The 2024 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 2023–24 season, the 39th such tournament in NCAA history. Hobart successfully defended its championship by defeating Trinity 2–0.[1] They became the first team to win consecutive championships since St. Norbert in 2011 and 2012.

Qualifying teams

In January, the NCAA approved the addition of a 13th bid for this season's NCAA tournament.[2] The move was done to keep the ratio of 1:6.5 bids per Division III programs and, with the revival of MCLA, that necessitated 13 teams being part of the tournament field. The selection process remained unchanged and teams were sill selected according to the following manner: (Pool A) nine teams received bids as a result of being conference tournament champions from conferences that possessed an automatic bid, (Pool C) four additional teams received at-large bids based upon their records.[3]

East West
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid Seed School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid
1 Hobart (1) NEHC 25–2–1 Tournament Champion 13th 2023 1 St. Norbert (3) NCHA 22–6–0 Tournament Champion 21st 2022
2 Trinity (2) NESCAC 21–3–1 Tournament Champion 9th 2022 2 Adrian NCHA 22–6–1 At-Large 12th 2023
3 Utica (4) UCHC 23–2–3 Tournament Champion 5th 2023 3 Wisconsin–Stevens Point WIAC 21–5–2 Tournament Champion 17th 2023
4 Plymouth State MASCAC 23–2–2 Tournament Champion 7th 2023 4 St. Olaf MIAC 16–9–2 Tournament Champion 3rd 2022
5 Elmira NEHC 19–7–1 At-Large 17th 2022
6 Geneseo State SUNYAC 21–5–0 At-Large 10th 2022
7 Curry CCC 20–5–1 At-Large 6th 2023
8 Endicott CCC 17–5–5 Tournament Champion 4th 2023
9 Cortland State SUNYAC 18–8–2 Tournament Champion 1st Never

Format

The tournament featured four rounds of play. All rounds were single-game elimination.

Because there were four western bids, those teams were all placed into the same bracket. The remaining nine (eastern) teams were arranged so that the top three teams received byes into the quarterfinal round. The eastern teams that began in the first round were sorted as follows: the fourth eastern seed would play the ninth eastern seed with the winner advancing to play the third eastern seed; the fifth eastern seed would play the eighth eastern seed with the winner advancing to play the second eastern seed; the sixth eastern seed would play the seventh eastern seed with the winner advancing to play the first eastern seed. The four brackets were arranged so that the winner of the one containing the first overall seed would play the winner of the bracket with the fourth overall seed. The higher-seeded team played host in all first round and quarterfinal matches.

Bracket

First round
March 9 		Quarterfinals
March 16 		Semifinals
March 21 		National Championship
March 23
            
E2 Trinity (2) 2
E5 Elmira 0
E5 Elmira 5
E8 Endicott 2
E2 Trinity (2) 2
W2 Adrian 1
W1 St. Norbert (3) 5
W4 St. Olaf 2
W1 St. Norbert (3) 3
W2 Adrian 5
W2 Adrian 4
W3 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 0
E2 Trinity (2) 0
E1 Hobart (1) 2
E1 Hobart (1) 4****
E7 Curry 3
E6 Geneseo State 0
E7 Curry 3
E1 Hobart (1) 3
E3 Utica (4) 1
E3 Utica (4) 4
E4 Plymouth State 1
E4 Plymouth State 5
E9 Cortland State 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

First round

March 9, 2024
7:00 PM		(E5) Elmira5 – 2
(1–0, 2–1, 2–1)		(E8) EndicottMurray Athletic Center – Horseheads, New York
Attendance: 1,055
Game reference
Kyle CurtinGoaliesAtticus Kelly
(Kennedy, Domitrovic) Janis Vizbelis (17) – 13:301–0
(Domitrovic, Kennedy) Janis Vizbelis (18) – 20:242–0
Ryan Reifler (10) – 29:363–0
3–131:04 – Jimmy McIsaac (7)
(Smith) Ryan Reifler (11) – 41:084–1
4–256:22 – SH – Jimmy McIsaac (8) (Willett)
(Kennedy, Gonzalez) Nicholas Domitrovic (18) – 59:365–2
20 minPenalties32 min
29Shots28
March 9, 2024
7:05 PM		(W1) St. Norbert5 – 2
(0–0, 2–2, 3–0)		(W4) St. OlafCornerstone Community Center – Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Attendance: 1,092
Game reference
Hunter GarveyGoaliesThomas Lalonde
(Stromp, Morris) Carter Hottmann (7) – 21:271–0
(Koufis, Stromp) Carter Hottmann (8) – 27:152–0
2–129:52 – Jon Panisa (8) (Sherman, Kalthoff)
2–238:28 – Jonathan Young (11) (Boxer, Kalthoff)
(Baker, Hammond) Calvin Hanson (5) – 46:073–2
(Strand, Stromp) T.J. Koufis (14) – 56:184–2
Mark Snarr (3) – EN – 59:005–2
6 minPenalties16 min
36Shots20
March 9, 2024
7:00 PM		(W2) Adrian4 – 0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)		(E8) Wisconsin–Stevens PointArrington Ice Arena – Adrian, Michigan
Attendance: 1,293
Game reference
Dershahn StewartGoaliesAlex ProctorReferees:
Bill Jones
Travis Ahlberg
Linesmen:
Caid Blessing
Steve Gurchinoff
(Somers, Rehding) Jaden Shields (11) – 01:331–0
(Babiak) Casey Gerstein (12) – 12:422–0
(Heintz, Shields) Jake Suede (12) – PP – 23:223–0
Riley Murphy (11) – EN – 58:494–0
10 minPenalties10 min
32Shots28
March 9, 2024
7:00 PM		(E6) Geneseo State0 – 3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2)		(W7) CurryIra S. Wilson Ice Arena – Geneseo, New York
Attendance: 1,177
Game reference
Adam HarrisGoaliesShane SoderwallReferees:
Craig Florkowski
John Melancon
Linesmen:
Anthony Perez
Mike Verminski
0–109:20 – PP – Tao Ishizuka (10) (Connor)
0–248:44 – Jesse Galassi (5) (McDonough)
0–359:58 – EN – Gage Dill (11)
8 minPenalties8 min
35Shots25
March 9, 2024
7:00 PM		(E4) Plymouth State5 – 2
(0–0, 2–1, 3–1)		(E9) Cortland StatePlymouth State University Ice Arena – Holderness, New Hampshire
Attendance: 1,077
Game reference
Kalle AnderssonGoaliesJack RiedellReferees:
Dan Gosselin
Andrew Spinali
Linesmen:
Steve Riley
Joshua Berenson
(Patton) David Matoušek (7) – 27:061–0
1–130:46 – Nathan Berke (16) (Kyrkostas, Seitz)
Will Redick (27) – 39:112–1
2–246:20 – Colby Seitz (13) (Kyrkostas, Riedell)
(McCallum, Redick) Connor Tait (17) – PP – 51:053–2
(Redick, Pray) Connor Tait (18) – EN – 59:074–2
(O'Connell, Patton) David Matoušek (8) – 59:305–2
21 minPenalties31 min
45Shots34

Quarterfinals

March 16, 2024
7:00 PM		(E2) Trinity2 – 0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0)		(E5) ElmiraKoeppel Community Center – Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 571
Game reference
Devon BobakGoaliesKyle CurtinReferees:
Matt Fitzgibbons
Joe Baudo
Linesmen:
Cam Goebert
Rick Urnick
(Barbour, Campomenosi) Alex Mozian (8) – PP – 07:421–0
(Sedlak, Tongue) Gerard Marretta (10) – 10:402–0
8 minPenalties6 min
34Shots35
March 16, 2024
7:05 PM		(W1) St. Norbert3 – 5
(1–1, 2–3, 0–1)		(W2) AdrianArrington Ice Arena – Adrian, Michigan
Attendance: 1,242
Game reference
Hunter GarveyGoaliesDershahn StewartReferees:
Ed Moberg
Shane Dillon
Linesmen:
Brett Straley
Brad Constant
(Koufis, Snarr) Carter Hottmann (8) – 00:141–0
1–108:18 – Ian Amsbaugh (8) (Murphy, Suede)
1–222:55 – Matt Couto (2) (Rehding, Somers)
1–336:36 – PP – Zach Heintz (18) (Shields, Rehding)
(Stromp, Snarr) Carter Hottmann (9) – 38:282–3
(Fraser, Deics) Adam Stacho (20) – PP – 38:423–3
3–439:57 – Riley Murphy (12) (Suede)
3–559:45 – EN – Riley Murphy (13) (Suede)
4 minPenalties6 min
32Shots33
March 16, 2024
7:00 PM		(E1) Hobart4 – 3 (4OT)
(0–1, 1–1, 2–1, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)		(E7) CurryGeneva Recreation Complex – Geneva, New York
Attendance: 640
Game reference
Damon BeaverGoaliesShane SoderwallReferees:
Andrew Spinali
Derek Sylvester
Linesmen:
Dan Barreca
Rick Urnick
0–119:28 – Killian Rowlee (11) (Patriksson, Vonakis)
0–224:38 – Gage Dill (12) (Duncan)
(Fontana) Tanner Daniels (8) – 35:211–2
(Alexander, Lally) Christopher Duclair (15) – 41:442–2
(Aquaro, Patterson) Jonah Alexander (6) – 44:163–2
3–353:15 – Tao Ishizuka (11) (Bellefeuille, Connor)
(Daniels, Fontana) Bauer Morrissey (5) – 135:174–3
4 minPenalties6 min
102Shots47
March 16, 2024
7:00 PM		(E3) Utica4 – 1
(1–0, 2–1, 1–0)		(E4) Plymouth StateAdirondack Bank Center – Utica, New York
Attendance: 4,261
Game reference
Ethan RobertsGoaliesKalle Andersson
(Koufis, Snarr) Jakob Breault (11) – 15:111–0
(Herrera, Scoville) Chris Carroll (4) – PP – 27:372–0
2–131:18 – Colin Tracy (1) (Tait, Lockhart)
(Hughes, Carroll) Andrew Della Rovere (5) – 35:413–1
(Della Rovere, Hughes) Chris Carroll (5) – 46:404–1
4 minPenalties4 min
34Shots35

Semifinals

March 21, 2024
7:00 PM		(E2) Trinity2 – 1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)		(W2) AdrianKoeppel Community Center – Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 1,165
Game reference
Devon BobakGoaliesDershahn StewartReferees:
Craig Florkowski
Derek Sylvester
Linesmen:
Dan Barreca
Jacob Zaremski
(Sedlak, Harney) James Barbour (6) – 13:291–0
(Sedlak) Devan Tongue (8) – 21:322–0
2–143:56 – Bradley Somers (13) (Heintz, Babiak)
4 minPenalties4 min
37Shots32
March 21, 2024
3:00 PM		(E1) Hobart3 – 1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)		(E3) UticaKoeppel Community Center – Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 701
Game reference
Damon BeaverGoaliesEthan Roberts
(Fasig, Daniels) Austin Mourar (8) – 00:521–0
(Fasig) Tanner Hartman (20) – 07:252–0
2–129:55 – Michael Herrera (12) (Morse)
(Aquaro) Shane Shell (7) – EN – 59:353–1
6 minPenalties4 min
27Shots23

National Championship

March 23, 2024
7:00 PM		(E1) Hobart2 – 0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)		(E2) TrinityKoeppel Community Center – Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 1,736
Game reference
Damon BeaverGoaliesDevon BobakReferees:
Derek Slyvester
Bill Jones
Linesmen:
Dan Barreca
Jacob Zaremski
(Alexander) Luke Aquaro (17) – 38:591–0
Matthew Iasenza (2) – EN – 59:352–0
8 minPenalties2 min
34Shots24

All-Tournament Team

[1]

* Most Outstanding Player(s)

Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Quarterfinals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
NEHC 2 4–1 .800 2 1 1 1
NCHA 2 3–2 .600 2 1 - -
CCC 2 1–2 .333 1 - - -
SUNYAC 2 0–2 .000 - - - -
NESCAC 1 2–1 .667 1 1 1 -
UCHC 1 1–1 .500 1 1 - -
MASCAC 1 1–1 .500 1 - - -
MIAC 1 0–1 .000 - - - -
WIAC 1 0–1 .000 - - - -

References

  1. ^ a b "NCAA D-III Men's Hockey Championship Game: Hobart goes back to back, downs Trinity 2-0". USCHO. March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "NCAA approves addition of 13th team to Division III men's hockey tournament, starting with 2024 event". USCHO. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 NCAA DIII men's ice hockey championship: Selection show information, schedule". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_NCAA_Division_III_men%27s_ice_hockey_tournament
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