1986–87 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 1986–87 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in November 1986 and concluded on March 21 of the following year. This was the 14th season of Division III college ice hockey.
In 1990 the NCAA ruled that Plattsburgh State had violated regulations by allowing some of their players to reside in houses owned by people invested in the ice hockey program and were provided with some measure of benefits including free housing, free meals and cash loans. Because these violations occurred between 1985 and 1988 Plattsburgh State's participation in all NCAA games during that time was vacated. As a result there is no NCAA champion for the 1987 season in Division III ice hockey. This is the only NCAA ice hockey championship to be rescinded (as of 2019).
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Cardinal Classic 	November 7–8 	4 	Merrimack
RIT Tournament 	November 7–8 	4 	RIT
Westfield State Tournament 	November 8–9 	4 	Geneseo State
Elmira Tournament 	November 21–22	4 	Oswego State
Merrimack Thanksgiving Tournament	November 22–23	4 	Merrimack
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 	November 28–29	4 	Ferris State
McCabe Tournament 	December 5–6 	4 	Trinity
Syracuse Invitational 	December 26–27	4 	Bowling Green
Codfish Bowl 	December 27–28	4 	Bowdoin
Blue–Gold Tournament 	January 9–10 	4 	Plattsburgh State
Spurrier Invitational 	January 16–17 	4 	Alabama–Huntsville
SUNYAC Tournament 	February 21–22	4 	Plattsburgh State
===Standings===
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings
==1987 NCAA Tournament==
===Tournament Bracket===
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)Note: † Plattsburgh State's participation in the tournament was later vacated by the NCAA
==See Also==
* 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
==References==
==External links==
 
NCAA