2003–04 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
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The 2003–04 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 18, 2003 and concluded on March 20, 2004. This was the 31st season of Division III college ice hockey.
DurationOctober 18, 2003–
March 20, 2004
March 20, 2004
National championshipKreitzberg Arena
Norwich, Vermont
Norwich, Vermont
| 2003–04 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | October 18, 2003– March 20, 2004 | ||||
| NCAA tournament | 2004 | ||||
| National championship | Kreitzberg Arena Norwich, Vermont | ||||
| NCAA champion | Middlebury | ||||
| Sid Watson Award | Kevin Cooper (Middlebury) | ||||
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Regular season
Season tournaments
Standings
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Division III | ||||||||||||||
| Norwich †* | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 96 | 41 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 146 | 60 | |
| New England College | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 82 | 42 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 148 | 60 | |
| Babson | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 76 | 76 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 138 | 91 | |
| Salem State | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 66 | 75 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 105 | 96 | |
| Southern Maine | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 57 | 93 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 98 | 126 | |
| Skidmore | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 72 | 26 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 66 | 101 | |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 113 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 56 | 155 | |
| Division II | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Anselm | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 86 | 42 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 137 | 71 | |
| Saint Michael's ~ | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 51 | 116 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 110 | 153 | |
| ECAC East Championship: March 7, 2004 Northeast-10 Championship: March 6, 2004 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ~ indicates Northeast-10 Tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Division III | ||||||||||||||
| Curry † | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 141 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 202 | 72 | |
| Lebanon Valley | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 87 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 113 | 68 | |
| Wentworth * | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 73 | 35 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 112 | 84 | |
| Framingham State | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 51 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 72 | 75 | |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 75 | 53 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 130 | 109 | |
| Fitchburg State | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 48 | 50 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 67 | 98 | |
| Suffolk | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 47 | 62 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 70 | 84 | |
| Salve Regina | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 62 | 51 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 79 | 96 | |
| Nichols | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 82 | 23 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 55 | 107 | |
| Western New England | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 53 | 65 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 80 | 92 | |
| Plymouth State | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 54 | 72 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 81 | 103 | |
| Worcester State | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 70 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 48 | 100 | |
| Johnson & Wales | 16 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 95 | 25 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 57 | 190 | |
| Division II | ||||||||||||||
| Stonehill | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 56 | 61 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 71 | 84 | |
| Southern New Hampshire | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 45 | 50 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 87 | 96 | |
| Assumption | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 70 | 72 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 99 | 113 | |
| Franklin Pierce | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 109 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 74 | 155 | |
| ECAC Northeast Championship: March 7, 2004 Northeast-10 Championship: March 6, 2004 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions ~ indicates Northeast-10 Tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Hobart †* | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 109 | 99 | |
| Manhattanville | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 98 | 52 | |
| RIT | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 57 | 51 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 118 | 77 | |
| Utica | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 120 | 85 | |
| Elmira | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 45 | 42 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 117 | 98 | |
| Neumann | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 79 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 74 | 143 | |
| Championship: March 6, 2004 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions | ||||||||||||||
| Overall record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |
| Castleton State | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 24 | 177 |
| Finlandia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 33 |
| Scranton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Marian † | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 76 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 101 | 61 | |
| Minnesota–Crookston * | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 71 | 48 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 104 | 96 | |
| MSOE | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 60 | 54 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 75 | 115 | |
| Lawrence | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 66 | 28 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 98 | 140 | |
| Northland | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 100 | 26 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 72 | 179 | |
| Championship: February 29, 2004 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Saint John's † | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 63 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 120 | 50 | |
| St. Thomas * | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 72 | 36 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 106 | 79 | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 57 | 40 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 86 | 73 | |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 56 | 45 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 94 | 80 | |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 55 | 53 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 88 | 89 | |
| Augsburg | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 60 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 69 | 98 | |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 64 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 66 | 111 | |
| Bethel | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 47 | 61 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 73 | 102 | |
| Hamline | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 75 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 55 | 117 | |
| Championship: March 7, 2004 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Middlebury †* | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 94 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 152 | 48 | |
| Trinity | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 84 | 45 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 115 | 67 | |
| Bowdoin | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 90 | 51 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 119 | 66 | |
| Colby | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 69 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 113 | 66 | |
| Williams | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 73 | 54 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 89 | 74 | |
| Hamilton | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 77 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 110 | 75 | |
| Wesleyan | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 48 | 61 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 72 | |
| Amherst | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 54 | 64 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 83 | 82 | |
| Tufts | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 50 | 106 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 88 | 131 | |
| Connecticut College | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 88 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 73 | 108 | |
| Championship: March 7, 2004 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| St. Norbert †* | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 79 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 175 | 55 | |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 54 | 34 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 108 | 61 | |
| Wisconsin–Superior | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 58 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 119 | 72 | |
| Lake Forest | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 44 | 34 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 116 | 63 | |
| Wisconsin–Stout | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 83 | 85 | |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 33 | 57 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 92 | 96 | |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 53 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 90 | 85 | |
| St. Scholastica | 14 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 59 | 27 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 56 | 116 | |
| Championship: March 6, 2004 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion | ||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| Plattsburgh State †* | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 77 | 27 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 142 | 78 | |
| Potsdam State | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 65 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 113 | 113 | |
| Oswego State | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 66 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 146 | 90 | |
| Geneseo State | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 53 | 45 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 104 | 86 | |
| Fredonia State | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 101 | 92 | |
| Cortland State | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 52 | 77 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 111 | 143 | |
| Buffalo State | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 72 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 79 | 119 | |
| Brockport State | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 88 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 66 | 142 | |
| Championship: March 6, 2004 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions | ||||||||||||||
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings
Player stats
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurtis McLean | Junior | Norwich | 28 | 36 | 21 | 57 | 16 |
| Kevin Cooper | Sophomore | Middlebury | 30 | 35 | 22 | 57 | 20 |
| Jason Deitsch | Junior | St. Norbert | 32 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 46 |
| Travis Banga | Senior | New England College | 26 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 22 |
| Bret Adams | Freshman | Curry | 29 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 73 |
| Don Patrick | Junior | Oswego State | 31 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 12 |
| Brian Doherty | Junior | Curry | 29 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 32 |
| Chris Lee | Senior | Potsdam State | 27 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 30 |
| Mike O'Sullivan | Junior | Curry | 29 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 28 |
| Jimmy Sokol | Junior | Utica | 26 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 26 |
Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Scheuer | Senior | Middlebury | 20 | 1155 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | .932 | 1.35 |
| Adam Hanna | Freshman | Saint John's | 18 | 1080 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5 | .924 | 1.61 |
| Chancy Colquhoun | Senior | St. Norbert | 20 | 1210 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 7 | .931 | 1.64 |
| Joel Cameron | Junior | Lake Forest | 16 | 969 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 3 | .944 | 1.73 |
| Andrew Scanlon | Sophomore | Wisconsin–River Falls | 21 | 1238 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 3 | .937 | 1.74 |
| Eric Van Den Bosch | Sophomore | St. Norbert | 13 | 721 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | .917 | 1.75 |
| Yen–I Chen | Sophomore | Middlebury | 12 | 674 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | .893 | 1.87 |
| Kevin Schieve | Junior | Norwich | 12 | 707 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | .926 | 1.87 |
| Tim Fewster | Sophomore | SNHU | 11 | 583 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2 | .937 | 1.90 |
2004 NCAA Tournament
| First Round March 10 | Quarterfinals March 13 | Semifinals March 19 | National Championship March 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | St. Norbert | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 3* | W2 | Wisconsin–River Falls | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| W3 | St. Thomas | 2 | St. Norbert | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Plattsburgh State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Plattsburgh State | 5* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Curry | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Norbert | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Middlebury | 1* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Middlebury | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wentworth | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Middlebury | 3** | ||||||||||||||||||
| Norwich | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Norwich | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hobart | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)