Announcement from the MACHA BoD

"As some of you have now realized, we have discovered a scheduling issue that has arose out of our league meeting in Peoria.  The ACHA DIII Regionals are currently scheduled for the same weekend as the MACHA tournament, February 18-20, 2011.  Having never had teams in our league from the DIII division, this was an unfortunate oversight during the exciting transition of some of our MACHA teams.

After careful consideration, your Board of Directors has decided that for this year only, we will move forward with that date.  This decision was made due to our commitment to that weekend with our tournament host in Peoria, as well as other weekends having games already scheduled with both league and non-league games.  Obviously, we will make sure this doesn't happen in future seasons and apologize in advance for any difficulties this may create.

Our solution will be that any MACHA teams who qualify for DIII Regionals will have the option to pass on the MACHA tournament.  With the large numbers at that level of the MACHA, we expect that the next team that would be eligible for post season play based on standings, would be extended a playoff invite.

We would be happy to answer any questions about this situation and the decision that was made.  Contact information for all Board members is available above.  We hope that everyone is gearing up for another hockey season and wish good luck to all our MACHA teams!"

 

Important MACHA Schedule Details!

August 16, 2010 - With teams putting the final touches on their schedules, please download the linked excel spreadsheet and send your team(s) schedule to Casey Kicielinski at ducksfan35@hotmail.com, to put together a final season schedule. Please use the date format provided in the spreadsheet, to make sorting 900 games simple to put in date order.

Download MACHA Schedule Template (.xls)

MACHA Lands 2 on ACHA's All-Central Region Team

June 7, 2010 - University of Missouri Defenseman Brock Gale and University of Iowa Goaltender Will Dodge were selected to the ACHA's All-Central Team.
Gale, a shutdown defenseman from St. Louis, recorded 11 points (4 G, 7 A) in 22 games for the Tigers, named to the 2nd Team All- Central Region.
Dodge, had a solid second season backstopping the Hawkeyes, was named to the 3rd Team All-Central Region going 8-3 with a 3.02 GAA.

University of Iowa Appoints New Bench Boss

May 20, 2010 - The University of Iowa Hawkeyes Hire Tom Orr as their new Division 2 Head Coach. Coach Orr replaces Nick White, who has lead the Hawkeyes to back-to-back Regular Season Championships. Todd Jansen has been brought on board as the Division 3 Assistant Coach and Goaltending Coach.

MACHA Awards, Realignment decided at the League Meeting

March 6, 2010 - The MACHA League took place at the Bradley University Student Activities Center on Saturday, and welcomed Augustana College a probationary spot in the Silver Division. Also, Loyola University will move up to the Gold Division, replacing EIU.

The MACHA awarded the best players and coaches from the Gold and Silver Divisions this season at the meeting and the recipients for the awards and teams are as follows:.

MACHA Gold Awards:

  • Goaltender of the Year: Brandon Becker (SIUE)
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Adam Gernigin (SIUE)
  • Offensive Player of the Year: Andy Draper (Missouri State)
  • Coach of the Year: Larry Thatcher (SIUE)
All MACHA Gold Team
All MACHA 1st Team
All MACHA 2nd Team
Pos
Name
School
Pos
Name
School
G
Brandon Becker
SIUE
G
Mike Poepping
Mo State
D
John Wright
SIUE
D
Mitch Leonard
Mo State
D
Adam Gernigin
SIUE
D
Brock Gale
Mizzou
F
Mike Dolan
SIUE
F
Steven Hong
ISU
F
Andy Draper
Mo State
F
Andrew Jesernig
ISU
F
Eric Brown
ISU
F
Chris Drinkwater
ISU

MACHA Silver Awards:

  • Goaltender of the Year: Mike Stier (McKendree)
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Alex Bangs (Loyola)
  • Offensive Player of the Year: Dave Katz (Loyola)
  • Coach of the Year: Jason Walker (SIUE)
All MACHA Silver Team
All MACHA 1st Team
All MACHA 2nd Team
Pos
Name
School
Pos
Name
School
G
Mike Stier
McKendree
G
Brian Andris
Mo State
D
Alex Bangs
Loyola
D
John Leonard
ISU
D
Zake Fate
Purdue
D
Chris Clyne
RMU-P
F
Kurt Radermacher
Purdue
F
Mike Bangs
Loyola
F
Bowe Vanderbloom
RMU-P
F
Ian Senne
ISU
F
Dave Katz
Loyola
F
Josh Sandburg
RMU-P

SIUE Gold, Missouri State JV Win MACHA Championships

 

SIUE Gold won their 5th MACHA Chamionship in 8 seasons, winning against Missouri State by a 5-1 score. Ryan McTigue was named as the Gold Division Playoff MVP, adding a goal and an assist in the Gold Championship.

Missouri State - White beat Robert Morris - Peoria 5-3 for the Silver Division Championship. Missouri State scored back-to-back- short handed goals en route to the title. Ice Bear Netminder Brian Andris was named Silver Playoff MVP with a 69 save performance in the win.

 

MACHA Tourney Results

MACHA Playoffs (Owens Center - Peoria, IL [2-19/2-21])
Division
Home
Visitor
Score
Date
Time
Silver
#4 RMU-Springfield
#5 Loyola
7-4
02-19-10
11:00AM
Gold
#4 SIUE Gold
#5 SLU
9-2
02-19-10
2:00PM
Silver
#3 RMU-Peoria
#6 ISU Icebirds
8-4
02-19-10
5:00PM
Gold
#3 ISU- Redbirds
#6 Mizzou
5-1
02-19-10
8:00PM
Silver
#2 Purdue
RMU-Springfield
2-6
02-20-10
11:00AM
Gold
#2 Missouri State
Illinois State
6-2
02-20-10
2:00PM
Silver
#1 Mo State - White
RMU-Springfield
5-3
02-20-10
5:00PM
Gold
#1 Iowa
SIUE
3-6
02-20-10
8:00PM
Silver
Mo State White
RMU-Peoria
5-3
02-21-10
10:00AM
Gold
Missouri State
SIUE Gold
1-5
02-21-10
1:00PM

MACHA Tie-Breakers:

Tie Breakers are in as follows in this order:

(In Silver, Superior Points Percentage will be the #1 Tie breaker prior to wins, to determine playoff postioning #1-2, #3-6)

  1. Wins
  2. Head to Head Record
  3. Goal Differential (Head to Head)
  4. Least PIMS (Head to Head)
  5. Least Goals Allowed (Conference Play)
  6. Most Goals Scored (Conference Play)
  7. Least PIMS (Conference Play)
  8. Coin Toss

Important ACHA Info: Game Reporting
 October 1, 2008  In order to remain in good standing for rankings and tournament eligibility, it is very important that teams follow the proper protocol for reporting game scores and DQ's to the ACHA. Follow this link  for instructions. The ACHA and MACHA both require scores and DQ's to be reported by the Tuesday following weekend games. Even if there are no DQ's please report "No DQ's".

 
 
Gold Division Teams Silver Division Teams
University of Missouri
University of Iowa (DII)
Missouri State University (DII)
SIU Edwardsville (DII)
University of Kansas
Illinois State University Redbirds (DII)

Loyola University
Northern Illinois University
St. Louis University
 
North Conference
Northwestern University (DIII)
Marquette University
llinois State University Icebirds (DIII)
University of Iowa (DIII)
Purdue University (DIII)

Wheaton College (DIII)
South Conference
McKendree University (DIII)
Missouri State University (DIII)
SIU Edwardsville (DIII)
Western Illinois University

Bradley Hockey

Bradley University
Robert Morris College - Peoria
Robert Morris College - Springfield
 

-Team Websites-






MACHAHOCKEY.COM STATS

Team
Points
Iowa
26
Mo State

24

ISU-Redbirds

24

 

Team
Points
Purdue

19

Loyola
19
ISU - IceBirds
17
   

 

Team
Points
Mo State Wht
24
RMU-Peoria
22
RMU-Sprgfld
20

09-10 Gold Leaders

Player
Pts
PPG
M. Dolan (SIUE)
30
2.00
Beck (SIUE)
27
1.80
Henson (SIUE)
23
1.64
Blackwood (SLU)
26
1.62
Draper (Mo St)
37
1.54
Price (SIUE)
22
1.46
T. Dolan (SIUE)
22
1.46
Waters (Mizzou)
22
1.45
Jesernig (ISU)
34
1.36
Drinkwater (ISU)
34
1.36

Stats include league and non-league games taken from the ACHA website.
Last update: 1/3/10

ACHA Central Rankings #5
Team
Pts
1) Davenport (13)
14
2) Michigan State (1)
26
3) Grand Valley
39
4) Lindewood
54
5) RMU-Maroon
70
6) Ferris State
71
7) Illinois
107
8) Iowa - Gold
112
9) Illinois State - Redbirds
116
10) St. Thomas
126
11) Minnesota
143
12) Central Michigan
150
13) DePaul
169
14) Michigan
188
15) SIUE Gold
190
Receiving Votes: Northern Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri State, Loyola  

 





 

 

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