The NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was an annual tournament to determine the top men's ice hockey team in NCAA Division II from 1978 until 1984 and then again from 1993 until 1999. The Division II Championship was suspended following 1999, due to a lack of sponsoring schools. Most of the schools in Division II hockey became members of newly formed hockey conferences, such as College Hockey America. The Northeast-10 Conference is the last remaining Division II conference that sponsors ice hockey.
Champions YearChampionScoreRunner-upNotes1978 Merrimack12-2Lake Forest1979 Lowell6-4Mankato State1980 Mankato State5-2Elmira1981 Lowell5-4Plattsburgh State1982 Lowell6-1Plattsburgh State1983 RIT4-2Bemidji State1984 Bemidji State6-3, 8-1MerrimackTwo-game, total-goal series1985-1992Not held1993 Bemidji State10-6, 5-0MercyhurstBest-of-three series1994 Bemidji State3-5, 2-1, 2-1 (OT)Alabama-Huntsville1995 Bemidji State6-2, 5-4Mercyhurst1996 Alabama-Huntsville7-1, 3-0Bemidji State1997 Bemidji State3-2, 4-2Alabama-Huntsville1998 Alabama-Huntsville6-2, 5-2Bemidji State1999 St. Michael's4-4, 8-5New Hampshire College
Appearances by school The following is a list of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II college ice hockey teams that have qualified for the NCAA Division II Men's Ice Hockey Championship as of 1999 with teams listed by number of appearances.
NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament SchoolTournament AppearancesTournament YearsBest Result 8 1983, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Champion (1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997) 6 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 Champion (1980) 5 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 Champion (1979, 1981, 1982) 4 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 Champion (1996, 1998) 4 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984 Champion (1978) 2 1993, 1995Runner-Up (1993, 1995) 2 1981, 1982Runner-Up (1981, 1982) 2 1978, 1980 Runner-Up (1980) 2 1984, 1999 Runner-Up (1999) 2 1982, 1983 Frozen Four (1983) 2 1982, 1983 Frozen Four (1982) 2 1982, 1983 Quarterfinals (1982, 1983) 1 1983 Champion (1983) 1 1999 Champion (1999) 1 1978 Runner-Up (1978) 1 1984 Frozen Four (1984) 1 1981 Frozen Four (1981) 1 1979 Frozen Four (1979) 1 1979 Frozen Four (1979) 1 1983 Quarterfinals (1983) 1 1982 Quarterfinals (1982)
All-time record This is a list of NCAA Men's Division II Ice Hockey Tournament all-time records, updated through the 1999 Tournament.
School Games Wins Losses Ties Winning pct. Championships954022020061410211470520200413006420021100211001411303126601404001266014031021100413006321043101210112020020200
Awards Most Outstanding Player The Tournament Most Outstanding Player was an annual award given out at the conclusion of the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship to the player to be judged the most outstanding. The award was in effect for the first 7 tournaments and when the tournament was restarted in 1993 no individual awards were conferred.
Year Winner Position School 1978 Jim Toomey Forward 1979 Craig MacTavish Forward 1980 Steve Carroll Goaltender 1981 Tom Mulligan Defenseman 1982 Paul Lohnes Defenseman 1983 Dave Burkholder Goaltender 1984 Joel Otto Forward
See also NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship
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