2019–20 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

2019–20 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
2019–20 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
	The Harborcenter was scheduled to host the 2020 tournament
Duration	November 1, 2019–; March 8, 2020
NCAA tournament	2020
National championship	LECOM Harborcenter; Buffalo, New York
NCAA champion	None
Sid Watson Award	Tom Aubrun; (Norwich)
List of NCAA Division III men's ice hockey seasons
← 2018–19	2020–21 →

The 2019–20 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on November 1, 2019, and concluded on March 8, 2020. This was the 47th season of Division III college ice hockey.

Two days before the National Tournament was set to begin, the championship, along with all other NCAA events for the spring semester, was cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.^[1]

Regular season

The Commonwealth Coast Conference, following the general trend of other conferences, altered its standings away from the traditional win–loss–tie format. Three points were now awarded for a win, one point for a tie and no points for a loss. The new method used was a convoluted arrangement where a team's conference record would still be recorded based upon the standard NCAA format where wins and losses accrued in the 5-minute 5-on-5 overtime were included in the win column. However, the CCC tracked overtime wins and losses so that if a team won a game in overtime they would receive two points instead of the normal three while if a team lost an overtime game they would receive a point. Teams that recorded a tie would follow a more typical situation where they would receive one additional point for a 3-on-3 overtime win or a shootout win but would not receive any additional points for a loss in either case.

The formula for the points standings were as follows: Points = (wins x 3) (ties) – (5-on-5 overtime wins) (5-on-5 overtime losses) (3-on-3 overtime wins) (shootout wins)

Season tournaments

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
Buffalo State Tournament	November 1–2	4	Adrian
Castleton Invitational	November 29–30	4	Fredonia State
Primelink Great Northern Shootout	November 29–30	4	Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Thanksgiving Showcase	November 29–30	4	Utica
Bowdoin-Colby Faceoff Classic	November 30–December 1	4	Bowdoin
Saint Anselm Thanksgiving Tournament	November 30–December 1	4	Trinity
Skidmore Invitational	November 30–December 1	4	Skidmore
Steve Hoar Memorial	November 30–December 1	4	Franklin Pierce
PAL Cup	November 30–December 1	4	Wentworth
Superior Showdown	December 28–29	4	Marian
Codfish Bowl	January 3–4	4	Wesleyan
Middlebury Classic	January 3–4	4	Babson
Oswego State Hockey Classic	January 3–4	4	Saint Mary's
W.B. Mason Winter Classic	January 3–4	4	Elmira
Northfield Savings Bank Holiday Tournament	January 3–4	4	Cortland State
Boston Landing Invitational	January 4–5	4	Hobart

Standings

2019–20 Commonwealth Coast Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference										Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
University of New England †	18	14	2	2	0	0	2	46	97	36	26	18	5	3	126	54
Endicott †*	18	16	2	0	2	0	0	46	77	27	27	22	5	0	108	47
Curry	18	12	4	2	2	0	1	37	80	43	26	17	6	3	105	60
Salve Regina	18	10	7	1	1	1	0	31	62	56	26	14	11	1	91	89
Nichols	18	8	8	2	1	2	1	28	62	56	27	12	13	2	93	82
Wentworth	18	3	12	3	0	2	1	15	58	77	28	9	16	3	91	109
Becker	10	2	15	1	0	2	1	10	35	105	25	5	19	1	54	135
Western New England	18	1	16	1	1	0	0	3	32	96	25	3	20	2	49	116
Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2019–20 NCAA Division III Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Albertus Magnus	24	4	18	2	45	101
Anna Maria	25	12	8	5	65	61
Bryn Athyn	25	12	10	3	81	77
Canton State	25	13	9	3	80	80

2019–20 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Plymouth State †*	18	13	3	2	28	78	38	27	15	9	3	101	80
Fitchburg State	18	11	3	4	26	50	37	26	14	8	4	75	58
Massachusetts–Dartmouth	18	10	6	2	22	68	37	28	13	12	3	101	76
Westfield State	18	9	7	2	20	59	58	27	12	10	5	82	82
Salem State	18	4	9	5	13	40	66	26	4	15	7	58	97
Worcester State	18	4	13	1	9	42	63	26	6	18	2	61	95
Framingham State	18	3	13	2	8	38	76	25	4	18	3	51	102
Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2019–20 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Saint John's †	16	9	3	4	2	33	55	35	26	12	9	5	85	72
Concordia (MN)	16	10	5	1	1	32	42	35	27	14	11	2	64	71
Augsburg	16	9	6	1	1	29	53	36	26	14	11	1	73	56
St. Thomas *	16	9	6	1	1	28	56	45	28	15	10	3	95	80
Gustavus Adolphus	16	7	7	2	2	25	54	38	26	11	12	3	79	64
Bethel	16	6	6	4	1	23	38	51	25	7	14	4	51	92
Saint Mary's	16	6	9	1	1	20	54	53	25	9	14	2	74	82
Hamline	16	4	9	3	1	16	35	61	25	6	15	4	54	91
St. Olaf	16	2	11	3	1	10	24	57	25	4	18	3	40	94
Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2019–20 New England Hockey Conference standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Norwich †*	18	16	1	1	33	66	16	28	24	2	2	105	24
Babson	18	13	4	1	27	68	32	26	18	6	2	95	45
Hobart	18	12	4	2	26	83	43	28	20	5	3	116	63
New England College	18	12	6	0	24	76	57	27	17	9	1	110	81
Massachusetts–Boston	18	10	7	1	21	82	57	26	14	11	1	116	82
Skidmore	18	7	9	2	16	54	52	26	11	11	4	77	70
Southern Maine	18	6	10	2	14	44	59	27	8	16	3	62	93
Castleton	18	4	12	2	10	50	86	26	6	17	3	66	124
Suffolk	18	2	14	2	6	41	79	25	6	17	2	59	108
Johnson & Wales	18	1	16	1	3	32	115	25	4	20	1	55	138
Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2019–20 New England Small College Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Williams †	18	13	5	0	26	59	35	26	17	8	1	83	56
Trinity	18	12	5	1	25	55	35	27	19	7	1	96	57
Hamilton	18	10	6	2	22	46	40	26	12	10	4	63	56
Middlebury	18	8	7	3	19	54	47	25	10	12	3	71	69
Wesleyan *	18	8	9	1	17	44	45	27	15	11	1	78	67
Bowdoin	18	8	9	1	17	49	60	25	12	12	1	71	80
Amherst	18	7	8	3	17	41	43	25	9	12	4	55	59
Connecticut College	18	7	9	2	16	35	41	25	11	12	2	61	60
Tufts	18	6	11	1	13	42	58	24	8	15	1	55	73
Colby	18	3	13	2	8	30	51	24	7	14	3	50	66
Championship: March 8, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2019–20 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
North
St. Norbert	20	13	7	0	26	73	51	28	18	9	1	102	72
Marian	20	11	7	2	24	73	45	29	17	10	2	113	66
Finlandia	20	5	13	2	12	38	71	27	6	19	2	55	109
St. Scholastica	20	5	14	1	11	46	79	27	9	17	1	62	95
Lawrence	20	3	15	2	8	33	95	25	5	18	2	43	108
South
Adrian †*	20	15	3	2	32	100	46	29	21	5	3	144	75
Lake Forest	20	14	4	2	30	78	48	27	18	6	3	104	66
Trine	20	10	7	3	23	58	53	28	13	12	3	80	80
Aurora	20	8	6	6	22	60	44	27	12	9	6	85	65
Concordia (WI)	20	8	10	2	18	66	78	25	12	11	2	90	95
MSOE	20	4	10	6	14	55	70	25	9	10	6	73	78
Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2019–20 State University of New York Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Geneseo State †*	16	13	1	2	28	77	30	27	22	3	2	138	52
Oswego State	16	12	3	1	25	66	34	27	16	10	1	103	65
Buffalo State	16	8	7	1	17	48	40	26	12	12	2	79	68
Brockport State	16	8	7	1	17	41	42	26	15	10	1	77	74
Plattsburgh State	16	6	8	2	14	45	49	27	10	14	3	70	86
Potsdam State	16	5	9	2	12	46	58	27	7	18	2	74	106
Fredonia State	16	4	9	3	11	47	51	25	7	11	7	76	74
Cortland State	16	5	11	0	10	39	57	25	12	12	1	72	79
Morrisville State	16	5	11	0	10	32	80	25	9	16	0	53	111
Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2019–20 United Collegiate Hockey Conference standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Utica †*	18	15	2	1	0	46	100	33	29	25	2	2	147	57
Wilkes	18	14	4	0	0	42	81	56	29	19	10	0	126	94
Stevenson	18	13	4	1	0	40	78	46	28	18	8	2	120	84
Elmira	18	13	5	0	0	39	79	37	26	17	8	1	105	64
Nazareth	18	8	9	1	1	26	51	51	28	12	13	3	80	79
Neumann	18	8	10	0	0	24	57	72	26	9	17	0	84	116
Manhattanville	18	7	10	1	0	22	65	69	25	10	13	2	85	94
Lebanon Valley	18	3	11	4	2	15	38	61	25	5	16	4	51	80
Chatham	18	2	15	1	1	8	42	92	25	3	21	1	56	125
King's	18	2	15	1	1	8	26	100	25	3	21	1	38	131
Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2019–20 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Wisconsin–Stevens Point †	15	10	2	3	0	23	67	34	28	18	7	3	116	67
Wisconsin–Eau Claire †*	15	11	3	1	0	23	51	28	28	22	4	2	103	46
Wisconsin–Superior	15	7	8	0	2	16	45	40	29	16	10	3	97	70
Wisconsin–River Falls	15	7	6	2	0	16	46	42	29	16	10	3	87	70
Wisconsin–Stout	15	6	9	0	1	13	43	58	27	8	18	1	68	102
Northland	15	1	14	0	0	2	25	75	27	4	22	1	56	112
Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

2020 NCAA Tournament

First Round
March 14

Quarterfinals
March 21

Semifinals
March 27

National Championship
March 28

E1

Utica (1)

E6

Babson

E7

Wesleyan

W1

Wisconsin–Eau Claire (4)

W3

Lake Forest

W4

St. Thomas

E2

Norwich (2)

E5

Endicott

E8

Plymouth State

E3

Geneseo State (3)

W2

Adrian

E4

Hobart

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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References

^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "2020 Division III men's ice hockey championship Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.

External links

[1] "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[2] "2020 Division III men's ice hockey championship Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.

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