2008–09 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 2008–09 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 17, 2008 and concluded on March 21 of the following year. This was the 36th season of Division III college ice hockey.

2008–09 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
Herb Brooks Arena was the host of the 2009 Frozen Four
Duration	October 17, 2008– March 21, 2009
NCAA tournament	2009
National championship	Herb Brooks Arena Lake Placid, New York
NCAA champion	Neumann
Sid Watson Award	Jeff Landers (Amherst)
List of NCAA Division III men's ice hockey seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

Regular season

Standings

2008–09 ECAC East standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Division III
Norwich †	19	11	5	3	25	73	41		25	13	8	4	85	55
Castleton State	19	11	6	2	24	61	49		26	15	9	2	82	64
Salem State	19	10	8	1	21	58	55		25	14	9	2	87	73
New England College	19	9	8	2	20	51	51		27	15	10	2	91	69
Southern Maine	19	8	8	3	19	63	65		26	11	12	3	84	85
Skidmore	19	8	8	3	19	54	53		26	13	10	3	80	74
Babson *	19	9	10	0	18	66	55		28	13	14	1	90	80
Massachusetts–Boston	19	4	14	1	9	48	76		28	10	16	2	85	100
Division II
Saint Anselm	19	6	12	1	13	56	78		26	10	15	1	79	106
Saint Michael's ~	19	4	14	1	9	36	88		28	11	15	2	74	113
ECAC East Championship: March 7, 2009 Northeast-10 Championship: March 7, 2009 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ~ indicates Northeast-10 Tournament champion

2008–09 ECAC Northeast standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Division III
Nichols †*	17	16	1	0	32	89	36		29	25	4	0	128	69
Curry	17	15	1	1	31	99	39		27	20	5	2	134	70
Wentworth	17	13	3	1	27	94	44		27	18	8	1	134	74
Massachusetts–Dartmouth	17	13	3	1	27	58	34		26	16	8	2	77	58
Fitchburg State	17	9	5	3	21	62	47		27	13	9	5	86	77
Becker	17	9	7	1	19	51	55		26	11	14	1	67	92
Johnson & Wales	17	8	7	2	18	58	60		26	9	14	3	74	106
Westfield State	17	7	7	3	17	70	59		24	11	9	4	106	87
Suffolk	17	7	7	3	17	53	60		25	8	14	3	64	92
Plymouth State	17	7	8	2	16	55	56		25	11	12	2	75	92
Worcester State	17	4	10	3	11	61	81		24	6	15	3	81	112
Western New England	17	3	12	2	8	33	74		25	3	20	2	43	125
Salve Regina	17	3	13	1	7	63	86		22	3	17	2	70	110
Framingham State	17	0	14	3	3	36	97		25	5	18	2	58	156
Division II
Southern New Hampshire	17	7	8	2	16	65	71		24	9	13	2	91	100
Stonehill	17	7	9	1	15	65	61		24	10	13	1	88	87
Assumption	17	4	10	3	11	54	77		26	6	16	4	74	111
Franklin Pierce	17	4	11	2	10	49	78		25	5	18	2	64	115
ECAC Northeast Championship: March 7, 2009 Northeast-10 Championship: March 7, 2009 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions ~ indicates Northeast-10 Tournament champion

2008–09 ECAC West standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Elmira †	15	9	3	3	21	63	33		27	16	8	3	112	63
Manhattanville	15	8	3	4	20	53	35		25	16	4	5	91	50
Hobart	15	9	4	2	20	58	33		30	21	7	2	121	68
Neumann *	15	8	5	2	18	70	52		32	21	9	2	134	94
Utica	15	5	9	1	11	54	56		26	11	12	3	101	82
Lebanon Valley	15	0	15	0	0	25	114		25	0	25	0	44	175
Championship: March 7, 2009 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2008–09 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Adrian †*	20	20	0	0	40	127	25		29	27	1	1	189	63
Lawrence	20	14	5	1	29	64	37		28	16	11	1	81	68
MSOE	20	12	7	1	25	70	49		29	15	12	2	86	80
Marian	20	11	8	1	23	65	53		28	13	12	3	92	85
Finlandia	20	10	8	2	22	69	51		25	10	13	2	78	80
Minnesota–Crookston	20	5	15	0	10	51	99		27	6	21	0	65	132
Concordia (WI)	20	4	16	0	8	51	109		27	4	22	1	64	145
Northland	20	1	18	1	3	23	97		27	1	25	1	31	159
Championship: March 1, 2009 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2008–09 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
St. Olaf †	16	12	1	3	27	66	39		26	16	7	3	100	72
Gustavus Adolphus *	16	10	6	0	20	58	36		30	19	11	0	112	80
St. Thomas	16	9	5	2	20	66	49		26	12	11	3	92	82
Hamline	16	9	7	0	18	71	54		28	16	11	1	113	85
Augsburg	16	8	7	1	17	73	64		26	9	16	1	98	107
Bethel	16	8	8	0	16	49	61		25	11	13	1	73	88
Saint John's	16	7	8	1	15	47	50		25	10	14	1	74	81
Saint Mary's	16	3	12	1	7	46	93		25	4	20	1	60	150
Concordia (MN)	16	1	13	2	4	35	65		25	4	19	2	62	96
Championship: March 4, 2009 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2008–09 New England Small College Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Amherst †*	19	16	2	1	33	72	30		28	22	5	1	98	41
Middlebury	19	14	4	1	29	91	47		27	19	7	1	119	69
Williams	19	12	5	2	26	61	54		26	15	9	2	72	74
Trinity	19	12	7	0	24	67	46		25	16	9	0	90	62
Connecticut College	19	9	7	3	21	57	48		25	13	9	3	75	65
Bowdoin	19	8	9	2	18	63	60		25	11	12	2	87	72
Hamilton	19	8	11	0	16	54	60		25	9	15	1	67	84
Tufts	19	7	10	2	16	46	70		25	11	12	2	71	83
Wesleyan	19	4	13	2	10	40	68		23	4	17	2	43	81
Colby	19	4	13	2	10	46	69		24	6	15	3	56	78
Championship: March 7, 2009 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2008–09 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Wisconsin–Superior †	14	11	1	2	24	52	29		30	23	4	3	128	61
Wisconsin–Stout *	14	10	2	2	22	49	35		31	23	6	2	127	81
St. Scholastica	14	9	4	1	19	45	29		29	20	7	2	102	85
St. Norbert	14	8	5	1	17	46	33		28	19	8	1	109	62
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	14	6	7	1	13	44	48		27	15	10	2	105	79
Wisconsin–River Falls	14	4	9	1	9	38	48		27	10	15	2	69	77
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	14	3	10	1	7	37	43		27	13	13	1	85	70
Lake Forest	14	0	13	1	1	21	67		27	5	20	2	57	113
Championship: March 7, 2009 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2008–09 State University of New York Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Plattsburgh State †*	16	15	0	1	31	81	25		28	24	2	2	135	54
Oswego State	16	11	4	1	23	66	39		27	18	8	1	116	74
Geneseo State	16	8	7	1	17	54	60		27	14	12	1	83	89
Brockport State	16	7	7	2	16	55	61		27	14	10	3	95	90
Potsdam State	16	6	6	4	16	58	61		26	9	12	5	104	103
Buffalo State	16	5	7	4	14	65	63		26	10	12	4	107	87
Cortland State	16	5	9	2	12	52	67		25	8	15	2	90	104
Fredonia State	16	4	8	4	12	47	56		24	6	13	5	61	81
Morrisville State	16	1	14	1	3	38	84		25	5	19	1	70	123
Championship: March 7, 2009 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

2009 NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2009 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

First Round March 11

Quarterfinals March 14

Semifinals March 20

National Championship March 21

E1

Plattsburgh State

4

E5

Neumann

5*

E4

Elmira

1

E5

Neumann

2

E5

Neumann

2

E3

Hobart

0

E2

Amherst

4

E7

Babson

1

E2

Amherst

1

E3

Hobart

2*

E3

Hobart

3

E6

Nichols

0

E5

Neumann

4

W4

Gustavus Adolphus

1

W1

Wisconsin–Superior

0

W4

Gustavus Adolphus

2

W4

Gustavus Adolphus

3*

W2

Wisconsin–Stout

2

W2

Wisconsin–Stout

2

W3

St. Scholastica

1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

See also

• 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season