# 1989–90 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 1989–90 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in October 1989 and concluded on March 24, 1990. This was the 17th season of Division III college ice hockey.

## Regular season
### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| Potsdam Tournament | October 27–28 | 4 | Mercyhurst |
| Brockport Invitational | November 3–4 | 4 | Brockport State |
| Canisius Tournament | November 3–4 | 4 | Geneseo State |
| Cardinal Classic | November 3–4 | 4 | Plattsburgh State |
| RIT Tournament | November 3–4 | 4 | RIT |
| Elmira Tournament | November 17–18 | 4 | Elmira |
| Northeast-10 Invitational | November 18–19 | 4 | Saint Michael's |
| Union Tournament | | 4 | |
| McCabe Tournament | December 1–2 | 4 | Trinity |
| Codfish Bowl | December 28–29 | 4 | Salem State |
| Salem State Tournament | January 5–6 | 4 | Middlebury |
| Spurrier Invitational | January 19–20 | 4 | Assumption |
| SUNYAC Tournament | February 23–24 | 4 | Plattsburgh State |

### Standings

1989–90 ECAC East standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Babson † | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | .810 | 95 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 124 | 70 |
| Middlebury | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | .763 | 118 | 69 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 168 | 90 |
| Bowdoin | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | .722 | 99 | 69 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | | |
| American International * | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | .658 | 121 | 84 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | | |
| Connecticut | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | .575 | 105 | 107 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 139 | 142 |
| Norwich | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | .571 | 99 | 80 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 117 | 101 |
| Salem State | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | .523 | 99 | 95 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | | |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | .409 | 88 | 99 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 118 | 113 |
| Colby | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | .389 | 46 | 70 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | | |
| New England College | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | .325 | 82 | 112 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 4 | | |
| Saint Anselm | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | .295 | 78 | 104 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 92 | 118 |
| Williams | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .250 | 39 | 64 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | | |
| North Adams State | 23 | 5 | 17 | 1 | .239 | 90 | 146 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 1 | | |
| Holy Cross | 24 | 5 | 18 | 1 | .229 | 67 | 124 | 28 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 91 | 157 |
| Championship: March 5, 1990 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1989–90 ECAC North/South standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| North Division |||||||||||||||
| Fitchburg State †~* | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | .810 | 122 | 57 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 153 | 89 |
| Southeastern Massachusetts | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | .800 | 101 | 53 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0 | | |
| Southern Maine | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | .632 | 88 | 56 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 90 | 74 |
| Assumption | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | .630 | 122 | 102 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | | |
| Curry | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | .611 | 102 | 78 | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | | |
| New Hampshire College | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | .600 | 88 | 81 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | | |
| Saint Michael's | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | .525 | 72 | 84 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 74 | 90 |
| Stonehill | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | .520 | 129 | 123 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | | |
| Plymouth State | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | .447 | 88 | 85 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | | |
| Suffolk | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .417 | 122 | 143 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | | |
| Tufts | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | .316 | 85 | 98 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 0 | | |
| Framingham State | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | .250 | 95 | 128 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 1 | | |
| Nichols | 19 | 3 | 14 | 2 | .211 | 61 | 104 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 73 | 115 |
| Worcester State | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .111 | 49 | 127 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | | |
| South Division |||||||||||||||
| Iona † | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 98 | 57 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | | |
| Trinity | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | .842 | 122 | 49 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 143 | 72 |
| Connecticut College ~ | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 110 | 63 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 143 | 126 |
| Western New England | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | .643 | 131 | 100 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | | |
| Amherst | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 93 | 72 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | | |
| Roger Williams | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | .500 | 78 | 70 | | | | | | |
| Fairfield | 23 | 9 | 12 | 2 | .435 | 82 | 106 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 2 | | |
| Wesleyan | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | .409 | 84 | 105 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 86 | 115 |
| Skidmore | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | .405 | 91 | 104 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | | |
| Quinnipiac | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | .400 | 77 | 93 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 80 | 101 |
| Bentley | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | .375 | 84 | 103 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 84 | 103 |
| Villanova | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | 79 | 89 | | | | | | |
| St. John's | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 65 | 106 | | | | | | |
| Scranton | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | .233 | | | 21 | 5 | 15 | 1 | | |
| Championship: March 10, 1990 † indicates division regular season champions ~ indicates division tournament champions * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1989–90 ECAC West standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| RIT † | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | .850 | 122 | 80 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 158 | 122 |
| Elmira * | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | .848 | 158 | 75 | 33 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 205 | 120 |
| Mercyhurst | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | .810 | 126 | 68 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 156 | 103 |
| Geneseo State | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | .731 | 151 | 83 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | | |
| Union | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | .705 | 107 | 76 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | | |
| Plattsburgh State | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | .673 | 172 | 92 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 219 | 127 |
| Fredonia State | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | .609 | 118 | 92 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | | |
| Hamilton | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | .587 | 118 | 67 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | | |
| Hobart | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | .542 | 139 | 91 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 139 | 93 |
| Oswego State | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | .519 | 142 | 125 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 149 | 137 |
| Canisius | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | .429 | 130 | 120 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 130 | 120 |
| Cortland State | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | .341 | 95 | 109 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | | |
| Potsdam State | 25 | 7 | 15 | 3 | .340 | 93 | 104 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 3 | | |
| Brockport State | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .227 | 76 | 137 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 92 | 140 |
| St. Bonaventure | 19 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .132 | 44 | 140 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 1 | | |
| Binghamton | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | .000 | 37 | 288 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | | |
| Championship: March 5, 1990 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
1989–90 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 |
| Lake Forest | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 142 | 86 |
| Lawrence | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | |
| St. Norbert | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 86 | 119 |
1989–90 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 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 114 | 40 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 158 | 92 |
| Gustavus Adolphus * | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 85 | 47 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 154 | 110 |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 106 | 66 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 147 | 126 |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 92 | 78 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 131 | 107 |
| Saint John's | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 77 | 79 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 130 | 110 |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 66 | 70 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 113 | 80 |
| Augsburg | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 60 | 88 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 108 | 135 |
| Hamline | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 113 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 76 | 162 |
| Bethel | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 109 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 71 | 166 |
| Championship: March 3, 1990 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1989–90 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–Stevens Point †* | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 116 | 68 | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 196 | 103 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 89 | 118 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 165 | 142 |
| Mankato State | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 97 | 86 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 137 | 135 |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 114 | 89 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 134 | 114 |
| Bemidji State | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 102 | 99 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 131 | 107 |
| Wisconsin–Superior | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 87 | 116 | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 103 | 141 |
| St. Scholastica | 24 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 65 | 145 | 28 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 85 | 171 |
| Championship: March 3, 1990 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

## 1990 NCAA Tournament

| Quarterfinals March 9–11 | Quarterfinals March 9–11 | Quarterfinals March 9–11 | Quarterfinals March 9–11 | Quarterfinals March 9–11 | Semifinals March 16–17 | Semifinals March 16–17 | Semifinals March 16–17 | Semifinals March 16–17 | Semifinals March 16–17 | National Championship March 23–24 | National Championship March 23–24 | National Championship March 23–24 | National Championship March 23–24 | National Championship March 23–24 |
| Elmira | Elmira | 5 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 2 | 4 | 1 | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Babson | Babson | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| Babson | Babson | 3 | 1 | 1 | Babson | Babson | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| Geneseo State | Geneseo State | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Geneseo State | Geneseo State | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 4 | 3 | - | | | | | | | | | | | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| St. Thomas | St. Thomas | 4 | 0 | - | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Thomas | St. Thomas | 4 | 0 | - | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 5 | 3 | - | | | | | |
| | | | | | Mankato State | Mankato State | 4 | 3 | - | | | | | |
| Mankato State | Mankato State | 4 | 2 | - | Mankato State | Mankato State | 4 | 3 | - | | | | | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | Gustavus Adolphus | 1 | 2 | - | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## 1990 NHL Supplemental Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 2 | 16 | Mike Haviland | Elmira | ECAC West | New Jersey Devils |