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2022–23 NCHC season
Season2022–23
ConferenceNCHC
DivisionDivision I
Sportice hockey
DurationOctober 1, 2022–
March 25, 2023
Number of teams8
NHL Entry Draft
Top draft pickTy Mueller
Picked byVancouver Canucks
Regular season
Season championsDenver
Season MVPJason Polin
Top scorerMassimo Rizzo
NCHC Tournament
Tournament championsSt. Cloud State
  Runners-upColorado College
Tournament MVPJami Kranilla
Top scorerJack Devine (5)
NCAA tournament
Bids3
Record1–3
Best FinishRegional Final
Team(s)St. Cloud State
NCHC seasons
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The 2022–23 NCHC season was the 10th season of play for National Collegiate Hockey Conference and took place during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season began on October 1, 2022, and concluded on March 25, 2023.[1]

Coaches[edit]

Records[edit]

Team Head coach Season at school Record at school NCHC record
Colorado College Kris Mayotte 2 9–24–3 6–17–1
Denver David Carle 5 86–43–13 49–37–9
Miami Chris Bergeron 4 20–66–9 14–53–6
Minnesota Duluth Scott Sandelin 23 428–348–95 117–79–21
North Dakota Brad Berry 8 162–77–25 102–52–15
Omaha Mike Gabinet 6 75–86–9 48–65–7
St. Cloud State Brett Larson 5 81–47–13 54–33–9
Western Michigan Pat Ferschweiler 2 26–12–1 14–9–1

Standings[edit]

2022–23 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Denver † 24 19 5 0 2 1 0 56 94 53 40 30 10 0 150 86
#11 Western Michigan 24 15 8 1 2 0 0 44 86 60 39 23 15 1 148 102
#20 Omaha 24 13 9 2 2 2 1 42 71 64 37 19 15 3 109 97
#5 St. Cloud State * 24 12 9 3 2 1 3 41 85 68 41 25 13 3 133 95
Minnesota Duluth 24 10 14 0 1 4 0 33 65 81 37 16 20 1 95 114
#17 North Dakota 24 10 10 4 3 0 2 33 75 70 39 18 15 6 127 110
Colorado College 24 6 15 3 0 2 2 25 37 60 38 13 22 3 79 99
Miami 24 3 18 3 0 2 0 14 39 96 36 8 24 4 73 137
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Non-Conference record[edit]

Of the sixteen teams that are selected to participate in the NCAA tournament, ten will be via at-large bids. Those 10 teams are determined based upon the PairWise rankings. The rankings take into account all games played but are heavily affected by intra-conference results. The result is that teams from leagues which perform better in non-conference are much more likely to receive at-large bids even if they possess inferior records overall.

NCHC had a good season against non-conference opponents. While only one member team had a losing record outside of league play (Colorado College), three teams were only just above .500. Additionally, most of the conference's wins came against either the CCHA or Independent programs, many of which were low-ranked teams and didn't help the NCHC's position as much as they otherwise could have. This caused the NCHC to have just three teams in the top 15 of the rankings as opposed to the five they had the year before with a nearly-identical overall record.

Regular season record[edit]

Team Atlantic Hockey Big Ten CCHA ECAC Hockey Hockey East Independent Total
Colorado College 1–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 1–3–0 0–0–0 2–2–0 4–6–0
Denver 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 2–2–0 5–1–0 7–3–0
Miami 3–1–0 0–2–0 1–0–1 0–0–0 1–1–0 0–0–0 5–4–1
Minnesota Duluth 0–0–0 0–2–0 1–2–1 2–0–0 0–0–0 2–0–0 5–4–1
North Dakota 2–0–0 0–0–0 2–1–1 0–1–1 0–0–0 2–1–0 6–3–2
Omaha 0–2–0 0–0–0 1–0–1 1–1–0 0–0–0 3–1–0 5–4–1
St. Cloud State 0–0–0 3–1–0 5–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 8–2–0
Western Michigan 0–0–0 1–3–0 5–0–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 1–1–0 8–4–0
Overall 6–4–0 4–8–0 15–4–4 4–5–1 4–3–0 15–6–0 48–30–5

Statistics[edit]

Leading scorers[edit]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes[2]

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Massimo Rizzo Sophomore Denver 24 11 20 31 6
Jason Polin Senior Western Michigan 24 17 12 29 11
Jami Krannila Senior St. Cloud State 24 17 12 29 31
Jackson Blake Freshman North Dakota 24 10 19 29 14
Zach Okabe Senior St. Cloud State 24 12 13 25 18
Carter Mazur Sophomore Denver 24 15 9 24 24
Ryan McAllister Freshman Western Michigan 24 6 18 24 12
Riese Gaber Junior North Dakota 24 13 10 23 27
Aidan Thompson Freshman Denver 22 9 14 23 4
Max Sasson Sophomore Western Michigan 23 8 15 23 8
Veeti Miettinen Junior St. Cloud State 24 8 15 23 0

Leading goaltenders[edit]

Minimum 1/3 of team's minutes played in conference games.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Šimon Latkoczy Freshman Omaha 12 675:51 7 3 1 22 2 .933 1.95
Magnus Chrona Senior Denver 22 1291:16 17 4 0 48 4 .915 2.23
Kaiden Mbereko Freshman Colorado College 22 1221:26 5 13 2 46 3 .930 2.26
Cameron Rowe Junior Western Michigan 24 1406:57 15 7 1 55 2 .912 2.35
Drew DeRidder Graduate North Dakota 20 1106:18 9 5 4 44 3 .902 2.39

Conference tournament[edit]

Main article: 2023 NCHC Tournament

Teams are reseeded for the semifinals.[3]

Quarterfinals
March 10–12 		Semifinals
March 17 		Championship
March 18
           
1 Denver 6 7 -
8 Miami 2 2 -
1 Denver 0
7 Colorado College 1
2 Western Michigan 1 2 -
7 Colorado College 3 3* -
7 Colorado College 0
4 St. Cloud State 3
3 Omaha 2 1 2
6 North Dakota 1 3 5
4 St. Cloud State 3*
6 North Dakota 2
4 St. Cloud State 3 1 3
5 Minnesota Duluth 1 5 1

* denotes overtime periods

NCAA tournament[edit]

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

Regional semifinal[edit]

East[edit]

March 23, 2023
5:30 PM		(1) Denver0 – 2
(0–2, 0–0, 0–0)		(4) CornellSNHU Arena
Attendance: 3,631
Game reference
Magnus ChronaGoaliesIan ShaneReferees:
Andrew Bruggerman
Sean Fernandez
Linesmen:
Tommy George
Jake Davis
0–102:49 – GW – Jack O'Leary (6) (Andreev, Stienburg)
0–211:28 – Ben Berard (11) (O'Leary)
11 minPenalties7 min
27Shots27
March 23, 2023
2:00 PM		(2) Boston University5 – 1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0)		(3) Western MichiganSNHU Arena
Attendance: 3,631
Game reference
Drew CommessoGoaliesCameron RoweReferees:
Scott Roth
Mike Forys
Linesmen:
Nathan Voll
Tyler Landman
(O'Brien, Phillips) Lane Hutson (15) – 15:241–0
(Fensore) Quinn Hutson (15) – GW – 28:532–0
(Phillips) Matt Brown (16) – 30:203–0
3–132:24 – Jason Polin (30) (McAllister, Washe)
(Wilmer) Wilmer Skoog (15) – 37:164–1
(unassisted) Ethan Phillips (3) – EN – 57:345–1
8 minPenalties8 min
28Shots25

West[edit]

March 23, 2023
4:00 PM		(2) St. Cloud State4 – 0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)		(3) Minnesota StateScheels Arena
Attendance: 5,061
Game reference
Jaxon CastorGoaliesKeenan RancierReferees:
Cameron Lynch
Chris Pitoscia
Linesmen:
Adam Wood
Stephen Drain
(Cruikshank, Ingram) Veeti Miettinen (12) – PP GW – 32:301–0
(Rogers, Ahcan) Jack Peart (3) – 37:232–0
(Spellacy, Miettinen) Zach Okabe (18) – 53:033–0
(Miller) Grant Cruikshank (23) – EN – 56:444–0
8 minPenalties6 min
21Shots34

Regional final[edit]

West[edit]

March 25, 2023
6:30 PM		(1) Minnesota4 – 1
(1–0, 1–1, 2–0)		(2) St. Cloud StateScheels Arena
Attendance: 5,326
Game reference
Justen CloseGoaliesJaxon CastorReferees:
Jeremy Tufts
Steven Rouillard
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Bill Kingdon
(Nelson, Nevers) Bryce Brodzinski (19) – 06:401–0
1–123:07 – Adam Ingram (8) (Wylie, Cruikshank)
(LaCombe) Logan Cooley (3) – GW – 25:572–1
(Cooley) Jackson LaCombe (9) – 51:443–1
(unassisted) Jaxon Nelson (9) – EN – 59:294–1
10 minPenalties6 min
30Shots28

Ranking[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

USCHO[edit]

Team Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Final
Colorado College NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
Denver 1 - 1 1 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 4 3 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 - 6
Miami NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
Minnesota Duluth 5 - 4 4 10 19 19 20 NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR
North Dakota 4 - 3 3 7 6 10 12 19 NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 17 17 - 17
Omaha NR - NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR - NR NR NR NR 19 16 15 14 14 17 18 20 - 20
St. Cloud State 13 - 10 10 8 2 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 - 4 3 4 1 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 - 5
Western Michigan 14 - 18 18 17 17 18 17 14 15 14 17 18 - 13 12 10 9 10 9 8 5 8 7 9 9 - 11

[4]

USA Today[edit]

Team Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Final
Colorado College NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Denver 1 1 1 1 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 7 6
Miami NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Minnesota Duluth 5 5 4 4 10 19 19 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
North Dakota 4 4 3 3 7 7 11 13 19 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 16 16 16 18
Omaha NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 16 16 15 15 14 18 19 NR NR NR
St. Cloud State 13 13 11 10 8 2 4 4 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 5 6 6 6 6 8 7 6 5 5
Western Michigan 12 12 18 18 17 16 18 17 12 15 14 17 19 19 14 12 10 9 10 9 8 5 8 8 9 11 11 12

[5]

Pairwise[edit]

Team 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Final
Colorado College 22 9 24 45 47 45 34 42 45 45 41 31 30 29 33 33 35 30 39 38 40 36 31
Denver 22 1 15 6 5 3 2 1 5 3 4 3 5 4 5 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 4
Miami 12 8 18 5 15 26 28 29 37 36 35 39 41 44 46 46 44 44 47 43 44 44 45
Minnesota Duluth 10 32 35 38 35 33 42 38 32 39 39 33 28 36 31 24 24 24 23 25 23 22 22
North Dakota 22 39 12 24 31 23 27 28 22 22 22 17 13 22 23 19 20 22 21 21 21 18 18
Omaha 22 50 51 47 30 35 30 31 25 21 27 24 26 22 20 17 16 17 13 16 18 19 20
St. Cloud State 3 15 7 1 2 2 6 4 4 4 6 5 3 5 2 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 6
Western Michigan 13 18 22 13 20 15 11 18 13 18 22 14 12 10 9 10 8 8 6 9 8 10 10

Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[6]

Awards[edit]

NCAA[edit]

AHCA West All-American Second Team[7]
Player Position Team
Michael Benning D Denver
Carter Mazur F Denver
Jason Polin F Western Michigan
Massimo Rizzo F Denver

NCHC[edit]

Award Recipient [8]
Player of the Year Jason Polin, Western Michigan
Rookie of the Year Jackson Blake, North Dakota
Goaltender of the Year Magnus Chrona, Denver
Forward of the Year Jason Polin, Western Michigan
Defensive Defenseman of the Year Justin Lee, Denver
Offensive Defenseman of the Year Michael Benning, Denver
Defensive Forward of the Year Jami Krannila, St. Cloud State
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Ethan Frisch, North Dakota
Three Stars Award Magnus Chrona, Denver
Sportsmanship Award Spencer Meier, St. Cloud State
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year Pat Ferschweiler, Western Michigan
All-NCHC Teams[9][10]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Magnus Chrona, Denver G Kaidan Mbereko, Colorado College
Michael Benning, Denver D Jack Peart, St. Cloud State
Chris Jandric, North Dakota D Wyatt Kaiser, Minnesota Duluth
Jason Polin, Western Michigan F Carter Mazur, Denver
Massimo Rizzo, Denver F Jackson Blake, North Dakota
Jami Krannila, St. Cloud State F Riese Gaber, North Dakota
Honorable Mention   Position   Rookie Team
Šimon Latkoczy, Omaha G Kaidan Mbereko, Colorado College
Sean Behrens, Denver D Joaquim Lemay, Omaha
Dylan Anhorn, St. Cloud State D Jacob Guévin, Omaha
Hunter McKown, Colorado College F Jackson Blake, North Dakota
Ben Steeves, Minnesota Duluth F Ryan McAllister, Western Michigan
Jack Randl, Omaha F Ben Steeves, Minnesota Duluth
Ryan McAllister, Western Michigan F
Zach Okabe, St. Cloud State F

NCHC Tournament[edit]

Tournament MVP
Jami Krannila Minnesota Duluth
Frozen Faceoff All-Tournament Team[11]
Player Pos Team
Jaxon Castor G St. Cloud State
Bryan Yoon D Colorado College
Jack Peart D St. Cloud State
Jami Krannila F St. Cloud State
Zach Okabe F St. Cloud State
Hunter McKown F Colorado College

2023 NHL Entry Draft[edit]

Main article: 2023 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player College NHL team
2 35 Adam Gajan † Minnesota Duluth Chicago Blackhawks
3 81 Tanner Ludtke † Omaha Arizona Coyotes
3 82 Zach Nehring † Western Michigan Winnipeg Jets
3 94 Jayden Perron † North Dakota Carolina Hurricanes
4 98 Andrew Strathmann † North Dakota Columbus Blue Jackets
4 105 Ty Mueller Omaha Vancouver Canucks
4 115 Jayson Shaugabay † Minnesota Duluth Tampa Bay Lightning
4 119 Matthew Perkins † Minnesota Duluth Vancouver Canucks
4 124 Beckett Hendrickson † Minnesota Duluth Boston Bruins
5 133 Sam Harris † Denver Montreal Canadiens
5 149 Aaron Pionk † Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Wild
6 166 Carsen Musser † Colorado College Arizona Coyotes
6 179 Warren Clark † St. Cloud State Tampa Bay Lightning
6 183 Ty Henricks † Western Michigan New York Rangers
6 190 Michael Emerson † North Dakota Carolina Hurricanes
6 196 David Klee † North Dakota San Jose Sharks
7 204 Owen Beckner † Colorado College Ottawa Senators
7 212 Zaccharya Wisdom † Colorado College Seattle Kraken
7 214 Casper Nassen † Miami Boston Bruins

† incoming freshman [12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Schedule". NCHC. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Stats". HCHC. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "2023 NCHC Tournament Bracket" (PDF). nchchockey.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "USA Today Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "Two Northeastern players repeat as first-team All-Americans". USCHO.com. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "Western Michigan's Polin named NCHC player of year, Denver's Chrona top goalie, North Dakota's Blake best rookie for '22-23 campaign". USCHO. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  9. ^ "NCHC Reveals 2022-23 All-Conference Teams". NCHC. March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  10. ^ "NCHC Announces 2022-23 All-Rookie Team". nchchockey.com. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  11. ^ "St. Cloud State blanks Colorado College, wins second NCHC playoff championship". uscho.com. March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  12. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

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