About ACHA

<DIV class=headertext>About ACHA Hockey</DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>ACHA stands for American Collegiate Hockey Association.  Founded in 1991 the ACHA regulates and promotes intercollegiate hockey teams in the United States.<SPAN>  </SPAN>Responsibilities of the ACHA include regulating player and team eligibility, rules of play, publishing national rankings and holding national tournaments.  </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>The ACHA Policy and Procedures manual states their Mission and Purpose as follows:</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><EM><FONT face=Tahoma>I.  STATEMENT OF PURPOSE</FONT></EM></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><EM><FONT face=Tahoma>The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) is an organization of College/University affiliate programs which provides structure, regulates operations and promotes the quality of collegiate ice hockey.</FONT></EM></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><EM><FONT face=Tahoma>II.  MISSION STATEMENT</FONT></EM></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><EM><FONT face=Tahoma>The ACHA's primary mission is to support the growth of collegiate hockey programs nationwide.  The ACHA identifies standards which serve to unite and regulate teams at the collegiate level.</FONT></EM></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><EM><FONT face=Tahoma>The ACHA shall emphasize academic performance, institutional sanction, eligibility criteria, standards of play and opportunities for national competition.</FONT></EM></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face=Tahoma><EM>The ACHA promotes all aspects of collegiate hockey stressing the personal development of individual athletes as well as national recognition for member organizations</EM>.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>ACHA competes at<SPAN> </SPAN>Division I, II and III in Men's ice hockey and Division I and II in Women's ice hockey. </FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>ACHA Men's Division I is comprised of 53 teams. There are 6 Conferences along with Independent teams that compete annualy for the Murdoch Cup awarded to the Men's ACHA Division I National Champion.  16 teams compete in the national tournament. These teams are selected by the National Coaches poll.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2>ACHA Men's Division II includes 162 teams in 10 Conferences and Independents. These teams are divided into 4 Regions (Northeast, Southeast, Central, West).    </FONT><FONT size=2>16 teams qualify for the national tournament, 4 from each region.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>ACHA Men's Division III consists of 140 teams in 10 Conferences and Independents. These teams are also divided into 4 Regions (Atlantic, North, South, Pacific).  16 teams qualify for the national tournament, 4 from each region.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>ACHA Women's Division I includes 17 teams playing in 2 Conferences and Independents. </FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>12 teams qualify for the National Tournament.</FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>ACHA Women's Division II includes 29 teams playing in 2 Conferences and Independents. </FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma>4 teams qualify for the National tournament.</FONT></P>
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