# 1991–92 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 1991–92 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in October 1991 and concluded on March 21, 1992. This was the 19th season of Division III college ice hockey.

## Regular season
### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| Canisius Invitational | November 1–2 | 4 | Oswego State |
| RIT Tournament | November 1–2 | 4 | RIT |
| USAir Hockey Classic | November 1–2 | 4 | Massachusetts–Lowell |
| Cardinal Classic | November 8–9 | 4 | Plattsburgh State |
| Elmira Tournament | November 22–23 | 4 | Elmira |
| Northeast-10 Invitational | November 30–December 1 | 4 | Bentley |
| McCabe Tournament | December 6–7 | 4 | Trinity |
| Codfish Bowl | December 27–28 | 4 | Salem State |
| Salem State Tournament | | 4 | Salem State |
| Gustavus Holiday Tournament | January 3–4 | 4 | Wisconsin–Superior |
| Middlebury Tournament | January 4–5 | 4 | Connecticut |
| Spurrier Invitational | January 17–18 | 4 | Wesleyan |
| SUNYAC Tournament | February 21–22 | 4 | Plattsburgh State |

### Standings

1991–92 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 |
| Connecticut † | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | .848 | 163 | 83 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 202 | 96 |
| Middlebury | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | .826 | 145 | 58 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 156 | 67 |
| Salem State | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .800 | | | 29 | 19 | 10 | 0 | | |
| Babson * | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | .795 | 97 | 48 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 131 | 64 |
| Bowdoin | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | .636 | | | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | | |
| Norwich | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | .543 | 82 | 100 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 100 | 115 |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 94 | 90 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 131 | 111 |
| Holy Cross | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | .455 | 85 | 95 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 104 | 105 |
| American International | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | .455 | | | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | | |
| Williams | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | .429 | | | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | | |
| Colby | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | .405 | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Anselm | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | .396 | 95 | 115 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 95 | 115 |
| Trinity | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | .333 | 37 | 67 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 91 | 96 |
| Connecticut College | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .143 | 34 | 72 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 82 | 110 |
| New England College | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .175 | | | 27 | 8 | 18 | 1 | | |
| North Adams State | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .175 | | | 26 | 4 | 19 | 3 | | |
| Championship: March 5, 1992 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1991–92 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 |||||||||||||||
| Assumption † | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .900 | | | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | | |
| Fitchburg State ~ | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .853 | 101 | 51 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 132 | 102 |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | .737 | | | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | | |
| Framingham State | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | .682 | | | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | | |
| Suffolk | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | .630 | | | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | | |
| Southern Maine | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | .595 | 100 | 67 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 121 | 92 |
| Worcester State | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | .579 | | | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | | |
| Plymouth State | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | .550 | | | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | | |
| Saint Michael's | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .500 | 103 | 96 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 103 | 96 |
| Curry | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | .432 | | | 25 | 10 | 14 | 1 | | |
| New Hampshire College | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | .432 | | | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | | |
| Stonehill | 26 | 6 | 18 | 2 | .269 | | | 26 | 6 | 18 | 2 | | |
| Tufts | 18 | 2 | 13 | 3 | .194 | | | 22 | 3 | 16 | 3 | | |
| Nichols | 19 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .132 | 52 | 138 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 58 | 138 |
| South Division |||||||||||||||
| Amherst †~* | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .700 | | | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | | |
| Western New England | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | .650 | | | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | | |
| Fairfield | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | .609 | | | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | | |
| Wesleyan | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | .525 | 109 | 92 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 126 | 128 |
| Iona | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | | | 27 | 10 | 16 | 1 | | |
| Roger Williams | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | .500 | | | | | | | | |
| Skidmore | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | | | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | | |
| Bentley | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | .386 | 85 | 105 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 87 | 111 |
| Villanova | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .263 | | | | | | | | |
| Quinnipiac | 21 | 5 | 15 | 1 | .262 | 80 | 101 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 78 | 161 |
| St. John's | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | | | | | | | | |
| Championship: March 14, 1992 † indicates division regular season champions ~ indicates division tournament champions * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1991–92 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 |
| Plattsburgh State †* | 27 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .926 | | | 36 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 271 | 130 |
| Elmira | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | .818 | 172 | 86 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 204 | 128 |
| Oswego State | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | .640 | 146 | 112 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 151 | 127 |
| Mercyhurst | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .619 | 157 | 87 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 202 | 115 |
| Fredonia State | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | .604 | | | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | | |
| Geneseo State | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | .596 | | | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | | |
| Cortland State | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | .565 | | | | | | | | |
| Potsdam State | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | .522 | | | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | | |
| Hobart | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 127 | 126 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 129 | 132 |
| RIT | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | .500 | 121 | 110 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 138 | 141 |
| Canisius | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | .444 | 107 | 111 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 112 | 115 |
| Hamilton | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | .391 | | | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | | |
| Brockport State | 23 | 6 | 16 | 1 | .283 | 86 | 131 | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 96 | 135 |
| St. Bonaventure | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .174 | | | 25 | 5 | 20 | 0 | | |
| Binghamton | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .091 | | | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | | |
| Scranton | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .000 | | | 21 | 2 | 18 | 1 | | |
| Championship: March 7, 1992 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
1991–92 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 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 78 | 91 |
| Lawrence | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | |
| St. Norbert | 26 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 90 | 197 |
1991–92 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 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 80 | 45 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 137 | 102 |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 88 | 44 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 138 | 83 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 76 | 42 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 136 | 90 |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 87 | 61 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 133 | 117 |
| Augsburg | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 60 | 72 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 110 | 138 |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 69 | 78 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 130 | 111 |
| Saint John's | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 75 | 71 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 143 | 104 |
| Hamline | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 65 | 111 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 118 | 165 |
| Bethel | 16 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 126 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 82 | 299 |
| Championship: March 1, 1992 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1991–92 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 †* | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 105 | 69 | 36 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 202 | 114 |
| Wisconsin–Superior | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 112 | 78 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 205 | 116 |
| Mankato State | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 82 | 87 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 141 | 151 |
| Bemidji State | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 91 | 91 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 152 | 119 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 100 | 121 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 123 | 122 |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 20 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 104 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 86 | 111 |
| Championship: March 1, 1992 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

## 1992 NCAA Tournament

| Quarterfinals March 13–14 | Quarterfinals March 13–14 | Quarterfinals March 13–14 | Quarterfinals March 13–14 | Quarterfinals March 13–14 | Semifinals March 20 | Semifinals March 20 | Semifinals March 20 | National Championship March 21 | National Championship March 21 | National Championship March 21 |
| Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 3 | 8 | - | | | | | | |
| Elmira | Elmira | 1 | 1 | - | | | | | | |
| Elmira | Elmira | 1 | 1 | - | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 5 | | | |
| Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 8 | 4 | - | Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 5 | | | |
| Mankato State | Mankato State | 7 | 3 | - | | | | | | |
| Mankato State | Mankato State | 7 | 3 | - | | | | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 3 |
| Salem State | Salem State | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 3 |
| Babson | Babson | 4 | 4 | 0 | | | |
| Babson | Babson | 4 | 4 | 0 | Salem State | Salem State | 7 | Third Place Game | Third Place Game | Third Place Game |
| | | | | | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 12 |
| St. Thomas | St. Thomas | 4 | 2 | 0 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 12 | Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 6 |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | Salem State | Salem State | 7* |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)