2015–16 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

2015–16 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
2015–16 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
	The Herb Brooks Arena was the host of the 2016 Frozen Four
Duration	October 30, 2015–; March 26, 2016
NCAA tournament	2016
National championship	Herb Brooks Arena; Lake Placid, New York
NCAA champion	Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Sid Watson Award	Jamie Murray; (Babson)
List of NCAA Division III men's ice hockey seasons
← 2014–15	2016–17 →

The 2015–16 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 30, 2015, and concluded on March 26, 2016. This was the 43rd season of Division III college ice hockey.

ECAC East rebranded itself as the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) and retained the same league membership from the previous year.^[1]

Regular season[edit]

Season tournaments[edit]

Standings[edit]

2015–16 ECAC Northeast standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Endicott †	16	11	4	1	23	66	42	27	16	9	2	95	75
Nichols	16	11	5	0	22	59	43	27	17	10	0	94	64
Salve Regina *	16	9	6	1	19	65	43	29	17	11	1	104	75
Suffolk	16	8	6	2	18	40	47	25	13	10	2	80	81
Wentworth	16	8	7	1	17	42	46	27	10	15	2	66	94
Johnson & Wales	16	7	6	3	17	41	40	26	11	11	4	73	69
Becker	16	6	9	1	13	46	50	26	10	15	1	82	93
Curry	16	5	10	1	11	43	47	25	9	14	2	67	74
Western New England	16	1	13	2	4	25	69	25	2	19	4	41	100
Championship: March 5, 2016 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2015–16 ECAC West standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Hobart †*	15	12	3	0	24	68	32	28	21	5	2	111	52
Manhattanville	15	8	7	0	16	49	58	26	12	13	1	86	94
Utica	15	6	6	3	15	42	44	28	14	10	4	77	71
Neumann	15	6	7	2	14	44	49	27	15	9	3	92	75
Nazareth	15	5	9	1	11	43	51	26	8	14	4	71	85
Elmira	15	4	9	2	10	46	58	26	11	12	3	88	85
Championship: March 5, 2016 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2015–16 NCAA Division III Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Canton State	27	6	17	4	68	118
Daniel Webster	22	3	18	1	40	98

2015–16 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Salem State †*	18	16	2	0	32	88	31	28	22	6	0	118	60
Plymouth State	18	15	2	1	31	70	35	27	21	5	1	97	57
Fitchburg State	18	7	9	2	16	58	57	27	11	14	2	87	90
Massachusetts–Dartmouth	18	6	9	3	15	51	67	26	7	15	4	72	105
Westfield State	18	7	11	0	14	60	65	27	13	14	0	94	93
Framingham State	18	5	12	1	11	42	77	26	6	19	1	62	112
Worcester State	18	3	14	1	7	36	73	25	6	18	1	53	96
Championship: March 5, 2016 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2015–16 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Augsburg †*	16	11	3	2	1	36	64	35	28	17	9	2	101	69
St. Thomas	16	10	3	3	1	34	55	36	26	13	8	5	76	40
Saint John's	16	10	4	2	1	33	58	37	26	10	14	2	76	86
Concordia (MN)	16	8	7	1	1	26	55	51	26	10	14	2	76	86
Hamline	16	6	8	2	2	22	55	61	27	10	12	5	92	103
Saint Mary's	16	6	9	1	0	19	58	58	25	9	14	2	95	101
St. Olaf	16	4	8	4	2	19	48	66	25	6	14	5	76	103
Gustavus Adolphus	16	5	8	3	0	18	37	45	25	6	14	5	52	80
Bethel	16	3	13	0	0	9	39	80	25	4	19	2	62	108
Championship: March 5, 2016 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2015–16 New England Hockey Conference standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Division III
Massachusetts–Boston †*	18	14	2	2	30	78	40	31	23	5	3	134	69
Babson	18	13	3	2	28	61	25	28	19	6	3	96	47
Norwich	18	11	5	2	24	49	35	27	17	8	2	87	59
University of New England	18	9	7	2	20	65	60	27	14	10	3	103	89
New England College	18	6	6	6	18	58	51	26	11	9	6	88	68
Castleton	18	7	9	2	16	47	52	26	8	16	2	59	87
Skidmore	18	5	10	3	13	47	54	26	5	17	4	62	84
Southern Maine	18	5	13	0	10	36	70	26	8	17	1	54	91
Division II
Saint Anselm	18	6	9	3	15	45	48	26	12	11	3	72	64
Saint Michael's	18	3	15	0	6	34	85	24	6	18	0	51	105
Championship: March 5, 2016 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2015–16 New England Small College Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Williams †	18	14	2	2	30	49	27	27	19	6	2	77	45
Trinity *	18	14	4	0	28	62	38	28	21	6	1	97	63
Bowdoin	18	9	5	4	22	53	42	25	13	8	4	80	70
Hamilton	18	8	6	4	20	46	38	25	13	8	4	72	48
Middlebury	18	6	5	7	19	46	41	26	8	11	7	64	65
Amherst	18	7	8	3	17	33	38	27	11	12	4	64	71
Colby	18	6	9	3	15	41	49	25	9	11	5	63	68
Tufts	18	5	8	5	15	43	42	26	10	10	6	71	60
Wesleyan	18	2	9	7	11	39	57	24	2	14	8	52	86
Connecticut College	18	0	15	3	3	32	72	24	3	18	3	47	87
Championship: March 6, 2016 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2015–16 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
North
St. Norbert †	20	17	2	1	35	93	27	31	25	4	2	137	52
St. Scholastica	20	12	7	1	25	74	45	28	15	10	3	100	70
Lawrence	20	8	9	3	19	57	69	26	9	14	3	68	105
MSOE	20	9	10	1	19	48	46	25	14	10	1	66	57
Northland	20	6	12	2	14	46	67	25	7	15	3	59	88
Finlandia	20	1	17	2	4	28	108	25	1	21	3	34	133
South
Adrian †*	20	17	2	1	35	124	43	29	24	4	1	156	64
Marian	20	15	4	1	31	76	33	28	18	7	3	97	52
Concordia (WI)	20	7	10	3	17	50	72	26	11	12	3	65	85
Lake Forest	20	8	12	0	16	58	81	25	10	15	0	71	101
Aurora	20	2	17	1	5	34	97	25	2	22	1	46	132
Championship: March 5, 2016 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2015–16 State University of New York Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Plattsburgh State †	16	12	1	3	27	63	33	27	20	4	3	111	65
Buffalo State	16	11	4	1	23	61	30	26	15	7	4	90	56
Geneseo State *	16	9	2	5	23	59	42	31	20	5	6	122	82
Oswego State	16	8	7	1	17	49	39	27	14	11	2	85	59
Brockport State	16	6	6	4	16	56	61	26	11	11	4	91	96
Potsdam State	16	7	7	2	16	41	49	26	11	11	4	69	79
Fredonia State	16	4	10	2	10	50	61	25	8	14	3	87	89
Cortland State	16	3	10	3	9	36	68	25	9	12	4	73	91
Morrisville State	16	1	14	1	3	37	69	24	5	17	2	65	104
Championship: March 5, 2016 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2015–16 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Wisconsin–River Falls †	8	5	2	1	11	22	18	28	16	7	5	79	50
Wisconsin–Eau Claire †	8	5	2	1	11	32	15	27	15	6	6	103	53
Wisconsin–Stevens Point *	8	5	3	0	10	37	19	31	24	5	2	150	68
Wisconsin–Superior	8	2	5	1	5	23	41	27	9	15	3	74	96
Wisconsin–Stout	8	1	6	1	3	16	37	29	10	13	6	78	99
Championship: March 5, 2016 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

2016 NCAA Tournament[edit]

First Round
March 12

Quarterfinals
March 15

Semifinals
March 25

National Championship
March 26

W1

Adrian (1)

2

W3

Wisconsin–Stevens Point (4)

5

W3

Wisconsin–Stevens Point (4)

5

E2

Geneseo State

1

E2

Geneseo State

7

E7

Salve Regina

1

E2

Geneseo State

2

E3

Williams

1

E3

Williams

7

E6

Salem State

1

W3

Wisconsin–Stevens Point (4)

5

W2

St. Norbert (2)

1

W2

St. Norbert (2)

6

W4

Augsburg

1

W2

St. Norbert (2)

8*

E5

Massachusetts–Boston

7

E4

Trinity

0

E5

Massachusetts–Boston

4

E1

Hobart (3)

0

E5

Massachusetts–Boston

2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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References[edit]

^ "Formation of new league announced". NEHC. October 30, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
^ "Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved September 19, 2019.

External links[edit]

[1] "Formation of new league announced". NEHC. October 30, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[2] "Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved September 19, 2019.

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Regular season[edit]

Season tournaments[edit]

Standings[edit]

2016 NCAA Tournament[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]