COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – For the second time in two years, the NCHC is expanding. The National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) announced on Wednesday that the University of St. Thomas has been accepted as a full-time member of the NCHC beginning in the 2026-27 season. The decision was approved with a unanimous vote from the NCHC Board of Directors on Tuesday night.
With the addition of St. Thomas, the NCHC will become a 10-team conference in two seasons when the Tommies are officially welcomed as an NCHC member on July 1, 2026. Last July, the NCHC announced the addition of Arizona State University, with the Sun Devils set to be the NCHC's ninth member starting on July 1, 2024.