Month: September 2023

SHSHL Unveils 2023-24 Alignment

 A total of 16 teams will skate in the Suburban High School Hockey League this season, one fewer than last year.

The National Division will feature 10 teams Defending champion Council Rock South will be joined by defending Class AA Flyers Cup champion Pennsbury along with Council Rock North, Neshaminy, Pennridge, Central Bucks East, Central Bucks West, Central Bucks South, Souderton, and North Penn

The six-team American Division will include defending champion Abington, Wissahickon, Hatboro-Horsham, which will skate as a pure team this season, Plymouth Whitemarsh, Springfield, and Bensalem, which moves over from the National Division, replacing Quakertown, which will not be part of the SHSHL in 2023-24.

The season schedule has not been announced. Traditionally the league season begins on or around the first week of November.

Realignment Coming to MAC Hockey

Some changes are coming to NCAA Division III ice hickey; specifically changes that will impact the schools in the Middle Atlantic Conference. With addition of the Misericordia men’s and Hood women’s programs, the MAC will include six mens’ and womens’ teams beginning with the 2024-25 season and will meet the criteria for automatic bids to the NCAA mens’ and womens’ tournaments.

The MAC schools presently skating in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference will leave the UCHC following this coming season.“This is the next logical step in the growth of ice hockey in the Middle Atlantic region,” said MAC executive director Megan Morrison in a statement. “The UCHC has been a good home for MAC institutions sponsoring ice hockey and we hope to continue that partnership through mutual scheduling arrangements to support the growth of the sport even further.”

MAC men’s hockey will include Alvernia, Arcadia, King’s, Lebanon Valley, Misericordia, and Stevenson while Alvernia, Arcadia, Hood, King’s, Lebanon Valley, and Stevenson will compete in women’s hockey.

Information in this report was furnished by https://www.uscho.com/