2015-16 NCAA D-III Men's Independents

These are the NCAA Division III independent men's ice hockey teams.

Canton Kangaroos are in the process of elevating their program from the American Collegiate Hockey Association to NCAA and are eventually hoping to end up in the State University of New York Athletic Conference.

Membership changes

 * The Aurora Spartans joined the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association
 * Daniel Webster Eagles play their first season in the NCAA. The women's program is alreay part of the Colonial Hockey Conference.

"Conference Tournament"
The two teams played for the "conference championship" February 26th & 27th  held at the Conway arena in Nashua, New Hampshire. SUNY-Canton won the series 1 game to none with one tie (4-3 (ot), 4-4 (ot)