# 1999–2000 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 1999–2000 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 22, 1999 and concluded on March 18, 2000. This was the 27th season of Division III college ice hockey.

## Conference and rule changes

The NCAA began offering automatic bids for conference tournament champions for the first time. Partly due to this development, ECAC East split into two conferences when the NESCAC began sponsoring ice hockey as a sport and its nine existing programs left ECAC East to form the new league. Each team in the ECAC East and NESCAC played one another in one game that counted in their respective conference standings.
With the NESCAC now sponsoring ice hockey as a varsity sport, the conference dropped its policy that allowed member schools to play in only one postseason tournament. Member teams could now play in both the conference tournament and the national tournament.

### Division II

With only a handful teams remaining at the Division II level, the NCAA discontinued the Division II Tournament in 1999. Because there was no longer a national tournament, schools that operated varsity ice hockey programs had several options available to them. A D-II program could play in Division I with no penalty, which is what several universities decided to attempt. However, if a school elected against promoting a program, it could continue on as a Division II program and be allowed to be a member of a Division III conference. Any program that played below its school's nominal level would be ineligible for the national tournament. Additionally, any games it played would not be taken into consideration by the selection committee.
Despite their unofficial status, five eastern teams chose to continued as Division II programs. After the regular season, they held a separate ECAC Division II Tournament rather than compete in their respective conference tournaments.
Minnesota–Crookston joined the MCHA, as a Division II program. While they met conference and NCAA guidelines by not offering scholarships to any players, the program was still ineligible for postseason play.

## Regular season
### Standings

1999–00 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 |
| Norwich †* | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 108 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 188 | 64 |
| Salem State | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 69 | 68 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 117 | 90 |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 61 | 62 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 97 | 87 |
| Southern Maine | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 43 | 76 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 77 | 110 |
| New England College | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 77 | 71 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 135 | 106 |
| Saint Anselm ~ | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 70 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 102 | 93 |
| MCLA | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 109 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 60 | 136 |
| Skidmore | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 80 | 23 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 56 | 107 |
| Babson | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 77 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 74 | 100 |
| Championship: March 4, 2000 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ~ indicates Division II Tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1999–00 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 |
| Division III |||||||||||||||
| Wentworth †* | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 88 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 148 | 111 |
| Fitchburg State | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 63 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 126 | 80 |
| Tufts | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 56 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 99 | 89 |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 81 | 43 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 132 | 93 |
| Lebanon Valley | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 49 | 34 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 138 | 60 |
| Johnson & Wales | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 59 | 49 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 119 | 103 |
| Western New England | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 62 | 53 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 120 | 112 |
| Salve Regina | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 50 | 54 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 90 | 138 |
| Plymouth State | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 63 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 61 | 69 |
| Worcester State | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 63 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 84 | 101 |
| Framingham State | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 51 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 71 | 111 |
| Suffolk | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 81 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 65 | 130 |
| Curry | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 82 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 58 | 156 |
| Nichols | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 103 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 44 | 173 |
| Division II |||||||||||||||
| Saint Michael's | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 108 | 53 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 129 | 117 |
| New Hampshire College | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 100 | 61 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 143 | 93 |
| Assumption | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 71 | 91 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 105 | 162 |
| Stonehill | 16‡ | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 57 | 73 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 73 | 101 |
| Division III Championship: March 4, 2000 Division II Championship: March 4, 2000 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions ~ indicates Division II Tournament champion ‡ a game between Plymouth State and Stonehill was suspended due to a power outage and never played. |||||||||||||||
1999–00 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 †* | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 43 | 12 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 148 | 84 |
| Elmira † | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 16 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 141 | 71 |
| Manhattanville | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 108 | 121 |
| Hobart | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 49 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 79 | 136 |
| Championship: March 4, 2000 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
1999–00 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 |
| Neumann | 21 | 6 | 13 | 2 | | |
| Scranton | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | | |
1999–00 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association 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 |
| Minnesota–Crookston †* | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 62 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 43 |
| Marian | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 92 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 135 | 93 |
| MSOE | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 55 | 52 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 97 | 102 |
| Northland | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .156 | 52 | 89 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 78 | 133 |
| Lawrence | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .107 | 21 | 96 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 23 | 129 |
| Championship: February 26, 2000 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
1999–00 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 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 101 | 45 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 182 | 89 |
| Concordia (MN) * | 16 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 74 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 123 | 76 |
| Augsburg | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 65 | 49 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 90 | 88 |
| Saint John's | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 64 | 61 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 105 | 99 |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 58 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 96 | 94 |
| Bethel | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 71 | 68 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 108 | 117 |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 69 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 88 | 101 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 73 | 25 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 76 | 113 |
| Hamline | 16 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 96 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 71 | 139 |
| Championship: March 5, 2000 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1999–00 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 |
| Middlebury †* | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 82 | 35 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 118 | 61 |
| Colby | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 66 | 41 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 94 | 80 |
| Bowdoin | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 82 | 44 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 116 | 67 |
| Williams | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 74 | 45 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 107 | 74 |
| Amherst | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 68 | 43 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 89 | 58 |
| Hamilton | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 86 | 55 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 116 | 86 |
| Wesleyan | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 68 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 83 | 102 |
| Trinity | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 60 | 67 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 87 | 85 |
| Connecticut College | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 74 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 77 | 105 |
| Championship: March 4, 2000 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1999–00 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 † | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 60 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 144 | 80 |
| St. Norbert | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 66 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 147 | 64 |
| Wisconsin–Superior * | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 53 | 41 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 129 | 88 |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 46 | 40 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 91 | 81 |
| Lake Forest | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 51 | 54 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 110 | 94 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 53 | 59 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 97 | 112 |
| Wisconsin–Stout | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 66 | 27 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 62 | 113 |
| St. Scholastica | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 62 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 71 | 115 |
| Championship: March 4, 2000 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1999–00 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 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 95 | 42 | 33 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 190 | 99 |
| Potsdam State | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 63 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 121 | 117 |
| Fredonia State | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 52 | 47 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 83 | 99 |
| Oswego State | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 50 | 45 | 29 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 118 | 99 |
| Brockport State | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 61 | 67 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 99 | 133 |
| Geneseo State | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 59 | 69 | 29 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 104 | 142 |
| Cortland State | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 57 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 70 | 88 |
| Buffalo State | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 89 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 101 | 116 |
| Championship: March 6, 2000 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

## 2000 NCAA tournament

| Quarterfinals March 10–11 | Quarterfinals March 10–11 | Quarterfinals March 10–11 | Quarterfinals March 10–11 | Quarterfinals March 10–11 | Semifinals March 17 | Semifinals March 17 | Semifinals March 17 | National championship March 18 | National championship March 18 | National championship March 18 |
| Norwich | Norwich | 4 | 5 | - | | | | | | |
| RIT | RIT | 1 | 1 | - | | | | | | |
| RIT | RIT | 1 | 1 | - | Norwich | Norwich | 5* | | | |
| | | | | | Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 4 | | | |
| Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 3 | 4 | - | Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 4 | | | |
| Concordia | Concordia | 2 | 1 | - | | | | | | |
| Concordia | Concordia | 2 | 1 | - | | | | Norwich | Norwich | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | St. Thomas | St. Thomas | 1 |
| St. Thomas | St. Thomas | 6 | 10 | - | | | | | | | St. Thomas | St. Thomas | 1 |
| Wentworth | Wentworth | 0 | 3 | - | | | |
| Wentworth | Wentworth | 0 | 3 | - | St. Thomas | St. Thomas | 7 | Third-place game | Third-place game | Third-place game |
| | | | | | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 1 |
| Middlebury | Middlebury | 1 | 4 | 0 | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 1 | Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 0 |
| Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 2 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)