National Collegiate Hockey Conference (men's ice hockey)

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NCAA Division I men's ice hockey conference

The National Collegiate Hockey Conference (men's ice hockey) is an NCAA Division I men's ice hockey conference featuring several prominent college programs primarily located in the Midwestern and Western United States.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
National Collegiate Hockey Conference	17
National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC)	1
National Collegiate Hockey Conference (men's ice hockey) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1651113 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Collegiate Hockey Conference (men's ice hockey)
Context triple: [Colorado College, athleticsAffiliation, National Collegiate Hockey Conference (men's ice hockey)]

A. Central Collegiate Hockey Association
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a former NCAA Division I men's ice hockey conference that featured numerous Midwestern universities and produced several national championship teams and NHL players.
B. ECAC Hockey
ECAC Hockey is a collegiate athletic conference that sponsors NCAA Division I men's and women's ice hockey programs primarily among private and Ivy League schools in the Northeastern United States.
C. Hockey East
Hockey East is a premier NCAA Division I college ice hockey conference featuring top programs primarily from the New England region.
D. New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III collegiate athletic conference composed primarily of private institutions in the New England region, sponsoring a wide range of men's and women's sports.
E. New England Collegiate Conference
The New England Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed primarily of small colleges and universities in the New England region of the United States.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Collegiate Hockey Conference (men's ice hockey)
Target entity description: The National Collegiate Hockey Conference (men's ice hockey) is an NCAA Division I men's ice hockey conference featuring several prominent college programs primarily located in the Midwestern and Western United States.

A. Central Collegiate Hockey Association
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association is a former NCAA Division I men's ice hockey conference that featured numerous Midwestern universities and produced several national championship teams and NHL players.
B. ECAC Hockey
ECAC Hockey is a collegiate athletic conference that sponsors NCAA Division I men's and women's ice hockey programs primarily among private and Ivy League schools in the Northeastern United States.
C. Hockey East
Hockey East is a premier NCAA Division I college ice hockey conference featuring top programs primarily from the New England region.
D. New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division III collegiate athletic conference composed primarily of private institutions in the New England region, sponsoring a wide range of men's and women's sports.
E. New England Collegiate Conference
The New England Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed primarily of small colleges and universities in the New England region of the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I men's ice hockey conference ⓘ
abbreviation	NCHC ⓘ
competitionLevel	college ice hockey ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
firstSeason	2013–14 ⓘ
founded	2011 ⓘ
gender	men ⓘ
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
hasAward	NCHC Coach of the Year ⓘ NCHC Player of the Year ⓘ NCHC Rookie of the Year ⓘ
hasChampionship	NCHC Tournament ⓘ surface form: NCHC Tournament Championship
hasCommissioner	Josh Fenton ⓘ
hasMember	Colorado College ⓘ Colorado College ⓘ surface form: Colorado College Tigers Colorado College ⓘ surface form: Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey ⓘ surface form: Denver Pioneers Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey ⓘ Miami RedHawks ⓘ Miami University RedHawks men's ice hockey ⓘ surface form: Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey Miami University ⓘ University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs ⓘ surface form: Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs ⓘ surface form: Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey UND Fighting Hawks ⓘ surface form: North Dakota Fighting Hawks North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey ⓘ surface form: North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey Omaha Mavericks ⓘ Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks ⓘ surface form: Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey St. Cloud State Huskies ⓘ St. Cloud State Huskies ⓘ surface form: St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey St. Cloud State University ⓘ University of Denver ⓘ University of Minnesota Duluth ⓘ University of North Dakota ⓘ Western Michigan Broncos football ⓘ surface form: Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey ⓘ Western Michigan University ⓘ
hasRivalry	Denver–Colorado College rivalry ⓘ North Dakota–Denver rivalry ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Colorado Springs, Colorado ⓘ
membershipType	single-sport conference ⓘ
NCAAdivision	Division I ⓘ
numberOfTeams	8 ⓘ
organizes	NCHC Tournament ⓘ NCHC regular season ⓘ
playsForChampionship	automatic NCAA tournament bid ⓘ
region	Midwestern United States ⓘ western United States ⓘ surface form: Western United States
sport	men's ice hockey ⓘ
televisionPartner	CBS Sports Network ⓘ
website	nchchockey.com ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colorado College → athleticsAffiliation → National Collegiate Hockey Conference (men's ice hockey) ⓘ

North Dakota Fighting Sioux men's ice hockey → conference → National Collegiate Hockey Conference (men's ice hockey) ⓘ