1989 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

none August 2023 1989 men's Division III 8 Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena Rochester, New York Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers 1st 1st 1st RIT Tigers 3rd 4th Babson Beavers 3rd Bemidji State Beavers 5th Mark Mazzoleni 1st Shawn Wheeler Wisconsin–Stevens Point 19,171 The 1989 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the culmination of the 1988–89 season, the 6th such tournament in NCAA history. It concluded with Wisconsin-Stevens Point defeating RIT in the championship series with 1 win and 1 tie. All Quarterfinals matchups were held at home team venues, while all succeeding games were played in Rochester, New York. 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 quarter and semifinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances. Because the semifinal series were played at home team venues the NCAA elected to select an equal amount of eastern and western teams. East West School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid School Conference Record Berth Type Appearance Last Bid Babson ECAC East 18–8–1 At-Large 6th 1988 Bemidji State NCHA 17–11–4 At-Large 5th 1988 Oswego State ECAC West 17–9–1 At-Large 4th 1988 Saint Mary's MIAC 20–8–1 Tournament Champion 1st Never RIT ECAC West 23–6–1 Tournament Champion 4th 1986 Wisconsin–Eau Claire NCHA 15–10–5 At-Large 1st Never Union ECAC West 19–7–1 At-Large 4th 1986 Wisconsin–Stevens Point NCHA 29–5–1 Tournament Champion 2nd 1988 Format The tournament featured three rounds of play. Starting in 1988, each round of the tournament consisted of 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. 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 QuarterfinalsMarch 10–12 SemifinalsMarch 17–18 National ChampionshipMarch 24–25 170 Oswego State 7 2 1 RIT 5 5 4 Babson 1 3 - Union 1 2 - Wisconsin–Stevens Point 5 5 - Wisconsin–Eau Claire 2 3 - Bemidji State 5 7 - Saint Mary's 4 2 - RIT 6 7 - Babson 2 5 - Wisconsin–Stevens Point 11 6 - Bemidji State 0 3 - RIT 3 2 - Wisconsin–Stevens Point 3 3 - Note: * denotes overtime period(s)Note: Mini-games in italics Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Frozen FourChampionship GameChampions NCHA 3 7–4–1 7 4 1 2 1 1 ECAC West 3 4–4–2 4 4 2 1 1 - ECAC East 1 1–2–1 1 2 1 1 - - MIAC 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 1989 sports events in the United States Category:1989 in sports in New York (state) Category:Sports competitions in Rochester, New York Category:College ice hockey teams in New York (state)