1997–98 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 1997–98 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in October 1997 and concluded on March 21 of the following year. This was the 25th season of Division III college ice hockey.
Quinnipiac and Fairfield began the season as members of ECAC North/South/Central, however, because the teams were preparing to be founding members of the MAAC's ice hockey conference the following year they had begun to offer athletic scholarships. Conference rules strictly forbade any athletic scholarships and both schools (in December and February respectively) were ruled ineligible to play in the conference postseason. Additionally, all games played by Fairfield and Quinnipiac would not be counted in the conference standings. Sacred Heart was also excluded from ECAC tournament play for similar reasons. Though the three teams were officially members of ECAC North/South/Central, they are sometimes considered as independents for this season as a result of not playing any conference games.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Blue Devil Invitational 	October 24–25 	4 	Mercyhurst
Pepsi Invitational 	October 31–November 1	4 	Potsdam State
RIT Tournament 	October 31–November 1	4 	RIT
Pane Webber Face Off Classic	November 7–8 	4 	Fitchburg State
Holy Cross Tournament 	November 28–29 	4 	
Ben McCabe Tournament 	November 29–30 	4 	
Syracuse Invitational 	December 27–28 	4 	Minnesota–Duluth
Codfish Bowl 	December 29–30 	4 	Massachusetts–Boston
Cardinal Classic 	January 2–3 	4 	Plattsburgh State
Colby Tournament 	January 3–4 	4 	RIT
Middlebury Tournament 	January 3–4 	4 	Middlebury
Hamot Hockey Classic 	January 9–10 	4 	Mercyhurst
===Standings===
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings
==1998 NCAA Tournament==
==See also==
* 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
* 1997–98 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
==References==
==External links==
 
NCAA