The Super East Collegiate Hockey League (SECHL) is a collegiate club hockey league that plays at Division II of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) at Division II.
The SECHL is one of the top leagues competing in ACHA Division II and plays at a similar skill level to ACHA Division I and NCAA Division III. Four previous SECHL members (Rutgers University, Drexel University, Stony Brook University, and New York University) have moved their programs to the ACHA Division I level. The league is very selective in accepting members and is made up of universities that recognize the importance of ice hockey.
On February 26th 2025, the SECHL announced a merger with the AAU's Upstate New York Club Hockey League (UNYCHL) for the 2025-26 season, with the two teams playing under the SECHL name in ACHA Division II. The six existing SECHL teams prior to the merger (Army, Clarkson, Marist, Montclair, Sacred Heart, and Siena) would make up the new SECHL East Division, while the SECHL West Division would be made up of former UNYCHL Tier I teams (Binghamton University, Niagara University, St. Bonaventure University, and later University at Buffalo). The other UNYCHL Tier I teams (Cornell University, SUNY Brockport, and SUNY Cortland) would not join the SECHL for the 2025-26 season, and would keep their ACHA Division II teams as independent programs.
Each team plays 12 conference games during a season against fellow SECHL teams, with one on the road and one at their home venue.
The top six teams qualify for the league playoffs which are held over the course of one weekend at the venue of the previous year's champion. All playoff games are single elimination with the winner advancing to the next round. The first and second seeds receive byes into the semifinal round while the remaining four teams play in the quarterfinals.
The SECHL changed formats for the 2025-26 season after incorporating the UNYCHL teams; the teams in each SECHL division will compete against one another and maintain separate divisional playoffs.
Note: SECHL maintained separate divisional playoffs from UNYCHL since merger in 2025/26 season
Since 2013/14 season