2019–20 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 2019–20 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on November 1, 2019, and concluded on March 8, 2020. This was the 47th season of Division III college ice hockey.
Two days before the National Tournament was set to begin, the championship, along with all other NCAA events for the spring semester, was cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
==Regular season==
The Commonwealth Coast Conference, following the general trend of other conferences, altered its standings away from the traditional win-loss-tie format. Three points were now awarded for a win, one point for a tie and no points for a loss. The new method used was a convoluted arrangement where a team's conference record would still be recorded based upon the standard NCAA format where wins and losses accrued in the 5-minute 5-on-5 overtime were included in the win column. However, the CCC tracked overtime wins and losses so that if a team won a game in overtime they would receive two points instead of the normal three while if a team lost an overtime game they would receive a point. Teams that recorded a tie would follow a more typical situation where they would receive one additional point for a 3-on-3 overtime win or a shootout win but would not receive any additional points for a loss in either case.
The formula for the points standings were as follows: Points = (wins x 3) + (ties) – (5-on-5 overtime wins) + (5-on-5 overtime losses) + (3-on-3 overtime wins) + (shootout wins)
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Buffalo State Tournament 	November 1–2 	4 	Adrian
Castleton Invitational 	November 29–30 	4 	Fredonia State
Primelink Great Northern Shootout 	November 29–30 	4 	Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Thanksgiving Showcase 	November 29–30 	4 	Utica
Bowdoin-Colby Faceoff Classic 	November 30–December 1	4 	Bowdoin
Saint Anselm Thanksgiving Tournament 	November 30–December 1	4 	Trinity
Skidmore Invitational 	November 30–December 1	4 	Skidmore
Steve Hoar Memorial 	November 30–December 1	4 	Franklin Pierce
PAL Cup 	November 30–December 1	4 	Wentworth
Superior Showdown 	December 28–29 	4 	Marian
Codfish Bowl 	January 3–4 	4 	Wesleyan
Middlebury Classic 	January 3–4 	4 	Babson
Oswego State Hockey Classic 	January 3–4 	4 	Saint Mary's
W.B. Mason Winter Classic 	January 3–4 	4 	Elmira
Northfield Savings Bank Holiday Tournament	January 3–4 	4 	Cortland State
Boston Landing Invitational 	January 4–5 	4 	Hobart
===Standings===
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings
==2020 NCAA Tournament==
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)Note: The tournament field had been set before being cancelled on March 12.
==See also==
* 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
* 2019–20 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
==References==
==External links==
 
NCAA