List of NCAA Division II ice hockey programs

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The following is a list of the 6 schools who field men's ice hockey teams in NCAA Division II competition.

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History

Second-tier ice hockey has twice collapsed since 1980. Its current iteration is solely a result of the NCAA policy barring Division II schools from participating in Division III tournament which would have prevented those conferences from receiving an automatic bid into the national tournament. Because only six schools play at the D-II level, no NCAA tournament is currently held as of 2025. A seventh school, Stonehill, left the D-II ranks in July 2022 when it moved its athletic program to the Division I Northeast Conference. [1] American International left Division I hockey in 2025, and will compete in Division II in the future, increasing the number of teams to seven. However, American International will not field a team for the 2025–26 season. [2]

The teams comprising the Division II level played in Division III conferences until 2009 but have been playing their conference tournaments since 2000.

Men


SchoolTeamCityStateCurrent
Conference		Primary
Conference		First
Played		Joined
Div II		Conference
Championships
Assumption University Greyhounds Worcester Massachusetts Northeast-10 Conference Northeast-10 Conference 19642009 A (2) 2017, 2022
Franklin Pierce University Ravens Rindge New Hampshire Northeast-10 Conference Northeast-10 Conference 20022009(0)
Post University Eagles Waterbury Connecticut Northeast-10 Conference CACC 20162016(0)
Saint Anselm College Hawks Goffstown New Hampshire Northeast-10 Conference Northeast-10 Conference 19692017 A B (10) 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018
Saint Michael's College Purple Knights Colchester Vermont Northeast-10 Conference Northeast-10 Conference 19822017 A B (6) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2025
Southern New Hampshire University Penmen Manchester New Hampshire Northeast-10 Conference Northeast-10 Conference 19752009(2) 2014, 2019

Notes

^A Teams previously played at the Division II level until 1984.
^B Saint Anselm and Saint Michael's were jointly members of Division II and III conferences from 2009 to 2017.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stonehill Announces Transition to NCAA Division I for 2022-23 Academic Year" (Press release). Stonehill Skyhawks. April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ Costello, Tim (October 28, 2025). "NE-10 D-II Men's Hockey Preview – Hawks are Frontrunners to Dethrone Purple Knights". U.S. College Hockey Online. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
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