees Independent club
University of Providence Great Falls, Montana 1,100 Argonauts ACHA
University of Victoria Victoria, British Columbia 16,961 Vikes BCIHL
Waldorf University Forest City, Iowa 600 Warriors ACHA

References

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