Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference (PAC-8)
ConferenceACHA
Founded1995
CommissionerArt Kitano
Sports fielded
DivisionDivision II
No. of teams11
RegionWest
Most recent
champion(s)
Washington
(3rd title)
Most titlesUSC
(8 titles)
Official websiteOfficial website

The Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference (PAC-8) is a collegiate men's ice hockey conference that competes in Division 2 of the American Collegiate Hockey Association.

The PAC-8 was originally only open to schools that belonged to the Pac-12 Conference; however, for the 2018-19 season, the league expanded to include other schools from outside that conference. These schools included Boise State, Eastern Washington, San Diego State, San Jose State, and Western Washington. Because the conference spans the entire west coast, a north and south division format was adopted.

Regular season format

According to the PAC-8 charter, each season starts on October 1 of each year.

Along with the required conference schedule, teams schedule non-conference games against ACHA opponents for regional and national ranking consideration.

For the 2018-19 season, each team must play twelve conference games. At the end of the season the top four teams from the north and south divisions qualify for the playoffs.

In game play, the ACHA follows the NCAA Rulebook for ice hockey. For interconference games, the PAC-8 mostly follows the same rules for game times and structure. A notable difference is in cases of a tie game after regulation and a 5-minute sudden-death overtime period. If a winner is not determined in overtime, then a 5 man shoot-out will occur. During the Conference Championship tournament, overtime format is 20 minute sudden-death periods until a winner is determined.

Members

North Division

SchoolLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameColors Website
Boise State Boise, ID 1932 Public 24,154 Broncos    
Eastern Washington Cheney, WA 1882 Public 12,607 Eagles    
Utah Salt Lake City, UT 1850 Public 34,705 Utes    
Washington Seattle, WA 1861 Public Flagship 42,708 Huskies    
Washington State Pullman, WA 1890 Public 20,043 Cougars    
Western Washington Bellingham, WA 1893 Public 15,060 Vikings    

South Division

SchoolLocationFoundedAffiliationEnrollmentNicknameColors Website
California Berkeley, CA 1868 Public Flagship
(University of California system)
35,409 Golden Bears    
San Jose State San Jose, CA 1857 Public Flagship
(California State University system)
33,409 Spartans    
Stanford Palo Alto, CA 1891 Private research university 17,249 Cardinal    
UC San Diego La Jolla, CA 1960 Public
(University of California system)
42,968 Tritons    
USC Los Angeles, CA 1880 Private/Non-sectarian 32,160 Trojans     None

Tournament weekend

The PAC-8 Championship Tournament is typically held the weekend before Presidents Day in February. The weekend also consists of the annual league meeting and the end of season awards banquet.

Past champions

YearChampionRunner-UpHost
2023WashingtonUtahEastern Washington
2022OregonUCLARegular Season Champions
2021Season Cancelled
2020OregonBoise StateSouth Lake Tahoe
2019OregonCaliforniaSouth Lake Tahoe
2018Arizona StateCaliforniaSouth Lake Tahoe
2017UCLAWashingtonSouth Lake Tahoe
2016UtahUSCSouth Lake Tahoe
2015UtahOregonSouth Lake Tahoe
2014Arizona StateUtahUtah
2013UtahOregonUSC
2012WashingtonUtahWashington
2011WashingtonOregonWashington
2010USCWashingtonUSC
2009OregonWashingtonOregon
2008OregonUSCWashington State
2007USCOregonUCLA
2006USCOregonOregon
2005OregonWashingtonCalifornia
2004CaliforniaUSCWashington
2003USCCaliforniaUSC
2002USCWashingtonStanford
2001USCWashingtonOregon
2000USCUCLAUCLA
1999UCLAUSC California
1998USC
1997StanfordUCLAUSC
1996StanfordCaliforniaStanford

Totals

TeamTitlesYears
USC82010, 2007, 2006, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1998
Oregon62022, 2020, 2019, 2009, 2008, 2005
Washington32023, 2012, 2011
Utah32016, 2015, 2013
ASU22018, 2014
UCLA22017, 1999
Stanford21997, 1996
California12004

See also

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