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)

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)

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 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".