1999 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

none August 2023 1999 men's Division III 8 Kreitzberg Arena Norwich, Vermont Middlebury Panthers 5th 5th 5th Wisconsin–Superior Yellowjackets 3rd 6th RIT Tigers 6th Norwich Cadets 2nd Bill Beaney 5th not awarded 15,621 The 1999 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1998–99 season, the 16th such tournament in NCAA history. It concluded with Middlebury defeating Wisconsin-Superior in the championship game 5-0. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Norwich, Vermont. The championship marked the fifth in a row for Middlebury. Qualifying teams The following teams qualified for the tournament. There were no automatic bids, however, conference tournament champions were given preferential consideration. No formal seeding was used while quarterfinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances. East West School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid Amherst ECAC East 19–3–0 At-Large 1st Never St. Norbert NCHA 24–4–3 Tournament Champion 3rd 1998 Middlebury ECAC East 18–4–1 At-Large 5th 1998 St. Thomas MIAC 16–11–2 Tournament Champion 8th 1994 Norwich ECAC East 25–1–1 Tournament Champion 3rd 1997 Wisconsin–Superior NCHA 20–7–2 At-Large 7th 1997 Plattsburgh State SUNYAC 23–4–2 Tournament Champion 8th 1998 RIT ECAC West 25–1–2 Tournament Champion 9th 1998 Format The tournament featured three rounds of play. In the Quarterfinals, teams played a two-game series where the first team to reach 3 points was declared a winner (2 points for winning a game, 1 point each for tying). If both teams ended up with 2 points after the first two games a 20-minute mini-game used to determine a winner. Mini-game scores are in italics. Beginning with the semifinals all games became Single-game eliminations. The winning teams in the semifinals advanced to the National Championship Game with the losers playing in a Third Place game. The teams were seeded according to geographic proximity in the quarterfinals so the visiting team would have the shortest feasible distance to travel. Bracket 3/1/1 QuarterfinalsMarch 12–13 SemifinalsMarch 19 National championshipMarch 20 Third-place game St. Norbert 4 3 0 Middlebury 2 6 2 RIT 7 6 - Amherst 2 2 - Wisconsin–Superior 5 4 - St. Thomas 5 3 - Norwich 4 3 - Plattsburgh State 4 2 - Middlebury 9 RIT 3 Wisconsin–Superior 4 Norwich 2 Middlebury 5 Wisconsin–Superior 0 RIT 2 Norwich 9 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)Note: Mini-games in italics Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Frozen FourChampionship GameChampions ECAC East 3 5–4–1 5 4 1 2 1 1 NCHA 2 3–2–1 3 2 1 1 1 - ECAC West 1 2–2–0 2 2 0 1 - - SUNYAC 1 0–1–1 0 1 1 - - - MIAC 1 0–1–1 0 1 1 - - - References 50em 2 Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book NCAA http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_ice_hockey_champs_records/2018/D3.pdf 2019-03-04 External links Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book Category:NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament