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1987–88 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

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The 1987–88 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in October 1987 and concluded on March 25 of the following year. This was the 15th season of Division III college ice hockey.

In 1990 the NCAA ruled that Plattsburgh State had violated regulations by allowing some of their players to reside in houses owned by people invested in the ice hockey program and were provided with some measure of benefits including free housing, free meals and cash loans. Because these violations occurred between 1985 and 1988 Plattsburgh State's participation in all NCAA games during that time was vacated.[1]

Merrimack became the first non-Division I program to receive a bid to the Division I Tournament. As of 2019 no other school outside the top tier has made an appearance in the national championship. The Warriors made the most of their chance, winning two games and reaching the quarterfinals before falling to the eventual national champion Lake Superior State.[2]

Regular season

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Season tournaments

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Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Potsdam Invitational October 30–31 4 Merrimack
Brockport Invitational November 6–7 4 Brockport State
Cardinal Classic November 6–7 4 Army
RIT Tournament November 6–7 4 Michigan–Dearborn
Elmira Tournament 4 Elmira
Merrimack Thanksgiving Tournament November 21–22 4 Merrimack
McCabe Tournament December 4–5 4 Connecticut College
Codfish Bowl December 28–29 4 Massachusetts–Boston
Salem State Tournament January 3–4 4 Salem State
Lake Forest Tournament January 15–16 4 Bowdoin
Spurrier Invitational January 15–16 4
Roger Williams Tournament February 19–20 4 Saint Michael's
SUNYAC Tournament February 20–21 4 Plattsburgh State

Standings

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Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Merrimack †* 22 22 0 0 1.000 187 51 40 34 6 0 261 98
Babson 24 19 5 0 .792 126 74 33 24 9 0 155 101
Bowdoin 21 15 6 0 .714 105 68 27 19 8 0
Norwich 21 15 6 0 .714 121 80 25 17 8 0 143 98
Salem State 27 18 9 0 .667 147 95 36 22 14 0
American International 24 16 8 0 .667 146 112 31 21 10 0
Massachusetts–Boston 19 11 8 0 .579 84 83 25 15 10 0 120 110
Holy Cross 26 12 14 0 .462 122 126 36 18 18 0 169 165
Connecticut 21 9 12 0 .429 113 136 27 12 15 0 142 164
North Adams State 23 9 13 1 .413 89 138 27 13 14 1
Williams 16 5 11 0 .313 77 82 22 8 14 0
Colby 21 6 15 0 .286 70 107
New England College 24 6 18 0 .250 114 175 25 7 18 0
Middlebury 17 3 13 1 .206 57 90 24 7 16 1 84 116
Saint Anselm 22 2 19 1 .114 54 107 25 3 20 2 60 122
Westfield State 14 0 14 0 .000 39 131 21 1 19 1
Championship: March 7, 1988
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
North Division
Curry 24 23 1 0 .958 158 72 29 26 3 0
Fitchburg State ~ 20 18 1 1 .925 146 59 29 22 6 1
Southeastern Massachusetts 21 19 2 0 .905 130 61 27 22 5 0
Tufts 20 14 6 0 .700 113 86 25 18 7 0
Saint Michael's 19 13 6 0 .684 98 82 21 13 8 0 108 103
Plymouth State 22 13 9 0 .591 114 83 23 13 10 0
Southern Maine 17 9 8 0 .529 75 76 18 10 8 0 88 78
Hawthorne 22 10 12 0 .455 102 97 24 12 12 0
New Hampshire College 23 9 13 1 .413 102 119 27 11 14 2
Assumption 20 8 12 0 .400 104 95 25 8 17 0
Stonehill 25 10 15 0 .400 98 125 25 10 15 0
Suffolk 21 7 14 0 .333 94 134 24 9 15 0
Worcester State 20 6 14 0 .300 96 132 23 7 16 0
Framingham State 19 5 14 0 .263 75 106 25 5 19 1
Nichols 23 2 21 0 .087 70 165 24 2 22 0 80 178
South Division
Trinity †~* 18 18 0 0 1.000 126 42 26 22 4 0 158 79
Mercyhurst 2 2 0 0 1.000 23 7 7 4 3 0
Connecticut College 15 12 2 1 .833 101 42 22 15 5 2 127 67
Iona 20 13 6 1 .675 139 70 26 16 9 1
Skidmore 20 12 8 0 .600 127 84 25 14 11 0
Quinnipiac 23 13 9 1 .587 104 75 26 14 11 1 113 89
Roger Williams 18 10 8 0 .556 86 81 19 10 9 0
Bentley 21 9 12 0 .429 92 90 22 9 13 0 97 98
Wesleyan 19 7 11 1 .395 90 92 22 8 13 1 99 104
St. John's 16 5 10 1 .344 54 94 21 6 14 1
Amherst 17 5 11 1 .324 57 71 23 5 17 1
Western New England 16 5 11 0 .313 54 108 19 5 14 0
Villanova 26 7 18 1 .288 65 103
Fairfield 26 6 19 1 .250 82 163 26 6 19 1
Scranton 13 3 10 0 .231 64 103 18 4 14 0
Upsala 4 0 4 0 .000 3 59 5 0 5 0
Championship: March 5, 1988
indicates division regular season champions
~ indicates division tournament champions
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pct. GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Elmira †* 22 20 2 0 .909 137 50 33 27 6 0 195 95
Plattsburgh State 25 19 6 0 .760 36 24 12 0 239 144
Oswego State 25 18 7 0 .720 190 99 30 20 10 0 210 129
RIT 21 13 7 1 .643 121 86 30 14 15 1 151 144
Brockport State 22 13 8 1 .614 132 117 26 17 8 1 159 125
Union 21 12 7 2 .619 91 88 26 13 11 2
Canisius 17 10 7 0 .588 107 94 27 15 12 0 183 135
Hamilton 21 12 9 0 .571 169 116 23 13 10 0
Cortland State 17 6 11 0 .353 75 88 23 12 11 0
Potsdam State 25 8 16 1 .340 108 164 26 8 17 1
Geneseo State 24 8 16 0 .333 117 142 28 9 19 0
Hobart 24 7 17 0 .292 98 109 25 8 17 0 108 114
St. Bonaventure 18 5 13 0 .278 84 136 26 8 17 1
Binghamton 9 2 7 0 .222 34 80 16 4 12 0
Fredonia State 18 0 18 0 .000 71 238 22 0 22 0
Championship: March 5, 1988
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Lawrence 8 3 5 0
Mercyhurst 23 16 7 0 178 86
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Saint Mary's 16 13 2 1 27 75 58 30 22 7 1 172 115
St. Thomas * 16 13 3 0 26 93 40 31 21 10 0 150 97
Gustavus Adolphus 16 11 5 0 22 92 71 27 13 14 0 126 145
St. Olaf 16 7 8 1 15 68 74 29 13 15 1 143 124
Concordia (MN) 16 7 8 1 15 67 73 21 9 11 1 88 88
Bethel 16 7 9 0 14 72 73 24 9 15 0 92 125
Saint John's 16 6 10 0 12 68 90 25 12 13 0 122 133
Augsburg 16 4 12 0 8 60 84 27 5 22 0 101 161
Hamline 16 2 13 1 5 50 98 26 6 19 1 98 145
Championship: March 6, 1988
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T Pts GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Wisconsin–River Falls †* 24 20 4 0 40 138 82 38 31 6 1 230 125
Bemidji State 24 15 6 3 33 115 79 38 24 11 3 196 123
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 24 15 7 2 32 113 86 29 18 9 2 165 118
Mankato State 24 14 8 2 30 119 82 32 18 11 3 155 112
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 24 8 15 1 17 89 118 30 12 17 1 130 138
Wisconsin–Superior 24 7 17 0 14 85 108 30 11 19 0 133 132
St. Scholastica 24 1 23 0 2 66 169 30 3 27 0 84 202
Championship: March 5, 1988
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

1988 NCAA Tournament

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Quarterfinals
March 11–13
Semifinals
March 18–19
National Championship
March 25–26
               
Elmira 6 10 -
Oswego State 3 2 -
Elmira 3 9 2
Babson 4 1 1
Babson 5 2 1
Plattsburgh State2 3 0
Elmira 1 5 0
Wisconsin–River Falls 7 3 3
Wisconsin–River Falls 6 9 -
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 5 5 -
Wisconsin–River Falls 6 5 -
Bemidji State 4 3 -
Bemidji State 5 3 -
St. Thomas 1 1 -

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: † Plattsburgh State's participation in the tournament was later vacated by the NCAA

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1988 NHL Entry Draft

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Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
5 101 Ben Lebeau Merrimack ECAC East Winnipeg Jets
9 176 Matt Hentges Merrimack ECAC East Chicago Blackhawks

† incoming freshman
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1988 NHL Supplemental Draft

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Round Pick Player College Conference NHL team
2 6 Dave Schofield Merrimack ECAC East Chicago Blackhawks
2 10 Ron Lecinskas Salem State ECAC East New York Rangers
2 12 Sean Fitzgerald Oswego State ECAC West Los Angeles Kings
2 16 Todd Krygier Connecticut ECAC East Hartford Whalers

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Plattsburgh Gets Probation". New York Times. March 30, 1990. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "NCAA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "NCAA Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  4. ^ "1988 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
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