ACHA ANNOUNCES SITES AND DATES FOR 2022 ACHA MEN’S DIVISION II REGIONALS
TROY, MI (Dec. 13, 2021) – The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA), the governing body for non-NCAA men’s and women’s hockey in the United States, today announced the sites and dates for the 2022 ACHA Men’s Division II Regionals.
The 2022 Men’s Division II Regional sites and dates are:
WEST REGIONAL – Boulder, Colorado
February 24, 25 and 26, 2022
(Host: Metropolitan State University – Denver)
NORTHEAST REGIONAL – Keene, New Hampshire
February 25, 26 and 27, 2022
(Host: Keene State University)
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL – Columbus, Ohio
February 25, 26 and 27, 2022
(Host: Tri-State Collegiate Hockey League)
CENTRAL REGIONAL – La Crosse / Onalaska, Wisconsin
February 25, 26 and 27, 2022
(Host: La Crosse Sports Commission and Onalaska Omni Center)
The top two seeds from each region following the final Men’s Division II regular season rankings will bypass the Regional and receive an automatic berth in the 2022 ACHA National Championships.
Each Regional will consist of 12 teams. Teams seeded #3 through #10 will receive an invitation to their respective Regional. Teams seeded #11 through #14 will be filled by conference auto bids. In the event that any of the conference auto bids are not filled (i.e., team has already qualified, unable to accept bid, less than four eligible conferences, etc.), the position(s) in the Regional will be filled by the next highest ranked team(s) within that Region as an At-Large bid.
The game schedule format for each Regional will be:
Regional Day 1
#7 seed vs. #14 seed
#8 seed vs. #13 seed
#9 seed vs.#12 seed
#10 seed vs. #11 seed
Regional Day 2
#3 seed vs. Lowest remaining seed
#4 seed vs. 2nd Lowest remaining seed
#5 seed vs. 3rd Lowest remaining seed
#6 seed vs. 4th Lowest remaining seed
Regional Day 3
Highest remaining seed vs. Lowest remaining seed
2nd Highest remaining seed vs. 2nd Lowest remaining seed
For more information, please contact ACHA Executive Director Craig Barnett at cbarnett@achahockey.org.
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