# 1984–85 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 1984–85 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in November 1984 and concluded on March 23 of the following year. This was the 12th season of Division III college ice hockey.
After the collapse of the entire second-tier division in 1984, most programs downgraded to Division III. As a result the size of the third division rose dramatically.
Despite the SUNYAC conference not sponsoring ice hockey, the member schools began holding an informal conference tournament that took place just prior to the ECAC West Men's Tournament. All game were considered conference games for determining ECAC standings.

## Regular season
### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| RIT Tournament | November 2–3 | 4 | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Merrimack Tournament | November 17–18 | 4 | Merrimack |
| Cardinal Classic | November 30–December 1 | 4 | Plattsburgh State |
| McCabe Tournament | November 30–December 1 | 4 | |
| Codfish Bowl | December 28–29 | 4 | Saint Anselm |
| Syracuse Invitational | December 29–30 | 4 | Colgate |
| Salem State Tournament | | 4 | |
| Williams Invitational | January 4–5 | 4 | Connecticut |
| Blue-Gold Tournament | January 5–6 | 4 | Merrimack |
| Spurrier Invitational | January 18–19 | 4 | Wesleyan |
| SUNYAC Tournament | February 22–23 | 4 | Plattsburgh State |

### Standings

1984–85 ECAC 2 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 |
| East Region |||||||||||||||
| Salem State †* | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | .750 | 109 | 77 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 0 | | |
| Babson | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .727 | 123 | 58 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 173 | 95 |
| Merrimack | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | .643 | 93 | 63 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 138 | 139 |
| Norwich | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .591 | 109 | 87 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 157 | 112 |
| Holy Cross | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 119 | 93 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 187 | 162 |
| Connecticut | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 78 | 85 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 104 | 112 |
| Bowdoin | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .528 | 86 | 60 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | | |
| Saint Anselm | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | 96 | 105 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 128 | 131 |
| New England College | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | .455 | 83 | 110 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | | |
| Colby | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | .447 | 69 | 76 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | | |
| Williams | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 72 | 85 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | | |
| Middlebury | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .306 | 58 | 93 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 98 | 112 |
| American International | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .286 | | | 31 | 16 | 15 | 0 | | |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .281 | 63 | 85 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 122 | 113 |
| Westfield State | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 62 | 112 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | | |
| West Region |||||||||||||||
| RIT † | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | .909 | 180 | 54 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 223 | 89 |
| Plattsburgh State | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | .826 | 174 | 71 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 250 | 129 |
| Union * | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | .763 | 97 | 48 | 32 | 22 | 9 | 1 | | |
| Oswego State | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | .714 | 183 | 98 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 205 | 130 |
| Elmira | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | .696 | 127 | 56 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 149 | 66 |
| Geneseo State | 29 | 19 | 9 | 1 | .672 | 156 | 114 | 33 | 22 | 10 | 1 | | |
| Potsdam State | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 121 | 109 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | | |
| North Adams State | 23 | 10 | 12 | 1 | .457 | 86 | 99 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | | |
| Canisius | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | .452 | | | 29 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 153 | 158 |
| Brockport State | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | .346 | 105 | 163 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 106 | 160 |
| Hamilton | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | .316 | 67 | 108 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | | |
| Buffalo | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .174 | 61 | 176 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 0 | | |
| Hobart | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .111 | 61 | 191 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 0 | | |
| Cortland State | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .053 | 50 | 191 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 0 | | |
| East Championship: March 8, 1985 West Championship: March 9, 1985 † indicates division regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
1984–85 ECAC 3 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 |
| Trinity † | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 87 | 38 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 117 | 73 |
| Iona | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 157 | 65 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | | |
| Southeastern Massachusetts * | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .833 | 145 | 60 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0 | | |
| Assumption | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 96 | 54 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | | |
| Fitchburg State | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | .800 | 163 | 84 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | | |
| Curry | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | .786 | 130 | 75 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | | |
| Hawthorne | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 84 | 51 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | | |
| Amherst | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .781 | 96 | 59 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | | |
| Framingham State | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | .694 | 103 | 85 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 1 | | |
| Quinnipiac | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | .652 | 137 | 101 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 149 | 151 |
| Wesleyan | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 100 | 66 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 114 | 93 |
| Plymouth State | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 115 | 95 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | | |
| St. John's | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 75 | 66 | | | | | | |
| Saint Michael's | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 91 | 91 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 99 | 121 |
| New Hampshire College | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | .543 | 140 | 108 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | | |
| Roger Williams | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 86 | 75 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | | |
| Suffolk | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 101 | 88 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | | |
| Connecticut College | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 69 | 60 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | | |
| Lehigh | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 75 | 101 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | | |
| Bentley | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 58 | 74 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 76 | 118 |
| Villanova | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .333 | 76 | 130 | 26 | 7 | 18 | 1 | | |
| Worcester State | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 79 | 143 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | | |
| Stonehill | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .250 | 78 | 108 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | | |
| Fairfield | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .227 | 91 | 136 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | | |
| Western New England | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .150 | 83 | 148 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 0 | | |
| Keene State | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .111 | 44 | 147 | | | | | | |
| Nichols | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .105 | 48 | 147 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 51 | 165 |
| Skidmore | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .067 | 34 | 133 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | | |
| Upsala | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .000 | 32 | 110 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 1 | | |
| Championship: March , 1985 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1984–85 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 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 130 | 82 |
| St. Bonaventure | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | | |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | | |
1984–85 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 | 100 | 51 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 197 | 107 |
| Bethel | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 76 | 56 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 110 | 93 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 88 | 70 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 150 | 133 |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 110 | 91 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 168 | 156 |
| Augsburg | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 89 | 84 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 152 | 141 |
| Saint John's | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 92 | 98 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 136 | 153 |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 49 | 97 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 86 | 155 |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | | | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 107 | 189 |
| Hamline | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 70 | 101 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 113 | 143 |
| † indicates conference regular season champion |||||||||||||||
1984–85 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 |
| Bemidji State † | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 107 | 58 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 204 | 114 |
| St. Cloud State | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 79 | 71 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 142 | 127 |
| Mankato State | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 80 | 69 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 188 | 125 |
| St. Scholastica | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 77 | 84 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 127 | 140 |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 77 | 86 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 136 | 116 |
| Wisconsin–Superior | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 56 | 85 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 129 | 144 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 80 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 149 | 127 |
| † indicates conference regular season champion |||||||||||||||
1984–85 NYCHA 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 † | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 161 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 223 | 89 |
| Oswego State | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 147 | 58 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 205 | 130 |
| Geneseo State | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | | | 33 | 22 | 10 | 1 | | |
| Elmira | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 106 | 40 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 149 | 66 |
| Potsdam State | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | | | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | | |
| Canisius | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 85 | 101 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 153 | 158 |
| Brockport State | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 90 | 104 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 106 | 160 |
| Buffalo | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | | | 27 | 5 | 22 | 0 | | |
| Hobart | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 190 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 78 | 212 |
| Cortland State | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | | | 24 | 1 | 23 | 0 | | |
| † indicates conference regular season champion |||||||||||||||

## 1985 NCAA tournament

| Quarterfinals March 15–17 | Quarterfinals March 15–17 | Quarterfinals March 15–17 | Quarterfinals March 15–17 | Quarterfinals March 15–17 | Semifinals March 22 | Semifinals March 22 | Semifinals March 22 | National championship March 23 | National championship March 23 | National championship March 23 |
| Union | Union | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Babson | Babson | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Babson | Babson | 1 | 3 | 4 | Union | Union | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | RIT | RIT | 3 | | | |
| RIT | RIT | 5 | 5 | 10 | RIT | RIT | 3 | | | |
| St. Thomas | St. Thomas | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| St. Thomas | St. Thomas | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | RIT | RIT | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | Bemidji State | Bemidji State | 1 |
| Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 6 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | Bemidji State | Bemidji State | 1 |
| Salem State | Salem State | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| Salem State | Salem State | 1 | 2 | 3 | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 7 | Third-place game | Third-place game | Third-place game |
| | | | | | Bemidji State | Bemidji State | 8*** |
| Mankato State | Mankato State | 4 | 2 | 6 | Bemidji State | Bemidji State | 8*** | Union | Union | 9 |
| Bemidji State | Bemidji State | 2 | 9 | 11 | | | | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 6 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## 1985 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 11 | 212 | Doug Greschuk $^†$ | Merrimack | ECAC East | Pittsburgh Penguins |
† incoming freshman