# 1993–94 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 1993–94 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in October 1993 and concluded on March 19 of the following year. This was the 21st season of Division III college ice hockey.
The Presidents of the NESCAC member schools held a vote in 1994 and changed their rules to allow all non-football teams to compete in national tournaments. Though the NESCAC did not sponsor ice hockey at the time, the nine ECAC East schools who were members of NESCAC were now permitted to accept bids to the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship. In part of the new rules, NESCAC members were only allowed to participate in one postseason tournament and, as a result, the teams that finished with leading records would tend to opt out of the conference tournament and hope to receive a bid to the national tournament.

## Regular season
### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| RIT Tournament | October 29–30 | 4 | RIT |
| Cardinal Classic | November 5–6 | 4 | Plattsburgh State |
| Canisius Invitational | November 13–14 | 4 | Canisius |
| Elmira Tournament | November 13–14 | 4 | Elmira |
| Curry Thanksgiving Classic | November 19–20 | 4 | |
| Holy Cross Tournament | November 27–28 | 4 | Holy Cross |
| Codfish Bowl | December 29–30 | 4 | Salem State |
| Middlebury Tournament | | 4 | Middlebury |
| Spurrier Invitational | January 14–15 | 4 | |

### Standings

1993–94 ECAC East standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Williams † | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 26 | | | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | | |
| Salem State †* | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 89 | 49 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 181 | 95 |
| Bowdoin † | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 26 | | | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | | |
| Connecticut | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 98 | 64 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 137 | 101 |
| Saint Anselm | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 25 | | | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 138 | 93 |
| Hamilton | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 22 | | | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | | |
| Colby | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 22 | | | | | | | | |
| American International | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 | | | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | | |
| Holy Cross | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 61 | 53 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 93 | 95 |
| Middlebury | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 75 | 75 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 107 | 91 |
| Norwich | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 76 | 79 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 113 | 101 |
| Trinity | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 12 | | | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 65 | 105 |
| Amherst | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 12 | | | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | | |
| Babson | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 67 | 92 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 96 | 107 |
| Connecticut College | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 76 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 85 | 94 |
| North Adams State | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 7 | | | 23 | 5 | 16 | 2 | | |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 112 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 80 | 150 |
| New England College | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | | | 24 | 3 | 20 | 1 | | |
| Championship: March 5, 1994 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1993–94 ECAC North/South/Central standingsvte :
| | Division | Division | Division | Division | Division | Division | Division | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Central Division |||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth ~ | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 26 | | | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | | |
| Assumption | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 24 | | | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | | |
| Tufts | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | | | 23 | 9 | 13 | 1 | | |
| Bentley | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 62 | 71 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 107 | 121 |
| New Hampshire College | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 56 | 67 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 86 | 118 |
| Stonehill | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | | | 23 | 8 | 15 | 0 | | |
| Suffolk | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | | | 23 | 9 | 13 | 1 | | |
| Saint Michael's | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 100 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 59 | 142 |
| North Division |||||||||||||||
| Fitchburg State ~* | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .844 | | | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | | |
| Western New England | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | | | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | | |
| Plymouth State | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | | | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0 | | |
| Framingham State | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | .625 | | | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | | |
| Worcester State | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | .469 | | | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | | |
| Southern Maine | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | .433 | 58 | 59 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 85 | 105 |
| Roger Williams | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | .367 | | | | | | | | |
| Curry | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | | | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | | |
| Nichols | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 70 | 136 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 105 | 197 |
| South Division |||||||||||||||
| Skidmore ~† | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | | | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | | |
| Fairfield | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .654 | | | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | | |
| Iona | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .577 | | | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | | |
| Villanova | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | | | | | | | | |
| Wesleyan | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 79 | 56 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 108 | 129 |
| Quinnipiac | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | 52 | 81 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 84 | 173 |
| Sacred Heart | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | | | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 70 | 125 |
| Wentworth | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .077 | 20 | 106 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 59 | 184 |
| Championship: March 9, 1994 ~ indicates division regular season champions † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1993–94 ECAC West standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Elmira † | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 93 | 34 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 202 | 111 |
| Canisius | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 141 | 89 |
| RIT * | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 82 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 174 | 97 |
| Mercyhurst | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 64 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 142 | 88 |
| Hobart | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 54 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 86 | 141 |
| Scranton | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | | |
| Championship: March 5, 1994 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
1993–94 NCAA Division III Independent ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Lawrence | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | |
| St. Norbert | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 84 | 82 |
| St. Scholastica | 25 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 84 | 123 |
1993–94 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| St. Thomas †* | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 89 | 45 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 153 | 86 |
| Saint John's | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 68 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 94 | 84 |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 85 | 54 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 131 | 91 |
| Augsburg | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 89 | 57 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 113 | 100 |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 83 | 68 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 108 | 104 |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 66 | 65 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 104 | 118 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 71 | 65 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 101 | 105 |
| Hamline | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 114 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 68 | 162 |
| Bethel | 16 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 133 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 103 | 187 |
| Championship: March 5, 1994 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1993–94 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Wisconsin–Superior †* | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 82 | 60 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 154 | 100 |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 84 | 58 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 113 | 85 |
| Bemidji State | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 84 | 71 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 145 | 109 |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 89 | 72 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 149 | 110 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 62 | 100 | 27 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 88 | 129 |
| Lake Forest | 20 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 89 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 71 | 106 |
| Championship: February 26, 1994 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1993–94 State University of New York Athletic Conference ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Fredonia State †* | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 89 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 223 | 85 |
| Plattsburgh State | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 77 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 189 | 101 |
| Oswego State | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 58 | 49 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 143 | 127 |
| Potsdam State | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 51 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 106 | 101 |
| Brockport State | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 71 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 93 | 128 |
| Cortland State | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 59 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 84 | 97 |
| Geneseo State | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 71 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 92 | 118 |
| Buffalo State ^ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 44 | 97 |
| Championship: March 6, 1994 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions ^ Buffalo State had been admitted to the SUNYAC ice hockey division but could not begin a conference schedule until 1994–95 |||||||||||||||
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

## 1994 NCAA Tournament

| Quarterfinals March 11–12 | Quarterfinals March 11–12 | Quarterfinals March 11–12 | Quarterfinals March 11–12 | Quarterfinals March 11–12 | Semifinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | National championship March 19 | National championship March 19 | National championship March 19 |
| Fredonia State | Fredonia State | 3 | 7 | - | | | | | | |
| RIT | RIT | 3 | 0 | - | | | | | | |
| RIT | RIT | 3 | 0 | - | Fredonia State | Fredonia State | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | Wisconsin–River Falls | Wisconsin–River Falls | 4 | | | |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | Wisconsin–River Falls | 4 | 4 | - | Wisconsin–River Falls | Wisconsin–River Falls | 4 | | | |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 2 | 3 | - | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 2 | 3 | - | | | | Wisconsin–River Falls | Wisconsin–River Falls | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 4 |
| Salem State | Salem State | 6 | 4 | - | | | | | | | Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 4 |
| Elmira | Elmira | 4 | 4 | - | | | |
| Elmira | Elmira | 4 | 4 | - | Salem State | Salem State | 2 | Third-place game | Third-place game | Third-place game |
| | | | | | Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 3* |
| Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 3 | 5 | - | Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 3* | Fredonia State | Fredonia State | 7 |
| St. Thomas | St. Thomas | 3 | 1 | - | | | | Salem State | Salem State | 4 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)