MACHA League Meeting Held - Welcome Six New Teams!
 April 27, 2008  MACHA conducted its annual all-team league meeting on Saturday, March 29,2008 at the Bradley University Student Center in Peoria, IL.

We would like to welcome six new teams into the league. St. Louis University and Kansas will compete in the Gold Division and Purdue, RMC-Peoria, Illinois State (JV) and Loyola will compete in the Silver Division. Illinois State and Kansas enter the league with full membership, with the other new members required to play in a probationary status for the 2008-09 season. This brings the league strength to 22 teams, making MACHA a dominant influence in ACHA DII hockey.

Many topics were covered during the meeting resulting in thorough and engaging discussions. First on the agenda was the presentation of the MACHA league awards (see link below) by MACHA President Greg Killoran. With the addition of the six new teams, a league realignment proposal was presented by the competition committee. While not implemented, many suggestions and opinions were offered by the membership concerning the proposal.
 
MACHA LEAGUE AWARDS

Also discussed were league fees, a centrally located MACHA tournament site and officiating. The membership approved the implementing the position of MACHA referee-in-chief, who will assisting coordinating the officials with MACHA and the ACHA.

Four positions for the MACHA board of directors were voted upon at the meeting. New to the board is Tom Robertson. Re-elected for another term were Bob Hughes, John Lamond and Craig Buntenbach.

The ACHA annual meeting will be held in Naples, Florida on April 24-27, 2008.

2007-08 MACHA Champions - Missouri State and McKendree
 February 19, 2008  Congratulations go out to Missouri State University and McKendree University who won the 2007-08 MACHA Gold Division and Silver Division Championships respectively. For Missouri State, it was their second championship in a row. McKendree wins their first ever championship. Thank you to the management and crew of the East Alton Ice Arena who hosted the tournament.
 

            

New Teams and Division Realignment for 2007-08 Season

 September 1, 2007  MACHA continues to be the largest, and most successful league in ACHA DII hockey, as two more teams have joined for the 2007-08 season. Wheaton College has rejoined the league ,after a brief hiatus, and Missouri State University has added a second team. These teams will enter play in the Silver Division. Additionally, Illinois State and Palmer transitioned to the Gold Division and Marquette moved to the Silver Division. The league enters the season with 9 teams in the Gold Division, and 8 in the Silver Division:
 

2006-07 MACHA Champions - Missouri State and Illinois State
 February 27, 2007  Congratulations go out to Missouri State University and Illinois State University who won the 2006-07 MACHA Gold Division and Silver Division Championships respectively. A big thanks goes out to Northwestern University who hosted the tournament.
 

            

 SIUE-Gold and DePaul Crowned 2005-06 MACHA Champions
In the Gold Division, fourth seeded SIUE-Gold defeated Lindenwood University by a score of 8-2 in the final game to give the Cougars their fourth MACHA Gold Division Championship in a row.

The Silver Division MACHA Championship was won by DePaul University as they beat McKendree College by a score of 10-2. It was DePaul's and McKendree first appearance in the Silver Division Playoffs.