The Top 15 Most Storied College Hockey Programs

The Top 15 Most Storied College Hockey Programs

by, Billy Mumphrey 



  

I realize the criteria for being one of the most "Storied College Hockey Programs" is a very subjective way to rank these colleges and their hockey. There is no REAL way to tell how great these programs are other than their appearances in National Championships and the Strength of Fan Bases; so, that's what we did, and here is our Rank Order List. We also realize that we combined D1 and D3 schools and this may be another problem when "Rank Ordering" teams (The Size of Fan Base had a major factor when comparing D1 and D3 school because most D3 school just have less people.)

 

College Rank Order

 

 

1.      Michigan – 9 Natties, 3 Runners, 12 Total Appies: Speaks for itself.

 

2.      North Dakota – 8 Natties, 5 Runners, 13 Total Appies: National Championships Matter.

 

3.      Denver – 7 Natties, 2 Runners, 9 Total Appies: Won its first Nattie in 1958, Old Sport.

 

4.      Boston University – 5 Natties, 6 Runners, 11 Total Appies: BU is 3-0 on BC this year.

 

5.      Boston College – 5 Natties, 6 Runners, 11 Total Appies: BC is 0-3 on BU this year.

 

6.      Minnesota – 5 Natties, 7 Runners, 12 Total Appies: Been around FOREVER; Original 6.

 

7.      Wisconsin – 6 Natties, 2 Runners, 8 Total Appies: Haangin’ around, Haaangin’ around.

 

8.      Bemidji State - 5 D2 Natties, 2 Runners, 7 Total Appies: From D2 to D3 to D2 to D1.

 

9.      Middlebury – 8 D3 Natties, 1 Runner, 9 Total Appies: Bill Beaney!

 

10.  Wisconsin – Stevens Point – 5 D3 Natties, 4 Runners, 9 Total Appies: Corn Fed Days.

 

11.  St. Norbert – 4 Natties, 4 D3 Runners, 8 Total Appies: Green and Goalies.

 

12.  Plattsburg State – 3 D3 Natties, 3 Runners, 6 Total Appies: Bob Emery!

 

13.  Norwich – 3 D3 Natties, 1 Runner, 4 Total Appies: McShane!

 

14.  Oswego State – 1 D3 Nattie, 4 Runners, 5 Total Appies: Always a Bridesmaid!

 

      15. Wisconsin-Superior – 1 D3 Nattie, 3 Runners, 4 Total Appies: Wisconsin is hard to get out of in any Division.

 

Legend:

"Natties": National Championships.

"Runners": Runner- Up National Championship Appearances.

"Appies": Appearances.