The 2021–22 NCHC season was the 9th season of play for the National Collegiate Hockey Conference and took place during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The regular season began on October 2, 2021, and concluded on March 5, 2022. The conference tournament began on March 11, 2022 and concluded on March 19, 2022.

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

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

Records Team Head coach Season at school Record at school NCHC recordColorado College 1 0–0–0 0–0–0 Denver 4 55–34–12 31–31–9 Miami 3 13–39–7 10–34–5 Minnesota Duluth 22 406–332–91 107–69–17North Dakota 7 138–63–24 85–46–14Omaha 5 54–69–9 37–52–7 St. Cloud State 4 63–32–9 44–23–5 Western Michigan 1 0–0–0 0–0–0

Standings

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 TotalColorado 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 7–2–1Miami 1–1–0 0–2–0 1–2–1 0–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0 3–6–1Minnesota Duluth 0–0–0 2–1–0 2–4–0 0–0–0 1–0–0 2–0–0 7–5–0North Dakota 2–0–0 1–2–0 1–1–0 1–3–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 5–6–0Omaha 0–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0 1–1–0 2–0–0 6–0–0 10–2–0St. Cloud State 0–0–0 3–1–0 5–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 8–2–0Western Michigan 0–0–0 2–1–0 2–0–0 4–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 8–1–0Overall 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 Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM Junior 24 9 26 35 18 Sophomore 24 13 12 25 23 Graduate 24 12 13 25 16 Senior 24 4 21 25 12 Senior 24 11 13 24 18 Freshman 24 10 14 24 28 Sophomore 19 9 14 23 10 Graduate 23 16 7 23 12 Senior 18 4 18 22 10 Sophomore 24 8 13 21 8 Senior 24 8 13 21 27 Senior 24 8 13 21 21 Junior 24 8 13 21 16

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 Junior 23 1360 9 9 4 48 3 .917 2.12 Junior 22 1279 16 6 0 46 6 .907 2.16 Senior 20 1135 15 4 0 41 1 .919 2.17 Graduate 23 1299 10 9 4 56 2 .904 2.59 Junior 24 1432 14 9 1 67 3 .911 2.81

Conference tournament

NCAA tournament

Regional semifinal

Midwest

East

Northeast

West

Regional final

Northeast

West

National semifinal

National championship

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MSUSam Morton (9) – PPSowder and Sandelin 13:59 1–0 MSU 2nd None 3rd DENRyan Barrow (8)Benning and Devine 44:46 1–1 DENMichael Benning (15) – GWBuium and Wright 47:33 2–1 DEN DENMassimo Rizzo (12)Mazur and Lee 53:34 3–1 DEN DENBrett Stapley (18) – ENunassisted 57:28 4–1 DEN DENCameron Wright (23) – ENMazur 58:00 5–1 DEN Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st DENMichael BenningTripping 12:23 2:00 MSUNathan SmithRoughing 15:28 2:00 2nd MSUBenchToo Many Men 27:07 2:00 3rd MSUSam MortonTripping 45:26 2:00

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Denver 3 5 12 20 Minnesota State 8 10 10 28

Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice DEN Magnus Chrona 27 1 60:00 MSU Dryden McKay 15 3 58:22

Ranking

USCHO 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 1Miami 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 5North 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 9Omaha 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 11Western 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

USA Today 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 1Miami 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 5North 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 9Omaha 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 11Western 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

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

Awards

NCAA Award RecipientLowes' Senior CLASS Award Zach Driscoll, North Dakota West First Team Position TeamRonnie Attard DWestern MichiganJake Sanderson DNorth DakotaBobby Brink FDenver West Second Team Position TeamRyan Fanti GMinnesota DuluthEthen Frank FWestern Michigan

NCHC Award Recipient Player of the Year Bobby Brink, DenverRookie of the Year Carter Mazur, DenverGoaltender of the Year Ryan Fanti, Minnesota DuluthForward of the Year Bobby Brink, DenverDefensive Defenseman of the Year Ethan Frisch, North DakotaOffensive Defenseman of the Year Ronnie Attard, Western MichiganDefensive Forward of the Year Connor Ford, North DakotaScholar-Athlete of the Year Drew Worrad, Western MichiganThree Stars Award Magnus Chrona, DenverSportsmanship Award Mark Senden, North DakotaHerb Brooks Coach of the Year Brad Berry, North DakotaFrozen Faceoff MVP Ryan Fanti, Minnesota Duluth 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 Ryan Fanti Minnesota Duluth 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 Michael Benning Denver Player Pos Team Magnus Chrona G Denver Michael Benning D Denver Carter Savoie F Denver Ryan Barrow F Denver

2022 NHL entry draft

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

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