# 2019–20 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 2019–20 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on November 1, 2019, and concluded on March 8, 2020. This was the 47th season of Division III college ice hockey.
Two days before the National Tournament was set to begin, the championship, along with all other NCAA events for the spring semester, was cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

## Regular season

The Commonwealth Coast Conference, following the general trend of other conferences, altered its standings away from the traditional win–loss–tie format. Three points were now awarded for a win, one point for a tie and no points for a loss. The new method used was a convoluted arrangement where a team's conference record would still be recorded based upon the standard NCAA format where wins and losses accrued in the 5-minute 5-on-5 overtime were included in the win column. However, the CCC tracked overtime wins and losses so that if a team won a game in overtime they would receive two points instead of the normal three while if a team lost an overtime game they would receive a point. Teams that recorded a tie would follow a more typical situation where they would receive one additional point for a 3-on-3 overtime win or a shootout win but would not receive any additional points for a loss in either case.
The formula for the points standings were as follows: Points = (wins x 3) + (ties) – (5-on-5 overtime wins) + (5-on-5 overtime losses) + (3-on-3 overtime wins) + (shootout wins)

### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| Buffalo State Tournament | November 1–2 | 4 | Adrian |
| Castleton Invitational | November 29–30 | 4 | Fredonia State |
| Primelink Great Northern Shootout | November 29–30 | 4 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| Thanksgiving Showcase | November 29–30 | 4 | Utica |
| Bowdoin-Colby Faceoff Classic | November 30–December 1 | 4 | Bowdoin |
| Saint Anselm Thanksgiving Tournament | November 30–December 1 | 4 | Trinity |
| Skidmore Invitational | November 30–December 1 | 4 | Skidmore |
| Steve Hoar Memorial | November 30–December 1 | 4 | Franklin Pierce |
| PAL Cup | November 30–December 1 | 4 | Wentworth |
| Superior Showdown | December 28–29 | 4 | Marian |
| Codfish Bowl | January 3–4 | 4 | Wesleyan |
| Middlebury Classic | January 3–4 | 4 | Babson |
| Oswego State Hockey Classic | January 3–4 | 4 | Saint Mary's |
| W.B. Mason Winter Classic | January 3–4 | 4 | Elmira |
| Northfield Savings Bank Holiday Tournament | January 3–4 | 4 | Cortland State |
| Boston Landing Invitational | January 4–5 | 4 | Hobart |

### Standings

2019–20 Commonwealth Coast Conference ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| University of New England † | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 97 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 126 | 54 |
| Endicott †* | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 77 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 108 | 47 |
| Curry | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 80 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 105 | 60 |
| Salve Regina | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 62 | 56 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 91 | 89 |
| Nichols | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 62 | 56 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 93 | 82 |
| Wentworth | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 58 | 77 | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 91 | 109 |
| Becker | 10 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 105 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 54 | 135 |
| Western New England | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 96 | 25 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 49 | 116 |
| Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions ||||||||||||||||||
2019–20 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 |
| Albertus Magnus | 24 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 45 | 101 |
| Anna Maria | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 65 | 61 |
| Bryn Athyn | 25 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 81 | 77 |
| Canton State | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 80 | 80 |
2019–20 Massachusetts State Collegiate 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 |
| Plymouth State †* | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 78 | 38 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 101 | 80 |
| Fitchburg State | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 50 | 37 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 75 | 58 |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 68 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 101 | 76 |
| Westfield State | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 59 | 58 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 82 | 82 |
| Salem State | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 66 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 58 | 97 |
| Worcester State | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 63 | 26 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 61 | 95 |
| Framingham State | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 76 | 25 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 51 | 102 |
| Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2019–20 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Saint John's † | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 55 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 85 | 72 |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 42 | 35 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 64 | 71 |
| Augsburg | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 53 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 73 | 56 |
| St. Thomas * | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 56 | 45 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 95 | 80 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 54 | 38 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 79 | 64 |
| Bethel | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 38 | 51 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 51 | 92 |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 54 | 53 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 74 | 82 |
| Hamline | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 35 | 61 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 54 | 91 |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 25 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 40 | 94 |
| Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ||||||||||||||||
2019–20 New England Hockey Conference 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 |
| Norwich †* | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 66 | 16 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 105 | 24 |
| Babson | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 68 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 95 | 45 |
| Hobart | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 83 | 43 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 116 | 63 |
| New England College | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 76 | 57 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 110 | 81 |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 82 | 57 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 116 | 82 |
| Skidmore | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 54 | 52 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 77 | 70 |
| Southern Maine | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 44 | 59 | 27 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 62 | 93 |
| Castleton | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 86 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 66 | 124 |
| Suffolk | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 79 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 59 | 108 |
| Johnson & Wales | 18 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 115 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 55 | 138 |
| Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2019–20 New England Small College 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 |
| Williams † | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 59 | 35 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 83 | 56 |
| Trinity | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 55 | 35 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 96 | 57 |
| Hamilton | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 46 | 40 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 63 | 56 |
| Middlebury | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 54 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 71 | 69 |
| Wesleyan * | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 44 | 45 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 78 | 67 |
| Bowdoin | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 49 | 60 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 71 | 80 |
| Amherst | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 41 | 43 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 55 | 59 |
| Connecticut College | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 61 | 60 |
| Tufts | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 42 | 58 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 55 | 73 |
| Colby | 18 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 50 | 66 |
| Championship: March 8, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2019–20 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 |
| North |||||||||||||||
| St. Norbert | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 73 | 51 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 102 | 72 |
| Marian | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 73 | 45 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 113 | 66 |
| Finlandia | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 71 | 27 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 55 | 109 |
| St. Scholastica | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 79 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 62 | 95 |
| Lawrence | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 95 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 43 | 108 |
| South |||||||||||||||
| Adrian †* | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 100 | 46 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 144 | 75 |
| Lake Forest | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 78 | 48 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 104 | 66 |
| Trine | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 58 | 53 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 80 | 80 |
| Aurora | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 60 | 44 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 85 | 65 |
| Concordia (WI) | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 66 | 78 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 90 | 95 |
| MSOE | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 70 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 78 |
| Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2019–20 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 |
| Geneseo State †* | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 77 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 138 | 52 |
| Oswego State | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 66 | 34 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 103 | 65 |
| Buffalo State | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 48 | 40 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 79 | 68 |
| Brockport State | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 41 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 77 | 74 |
| Plattsburgh State | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 49 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 70 | 86 |
| Potsdam State | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 74 | 106 |
| Fredonia State | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 47 | 51 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 76 | 74 |
| Cortland State | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 57 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 72 | 79 |
| Morrisville State | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 80 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 53 | 111 |
| Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2019–20 United Collegiate Hockey Conference standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Utica †* | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 100 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 147 | 57 |
| Wilkes | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 81 | 56 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 126 | 94 |
| Stevenson | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 78 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 120 | 84 |
| Elmira | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 79 | 37 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 105 | 64 |
| Nazareth | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 80 | 79 |
| Neumann | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 57 | 72 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 84 | 116 |
| Manhattanville | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 65 | 69 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 85 | 94 |
| Lebanon Valley | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 38 | 61 | 25 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 51 | 80 |
| Chatham | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 92 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 56 | 125 |
| King's | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 100 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 38 | 131 |
| Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions ||||||||||||||||
2019–20 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point † | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 67 | 34 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 116 | 67 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire †* | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 51 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 103 | 46 |
| Wisconsin–Superior | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 45 | 40 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 97 | 70 |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 46 | 42 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 87 | 70 |
| Wisconsin–Stout | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 43 | 58 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 68 | 102 |
| Northland | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 75 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 56 | 112 |
| Championship: March 7, 2020 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ||||||||||||||||
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

## Player stats
### Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Andrew Romano | Senior | Geneseo State | 27 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 16 |
| Donny Flynn | Sophomore | Wilkes | 27 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 90 |
| Conlan Keenan | Senior | Geneseo State | 27 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 20 |
| Nick Fea | Sophomore | Wilkes | 29 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 14 |
| Mic Curran | Sophomore | Curry | 26 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 14 |
| Brandon Osmundson | Freshman | Utica | 29 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 10 |
| Carlos Fornaris | Senior | New England College | 26 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 41 |
| Nikita Pintusov | Sophomore | New England College | 27 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 12 |
| Conor Landrigan | Junior | Utica | 22 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 20 |
| Dean Balsamo | Senior | Adrian | 29 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 22 |

### 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
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
| Tom Aubrun | Senior | Norwich | 27 | 1629 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | .967 | 0.77 |
| Brad Arvanitis | Junior | Babson | 12 | 721 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | .954 | 1.33 |
| Conor O'Brien | Sophomore | Endicott | 26 | 1237 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 4 | .944 | 1.66 |
| Aidan Murphy | Sophomore | Babson | 13 | 767 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 1 | .942 | 1.64 |
| Brian McGrath | Junior | Fitchburg State | 24 | 1433 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 4 | .942 | 2.05 |
| Daniel Davidson | Freshman | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 15 | 835 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 5 | .940 | 1.94 |
| Connor Rodericks | Senior | Connecticut College | 21 | 1219 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 41 | 1 | .939 | 2.02 |
| Evan Ruschil | Freshman | Williams | 14 | 841 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | .937 | 2.07 |
| Julius Huset | Sophomore | Anna Maria | 21 | 1253 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 2 | .936 | 2.06 |
| Zach Dyment | Junior | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 24 | 1451 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 6 | .935 | 1.97 |

## 2020 NCAA Tournament

| First Round March 14 | First Round March 14 | Quarterfinals March 21 | Quarterfinals March 21 |
| | | E1 | Utica (1) |
| E6 | Babson | | |
| E7 | Wesleyan | | |
| | | W1 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire (4) |
| W3 | Lake Forest | | |
| W4 | St. Thomas | | |
| | | E2 | Norwich (2) |
| E5 | Endicott | | |
| E8 | Plymouth State | | |
| | | E3 | Geneseo State (3) |
| W2 | Adrian | | |
| E4 | Hobart | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)