▁Current ▁members ▁ ▁League ▁Exp ansion ▁ ▁George ▁Washington ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁joined ▁the ▁league ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 ▁season . ▁The ▁addition ▁of ▁these ▁programs ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁compet itive ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁expansion ▁plan ▁led ▁by ▁AC CH L ▁Commission er ▁Don ▁Martin . ▁Pl ans ▁are ▁to ▁continue ▁expand ing ▁from ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁seven ▁team ▁league ▁to ▁six teen ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁near ▁future . ▁ ▁El on ▁University ▁joined ▁the ▁AC CH L ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁W ake ▁Forest ▁University ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁joined ▁the ▁AC CH L ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 4 ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁AC CH L ▁added ▁three ▁new ▁members ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 : ▁James ▁Mad ison ▁University , ▁Saint ▁Joseph ’ s ▁University , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁– ▁Charlotte , ▁bringing ▁the ▁league ▁total ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁teams . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 - 2 0 1 9 ▁season , ▁the ▁AC CH L ▁added ▁West ▁Virginia ▁University ▁and ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁- ▁Wil ming ton ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁total ▁membership ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁teams . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁university ▁of ▁Richmond ▁ice ▁hockey ▁club ▁will ▁join ▁the ▁AC CH L . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to