2023–24 NCHC season
Sports 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]
Coaches
Records
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]
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 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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
[ 3]
USA Hockey
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
[ 4]
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
Award[ 7]
Recipient
Player of the Year
Jackson Blake , North Dakota
Rookie of the Year
Zeev Buium , Denver
Goaltender of the Year
Kaidan Mbereko , Colorado College
Forward of the Year
Jackson Blake , North Dakota
Defensive Defenseman of the Year
Sean Behrens , Denver
Offensive Defenseman of the Year
Zeev Buium , Denver
Defensive Forward of the Year
Noah Laba , Colorado College
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Luke Grainger , Western Michigan
Three Stars Award
Noah Laba , Colorado College
Sportsmanship Award
Darian Gotz , Minnesota Duluth
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year
Kris Mayotte , Colorado College
Frozen Faceoff MVP
McKade Webster , Denver
All-NCHC Teams [ 8]
First Team
Position
Second Team
Kaidan Mbereko , Colorado College
G
Ludvig Persson , North Dakota
Zeev Buium , Denver
D
Shai Buium , Denver
Dylan Anhorn , St. Cloud State
D
Jack Peart , St. Cloud State
Jackson Blake , North Dakota
F
Luke Grainger , Western Michigan
Jack Devine , Denver
F
Massimo Rizzo , Denver
Noah Laba , Colorado College
F
Ben Steeves , Minnesota Duluth
Honorable Mention
Position
Rookie Team [ 9]
Šimon Latkoczy , Omaha
G
Isak Posch , St. Cloud State
Sean Behrens , Denver
D
Zeev Buium , Denver
Jake Livanavage , North Dakota
D
Jake Livanavage , North Dakota
Garrett Pyke , North Dakota
D
Cameron Berg , North Dakota
F
Miko Matikka , Denver
Sam Colangelo , Western Michigan
F
Alex Bump , Western Michigan
Riese Gaber , North Dakota
F
Tanner Ludtke , Omaha
Frozen Faceoff All-Tournament Team
Šimon Latkoczy , Omaha
G
Zeev Buium , Denver
D
Griffin Ludtke , Omaha
D
McKade Webster , Denver
F
Zach Urdahl , Omaha
F
Miko Matikka , Denver
F
† incoming freshman
[ 10]
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 Hockey 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 .
^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2024 NHL Draft" . USCHO.com . Retrieved June 29, 2024 .
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