2022–23 NCHC 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]

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
« 2021–22 2023–24 »

Coaches

Records
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
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 †241950210569453403010015086
#11 Western Michigan2415812004486603923151148102
#20 Omaha241392221427164371915310997
#5 St. Cloud State *241293213418568412513313395
Minnesota Duluth2410140140336581371620195114
#17 North Dakota24101043023375703918156127110
Colorado College24615302225376038132237999
Miami24318302014399636824473137
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]

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Massimo RizzoSophomoreDenver241120316
Jason PolinSeniorWestern Michigan2417122911
Jami KrannilaSeniorSt. Cloud State2417122931
Jackson BlakeFreshmanNorth Dakota2410192914
Zach OkabeSeniorSt. Cloud State2412132518
Carter MazurSophomoreDenver241592424
Ryan McAllisterFreshmanWestern Michigan246182412
Riese GaberJuniorNorth Dakota2413102327
Aidan ThompsonFreshmanDenver22914234
Max SassonSophomoreWestern Michigan23815238
Veeti MiettinenJuniorSt. Cloud State24815230

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 LatkoczyFreshmanOmaha12675:51731222.9331.95
Magnus ChronaSeniorDenver221291:161740484.9152.23
Kaiden MberekoFreshmanColorado College221221:265132463.9302.26
Cameron RoweJuniorWestern Michigan241406:571571552.9122.35
Drew DeRidderGraduateNorth Dakota201106:18954443.9022.39

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

East
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
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

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

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-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR
Denver 1-11432211111-143544333334-6
Miami NR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR
Minnesota Duluth 5-4410191920NRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NR
North Dakota 4-3376101219NRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR1717-17
Omaha NR-NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR-NRNRNRNR1916151414171820-20
St. Cloud State 13-1010824443344-434156666776-5
Western Michigan 14-1818171718171415141718-1312109109858799-11

[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 NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Denver 1111432211211223334433333476
Miami NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Minnesota Duluth 5544101919NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
North Dakota 443377111319NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR16161618
Omaha NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR16161515141819NRNRNR
St. Cloud State 13131110824453344444415666687655
Western Michigan 1212181817161817121514171919141210910985889111112

[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 229244547453442454541313029333335303938403631
Denver 2211565321534354576543334
Miami 12818515262829373635394144464644444743444445
Minnesota Duluth 1032353835334238323939332836312424242325232222
North Dakota 2239122431232728222222171322231920222121211818
Omaha 2250514730353031252127242622201716171316181920
St. Cloud State 315712264446535257755776
Western Michigan 1318221320151118131822141210910886981010

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

NCHC
Award Recipient [8]
Player of the YearJason Polin, Western Michigan
Rookie of the YearJackson Blake, North Dakota
Goaltender of the YearMagnus Chrona, Denver
Forward of the YearJason Polin, Western Michigan
Defensive Defenseman of the YearJustin Lee, Denver
Offensive Defenseman of the YearMichael Benning, Denver
Defensive Forward of the YearJami Krannila, St. Cloud State
Scholar-Athlete of the YearEthan Frisch, North Dakota
Three Stars AwardMagnus Chrona, Denver
Sportsmanship AwardSpencer Meier, St. Cloud State
Herb Brooks Coach of the YearPat 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
Tournament MVP
Jami KrannilaMinnesota Duluth
Frozen Faceoff All-Tournament Team[11]
PlayerPosTeam
Jaxon CastorGSt. Cloud State
Bryan YoonDColorado College
Jack PeartDSt. Cloud State
Jami KrannilaFSt. Cloud State
Zach OkabeFSt. Cloud State
Hunter McKownFColorado College

2023 NHL Entry Draft
Main article: 2023 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player College NHL team
235Adam Gajan †Minnesota DuluthChicago Blackhawks
381Tanner Ludtke †OmahaArizona Coyotes
382Zach Nehring †Western MichiganWinnipeg Jets
394Jayden Perron †North DakotaCarolina Hurricanes
498Andrew Strathmann †North DakotaColumbus Blue Jackets
4105Ty MuellerOmahaVancouver Canucks
4115Jayson Shaugabay †Minnesota DuluthTampa Bay Lightning
4119Matthew Perkins †Minnesota DuluthVancouver Canucks
4124Beckett Hendrickson †Minnesota DuluthBoston Bruins
5133Sam Harris †DenverMontreal Canadiens
5149Aaron Pionk †Minnesota DuluthMinnesota Wild
6166Carsen Musser †Colorado CollegeArizona Coyotes
6179Warren Clark †St. Cloud StateTampa Bay Lightning
6183Ty Henricks †Western MichiganNew York Rangers
6190Michael Emerson †North DakotaCarolina Hurricanes
6196David Klee †North DakotaSan Jose Sharks
7204Owen Beckner †Colorado CollegeOttawa Senators
7212Zaccharya Wisdom †Colorado CollegeSeattle Kraken
7214Casper Nassen †MiamiBoston Bruins

† incoming freshman [12]

References
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  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.
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