# 1995–96 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 1995–96 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in October 1995 and concluded on March 16, 1996. This was the 23rd season of Division III college ice hockey.

## Regular season
### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| Buffalo State Tournament | October 27–28 | 4 | |
| Ira S. Wilson Tournament | November 3–4 | 4 | Buffalo State |
| Potsdam Classic | November 3–4 | 4 | Potsdam State |
| RIT Tournament | November 3–4 | 4 | RIT |
| Cardinal Classic | November 24–25 | 4 | Army |
| Bowdoin Invitational | November 25–26 | 4 | Saint Anselm |
| Spurrier Invitational | November 25–26 | 4 | Connecticut College |
| Codfish Bowl | December 28–29 | 4 | Babson |
| Colby Classic | January 5–6 | 4 | Colby |
| Middlebury Tournament | January 6–7 | 4 | Middlebury |
| PAL Tournament | January 12–13 | 4 | Fitchburg State |

### Standings

1995–96 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 |
| Middlebury † | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 111 | 35 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 46 |
| Colby | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 32 | | | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | | |
| Bowdoin | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 31 | | | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | | |
| Babson | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 79 | 66 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 108 | 88 |
| Salem State | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 28 | | | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | | |
| Amherst * | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 26 | | | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | | |
| Connecticut College | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 92 | 69 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 118 | 90 |
| Hamilton | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 21 | | | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | | |
| Williams | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 21 | | | 25 | 11 | 13 | 1 | | |
| Connecticut | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 91 | 67 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 134 | 86 |
| Holy Cross | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 71 | 74 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 108 | 96 |
| Norwich | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 16 | | | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 113 | 119 |
| Trinity | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 15 | | | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | | |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 81 | 115 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 111 | 134 |
| American International | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 13 | | | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | | |
| New England College | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 10 | | | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | | |
| Saint Anselm | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 77 | 91 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 95 | 115 |
| North Adams State | 19 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 8 | | | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | | |
| Southern Maine | 19 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 116 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 70 | 155 |
| Wesleyan | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 140 | 24 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 64 | 163 |
| Championship: March 5, 1996 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1995–96 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 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 | | | 27 | 25 | 2 | 0 | | |
| Bentley | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 105 | 58 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 171 | 121 |
| Tufts | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | | | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | | |
| Saint Michael's | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 82 | 54 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 120 | 91 |
| Assumption | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | | | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | | |
| Stonehill | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | | | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | | |
| New Hampshire College | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 63 | 74 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 100 | 119 |
| Suffolk | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | | | 23 | 1 | 22 | 0 | | |
| North Division |||||||||||||||
| Fitchburg State ~* | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 24 | | | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | | |
| Roger Williams | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | | | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | | |
| Framingham State | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | | | 23 | 12 | 12 | 1 | | |
| Nichols | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 68 | 59 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 84 | 81 |
| Plymouth State | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | | | 25 | 7 | 17 | 1 | | |
| Western New England | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | | | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | | |
| Worcester State | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | | | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | | |
| Curry | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | | | 25 | 5 | 20 | 0 | | |
| South Division |||||||||||||||
| Skidmore ~ | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 21 | | | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | | |
| Fairfield | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | | | 27 | 11 | 13 | 4 | | |
| Sacred Heart | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 59 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 106 | 100 |
| Quinnipiac | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 46 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 89 | 97 |
| Iona | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | | | 25 | 9 | 15 | 1 | | |
| Villanova | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Wentworth | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 88 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 43 | 126 |
| Championship: March 6, 1996 ~ indicates division regular season champions † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1995–96 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 |
| RIT †* | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 44 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 182 | 96 |
| Canisius † | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 143 | 76 |
| Mercyhurst | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 182 | 76 |
| Elmira | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 116 | 121 |
| Hobart | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 59 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 62 | 151 |
| Championship: March 2, 1996 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
1995–96 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 | 2 | 5 | 0 | | |
| Scranton | 25 | 8 | 16 | 1 | | |
1995–96 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 |
| Saint John's †* | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 80 | 47 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 134 | 105 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 96 | 55 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 129 | 90 |
| St. Thomas | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 109 | 49 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 172 | 106 |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 92 | 49 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 127 | 99 |
| Augsburg | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 90 | 78 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 122 | 153 |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 53 | 74 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 76 | 109 |
| Bethel | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 61 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 71 | 100 |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 106 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 80 | 165 |
| Hamline | 16 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 132 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 72 | 194 |
| Championship: March 2, 1996 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1995–96 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–River Falls †* | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 64 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 117 | 55 |
| Bemidji State | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 87 | 71 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 123 | 104 |
| Wisconsin–Superior | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 91 | 59 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 155 | 113 |
| St. Norbert | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 87 | 74 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 113 | 100 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 60 | 80 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 85 | 114 |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 59 | 76 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 84 | 99 |
| Lake Forest | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 56 | 65 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 67 | 90 |
| St. Scholastica | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 46 | 90 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 56 | 115 |
| Championship: March 2, 1996 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1995–96 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 |
| Plattsburgh State † | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 100 | 44 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 170 | 93 |
| Potsdam State * | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 67 | 41 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 140 | 104 |
| Oswego State | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 142 | 101 |
| Fredonia State | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 60 | 56 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 125 | 110 |
| Cortland State | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 59 | 66 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 101 | 95 |
| Geneseo State | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 39 | 56 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 71 | 88 |
| Buffalo State | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 89 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 68 | 164 |
| Brockport State | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 88 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 80 | 151 |
| Championship: March 2, 1996 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

## 1996 NCAA Tournament

| Quarterfinals March 8–9 | Quarterfinals March 8–9 | Quarterfinals March 8–9 | Quarterfinals March 8–9 | Quarterfinals March 8–9 | Semifinals March 15 | Semifinals March 15 | Semifinals March 15 | National Championship March 16 | National Championship March 16 | National Championship March 16 |
| Middlebury | Middlebury | 2 | 5 | - | | | | | | |
| Colby | Colby | 1 | 1 | - | | | | | | |
| Colby | Colby | 1 | 1 | - | Middlebury | Middlebury | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 3 | | | |
| Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 6 | 7 | - | Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 3 | | | |
| Saint John's | Saint John's | 5 | 2 | - | | | | | | |
| Saint John's | Saint John's | 5 | 2 | - | | | | Middlebury | Middlebury | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | RIT | RIT | 2 |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | Wisconsin–River Falls | 7 | 7 | - | | | | | | | RIT | RIT | 2 |
| Bowdoin | Bowdoin | 1 | 3 | - | | | |
| Bowdoin | Bowdoin | 1 | 3 | - | Wisconsin–River Falls | Wisconsin–River Falls | 1 | Third Place Game | Third Place Game | Third Place Game |
| | | | | | RIT | RIT | 2 |
| RIT | RIT | 6 | 5 | - | RIT | RIT | 2 | Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 2 |
| Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 3 | 3 | - | | | | Wisconsin–River Falls | Wisconsin–River Falls | 8 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)