Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts announced on Thursday that the school was going to bring back its men’s hockey program and they would also start a new women’s hockey program beginning in the 2023-24 season.
Both programs will be in Division III
Both men’s and women’s ice hockey teams are scheduled to begin competing in the 2023-24 academic year. MCLA will begin searching for coaches for each team this spring.
While a women’s team will be a new addition, MCLA’s men’s ice hockey program has been inactive since the 2002-03 academic year but enjoyed a successful run during the 70s and 80s.
“The college’s continued commitment to our athletics programs is exciting,” said AD Laura Mooney. “These sweeping changes will provide our programs with the tools to be successful and will provide a better student-athlete experience while assisting in our recruitment efforts.”
When the men’s team last competed the team played out of the Foote Veteran’s Memorial Rink in North Adams, Mass.
The men’s program was in the ECAC Division II from 1975-85 and then reclassified to the ECAC Division-III and the Massachusetts State Athletic Conference.
