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2021–22 NCHC season
Season2021–22
ConferenceNCHC
DivisionDivision I
Sportice hockey
DurationOctober 2, 2021–
April 9, 2022
Number of teams8
2022 NHL Entry Draft
Top draft pickVictor Mancini
Picked byNew York Rangers
Regular season
Season championsDenver
North Dakota
Season MVPBobby Brink
Top scorerBobby Brink
NCHC Tournament
Tournament championsMinnesota Duluth
  Runners-upWestern Michigan
Tournament MVPRyan Fanti
Top scorerKoby Bender (6)
NCAA tournament
Bids5
Record6–4
Best FinishNCAA Champion
Team(s)Denver
NCHC seasons
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The 2021–22 NCHC season is the 9th season of play for National Collegiate Hockey Conference and will take place during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The regular season is set to begin on October 2, 2021, and conclude on March 5, 2022.[1] The conference tournament is scheduled to begin in mid March, 2022.

Coaches

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Kris Mayotte was named as Colorado College's 15th head coach shortly after end of their 20–21 season.[2]

Pat Ferschweiler was promoted to head coach after the retirement of Andy Murray.[3]

Records

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Team Head coach Season at school Record at school NCHC record
Colorado College Kris Mayotte 1 0–0–0 0–0–0
Denver David Carle 4 55–34–12 31–31–9
Miami Chris Bergeron 3 13–39–7 10–34–5
Minnesota Duluth Scott Sandelin 22 406–332–91 107–69–17
North Dakota Brad Berry 7 138–63–24 85–46–14
Omaha Mike Gabinet 5 54–69–9 37–52–7
St. Cloud State Brett Larson 4 63–32–9 44–23–5
Western Michigan Pat Ferschweiler 1 0–0–0 0–0–0

Standings

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2021–22 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Denver † 24 18 6 0 1 0 0 53 98 55 41 31 9 1 175 93
#9 North Dakota † 24 17 6 1 1 1 1 53 78 58 39 24 14 1 119 99
#6 Western Michigan 24 14 9 1 1 0 1 43 84 68 39 26 12 1 138 101
#11 St. Cloud State 24 10 10 4 1 2 1 36 84 69 37 18 15 4 133 97
#5 Minnesota Duluth * 24 10 10 4 1 1 2 36 61 56 42 22 16 4 109 93
Omaha 24 11 13 0 2 1 0 32 65 74 38 21 17 0 123 102
Colorado College 24 6 17 1 2 1 0 18 48 87 36 9 24 3 79 116
Miami 24 4 19 1 0 3 1 17 54 105 36 7 27 2 94 153
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Non-Conference record

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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 strong showing against non-conference opponents. As a whole, the league won a majority of their games against every other conference but one (tied with ECAC). While three member teams finished with losing records, the other five more than balanced out the scales. The NCHC also played a good number of games against highly ranked opponents. While the results in those games was about even, the bonus the teams received from those matches helped put five league members into the NCAA tournament.

Regular season record

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Team Atlantic Hockey Big Ten CCHA ECAC Hockey Hockey East Independent Total
Colorado College 1–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–2–2 1–1–0 1–1–0 3–5–2
Denver 3–0–1 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–2–0 4–0–0 7–2–1
Miami 1–1–0 0–2–0 1–2–1 0–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0 3–6–1
Minnesota Duluth 0–0–0 2–1–0 2–4–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 7–5–0
North Dakota 2–0–0 1–2–0 1–1–0 1–3–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 5–6–0
Omaha 0–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–0–0 6–0–0 10–2–0
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 2–1–0 2–0–0 4–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 8–1–0
Overall 7–2–1 8–7–0 12–9–1 6–6–2 4–3–0 14–2–0 51–29–4

Statistics

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Leading scorers

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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes[4]

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Bobby Brink Junior Denver 24 9 26 35 18
Carter Savoie Sophomore Denver 24 13 12 25 23
Kevin Fitzgerald Graduate St. Cloud State 24 12 13 25 16
Drew Worrad Senior Western Michigan 24 4 21 25 12
Cole Guttman Senior Denver 24 11 13 24 18
Carter Mazur Freshman Denver 24 10 14 24 28
Riese Gaber Sophomore North Dakota 19 9 14 23 10
Ethen Frank Graduate Western Michigan 23 16 7 23 12
Nick Perbix Senior St. Cloud State 18 4 18 22 10
Michael Benning Sophomore Denver 24 8 13 21 8
Taylor Ward Senior Omaha 24 8 13 21 27
Michael Joyaux Senior Western Michigan 24 8 13 21 21
Ronnie Attard Junior Western Michigan 24 8 13 21 16

Leading goaltenders

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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
Ryan Fanti Junior Minnesota Duluth 23 1360 9 9 4 48 3 .917 2.12
Magnus Chrona Junior Denver 22 1279 16 6 0 46 6 .907 2.16
Zach Driscoll Senior North Dakota 20 1135 15 4 0 41 1 .919 2.17
Dávid Hrenák Graduate St. Cloud State 23 1299 10 9 4 56 2 .904 2.59
Brandon Bussi Junior Western Michigan 24 1432 14 9 1 67 3 .911 2.81

Conference tournament

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Main article: 2022 NCHC Tournament

Teams are reseeded for the Semifinals

Quarterfinals
March 11–13 		Semifinals
March 18 		Championship
March 19
           
1 Denver 5 5 -
8 Miami 2 1 -
1 Denver 0
5 Minnesota Duluth 2
2 North Dakota 2 2 -
7 Colorado College 1 1 -
5 Minnesota Duluth 3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 Western Michigan 0
3 Western Michigan 4 5* -
6 Omaha 2 4 -
2 North Dakota 2
3 Western Michigan 4
4 St. Cloud State 2 3 -
5 Minnesota Duluth 5 4* -

* denotes overtime periods

NCAA tournament

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Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

Regional semifinal

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Midwest

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March 25, 2022
8:00 PM		(2) Quinnipiac5 – 4
(2–0, 1–3, 2–1)		(3) St. Cloud StatePPL Center
Attendance: 2,155
Game reference
Yaniv PeretsGoaliesJaxon CastorReferees:
Ryan Sweeney
Mike Schubert
Linesmen:
Anthony Valle
Shane Kanaly
(Metsa, Brind'Amour) Brendan Less (4) – 04:371–0
(Rasanen) TJ Friedmann (10) – 17:262–0
2–121:08 – Nolan Walker (10) (Hentges)
2–227:21 – Sam Hentges (12) (Walker)
(de Jong, Metsa) Michael Lombardi (14) – 30:123–2
3–332:39 – Kyler Kupka (19) (Bushy, Fitzgerald)
(Mendel, Chorney) Ethan de Jong (11) – 40:274–3
(Mendel, de Jong) Jayden Lee (5) – GW – 48:375–3
5–458:44 – EA – Nolan Walker (19) (unassisted)
2 minPenalties0 min
16Shots34

East

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March 24, 2022
6:00 PM		(2) North Dakota1 – 2 (OT)
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0, 0–1)		(3) Notre DameMVP Arena
Attendance: 2,345
Game reference
Zach DriscollGoaliesMatthew GalajdaReferees:
Geno Binda Jr.
Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Kevin Briganti
Bill Kingdon
(Ness) Brent Johnson (2) – 18:431–0
1–121:03 – Landon Slaggert (12) (G. Slaggert)
1–261:38 – GW PP – Graham Slaggert (12) (Leivermann, L. Slaggert)
6 minPenalties6 min
24Shots25

Northeast

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March 25, 2022
12:00 PM		(1) Western Michigan2 – 1 (OT)
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1, 1–0)		(4) NortheasternDCU Center
Attendance: 6,002
Game reference
Brandon BussiGoaliesDevon LeviReferees:
Brendan Blanchard
Chris Leavitt
Linesmen:
Brendan Lewis
Matt Terreri
(Worrad, Frank) Cole Gallant (9) – 14:011–0
1–156:40 – Aidan McDonough (25) (Colangelo)
(unassisted) Luke Grainger (9) – GW – 61:332–1
2 minPenalties6 min
36Shots31

West

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March 24, 2022
7:00 PM		(1) Denver3 – 2
(1–1, 0–0, 2–1)		(4) Massachusetts LowellBudweiser Events Center
Attendance: 3,138
Game reference
Magnus ChronaGoaliesOwen SavoryReferees:
Tony Czech
Kenny Anderson
Linesmen:
Sam Shikowsky
Nicholas Bradshaw
0–109:42 – Lucas Condotta (10) (Stefanson, Korencik)
(Lee, Tuomisto) Brett Stapley (16) – 18:361–1
(Benning) Carter Savoie (21) – 49:262–1
2–254:21 – Connor Sodergren (7) (McDonald, Crasa)
(Mazur) Cameron Wright (21) – GW – 57:033–2
19 minPenalties10 min
28Shots18
March 24, 2022
1:00 PM		(2) Minnesota Duluth3 – 0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)		(3) Michigan TechBudweiser Events Center
Attendance: 3,138
Game reference
Ryan FantiGoaliesBlake PietilaReferees:
Colin Kronforst
Sean Fernandez
Linesmen:
Justin Cornell
Pat Richardson
(unassisted) Kobe Roth (17) – GW – 14:541–0
(unassisted) Kyler Kleven (3) – 46:092–0
(unassisted) Kobe Roth (18) – EN – 59:533–0
8 minPenalties15 min
25Shots28

Regional final

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Northeast

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March 27, 2022
4:00 PM		(1) Western Michigan0 – 3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2)		(2) MinnesotaDCU Center
Attendance: 2,848
Game reference
Brandon BussiGoaliesJusten CloseReferees:
Joe Carusone
C.J. Hanfin
Linesmen:
Brian Oliver
Ryan Knapp
0–110:10 – GW – Matthew Knies (14) (Faber, Meyers)
0–240:33 – PP – Aaron Huglen (7) (Meyers, LaCombe)
0–358:03 – SH EN – Blake McLaughlin (13) (unassisted)
2 minPenalties4 min
24Shots26

West

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March 26, 2022
2:00 PM		(1) Denver2 – 1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)		(2) Minnesota DuluthBudweiser Events Center
Attendance: 4,812
Game reference
Magnus ChronaGoaliesRyan FantiReferees:
Colin Kronforst
Sean Fernandez
Linesmen:
Justin Cornell
Pat Richardson
0–114:40 – Darian Gotz (2) (Roth, Bender)
(Brink) Cole Guttman (19) – 17:241–1
(Behrens, Guttman) Carter Savoie (22) – GW – 53:442–1
8 minPenalties8 min
34Shots25

National semifinal

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April 7, 2022
5:00 PM		(MW1) Michigan2 – 3 (OT)
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1, 0–1)		(W1) DenverTD Garden
Attendance: 17,850
Game reference
Erik PortilloGoaliesMagnus ChronaReferees:
Joe Carusone
CJ Hanafin
Linesmen:
Ryan Knapp
Brian Oliver
0–111:22 – Brett Stapley (17) (Barrow, Lee)
(Moyle, Van Wyhe) Jimmy Lambert (6) – 24:031–1
1–245:36 – Cameron Wright (22) (Benning, Rizzo)
(Pastujov, Estapa) Thomas Bordeleau (12) – 49:092–2
2–374:53 – GW – Carter Savoie (23) (Brink, Benning)
6 minPenalties0 min
21Shots33

National championship

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April 9, 2022
8:00 PM		(E1) Minnesota State1–5
(1–0, 0–0, 0–5)		(W1) DenverTD Garden
Attendance: 17,850
Game reference
Referees:
Geno Binda Jr.
Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Bill Kingdon
Kevin Briganti
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st MSU Sam Morton (9) – PP Sowder and Sandelin 13:59 1–0 MSU
2nd None
3rd DEN Ryan Barrow (8) Benning and Devine 44:46 1–1
DEN Michael Benning (15) – GW Buium and Wright 47:33 2–1 DEN
DEN Massimo Rizzo (12) Mazur and Lee 53:34 3–1 DEN
DEN Brett Stapley (18) – EN unassisted 57:28 4–1 DEN
DEN Cameron Wright (23) – EN Mazur 58:00 5–1 DEN
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st DEN Michael Benning Tripping 12:23 2:00
MSU Nathan Smith Roughing 15:28 2:00
2nd MSU Bench Too Many Men 27:07 2:00
3rd MSU Sam Morton Tripping 45:26 2:00

Ranking

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Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

USCHO

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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 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 13 12 11 8 11 11 14 11 12 12 11 8 7 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1
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 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 2 1 5 6 8 7 7 7 6 6 7 8 11 10 8 6 5
North Dakota 8 8 7 6 6 8 7 6 6 7 7 5 5 10 9 13 12 12 9 7 4 5 5 7 9
Omaha 17 17 13 11 10 9 11 9 9 10 14 14 15 15 16 16 18 18 NR NR 20 19 NR NR NR
St. Cloud State 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 5 5 6 7 4 5 6 6 7 10 8 11 10 9 12 11 11
Western Michigan NR NR 19 17 13 10 9 13 7 6 4 4 3 3 4 3 5 5 6 6 8 7 7 4 6

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USA Today

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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 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
Denver NR 13 11 8 12 13 NR 12 11 11 10 8 6 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 4 3 1
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
Minnesota Duluth 6 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 2 1 5 5 8 7 7 7 7 6 7 9 10 10 8 3 6 5
North Dakota 7 7 6 6 6 10 7 6 5 7 7 5 5 11 10 13 11 12 10 7 5 5 5 8 9 9
Omaha NR 15 14 11 9 7 11 10 9 10 14 15 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
St. Cloud State 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 6 6 6 7 4 4 5 6 6 10 8 11 11 9 10 11 11 11
Western Michigan NR NR NR NR 11 11 10 13 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 8 7 7 5 5 6

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Pairwise

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Final
Colorado College 14 48 52 46 44 47 39 39 41 38 39 35 32 33 35 34 39 39 41 41 42 43 45
Denver 14 20 3 13 21 37 9 4 8 5 3 2 5 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Miami 8 34 46 40 41 41 41 42 46 46 44 45 44 46 49 49 50 45 43 43 45 43 46
Minnesota Duluth 14 25 6 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 8 7 8 8 9 7 5 8 11 11 9 4
North Dakota 14 25 14 5 19 8 4 2 3 5 3 2 11 10 13 12 12 10 6 5 6 6 7
Omaha 9 11 8 16 13 15 20 11 11 18 15 13 18 22 20 18 19 22 22 21 18 21 23
St. Cloud State 2 8 4 4 2 2 3 8 7 8 8 4 3 4 6 5 10 8 10 9 6 10 10
Western Michigan 14 23 42 1 1 3 6 4 3 1 7 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 3

Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[7]

Awards

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NCAA

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Award Recipient
Lowes' Senior CLASS Award Zach Driscoll, North Dakota
AHCA All-American Teams[8]
West First Team Position Team
Ronnie Attard D Western Michigan
Jake Sanderson D North Dakota
Bobby Brink F Denver
West Second Team Position Team
Ryan Fanti G Minnesota Duluth
Ethen Frank F Western Michigan

NCHC

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Award Recipient [9]
Player of the Year Bobby Brink, Denver
Rookie of the Year Carter Mazur, Denver
Goaltender of the Year Ryan Fanti, Minnesota Duluth
Forward of the Year Bobby Brink, Denver
Defensive Defenseman of the Year Ethan Frisch, North Dakota
Offensive Defenseman of the Year Ronnie Attard, Western Michigan
Defensive Forward of the Year Connor Ford, North Dakota
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Drew Worrad, Western Michigan
Three Stars Award Magnus Chrona, Denver
Sportsmanship Award Mark Senden, North Dakota
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year Brad Berry, North Dakota
Frozen Faceoff MVP Ryan Fanti, Minnesota Duluth
All-NCHC Teams[10][11]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Ryan Fanti, Minnesota Duluth G Zach Driscoll, North Dakota
Ronnie Attard, Western Michigan D Jake Sanderson, North Dakota
Nick Perbix, St. Cloud State D Michael Benning, Denver
Bobby Brink, Denver F Carter Savoie, Denver
Ethen Frank, Western Michigan F Drew Worrad, Western Michigan
Riese Gaber, North Dakota F Kevin Fitzgerald, St. Cloud State
Honorable Mention   Position   Rookie Team
Magnus Chrona, Denver G Jakob Hellsten, North Dakota
Brandon Scanlin, Omaha D Sean Behrens, Denver
Michael Joyaux, Western Michigan D Shai Buium, Denver
Cole Guttman, Denver F Carter Mazur, Denver
Noah Cates, Minnesota Duluth F Massimo Rizzo, Denver
Connor Ford, North Dakota F Matteo Costantini, North Dakota

NCHC Tournament

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Tournament MVP
Ryan Fanti Minnesota Duluth
Frozen Faceoff All-Tournament Team[12]
Player Pos Team
Ryan Fanti G Minnesota Duluth
Ronnie Attard D Western Michigan
Wyatt Kaiser D Minnesota Duluth
Blake Biondi F Minnesota Duluth
Ty Glover F Western Michigan
Dominic James F Minnesota Duluth

NCAA tournament

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Tournament MOP[13]
Michael Benning Denver
All-Tournament Team
Player Pos Team
Magnus Chrona G Denver
Michael Benning D Denver
Carter Savoie F Denver
Ryan Barrow F Denver

2022 NHL Entry Draft

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Main article: 2022 NHL Entry Draft
Round Pick Player College NHL team
1 31 Isaac Howard† Minnesota Duluth Tampa Bay Lightning
2 40 Dylan James† North Dakota Detroit Red Wings
2 56 Rieger Lorenz† Denver Minnesota Wild
3 67 Miko Mitikka† Denver Arizona Coyotes
3 82 Adam Ingram† St. Cloud State Nashville Predators
3 90 Aidan Thompson† Denver Chicago Blackhawks
4 99 Garrett Brown† Denver Winnipeg Jets
4 117 Cole Spicer† North Dakota Boston Bruins
5 150 Zam Plante† Minnesota Duluth Pittsburgh Penguins
5 159 Victor Mancini Omaha New York Rangers
6 164 Barrett Hall† St. Cloud State Seattle Kraken
6 173 Dominic James Minnesota Duluth Chicago Blackhawks
7 209 Abram Wiebe† North Dakota Vegas Golden Knights
7 210 Ben Striden† North Dakota Nashville Predators
7 221 Jack Devine Denver Florida Panthers

† incoming freshman [14]

References

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  1. ^ "Schedule". NCHC. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Kris Mayotte Named Head Hockey Coach". Colorado College. April 7, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Pat Ferschweiler - Men's Ice Hockey Coach". Western Michigan Broncos. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Player Stats". HCHC. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "USA Today Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "Four players return to 2021-22 Division I men's All-American teams, led by three-time pick Dryden McKay". USCHO.com. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Denver's Brink earns Player of the Year; UND's Berry wins third straight Coach of the Year". nchchockey.com. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Five Different Teams Represented on All-NCHC First Team". NCHC. March 9, 2022. Archived from the original on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "Record four Pioneers, two Fighting Hawks recognized for strong freshman seasons". nchchockey.com. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "UMD Blanks WMU to Capture 2022 Frozen Faceoff Title". NCHC. March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  13. ^ Trefzger, Ed (April 9, 2022). "Most Outstanding Player Benning redeems himself for penalty with Denver's game-winning goal". USCHO. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  14. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2022 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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