The postseason is days away in the league that produced both AAU College Hockey National Champions last year. The Upstate New York Collegiate Hockey League will see its playoffs start Saturday afternoon in Division 2 when Erie Community College hosts Buffalo State in the pre-quarterfinal round.
The Division 1 quarters, semis, and finals start a week from Friday with all games being played at Dwyer Arena in Lewiston, NY.
Division 2 and 3 will close their playoffs at the North Buffalo Rink March 2-3. The matchups in all 3 divisions are set:
UNYCHL Division 1
Niagara (West #2) vs Cortland (East #3), Friday Feb 23 5pm
Cornell (East #2) vs University at Buffalo (West #3), Friday Feb 23 8pm
Binghamton (East #1) vs Niagara/Cortland winner, Saturday Feb 24 5pm
St Bonaventure (West #1) vs Cornell/UB winner, Saturday Feb 24 8pm
UNYCHL Division 1 Championship, Sunday Feb 25 3pm
UNYCHL Division 2
Jefferson Community College (East #3) at Paul Smith’s College (East #2), Friday Feb 23 7:45pm
Colgate (Central #1) vs JCC/PSC winner Sunday Feb 25
Onondaga Community College (Central 2/3) vs Ithaca College (Central 2/3), TBD
OCC and Ithaca are tied in the standings with both teams finishing their regular season schedules this weekend
Union College (East #1) vs OCC/Ithaca winner, Sunday Feb 25
Brockport (Metro #3) at St John Fisher (Metro #2), Sat Feb 24 3:30pm
Fredonia (West #1) vs Brockport/SJF winner, Sun Feb 25 5pm
Buffalo State (West #3) at Erie Community College (West #2), Sat Feb 17 2:20pm
Niagara County Community College (Metro #1) vs Buff St/ECC winner, Sunday Feb 25 8pm
UNYCHL Division 2 Semifinals Saturday Mar 2
UNYCHL Division 2 Finals Sunday Mar 3
UNYCHL Division 3
Allegheny (#2) vs Penn State Behrend College (#3)
Mercyhurst (#1) vs Allegheny/PSB winner, Sunday March 3
Nickel City Hockey Network is your home to watch the UNYCHL Playoffs. NCHN will have live coverage of all D1 games, the D2 semis and finals, as well as the D3 championship. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and don’t miss a minute: youtube.com/@nickelcityhn
