1996–97 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 1996–97 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in November 1996 and concluded on March 22 of the following year. This was the 24th season of Division III college ice hockey.

Regular season

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Season tournaments

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Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Blue Devil Invitational October 25–26 4 Mercyhurst
Pepsi Invitational November 1–2 4
RIT Tournament November 1–2 4 RIT
Canisius Invitational November 3–4 4 Canisius
Cardinal Classic November 29–30 4 Plattsburgh State
Charles Luce Tournament November 30–December 1 4 Connecticut College
Hamot Hockey Classic December 13–14 4 Mercyhurst
Codfish Bowl December 28–29 4 Norwich
Holy Cross Tournament January 3–4 4 Plattsburgh State
Elmira Tournament January 4–5 4 Niagara

Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Middlebury 19 16 1 2 34 120 41 27 22 3 2 154 68
Norwich 19 15 3 1 31 97 41 30 21 7 2
Williams 19 14 4 1 29 80 44 25 16 8 1
Hamilton 19 14 4 1 29 95 51 26 19 6 1
Colby * 19 13 5 1 27 103 62 27 19 7 1
Amherst 19 11 7 1 23 83 66 25 14 10 1
Saint Anselm 19 11 8 0 22 69 73 25 16 9 0 99 86
Bowdoin 19 11 8 0 22 92 63 27 15 12 0
Holy Cross 19 11 8 0 22 72 57 27 14 13 0 107 84
Babson 19 9 9 1 19 54 63 25 11 13 1 76 76
Trinity 19 9 10 0 18 69 75 24 11 13 0
Salem State 19 8 9 2 18 65 77 24 12 10 2
Connecticut 19 8 9 2 18 78 73 25 11 12 2 109 95
Connecticut College 19 6 13 0 12 62 73 22 8 14 0 80 93
Massachusetts–Boston 19 6 13 0 12 77 80 22 8 14 0 90 90
New England College 19 6 13 0 12 60 113 25 8 17 0
North Adams State 19 5 14 0 10 61 119 22 9 12 1
American International 19 4 13 2 10 58 83 25 5 18 2
Southern Maine 19 4 15 0 8 43 98 25 4 21 0 62 141
Wesleyan 19 2 17 0 4 49 126 24 3 21 0 62 151
Championship: March 8, 1997
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Division Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Central Division
Bentley ~† 14 12 2 0 24 92 52 28 18 9 1 150 124
Saint Michael's 14 11 2 1 23 92 51 25 17 7 1 127 95
Massachusetts–Dartmouth * 14 10 2 2 22 90 39 27 21 4 2
Assumption 14 7 6 1 15 64 62 27 14 12 1
Stonehill 14 5 9 0 10 49 81 24 8 16 0
New Hampshire College 14 4 10 0 8 47 67 23 6 16 1 77 121
Tufts 14 4 10 0 8 39 71 23 8 13 2
Suffolk 14 1 13 0 2 34 84 24 5 19 0
North Division
Fitchburg State ~ 12 10 2 0 20 93 34 28 18 9 2
Plymouth State 12 8 3 1 17 61 47 22 12 9 1
Worcester State 12 7 4 1 15 50 39 25 13 11 1
Framingham State 12 7 5 0 14 53 44 26 15 10 1
Curry 12 4 7 1 9 46 68 24 10 13 1
Nichols 12 3 8 1 7 42 75 20 4 13 3 74 120
Roger Williams 12 1 11 0 2 27 66
South Division
Skidmore ~ 14 12 2 0 24 63 33 24 15 8 1
Sacred Heart 14 10 4 0 20 63 43 25 15 10 0 115 98
Fairfield 14 9 4 1 19 61 45 26 13 12 1 103 117
Quinnipiac 14 8 6 0 16 55 31 27 13 12 2 85 80
Western New England 14 7 6 1 15 47 56 22 10 11 1
Wentworth 14 4 10 0 8 38 62 24 6 18 0 57 110
Iona 14 2 11 1 5 35 72 25 2 20 3
Villanova 14 2 11 1 5 35 72
Championship: March 12, 1997
~ indicates division regular season champions
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
RIT †* 10 8 1 1 17 53 31 30 21 7 2 182 111
Niagara ^ 10 6 2 2 14 57 32 27 16 9 2 153 86
Elmira 10 5 3 2 12 44 36 29 15 9 5 127 115
Mercyhurst 10 5 4 1 11 56 40 27 16 9 2 152 89
Canisius 10 1 7 2 4 37 51 26 13 11 2 111 98
Hobart 10 1 9 0 2 39 95 25 6 18 1 107 176
Championship: March 8, 1997
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
^ Niagara was ineligible for postseason play
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Lawrence 7 1 5 1
Scranton 25 10 14 1
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Saint John's †* 16 14 2 0 28 101 47 33 26 6 1 169 96
St. Thomas 16 13 3 0 26 102 47 27 18 9 0 152 93
Gustavus Adolphus 16 11 5 0 22 86 45 29 17 12 0 131 101
Saint Mary's 16 10 5 1 21 84 54 27 15 11 1 126 104
Augsburg 16 9 7 0 18 82 74 25 14 10 1 137 111
Bethel 16 5 10 1 11 59 75 25 7 17 1 89 121
Concordia (MN) 16 4 10 2 10 67 92 26 7 15 4 118 151
St. Olaf 16 3 13 0 6 51 96 25 4 20 1 75 141
Hamline 16 1 15 0 2 42 144 25 2 23 0 69 208
Championship: March 9, 1997
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA
St. Norbert 20 16 4 0 32 90 52 31 21 9 1 128 93
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 20 14 5 1 29 88 50 27 17 8 2 119 75
Bemidji State 20 14 5 1 29 104 64 34 26 6 2 183 102
Wisconsin–Superior * 20 13 6 1 27 85 54 34 23 9 2 129 78
Wisconsin–River Falls 20 13 7 0 26 77 55 31 20 11 0 117 87
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 20 7 12 1 15 76 98 28 10 16 2 111 130
Wisconsin–Stout 20 6 14 0 12 75 103 27 9 18 0 99 127
St. Scholastica 20 3 16 1 7 43 90 25 7 17 1 63 104
Lake Forest 20 1 18 1 3 48 117 24 4 19 1 65 127
Championship: March 8, 1997
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Bemidji State was ineligible for Division III tournaments
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Fredonia State 14 11 3 0 22 53 32 29 16 11 2 84 83
Plattsburgh State * 14 10 3 1 21 70 35 31 22 6 3 159 84
Potsdam State 14 9 3 2 18 62 43 27 13 12 2 115 117
Oswego State 14 8 5 1 17 63 49 26 13 11 2 116 92
Geneseo State 14 5 5 4 14 47 51 24 12 6 6 103 83
Brockport State 14 4 9 1 9 47 65 26 8 17 1 98 129
Buffalo State 14 0 12 2 2 30 80 25 3 20 2 68 140
Cortland State 14 3 11 1 7 46 63 24 7 16 1 76 121
Championship: March 8, 1997
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions

Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

1997 NCAA Tournament

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Quarterfinals
March 14–15
Semifinals
March 21
National championship
March 22
           
Norwich 3 5 -
Plattsburgh State 3 2 -
Norwich 1
Wisconsin–Superior 2**
St. Norbert 2 1 0
Wisconsin–Superior 0 4 1
Wisconsin–Superior 2
Middlebury 3
Saint John's 2 4 -
Elmira 2 2 -
Saint John's 1 Third-place game
Middlebury 4
Middlebury 6 6 - Norwich 3
RIT 4 3 - Saint John's 4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
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