The 2016–17 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 28, 2016, and concluded on March 25, 2017. This was the 44th season of Division III college ice hockey.
The Commonwealth Coast Conference , the primary league for six of the nine members of ECAC Northeast and one member of the NEHC , began sponsoring men's ice hockey this season.[ 1] Because seven teams is the minimum requirement for a league to qualify for an automatic bid the new conference would be able to retain the qualifier formerly possessed by ECAC Northeast. The three remaining ECAC Northeast teams (Becker , Johnson & Wales and Suffolk ) joined CCC as affiliate members for at least men's ice hockey.
The NCAA also increased the number of participants in the National Tournament to twelve.
Regular season
Season tournaments
Standings
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Endicott †*
18
14
3
1
29
91
34
30
24
4
2
145
59
Nichols
18
11
3
4
26
62
38
27
15
7
5
89
69
Salve Regina
18
11
4
3
25
67
46
26
14
8
4
88
69
Curry
18
11
5
2
24
70
60
26
14
10
2
90
87
University of New England
18
9
7
2
20
88
57
27
15
10
2
129
88
Johnson & Wales
18
6
9
3
15
54
54
27
11
12
4
82
76
Becker
18
5
12
1
11
40
84
26
6
19
1
57
121
Western New England
18
5
12
1
11
43
77
26
8
16
2
60
104
Suffolk
18
4
11
3
11
35
72
25
7
13
5
59
94
Wentworth
18
3
13
2
8
30
58
25
5
17
3
52
80
Championship : March 4, 2017 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Utica †
14
12
2
0
24
57
28
27
18
9
0
101
75
Manhattanville
14
10
4
0
20
55
43
26
14
11
1
94
84
Hobart *
14
9
4
1
19
60
39
29
20
5
4
115
69
Nazareth
14
8
6
0
16
51
40
26
9
15
2
69
86
Neumann
14
7
6
1
15
51
48
27
16
8
3
118
79
Stevenson
14
4
9
1
9
36
53
26
10
14
2
69
93
Elmira
14
3
11
0
6
37
57
25
8
16
1
76
96
Lebanon Valley
14
1
12
1
3
40
79
25
4
19
2
76
123
Championship : March 4, 2017 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
SW
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
St. Thomas †
16
11
3
2
1
36
65
40
27
14
8
5
86
66
Augsburg *
16
9
2
5
1
33
64
35
28
17
5
6
109
75
Saint Mary's
16
9
6
1
1
29
48
46
26
13
10
3
88
78
Hamline
16
7
5
4
2
27
54
46
26
10
10
6
84
78
Concordia (MN)
16
7
7
2
2
25
47
52
27
14
11
2
74
79
Saint John's
16
7
7
2
0
23
43
48
25
12
10
3
61
81
St. Olaf
16
5
9
2
1
18
39
51
25
7
15
3
61
81
Gustavus Adolphus
16
4
10
2
2
16
31
42
25
5
15
5
51
71
Bethel
16
2
12
2
1
9
40
65
25
3
20
2
63
106
Championship : March 4, 2017 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Division III
Norwich †*
18
16
1
1
33
80
26
31
27
1
3
134
54
New England College
18
13
5
0
26
73
37
27
19
8
0
103
56
Babson
18
11
5
2
24
46
29
27
15
9
3
71
54
Castleton
18
9
5
4
22
55
43
27
11
10
6
76
70
Skidmore
18
9
6
3
21
56
45
26
10
12
4
68
78
Massachusetts–Boston
18
7
9
2
16
60
52
26
12
11
3
98
72
Southern Maine
18
5
12
1
11
43
56
26
9
15
2
59
71
Division II
Saint Anselm
18
7
10
1
15
48
49
26
12
12
2
78
66
Saint Michael's
18
4
13
1
9
34
71
27
9
16
2
62
96
Championship : March 4, 2017 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Conference
Overall
GP
W
L
T
PTS
GF
GA
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
Hamilton †
18
11
3
4
26
50
28
29
20
5
4
92
54
Colby
18
11
4
3
25
47
36
24
13
7
4
75
61
Trinity *
18
11
5
2
24
65
35
31
21
7
3
123
58
Williams
18
10
5
3
23
57
49
26
14
9
3
78
67
Amherst
18
9
6
3
21
44
38
24
14
7
3
73
49
Tufts
18
9
8
1
19
43
44
25
11
11
3
59
60
Wesleyan
18
7
7
4
18
46
49
26
13
9
4
80
65
Bowdoin
18
5
12
1
11
50
65
25
8
16
1
79
93
Connecticut College
18
2
13
3
7
32
56
23
4
16
3
49
74
Middlebury
18
3
15
0
6
32
66
24
3
19
2
44
86
Championship : March 5, 2017 † 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. Norbert *
20
15
4
1
31
78
31
29
22
6
1
109
48
St. Scholastica
20
10
9
1
21
69
66
27
13
13
1
84
82
Northland
20
9
10
1
19
69
72
26
11
13
2
84
96
Lawrence
20
5
12
3
13
49
61
25
6
16
3
59
85
Finlandia
20
0
20
0
0
25
99
25
0
25
0
30
125
South
Adrian †
20
17
3
0
34
99
39
29
20
7
2
130
67
Marian
20
12
7
1
25
64
56
27
15
10
2
88
79
Lake Forest
20
12
8
0
24
70
57
26
16
10
0
93
70
MSOE
20
9
7
4
22
59
56
25
12
8
5
76
70
Concordia (WI)
20
10
9
1
21
56
60
25
13
11
1
72
74
Aurora
20
4
14
2
10
38
79
25
4
19
2
43
107
Championship : March 4, 2017 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings
2017 NCAA Tournament
First Round March 11
Quarterfinals March 18
Semifinals March 24
National Championship March 25
W2
Adrian
6
W3
Wisconsin–Stevens Point
3
W2
Adrian
4
E1
Norwich (1)
5 *
E1
Norwich (1)
3
E8
Salem State
1
E1
Norwich (1)
6
E5
Hamilton
2
E4
Oswego State
1
E5
Hamilton
3
E1
Norwich (1)
4
E3
Trinity
1
W1
St. Norbert
4 *
W4
Augsburg
3
W1
St. Norbert
2
E3
Trinity
3
E2
Hobart
3
E7
Endicott
4
E7
Endicott
1
E3
Trinity
2 **
E3
Trinity
4
E6
Plattsburgh State
1
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
[ 2]
See also
References
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