1991 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

none August 2023 1991 men's Division III 8 Murray Athletic Center Elmira, New York Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers 3rd 3rd 3rd Mankato State 1st 3rd Babson Beavers 5th Elmira Soaring Eagles 2nd Mark Mazzoleni 3rd not awarded 16,701 The 1991 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament was the culmination of the 1990–91 season, the 8th such tournament in NCAA history. It concluded with Wisconsin-Stevens Point defeating Mankato State in the championship game 6-2. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Elmira, New York. The NCAA stopped awarding the Tournament Most Outstanding Player with this tournament. The next tournament MOP would be awarded in 2009. 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, 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 Babson ECAC East 17–7–0 At-Large 8th 1990 Gustavus Adolphus MIAC 17–5–2 Tournament Champion 2nd 1990 Elmira ECAC West 26–3–0 Tournament Champion 4th 1990 Lake Forest Independent 18–4–1 At-Large 1st Never Mercyhurst ECAC West 18–11–1 At-Large 1st Never Mankato State NCHA 21–5–6 At-Large 4th 1990 Oswego State ECAC West 14–11–1 At-Large 5th 1989 Wisconsin–Stevens Point NCHA 23–9–0 Tournament Champion 4th 1990 Format In 1991, the tournament returned to the format it had used from 1984-1987. The tournament featured three rounds of play. In the Quarterfinals, 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 8–10 SemifinalsMarch 15 National championshipMarch 16 Third-place game 170 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 9 6 - Lake Forest 1 3 - Babson 4 10 - Oswego State 1 4 - Mercyhurst 5 6 1 Elmira 4 7 2* Mankato State 4 7 - Gustavus Adolphus 4 2 - Wisconsin–Stevens Point 5 Babson 2 Elmira 3 Mankato State 7 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 6 Mankato State 2 Babson 3 Elmira 2 Note: * denotes overtime period(s)Note: Mini-games in italics Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Frozen FourChampionship GameChampions ECAC West 3 2–6–0 2 6 0 1 - - NCHA 2 6–1–1 6 1 1 2 2 1 ECAC East 1 3–1–0 3 1 0 1 - - MIAC 1 0–1–1 0 1 1 - - - Independent 1 0–2–0 0 2 0 - - - 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 Category:NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament Category:March 1991 sports events in the United States Category:1991 in sports in New York (state) Category:Sports in Elmira, New York Category:College ice hockey tournaments in New York (state)