American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey
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The American International Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) Division I college ice hockey
program that represents the American International College
. The Yellow Jackets are a member of Atlantic Hockey
. They play at the Olympia Ice Center
in Springfield, Massachusetts
.
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) Division I college ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
program that represents the American International College
American International College
American International College is a private, co-educational liberal-arts college located in the Mason Square neighborhood of Springfield, Massachusetts.-History:...
. The Yellow Jackets are a member of Atlantic Hockey
Atlantic Hockey
The Atlantic Hockey Association is a NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey–only conference. Unlike several other college athletic conferences, Atlantic Hockey has no women's...
. They play at the Olympia Ice Center
Olympia Ice Center
Olympia Ice Center is a 2,200-seat hockey rink in West Springfield, Massachusetts. It is home to the American International College Yellow Jackets men's ice hockey team The team began playing at the arena when they moved to Division I for ice hockey in 1998. It is located approximately six miles...
in Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
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