2024–25 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

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.

2024–25 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
Duration	November 1, 2024– March 30, 2025
NCAA tournament	2025
National championship	TBD TBD
List of NCAA Division III men's ice hockey seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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

Tournament	Dates	Teams	Champion
Buffalo State Tournament	November 1–2	4	Saint Anselm
Key City Classic	November 1–2	4	Aurora
Western Massachusetts Invitational	November 1–2	4	Westfield State
Worcester City Cup	November 1, 3	4	Anna Maria
LayerEight Shootout	November 29–30	4	Middlebury
Superior Showdown	November 29–30	4	St. Scholastica
Terry Moran Invitational Tournament	November 29–30	4	Vermont State Castleton
Utica Thanksgiving Showcase	November 29–30	4	Utica
Bowdoin/Colby Tournament	November 30–December 1	4	Colby
North Country Tournament	November 30–December 1	4	Tufts
Skidmore Thanksgiving Invitational	November 30–December 1	4	Lake Forest
Codfish Bowl	January 3–4	4	Wisconsin–Superior
Northfield Savings Bank Tournament	January 3–4	4	Hamilton
Oswego State Classic	January 3–4	4	Oswego State
Tampa College Hockey Invitational	January 3–4	4	MSOE
Boston Landing Invitational	January 4–5	4	Salem State
Plattsburgh Winter Classic	January 11–12	4	University of New England

Standings

2024–25 Conference of New England ice hockey standings v t e
	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		26	23	3	0	107	38
University of New England	18	14	4	0	0	1	0	43	72	31		26	18	7	1	110	55
Endicott	18	14	3	1	5	0	1	39	75	36		27	19	7	1	102	56
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

2024–25 NCAA Division III Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Keene State	22	11	10	1	74	74

2024–25 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	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		27	14	12	1	87	77
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		27	6	19	2	53	95
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

2024–25 Middle Atlantic Conferences standings v t e
	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		26	17	7	2	95	59
Stevenson	21	13	6	2	1	1	2	43	72	53		26	17	7	2	88	68
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

2024–25 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	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		26	15	9	2	99	70
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		26	14	9	3	78	71
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

2024–25 New England Hockey Conference standings v t e
	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		26	24	1	1	113	26
Norwich	20	12	6	2	1	0	37	62	50		26	14	9	3	68	62
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		26	14	12	0	88	78
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		26	11	14	1	61	71
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

2024–25 New England Small College Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	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		25	18	6	1	96	47
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		25	14	5	6	79	58
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		24	11	12	1	66	64
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		27	13	11	1	72	64
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

2024–25 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	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		28	23	4	1	134	65
St. Norbert	18	15	3	0	3	0	0	42	68	30		28	22	5	1	113	54
Trine	18	12	4	2	0	0	2	40	63	38		28	20	6	2	99	59
Adrian	18	10	7	1	2	1	0	30	69	56		28	18	9	1	105	78
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

2024–25 State University of New York Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference									Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Cortland State †	14	12	2	0	0	24	56	27		26	19	7	0	111	68
Oswego State	14	9	4	1	1	20	59	28		26	15	8	3	113	59
Buffalo State	14	9	5	0	1	19	43	35		27	16	11	0	91	83
Plattsburgh State	14	8	6	0	0	16	47	38		27	16	10	1	90	72
Potsdam State	14	6	7	1	0	13	31	36		26	8	14	4	51	69
Canton State	14	6	8	0	1	13	38	44		26	9	16	1	70	91
Fredonia State	14	5	9	0	1	11	42	44		25	7	18	0	61	85
Morrisville State	14	0	14	0	1	1	19	83		25	3	22	0	43	130
Championship: March 8 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2024–25 United Collegiate Hockey Conference standings v t e
	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		26	21	3	2	116	60
Geneseo State	20	16	3	1	2	1	0	48	97	54		26	21	4	1	125	68
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

2024–25 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference											Overall
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SOW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Wisconsin–Superior †	15	11	2	2	3	0	1	33	54	24		27	19	5	3	90	42
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	15	10	3	2	1	0	1	32	60	28		27	19	6	2	111	66
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	15	8	6	1	2	2	1	26	49	42		29	17	11	1	94	75
Wisconsin–River Falls	15	8	7	0	0	2	0	26	45	35		29	13	15	1	79	71
Wisconsin–Stout	15	5	9	1	2	4	0	18	42	43		27	12	13	2	84	70
Northland	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	12	90		27	1	26	0	26	147
Championship: March 8 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

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]

2024 NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

2025 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

Player stats

Scoring leaders

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

See also

• 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
• 2024–25 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season