The 1989 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was a tournament to determine the Division III national champion in men's ice hockey. This was the sixth time a national championship tournament at the Division III level had been held, in the 16th overall season of Division III hockey.
Format[]
Eight teams qualify for the tournament. For all rounds, the teams played two game series to determine which school advanced. If the series was tied, teams played a 20 minute mini-game to determine who advances. The teams were seeded according to geographic proximity in the quarterfinals, so the visiting team would have the shortest feasible distance to travel. The quarterfinals were held at campus sites from March 10-12. The semifinals were held at campus sites from March 17 and 18. The championship series was held March 24 and 25 at Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena of Rochester Institute of Technology, in Henrietta, New York.
Bids[]
The following teams qualified for the tournament. There were no automatic bids, however, conference tournament champions were given preferential consideration. No formal seeding was used, while quarterfinal matches were arranged so that the road teams would have the shortest possible travel distances. Both the East and West regions each received four bids to the tournament.
At-Large Bids[]
East[]
- Babson Beavers - ECAC East (6th appearance)
- (18-8-1)
- Oswego Lakers - ECAC West (4th appearance)
- (17-9-1)
- RIT Tigers - ECAC West (4th appearance)
- ECAC West Tournament Champions (23-6-1)
- Union Dutchmen - ECAC West (4th appearance)
- (19-7-1)
West[]
- Bemidji State Beavers - NCHA (5th appearance)
- (17-11-4)
- Saint Mary's Cardinals - MIAC (1st appearance)
- MIAC Tournament Champions (20-8-1)
- Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds - NCHA (1st appearance)
- (15-10-5)
- Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers - NCHA (2nd appearance)
- NCHA Tournament Champions (29-5-1)
Misc.[]
- Four of the eight schools who earned bids appeared in the previous NCAA tournament.
- This is the 6th of 10 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Babson.
- This is the 5th of 5 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Bemidji State.
- This is the 2nd of 8 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for UW-Stevens Point.
- Pairings were determined strictly off of geography for the quarterfinal matches, leading to a western and eastern "side" of the bracket.
Results[]
Quarterfinals[]
Held at campus sites
-Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena- Henrietta, NY
| Friday, March 10, 1989 |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Oswego | - | - | - | 7 |
| RIT | - | - | - | 5 |
| Saturday, March 11, 1989 |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Oswego | - | - | - | 2 |
| RIT | - | - | - | 5 |
*MINIGAME*
| Saturday, March 11, 1989 |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Oswego | 1 | N/A | N/A | 1 |
| RIT | 4 | N/A | N/A | 4 |
-Achilles Rink- Schenectady, New York
| Saturday, March 11, 1989 |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Babson | - | - | - | 1 |
| Union | - | - | - | 1 |
| Sunday, March 12, 1989 |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Babson | - | - | - | 3 |
| Union | - | - | - | 2 |
-John S. Glas Field House- Bemidji, MN
| Friday, March 10, 1989 |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Saint Mary's | - | - | - | 4 |
| Bemidji State | - | - | - | 5 |
| Saturday, March 11, 1989 |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Saint Mary's | - | - | - | 2 |
| Bemidji State | - | - | - | 7 |
-K.B. Willett Arena- Stevens Point, WI
| Friday, March 10, 1989 |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| UW-Eau Claire | - | - | - | 2 |
| UW-Stevens Point | - | - | - | 5 |
| Saturday, March 11, 1989 |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| UW-Eau Claire | - | - | - | 3 |
| UW-Stevens Point | - | - | - | 5 |
Semifinals[]
Held at campus sites
-Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena- Henrietta, NY
| Friday, March 17, 1989 |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Babson | - | - | - | 2 |
| RIT | - | - | - | 6 |
| Saturday, March 18, 1989 |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Babson | - | - | - | 5 |
| RIT | - | - | - | 7 |
-K.B. Willett Arena- Stevens Point, WI
| Friday, March 17, 1989 |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Bemidji State | - | - | - | 0 |
| UW-Stevens Point | - | - | - | 11 |
| Saturday, March 18, 1989 |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Bemidji State | - | - | - | 3 |
| UW-Stevens Point | - | - | - | 6 |
Championship[]
Hosted by Rochester Institute of Technology: Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena- Henrietta, NY
| Friday, March 24, 1989 |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| UW-Stevens Point | - | - | - | 3 |
| RIT | - | - | - | 3 |
| Saturday, March 25, 1989 |
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| UW-Stevens Point | - | - | - | 3 |
| RIT | - | - | - | 2 |
1989 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey National Champion Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers
Bracket[]
Tournament Notes[]
- UWSP wins its first-ever national title as a program.
- The NCHA wins its second consecutive national championship.
- RIT finishes as national Runner-Up for the first time in program history, falling to 1-1 in National Championship games.
- RIT is the second consecutive school to host the championship game, and ultimately fall short.
- Bemidji State reaches its fifth consecutive Frozen Four.
- Babson reaches the Frozen Four for the second consecutive year, and third all-time.
- There was no All-Tournament Team named, but the Tournament MVP was given to UW-Stevens Point forward Shawn Wheeler.