2002–03 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

2002–03 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
2002–03 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
Duration	October 18, 2002–; March 22, 2003
NCAA tournament	2003
National championship	Kreitzberg Arena; Norwich, Vermont
NCAA champion	Norwich
Sid Watson Award	Maris Ziedins; (St. Norbert)
List of NCAA Division III men's ice hockey seasons
← 2001–02	2003–04 →

The 2002–03 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 18, 2002, and concluded on March 22 of the following year. This was the 30th season of Division III college ice hockey.

The NCAA changed the national tournament format to have all rounds be Single elimination. As a result, the mini-game was eliminated from the Championship.

Regular season[edit]

Season tournaments[edit]

Standings[edit]

2002–03 ECAC East standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Division III
Norwich †*	19	16	3	0	32	129	50	30	27	3	0	191	73
New England College	19	15	4	0	30	104	55	26	20	6	0	138	76
Babson	19	10	6	3	23	83	72	27	17	7	3	143	93
Salem State	19	9	7	3	21	85	79	27	15	9	3	127	103
Skidmore	19	6	12	1	13	48	75	25	7	17	1	66	103
MCLA	19	3	14	2	8	64	107	23	5	15	3	88	125
Southern Maine	19	3	14	2	8	50	101	25	6	17	2	86	135
Massachusetts–Boston	19	0	18	1	1	33	153	24	0	22	2	43	183
Division II
Saint Anselm	19	5	12	2	12	53	92	26	9	14	3	78	108
Saint Michael's ~	19	5	12	2	12	71	108	26	11	13	2	117	130
Division III Championship: March 8, 2003 Division II Championship: March 8, 2003 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ~ indicates Division II Tournament champion

2002–03 ECAC Northeast standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Division III
Wentworth †*	16	13	1	2	28	101	26	29	21	5	3	153	58
Lebanon Valley	16	14	2	0	28	91	31	27	20	6	1	137	66
Curry	16	13	3	0	26	98	43	27	18	9	0	150	97
Fitchburg State	16	12	3	1	25	97	60	26	16	8	2	107	86
Johnson & Wales	16	11	4	1	23	67	52	26	14	11	1	131	116
Massachusetts–Dartmouth	16	9	6	1	19	67	52	25	15	7	3	103	82
Salve Regina	16	8	7	1	17	68	57	25	11	13	1	94	99
Worcester State	16	7	7	2	16	58	68	25	8	14	3	84	121
Suffolk	16	6	9	1	13	62	67	21	9	10	2	84	91
Plymouth State	16	3	9	4	10	54	86	22	5	12	5	75	120
Western New England	16	4	11	1	9	50	77	23	5	16	2	68	107
Nichols	16	3	13	0	6	41	102	23	4	17	2	70	138
Framingham State	16	2	14	0	4	35	118	24	3	20	1	52	179
Division II
Southern New Hampshire	16	7	7	2	16	66	52	26	12	11	3	110	88
Stonehill	16	8	8	0	16	78	69	24	11	13	0	111	103
Assumption	16	7	8	1	15	68	58	27	11	15	1	114	110
Franklin Pierce	16	0	15	1	1	35	123	23	0	22	1	45	184
Division III Championship: March 8, 2003 Division II Championship: March 8, 2003 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions ~ indicates Division II Tournament champion

2002–03 ECAC West standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
RIT †	10	8	1	1	17	66	31	25	19	4	2	154	72
Manhattanville	10	7	3	0	14	46	31	26	18	6	2	108	64
Elmira *	10	6	3	1	13	64	39	28	18	8	2	154	104
Hobart	10	4	5	1	9	42	43	26	14	10	2	97	84
Utica	10	3	6	1	7	39	43	25	11	13	1	84	96
Neumann	10	0	10	0	0	13	83	24	1	22	1	48	173
Championship: March 8, 2003 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2002–03 NCAA Division III Independent ice hockey standings v t e
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Finlandia	10	1	8	1	34	54
Scranton	3	0	3	0	10	23

2002–03 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Minnesota–Crookston †*	16	10	3	3	23	89	48	25	18	4	3	129	75
Marian	16	10	4	2	22	75	33	27	14	11	2	104	80
Lawrence	16	10	6	0	20	72	67	27	12	15	0	97	113
MSOE	16	4	10	2	10	47	77	28	7	18	3	76	129
Northland	16	2	13	1	5	33	91	24	3	19	2	53	144
Championship: February 23, 2003 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2002–03 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Saint John's †*	16	13	2	1	27	76	47	28	20	7	1	116	89
St. Thomas	16	10	5	1	21	58	31	27	16	9	2	97	59
Augsburg	16	10	6	0	20	64	56	26	17	9	0	114	92
Gustavus Adolphus	16	8	7	1	17	67	40	27	14	12	1	114	75
Concordia (MN)	16	7	7	2	16	55	62	26	13	11	2	92	103
Hamline	16	7	7	2	16	55	70	25	9	13	3	76	106
St. Olaf	16	6	9	1	13	59	57	25	10	13	2	90	85
Saint Mary's	16	5	11	0	10	50	67	25	11	13	1	98	94
Bethel	16	2	14	0	4	30	84	24	3	21	0	49	136
Championship: March 1, 2003 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2002–03 New England Small College Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Middlebury †	19	16	1	2	34	99	33	29	22	5	2	135	63
Trinity *	19	15	3	1	31	93	43	27	19	6	2	119	73
Colby	19	14	4	1	29	88	48	25	18	6	1	125	60
Bowdoin	19	11	3	5	27	86	55	24	13	6	5	116	74
Hamilton	19	10	7	2	22	93	57	26	14	10	2	122	75
Amherst	19	7	8	4	18	70	76	25	7	13	5	78	116
Williams	19	8	9	2	18	89	64	25	8	15	2	104	96
Tufts	19	7	10	2	16	78	85	22	7	11	4	87	100
Wesleyan	19	7	11	1	15	49	75	23	7	13	3	56	93
Connecticut College	19	3	12	4	10	50	87	24	5	15	4	65	105
Championship: March 9, 2003 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2002–03 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
St. Norbert †*	14	12	1	1	25	67	28	31	27	2	2	164	66
Wisconsin–Superior	14	11	2	1	23	63	26	29	21	6	2	129	65
Wisconsin–River Falls	14	11	2	1	23	78	26	31	23	7	1	164	63
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	14	8	6	0	16	54	44	29	15	12	2	109	89
Lake Forest	14	6	7	1	15	44	46	27	13	9	5	100	77
St. Scholastica	14	2	11	1	5	27	77	26	5	20	1	68	138
Wisconsin–Stout	14	2	12	0	4	33	71	27	6	21	0	66	133
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	14	1	12	1	3	33	81	25	1	22	2	57	153
Championship: March 1, 2003 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2002–03 State University of New York Athletic Conference ice hockey standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Oswego State †*	14	10	3	1	21	77	31	33	25	7	1	171	81
Fredonia State	14	10	4	0	20	43	25	26	14	12	0	76	57
Plattsburgh State	14	9	4	1	19	77	35	32	20	9	3	158	92
Potsdam State	14	7	6	1	15	45	45	29	14	13	2	100	95
Geneseo State	14	7	6	1	15	37	39	25	9	13	3	79	89
Cortland State	14	3	9	2	8	40	69	27	5	18	4	80	140
Brockport State	14	3	9	2	8	29	66	25	9	14	2	72	103
Buffalo State	14	3	11	0	6	43	79	25	6	18	1	78	123
Championship: March 9, 2003 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

2003 NCAA Tournament[edit]

First Round March 12			Quarterfinals March 15			Semifinals March 21		National Championship March 22

			W1	St. Norbert	5
W2	Wisconsin–River Falls	2	W2	Wisconsin–River Falls	2
W3	Saint John's	0				St. Norbert	3
						Norwich	6
			Norwich		6
			Trinity		4
								Norwich	2
								Oswego State	1
			Middlebury		5
			Elmira		1
						Middlebury	0
						Oswego State	6
			Oswego State		4
			Wentworth		3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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References[edit]

^ "Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved September 19, 2019.

External links[edit]

[1] "Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved September 19, 2019.

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