1998–99 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 1998–99 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in October 1998 and concluded on March 20, 1999. This was the 26th season of Division III college ice hockey.

1998–99 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
Duration	October 1998– March 20, 1999
NCAA tournament	1999
National championship	Kreitzberg Arena Norwich, Vermont
NCAA champion	Middlebury
Sid Watson Award	Rob Smillie (St. Norbert)
List of NCAA Division III men's ice hockey seasons ← 1997–98 1999–00 →

Division II Findlay joined with 4 Division III schools to form the MCHA. After the season the Oilers jumped up to Division I but were allowed to immediately participate in postseason tournament because they officially remained a D-II program.

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
Blue Devil Invitational	October 23–24	4	RIT
Pepsi Invitational	October 30–31	4	Saint Michael's
RIT Tournament	October 30–31	4	RIT
GN Shootout	November 27–28	4	Norwich
PrimeLink Tournament	November 27–28	4
Babson Tournament	November 28–29	4	Brockport State
Bowdoin Invitational	November 28–29	4	Salem State
Elmira Tournament	November 28–29	4	Elmira
Spurrier Invitational	November 28–29	4	Amherst
Connecticut Tournament	December 11–12	4	Mercyhurst
Codfish Bowl	December 29–30	4	Saint Anselm
Cardinal Classic	January 2–3	4	Plattsburgh State
Salem State Tournament	January 2–3	4	Norwich
Hamot Hockey Classic	January 8–9	4	Findlay

Standings

1998–99 ECAC East standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Norwich †*	17	15	1	1	31	101	32		31	27	2	2	189	67
Amherst	17	14	3	0	28	80	28		24	19	5	0	114	55
Middlebury	17	13	3	1	27	83	30		27	21	5	1	132	52
Williams	17	12	4	1	25	60	39		27	18	7	2	107	67
Colby	17	9	4	4	22	69	39		26	13	9	4	98	63
Trinity	17	11	6	0	22	73	45		25	14	11	0	99	74
Hamilton	17	9	6	2	20	72	55		23	12	9	2	102	77
Connecticut College	17	9	7	1	19	58	45		23	11	11	1	77	68
New England College	17	8	7	2	18	67	73		26	11	13	2	100	132
Massachusetts–Boston	17	8	8	1	17	68	61		26	13	11	2	106	86
Salem State	17	7	9	1	15	51	54		26	14	11	1	88	76
Babson	17	5	9	3	13	52	60		25	7	15	3	83	101
Bowdoin	17	4	10	3	11	56	65		24	9	12	3	86	86
Saint Anselm	17	4	10	3	11	54	84		24	7	14	3	74	113
Southern Maine	17	5	12	0	10	41	71		25	8	17	0	66	109
Wesleyan	17	5	12	0	10	56	70		24	10	14	0	87	95
Skidmore	17	3	14	0	6	29	109		22	6	16	0	49	132
MCLA	17	0	16	1	1	27	131		25	4	20	1	59	170
Championship: March 5, 1999 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

1998–99 ECAC Northeast standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Massachusetts–Dartmouth †	17	14	1	2	30	95	37		28	20	5	3	134	82
Fitchburg State †*	17	14	1	2	30	109	46		28	20	5	3	152	82
Wentworth	17	13	3	1	27	87	36		26	16	9	1	125	71
Saint Michael's	17	12	4	1	25	90	53		28	16	10	2	130	112
Tufts	17	12	4	1	25	101	53		24	13	10	1	126	84
New Hampshire College	17	11	5	1	23	90	58		27	17	8	2	143	93
Plymouth State	17	10	7	0	20	73	50		25	13	12	0	90	74
Johnson & Wales	17	9	8	0	18	75	66		26	12	14	0	113	106
Western New England	17	9	8	0	18	75	66		23	9	13	1	106	123
Lebanon Valley	17	8	8	1	17	59	61		21	12	8	1	95	66
Stonehill	17	8	8	1	17	79	80		22	12	9	1	99	92
Nichols	17	6	10	1	13	56	118		24	8	15	1	81	171
Assumption	16‡	6	9	1	13	65	81		24	7	16	1	83	128
Framingham State	17	6	11	0	12	71	70		24	6	18	0	85	124
Worcester State	16‡	4	12	0	8	56	84		24	6	18	0	75	129
Suffolk	17	3	13	1	7	61	108		21	5	15	1	83	128
Curry	17	3	14	0	6	54	97		24	6	18	0	85	126
Salve Regina	17	1	16	0	2	42	146		20	2	18	0	56	162
Championship: March 10, 1999 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ‡ a game between Assumption and Worcester State was cancelled.

1998–99 ECAC West standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
RIT †*	6	4	0	2	10	28	19		32	27	3	2	218	90
Elmira	6	4	1	1	9	37	20		26	16	8	2	152	93
Mercyhurst	6	2	3	1	5	24	26		28	16	10	2	144	103
Hobart	6	0	6	0	0	10	34		25	9	15	1	102	112
Championship: March 6, 1999 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

1998–99 NCAA Division III Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Neumann	20	6	12	2
Scranton	8	2	6	0

1998–99 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pct.	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Findlay †*	11	11	0	0	1.000	139	16		28	23	5	0	241	68
Marian	18	14	3	1	.806	156	40		26	16	9	1	172	88
MSOE	15	6	7	2	.467	69	88		27	8	17	2	102	184
Northland	16	5	8	3	.406	79	96		20	6	11	3	92	145
Lawrence	15	4	9	2	.333	69	82		23	8	11	4	110	107
Benedictine	13	0	13	0	.000	19	209		13	0	13	0	19	209
Championship: February 27, 1999 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions Lawrence played their entire Division III schedule against MCHA schools but did not formally join the conference until 1999-2000

1998–99 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
St. Thomas †*	16	11	4	1	23	75	44		31	16	12	3	123	107
Saint John's	16	10	4	2	22	85	52		27	13	12	2	128	94
Concordia (MN)	16	9	5	2	20	63	38		29	14	12	3	100	87
Augsburg	16	8	5	3	19	67	48		26	11	12	4	92	88
Saint Mary's	16	8	5	3	19	85	58		25	11	10	4	116	89
Gustavus Adolphus	16	8	7	1	17	66	54		25	13	11	1	93	82
Bethel	16	8	7	1	17	81	68		25	11	13	1	116	119
St. Olaf	16	3	12	1	7	42	80		25	8	16	1	77	109
Hamline	16	0	16	0	0	30	152		25	2	23	0	60	218
Championship: March 6, 1999 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

1998–99 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
St. Norbert †*	16	12	2	2	26	79	32		33	25	5	3	170	73
Wisconsin–River Falls	16	12	4	0	24	55	33		31	22	9	0	109	82
Bemidji State	16	10	6	0	20	57	44		30	17	13	0	114	103
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	16	10	6	0	20	76	57		29	17	11	1	135	99
Wisconsin–Superior	16	9	6	1	19	68	46		33	22	8	3	149	93
Wisconsin–Stout	16	6	9	1	13	62	69		27	9	16	2	95	118
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	16	4	10	2	10	64	73		27	10	15	2	112	113
Lake Forest	16	4	12	0	8	34	70		26	7	17	2	67	110
St. Scholastica	16	2	14	0	4	35	105		27	7	20	0	80	152
Championship: March 6, 1999 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Bemidji State was ineligible for Division III tournaments

1998–99 State University of New York Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Plattsburgh State †*	14	13	0	1	27	94	29		31	23	5	3	190	82
Fredonia State	14	11	3	0	22	53	30		28	13	14	1	89	101
Oswego State	14	10	4	0	20	65	34		31	15	13	3	127	105
Geneseo State	14	8	6	0	16	54	43		28	12	14	2	102	124
Potsdam State	14	6	8	0	12	39	55		27	8	18	1	82	127
Brockport State	14	3	9	2	8	37	57		28	7	18	3	82	112
Cortland State	14	2	12	0	4	27	77		25	2	23	0	45	174
Buffalo State	14	1	12	1	3	22	66		23	3	19	1	40	135
Championship: March 6, 1999 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

1999 NCAA tournament

Main article: 1999 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

	Quarterfinals March 12–13							Semifinals March 19					National championship March 20
	St. Norbert		4	3	0
	Middlebury		2	6	2
								Middlebury		9
								RIT		3
	RIT		7	6	-
	Amherst		2	2	-
													Middlebury		5
													Wisconsin–Superior		0
	Wisconsin–Superior		5	4	-
	St. Thomas		5	3	-
								Wisconsin–Superior		4			Third-place game
								Norwich		2
	Norwich		4	3	-								RIT		2
	Plattsburgh State		4	2	-								Norwich		9

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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See also

• 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
• 1998–99 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season