# 1988–89 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 1988–89 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in October 1988 and concluded on March 25 of the following year. This was the 16th season of Division III college ice hockey.

## Regular season
### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| Buffalo State Tournament | October 28–29 | 4 | |
| Maine Kickoff | October 28–29 | 4 | Maine |
| Potsdam Tournament | October 28–29 | 4 | Norwich |
| Brockport Invitational | November 4–5 | 4 | Brock |
| Cardinal Classic | November 4–5 | 4 | Merrimack |
| Geneseo Tournament | November 4–5 | 4 | |
| RIT Tournament | November 4–5 | 4 | RIT |
| Merrimack Thanksgiving Tournament | November 18–19 | 4 | Merrimack |
| McCabe Tournament | December 2–3 | 4 | Connecticut College |
| Codfish Bowl | December 28–29 | 4 | Bowdoin |
| Salem State Tournament | January 5–6 | 4 | Salem State |
| East/Midwest Challenge | January 6–7 | 4 | Wisconsin–Superior |
| Penn State Tournament | January 13–14 | 4 | Mercyhurst |
| Spurrier Invitational | January 20–21 | 4 | |
| SUNYAC Tournament | February 17–18 | 4 | Oswego State |

### Standings

1988–89 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 |
| Merrimack †* | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 114 | 30 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 196 | 84 |
| Bowdoin † | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .875 | 115 | 62 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | | |
| American International | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | .826 | 131 | 72 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0 | | |
| Babson | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0 | .680 | 89 | 52 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 106 | 75 |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | .595 | 97 | 74 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 129 | 100 |
| Salem State | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .550 | 102 | 72 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 0 | | |
| Middlebury | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 64 | 52 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 106 | 80 |
| Norwich | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .450 | 89 | 86 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 119 | 98 |
| Colby | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | .425 | 64 | 78 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 3 | | |
| Holy Cross | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | .360 | 76 | 127 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 96 | 163 |
| Saint Anselm | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .333 | 76 | 106 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 81 | 128 |
| Williams | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | 48 | 65 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | | |
| North Adams State | 21 | 6 | 14 | 1 | .310 | 91 | 104 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | | |
| Connecticut | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .250 | 83 | 112 | 27 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 111 | 142 |
| New England College | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .158 | 71 | 152 | 23 | 3 | 19 | 1 | | |
| Westfield State | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 26 | 140 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | | |
| Championship: March 5, 1989 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1988–89 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 |||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Massachusetts †~* | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 140 | 64 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | | |
| Curry | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | .816 | 104 | 51 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | | |
| Saint Michael's | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | .816 | 106 | 76 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 118 | 113 |
| Tufts | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | .711 | 101 | 57 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | | |
| Fitchburg State | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | .700 | 99 | 58 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 135 | 90 |
| Suffolk | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | .690 | 165 | 103 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | | |
| Plymouth State | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .500 | 91 | 78 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | | |
| Assumption | 21 | 9 | 11 | 1 | .452 | 104 | 112 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 1 | | |
| Nichols | 21 | 7 | 13 | 1 | .357 | 82 | 121 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 82 | 121 |
| Stonehill | 26 | 8 | 17 | 1 | .327 | 112 | 149 | 26 | 8 | 17 | 1 | | |
| Framingham State | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | .225 | 69 | 128 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 1 | | |
| Southern Maine | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .200 | 62 | 102 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 68 | 112 |
| New Hampshire College | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .143 | 63 | 114 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 0 | | |
| South Division |||||||||||||||
| Iona †~ | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | .789 | 132 | 79 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | | |
| Connecticut College | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 | 93 | 57 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 116 | 87 |
| Trinity | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 99 | 55 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 142 | 83 |
| Western New England | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .700 | 95 | 50 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 1 | | |
| Villanova | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 81 | 60 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | | |
| Wesleyan | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | .632 | 101 | 83 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 119 | 107 |
| Skidmore | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | .632 | 103 | 74 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | | |
| Amherst | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 68 | 42 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | | |
| Quinnipiac | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .571 | 152 | 119 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 150 | 117 |
| Roger Williams | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | .521 | 121 | 117 | | | | | | |
| Bentley | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | .386 | 86 | 117 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 97 | 126 |
| Fairfield | 21 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .238 | 71 | 121 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 0 | | |
| St. John's | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .200 | 72 | 143 | | | | | | |
| Scranton | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .000 | | | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | | |
| Championship: March 11, 1989 † indicates division regular season champions ~ indicates division tournament champions * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1988–89 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 †* | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .886 | 156 | 74 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 222 | 126 |
| Plattsburgh State ^ | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | .788 | 173 | 96 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 174 | 95 |
| Hamilton | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | .739 | 121 | 66 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | | |
| Union | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | .717 | 108 | 66 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 2 | | |
| Oswego State | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | .673 | 174 | 101 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 185 | 118 |
| Elmira | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | .667 | 126 | 75 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 167 | 118 |
| Canisius | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .591 | 115 | 82 | 35 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 148 | 155 |
| Geneseo State | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | .518 | 166 | 127 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | | |
| Cortland State | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | .500 | 105 | 102 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | | |
| Hobart | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | .435 | 117 | 94 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 131 | 98 |
| Brockport State | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | .425 | 99 | 89 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 112 | 97 |
| Potsdam State | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 124 | 127 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 0 | | |
| Mercyhurst | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | .306 | 81 | 86 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 148 | 125 |
| Fredonia State | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 | .225 | 76 | 108 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 1 | | |
| St. Bonaventure | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .211 | 66 | 151 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 0 | | |
| Binghamton | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 287 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | | |
| Championship: March 4, 1989 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions ^ Plattsburgh State voluntarily ruled themselves ineligible for postseason play while they were under investigation for NCAA rules violations |||||||||||||||
1988–89 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 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | | |
| St. Norbert | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 93 | 117 |
1988–89 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 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 73 | 37 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 138 | 104 |
| Saint Mary's * | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 100 | 47 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 188 | 112 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 78 | 62 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 130 | 134 |
| Augsburg | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 62 | 76 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 105 | 133 |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 63 | 66 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 120 | 125 |
| Bethel | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 47 | 73 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 77 | 106 |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 67 | 68 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 91 | 93 |
| Saint John's | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 61 | 72 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 104 | 134 |
| Hamline | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 90 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 88 | 162 |
| Championship: March 4, 1989 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
1988–89 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 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 132 | 63 | 41 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 222 | 119 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 129 | 107 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 169 | 138 |
| Bemidji State | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 102 | 90 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 166 | 120 |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 110 | 90 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 127 | 105 |
| Mankato State | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 95 | 89 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 128 | 117 |
| Wisconsin–Superior | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 85 | 108 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 133 | 132 |
| St. Scholastica | 24 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 164 | 28 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 92 | 186 |
| Championship: March 4, 1989 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

## 1989 NCAA Tournament

| Quarterfinals March 10–12 | Quarterfinals March 10–12 | Quarterfinals March 10–12 | Quarterfinals March 10–12 | Quarterfinals March 10–12 | Semifinals March 17–18 | Semifinals March 17–18 | Semifinals March 17–18 | Semifinals March 17–18 | Semifinals March 17–18 | National Championship March 24–25 | National Championship March 24–25 | National Championship March 24–25 | National Championship March 24–25 | National Championship March 24–25 |
| Oswego State | Oswego State | 7 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| RIT | RIT | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| RIT | RIT | 5 | 5 | 4 | RIT | RIT | 6 | 7 | - | | | | | |
| | | | | | Babson | Babson | 2 | 5 | - | | | | | |
| Babson | Babson | 1 | 3 | - | Babson | Babson | 2 | 5 | - | | | | | |
| Union | Union | 1 | 2 | - | | | | | | | | | | |
| Union | Union | 1 | 2 | - | | | | | | RIT | RIT | 3 | 2 | - |
| | | | | | | | | | | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 3 | 3 | - |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 5 | 5 | - | | | | | | | | | | | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 3 | 3 | - |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 2 | 3 | - | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 2 | 3 | - | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 11 | 6 | - | | | | | |
| | | | | | Bemidji State | Bemidji State | 0 | 3 | - | | | | | |
| Bemidji State | Bemidji State | 5 | 7 | - | Bemidji State | Bemidji State | 0 | 3 | - | | | | | |
| Saint Mary's | Saint Mary's | 4 | 2 | - | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

## 1989 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 8 | 168 | Kevin Wortman | American International | ECAC East | Calgary Flames |
| 12 | 237 | Mike Doneghey $^†$ | Merrimack | ECAC East | Chicago Blackhawks |
† incoming freshman

## 1989 NHL Supplemental Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 2 | 7 | Brad Mattson | Saint Mary's | MIAC | New York Islanders |