2022–23 NCHC season
Sports season
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
Records
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
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
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
Leading scorers
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes [ 2]
Leading goaltenders
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
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
Regional semifinal
East
March 23, 2023 5:30 PM (1) Denver 0 – 2 (0–2, 0–0, 0–0) (4) Cornell SNHU Arena Attendance: 3,631
March 23, 2023 2:00 PM (2) Boston University 5 – 1 (1–0, 3–1, 1–0) (3) Western Michigan SNHU Arena Attendance: 3,631
West
March 23, 2023 4:00 PM (2) St. Cloud State 4 – 0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0) (3) Minnesota State Scheels Arena Attendance: 5,061
Regional final
West
March 25, 2023 6:30 PM (1) Minnesota 4 – 1 (1–0, 1–1, 2–0) (2) St. Cloud State Scheels Arena Attendance: 5,326
Ranking
USCHO
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
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
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
NCAA
NCHC
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
2023 NHL Entry Draft
† incoming freshman
[ 12]
References
^ "Schedule" . NCHC . Retrieved September 5, 2021 .
^ "Player Stats" . HCHC . Retrieved July 28, 2022 .
^ "2023 NCHC Tournament Bracket" (PDF) . nchchockey.com . March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023 .
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .
^ "USA Today Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .
^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .
^ "Two Northeastern players repeat as first-team All-Americans" . USCHO.com . April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023 .
^ "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 .
^ "NCHC Reveals 2022-23 All-Conference Teams" . NCHC . March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023 .
^ "NCHC Announces 2022-23 All-Rookie Team" . nchchockey.com . March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023 .
^ "St. Cloud State blanks Colorado College, wins second NCHC playoff championship" . uscho.com . March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023 .
^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft" . USCHO.com . Retrieved July 9, 2022 .
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