2023 NCHC Tournament

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The 2023 NCHC Tournament was the tenth tournament in league history. It was played between March 10 and 18, 2023. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four matches were held at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. As the tournament winner, St. Cloud State earned the NCHC's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament. [1] [2]

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Format

The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. All eight conference teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded No. 1 through No. 8 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top four seeded teams each earn home ice and host one of the lower seeded teams.

The winners of the first round series advanced to the Xcel Energy Center for the NCHC Frozen Faceoff. The Frozen Faceoff used a single-elimination format. Teams were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 4 according to the final regular season conference standings. [3]

Standings

Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTOTWOTLSWPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#6 Denver 241950210569453403010015086
#11 Western Michigan 2415812004486603923151148102
#20 Omaha 241392221427164371915310997
#5 St. Cloud State *241293213418568412513313395
Minnesota Duluth 2410140140336581371620195114
#17 North Dakota 24101043023375703918156127110
Colorado College 24615302225376038132237999
Miami 24318302014399636824473137
Championship: March 18, 2023
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Bracket

Teams are reseeded for the semifinals. [4]

Quarterfinals
March 10–12
Semifinals
March 17
Championship
March 18
           
1 Denver67-
8 Miami 2 2 -
1 Denver 0
7Colorado College1
2 Western Michigan 1 2 -
7 Colorado College33* -
7 Colorado College 0
4 St. Cloud State3
3 Omaha 21 2
6 North Dakota1 35
4St. Cloud State3*
6 North Dakota 2
4 St. Cloud State31 3
5 Minnesota Duluth 1 51

* denotes overtime periods

Results

All times are local.

Quarterfinals

(1) Denver vs. (8) Miami

March 10, 2023
7:00 PM
Denver6–2
(2–1, 1–1, 3–0)
Miami Magness Arena
Attendance: 4,873
Game reference
Matt Davis Goalies Ludvig Persson Referees:
Brian Hankes
Sterling Egan
Linesmen:
John Grandt
Erik Contino
0–129:20 – P. J. Fletcher (5) (Kumlin, Dukovac)
(Dornbach, Thompson) Jack Devine (10) – PP – 07:381–1
(Broz, King) Jack Devine (11) – 31:052–1
(Mazur, Dornbach) Jack Devine (12) – PP GW – 32:033–1
3–238:39 – PPJoe Cassetti (20) (Rydqvist, Barbolini)
(Benning, Thompson) Jack Devine (13) – PP – 42:184–2
(Broz) Tristan Lemyre (3) – 49:505–2
(Lemyre, Lee) Connor Caponi (2) – EN – 58:536–2
14 minPenalties14 min
34Shots32
March 11, 2023
6:00 PM
Denver7–2
(4–1, 2–1, 1–0)
Miami Magness Arena
Attendance: 5,567
Game reference
(out 55:30) Matt Davis
(in 55:30) Jack Caruso
Goalies Ludvig Persson (out 28:16)
Logan Neaton (in 28:16)
Referees:
Brian Hankes
Sterling Egan
Linesmen:
John Grandt
Erik Contino
(Thompson, Mazur) Casey Dornbach (13) – 00:361–0
(Dornbach, Mayhew) Aidan Thompson (10) – 02:372–0
(Haskins, Buium) Owen Ozar (1) – GW – 03:243–0
3–106:11 – PPRyan Savage (6) (Dukovac, Murray)
(Mayhew, King) Shai Buium (4) – PP – 18:244–1
(King, Mayhew) Tristan Lemyre (4) – PP – 24:495–1
(Lemyre) Lucas Olvestad (1) – 28:166–1
6–236:06 – Artur Turansky (20) (Barbolini)
(Mayhew) Jack Devine (14) – 58:587–2
8 minPenalties10 min
29Shots23
Denver Won Series 2–0

(2) Western Michigan vs. (7) Colorado College

March 10, 2023
5:00 PM
Western Michigan1–3
(1–0, 0–0, 0–3)
Colorado College Lawson Arena
Attendance: 3,218
Game reference
Cameron Rowe Goalies Kaidan Mbereko Referees:
Brandon Schmitt
Nathan Wieler
Linesmen:
Dan Cohen
Eric Frank
(Polin, Sasson) Ryan McAllister (12) – 14:501–0
1–153:36 – Logan Will (5) (Straky, Christy)
1–254:16 – GWTyler Coffey (12) (Laba, Andrews)
1–354:35 – PPHunter McKown (20) (Yoon, Cooley)
6 minPenalties17 min
26Shots25
March 11, 2023
4:00 PM
Western Michigan2–3 (OT)
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 0–1)
Colorado College Lawson Arena
Attendance: 3,557
Game reference
Cameron Rowe Goalies Kaidan Mbereko Referees:
Brandon Schmitt
Nathan Wieler
Linesmen:
Dan Cohen
Eric Frank
(Sasson, Fiedler) Ryan McAllister (13) – 10:321–0
1–110:46 – Noah Serdachny (3) (Cooley)
1–227:15 – Noah Laba (11) (McKown, Straky)
(McAllister, Galambos) Max Sasson (15) – 50:262–2
2–363:08 – GWMatthew Gleason (4) (Cozzi, Will)
6 minPenalties6 min
30Shots31
Colorado College Won Series 2–0

(3) Omaha vs. (6) North Dakota

March 3, 2023
6:07 PM
Omaha2–1
(0–0, 2–0, 0–1)
North Dakota Baxter Arena
Attendance: 6,510
Game reference
Simon Latkoczy Goalies Drew DeRidder Referees:
Dan Dreger
Ryan Hersey
Linesmen:
Sam Rankin
Jeff Schultz
(Pennington, Slipec) Jacob Guevin (4) – 24:291–0
(Guevin, Bohlsen) Davis Pennington (1) – GW – 27:002–0
2–158:46 – EARiese Gaber (20) (Schmaltz, Jandric)
19 minPenalties10 min
28Shots41
March 11, 2023
6:07 PM
Omaha1–3
(0–0, 2–0, 0–1)
North Dakota Baxter Arena
Attendance: 7,348
Game reference
Simon Latkoczy Goalies Drew DeRidder Referees:
Dan Dreger
Ryan Hersey
Linesmen:
Sam Rankin
Jeff Schultz
0–110:01 – Jackson Blake (16) (Jamernik, Gaber)
(Guevin, Bremer) Joaquim Lemay (2) – PP – 12:241–1
1–258:46 – GW PPTyler Kleven (7) (Jamernik, Gaber)
1–358:59 – ENDylan James (7) (Sidorski)
10 minPenalties14 min
25Shots22
March 12, 2023
5:07 PM
Omaha2–5
(1–0, 1–2, 0–3)
North Dakota Baxter Arena
Attendance: 5,571
Game reference
Simon Latkoczy Goalies Drew DeRidder Referees:
Dan Dreger
Ryan Hersey
Linesmen:
Sam Rankin
Jeff Schultz
(Pennington, Berg) Jimmy Glynn (4) – 14:141–0
1–122:36 – PPJake Schmaltz (5) (Hain)
(Proctor, Krenzen) Cameron Berg (10) – 32:042–1
2–258:46 – SHDylan James (8) (Caulfield)
2–354:46 – GWGriffin Ness (7) (Sidorski, Albrecht)
2–456:11 – Tyler Kleven (8) (unassisted)
2–556:28 – Gavin Hain (11) (Caulfield)
16 minPenalties12 min
14Shots36
North Dakota Won Series 2–1

(4) St. Cloud State vs. (5) Minnesota Duluth

March 10, 2023
6:30 PM
St. Cloud State3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
Minnesota Duluth Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
Attendance: 2,620
Game reference
Dominic Basse Goalies Zach Stejskal Referees:
Joe Sullivan
Timm Walsh
Linesmen:
Dana Penkivech
Elliott Bucholz
(unassisted) Josh Luedtke (2) – 03:221–0
1–132:20 – PPDominic James (9) (Kaiser, Steeves)
(Trejbal, Spellacy) Micah Miller (3) – GW – 38:112–1
(Bushy) Micah Miller (4) – EN – 58:333–1
6 minPenalties9 min
25Shots25
March 11, 2023
5:00 PM
St. Cloud State1–5
(1–1, 0–3, 0–1)
Minnesota Duluth Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
Attendance: -
Game reference
Dominic Basse Goalies Zach Stejskal Referees:
Joe Sullivan
Timm Walsh
Linesmen:
Dana Penkivech
Elliott Bucholz
(Kupka, Spellacy) Micah Miller (5) – 07:081–0
1–112:40 – Carter Loney (3) (Bettens, Olson)
1–223:00 – GWWyatt Kaiser (20) (Smith, Howard)
1–326:17 – Ben Steeves (21) (James)
1–426:33 – Dominic James (10) (Loheit, Kaiser)
1–557:59 – ENCarter Loney (20) (Bettens, Olson)
2 minPenalties4 min
35Shots23
March 12, 2023
5:00 PM
St. Cloud State3–1
(0–0, 3–1, 0–0)
Minnesota Duluth Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
Attendance: -
Game reference
Jaxon Castor Goalies Zach Stejskal Referees:
Joe Sullivan
Timm Walsh
Linesmen:
Dana Penkivech
Elliott Bucholz
0–120:38 – PPLuke Loheit (9) (James, Kaiser)
(Miettinen, Salquist) Cooper Wylie (2) – 26:101–1
(Salquist) Adam Ingram (7) – GW – 26:242–1
(Ahcan, Kupka) Grant Cruikshank (21) – 32:033–1
2 minPenalties2 min
32Shots37
St. Cloud State Won Series 2–1

Semifinals

(1) Denver vs. (7) Colorado College

March 17, 2023 [5]
4:00 PM
Denver0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
Colorado College Xcel Energy Center
Attendance: 10,242
Game reference
(out 49:28) Magnus Chrona
(in 49:28) Matt Davis
Goalies Kaidan Mbereko Referees:
Dan Dreger
Brandon Schmitt
Linesmen:
Dana Penkivech
Jeff Schultz
0–133:22 – GW PPHunter McKown (21) (Andrews, Laba)
8 minPenalties8 min
23Shots26

(4) St. Cloud State vs. (6) North Dakota

March 17, 2023
7:30 PM
St. Cloud State3–2 (OT)
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
North Dakota Xcel Energy Center
Attendance: 10,242
Game reference
Jaxon Castor Goalies Drew DeRidder Referees:
Sterling Egan
Nathan Wieler
Linesmen:
Justin Hills
Erik Contino
0–106:18 – PPEthan Frisch (9) (Schmaltz, Blake)
(Wylie, Cruikshank) Veeti Miettinen (11) – PP – 03:221–1
1–232:29 – Judd Caulfield (9) (Senden, Hain)
(Okabe, Miettinen) Jami Krannila (20) – 45:062–2
(Krannila, Miettinen) Zach Okabe (17) – GW – 65:453–2
8 minPenalties10 min
21Shots25

Championship

(4) St. Cloud State vs. (7) Colorado College

March 18, 2023 [6]
7:30 PM
St. Cloud State3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
Colorado College Xcel Energy Center
Attendance: 6,877
Game reference
Jaxon Castor Goalies Kaidan Mbereko Referees:
Joe Sullivan
Ryan Hersey
Linesmen:
John Grandt
Tyler Liffrig
(Okabe) Jami Krannila (21) – GW – 14:541–0
(Miller) Grant Cruikshank (22) – 42:432–0
(Cruikshank) Kyler Kupka (10) – 46:403–0
6 minPenalties2 min
26Shots17

Tournament awards

Frozen Faceoff All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s) [7]

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