# 2011–12 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 2011–12 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 21, 2011, and concluded on March 17, 2012. This was the 39th season of Division III college ice hockey.
ECAC East and the NESCAC ended the arrangement where all games between conference members were counted for their conference standings.

## Regular season
### Standings

2011–12 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 |
| Division III |||||||||||||||
| Norwich †* | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 85 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 134 | 51 |
| Castleton State | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 81 | 42 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 124 | 67 |
| Babson | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 55 | 56 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 69 | 92 |
| Skidmore | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 64 | 54 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 90 | 87 |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 55 | 51 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 87 | 65 |
| Southern Maine | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 56 | 57 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 77 | 84 |
| New England College | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 58 | 59 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 79 | 80 |
| University of New England | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 93 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 66 | 121 |
| Division II |||||||||||||||
| Saint Anselm | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 56 | 64 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 101 | 80 |
| Saint Michael's | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 83 | 26 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 60 | 113 |
| Championship: March 3, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2011–12 ECAC Northeast 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 |
| Wentworth †* | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 65 | 34 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 107 | 72 |
| Curry | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 78 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 118 | 87 |
| Nichols | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 60 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 89 | 96 |
| Western New England | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 53 | 45 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 82 | 81 |
| Johnson & Wales | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 67 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 116 | 74 |
| Becker | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 55 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 75 | 99 |
| Salve Regina | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 81 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 62 | 134 |
| Suffolk | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 89 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 52 | 134 |
| Championship: March 3, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2011–12 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 † | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 51 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 97 | 80 |
| Manhattanville | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 53 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 99 | 81 |
| Hobart * | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 99 | 70 |
| Utica | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 109 | 74 |
| Neumann | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 99 | 79 |
| Championship: March 3, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2011–12 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 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 60 | 41 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 89 | 65 |
| Salem State | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 74 | 45 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 104 | 78 |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 64 | 46 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 105 | 75 |
| Fitchburg State | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 58 | 58 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 72 | 84 |
| Worcester State | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 42 | 55 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 68 | 82 |
| Westfield State | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 67 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 68 | 96 |
| Framingham State | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 75 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 62 | 102 |
| Championship: March 3, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2011–12 Midwest 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 Division |||||||||||||||
| Marian | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 74 | 54 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 93 | 80 |
| Lawrence | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 65 | 50 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 83 | 80 |
| Finlandia | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 62 | 84 | 26 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 69 | 108 |
| Northland | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 61 | 89 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 78 | 109 |
| South Division |||||||||||||||
| Adrian † | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 100 | 45 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 118 | 67 |
| MSOE * | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 92 | 42 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 124 | 65 |
| Lake Forest | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 83 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 62 | 112 |
| Concordia (WI) | 20 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 53 | 109 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 61 | 135 |
| Championship: March 4, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2011–12 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 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 55 | 35 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 86 | 60 |
| Gustavus Adolphus * | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 88 | 67 |
| Saint John's | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 53 | 48 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 78 | 78 |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 49 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 82 | 70 |
| Hamline | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 44 | 43 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 72 | 81 |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 36 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 59 |
| Bethel | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 51 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 68 | 95 |
| Augsburg | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 41 | 55 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 67 | 83 |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 61 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 60 | 89 |
| Championship: March 3, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2011–12 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 |
| Amherst †* | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 73 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 109 | 48 |
| Bowdoin | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 84 | 47 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 114 | 64 |
| Middlebury | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 53 | 38 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 73 | 63 |
| Hamilton | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 46 | 65 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 69 | 83 |
| Williams | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 57 | 52 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 82 | 67 |
| Colby | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 54 | 59 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 79 | 71 |
| Trinity | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 46 | 59 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 67 | 77 |
| Wesleyan | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 59 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 63 | 86 |
| Connecticut College | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 46 | 72 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 62 | 94 |
| Tufts | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 48 | 65 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 64 | 78 |
| Championship: March 4, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2011–12 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 |
| St. Norbert †* | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 66 | 45 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 118 | 64 |
| St. Scholastica | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 57 | 53 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 97 | 78 |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 54 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 91 | 68 |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 57 | 48 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 87 | 73 |
| Wisconsin–Superior | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 48 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 69 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 55 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 73 | 66 |
| Wisconsin–Stout | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 68 | 27 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 80 | 98 |
| Championship: March 3, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2011–12 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 |
| Oswego State † | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 80 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 134 | 54 |
| Plattsburgh State * | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 54 | 32 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 92 | 56 |
| Buffalo State | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 65 | 46 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 99 | 85 |
| Geneseo State | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 44 | 52 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 88 | 80 |
| Fredonia State | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 56 | 53 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 87 | 80 |
| Potsdam State | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 63 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 83 | 110 |
| Brockport State | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 55 | 71 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 91 | 103 |
| Cortland State | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 80 | 25 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 69 | 124 |
| Morrisville State | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 78 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 69 | 127 |
| Championship: March 3, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
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 |
| Jeremiah Ketts | Senior | Johnson & Wales | 26 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 44 |
| Jordan Keizer | Junior | MSOE | 30 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 20 |
| Lou Educate | Freshman | Nichols | 27 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 66 |
| Pier-Olivier Cotnoir | Junior | Norwich | 29 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 21 |
| Zach Graham | Junior | Adrian | 26 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 37 |
| Jon Whitlaw | Junior | Oswego State | 30 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 10 |
| Nick Lazorko | Sophomore | Castleton | 26 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 35 |
| Mike Owens | Senior | UMass-Dartmouth | 27 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 18 |
| Daniel Bell | Junior | Castleton | 27 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 10 |
| Johan Ryd | Senior | St.Norbert | 31 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 10 |

### 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 |
| Johnathan LaRose | Senior | Amherst | 22 | 1319 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 5 | .943 | 1.55 |
| Chris Czarnota | Sophomore | Norwich | 11 | 580 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | .940 | 1.14 |
| David Jacobson | Freshman | St. Norbert | 25 | 1449 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 4 | .936 | 1.53 |
| Chris Neamonitis | Sophomore | Concordia | 17 | 884 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 1 | .934 | 2.10 |
| Bobby Bowden | Sophomore | Assumption | 15 | 825 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 0 | .934 | 3.13 |
| Andrew Hare | Junior | Oswego State | 27 | 1578 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 4 | .931 | 1.75 |
| Scott Shackell | Freshman | Adrian | 18 | 985 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 2 | .931 | 2.07 |
| Richard Nerland | Senior | Bowdoin | 11 | 565 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | .929 | 1.81 |
| Ryan Purdy | Senior | Geneseo State | 22 | 1359 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 0 | .929 | 2.52 |
| Mathieu Cadieux | Sophomore | Plattsburgh State | 24 | 1384 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 3 | .928 | 1.85 |

## 2012 NCAA Tournament

| First Round March 7 | First Round March 7 | First Round March 7 | Quarterfinals March 10 | Quarterfinals March 10 | Quarterfinals March 10 | Semifinals March 16 | Semifinals March 16 | Semifinals March 16 | | National Championship March 17 | National Championship March 17 | National Championship March 17 |
| | | | E1 | Norwich (1) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E7 | Wentworth | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Plymouth State | 1 | E7 | Wentworth | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Wentworth | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Wentworth | 3 | | | | E1 | Norwich (1) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W1 | St. Norbert | 4 | | | | |
| W1 | St. Norbert | 3 | | | | | | | W1 | St. Norbert | 4 | |
| W4 | St. Thomas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | St. Thomas | 1 | W1 | St. Norbert | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | W2 | Gustavus Adolphus | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Gustavus Adolphus | 3 | W2 | Gustavus Adolphus | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W3 | MSOE | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| W3 | MSOE | 1 | | | | | | | | W1 | St. Norbert | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | E2 | Oswego State (2) | 1 |
| | | | E2 | Oswego State (2) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E5 | Elmira | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E2 | Oswego State (2) | 2* | | | | |
| | | | | | | E3 | Amherst (3) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | E3 | Amherst (3) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E4 | Plattsburgh State (4) | 1 | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)