PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. --- The NCAA has awarded the Division III Men’s Ice Hockey NCAA Championships to the city of Lake Placid, N.Y. for the 2016 and 2018 seasons. Lake Placid, Plattsburgh State University and the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) will all host the following championships:

Division III Men’s Ice Hockey NCAA Championships/ March 25-26, 2016

Division III Men’s Ice Hockey NCAA Championships/ March 23-24, 2018

“When you look at the list of cities and venues that will host our championships, there is no doubt the experiences across divisions and sports will likely be the best in NCAA history,” said Mark Lewis, NCAA executive vice president of championships and alliances. “The process was extremely thorough and allowed the sport committees to have some tremendous options, which will ultimately provide our student-athletes, coaches and fans the best experience possible.”

“ORDA is honored to again be selected to host this Championship and can guarantee that Lake Placid Region hockey enthusiasts will be thrilled to hear this news,” remarked ORDA president/CEO Ted Blazer.   “We appreciate NCAA’s confidence in our facilities and event administrators in holding this Division III Championship”

The new NCAA championship bid process creates the largest host site announcement ever, spanning 82 championships across a four-year cycle. Previously, selection announcements varied by sport. This process now gives the NCAA and host sites more time to plan each championship experience.

Bidding for 82 of 89 NCAA championships began in July and 1,984 bid applications were ultimately submitted. Each sport committee, per division, selected the host sites it believed would provide the ultimate experience for the respective student-athletes, resulting in 523 total championship event sites awarded. The seven championships not included in the process due to preexisting site arrangements are: Division I baseball, Division I men’s basketball, Division I football, Division I men’s and women’s golf, Division I softball and Division III women’s ice hockey.

For more information on all of the NCAA championship sites awarded, log on to www.ncaa.com/site-selections.

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-- ORDA --

Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development.