2011–12 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 2011–12 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 21, 2011, and concluded on March 17, 2012. This was the 39th season of Division III college ice hockey.

2011–12 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
Herb Brooks Arena was the host of the 2012 Frozen Four
Duration	October 21, 2011– March 17, 2012
NCAA tournament	2012
National championship	Herb Brooks Arena Lake Placid, New York
NCAA champion	St. Norbert
Sid Watson Award	Jonathan LaRose (Amherst)
List of NCAA Division III men's ice hockey seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

ECAC East and the NESCAC ended the arrangement where all games between conference members were counted for their conference standings.

Regular season

Standings

2011–12 ECAC East standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Division III
Norwich †*	18	15	2	1	31	85	35		29	24	3	2	134	51
Castleton State	18	12	4	2	26	81	42		28	19	7	2	124	67
Babson	18	9	5	4	22	55	56		26	9	13	4	69	92
Skidmore	18	10	8	0	20	64	54		27	12	13	2	90	87
Massachusetts–Boston	18	9	8	1	19	55	51		26	13	10	3	87	65
Southern Maine	18	7	7	4	18	56	57		27	10	11	6	77	84
New England College	18	6	8	4	16	58	59		26	9	12	5	79	80
University of New England	18	2	16	0	4	48	93		25	4	19	2	66	121
Division II
Saint Anselm	18	7	8	3	17	56	64		27	14	8	5	101	80
Saint Michael's	18	3	14	1	7	36	83		26	6	18	2	60	113
Championship: March 3, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2011–12 ECAC Northeast standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Wentworth †*	14	11	2	1	23	65	34		29	21	7	1	107	72
Curry	14	11	3	0	22	78	41		27	14	11	2	118	87
Nichols	14	9	4	1	19	60	43		27	12	13	2	89	96
Western New England	14	8	5	1	17	53	45		27	14	12	1	82	81
Johnson & Wales	14	7	5	2	16	67	41		26	13	10	3	116	74
Becker	14	4	9	1	9	42	55		26	9	15	2	75	99
Salve Regina	14	2	12	0	4	35	81		25	6	19	0	62	134
Suffolk	14	1	13	0	2	29	89		24	3	21	0	52	134
Championship: March 3, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2011–12 ECAC West standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Elmira †	12	8	2	2	16	51	33		27	15	9	3	97	80
Manhattanville	12	6	6	0	12	41	53		25	13	9	3	99	81
Hobart *	12	5	6	1	11	44	40		27	16	10	1	99	70
Utica	12	4	6	2	10	37	41		26	15	9	2	109	74
Neumann	12	3	6	3	9	31	37		26	15	8	3	99	79
Championship: March 3, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2011–12 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Plymouth State †*	18	12	3	3	27	60	41		27	17	7	3	89	65
Salem State	18	11	4	3	25	74	45		27	15	9	3	104	78
Massachusetts–Dartmouth	18	10	6	2	22	64	46		27	16	9	2	105	75
Fitchburg State	18	8	7	3	19	58	58		26	9	13	4	72	84
Worcester State	18	5	11	2	12	42	55		27	9	15	3	68	82
Westfield State	18	4	10	4	12	47	67		26	7	14	5	68	96
Framingham State	18	3	12	3	9	42	75		25	6	15	4	62	102
Championship: March 3, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2011–12 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
North Division
Marian	20	12	5	3	27	74	54		26	13	9	4	93	80
Lawrence	20	11	6	3	25	65	50		28	13	11	4	83	80
Finlandia	20	7	13	0	14	62	84		26	7	18	1	69	108
Northland	20	5	13	2	12	61	89		25	6	16	3	78	109
South Division
Adrian †	20	17	2	1	35	100	45		27	20	6	1	118	67
MSOE *	20	16	3	1	33	92	42		30	22	7	1	124	65
Lake Forest	20	4	16	0	8	49	83		27	5	22	0	62	112
Concordia (WI)	20	2	16	2	6	53	109		25	2	20	3	61	135
Championship: March 4, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2011–12 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
St. Thomas †	16	13	2	1	27	55	35		26	18	6	2	86	60
Gustavus Adolphus *	16	8	5	3	19	51	40		29	17	7	5	88	67
Saint John's	16	9	7	0	18	53	48		26	11	13	2	78	78
St. Olaf	16	7	6	3	17	49	38		28	13	9	6	82	70
Hamline	16	7	8	1	15	44	43		26	10	14	2	72	81
Concordia (MN)	16	6	7	3	15	32	36		25	10	11	4	48	59
Bethel	16	6	8	2	14	42	51		25	8	15	2	68	95
Augsburg	16	6	9	1	13	41	55		25	10	14	1	67	83
Saint Mary's	16	2	12	2	6	40	61		25	5	18	2	60	89
Championship: March 3, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2011–12 New England Small College Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Amherst †*	18	17	1	0	34	73	30		29	24	4	1	109	48
Bowdoin	18	12	3	3	27	84	47		25	16	6	3	114	64
Middlebury	18	11	6	1	23	53	38		27	14	10	3	73	63
Hamilton	18	9	8	1	19	46	65		25	12	11	2	69	83
Williams	18	8	8	2	18	57	52		26	12	9	5	82	67
Colby	18	7	9	2	16	54	59		25	12	11	2	79	71
Trinity	18	6	10	2	14	46	59		24	9	13	2	67	77
Wesleyan	18	4	12	2	10	39	59		25	8	14	3	63	86
Connecticut College	18	4	12	2	10	46	72		24	6	15	3	62	94
Tufts	18	4	13	1	9	48	65		23	7	15	1	64	78
Championship: March 4, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2011–12 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
St. Norbert †*	18	12	4	2	26	66	45		31	21	5	5	118	64
St. Scholastica	18	9	5	4	22	57	53		28	15	8	5	97	78
Wisconsin–River Falls	18	10	6	2	22	57	54		27	16	9	2	91	68
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	18	8	6	4	20	57	48		29	14	11	4	87	73
Wisconsin–Superior	18	4	7	7	15	44	48		27	10	10	7	72	69
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	18	5	11	2	12	45	55		28	13	12	3	73	66
Wisconsin–Stout	18	4	13	1	9	45	68		27	8	17	2	80	98
Championship: March 3, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2011–12 State University of New York Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Oswego State †	16	14	0	2	30	80	26		30	24	4	2	134	54
Plattsburgh State *	16	12	3	1	25	54	32		28	19	5	4	92	56
Buffalo State	16	8	7	1	17	65	46		27	13	12	2	99	85
Geneseo State	16	7	8	1	15	44	52		26	13	12	1	88	80
Fredonia State	16	6	7	3	15	56	53		26	12	11	3	87	80
Potsdam State	16	6	10	0	12	51	63		26	8	16	2	83	110
Brockport State	16	5	9	2	12	55	71		25	9	13	3	91	103
Cortland State	16	4	11	1	9	47	80		25	6	18	1	69	124
Morrisville State	16	4	11	1	9	49	78		25	5	19	1	69	127
Championship: March 3, 2012 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

2012 NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2012 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

First Round March 7

Quarterfinals March 10

Semifinals March 16

National Championship March 17

E1

Norwich (1)

3

E7

Wentworth

0

E6

Plymouth State

1

E7

Wentworth

3

E1

Norwich (1)

1

W1

St. Norbert

4

W1

St. Norbert

3

W4

St. Thomas

1

W1

St. Norbert

4

W2

Gustavus Adolphus

1

W2

Gustavus Adolphus

3

W3

MSOE

1

W1

St. Norbert

4

E2

Oswego State (2)

1

E2

Oswego State (2)

5

E5

Elmira

0

E2

Oswego State (2)

2*

E3

Amherst (3)

1

E3

Amherst (3)

3

E4

Plattsburgh State (4)

1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

See also

• 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
• 2011–12 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season