NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship

The NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship is an annual tournament to determine the top men's ice hockey team in NCAA Division III. The Division III championship has been contested since 1984. The most successful team has been the Middlebury Panthers with eight titles.
== Formats ==
* 1984 to 2001 - 8 teams qualify
* 2002 to 2005 - 9 teams qualify
* 2006 to 2008 - 10 teams qualify
* 2009 to 2016 - 11 teams qualify
* 2017 to 2023 - 12 teams qualify
* 2024 to present - 13 teams qualify
==Tournaments==
Year	Champion 	Coach 	Finalist 	Coach 	Score 	Championship Location 	Championship Venue
1984	Babson 	 	Union 	 	8–0 	Rochester, New York 	Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena
1985	RIT 	 	Bemidji State 	 	5–1 	Schenectady, New York 	Achilles Rink
1986	Bemidji State 	 	Plattsburgh State (vacated) 	 	8–5 	Bemidji, Minnesota 	John S. Glas Field House
1987	Plattsburgh State (vacated) 	 	Oswego State 	 	8–3 	Plattsburgh, New York 	Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena
1988	Wisconsin–River Falls 	 	Elmira 	 	7–1, 3–5, 3–0 	Elmira, New York 	Murray Athletic Center
1989	Wisconsin–Stevens Point 	 	RIT 	 	3–3, 3–2 	Rochester, New York 	Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena
1990	Wisconsin–Stevens Point (2) 	 	Plattsburgh State 	 	10–1, 3–6, 1–0 	Stevens Point, Wisconsin	K.B. Willett Arena
1991	Wisconsin–Stevens Point (3) 	 	Mankato State 	 	6–2 	Elmira, New York 	Murray Athletic Center
1992	Plattsburgh State 	 	Wisconsin–Stevens Point 	 	7–3 	Plattsburgh, New York 	Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena
1993	Wisconsin–Stevens Point (4) 	 	Wisconsin–River Falls 	 	4–3 (OT) 	Maplewood, Minnesota 	Aldrich Arena
1994	Wisconsin–River Falls (2) 	 	Wisconsin–Superior 	 	6–4 	Superior, Wisconsin 	Wessman Arena
1995	Middlebury 	 	Fredonia State 	 	1–0 	Middlebury, Vermont 	Nelson Recreation Center
1996	Middlebury (2) 	 	RIT 	 	3–2 	River Falls, Wisconsin 	W.H. Hunt Arena
1997	Middlebury (3) 	 	Wisconsin–Superior 	 	3–2 	Middlebury, Vermont 	Nelson Recreation Center
1998	Middlebury (4) 	 	Wisconsin–Stevens Point 	 	2–1 	Plattsburgh, New York 	Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena
1999	Middlebury (5) 	 	Wisconsin–Superior 	 	5–0 	Norwich, Vermont 	Kreitzberg Arena
2000	Norwich 	 	St. Thomas 	 	2–1 	Superior, Wisconsin 	Wessman Arena
2001	Plattsburgh State (2) 	 	RIT 	 	6–2 	Rochester, New York 	Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena
2002	Wisconsin–Superior 	 	Norwich 	 	3–2 (OT) 	Middlebury, Vermont 	Kenyon Arena
2003	Norwich (2) 	 	Oswego State 	 	2–1 	Norwich, Vermont 	Kreitzberg Arena
2004	Middlebury (6) 	 	St. Norbert 	 	1–0 (OT) 	Norwich, Vermont 	Kreitzberg Arena
2005	Middlebury (7) 	 	St. Thomas 	 	5–0 	Middlebury, Vermont 	Kenyon Arena
2006	Middlebury (8) 	 	St. Norbert 	 	3–0 	Elmira, New York 	Murray Athletic Center
2007	Oswego State 	 	Middlebury 	 	4–3 (OT) 	Superior, Wisconsin 	Wessman Arena
2008	St. Norbert 	 	Plattsburgh State 	 	4–1 	Lake Placid, New York 	Herb Brooks Arena
2009	Neumann 	 	Gustavus Adolphus 	 	4–1 	Lake Placid, New York 	Herb Brooks Arena
2010	Norwich (3) 	 	St. Norbert 	 	2–1 (2OT) 	Lake Placid, New York 	Herb Brooks Arena
2011	St. Norbert (2) 	 	Adrian 	 	4–3 	Minneapolis, Minnesota 	Ridder Arena
2012	St. Norbert (3) 	 	Oswego State 	 	4–1 	Lake Placid, New York 	Herb Brooks Arena
2013	Wisconsin–Eau Claire 	 	Oswego State 	 	5–3 	Lake Placid, New York 	Herb Brooks Arena
2014	St. Norbert (4) 	 	Wisconsin–Stevens Point 	 	3–1 	Lewiston, Maine 	Androscoggin Bank Colisée
2015	Trinity 	 	Wisconsin–Stevens Point 	 	5–2 	Minneapolis, Minnesota 	Ridder Arena
2016	Wisconsin–Stevens Point (5) 	 	St. Norbert 	 	5–1 	Lake Placid, New York 	Herb Brooks Arena
2017	Norwich (4) 	 	Trinity 	 	4–1 	Utica, New York 	Utica Memorial Auditorium
2018	St. Norbert (5) 	 	Salve Regina 	 	3–2 (2OT) 	Lake Placid, New York 	Herb Brooks Arena
2019	Wisconsin–Stevens Point (6) 	 	Norwich 	 	3–2 (OT) 	Stevens Point, Wisconsin	K.B. Willett Arena
2020	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic	Buffalo, New York 	LECOM Harborcenter
Note: from 1988 through 1990 the championship round was a 2-game series where the first team to three points won (2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie). If the two teams remained tied after 2 games a 20-minute mini-game was held to determine the winner. Mini-game results are in italics.
==Team titles==
Team 	Number	Years Won
Middlebury 	8 	1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	6 	1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2016, 2019
St. Norbert 	5 	2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018
Norwich 	4 	2000, 2003, 2010, 2017
Plattsburgh State 	2 	1992, 2001
Wisconsin–River Falls 	2 	1988, 1994
Neumann 	1 	2009
Oswego State 	1 	2007
Trinity 	1 	2015
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 	1 	2013
Wisconsin–Superior 	1 	2002
Babson 	1 	1984
Bemidji State 	1 	1986
RIT 	1 	1985
==Host cities==
City 	Number	Years Hosted
Lake Placid, New York 	7 	2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018
Elmira, New York 	4 	1987, 1988, 1991, 2006
Middlebury, Vermont 	4 	1995, 1997, 2002, 2005
Norwich, Vermont 	3 	1999, 2003, 2004
Rochester, New York 	3 	1984, 1989, 2001
Superior, Wisconsin 	3 	1994, 2000, 2007
Minneapolis, Minnesota 	2 	2011, 2015
Plattsburgh, New York 	2 	1992, 1998
Stevens Point, Wisconsin	2 	1990, 2019
Bemidji, Minnesota 	1 	1986
Buffalo, New York 	1 	2020
Lewiston, Maine 	1 	2014
Maplewood, Minnesota 	1 	1993
River Falls, Wisconsin 	1 	1996
Schenectady, New York 	1 	1985
Utica, New York 	1 	2017
==See also==
*NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship
*NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Championship
*National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship
==References==
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Category:College men's ice hockey in the United States