# NCAA Division II men's ice hockey tournament

The NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was an annual tournament to determine the top men's ice hockey team in NCAA Division II from 1978 until 1984 and then again from 1993 until 1999. The Division II Championship was suspended following 1999, due to a lack of sponsoring schools. Most of the schools in Division II hockey became members of newly formed hockey conferences such as College Hockey America. The Northeast-10 Conference is the last remaining Division II conference that sponsors ice hockey.

## Champions

| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Notes |
| 1978 | Merrimack | 12-2 | Lake Forest | |
| 1979 | Lowell | 6-4 | Mankato State | |
| 1980 | Mankato State | 5-2 | Elmira | |
| 1981 | Lowell | 5-4 | Plattsburgh State | |
| 1982 | Lowell | 6-1 | Plattsburgh State | |
| 1983 | RIT | 4-2 | Bemidji State | |
| 1984 | Bemidji State | 6-3, 8-1 | Merrimack | Two-game, total-goal series |
| 1985-1992 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1993 | Bemidji State | 10-6, 5-0 | Mercyhurst | Best-of-three series |
| 1994 | Bemidji State | 3-5, 2-1, 2-1 (OT) | Alabama-Huntsville | |
| 1995 | Bemidji State | 6-2, 5-4 | Mercyhurst | |
| 1996 | Alabama-Huntsville | 7-1, 3-0 | Bemidji State | |
| 1997 | Bemidji State | 3-2, 4-2 | Alabama-Huntsville | |
| 1998 | Alabama-Huntsville | 6-2, 5-2 | Bemidji State | |
| 1999 | St. Michael's | 4-4, 8-5 | New Hampshire College | |

## Appearances by school

The following is a list of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II college ice hockey teams that have qualified for the NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Championship as of 1999 with teams listed by number of appearances.
NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament :
| School | Tournament Appearances | Tournament Years | Best Result |
| Bemidji State | 8 | 1983, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 | Champion (1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997) |
| Mankato State | 6 | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 | Champion (1980) |
| Lowell | 5 | 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 | Champion (1979, 1981, 1982) |
| Alabama-Huntsville | 4 | 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 | Champion (1996, 1998) |
| Merrimack | 4 | 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 | Champion (1978) |
| Mercyhurst | 2 | 1993, 1995 | Runner-Up (1993, 1995) |
| Plattsburgh State | 2 | 1981, 1982 | Runner-Up (1981, 1982) |
| Elmira | 2 | 1978, 1980 | Runner-Up (1980) |
| New Hampshire College | 2 | 1984, 1999 | Runner-Up (1999) |
| Babson | 2 | 1982, 1983 | Frozen Four (1983) |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 2 | 1982, 1983 | Frozen Four (1982) |
| Oswego State | 2 | 1982, 1983 | Quarterfinals (1982, 1983) |
| RIT | 1 | 1983 | Champion (1983) |
| Saint Michael's | 1 | 1999 | Champion (1999) |
| Lake Forest | 1 | 1978 | Runner-Up (1978) |
| Alaska-Fairbanks | 1 | 1984 | Frozen Four (1984) |
| Concordia | 1 | 1981 | Frozen Four (1981) |
| Illinois-Chicago | 1 | 1979 | Frozen Four (1979) |
| Salem State | 1 | 1979 | Frozen Four (1979) |
| Norwich | 1 | 1983 | Quarterfinals (1983) |
| St. Scholastica | 1 | 1982 | Quarterfinals (1982) |

## All-time record

This is a list of NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament all-time records, updated through the 1999 Tournament.
| School | Games | Wins | Losses | Ties | Winning pct. | Championships |
| Alabama-Huntsville | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 2 |
| Alaska | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Babson | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 |
| Bemidji State | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | .667 | 5 |
| Concordia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Elmira | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 0 |
| Illinois-Chicago | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
| Lake Forest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
| Lowell | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 3 |
| Mankato State | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 1 |
| Mercyhurst | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Merrimack | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 1 |
| New Hampshire College | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .125 | 0 |
| Norwich | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
| Oswego State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0 |
| Plattsburgh State | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 0 |
| RIT | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1 |
| Saint Michael's | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 1 |
| Salem State | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| St. Scholastica | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 |

## Awards
### Most Outstanding Player

The Tournament Most Outstanding Player was an annual award given out at the conclusion of the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship to the player to be judged the most outstanding. The award was in effect for the first 7 tournaments and when the tournament was restarted in 1993 no individual awards were conferred.
| Year | Winner | Position | School |
| 1978 | Jim Toomey | Forward | Merrimack |
| 1979 | Craig MacTavish | Forward | Lowell |
| 1980 | Steve Carroll | Goaltender | Mankato State |
| 1981 | Tom Mulligan | Defenseman | Lowell |
| 1982 | Paul Lohnes | Defenseman | Lowell |
| 1983 | Dave Burkholder | Goaltender | RIT |
| 1984 | Joel Otto | Forward | Bemidji State |