NCAA Division II men's ice hockey tournament

NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Founded1978
Folded1999
CountryUnited States
Most championshipsBemidji State (5)
WebsiteNCAA.com

The NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was an annual tournament to determine the top men's ice hockey team in NCAA Division II from 1978 until 1984 and then again from 1993 until 1999.[1] The Division II Championship was suspended following 1999, due to a lack of sponsoring schools. Most of the schools in Division II hockey became members of newly formed hockey conferences such as College Hockey America. The Northeast-10 Conference is the last remaining Division II conference that sponsors ice hockey.

Champions

Year Champion Score Runner-up Notes
1978 Merrimack 12–2 Lake Forest
1979 Lowell 6–4 Mankato State
1980 Mankato State 5–2 Elmira
1981 Lowell 5–4 Plattsburgh State
1982 Lowell 6–1 Plattsburgh State
1983 RIT 4–2 Bemidji State
1984 Bemidji State 6–3, 8–1 Merrimack Two-game, total-goal series
1985–1992 Not held
1993 Bemidji State 10–6, 5–0 Mercyhurst Best-of-three series
1994 Bemidji State 3–5, 2–1, 2–1 (OT) Ala.-Huntsville
1995 Bemidji State 6–2, 5–4 Mercyhurst
1996 Ala.-Huntsville 7–1, 3–0 Bemidji State
1997 Bemidji State 3–2, 4–2 Ala.-Huntsville
1998 Ala.-Huntsville 6–2, 5–2 Bemidji State
1999 St. Michael's 4–4, 8–5 New Hampshire College

Appearances by school

The following is a list of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II college ice hockey teams that have qualified for the NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Championship as of 1999 with teams listed by number of appearances.[2]

NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament
School Tournament Appearances Tournament Years Best Result
Bemidji State 8 1983, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Champion (1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997)
Mankato State 6 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 Champion (1980)
Lowell 5 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 Champion (1979, 1981, 1982)
Alabama–Huntsville 4 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 Champion (1996, 1998)
Merrimack 4 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 Champion (1978)
Mercyhurst 2 1993, 1995 Runner-Up (1993, 1995)
Plattsburgh State 2 1981, 1982 Runner-Up (1981, 1982)
Elmira 2 1978, 1980 Runner–Up (1980)
New Hampshire College 2 1984, 1999 Runner-Up (1999)
Babson 2 1982, 1983 Frozen Four (1983)
Gustavus Adolphus 2 1982, 1983 Frozen Four (1982)
Oswego State 2 1982, 1983 Quarterfinals (1982, 1983)
RIT 1 1983 Champion (1983)
Saint Michael's 1 1999 Champion (1999)
Lake Forest 1 1978 Runner–Up (1978)
Alaska–Fairbanks 1 1984 Frozen Four (1984)
Concordia 1 1981 Frozen Four (1981)
Illinois–Chicago 1 1979 Frozen Four (1979)
Salem State 1 1979 Frozen Four (1979)
Norwich 1 1983 Quarterfinals (1983)
St. Scholastica 1 1982 Quarterfinals (1982)

All-time record

This is a list of NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament all-time records, updated through the 1999 Tournament.[2]

School Games Wins Losses Ties Winning pct. Championships
Alabama–Huntsville 9 4 5 0 .444 2
Alaska 2 0 2 0 .000 0
Babson 6 1 4 1 .250 0
Bemidji State 21 14 7 0 .667 5
Concordia 2 0 2 0 .000 0
Elmira 4 1 3 0 .250 0
Gustavus Adolphus 6 4 2 0 .667 0
Illinois–Chicago 2 1 1 0 .500 0
Lake Forest 2 1 1 0 .500 0
Lowell 14 11 3 0 .786 3
Mankato State 12 6 6 0 .500 1
Mercyhurst 4 0 4 0 .000 0
Merrimack 12 6 6 0 .500 1
New Hampshire College 4 0 3 1 .125 0
Norwich 2 1 1 0 .500 0
Oswego State 4 1 3 0 .250 0
Plattsburgh State 6 3 2 1 .583 0
RIT 4 3 1 0 .750 1
Saint Michael's 2 1 0 1 .750 1
Salem State 2 0 2 0 .000 0
St. Scholastica 2 0 2 0 .000 0

Awards

Most Outstanding Player

The Tournament Most Outstanding Player was an annual award given out at the conclusion of the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship to the player to be judged the most outstanding. The award was in effect for the first 7 tournaments and when the tournament was restarted in 1993 no individual awards were conferred.[2]

Year Winner Position School
1978 Jim Toomey Forward Merrimack
1979 Craig MacTavish Forward Lowell
1980 Steve Carroll Goaltender Mankato State
1981 Tom Mulligan Defenseman Lowell
1982 Paul Lohnes Defenseman Lowell
1983 Dave Burkholder Goaltender RIT
1984 Joel Otto Forward Bemidji State

See also

References

  1. ^ "NCAA page for men's ice hockey". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  2. ^ a b c "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2016-04-14.