Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

2015–16 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 2015–16 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 30, 2015, and concluded on March 26, 2016. This was the 43rd season of Division III college ice hockey.

ECAC East rebranded itself as the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) and retained the same league membership from the previous year.[1]

Regular season

Season tournaments

Standings

Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Endicott 16 11 4 1 23 66 42 27 16 9 2 95 75
Nichols 16 11 5 0 22 59 43 27 17 10 0 94 64
Salve Regina * 16 9 6 1 19 65 43 29 17 11 1 104 75
Suffolk 16 8 6 2 18 40 47 25 13 10 2 80 81
Wentworth 16 8 7 1 17 42 46 27 10 15 2 66 94
Johnson & Wales 16 7 6 3 17 41 40 26 11 11 4 73 69
Becker 16 6 9 1 13 46 50 26 10 15 1 82 93
Curry 16 5 10 1 11 43 47 25 9 14 2 67 74
Western New England 16 1 13 2 4 25 69 25 2 19 4 41 100
Championship: March 5, 2016
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Hobart †* 15 12 3 0 24 68 32 28 21 5 2 111 52
Manhattanville 15 8 7 0 16 49 58 26 12 13 1 86 94
Utica 15 6 6 3 15 42 44 28 14 10 4 77 71
Neumann 15 6 7 2 14 44 49 27 15 9 3 92 75
Nazareth 15 5 9 1 11 43 51 26 8 14 4 71 85
Elmira 15 4 9 2 10 46 58 26 11 12 3 88 85
Championship: March 5, 2016
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
Canton State 27 6 17 4 68 118
Daniel Webster 22 3 18 1 40 98
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Salem State †* 18 16 2 0 32 88 31 28 22 6 0 118 60
Plymouth State 18 15 2 1 31 70 35 27 21 5 1 97 57
Fitchburg State 18 7 9 2 16 58 57 27 11 14 2 87 90
Massachusetts–Dartmouth 18 6 9 3 15 51 67 26 7 15 4 72 105
Westfield State 18 7 11 0 14 60 65 27 13 14 0 94 93
Framingham State 18 5 12 1 11 42 77 26 6 19 1 62 112
Worcester State 18 3 14 1 7 36 73 25 6 18 1 53 96
Championship: March 5, 2016
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
Conference Overall
GP W L T SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Augsburg †* 16 11 3 2 1 36 64 35 28 17 9 2 101 69
St. Thomas 16 10 3 3 1 34 55 36 26 13 8 5 76 40
Saint John's 16 10 4 2 1 33 58 37 26 10 14 2 76 86
Concordia (MN) 16 8 7 1 1 26 55 51 26 10 14 2 76 86
Hamline 16 6 8 2 2 22 55 61 27 10 12 5 92 103
Saint Mary's 16 6 9 1 0 19 58 58 25 9 14 2 95 101
St. Olaf 16 4 8 4 2 19 48 66 25 6 14 5 76 103
Gustavus Adolphus 16 5 8 3 0 18 37 45 25 6 14 5 52 80
Bethel 16 3 13 0 0 9 39 80 25 4 19 2 62 108
Championship: March 5, 2016
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Division III
Massachusetts–Boston †* 18 14 2 2 30 78 40 31 23 5 3 134 69
Babson 18 13 3 2 28 61 25 28 19 6 3 96 47
Norwich 18 11 5 2 24 49 35 27 17 8 2 87 59
University of New England 18 9 7 2 20 65 60 27 14 10 3 103 89
New England College 18 6 6 6 18 58 51 26 11 9 6 88 68
Castleton 18 7 9 2 16 47 52 26 8 16 2 59 87
Skidmore 18 5 10 3 13 47 54 26 5 17 4 62 84
Southern Maine 18 5 13 0 10 36 70 26 8 17 1 54 91
Division II
Saint Anselm 18 6 9 3 15 45 48 26 12 11 3 72 64
Saint Michael's 18 3 15 0 6 34 85 24 6 18 0 51 105
Championship: March 5, 2016
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Williams 18 14 2 2 30 49 27 27 19 6 2 77 45
Trinity * 18 14 4 0 28 62 38 28 21 6 1 97 63
Bowdoin 18 9 5 4 22 53 42 25 13 8 4 80 70
Hamilton 18 8 6 4 20 46 38 25 13 8 4 72 48
Middlebury 18 6 5 7 19 46 41 26 8 11 7 64 65
Amherst 18 7 8 3 17 33 38 27 11 12 4 64 71
Colby 18 6 9 3 15 41 49 25 9 11 5 63 68
Tufts 18 5 8 5 15 43 42 26 10 10 6 71 60
Wesleyan 18 2 9 7 11 39 57 24 2 14 8 52 86
Connecticut College 18 0 15 3 3 32 72 24 3 18 3 47 87
Championship: March 6, 2016
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
North
St. Norbert 20 17 2 1 35 93 27 31 25 4 2 137 52
St. Scholastica 20 12 7 1 25 74 45 28 15 10 3 100 70
Lawrence 20 8 9 3 19 57 69 26 9 14 3 68 105
MSOE 20 9 10 1 19 48 46 25 14 10 1 66 57
Northland 20 6 12 2 14 46 67 25 7 15 3 59 88
Finlandia 20 1 17 2 4 28 108 25 1 21 3 34 133
South
Adrian †* 20 17 2 1 35 124 43 29 24 4 1 156 64
Marian 20 15 4 1 31 76 33 28 18 7 3 97 52
Concordia (WI) 20 7 10 3 17 50 72 26 11 12 3 65 85
Lake Forest 20 8 12 0 16 58 81 25 10 15 0 71 101
Aurora 20 2 17 1 5 34 97 25 2 22 1 46 132
Championship: March 5, 2016
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 16 12 1 3 27 63 33 27 20 4 3 111 65
Buffalo State 16 11 4 1 23 61 30 26 15 7 4 90 56
Geneseo State * 16 9 2 5 23 59 42 31 20 5 6 122 82
Oswego State 16 8 7 1 17 49 39 27 14 11 2 85 59
Brockport State 16 6 6 4 16 56 61 26 11 11 4 91 96
Potsdam State 16 7 7 2 16 41 49 26 11 11 4 69 79
Fredonia State 16 4 10 2 10 50 61 25 8 14 3 87 89
Cortland State 16 3 10 3 9 36 68 25 9 12 4 73 91
Morrisville State 16 1 14 1 3 37 69 24 5 17 2 65 104
Championship: March 5, 2016
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champions
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Wisconsin–River Falls 8 5 2 1 11 22 18 28 16 7 5 79 50
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 8 5 2 1 11 32 15 27 15 6 6 103 53
Wisconsin–Stevens Point * 8 5 3 0 10 37 19 31 24 5 2 150 68
Wisconsin–Superior 8 2 5 1 5 23 41 27 9 15 3 74 96
Wisconsin–Stout 8 1 6 1 3 16 37 29 10 13 6 78 99
Championship: March 5, 2016
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

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
Brandon Zurn Senior Hamline 27 19 31 50 18
Charlie Adams Senior Hamline 27 21 28 49 26
Stephen Collins Junior Geneseo 31 22 25 47 14
Matthew Lemire Senior Massachusetts–Boston 30 17 29 46 18
Joe Kalisz Senior Wisconsin–Stevens Point 31 13 29 42 4
Trevor Hills Junior Geneseo 26 22 18 40 20
Dylan Nowakowski Senior St. Scholastica 28 13 27 40 29
Frankie DeAugustine Senior Massachusetts–Boston 31 16 23 39 20
Adam Knochenmus Junior Nazareth 27 22 16 38 14
Kyle Sharkey Junior Wisconsin–Stevens Point 31 19 19 38 27

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
Mason Pulde Junior Tufts 16 943 7 5 4 30 2 .947 1.91
Lino Chimienti Senior Hobart 16 949 11 3 2 27 1 .946 1.71
Tyler Green Senior Wisconsin-Eau Claire 18 1086 10 5 3 32 2 .944 1.77
Evan Buitenhuis Redshirt Hamilton 23 1379 12 7 4 40 3 .943 1.74
Mitch Wiebe Freshman Neumann 16 896 7 6 3 35 1 .941 2.34
Nik Nugnes Sophomore Tufts 10 875 3 5 2 30 0 .941 2.43
Jamie Murray Senior Babson 22 1339 14 5 3 36 4 .940 1.61
Michael Pinios Freshman Williams 18 1084 13 4 1 29 2 .939 1.61
Frank Oplinger Sophomore Hobart 13 730 10 2 0 22 2 .936 1.81
Alex Morin Sophomore Trinity 17 993 14 3 0 30 0 .933 1.81

2016 NCAA Tournament

First Round
March 12
Quarterfinals
March 15
Semifinals
March 25
National Championship
March 26
            
W1 Adrian (1) 2
W3 Wisconsin–Stevens Point (4) 5
W3 Wisconsin–Stevens Point (4) 5
E2 Geneseo State 1
E2 Geneseo State 7
E7 Salve Regina 1
E2 Geneseo State 2
E3 Williams 1
E3 Williams 7
E6 Salem State 1
W3 Wisconsin–Stevens Point (4) 5
W2 St. Norbert (2) 1
W2 St. Norbert (2) 6
W4 Augsburg 1
W2 St. Norbert (2) 8*
E5 Massachusetts–Boston 7
E4 Trinity 0
E5 Massachusetts–Boston 4
E1 Hobart (3) 0
E5 Massachusetts–Boston 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Formation of new league announced". NEHC. October 30, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved September 19, 2019.