Top 10 Oldest Hockey Programs in
NCAA Ice Hockey

The top 10 oldest hockey programs in men's and women's NCAA ice hockey teach us all about commitment, teamwork, work ethic, and success.

The oldest team in the men's D1 ice hockey is the Yale Bulldogs. They are also the oldest team in all of NCAA ice hockey.

Team	Year Program Started
Yale University Bulldogs	1896
Brown University Bears	1898
Harvard Crimson	1898
Princeton University Tigers	1900
Cornell University Big Red	1901
Rensselaer (RPI) Engineers	1901
Union College Dutchmen	1904
Army Black Knights	1904
Dartmouth College Big Green	1905
University of Massachusetts Minutemen	1908, 1979

The oldest team in men's D3 NCAA ice hockey is Norwich University Cadets.

Team	Year Program Started
Norwich University Cadets	1909
Amherst College Lord Jeffs	1910
St. Michael's College Purple Knights	1912
Hamilton College Continentals	1918
Bowdoin College Polar Bears	1919
University of St. Thomas Tommies	1920
Colby College Mules	1922
Middlebury College Panthers	1922
St. Olaf College Oles	1927
Augsburg College Auggies	1928

The oldest team in Women's D1 NCAA ice hockey is Brown University Bears.

Team	Year Program Started
Brown University Bears	1964
Cornell University Big Red	1972
Providence College Friars	1974
St. Lawrence University Saints	1974
Yale University Bulldogs	1975
Dartmouth College Big Green	1977
University of New Hampshire Wildcats	1977
Harvard Crimson	1978
Northeastern University Huskies	1979
Princeton University Tigers	1979

The oldest team in the women's D3 NCAA ice hockey is Colby College.

Team	Year Program Started
Colby College Mules	1975
RIT Tigers	1975
Wesleyan University Cardinals	1976
SUNY Cortland Red Dragons	1977, 2000
Middlebury College Panthers	1981
Bowdoin College Polar Bears	1984
Gustavus Adolphus College Gusties	1987
Williams College EPHS	1993
Amherst College Lord Jeffs	1995
Augsburg College Auggies	1995

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