Hobart men's ice hockey program won the 2024 ɬַ Division III championship for the second consecutive year. The Statesmen defeated Trinity (CT), 2-0, at the Koeppel Community Sports Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
Hobart finished the season with an overall record of 28-2-1.
2024 ɬַ DIII men's ice hockey championship bracket
Take a look at the tournament layout in the bracket below:
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2024 ɬַ Division III men's ice hockey championship schedule
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First-round games | March 9
- Curry 3, SUNY Geneseo 0
- Elmira 5, Endicott 2
- Adrian 4, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 0
- St. Norbert 5, St. Olaf 2
- Plymouth State 5, Cortland 2
Quarterfinal games | March 16
Semifinals | March 21
Championship game | March 23
2024 ɬַ Division III men's ice hockey championship selections
The following conferences and teams received automatic qualification to the 2024 DIII men's hockey tournament:
| Commonwealth Coast Conference | Endicott (17-5-5) |
| Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | Plymouth St.(23-2-2) |
| Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | St. Olaf (14-11-3) |
| New England Hockey Conference | Hobart (25-2-1) |
| New England Small College Athletic Conference | Trinity (Connecticut) (23-3-1) |
| Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | St. Norbert (22-6-0) |
| State University of New York Athletic Conference | Cortland (18-8-2) |
| United Collegiate Hockey Conference | Utica (23-2-3) |
| Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (21-5-1) |
Adrian (22-6-1), Curry (20-5-1), Elmira (19-7-1) and SUNY-Geneseo (21-5-0) enter the field as the four at-large selections.
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Division III men's ice hockey championship history
Hobart is the defending national champion after defeating Trinity 2-0 in the 2024 championship game.
Here is the complete championship history of the DIII men's ice hockey tournament:
| Year | Champion | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Host or Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hobart (29-2) | Mark Taylor | 3-2 (OT) | Adrian | Beverly, MA |
| 2022 | Adrian (31-1) | Adam Krug | 5-2 | SUNY Geneseo | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2021 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (29-0-2) | Tyler Krueger | 3-2 (OT) | Norwich | Stevens Point, WI |
| 2018 | St. Norbert (27-4-1) | Tim Coghlin | 3-2 (2ot) | Salve Regina | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2017 | Mike McShane | 4-1 | Trinity (Conn.) | Utica, N.Y. | |
| 2016 | Chris Brooks | 5-1 | St. Norbert | Lake Placid, N.Y. | |
| 2015 | Matthew Greason | 5-2 | Wis.-Stevens Point | Minneapolis | |
| 2014 | Tim Coghlin | 3-1 | Wis.-Stevens Point | Lewiston, Maine | |
| 2013 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire (24-5-2) | Matt Loen | 5-3 | Oswego State | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2012 | St. Norbert (21-5-5) | Tim Coghlin | 4-1 | Oswego State | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2011 | St. Norbert (25-4-1) | Tim Coghlin | 4-3 | Adrian | Minneapolis |
| 2010 | Norwich (26-1-4) | Mike McShane | 2-1 (ot) | St. Norbert | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2009 | Neumann (21-9-2) | Dominick Dawes | 4-1 | Gustavus Adolphus | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2008 | St. Norbert (27-1-4) | Tim Coghlin | 2-0 | Plattsburgh State | Lake Placid, N.Y. |
| 2007 | Oswego State (23-3-3) | Ed Gosek | 4-3 (ot) | Middlebury | Wisconsin-Superior |
| 2006 | Middlebury (26-2-2) | Bill Beaney | 3-0 | St. Norbert | Elmira |
| 2005 | Middlebury (23-4-3) | Bill Beaney | 5-0 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Middlebury |
| 2004 | Middlebury (27-3) | Bill Beaney | 1-0 (ot) | St. Norbert | Norwich |
| 2003 | Norwich (27-3) | Mike McShane | 2-1 | Oswego State | Norwich |
| 2002 | Wisconsin-Superior (24-5-5) | Dan Stauber | 3-2 (ot) | Norwich | Middlebury |
| 2001 | Plattsburgh State (29-5) | Bob Emery | 6-2 | Rochester Institue | Rochester Institute |
| 2000 | Norwich (29-2-1) | Mike McShane | 2-1 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | Wisconsin-Superior |
| 1999 | Middlebury (21-5-1) | Bill Beaney | 5-0 | Wisconsin-Superior | Norwich |
| 1998 | Middlebury (24-2-2) | Bill Beaney | 2-1 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Plattsburgh State |
| 1997 | Middlebury (22-3-2) | Bill Beaney | 3-2 | Wisconsin-Superior | Middlebury |
| 1996 | Middlebury (26-2-0) | Bill Beaney | 3-2 | Rochester Institue | Wisconsin-River Falls |
| 1995 | Middlebury (23-2-2) | Bill Beaney | 1-0 | Fredonia State | Middlebury |
| 1994 | Wisconsin-River Falls (21-8-4) | Dean Talafous | 6-4 | Wisconsin-Superior | Wisconsin-Superior |
| 1993 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (25-5-2) | Joe Baldarotta | 4-3 (ot) | Wisconsin-River Falls | Maplewood, Minn. |
| 1992 | Plattsburgh State (32-2-2) | Bob Emery | 7-3 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Plattsburgh State |
| 1991 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (27-9) | Mark Mazzoleni | 6-2 | Minnesota State-Mankato | Elmira |
| 1990 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (28-4-6) | Mark Mazzoleni | 10-1, 3-6, 1-0 | Plattsburgh State | Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| 1989 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (34-5-2) | Mark Mazzoleni | 3-3, 3-2 | Rochester Institue | Rochester Institute |
| 1988 | Wisconsin-River Falls (31-6-1) | Rick Kozuback | 7-1, 3-5, 3-0 | Elmira | Elmira |
| 1987 | #Plattsburgh State (34-6) | Steve Hoar | 8-3 | Oswego State | Plattsburgh State |
| 1986 | Bemidji State (25-9-1) | R.H. Peters | 8-5 | #Plattsburgh State | Bemidji State |
| 1985 | Rochester Institute (26-6) | Bruce Delventhal | 5-1 | Bemidji State | Union (N.Y.) |
| 1984 | Babson (27-5-1) | Rob Riley | 8-0 | Union (N.Y.) | Rochester Institute |
#Participation in the tournament vacated by the ɬַ Committee on Infractions.
