ACHA ANNOUNCES SITES AND DATES FOR 2024 ACHA MEN’S DIVISION II REGIONALS
TROY, MI (Nov. 27, 2023) – 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 2024 ACHA Men’s Division II Regionals.
The 2024 Men’s Division II Regional sites and dates are:
WEST REGIONAL ‐ North Logan, Utah
February 23, 24, and 25, 2024
Rink: George S. Eccles Ice Center
(Host: Eccles Ice Center & Utah State University)
NORTHEAST REGIONAL ‐ Keene, New Hampshire
February 23, 24, and 25, 2024
Rink: Keene Community Ice Arena
(Host: Keene State University)
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL ‐ Athens, Ohio
February 23, 24, and 25, 2024
Rink: Ohio University Bird Ice Arena
(Host: Tri‐State Collegiate Hockey League)
CENTRAL REGIONAL ‐ Grand Rapids, Michigan
February 23, 24, and 25, 2024
Rink: Patterson Ice Center
(Host: Davenport University)
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 2024 ACHA National Championships presented by FloHockey, which will be played from March 7 through March 17, 2024 at the Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Missouri.
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.
If 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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