# 2012–13 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 2012–13 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 18, 2012, and concluded on March 16, 2013. This was the 40th season of Division III college ice hockey.

## Regular season
### Standings

2012–13 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 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 79 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 116 | 50 |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 78 | 60 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 126 | 86 |
| Babson * | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 62 | 43 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 100 | 67 |
| Castleton State | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 62 | 53 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 90 | 74 |
| New England College | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 47 | 51 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 67 | 82 |
| Skidmore | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 66 | 67 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 89 | 104 |
| University of New England | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 88 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 67 | 113 |
| Southern Maine | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 46 | 76 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 71 | 111 |
| Division II |||||||||||||||
| Saint Anselm | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 63 | 53 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 107 | 73 |
| Saint Michael's | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 73 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 66 | 94 |
| Championship: March 2, 2013 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2012–13 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 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 56 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 86 | 64 |
| Nichols | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 41 | 31 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 82 | 64 |
| Curry | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 45 | 38 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 71 | 80 |
| Western New England | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 44 | 43 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 86 | 95 |
| Salve Regina | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 53 | 48 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 98 | 107 |
| Johnson & Wales | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 62 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 95 | 115 |
| Suffolk | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 49 | 25 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 72 | 97 |
| Becker | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 71 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 91 | 99 |
| Championship: March 3, 2013 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2012–13 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 |
| Utica † | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 69 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 122 | 64 |
| Hobart † | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 55 | 32 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 48 |
| Neumann * | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 45 | 36 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 94 | 58 |
| Manhattanville | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 52 | 48 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 104 | 74 |
| Elmira | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 74 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 88 | 128 |
| Nazareth | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 76 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 69 | 110 |
| Championship: March 2, 2013 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2012–13 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 |
| Canton State | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 57 |
2012–13 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 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 67 | 38 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 97 | 59 |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth * | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 54 | 44 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 80 | 78 |
| Salem State | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 60 | 57 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 89 | 85 |
| Westfield State | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 72 | 54 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 102 | 82 |
| Fitchburg State | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 68 | 54 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 95 | 90 |
| Worcester State | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 65 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 59 | 93 |
| Framingham State | 18 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 98 | 24 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 70 | 127 |
| Championship: March 2, 2013 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2012–13 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 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 57 | 52 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 66 | 65 |
| Lawrence | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 68 | 65 | 27 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 85 | 97 |
| Northland | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 67 | 107 | 28 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 89 | 141 |
| Finlandia | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 55 | 77 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 60 | 96 |
| South Division |||||||||||||||
| Adrian †* | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 99 | 41 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 137 | 62 |
| MSOE | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 69 | 48 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 88 | 65 |
| Lake Forest | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 52 | 58 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 70 | 72 |
| Concordia (WI) | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 55 | 77 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 68 | 109 |
| Championship: March 2, 2013 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2012–13 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 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 47 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 66 | 47 |
| Saint John's †* | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 47 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 86 | 58 |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 49 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 79 | 60 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 49 | 36 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 79 | 60 |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 47 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 63 | 73 |
| Augsburg | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 40 | 44 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 64 | 76 |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 48 | 56 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 70 | 101 |
| Bethel | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 39 | 61 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 58 | 97 |
| Hamline | 16 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 64 | 25 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 45 | 99 |
| Championship: March 2, 2013 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2012–13 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 |
| Bowdoin †* | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 76 | 47 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 123 | 74 |
| Williams | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 54 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 81 | 54 |
| Trinity | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 61 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 83 | 56 |
| Amherst | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 56 | 38 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 82 | 52 |
| Middlebury | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 70 | 53 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 88 | 82 |
| Wesleyan | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 56 | 49 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 88 | 69 |
| Colby | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 69 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 67 | 88 |
| Hamilton | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 42 | 64 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 56 | 93 |
| Connecticut College | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 68 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 56 | 86 |
| Tufts | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 86 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 67 | 100 |
| Championship: March 3, 2013 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2012–13 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–Eau Claire † | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 67 | 38 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 125 | 68 |
| St. Norbert * | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 72 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 119 | 52 |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 59 | 57 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 93 | 76 |
| St. Scholastica | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 62 | 70 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 95 | 92 |
| Wisconsin–Superior | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 59 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 68 | 85 |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 59 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 79 | 82 |
| Wisconsin–Stout | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 43 | 67 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 74 | 89 |
| Championship: March 2, 2013 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2012–13 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 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 80 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 145 | 57 |
| Plattsburgh State | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 62 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 99 | 49 |
| Geneseo State | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 64 | 43 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 102 | 70 |
| Buffalo State | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 50 | 48 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 85 | 71 |
| Fredonia State | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 57 | 26 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 46 | 100 |
| Potsdam State | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 68 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 78 | 111 |
| Brockport State | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 46 | 25 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 63 | 83 |
| Cortland State | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 45 | 73 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 77 | 99 |
| Morrisville State | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 67 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 64 | 112 |
| Championship: March 2, 2013 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

## 2013 NCAA Tournament

| First Round March 6 | First Round March 6 | First Round March 6 | Quarterfinals March 9 | Quarterfinals March 9 | Quarterfinals March 9 | Semifinals March 15 | Semifinals March 15 | Semifinals March 15 | National Championship March 16 | National Championship March 16 | National Championship March 16 |
| | | | E1 | Norwich (2) | 4 | | | | | | |
| E5 | Babson | 6 | E5 | Babson | 0 | | | | | | |
| E6 | Wentworth | 1 | | | | E1 | Norwich (2) | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | E3 | Oswego State | 6 | | | |
| | | | W2 | Adrian (3) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | E3 | Oswego State | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | E3 | Oswego State | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | W3 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 5 |
| | | | W1 | St. Norbert (1) | 1 | | | | | | |
| W3 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 4 | W3 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 3 | | | | | | |
| W4 | Saint John's | 2 | | | | W3 | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | E2 | Utica (4) | 1 | | | |
| | | | E2 | Utica (4) | 4 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Bowdoin | 5 | E4 | Bowdoin | 2 | | | | | | |
| E7 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)