INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. ---The NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Committee announced today the field of 12 teams for the 2018 NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Championship.

Seven conferences have been awarded an automatic qualification.  The remaining five teams were selected at-large by the committee.

The championship playoff format involves four first-round games and four quarterfinal games that are played on the campuses of the participating institutions.  All games in the championship are single elimination.  The four quarterfinal winners will advance to Lake Placid, N.Y, at the 1980 Herb Brooks Ice Arena for the semifinal and championship games, which will be conducted March 23-24.  Plattsburgh State University of New York and the Olympic Regional Development Authority will host the championship.  

Conferences receiving automatic qualification are:

Adrian College (24-5-0), the University of New England (20-5-3), Marian University (Wisconsin) (20-7-1), Salve Regina University (20-5-2) and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (20-5-3) enter the field as the five at-large selections.

The semifinal and championship games will be web streamed live on NCAA.com. 

In 2017, Norwich University claimed its fourth title with a 4-1 win over Trinity College (Connecticut) at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York.

March 23-24, the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey National Championship returns to Lake Placid for a record seventh time. The semifinal games, on March 23, begin at 3 and 6:30 p.m., while the championship contest, the following night, gets underway at 7 p.m.

Ticket and event information for each of these events can be found by visiting http://www.whiteface.com/activities-events/events.

All media interested in attending and covering the tournament are required to complete a media credential application. The NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey National Championship media credential application is available HERE. Completed applications are due no later than March 12, 2018.

-- 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.