1999–2000 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 1999–2000 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 22, 1999 and concluded on March 18 of the following year. This was the 27th season of Division III college ice hockey.

Conference and Rule Changes

The NCAA began offering automatic bids for conference tournament champions for the first time. Partly due to this development, ECAC East split into two conferences when the NESCAC began sponsoring ice hockey as a sport and the 9 existing programs left ECAC East to form the new league. Each team in the ECAC East and NESCAC played one another in one game that counted in their respective conference standings.

Because the NESCAC now sponsored ice hockey as a varsity sport, the conference dropped the policy that allowed member schools to play in only one postseason tournament. Member teams could now play in both the conference tournament and the national tournament.

Despite the dissolution of the Division II Tournament, five eastern teams continued to compete as Division II programs. At the conclusion of the regular season they held an ECAC Division II Tournament rather than compete in their respective conference tournaments.

Minnesota–Crookston joined the MCHA, despite being a Division II program, and met conference guidelines by not offering scholarships to any players.[1]

Regular season

Standings

1999–00 ECAC East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Norwich †*171601331083132292118864
Salem State1787218696827159311790
Massachusetts–Boston17710014616225131209787
Southern Maine176101134376261113277110
New England College175931377712611123135106
Saint Anselm ~175111114670261213110293
MCLA17314063510925717160136
Skidmore1721415398023318256107
Babson1711513397725717174100
Championship: March 4, 2000
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
~ indicates Division II Tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Division III
Wentworth †*1311112388303017121148111
Fitchburg State13101222632928186412680
Tufts1393119563424131019989
Massachusetts–Dartmouth1383218814326159213293
Lebanon Valley1384117493424176113860
Johnson & Wales137601459492614120119103
Western New England137601462532511122120112
Salve Regina1366113505423913190138
Plymouth State135621240632061226169
Worcester State1348194063241112184101
Framingham State133828375125616371111
Suffolk133917498120415165130
Curry1331006388223418158156
Nichols13013002210321021044173
Division II
Saint Michael's17125024108532612140129117
New Hampshire College171151231006125159114393
Assumption175111117191278181105162
Stonehill16‡510111577321614173101
Division III Championship: March 4, 2000
Division II Championship: March 4, 2000
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
~ indicates Division II Tournament champion
a game between Plymouth State and Stonehill was suspended due to a power outage and never played.
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
RIT †*651010431229217114884
Elmira651010381627216014171
Manhattanville615021936268171108121
Hobart61502134926619179136
Championship: March 4, 2000
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Neumann216132
Scranton7070
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Minnesota–Crookston †*1010001.00062131815308843
Marian141220.8579232271512013593
MSOE14860.5715552271312297102
Northland162131.156528923319178133
Lawrence141121.107219621119123129
Championship: February 26, 2000
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA
St. Thomas161411291014533274218289
Concordia (MN) *161312127743231209212376
Augsburg1685319654927101349088
Saint John's16763176461271212310599
St. Olaf1668214515825111229694
Bethel166911371682510141108117
Saint Mary's1641119496925914288101
Gustavus Adolphus1659212457325716276113
Hamline1611324319625517371139
Championship: March 5, 2000
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Middlebury †*17142129823528205311861
Colby1714302866412616919480
Bowdoin17123226824424175211667
Williams17123226744527177310774
Amherst17114224684324158311686
Hamilton17115123865526158311686
Wesleyan1759313416825911583102
Trinity1761101260672391408785
Connecticut College1731139407424614477105
Championship: March 4, 2000
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Wisconsin–Stevens Point14122024603031237114480
St. Norbert14103121663029225214764
Wisconsin–Superior *141040205341352410112988
Wisconsin–River Falls148421846402916949181
Lake Forest14770145154261511011094
Wisconsin–Eau Claire1459010535927917197112
Wisconsin–Stout1411213276627521162113
St. Scholastica1411302266227621071115
Championship: March 4, 2000
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Plattsburgh State †*14130127954233264319099
Potsdam State1410402063442915131121117
Fredonia State1484218524727111338399
Oswego State14662145045291511311899
Brockport State1458111616727717399133
Geneseo State1449195969298183104142
Cortland State14383938572491237088
Buffalo State14111244289247134101116
Championship: March 6, 2000
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions

Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

2000 NCAA Tournament

  Quarterfinals
March 10–11
Semifinals
March 17
National Championship
March 18
                                 
Norwich 4 5 -  
RIT 1 1 -  
  Norwich 5*  
  Wisconsin–Superior 4  
Wisconsin–Superior 3 4 -
Concordia 2 1 -  
  Norwich 2
  St. Thomas 1
St. Thomas 6 10 -  
Wentworth 0 3 -  
  St. Thomas 7 Third Place Game
  Plattsburgh State 1  
Middlebury 1 4 0 Wisconsin–Superior 0
Plattsburgh State 1 4 1   Plattsburgh State 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

See Also

References

  1. "NCHA Men's History". NCHA. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
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