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The 2024–25 NCAA Division III men’s ice hockey season began on November 1, 2024, and will conclude on March 30, 2025. This was the 52nd season of Division III college ice hockey.

Regular season

Realignment

With Misericordia adding ice hockey as a varsity sport,^[1] the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC) had six conference members sponsoring varsity ice hockey (the minimum number required for an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament).^[2] As a result, MAC, who had been sponsoring ice hockey since 2017, was able to finally form an independent conference for the first time. Five of the six member teams had been in the UCHC and all announced that they would be leaving in 2024.^[3] Shortly thereafter, two additional teams (Neumann and Wilkes) announced that they would leave the UCHC and join MAC as affiliate members.^[4]

The loss of seven teams would have left the UCHC with just four active programs. However, before the departure of Neumann and Wilkes, the UCHC was able to secure two new members as both Brockport State and Geneseo State announced their intention to leave SUNYAC for the UCHC.^[5] This allowed the UCHC to retain its automatic bid for the tournament and reduced the number of at-large bids by one.

Four previously independent teams joined conferences this season with Anna Maria and Rivier joining MASCAC, Albertus Magnus joining NEHC and Canton State joining SUNYAC.

Rebranding

For its 40th anniversary, the Commonwealth Coast Conference changed its name to the Conference of New England (CNE).^[6] Prior to the change in name, Salve Regina had announced that it would be leaving the Commonwealth Coast Conference for New England Hockey Conference in 2024.^[7] Similarly, Johnson & Wales had announced their plan to leave NEHC and join CCC as a full member for the 2024–25 season almost two years earlier.^[8]

Closing

Due to a financial shortfall, Northland College had begun the academic year by attempting to reorganize the school. Along with a fundraising effort from more than 1,000 donors, the college cut several programs as well as a significant number of staff. This also led to a reduction in the student body which, although would further reduce operating costs, also decreased the incoming revenue. Despite the drastic measures, by February the board of trustees had come to realize that there was no viable path forward for the school. They voted unanimously to close the college following the conclusion of the academic year, shuttering the school which had been in operation since 1892.^[9] A few days later, Northland played its final men’s ice hockey games, losing in the WIAC quarterfinals. Afterwards, in a similar situation to what happened to Finlandia University two years earlier, Beloit College announced that they would be adding men’s and women’s ice hockey for 2025 and invited all staff and players from Northland to transfer over.^[10]

Season tournaments

Standings

	Conference											Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SOW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Curry †*	18	16	2	0	0	1	0	49	71	22		29	25	4	0	117	43
University of New England	18	14	4	0	0	1	0	43	72	31		27	18	8	1	112	59
Endicott	18	14	3	1	5	0	1	39	75	36		28	19	8	1	104	61
Suffolk	18	7	9	2	0	2	2	27	32	40		27	13	11	3	58	54
Nichols	18	5	9	4	1	0	0	18	44	60		26	9	13	4	66	78
Wentworth	18	5	12	1	1	1	1	17	37	59		26	7	17	2	59	85
Johnson & Wales	18	4	12	2	1	1	2	16	42	65		25	9	14	2	63	82
Western New England	18	1	15	2	0	2	0	7	32	92		25	5	18	2	55	104
Championship: March 8 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Keene State	22	11	10	1	74	74

	Conference										Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Plymouth State †	18	16	2	0	2	0	46	86	28		26	19	7	0	110	52
Anna Maria	18	14	4	0	1	0	41	76	45		27	19	8	0	107	68
Salem State	18	14	4	0	1	0	41	72	43		26	19	7	0	98	64
Fitchburg State *	18	8	9	1	1	3	28	61	54		29	15	13	1	91	82
Worcester State	18	8	8	2	0	1	27	51	64		26	11	13	2	71	94
Massachusetts Dartmouth	18	8	9	1	1	1	25	53	62		26	11	14	1	77	93
Westfield State	18	8	10	0	1	1	24	41	46		26	12	14	0	64	73
MCLA	18	4	12	2	1	2	16	39	61		28	6	20	2	53	98
Framingham State	18	2	14	2	0	1	11	43	81		25	3	19	3	58	112
Rivier	18	3	13	2	1	0	11	34	72		25	7	16	2	53	95
Championship: March 8 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OW	OL	SW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Wilkes †	21	16	3	2	1	1	1	51	83	41		27	17	8	2	96	63
Stevenson *	21	13	6	2	1	1	2	43	72	53		28	18	8	2	93	72
Neumann	21	13	5	3	1	0	0	41	83	57		26	16	7	3	100	75
Alvernia	21	9	10	2	0	1	1	31	67	67		26	11	13	2	85	86
Arcadia	21	9	10	2	1	1	1	30	48	54		25	11	12	2	60	67
King’s	21	7	12	2	1	1	1	24	59	68		25	9	14	2	74	82
Lebanon Valley	21	5	15	1	1	1	1	17	40	75		25	6	18	1	48	95
Misericordia	21	4	15	2	0	0	1	15	45	82		25	4	18	3	54	99
Championship: March 8 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

	Conference											Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SOW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Gustavus Adolphus †*	16	10	4	2	2	1	2	33	63	44		28	16	10	2	103	74
Bethel	16	9	5	2	3	1	2	29	55	45		26	13	10	3	79	71
St. Olaf	16	8	7	1	0	0	1	26	48	44		27	14	10	3	79	73
Saint John’s	16	8	7	1	0	1	0	26	50	41		26	11	14	1	78	74
Concordia (MN)	16	7	6	3	1	0	0	23	45	45		27	12	12	3	76	79
St. Scholastica	16	7	8	1	0	0	1	23	48	44		25	12	11	2	80	67
Saint Mary’s	16	7	8	1	0	0	1	23	42	49		25	11	13	1	75	76
Hamline	16	6	10	0	0	1	0	19	47	64		25	8	17	0	66	107
Augsburg	16	4	11	1	0	1	0	14	34	56		25	8	16	1	56	85
Championship: March 8 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

	Conference										Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OW	OL	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Hobart †*	20	18	1	1	0	1	56	88	23		31	29	1	1	127	32
Norwich	20	12	6	2	1	0	37	62	50		28	15	10	3	73	69
Babson	20	11	8	1	0	2	36	61	56		26	13	11	2	72	75
Skidmore	20	11	9	0	0	0	33	70	58		27	14	13	0	90	81
Salve Regina	20	10	10	0	2	4	32	69	67		26	12	11	3	94	80
New England College	20	9	10	1	0	1	29	48	51		27	11	15	1	61	73
Elmira	20	10	9	1	4	0	27	53	56		26	13	11	2	70	68
Albertus Magnus	20	9	10	1	3	2	27	62	62		26	12	13	1	71	72
Massachusetts Boston	20	8	11	1	1	0	24	57	74		25	10	14	1	68	88
Southern Maine	20	4	15	1	2	1	12	38	78		25	7	17	1	56	100
Vermont State Castleton	20	3	16	1	0	2	12	54	87		25	5	18	2	69	103
Championship: March 9 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

	Conference											Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SOW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Hamilton †*	18	13	4	1	0	0	0	39	55	46		29	21	7	1	107	55
Trinity	18	12	4	2	0	0	0	36	61	22		25	16	7	2	85	52
Colby	18	8	5	5	2	0	1	28	41	48		26	14	6	6	81	64
Bowdoin	18	7	8	3	0	0	0	27	46	34		25	9	13	3	61	80
Tufts	18	8	10	0	0	2	1	26	54	45		26	12	13	1	72	69
Amherst	18	8	8	2	0	0	0	26	57	55		25	11	12	2	77	70
Middlebury	18	8	9	1	0	0	0	25	41	48		26	13	12	1	74	67
Connecticut College	18	7	10	1	0	0	1	23	42	53		25	9	14	2	54	80
Williams	18	5	11	2	1	3	1	20	47	64		24	8	13	3	53	76
Wesleyan	18	5	12	1	1	1	0	16	45	64		24	6	15	3	55	79
Championship: March 9 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

	Conference											Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SOW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Aurora †	18	15	2	1	1	1	1	47	84	41		30	24	5	1	141	74
St. Norbert *	18	15	3	0	3	0	0	42	68	30		31	24	6	1	126	65
Trine	18	12	4	2	0	0	2	40	63	38		30	21	7	2	105	63
Adrian	18	10	7	1	2	1	0	30	69	56		29	18	10	1	109	85
MSOE	18	7	8	3	0	0	1	25	49	50		27	13	10	4	75	66
Marian	18	6	11	1	1	2	1	21	51	60		27	9	17	1	70	94
Concordia (WI)	18	7	11	0	1	0	0	20	38	67		27	12	14	1	69	98
Lawrence	18	6	11	1	1	1	1	20	42	59		27	7	17	2	54	87
Lake Forest	18	5	12	1	1	2	0	17	49	71		25	9	15	1	73	93
Dubuque	18	1	15	2	1	4	0	8	37	77		25	1	21	3	47	106
Championship: March 8 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OW	OL	SW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Utica †	20	16	2	2	0	0	1	51	84	44		31	24	5	2	132	74
Geneseo State *	20	16	3	1	2	1	0	48	97	54		30	24	5	1	143	78
Manhattanville	20	8	11	1	1	0	1	25	58	58		27	10	16	1	76	85
Chatham	20	8	10	2	4	0	2	24	62	81		27	10	15	2	77	107
Nazareth	20	4	14	2	0	5	1	20	53	81		26	8	16	2	73	98
Brockport State	20	4	16	0	1	1	0	12	44	80		26	6	18	2	60	98
Championship: March 8 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

Note: Mini-games are not included in standings

NCAA Percentage Index

The NCAA Percentage Index (NPI) are a statistical tool designed to approximate the process by which the NCAA selection committee decides which teams get at-large bids to the 13-team NCAA tournament.

The NCAA committee began using the NPI for Division III ice hockey in 2024–25, having previously used a similar metric called the PairWise Rankings (PWR). The PWR remained in use for the Division I level.

The NCAA Percentage Index is the tool used to select teams for the national collegiate ice hockey tournament for Men’s and Women’s Division III. Only results from games between Division III teams are used. The contribution of each individual game is weighted by a factor of 1.1 for a road win or home loss and 0.9 for a home win or road loss. Factors involved are 1) the team’s weighted winning percentage; 2) the weighted average percentage of the team’s opponents NPI;

A team’s record is based only on games against other Division III hockey schools which are eligible for the NCAA Tournament.^[11]

2025 NCAA Tournament

First round March 15

Quarterfinals March 20

Semifinals March 28

National Championship March 30

E1

Curry (1)

4

E6

Hamilton

1

E5

University of New England (8)

2

E6

Hamilton

4

E1

Curry (1)

1

E3

Utica (4)

2*

E3

Utica (4)

5

E9

Fitchburg State

1

E3

Utica (4)

5

W2

St. Norbert (5)

3

W2

St. Norbert (5)

3

W4

Gustavus Adolphus

2

E3

Utica (4)

1

E2

Hobart (2)

2*

E2

Hobart (2)

3*

W3

Trine (7)

2

W3

Trine (7)

4

E7

Oswego State

1

E2

Hobart (2)

2

E4

Geneseo State (6)

1

W1

Aurora (3)

3

W5

Wisconsin–Eau Claire

2

W1

Aurora (3)

4

E4

Geneseo State (6)

7

E4

Geneseo State (6)

3

E8

Stevenson

1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Leading goaltenders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Awards

NCAA

Award		Recipient
Sid Watson Award		Shane Soderwall, Curry
Edward Jeremiah Award		Peter Roundy, Curry
Tournament Most Outstanding Player		Kahlil Fontana, Hobart
AHCA All-American Teams[13]
East First Team	Position	West First Team
Shane Soderwall, Curry	G	Jacob Mucitelli, Aurora
Austin Mourar, Hobart	D	Connor Kalthoff, St. Olaf
James Philpott, Hamilton	D	Juliano Santalucia, Aurora
Nate Berke, Cortland State	F	Hassan Aki, Aurora
Tanner Daniels, Hobart	F	Fletcher Anderson, Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Luke Tchor, Hamilton	F	Logan Dombrowsky, St. Norbert
East Second Team	Position	West Second Team
Damon Beaver, Hobart	G	Hunter Garvey, St. Norbert
Cole Jungwith, Wilkes	D	Dayton Deics, St. Norbert
Jack Karlsson, Stevenson	D	Wyatt Wurst, St. Scholastica
Luke Aquaro, Hobart	F	Tyler Braccini, Bethel
Nick Cyprian, Chatham	F	Liam Fraser, St. Norbert
Eelis Laaksonen, Curry	F	Landry Schmuck, Aurora
Peter Morgan, Geneseo State	F
East Third Team	Position
Charlie Archer, Hamilton	G
Sean Melso, Geneseo State	D
Kevin Weaver-Vitale, Plattsburgh State	D
Ryan Burke, Oswego State	F
Landyn Greatorex, Salem State	F
Dominic Murphy, University of New England	F

See also

References

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