2022–23 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

2022–23 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
DurationOctober 19, 2022–
March 25, 2023
NCAA tournament2023
National championshipRaymond J. Bourque Arena
Beverly, Massachusetts
NCAA championHobart
Sid Watson AwardMatus Spodniak
(Adrian)
List of NCAA Division III men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2022–23 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 19, 2022, and concluded on March 25, 2023. This was the 50th season of Division III college ice hockey.

Regular season

Alvernia played its inaugural season this year, doing so as a member of the UCHC.

Player stats

Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Matus Spodniak Senior Adrian 31 29 28 57 14
Arkhip Ledenkov Junior St. Scholastica 27 21 29 50 16
Ty Enns Senior Adrian 30 21 27 48 71
Carsen Richels Junior St. Scholastica 26 19 22 41 6
Filimon Ledenkov Junior St. Scholastica 26 13 28 41 14
Liam McCanney Sophomore Stevenson University 27 23 17 40 12
Luke Aquaro Sophomore Hobart 27 21 18 39 12
Myles Abbate Senior Plymouth State 25 15 24 39 2
Henry McKinney Senior Nazareth 28 10 28 38 8
Ryan Kuzmich Sophomore University of New England 29 15 22 37 10

Leading goaltenders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Damon Beaver Fiscal Year Hobart 20 1159 18 2 0 20 7 .955 1.04
Ryan Wilson Sophomore Endicott 14 843 11 3 0 18 1 .947 1.28
Eli Shiller Freshman Plattsburgh State 18 1004 12 5 0 23 2 .946 1.38
Drennen Atherton Senior Norwich 22 1326 16 6 0 33 0 .944 1.49
Dylan Meilun Freshman Wisconsin-Superior 19 1073 12 3 2 27 6 .941 1.51
Nolan Hildebrand Senior Babson 23 1384 15 6 2 39 0 .939 1.69
Andrew Kormos Graduate New England College 15 884 7 7 0 36 1 .939 2.44
Atticus Kelly Senior Endicott 14 834 12 0 2 22 0 .938 1.58
Adam Harris Sophomore Geneseo 10 363 4 1 1 10 2 .938 1.65
Evan Ruschil Senior Williams 19 1135 8 10 1 43 0 .937 2.27

Season tournaments

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Western Massachusetts Invitational October 28–29 4 Franklin Pierce
Worcester City Cup October 28, 30 4 Nichols
Castleton Invitational November 25–26 4 Saint Anselm
Utica Thanksgiving Showcase November 25–26 4 Trine, Utica
Bowdoin/Colby Tournament November 26–27 4 Bowdoin
North Country Tournament November 26–27 4 Hamilton, Stonehill
PAL Stovepipe November 26–27 4 New England College
Skidmore Invitational November 26–27 4 Skidmore
Codfish Bowl December 29–30 4 Massachusetts–Boston
Superior Showdown December 29–30 4 Marian
Northfield Bank Tournament December 30–31 4 Curry
Oswego State Classic December 30–31 4 Adrian
Middlebury Classic December 31–January 1 4 Manhattanville
Cardinal Classic January 6–7 4 Oswego State
Boston Landing Invitational January 7–8 4 Nichols

Standings

2022–23 Commonwealth Coast Conference ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Endicott †* 21 18 1 2 1 0 1 56 91 28 29 24 3 2 118 42
Curry 21 16 4 1 1 2 0 50 92 38 29 22 6 1 112 59
University of New England 21 16 4 1 1 0 0 48 94 41 30 21 7 2 128 72
Salve Regina 21 12 8 2 1 0 0 36 75 63 27 15 11 1 99 85
Western New England 21 5 15 1 0 2 0 18 53 89 25 6 18 1 64 106
Wentworth 21 4 16 1 1 3 1 16 39 84 26 6 19 1 53 101
Nichols 21 5 16 0 1 0 0 14 55 118 24 8 16 0 68 123
Suffolk 21 4 16 1 2 1 1 13 36 74 25 6 17 2 46 85
Championship: March 4
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
2022–23 NCAA Division III Independent ice hockey standings
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Albertus Magnus 25 17 7 1 84 61
Anna Maria 23 8 13 2 73 72
Canton State 25 12 13 0 78 92
Rivier 23 7 14 2 49 71
2022–23 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Plymouth State †* 18 18 0 0 1 0 53 97 37 28 23 4 1 133 60
Worcester State 18 12 5 1 0 0 37.5 69 50 25 13 11 1 86 94
Fitchburg State 18 9 6 3 1 2 32.5 65 51 25 12 10 3 83 73
Westfield State 18 6 11 1 0 2 21.5 40 65 24 10 13 1 58 85
Massachusetts–Dartmouth 18 6 11 1 0 1 20.5 51 60 26 8 16 2 71 85
Salem State 18 5 13 0 2 0 13 50 79 27 8 19 0 77 120
Framingham State 18 3 13 2 1 0 11 41 71 22 5 15 2 53 82
Championship: March 4
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
2022–23 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
St. Scholastica † 16 13 1 2 2 0 1 40 76 43 27 17 7 3 109 75
Augsburg * 16 10 5 1 1 1 0 31 61 46 28 16 10 2 94 73
Saint John's 16 9 5 2 1 0 1 29 56 43 26 13 10 3 81 64
Concordia (MN) 16 9 6 1 2 0 0 26 55 50 26 12 12 2 86 82
St. Olaf 16 7 8 1 0 1 1 24 45 52 27 14 11 2 81 79
Bethel 16 5 10 1 0 4 1 21 43 45 25 10 14 1 79 66
Saint Mary's 16 7 9 0 1 0 0 20 46 54 25 11 13 1 76 94
Hamline 16 6 10 3 0 2 1 17 38 52 25 13 11 1 66 72
Gustavus Adolphus 16 1 13 2 0 2 1 8 25 60 25 3 19 3 48 93
Championship: March 4
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
2022–23 New England Hockey Conference standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T OW OL PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Hobart †* 18 16 2 0 0 0 48 72 19 31 29 2 0 123 37
Norwich 18 14 2 2 2 0 42 51 22 29 20 7 2 73 44
Babson 18 10 6 2 0 0 32 56 38 28 17 9 2 92 57
Elmira 18 10 7 1 0 1 32 70 47 26 13 12 1 92 70
Skidmore 18 9 7 2 1 1 29 57 53 27 16 9 2 88 69
Massachusetts–Boston 18 8 10 0 0 2 26 45 47 26 11 15 0 60 74
New England College 18 7 10 1 0 0 22 43 61 25 9 15 1 60 84
Castleton 18 7 11 0 1 0 20 44 71 25 8 17 0 60 100
Southern Maine 18 4 14 0 0 0 12 39 62 24 5 17 2 58 82
Johnson & Wales 18 1 17 0 0 0 3 32 89 25 2 22 1 51 116
Championship: March 4
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
2022–23 New England Small College Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP RW OTW RL OTL T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Wesleyan † 18 10 1 1 3 3 39.5 53 38 25 15 7 3 86 54
Trinity † 18 12 1 4 0 1 39.5 58 26 25 16 8 1 78 46
Amherst 18 10 3 3 0 2 39 49 28 25 15 6 4 61 41
Hamilton 18 10 1 4 1 2 36 53 35 25 13 10 2 68 58
Colby 18 9 1 6 1 1 31.5 54 38 26 13 11 2 69 54
Tufts 18 6 1 9 1 1 22.5 44 56 24 10 13 1 65 69
Bowdoin * 18 6 0 9 0 3 22.5 40 54 28 15 10 3 77 66
Williams 18 5 0 11 0 2 18 43 48 26 9 15 2 59 66
Middlebury 18 4 0 10 3 1 16.5 32 64 24 5 18 1 43 87
Connecticut College 18 1 1 16 0 0 5 35 74 24 5 19 0 58 89
Championship: March 5
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
2022–23 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Adrian †* 18 13 4 1 1 0 1 40 98 49 32 25 5 2 180 82
Aurora 18 13 3 2 2 0 0 39 82 57 29 19 8 2 115 95
St. Norbert 18 12 5 1 0 2 0 39 69 38 28 17 9 2 102 62
Trine 18 12 6 0 1 2 0 37 66 39 28 18 9 1 101 66
MSOE 18 9 9 0 1 2 0 28 61 61 27 15 12 0 88 86
Marian 18 8 8 2 3 2 1 26 50 56 27 11 14 2 74 94
Lake Forest 18 7 8 3 2 0 2 24 63 64 27 11 12 4 93 97
Concordia (WI) 18 4 13 1 1 2 0 14 48 85 27 4 22 1 62 153
Lawrence 18 3 14 1 1 3 0 12 35 73 25 4 19 2 49 96
Finlandia 18 3 14 1 2 1 0 9 34 84 24 4 18 2 45 112
Championship: March 4
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
2022–23 State University of New York Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTL PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Oswego State † 16 12 4 0 2 26 69 37 27 17 9 1 100 65
Plattsburgh State * 16 12 3 1 0 25 68 40 28 20 6 2 103 55
Geneseo State 16 11 4 1 0 23 61 31 27 18 7 2 94 51
Cortland State 16 11 5 0 0 22 64 41 26 16 9 1 105 76
Buffalo State 16 8 8 0 0 16 52 55 27 14 13 0 87 88
Fredonia State 16 5 11 0 2 12 33 69 25 7 18 0 56 101
Brockport State 16 5 11 0 0 10 38 61 25 10 15 0 74 88
Morrisville State 16 4 12 0 1 9 49 66 25 8 17 0 75 87
Potsdam State 16 3 13 0 1 7 41 75 25 5 19 1 67 114
Championship: March 4
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
2022–23 United Collegiate Hockey Conference standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Utica †* 20 20 0 0 2 0 0 58 123 30 29 25 3 1 165 57
Nazareth 20 14 5 1 1 0 1 43 67 41 28 18 8 2 89 60
Stevenson 20 12 6 2 1 4 2 43 86 47 27 15 10 2 111 69
Manhattanville 20 12 7 1 1 1 0 37 81 69 27 14 11 2 93 97
Wilkes 20 11 7 2 4 3 0 34 65 58 26 13 10 3 77 78
Chatham 20 11 6 3 3 0 1 34 65 59 28 14 9 3 72 103
Alvernia 20 6 13 1 1 2 1 21 58 81 26 8 16 2 72 103
Arcadia 20 5 12 3 0 0 1 19 54 90 26 6 17 3 72 119
King's 20 5 14 1 1 0 1 16 40 79 25 6 17 2 51 101
Neumann 20 4 12 1 0 0 1 14 40 77 25 6 18 1 52 97
Lebanon Valley 20 2 17 1 0 4 0 11 48 96 25 3 20 2 56 113
Championship: March 4
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
2022–23 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T OTW OTL PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Wisconsin–Stevens Point †* 15 12 2 1 2 0 35 53 26 30 20 6 4 104 54
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 15 9 5 1 3 2 28 46 39 28 18 9 1 89 71
Wisconsin–Superior 15 9 5 1 1 1 28 35 23 29 15 12 2 74 63
Wisconsin–Stout 15 6 8 1 0 1 20 35 37 29 17 11 1 94 67
Wisconsin–River Falls 15 5 9 1 1 1 17 32 40 27 11 15 1 66 72
Northland 15 1 13 1 0 2 7 25 61 27 2 23 2 45 107
Championship: March 4
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

PairWise Rankings

The PairWise Rankings (PWR) are a statistical tool designed to approximate the process by which the NCAA selection committee decides which teams get at-large bids to the 16-team NCAA tournament. Although the NCAA selection committee does not use the PWR as presented by USCHO, the PWR has been accurate in predicting which teams will make the tournament field.

For Division III men, all teams are included in comparisons starting in the 2013–14 season (formerly, only teams with a Ratings Percentage Index of .500 or above, or teams under consideration, were included). The PWR method compares each team with every other such team, with the winner of each “comparison” earning one PWR point. After all comparisons are made, the points are totaled up and rankings listed accordingly.

With 84 Division III men's teams, the greatest number of PWR points any team could earn is 83, winning the comparison with every other team. Meanwhile, a team that lost all of its comparisons would have no PWR points.

Teams are then ranked by PWR point total, with ties broken by the teams’ RPI ratings, which starting in 2013–14 is weighted for home and road games and includes a quality wins bonus (QWB) for beating teams in the top 20 of the RPI (it also is weighted for home and road).

When it comes to comparing teams, the PWR uses three criteria which are combined to make a comparison: RPI, record against common opponents and head-to-head competition. Starting in 2013–14, the comparison of record against teams under consideration was dropped because all teams are now under comparison.[1]

NCAA Division I Men's Hockey PairWise Rankings[2]
Rank Team PWR RPI Conference
1 Endicott 83 .6319* CCC
2 Utica 81 .6304* UCHC
2 Hobart 81 .6252* NEHC
4 Curry 80 .6036* CCC
4 Adrian 80 .6011 NCHA
6 Plattsburgh State 78 .5884* SUNYAC
7 University of New England 77 .5863 CCC
8 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 76 .5861* WIAC
9 Plymouth State 75 .5513 MASCAC
10 Norwich 74 .5785* NEHC
11 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 73 .5620 WIAC
12 Oswego State 72 .5571 SUNYAC
13 Babson 71 .5533* NEHC
14 St. Norbert 69 .5497* NCHA
15 Geneseo State 68 .5496 SUNYAC
15 Wesleyan 68 .5492 NESCAC
17 Aurora 67 .5457* NCHA
18 Trine 66 .5480* NCHA
19 Augsburg 65 .5460 MIAC
20 Salve Regina 64 .5446* CCC
21 Trinity 63 .5437 NESCAC
22 Nazareth 62 .5413 UCHC
22 Skidmore 62 .5409* NEHC
24 Wisconsin–Stout 60 .5620 WIAC
25 Amherst 59 .5437 NESCAC
26 St. Scholastica 58 .5406 MIAC
27 Stevenson 57 .5341 UCHC
27 Albertus Magnus 57 .5292 Independent
29 Wisconsin–Superior 54 .5260 WIAC
29 Hamilton 54 .5237 NESCAC
31 Cortland State 53 .5226 SUNYAC
31 MSOE 53 .5213 NCHA
33 Saint John's 51 .5186 MIAC
34 Bowdoin 50 .5237 NESCAC
35 Colby 48 .5168 NESCAC
35 Manhattanville 48 .5152 UCHC
35 Elmira 48 .5141 NEHC
38 Chatham 46 .5078 UCHC
39 Buffalo State 45 .5061 SUNYAC
40 St. Olaf 44 .5057 MIAC
41 Wilkes 43 .5024 UCHC
42 Concordia (MN) 42 .5023 MIAC
43 Canton State 41 .4939 Independent
44 Lake Forest 40 .4930 NCHA
45 Hamline 39 .4916 MIAC
46 Wisconsin–River Falls 37 .4916 WIAC
47 Tufts 36 .4916 NESCAC
47 Bethel 36 .4916 MIAC
49 Marian 35 .4866 NCHA
50 Massachusetts–Boston 34 .4856 NEHC
51 Williams 33 .4828 NESCAC
52 Worcester State 31 .4837 MASCAC
52 Fitchburg State 31 .4822 MASCAC
54 Saint Mary's 30 .4776 MIAC
55 Western New England 29 .4719 CCC
56 New England College 28 .4712 NEHC
56 Anna Maria 28 .4647 Independent
58 Nichols 26 .4624 CCC
59 Westfield State 25 .4610 MASCAC
60 Morrisville State 24 .4603 SUNYAC
61 Wentworth 23 .4589 CCC
61 Brockport State 23 .4588 SUNYAC
63 Castleton 21 .4581 NEHC
64 Fredonia State 20 .4579 SUNYAC
65 Alvernia 19 .4557 UCHC
66 Middlebury 18 .4540 NESCAC
67 Suffolk 17 .4484 CCC
68 Massachusetts–Dartmouth 16 .4433 MASCAC
69 Arcadia 15 .4416 UCHC
70 Southern Maine 14 .4329 NEHC
71 King's 13 .4324 UCHC
72 Lawrence 12 .4308 NCHA
73 Northland 11 .4304 WIAC
74 Gustavus Adolphus 10 .4302 MIAC
75 Potsdam State 9 .4289 SUNYAC
76 Neumann 8 .4240 UCHC
77 Concordia (WI) 7 .4224 NCHA
78 Connecticut College 6 .4140 NESCAC
79 Lebanon Valley 5 .4138 UCHC
80 Salem State 4 .4129 MASCAC
81 Rivier 2 .4104 Independent
81 Framingham State 2 .4064 MASCAC
82 Finlandia 1 .4017 NCHA
82 Johnson & Wales 1 .3995 NEHC
*A team's RPI has been adjusted to remove negative effect from defeating a weak opponent
Note: A team's record is based only on games against other Division III hockey schools which are eligible for the NCAA Tournament.

2023 NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament
First round
March 11 		Quarterfinals
March 18 		Semifinals
March 24 		National Championship
March 25
E1 Utica (1) 4
E6 Plymouth State 0 E7 University of New England 5*
E7 University of New England 2 E7 University of New England 7
W1 Adrian (4) 8*
W1 Adrian (4) 3*
W2 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 2**** W2 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 2
W3 Augsburg 1 W1 Adrian (4) 2
E3 Hobart (3) 3*
E2 Endicott (2) 3
E5 Plattsburgh State 1 E8 Norwich 0
E8 Norwich 2* E2 Endicott (2) 1
E3 Hobart (3) 3
E3 Hobart (3) 5
E4 Curry 1* E4 Curry 1
E9 Bowdoin 0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

See also

References

  1. ^ "PairWise Rankings explanation". Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". Retrieved August 23, 2022.