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

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

TournamentDatesTeamsChampion
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
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
University of New England †18142200246973626185312654
Endicott †*18162020046772727225010847
Curry18124220137804326176310560
Salve Regina18107111031625626141119189
Nichols1888212128625627121329382
Wentworth18312302115587728916391109
Becker102151021103510525519154135
Western New England1811611003329625320249116
Championship: March 7, 2020
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Albertus Magnus24418245101
Anna Maria2512856561
Bryn Athyn25121038177
Canton State2513938080
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Plymouth State †*18133228783827159310180
Fitchburg State1811342650372614847558
Massachusetts–Dartmouth181062226837281312310176
Westfield State1897220595827121058282
Salem State184951340662641575897
Worcester State184131942632661826195
Framingham State1831328387625418351102
Championship: March 7, 2020
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
Conference Overall
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Saint John's1693423355352612958572
Concordia (MN)161051132423527141126471
Augsburg16961129533626141117356
St. Thomas *16961128564528151039580
Gustavus Adolphus16772225543826111237964
Bethel1666412338512571445192
Saint Mary's1669112054532591427482
Hamline1649311635612561545491
St. Olaf16211311024572541834094
Championship: March 7, 2020
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Norwich †*18161133661628242210524
Babson1813412768322618629545
Hobart18124226834328205311663
New England College18126024765727179111081
Massachusetts–Boston181071218257261411111682
Skidmore1879216545226111147770
Southern Maine1861021444592781636293
Castleton18412210508626617366124
Suffolk1821426417925617259108
Johnson & Wales18116133211525420155138
Championship: March 7, 2020
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Williams1813502659352617818356
Trinity1812512555352719719657
Hamilton18106222464026121046356
Middlebury1887319544725101237169
Wesleyan *1889117444527151117867
Bowdoin1889117496025121217180
Amherst187831741432591245559
Connecticut College1879216354125111226160
Tufts1861111342582481515573
Colby183132830512471435066
Championship: March 8, 2020
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
North
St. Norbert20137026735128189110272
Marian201172247345291710211366
Finlandia20513212387127619255109
St. Scholastica2051411146792791716295
Lawrence2031528339525518243108
South
Adrian †*201532321004629215314475
Lake Forest20144230784827186310466
Trine20107323585328131238080
Aurora208662260442712968565
Concordia (WI)20810218667825121129095
MSOE2041061455702591067378
Championship: March 7, 2020
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Geneseo State †*16131228773027223213852
Oswego State161231256634271610110365
Buffalo State1687117484026121227968
Brockport State1687117414226151017774
Plattsburgh State1668214454927101437086
Potsdam State1659212465827718274106
Fredonia State164931147512571177674
Cortland State16511010395725121217279
Morrisville State16511010328025916053111
Championship: March 7, 2020
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
Conference Overall
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Utica †*1815210461003329252214757
Wilkes1814400428156291910012694
Stevenson181341040784628188212084
Elmira181350039793726178110564
Nazareth18891126515128121338079
Neumann188100024577226917084116
Manhattanville187101022656925101328594
Lebanon Valley18311421538612551645180
Chatham18215118429225321156125
King's182151182610025321138131
Championship: March 7, 2020
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Wisconsin–Stevens Point151023023673428187311667
Wisconsin–Eau Claire †*151131023512828224210346
Wisconsin–Superior15780216454029161039770
Wisconsin–River Falls15762016464229161038770
Wisconsin–Stout15690113435827818168102
Northland15114002257527422156112
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)
Note: The tournament field had been set before being cancelled on March 12.

[2]

See also

References

  1. [email protected] (2020-03-12). "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  2. "2020 Division III men's ice hockey championship Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
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