The 2024–25 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on November 1, 2024, and will conclude on March 30, 2025. This was the 52nd season of Division III college ice hockey.
Regular season.
Realignment.
With Misericordia adding ice hockey as a varsity sport, the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC) had six conference members sponsoring varsity ice hockey (the minimum number required for an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament). As a result, MAC, who had been sponsoring ice hockey since 2017, was able to finally form an independent conference for the first time. Five of the six member teams had been in the UCHC and all announced that they would be leaving in 2024. Shortly thereafter, two additional teams (Neumann and Wilkes) announced that they would leave the UCHC and join MAC as affiliate members.
The loss of seven teams would have left the UCHC with just four active programs. However, before the departure of Neumann and Wilkes, the UCHC was able to secure two new members as both Brockport State and Geneseo State announced their intention to leave SUNYAC for the UCHC. This allowed the UCHC to retain its automatic bid for the tournament and reduced the number of at-large bids by one.
Four previously independent teams joined conferences this season with Anna Maria and Rivier joining MASCAC, Albertus Magnus joining NEHC and Canton State joining SUNYAC.
Rebranding.
For its 40th anniversary, the Commonwealth Coast Conference changed its name to the Conference of New England (CNE). Prior to the change in name, Salve Regina had announced that it would be leaving the Commonwealth Coast Conference for New England Hockey Conference in 2024. Similarly, Johnson & Wales had announced their plan to leave NEHC and join CCC as a full member for the 2024–25 season almost two years earlier.
Closing.
Due to a financial shortfall, Northland College had begun the academic year by attempting to reorganize the school. Along with a fundraising effort from more than 1,000 donors, the college cut several programs as well as a significant number of staff. This also led to a reduction in the student body which, although would further reduce operating costs, also decreased the incoming revenue. Despite the drastic measures, by February the board of trustees had come to realize that there was no viable path forward for the school. They voted unanimously to close the college following the conclusion of the academic year, shuttering the school which had been in operation since 1892. A few days later, Northland played its final men's ice hockey games, losing in the WIAC quarterfinals. Afterwards, in a similar situation to what happened to Finlandia University two years earlier, Beloit College announced that they would be adding men's and women's ice hockey for 2025 and invited all staff and players from Northland to transfer over.
NCAA Percentage Index.
The NCAA Percentage Index (NPI) are a statistical tool designed to approximate the process by which the NCAA selection committee decides which teams get at-large bids to the 13-team NCAA tournament.
The NCAA committee began using the NPI for Division III ice hockey in 2024–25, having previously used a similar metric called the PairWise Rankings (PWR). The PWR remained in use for the Division I level.
The NCAA Percentage Index is the tool used to select teams for the national collegiate ice hockey tournament for Men's and Women's Division III. Only results from games between Division III teams are used. The contribution of each individual game is weighted by a factor of 1.1 for a road win or home loss and 0.9 for a home win or road loss. Factors involved are 1) the team's weighted winning percentage; 2) the weighted average percentage of the team's opponents NPI;
A team's record is based only on games against other Division III hockey schools which are eligible for the NCAA Tournament.
Player stats.
Scoring leaders.
"GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes"
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"