The Aurora Spartans are a NCAA Division III Men's Ice hockey program and a yet to play women's hockey program (starting with the 2017-18 season) based out of Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The team is based out of the Fox Valley Ice Arena.
Men's Program
Men's History
The school announced that it would expand its athletic offerings by a total of 20 programs including men's ice hockey on August 20, 2012. The school started with a club level team in the American Collegiate Hockey Association's Division III for the 2012-13 season finishing its first season with a 0-12-0 record. In the second season of playing in the ACHA the team qualified for the national tournamament, before jumping to the NCAA Division III level for 2014-15, finishing the season with a 36-4-1 record. The school announced on July 29, 2013 that they team would join the NCHA for 2015-16. The ice hockey team played as a Division III Independent for the 2014-15 season compiling a 1-15-1 record. The school was added to the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association for the 2015-16 NCHA Men's Season.
Even though the school elevated the program to NCAA varsity status they have kept the club level sport.
Men's Year by Year Record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
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| American Collegiate Hockey Association (Club) | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||
| 2012-13 | |||||||||||||||
| 2013-14 | |||||||||||||||
| Division III Independent | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||
| 2014-15 | |||||||||||||||
| Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||
| 2015-16 | |||||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | |||||||||||||||
Women's Program
Women's History
On June 14, 2016 it was announced by the school and the NCHA that the women's program will commence play for the 2017-18 season.
Women's Year by Year Record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | |||||||||||||||