1996–97 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

August 2023 March 2025 men iii 1996 250 October 1996–March 22, 1997 Nelson Recreation Center Middlebury, Vermont Middlebury Steve Toll RIT The 1996–97 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in November 1996 and concluded on March 22, 1997. This was the 24th season of Division III college ice hockey. Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Blue Devil Invitational October 25–26 4 Mercyhurst Pepsi Invitational November 1–2 4 RIT Tournament November 1–2 4 RIT Canisius Invitational November 3–4 4 Canisius Cardinal Classic November 29–30 4 Plattsburgh State Charles Luce Tournament November 30–December 1 4 Connecticut College Hamot Hockey Classic December 13–14 4 Mercyhurst Codfish Bowl December 28–29 4 Norwich Holy Cross Tournament January 3–4 4 Plattsburgh State Elmira Tournament January 4–5 4 Niagara Standings Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings 1997 NCAA Tournament 1997 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 3/1/1 QuarterfinalsMarch 14–15 SemifinalsMarch 21 National championshipMarch 22 Third-place game 170 Norwich 3 5 - Plattsburgh State 3 2 - St. Norbert 2 1 0 Wisconsin–Superior 0 4 1 Saint John's 2 4 - Elmira 2 2 - Middlebury 6 6 - RIT 4 3 - Norwich 1 Wisconsin–Superior 2** Saint John's 1 Middlebury 4 Wisconsin–Superior 2 Middlebury 3 Norwich 3 Saint John's 4 Note: * denotes overtime period(s) Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book NCAA http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_ice_hockey_champs_records/2018/D3.pdf September 19, 2019 See also 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season 1996–97 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season References 50em External links NCAA