2023–24 NCHC season
The 2023–24 NCHC season is the 11th season of play for National Collegiate Hockey Conference and takes place during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season will began on October 7, 2023, and conclude on March 9, 2023.[1]
| 2023–24 NCHC season | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Conference | NCHC |
| Division | Division I |
| Sport | ice hockey |
| Duration | October 7, 2023– March 9, 2023 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| NHL Entry Draft | |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | North Dakota |
| Season MVP | Jackson Blake |
| Top scorer | Jackson Blake |
| NCHC Tournament | |
| Tournament champions | Denver |
| Runners-up | Omaha |
| Tournament MVP | McKade Webster |
| Top scorer | Jackson Blake |
| NCAA tournament | |
| Bids | 4 |
| Team(s) | Denver North Dakota Omaha Western Michigan |
| NCHC seasons « 2022–23 2024–25 » | |
Coaches
Records
| Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | NCHC record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado College | Kris Mayotte | 3 | 22–46–6 | 12–32–3 |
| Denver | David Carle | 6 | 116–53–13 | 68–42–9 |
| Miami | Chris Bergeron | 5 | 28–90–13 | 17–71–9 |
| Minnesota Duluth | Scott Sandelin | 24 | 444–368–96 | 127–93–21 |
| North Dakota | Brad Berry | 9 | 180–92–31 | 112–62–19 |
| Omaha | Mike Gabinet | 7 | 94–101–12 | 61–74–9 |
| St. Cloud State | Brett Larson | 6 | 106–60–16 | 66–42–12 |
| Western Michigan | Pat Ferschweiler | 3 | 49–27–2 | 29–18–2 |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
| #8 North Dakota † | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 87 | 67 | 40 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 151 | 105 | ||
| #1 Denver * | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 110 | 80 | 42 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 198 | 119 | ||
| #18 St. Cloud State | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 77 | 74 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 121 | 114 | ||
| #15 Colorado College | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 66 | 56 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 111 | 93 | ||
| #12 Omaha | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 68 | 74 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 117 | 112 | ||
| #14 Western Michigan | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 78 | 64 | 38 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 136 | 97 | ||
| Minnesota Duluth | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 65 | 80 | 37 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 103 | 125 | ||
| Miami | 24 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 100 | 36 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 78 | 135 | ||
| Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: April 1, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-Conference record
Only one conference member (St. Cloud State) ended up with a losing record in non-conference play. While this, ordinarily, would put the NCHC in good standing, several of the teams had very weak opponents. This was typified by Western Michigan, whose strongest opponent on the season was St. Lawrence (48th in the pairwise). The result was that, despite finishing 33 games over .500, the NCHC finished behind the Big Ten and Hockey East in ranking average.
Regular season record
| Team | Atlantic Hockey | Big Ten | CCHA | ECAC Hockey | Hockey East | Independent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado College | 1–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 2–1–1 | 6–3–1 |
| Denver | 3–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–1 | 2–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 3–1–0 | 9–2–1 |
| Miami | 4–2–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–1 | 6–3–1 |
| Minnesota Duluth | 1–0–0 | 0–1–1 | 3–0–2 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 4–4–3 |
| North Dakota | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 3–0–1 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 8–1–1 |
| Omaha | 2–0–0 | 0–1–1 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–1–0 | 7–2–1 |
| St. Cloud State | 0–0–0 | 0–1–1 | 3–3–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 4–5–1 |
| Western Michigan | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 3–0–1 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 4–0–0 | 9–0–1 |
| Overall | 12–2–0 | 2–4–3 | 15–5–5 | 7–3–0 | 2–2–0 | 15–4–2 | 53–20–10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Blake | Sophomore | North Dakota | 23 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 14 |
| Zeev Buium | Freshman | Denver | 24 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 14 |
| Noah Laba | Sophomore | Colorado College | 24 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 23 |
| Jack Devine | Junior | Denver | 24 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 8 |
| Shai Buium | Junior | Denver | 24 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 10 |
| Cameron Berg | Junior | North Dakota | 23 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 4 |
| Sam Colangelo | Senior | Western Michigan | 24 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 21 |
| Luke Grainger | Senior | Western Michigan | 24 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 13 |
| Tristan Broz | Junior | Denver | 24 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 13 |
| Massimo Rizzo | Sophomore | Denver | 16 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiden Mbereko | Sophomore | Colorado College | 24 | 1448:51 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 0 | .927 | 2.15 |
| Cameron Rowe | Senior | Western Michigan | 24 | 1433:01 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 61 | 1 | .903 | 2.55 |
| Ludvig Persson | Senior | North Dakota | 22 | 1362:32 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 62 | 3 | .898 | 2.73 |
| Dominic Basse | Senior | St. Cloud State | 16 | 956:20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 2 | .894 | 2.82 |
| Matt Davis | Junior | Denver | 16 | 925:09 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 1 | .907 | 2.85 |
Conference tournament
Teams are reseeded for the semifinals.
| Quarterfinals March 15–17 | Semifinals March 22 | Championship March 23 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | North Dakota | 5 | 7 | - | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Miami | 1 | 1 | - | ||||||||||||
| 1 | North Dakota | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Omaha | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Denver | 4 | 5 | - | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Omaha | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Denver | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | St. Cloud State | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Western Michigan | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Denver | 5* | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | St. Cloud State | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Colorado College | 4* | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Omaha | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
NCAA tournament
Ranking
USCHO
| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado College | NR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Denver | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Miami | NR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minnesota Duluth | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Dakota | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Omaha | NR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Cloud State | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Michigan | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Denver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Miami | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minnesota Duluth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Dakota | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Omaha | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Cloud State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Western Michigan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pairwise
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado College | 32 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 |
| Denver | 1 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Miami | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 36 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 49 |
| Minnesota Duluth | 23 | 30 | 22 | 35 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 47 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 30 |
| North Dakota | 32 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Omaha | 32 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 43 | 38 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| St. Cloud State | 15 | 37 | 41 | 52 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Western Michigan | 32 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[5]
Awards
NCAA
| Award | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|
| Tournament Most Outstanding Player | Matt Davis, Denver | |
| AHCA All-American Teams[6] | ||
| West First Team | Position | |
| Kaidan Mbereko, Colorado College | G | |
| Zeev Buium, Denver | D | |
| Jackson Blake, North Dakota | F | |
| Jack Devine, Denver | F | |
| West Second Team | Position | |
| Dylan Anhorn, St. Cloud State | D | |
| Noah Laba, Colorado College | F | |
| Massimo Rizzo, Denver | F | |
| NCAA All-Tournament team | ||
| Matt Davis, Denver | G | |
| Sean Behrens, Denver | D | |
| Zeev Buium, Denver | D | |
| Tristan Broz, Denver | F | |
| Rieger Lorenz, Denver | F | |
NCHC
References
- "Schedule". NCHC. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- "Player Stats". HCHC. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- "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.
- "Top 25 men's college hockey players earn distinction as CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans for 2023-24 season". USCHO.com. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- Weisman, Michael (March 21, 2024). "NCHC Unveils 2023-2024 Individual Award Winners". nchchockey.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- Weisman, Michael (March 13, 2024). "NCHC Unveils 2023-2024 All-Conference Teams". nchchockey.com. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- Weisman, Michael (March 12, 2024). "NCHC Reveals 2023-24 All-Rookie Team". nchchockey. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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