2003–04 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 2003–04 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 18, 2003 and concluded on March 20 of the following year. This was the 31st season of Division III college ice hockey.

2003–04 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
Duration	October 18, 2003– March 20, 2004
NCAA tournament	2004
National championship	Kreitzberg Arena Norwich, Vermont
NCAA champion	Middlebury
Sid Watson Award	Kevin Cooper (Middlebury)
List of NCAA Division III men's ice hockey seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

Regular season

Standings

2003–04 ECAC East standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Division III
Norwich †*	18	16	2	0	32	96	41		28	24	4	0	146	60
New England College	18	12	4	2	26	82	42		27	19	6	2	148	60
Babson	18	9	8	1	19	76	76		28	17	10	1	138	91
Salem State	18	7	9	2	16	66	75		26	12	11	3	105	96
Southern Maine	18	6	11	1	13	57	93		26	11	14	1	98	126
Skidmore	18	5	12	1	11	42	72		26	8	17	1	66	101
Massachusetts–Boston	18	0	18	0	0	29	113		26	3	23	0	56	155
Division II
Saint Anselm	18	12	6	0	24	86	42		27	20	7	0	137	71
Saint Michael's ~	18	4	14	0	8	51	116		27	11	16	0	110	153
ECAC East Championship: March 7, 2004 Northeast-10 Championship: March 6, 2004 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ~ indicates Northeast-10 Tournament champion

2003–04 ECAC Northeast standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Division III
Curry †	16	16	0	0	32	141	30		29	24	4	1	202	72
Lebanon Valley	16	14	2	0	28	87	29		26	18	8	0	113	68
Wentworth *	16	12	2	2	26	73	35		29	16	9	4	112	84
Framingham State	16	11	3	2	24	51	37		25	12	11	2	72	75
Massachusetts–Dartmouth	16	11	4	1	23	75	53		27	18	8	1	130	109
Fitchburg State	16	7	6	3	17	48	50		25	9	13	3	67	98
Suffolk	16	6	8	2	14	47	62		24	10	12	2	70	84
Salve Regina	15	6	7	2	14	62	51		22	8	12	2	79	96
Nichols	16	5	10	1	11	45	82		23	6	16	1	55	107
Western New England	16	4	9	3	11	53	65		25	9	13	3	80	92
Plymouth State	16	4	11	1	9	54	72		24	8	15	1	81	103
Worcester State	16	3	13	0	6	34	70		23	4	19	0	48	100
Johnson & Wales	16	1	13	2	4	40	95		25	1	22	2	57	190
Division II
Stonehill	16	8	7	1	17	56	61		22	10	11	1	71	84
Southern New Hampshire	15	7	7	1	15	45	50		26	12	13	1	87	96
Assumption	16	7	8	1	15	70	72		25	9	14	2	99	113
Franklin Pierce	16	2	14	0	4	42	109		24	5	19	0	74	155
ECAC Northeast Championship: March 7, 2004 Northeast-10 Championship: March 6, 2004 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions ~ indicates Northeast-10 Tournament champion

2003–04 ECAC West standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Hobart †*	10	7	2	1	15	38	31		28	15	8	5	109	99
Manhattanville	10	6	2	2	14	42	25		22	15	5	2	98	52
RIT	10	6	2	2	14	57	51		25	13	7	5	118	77
Utica	10	4	5	1	9	37	35		26	15	10	1	120	85
Elmira	10	4	6	0	8	45	42		25	11	12	2	117	98
Neumann	10	0	10	0	0	24	79		25	3	21	1	74	143
Championship: March 6, 2004 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2003–04 NCAA Division III Independent ice hockey standings
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Castleton State	19	0	19	0	24	177
Finlandia	7	3	4	0	41	33
Scranton	3	0	3	0	4	13

2003–04 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Marian †	16	14	2	0	28	76	26		27	17	10	0	101	61
Minnesota–Crookston *	16	10	5	1	21	71	48		27	13	11	3	104	96
MSOE	16	9	7	0	18	60	54		27	10	17	0	75	115
Lawrence	16	3	12	1	7	43	66		28	4	23	1	98	140
Northland	16	2	12	2	6	44	100		26	3	21	2	72	179
Championship: February 29, 2004 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2003–04 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Saint John's †	16	15	1	0	30	63	22		27	22	4	1	120	50
St. Thomas *	16	13	2	1	27	72	36		28	17	8	3	106	79
Gustavus Adolphus	16	9	5	2	20	57	40		26	12	11	3	86	73
Saint Mary's	16	8	7	1	17	56	45		26	13	11	2	94	80
St. Olaf	16	7	6	3	17	55	53		27	11	12	4	88	89
Augsburg	16	5	8	3	13	41	60		25	8	13	4	69	98
Concordia (MN)	16	4	10	2	10	41	64		25	5	17	3	66	111
Bethel	16	4	12	0	8	47	61		24	6	17	1	73	102
Hamline	16	1	15	0	2	24	75		25	3	22	0	55	117
Championship: March 7, 2004 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2003–04 New England Small College Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Middlebury †*	18	15	3	0	30	94	33		30	27	3	0	152	48
Trinity	18	12	5	1	25	84	45		26	16	9	1	115	67
Bowdoin	18	12	6	0	24	90	51		24	16	8	0	119	66
Colby	18	10	4	4	24	69	44		25	14	7	4	113	66
Williams	18	11	6	1	23	73	54		24	12	9	3	89	74
Hamilton	18	10	6	2	22	77	45		26	15	9	2	110	75
Wesleyan	18	7	8	3	17	48	61		23	9	10	4	65	72
Amherst	18	6	10	2	14	54	64		25	11	11	3	83	82
Tufts	18	4	13	1	9	50	106		24	8	15	1	88	131
Connecticut College	18	2	15	1	5	49	88		24	6	17	1	73	108
Championship: March 7, 2004 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2003–04 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
St. Norbert †*	14	11	2	1	23	79	35		32	27	3	2	175	55
Wisconsin–River Falls	14	8	3	3	19	54	34		31	21	6	4	108	61
Wisconsin–Superior	14	7	4	3	17	58	41		27	15	8	4	119	72
Lake Forest	14	7	5	2	16	44	34		28	18	6	4	116	63
Wisconsin–Stout	14	5	7	2	12	27	42		27	14	10	3	83	85
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	14	5	7	2	12	33	57		28	13	12	3	92	96
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	14	4	9	1	9	41	53		27	14	12	1	90	85
St. Scholastica	14	1	11	2	4	19	59		27	6	17	4	56	116
Championship: March 6, 2004 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2003–04 State University of New York Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Plattsburgh State †*	14	12	0	2	26	77	27		31	23	5	3	142	78
Potsdam State	14	9	4	1	19	65	43		27	11	14	2	113	113
Oswego State	14	9	4	1	19	66	33		31	19	9	3	146	90
Geneseo State	14	8	4	2	18	53	45		26	14	7	5	104	86
Fredonia State	14	6	8	0	12	42	41		29	13	13	3	101	92
Cortland State	14	5	9	0	10	52	77		27	10	16	1	111	143
Buffalo State	14	3	11	0	6	39	72		25	7	18	0	79	119
Brockport State	14	1	13	0	2	32	88		25	5	20	0	66	142
Championship: March 6, 2004 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

2004 NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2004 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

First Round March 10

Quarterfinals March 13

Semifinals March 19

National Championship March 20

W1

St. Norbert

3

W2

Wisconsin–River Falls

3*

W2

Wisconsin–River Falls

0

W3

St. Thomas

2

St. Norbert

4

Plattsburgh State

1

Plattsburgh State

5*

Curry

4

St. Norbert

0

Middlebury

1*

Middlebury

9

Wentworth

1

Middlebury

3**

Norwich

2

Norwich

9

Hobart

5

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

See also

• 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season