1999 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

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.

1999 NCAA Division III men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams8
Finals site
ChampionsMiddlebury Panthers (5th title)
Runner-upWisconsin–Superior Yellowjackets (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBill Beaney (5th title)
Attendance15,621

The championship marked the fifth in a row for Middlebury.

Qualifying teams

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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

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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

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Quarterfinals
March 12–13
Semifinals
March 19
National championship
March 20
           
St. Norbert 4 3 0
Middlebury 2 6 2
Middlebury 9
RIT 3
RIT 7 6 -
Amherst 2 2 -
Middlebury 5
Wisconsin–Superior 0
Wisconsin–Superior 5 4 -
St. Thomas 5 3 -
Wisconsin–Superior 4 Third-place game
Norwich 2
Norwich 4 3 - RIT 2
Plattsburgh State 4 2 - Norwich 9

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: Mini-games in italics

Record by conference

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Conference # of Bids Record Win % Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
ECAC East 3 5–4–1 .550 2 1 1
NCHA 2 3–2–1 .583 1 1 -
ECAC West 1 2–2–0 .500 1 - -
SUNYAC 1 0–1–1 .250 - - -
MIAC 1 0–1–1 .250 - - -

References

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  • "Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
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