Missouri State Ice Bears

Missouri State Ice Hockey
City	Springfield, Missouri
League	American Collegiate Hockey Association
Division	Western Collegiate Hockey League
Founded	2001
Home arena	Mediacom Ice Park
Colors	Maroon and White
Head coach	Ryan Armstrong
Media	websportsradio.com
Affiliates	Missouri State Hockey Division III
Website	missouristatehockey.com
Championships
Playoff championships	ACHA Division II MACHA Gold Champions 2014 & 2015

The Missouri State Ice Bears are a college ice hockey team, representing Missouri State University and based in Springfield, Missouri. The team plays its home games at the Mediacom Ice Park and is a member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division I. They compete in the Western Collegiate Hockey League (WCHL) of ACHA Division I.

The franchise was founded in 2001 as a club organization affiliated with Missouri State University by a student and Stan Melton. In 2009 the Ice Bears made their fourth straight ACHA Central Region post season tournament appearance. In 2014, the Missouri State University Ice Bears won the Central Division Regionals and made their first ACHA National Championship Appearance in their 13-year existence. In 2015 the Ice Bears made their second consecutive National Championship Tournament appearance in Salt Lake City Utah. After a 30-2 vote the Ice Bears joined the WCHL in ACHA Division 1 for the 2015-16 season.

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