MIAC men's ice hockey tournament

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's ice hockey tournament
Conference hockey championship
Sport	Ice hockey
Conference	MIAC
Format	Two-game aggregate, Modified Best of Three, Single-elimination
Played	1986–Present

History

Though the MIAC has been playing ice hockey since the 1920s, the league did not play a conference tournament until 1986. The championship served as a capstone for the MIAC season and was used as a final argument for a bid to the Division III NCAA Tournament. Despite not possessing an automatic bid the MIAC tournament champion was selected for the National Tournament each year. For the first four seasons the tournament had all rounds played as two-game total-goal series but changed to single-elimination for all round beginning with the 1990 tournament. Five years later the format was again changed, this time to a two-game point system where the first team to three points would win; one point was awarded for a tie and two points for a win. If the two teams were tied after two games than a 20-minute mini-game was played to determine the winner. By NCAA regulations mini-games were not counted in the standings and were only used to determine which team advanced. In 2000 the MIAC was among the conferences to receive the first automatic bids into the D-III championship, formalizing a practice that had already been in place. The 2021 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

1986

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	15–1–0
2	Bethel	11–5–0
3	Saint John's	8–7–1
4	Gustavus Adolphus	8–8–0

	Semifinals February 28–March 1							Championship March 7–8
	1	St. Thomas	5	6*	11
	4	Gustavus Adolphus	3	6	9
								1	St. Thomas	6	13	19
								2	Bethel	4	2	6
	2	Bethel	6	6	12
	3	Saint John's	4	3	7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1987

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Concordia (MN)	12–4–0
2	Saint Mary's	11–5–0
3	St. Thomas	10–6–0
4	Saint John's	9–7–0

	Semifinals February 27–28							Championship March 6–7
	1	Concordia (MN)	3	9	12
	4	Saint John's	3	3	6
								1	Concordia (MN)	3	4	7
								2	St. Thomas	4	2	6
	2	Saint Mary's	2	8	10
	3	St. Thomas	4	7	11

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1988

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Saint Mary's	13–2–1
2	St. Thomas	13–3–0
3	Gustavus Adolphus	11–5–0
4	Concordia (MN)	7–8–1

	Semifinals February 26–27							Championship March 5–6
	1	Saint Mary's	9	7	16
	4	Concordia (MN)	1	4	5
								1	Saint Mary's	6	1	7
								2	St. Thomas	3	8	11
	2	St. Thomas	5	7	12
	3	Gustavus Adolphus	3	4	7

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1989

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	13–3–0
2	Saint Mary's	11–5–0
3	Gustavus Adolphus	10–6–0
4	Augsburg	8–7–1

	Semifinals February 24–25							Championship March 3–4
	1	St. Thomas	3	6	9
	4	Augsburg	0	2	2
								1	St. Thomas	2	3	5
								2	Saint Mary's	2*	8	10
	2	Saint Mary's	4	6	10
	3	Gustavus Adolphus	1	2	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1990

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	14–2–0
2	Gustavus Adolphus	11–3–2
3	Concordia (MN)	10–4–2
4	Saint Mary's	8–8–0

	Semifinals February 28					Championship March 3
	1	St. Thomas	5*
	4	Saint Mary's	4
						1	St. Thomas	1
						2	Gustavus Adolphus	3
	2	Gustavus Adolphus	8
	3	Concordia (MN)	6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1991

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	13–1–2
2	Gustavus Adolphus	11–3–2
3	Saint Mary's	9–6–1
4	St. Olaf	9–6–1

	Semifinals February 27–28					Championship March 2
	1	St. Thomas	2
	4	St. Olaf	1
						1	St. Thomas	2
						2	Gustavus Adolphus	7
	2	Gustavus Adolphus	4*
	3	Saint Mary's	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1992

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	12–3–1
2	Saint Mary's	10–2–4
3	Gustavus Adolphus	10–3–3
4	St. Olaf	8–6–2

	Semifinals February 27					Championship March 1
	1	St. Thomas	6
	4	St. Olaf	3
						1	St. Thomas	6
						2	Gustavus Adolphus	4
	2	Saint Mary's	2
	3	Gustavus Adolphus	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1993

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	13–2–1
2	Gustavus Adolphus	13–2–1
3	Saint Mary's	12–4–0
4	Augsburg	8–8–0

	Semifinals March 3					Championship March 6
	1	St. Thomas	10
	4	Augsburg	2
						1	St. Thomas	2
						2	Gustavus Adolphus	4
	2	Gustavus Adolphus	5
	3	Saint Mary's	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1994

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	11–2–3
2	Saint John's	11–4–1
3	Saint Mary's	11–4–1
4	Augsburg	9–6–1

	Semifinals March 2					Championship March 5
	1	St. Thomas	5
	4	Augsburg	2
						1	St. Thomas	8
						2	Saint John's	3
	2	Saint John's	3*
	3	Saint Mary's	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

1995

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	12–3–1
2	Saint Mary's	11–4–1
3	Gustavus Adolphus	11–4–1
4	Augsburg	10–4–2

	Semifinals February 24–25							Championship March 3–4
	1	St. Thomas	4	3	-
	3	Gustavus Adolphus	3	2	-
								1	St. Thomas	4	6	-
								2	Saint Mary's	5	8	-
	2	Saint Mary's	4	8	-
	4	Augsburg	2	5	-

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: Mini-games in italics

1996

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Saint John's	11–1–4
2	Gustavus Adolphus	12–3–1
3	St. Thomas	11–3–2
4	Saint Mary's	10–3–3

	Semifinals February 23–24							Championship March 1–2
	1	Saint John's	6	4	-
	4	Saint Mary's	2	2	-
								1	Saint John's	2	8	2
								3	St. Thomas	6	0	0
	2	Gustavus Adolphus	2	2	-
	3	St. Thomas	4	4	-

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: Mini-games in italics

1997

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Saint John's	14–2–0
2	St. Thomas	13–3–0
3	Gustavus Adolphus	11–5–0
4	Saint Mary's	10–5–1

	Semifinals March 1–2							Championship March 8–9
	1	Saint John's	7	4	-
	4	Saint Mary's	5	2	-
								1	Saint John's	4	5	-
								3	Gustavus Adolphus	2	4	-
	2	St. Thomas	5	1	-
	3	Gustavus Adolphus	8	3	-

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: Mini-games in italics

1998

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	12–3–1
2	Augsburg	12–3–1
3	Saint John's	12–4–0
4	Gustavus Adolphus	11–4–1

	Semifinals February 27–28							Championship March 6–7
	1	St. Thomas	8	6*	-
	4	Gustavus Adolphus	5	6	-
								1	St. Thomas	4	2	-
								2	Augsburg	5	4	-
	2	Augsburg	4	4	-
	3	Saint John's	3	2	-

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: Mini-games in italics

1999

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	11–4–1
2	Saint John's	10–4–2
3	Concordia (MN)	9–5–2
4	Augsburg	8–5–3

	Semifinals February 27–28							Championship March 5–6
	1	St. Thomas	4	4	-
	4	Augsburg	3	1	-
								1	St. Thomas	1*	5	-
								3	Concordia (MN)	1	2	-
	2	Saint John's	10	3	1
	3	Concordia (MN)	2	4	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: Mini-games in italics

2000

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	14–1–1
2	Concordia (MN)	13–2–1
3	Augsburg	18–5–3
4	Saint John's	7–6–3

	Semifinals February 27–28							Championship March 4–5
	1	St. Thomas	4	3	-
	4	Saint John's	2	2	-
								1	St. Thomas	4	2	0
								2	Concordia (MN)	2	5	1
	2	Concordia (MN)	7	3	-
	3	Augsburg	2	2	-

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: Mini-games in italics

2001

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	11–3–2
2	Concordia (MN)	11–4–1
3	Saint John's	10–4–2
4	Bethel	9–6–1

	Semifinals February 27–28							Championship March 4–5
	1	St. Thomas	8	3	0
	4	Bethel	3	5	1
								4	Bethel	3	4	0
								3	Saint John's	3	4	1*
	2	Concordia (MN)	2	2	-
	3	Saint John's	4	4	-

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: Mini-games in italics

2002

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	13–3–0
2	Gustavus Adolphus	9–3–4
3	Augsburg	10–5–1
4	Saint John's	9–5–2
5	Concordia (MN)	9–6–1

	Play-In February 28					Semifinals March 1					Championship March 2
						1	St. Thomas	5
						4	Concordia (MN)	1
	4	Saint John's	2
	5	Concordia (MN)	3
											1	St. Thomas	3
											2	Gustavus Adolphus	2
						2	Gustavus Adolphus	4
						3	Augsburg	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2003

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Saint John's	13–2–1
2	St. Thomas	10–5–1
3	Augsburg	10–6–0
4	Gustavus Adolphus	8–7–1
5	Concordia (MN)	7–7–2

	Play-In February 27					Semifinals February 28					Championship March 1
						1	Saint John's	4
						4	Gustavus Adolphus	2
	4	Gustavus Adolphus	3
	5	Concordia (MN)	1
											1	Saint John's	4*
											2	St. Thomas	3
						2	St. Thomas	7*
						3	Augsburg	6

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2004

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Saint John's	15–1–0
2	St. Thomas	13–2–1
3	Gustavus Adolphus	9–5–2
4	Saint Mary's	8–7–1
5	St. Olaf	7–6–3

	Play-In March 2					Semifinals March 4					Championship March 7
						1	Saint John's	5
						5	St. Olaf	0
	4	Saint Mary's	3
	5	St. Olaf	5
											1	Saint John's	3
											2	St. Thomas	4*
						2	St. Thomas	6
						3	Gustavus Adolphus	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2005

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Saint John's	14–1–1
2	St. Thomas	12–3–1
3	Bethel	10–6–0
4	St. Olaf	8–4–4
5	Gustavus Adolphus	7–8–1

	Play-In March 1					Semifinals March 3					Championship March 5
						1	Saint John's	2*
						4	St. Olaf	1
	4	St. Olaf	3
	5	Gustavus Adolphus	2
											1	Saint John's	1
											2	St. Thomas	2
						2	St. Thomas	4*
						3	Bethel	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2006

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	13–2–1
2	Saint John's	11–3–2
3	St. Olaf	8–5–3
4	Bethel	8–6–2
5	Gustavus Adolphus	9–7–0

	Play-In February 28					Semifinals March 2					Championship March 4
						1	St. Thomas	5*
						4	Bethel	4
	4	Bethel	7
	5	Gustavus Adolphus	5
											1	St. Thomas	1
											3	St. Olaf	5
						2	Saint John's	2
						3	St. Olaf	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2007

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Bethel	12–3–1
2	St. Thomas	12–4–0
3	Augsburg	9–3–4
4	St. Olaf	9–5–2
5	Gustavus Adolphus	9–6–1

	First Round February 27					Semifinals March 1					Championship March 3
						1	Bethel	5
						4	St. Olaf	4
	4	St. Olaf	3
	5	Gustavus Adolphus	1
											1	Bethel	5
											2	St. Thomas	3
						2	St. Thomas	3
						3	Augsburg	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2008

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Hamline	11–3–2
2	St. Thomas	11–4–1
3	Bethel	11–4–1
4	Gustavus Adolphus	10–6–0
5	Saint John's	8–6–2

	First Round February 28					Semifinals March 1					Championship March 5
						1	Hamline	4
						5	Saint John's	2
	4	Gustavus Adolphus	2
	5	Saint John's	5
											1	Hamline	1
											2	St. Thomas	4
						2	St. Thomas	3
						3	Bethel	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2009

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Olaf	12–1–3
2	Gustavus Adolphus	10–6–0
3	St. Thomas	9–5–2
4	Hamline	9–7–0
5	Augsburg	8–7–1

	First Round February 26					Semifinals February 28					Championship March 4
						1	St. Olaf	1
						4	Hamline	5
	4	Hamline	5
	5	Augsburg	4
											4	Hamline	2
											2	Gustavus Adolphus	5
						2	Gustavus Adolphus	3
						3	St. Thomas	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2010

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Gustavus Adolphus	12–2–2
2	Hamline	11–3–2
3	St. Thomas	8–6–2
4	Augsburg	8–7–1
5	St. Olaf	6–6–4

	First Round February 26					Semifinals February 27					Championship March 3
						1	Gustavus Adolphus	6****
						4	Augsburg	5
	4	Augsburg	5**
	5	St. Olaf	4
											1	Gustavus Adolphus	1
											3	St. Thomas	2*
						2	Hamline	4
						3	St. Thomas	5*

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2011

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Hamline	9–3–4
2	St. Thomas	9–5–2
3	Concordia (MN)	7–5–4
4	Gustavus Adolphus	8–6–2
5	Augsburg	8–6–2

	First Round February 25					Semifinals February 26					Championship March 5
						1	Hamline	3
						4	Gustavus Adolphus	0
	4	Gustavus Adolphus	4**
	5	Augsburg	3
											1	Hamline	5
											3	Concordia (MN)	2
						2	St. Thomas	2
						3	Concordia (MN)	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2012

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	13–2–1
2	Gustavus Adolphus	8–5–3
3	Saint John's	9–7–0
4	St. Olaf	7–6–3
5	Hamline	7–8–1

	First Round February 25					Semifinals February 26					Championship March 5
						1	St. Thomas	3
						4	St. Olaf	4
	4	St. Olaf	3
	5	Hamline	2
											4	St. Olaf	2
											2	Gustavus Adolphus	4
						2	Gustavus Adolphus	3
						3	Saint John's	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2013

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	10–5–1
2	Saint John's	9–4–3
3	Concordia (MN)	10–6–0
4	Gustavus Adolphus	9–5–2
5	St. Olaf	9–7–0

	First Round February 21					Semifinals February 23					Championship March 2
						1	St. Thomas	0
						4	Gustavus Adolphus	1
	4	Gustavus Adolphus	3
	5	St. Olaf	2
											4	Gustavus Adolphus	2
											2	Saint John's	3
						2	Saint John's	5
						3	Concordia (MN)	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2014

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	13–1–2
2	Gustavus Adolphus	12–3–1
3	Saint John's	10–6–0
4	St. Olaf	9–4–3
5	Concordia (MN)	6–6–4

	First Round February 28					Semifinals March 1					Championship March 8
						1	St. Thomas	2
						4	St. Olaf	1
	4	St. Olaf	5
	5	Concordia (MN)	2
											1	St. Thomas	2
											2	Gustavus Adolphus	1
						2	Gustavus Adolphus	3
						3	Saint John's	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2015

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	10–3–3–1
2	Saint Mary's	9–5–2–2
3	Concordia (MN)	8–5–3–1
4	Augsburg	9–7–0–0
5	Hamline	7–6–3–1

	First Round February 26					Semifinals February 28–March 1					Championship March 7
						1	St. Thomas	3
						5	Hamline	6
	4	Augsburg	3
	5	Hamline	4
											5	Hamline	4
											2	Saint Mary's	2
						2	Saint Mary's	4**
						3	Concordia (MN)	3

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
The semifinal between Saint Mary's and Concordia was rescheduled from February 28 to March 1

2016

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Augsburg	11–3–2–1
2	St. Thomas	10–3–3–1
3	Saint John's	10–4–2–1
4	Concordia (MN)	8–7–1–1
5	Hamline	8–6–2–2

	First Round February 26					Semifinals February 28–March 1					Championship March 7
						1	Augsburg	5
						5	Hamline	2
	4	Concordia (MN)	0
	5	Hamline	3
											1	Augsburg	5***
											3	Saint John's	4
						2	St. Thomas	1
						3	Saint John's	2*

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2017

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	11–3–2–1
2	Augsburg	9–2–5–1
3	Saint Mary's	9–6–1–0
4	Hamline	7–5–4–1
5	Concordia (MN)	7–7–2–0

	First Round February 23					Semifinals February 25					Championship March 4
						1	St. Thomas	2
						5	Concordia (MN)	1
	4	Hamline	2
	5	Concordia (MN)	3
											1	St. Thomas	2
											2	Augsburg	3
						2	Augsburg	5*
						3	St. Mary's	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2018

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Thomas	11–4–1–0
2	Saint John's	11–5–0–0
3	Augsburg	10–6–0–0
4	Gustavus Adolphus	9–7–0–0
5	Concordia (MN)	7–8–1–1

	First Round February 22					Semifinals February 24					Championship March 3
						1	St. Thomas	3
						4	Gustavus Adolphus	4*
	4	Gustavus Adolphus	2
	5	Concordia (MN)	1
											4	Gustavus Adolphus	1
											3	Augsburg	3
						2	Saint John's	3
						3	Augsburg	4

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2019

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Augsburg	13–1–2–0
2	Saint John's	9–4–3–2
3	St. Thomas	8–3–5–2
4	Concordia (MN)	9–5–2–2
5	Saint Mary's	7–7–2–1

	First Round February 21					Semifinals February 23					Championship March 2
						1	Augsburg	8
						5	Saint Mary's	1
	4	Concordia (MN)	2
	5	Saint Mary's	5
											1	Augsburg	2****
											2	Saint John's	1
						2	Saint John's	4
						3	St. Thomas	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2020

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Saint John's	9–3–4–2
2	Concordia (MN)	10–5–1–1
3	Augsburg	9–6–1–1
4	St. Thomas	9–6–1–0
5	Gustavus Adolphus	7–7–2–1

	First Round February 27					Semifinals February 29					Championship March 7
						1	Saint John's	1
						4	St. Thomas	4
	4	St. Thomas	3
	5	Gustavus Adolphus	2
											4	St. Thomas	3
											2	Concordia (MN)	2
						2	Concordia (MN)	3
						3	Augsburg	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2022

Seed	School	Conference record	Seed	School	Conference record
1	Augsburg	14–2–0–0	6	Saint Mary's	5–7–0–0
2	Concordia (MN)	10–4–2–1	7	St. Olaf	5–8–1–1
3	Saint John's	9–4–1–0	8	Hamline	1–10–3–1
4	St. Scholastica	7–6–1–1	9	Gustavus Adolphus	0–9–3–1
5	Bethel	7–8–1–1

	First Round February 23					Quarterfinals February 26–27					Semifinals March 2					Championship March 5
						1	Augsburg	4*
	8	Hamline	3			9	Gustavus Adolphus	3
	9	Gustavus Adolphus	4								1	Augsburg	7
											5	Bethel	0
						4	St. Scholastica	3
						5	Bethel	4*
																1	Augsburg	2
																7	St. Olaf	5
						2	Concordia (MN)	2
						7	St. Olaf	3
											7	St. Olaf	3
											3	Saint John's	1
						3	Saint John's	5
						6	St. Mary's	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2023

Seed	School	Conference record
1	St. Scholastica	13–1–2–2–0–1
2	Augsburg	10–5–1–1–1–0
3	Saint John's	9–5–2–1–0–1
4	Concordia (MN)	9–6–1–2–0–0
5	St. Olaf	7–8–1–0–1–1

	First Round February 24					Semifinals February 25–26					Championship March 4
						1	St. Scholastica	3
						5	St. Olaf	2
	4	Concordia (MN)	3
	5	St. Olaf	4
											1	St. Scholastica	1
											2	Augsburg	4
						2	Augsburg	3
						3	Saint John's	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

2024

Seed	School	Conference record
1	Augsburg	12–3–1–0–0–0
2	Bethel	11–3–2–3–1–2
3	St. Scholastica	8–7–1–1–1–1
4	Saint Mary's	8–7–1–1–0–1
5	St. Olaf	7–7–2–1–0–1

	First Round February 21					Semifinals February 24					Championship March 2
						1	Augsburg	0
						5	St. Olaf	4
	4	Saint Mary's	0
	5	St. Olaf	3
											5	St. Olaf	4
											2	Bethel	1
						2	Bethel	2
						3	St. Scholastica	1

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Championships

School	Championships
St. Thomas	12
Augsburg	6
Gustavus Adolphus	5
Saint John's	5
St. Olaf	3
Concordia (MN)	2
Hamline	2
Saint Mary's	2
Bethel	1

References

• "College Hockey Stats". collegehockeystats.net. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
• "Augsburg Men's Hockey History". Augsburg Auggies. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
• "Concordia Cobbers Men's Ice Hockey Archive". Concordia Cobbers. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
• "Gustavus Adolphus All-Time Results: Game-by-Game". Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
• "MIAC Tournament". Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
• "Saint Mary's Hockey Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). Saint Mary's Cardinals. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
• "Saint John's Hockey All-Time Postseason Records" (PDF). Saint John's Johnnies. Retrieved September 29, 2019.