2021–22 NCHC season
Sports season
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
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
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
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
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
Leading scorers
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes [ 4]
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
Conference 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
Regional semifinal
Midwest
March 25, 2022 8:00 PM (2) Quinnipiac 5 – 4 (2–0, 1–3, 2–1) (3) St. Cloud State PPL Center Attendance: 2,155
East
March 24, 2022 6:00 PM (2) North Dakota 1 – 2 (OT) (1–0, 0–1, 0–0, 0–1) (3) Notre Dame MVP Arena Attendance: 2,345
Northeast
March 25, 2022 12:00 PM (1) Western Michigan 2 – 1 (OT) (1–0, 0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (4) Northeastern DCU Center Attendance: 6,002
West
March 24, 2022 7:00 PM (1) Denver 3 – 2 (1–1, 0–0, 2–1) (4) Massachusetts Lowell Budweiser Events Center Attendance: 3,138
March 24, 2022 1:00 PM (2) Minnesota Duluth 3 – 0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) (3) Michigan Tech Budweiser Events Center Attendance: 3,138
Regional final
Northeast
March 27, 2022 4:00 PM (1) Western Michigan 0 – 3 (0–1, 0–0, 0–2) (2) Minnesota DCU Center Attendance: 2,848
West
National semifinal
April 7, 2022 5:00 PM (MW1) Michigan 2 – 3 (OT) (0–1, 1–0, 1–1, 0–1) (W1) Denver TD Garden Attendance: 17,850
National championship
April 9, 2022 8:00 PM (E1) Minnesota State 1–5 (1–0, 0–0, 0–5) (W1) Denver TD Garden Attendance: 17,850
Game reference Referees: Geno Binda Jr. Jeremy TuftsLinesmen: 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
Shots by period
Team
1
2
3
T
Denver
3
5
12
20
Minnesota State
8
10
10
28
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
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
[ 5]
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
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
[ 6]
Pairwise
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
NCAA
NCHC
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
NCAA tournament
2022 NHL Entry Draft
† incoming freshman
[ 14]
References
^ "Schedule" . NCHC . Retrieved September 5, 2021 .
^ "Kris Mayotte Named Head Hockey Coach" . Colorado College . April 7, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021 .
^ "Pat Ferschweiler - Men's Ice Hockey Coach" . Western Michigan Broncos . Retrieved August 3, 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Record four Pioneers, two Fighting Hawks recognized for strong freshman seasons" . nchchockey.com . March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022 .
^ "UMD Blanks WMU to Capture 2022 Frozen Faceoff Title" . NCHC . March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022 .
^ Trefzger, Ed (April 9, 2022). "Most Outstanding Player Benning redeems himself for penalty with Denver's game-winning goal" . USCHO . Retrieved June 4, 2022 .
^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2022 NHL Draft" . USCHO.com . Retrieved July 9, 2022 .
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