Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference


The Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference 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.

Regular season format

According to the PAC-8 charter, each season starts on September 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 2024/2025 season, each team must play fourteen conference games. At the end of the season the top eight teams 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 3 on3 5-minute sudden-death overtime period. If a winner is not determined in overtime, then a 3 man shoot-out will occur. During the Conference Championship tournament, overtime format is 20 minute sudden-death periods until a winner is determined.

Members

Current Teams

Former Teams
SchoolLocationFoundedEnrollmentNicknameColors
Arizona StateTempe, AZ188574,878Sun Devils
Boise StateBoise, ID193224,154Broncos
OregonEugene, OR187623,634Ducks
San Diego StateSan Diego, CA189737,539Aztecs
StanfordPalo Alto, CA189116,914Cardinal
UCLALos Angeles, CA188144,947Bruins
UtahSalt Lake City, UT185034,705Utes

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

Totals
TeamTitlesYears
USC82010, 2007, 2006, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1998
Oregon62022, 2020, 2019, 2009, 2008, 2005
Utah42024, 2016, 2015, 2013
Washington42025, 2023, 2012, 2011
ASU22018, 2014
UCLA22017, 1999
Stanford21997, 1996
California12004