INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division III Menâs Ice Hockey Committee announced today the field of 12 teams for the 2019 NCAA Division III Menâs Ice Hockey Championship.
Eight conferences have been awarded an automatic qualification. The remaining four teams were selected at-large by the committee.
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The championship playoff format involves four first-round games and four quarterfinal games that are played on the campuses of the participating institutions. All games in the championship are single elimination. The four quarterfinal winners will advance to a non-predetermined site for the semifinal and championship games, which will be conducted March 22-23. Â
Hobart College (19-7-2), University of Massachusetts Boston (19-7-1), State University of New York at Oswego (19-6-2), and University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (26-0-2) enter the field as the four at-large selections.Â
The semifinal and championship games will be web streamed live on NCAA.com. Â
In 2018, St. Norbert claimed its fifth title with a 3-2 double overtime win over Salve Regina (Rhode Island) at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York.
For more information about the 2019 Division III Menâs Ice Hockey Championship, log on to NCAA.com.
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