Penn State University won the first two playoff championships over the University of Delaware in both 2008 and 2009. The regular season title was shared by Penn State, Delaware, and the University of Rhode Island in the 2008–2009 with each team finishing with 25 points in the standings. Navy and Drexel left the conference to join the
Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association and
Robert Morris University joined the conference beginning in the 2010–11 season. In September 2010, prior to the start of the 2010–11 season, Penn State left the conference in 2011 during the program's transition to
NCAA Division I. Robert Morris left the league to join
College Hockey Mid-America(CHMA) but was replaced by
Rutgers in the 2012–13 season. Rutgers left for NECHL in 2018. Drexel joined the league from ECHA before the 2020–2021 season.
Niagara &
Pitt joined the conference from the NECHL and CHMA for the 2022–23 season. ==Membership==