2026 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament

2026 NCAA Division III men's
ice hockey tournament
Teams	14
Finals site	Adirondack Bank Center,; Utica, New York;

The 2026 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament is the culmination of the 2025–26 season, the 41st such tournament in NCAA history.

Qualifying teams

The tournament featured 14 teams selected in the following manner: (Pool A) ten teams received bids as a result of being conference tournament champions from conferences that possessed an automatic bid, (Pool B) four additional teams received at-large bids based upon their NCAA Percentage Index.^[1]

East							West
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type	Appearance	Last Bid	Seed	School	Conference	Record	Berth Type	Appearance	Last Bid
1	Hobart	SUNYAC	28–0–0	Tournament Champion	15th	2025	1	Wisconsin–Stout	WIAC	21–5–1	Tournament Champion	3rd	2009
2	Endicott	CNE	21–3–3	Tournament Champion	4th	2024	2	Aurora	NCHA	23–5–1	At-Large	2nd	2025
3	Hamilton	NESCAC	19–5–2	At-Large	3rd	2025	3	St. Norbert	NCHA	21–6–2	Tournament Champion	23rd	2025
4	Utica	UCHC	19–7–1	Tournament Champion	7th	2025	4	Saint John's	MIAC	17–6–4	Tournament Champion	7th	2013
5	Salve Regina	Independent	17–3–0	At-Large	3rd	2018
6	University of New England	CNE	21–6–0	At-Large	6th	2025
7	Norwich	LEC	18–5–4	Tournament Champion	21th	2023
8	Anna Maria	MASCAC	20–5–2	Tournament Champion	1st	Never
9	Williams	NESCAC	12–13–2	Tournament Champion	2nd	2016
10	Neumann	MAC	17–8–2	Tournament Champion	3rd	2011

Format

The tournament featured four rounds of play. All rounds were single-game elimination. Except for flipping the seeding of Norwich and St. John's in order to save a flight, the NCAA seeded using the NCAA Percentage Index (NPI). The top two overall teams (Hobart and Endicott) received byes into the quarterfinal round while the remaining teams were seeded in the first round.

The higher-seeded teams played host in all first round and quarterfinal matches.^[2] Prior to the start of the tournament, Utica was selected to host the Frozen Four at their home rink, the Utica Memorial Auditorium.

Bracket

First round
March 14

Quarterfinals
March 21

Semifinals
March 27

National Championship
March 29

E1

Hobart (1)

2

W3

St. Norbert (8)

1

W3

St. Norbert (8)

5

E6

University of New England (9)

4

E1

Hobart (1)

W1

Wisconsin–Stout (5)

W1

Wisconsin–Stout (5)

4

E8

Anna Maria (12)

1

W1

Wisconsin–Stout (5)

5

E4

Utica (4)

1

E4

Utica (4)

3

E9

Williams (13)

0

E2

Endicott (2)

2

W2

Aurora (7)

3**

W2

Aurora (7)

6

W4

Saint John's (10)

1

W2

Aurora (7)

E3

Hamilton (3)

E5

Salve Regina (6)

1

E7

Norwich (11)

6

E7

Norwich (11)

1

E3

Hamilton (3)

2*

E3

Hamilton (3)

6

E10

Neumann (14)

2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Results

Note: All times local

First round

March 14, 2026
7:00 PM

(E3) Hamilton

6 – 2
(0–1, 2–1, 4–0)

(E10) Neumann

Russell Sage Rink – Clinton, New York
Attendance: 379

Aksel Reid

Goalies

Christian Green

Referees:
Craig Florkowski
Charlie Van Kula
Linesmen:
Vince Stefan
Matt Potrzeba

(de Vries, Biraben) Ryan Sordillo (7) – 31:25
(Sordillo, Wojciechowski) Luke Tchor (16) – PP – 32:19
(Danis, Gould) Max Bulawka (10) – 45:26
(Sordillo, Wojciechowski) Max Bulawka (11) – PP – 45:43
(Danis, Wojciechowski) Connor Thue (2) – 47:46
(Constantine) Curtiss Sturgeon (1) – EN – 56:25

Goals

08:11 – Jared Coccimiglio (11) (Tishkevich)
33:02 – Jared Coccimiglio (12) (Patterson, Kennedy)

4 min

Penalties

8 min

32

Shots

19

March 14, 2026
7:00 PM

(E4) Utica

3 – 0
(0–0, 3–0, 0–0)

(E9) Williams

Adirondack Bank Center – Utica, New York
Attendance: 4,014

Kyle Curtin

Goalies

Harrison Fogel

Referees:
Daniel Gosselin
Christopher Foote
Linesmen:
Anthony Perez
Aaron Jones

(Gullichsen) Aidan Hughes (6) – 33:58	1–0
(Morse, Goukler) Andrew Della Rovere (12) – 34:28	2–0
(Hughes, Ahern) John Gutt (14) – PP – 37:01	3–0

6 min

Penalties

4 min

26

Shots

28

March 14, 2026
7:00 PM

(W1) Wisconsin–Stout

4 – 1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0)

(E8) Anna Maria

Fanetti Community Center – Menomonie, Wisconsin
Attendance: 739

Sebastian Monaco

Goalies

Matthew Hennessey

Referees:
Jared Waitt
Anthony Lancette
Linesmen:
Brenden Boche
Bryce Wold

(Sidarovich) Gunner Moore (1) – 11:11	1–0
(Stocks, Pigeon) Tristan Therrien (11) – 17:10	2–0
(Sinclair) Hayden Stocks (15) – 21:30	3–0
	3–1	27:18 – Lucas De La Salle (9) (Wells)
(Moore) Kullan Daikawa (8) – EN – 59:13	4–1

6 min

Penalties

2 min

34

Shots

22

March 14, 2026
7:00 PM

(E5) Salve Regina

1 – 6
(0–3, 0–1, 1–2)

(E7) Norwich

Howard Rink – Newport, Rhode Island
Attendance: 600

Selby Warren

Goalies

Sami Molu

Referees:
Andrew O'Brien
Alex Wald
Linesmen:
Benjamin Gosselin
Brett Bohl

	0–1	04:29 – Frank D'ancona (8) (Elliott, Thibodeau)
	0–2	04:48 – Jed Brazo (5) (Stahlbaum)
	0–3	16:15 – Nicholas Cordeiro (9)
	0–4	39:03 – Zach Ophoven (15) (Cordeiro, Thibodeau)
	0–5	40:25 – 40:25 – Ben Van Waterschoot (9) (Cordeiro, Ophoven)
	0–6	40:46 – PP – Boyd Stahlbaum (11) (D'ancona)
(Connolly, Coupe) Jack Arizo (12) – PP – 46:51	1–6

20 min

Penalties

17 min

34

Shots

35

March 14, 2026
2:00 PM

(W2) Aurora

6 – 1
(1–0, 1–1, 4–0)

(W4) Saint John's

Fox Valley Ice Arena – Aurora, Illinois
Attendance: 1,031

Matthew O'Donnell

Goalies

Jon Howe
Thomas Kuriscak

Referees:
Dan Dineen
Caid Blessing
Linesmen:
Travis Anilberg
Dustin Klitzke

(Hay, Kondor) Jakson Kirk (22) – 19:47	1–0
	1–1	26:02 – PP – Jordan Newpower (8) (Krenke, Borst)
(Brockman, Broda) Andrew Schultz (2) – 27:37	2–1
(Evjen, Schultz) Conor Ronayne (11) – 49:07	3–1
Jacob Brockman (8) – 49:21	4–1
Lukas Sedlacek (18) – 49:53	5–1
Jake Code (8) – PP – EN – 57:04	6–1

6 min

Penalties

10 min

33

Shots

37

March 14, 2026
7:00 PM

(W3) St. Norbert

5 – 4
(2–3, 1–0, 2–1)

(E6) University of New England

Cornerstone Community Center – De Pere, Wisconsin
Attendance: 1,193

Hunter Garvey

Goalies

Harrison Chesney

Referees:
Matt Fuller
Seth Mukai
Linesmen:
Steve Gurchinoff
Brett Straley

(Morris) Calvin Hanson (17) – 00:56	1–0
	1–1	02:57 – Ryan Hadland (10) (Powers)
(Christen) Logan Dombrowsky (14) – PP – 07:22	2–1
	2–2	06:24 – Nick Marino (4) (Bergeman)
	2–3	(Olivieri) Dom Murphy (11) – 15:42
(Byrne, Koufis) Braydon Beahm (9) – PP – 34:16	3–3
Braydon Beahm (16) – 55:56	4–3
	4–4	59:30 – EA – Nathan Chickering (14) (Murphy)
(Hammond) John Christen (6) – 59:48	5–4

2 min

Penalties

12 min

24

Shots

32

Quarterfinals

March 21, 2026
7:00 PM

(E1) Hobart

2 – 1
(0–0, 2–0, 0–1)

(W3) St. Norbert

Geneva Recreation Center – Geneva, New York
Attendance: 486

Damon Beaver

Goalies

Hunter Garvey

Referees:
Joseph Baudo
William Jones
Linesmen:
Anthony Perez
Vincent Stefan

(Chau) Tanner Daniels (16) – 21:58	1–0
(Morrissey, Daniels) Conor Lally (13) – 28:35	2–0
	2–1	56:45 – Braydon Beahm (17) (Hanson, Byrne)

6 min

Penalties

2 min

30

Shots

23

March 21, 2026
7:00 PM

(E2) Endicott

2 – 3 (2OT)
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1, 0–0, 0–1)

(W2) Aurora

Raymond J. Bourque Arena – Beverly, Massachusetts
Attendance: 1,000

Peter Sterling

Goalies

Matthew O'Donnell

Referees:
Chris Henry
Dan Dineen
Linesmen:
Zac Benedetto
Adam Drexel

	0–1	03:33 – Jakson Kirk (23) (Schmidt)
Jack Costanzo (7) – 05:13	1–1
(Self, Autere) Michael Casey (8) – PP – 24:20	2–1
	2–2	48:13 – Jaden Davis (13) (Akl, Many Grey Horses)
	2–3	85:12 – Andrew Schultz (3) (Sedlacek, Kirk)

6 min

Penalties

6 min

58

Shots

50

March 21, 2026
7:00 PM

(E3) Hamilton

2 – 1 (OT)
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1, 1–0)

(E7) Norwich

Russell Sage Rink – Clinton, New York
Attendance: 397

Aksel Reid

Goalies

Sami Molu

Referees:
Chris Pike
Ron Morello
Linesmen:
Rich Jebo
Jacob Zaremski

(Zimmerman, Sturgeon) Max Bulawka (12) – 25:50	1–0
	1–1	49:49 – Boyd Stahlbaum (12)
(Tchor) Jackson Krock (8) – 62:44	2–1

4 min

Penalties

6 min

43

Shots

22

March 21, 2026
7:00 PM

(E4) Utica

1 – 5
(1–1, 0–2, 0–2)

(W1) Wisconsin–Stout

Adirondack Bank Center – Utica, New York
Attendance: 3,591

Kyle Curtin

Goalies

Sebastian Monaco

Referees:
Trevor Waite
Clayton Smith
Linesmen:
Matthew Potrzeba
Aaron Jones

(Cerrato, Morse) Alex German (2) – PP – 14:03	1–0
	1–1	15:51 – Hayden Stocks (16) (Pigeon)
	1–2	22:19 – PP – Hayden Stocks (17) (Tyrrell, Sidorovich)
	1–3	36:33 – Nicolas Pigeon (11) (Daikawa, Stocks)
	1–4	56:05 – EN – Nicholas Stevens (9) (Sidorovich)
	1–5	56:22 – Evan Luxford (4)

6 min

Penalties

8 min

47

Shots

22

Semifinals

March 27, 2025
7:00 PM

(E1) Hobart

v

(W1) Wisconsin–Stout

Adirondack Bank Center – Utica, New York

March 27, 2025
3:00 PM

(E3) Hamilton

v

(W2) Aurora

Adirondack Bank Center – Utica, New York

National Championship

TBD

Record by conference

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Quarterfinals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
NCHA	2	3–1	.750	2	1	—	—
NESCAC	2	2–1	.667	1	1	—	—
SUNYAC	1	1–0	1.000	1	1	—	—
WIAC	1	2–0	1.000	1	1	—	—
CNE	2	0–2	.000	1	—	—	—
LEC	1	1–1	.500	1	—	—	—
UCHC	1	1–1	.500	1	—	—	—
Independent	1	0–1	.000	—	—	—	—
MAC	1	0–1	.000	—	—	—	—
MASCAC	1	0–1	.000	—	—	—	—
MIAC	1	0–1	.000	—	—	—	—

References

^ "2025 NCAA DIII Men's Ice Hockey Committee selects championship field". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
^ "2026 DIII men's ice hockey championship: Scores, bracket, schedule". NCAA. Retrieved March 8, 2026.

"Division III Men's Ice Hockey Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

External links

2025 Division III Bracket

[1] "2025 NCAA DIII Men's Ice Hockey Committee selects championship field". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 10, 2025.

[2] "2026 DIII men's ice hockey championship: Scores, bracket, schedule". NCAA. Retrieved March 8, 2026.

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Qualifying teams

Format

Bracket

Results

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

National Championship

Record by conference

See also

References

External links