2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

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The 2024-25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 4, 2024 and will conclude with the NCAA championship on April 11, 2025. This will be the 77th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship is being held and will be the US college hockey's 131st year overall.

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Conference realignment

Shortly after the 2023–24 season, the men's Atlantic Hockey Association and women's College Hockey America formally merged under the new name of Atlantic Hockey America, retaining the Association's AHA initialism. The merged league included all members of both predecessors. [1]

Arizona State formally joined the NCHC, bringing the number of conference members up to nine. [2] Initially, the league instituted a play-in game for the final quarterfinal spot in the NCHC tournament. [3] However, due to the logistics of a play-in game prior to the quarterfinals being too complicated with travel and additional strain on student-athletes and staff during a critical time of the season, the play-in game was scrapped and now only the top eight teams will make the NCHC tournament. [4]

Augustana, which had joined the CCHA in 2023, had been scheduled to become a full-time member beginning with the 2025–26 season. However, despite only playing a partial conference schedule, the league decided to accelerate the Vikings assimilation into the league and made Augustana eligible for the conference tournament. [5] Because Augustana's schedule had already been set prior to the announcement, the CCHA elected to have their conference standings decided by winning percentage of conference games. Despite this bringing the number of full conference members up to nine, the CCHA decided against expanding their conference tournament. This means that only eight CCHA teams will play in the playoffs.

Shortly after the start of the season, American International College announced that its men's hockey team would leave AHA after the 2024–25 season and join the bulk of AIC's other sports in the Northeast-10 Conference, which plays the sport under NCAA Division II regulations and does not participate in the Division I championship. [6]

Polls

Regular season

Season tournaments

TournamentDatesTeamsChampion
Ice Breaker Tournament October 11–124 Omaha
Adirondack Winter Invitational November 29–304 Massachusetts Lowell
Friendship Four November 29–304 Boston University
Great Lakes Invitational December4
Holiday Face-Off December 28–294
Ledyard Bank Classic December4
Desert Hockey Classic January4
Connecticut Ice January4
Beanpot February4

Standings

Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTOWOLSWPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
Bentley 10820000243621149414530
Niagara 11632011223527157534842
Sacred Heart 10631011213327147524645
Army 11560000152532125702836
Air Force 8530100141311168802846
Canisius 7421000132313134813341
Holy Cross 9441101122521145813640
American International 8350010101823144912946
RIT 9261001721321431013448
Mercyhurst 12291100628441621313760
Robert Morris 513100151723114523432
Championship: March 21, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: November 25, 2024
Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTOTWOTL3/SWPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#3 Minnesota 108111002435192015328040
#1 Michigan State 86111011931211613215530
Wisconsin 12570150193327177914742
#9 Michigan 85302001325281811615452
#14 Ohio State 75202001317131712415534
Notre Dame 9180120420351761104752
Penn State 808001012139167905252
Championship: March 22, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated December 14, 2024
Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTOTWOTLSWPTSPCT ^GFGAGPWLTGFGA
Lake Superior State 651000015.8332511147614443
#11 Minnesota State 851200118.75020101610424024
Augustana 853001016.6672519148604129
Michigan Tech 852100016.6672316127412924
Bemidji State 843100013.5421617157623637
Bowling Green 62220019.5001417125522634
Ferris State 103700009.30022301641023254
St. Thomas 102530009.3002627153843747
Northern Michigan 80710012.0837311411211752
Championship: March 20, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup)
^ Because Augustana is playing a transition schedule of 16 games against conference opponents, point percentage is used to determine conference position
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: December 2, 2024
Overall record
GPWLTGFGA
Alaska 144732942
Alaska Anchorage 1421022946
Lindenwood 1631212846
Long Island 126513031
Stonehill 1761103455
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: December 2, 2024
Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTOTWOTLSWPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
Colgate 6411001142116167724958
#17 Dartmouth 540100013191186113019
#18 Quinnipiac 633000091414136613932
#20 Clarkson 43100009113169524633
Union 431000091510139314937
#16 Cornell 62220019161294232819
Yale 623100181318102711635
Brown 62311017101383321616
Harvard 52211006121183412123
Princeton 61410105101883411620
Rensselaer 413000031015125613844
St. Lawrence 404001014141541102940
Championship: March 21, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: December 2, 2024
Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTOTWOTLSWPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#4 Maine 95220011829141410225522
#13 Boston University 8521001173224148515247
#7 Providence 95222111729251510324638
#10 Massachusetts Lowell 75200001523171410314733
Connecticut 10451110132630147614239
Vermont 9342121132426133733240
#2 Boston College 64201001118131310304424
Northeastern 814301291624123632836
Merrimack 825100181732133912647
Massachusetts 714200161619157624939
New Hampshire 61320005914126423328
Championship: March 21, 2025
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll
Updated: December 2, 2024
Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTOTWOTLSWPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#6 Western Michigan 86111101924141410314625
#15 North Dakota 86201001730211911716151
#19 Arizona State 8530110152522168714741
#12 St. Cloud State 84401301420181710704036
#8 Colorado College 84312111319171610514634
#5 Denver 84401001123231814407236
Omaha 8440100112620167903938
Minnesota Duluth 8260010724301551004554
Miami 8080010112381831323767
Championship: March 30, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Updated: December 16, 2024

PairWise Rankings

The PairWise Rankings (PWR) are a statistical tool designed to approximate the process by which the NCAA selection committee decides which teams get at-large bids to the 16-team NCAA tournament. Although the NCAA selection committee does not use the PWR as presented by USCHO, the PWR has been accurate in predicting which teams will make the tournament field.

For Division I men, all teams are included in comparisons starting in the 2013–14 season (formerly, only teams with a Ratings Percentage Index of .500 or above, or teams under consideration, were included). The PWR method compares each team with every other such team, with the winner of each “comparison” earning one PWR point. After all comparisons are made, the points are totaled up and rankings listed accordingly.

With 64 Division I men's teams, the greatest number of PWR points any team could earn is 63, winning the comparison with every other team. Meanwhile, a team that lost all of its comparisons would have no PWR points.

Teams are then ranked by PWR point total, with ties broken by the teams’ RPI ratings, which starting in 2013–14 is weighted for home and road games and includes a quality wins bonus (QWB) for beating teams in the top 20 of the RPI (it also is weighted for home and road).

When it comes to comparing teams, the PWR uses three criteria which are combined to make a comparison: RPI, record against common opponents and head-to-head competition. Starting in 2013–14, the comparison of record against teams under consideration was dropped because all teams are now under comparison. [7]

NCAA Division I Men's Hockey PairWise Rankings [8]
RankTeamPWRRPIConference
1 Boston College 63.6539*Hockey East
2 Michigan State 62.6264*Big Ten
3 Maine 61.6184*Hockey East
4 Minnesota 60.6071*Big Ten
5 Western Michigan 59.5967*NCHC
6 Providence 58.5927*Hockey East
7 Denver 57.5906*NCHC
8 Massachusetts Lowell 56.5742*Hockey East
9 Michigan 55.5704Big Ten
10 Boston University 54.5699Hockey East
11 St. Cloud State 53.5694*NCHC
12 Ohio State 51.5665Big Ten
12 Minnesota State 51.5578*CCHA
14 New Hampshire 50.5545*Hockey East
15 Connecticut 49.5481Hockey East
16 Dartmouth 48.5454*ECAC Hockey
17 Quinnipiac 47.5437ECAC Hockey
18 Arizona State 45.5384NCHC
18 Colorado College 45.5372*NCHC
20 Massachusetts 44.5375Hockey East
21 Long Island 43.5342Independent
22 North Dakota 41.5341*NCHC
22 Cornell 41.5258ECAC Hockey
24 Clarkson 40.5336ECAC Hockey
25 Princeton 38.5244ECAC Hockey
25 Wisconsin 38.5222Big Ten
27 Northeastern 37.5187Hockey East
27 Vermont 37.5160Hockey East
29 Michigan Tech 35.5157CCHA
30 Augustana 34.5126CCHA
31 Bentley 33.5089AHA
32 Bemidji State 32.5023CCHA
32 Colgate 32.5011ECAC Hockey
34 Penn State 30.4972Big Ten
34 Notre Dame 30.4929Big Ten
36 Lake Superior State 28.4925CCHA
37 Alaska 27.4902Independent
38 Holy Cross 26.4863AHA
39 Sacred Heart 25.4853AHA
40 Union 24.4827ECAC Hockey
41 Minnesota Duluth 23.4825NCHC
42 Merrimack 22.4785Hockey East
43 Brown 21.4764ECAC Hockey
44 Robert Morris 20.4749AHA
44 Harvard 20.4731ECAC Hockey
46 Bowling Green 17.4729CCHA
46 Omaha 17.4712NCHC
48 Air Force 16.4688AHA
48 St. Thomas 16.4666CCHA
50 American International 14.4617AHA
51 Niagara 13.4611AHA
52 Yale 12.4532ECAC Hockey
53 Rensselaer 11.4486ECAC Hockey
54 Lindenwood 10.4397Independent
55 Ferris State 9.4366CCHA
56 Alaska Anchorage 7.4341Independent
56 St. Lawrence 7.4268ECAC Hockey
58 Army 5.4264AHA
58 Stonehill 5.4202Independent
58 Canisius 5.4108AHA
61 Miami 4.4037NCHC
62 RIT 2.4004AHA
63 Northern Michigan 1.3730CCHA
64 Mercyhurst 0.3570AHA
*A team's RPI has been adjusted to remove negative effect from defeating a weak opponent
Note: A team's record is based only on games against other Division I hockey schools which are eligible for the NCAA Tournament
Updated: December 16, 2024

Player stats

Scoring leaders

PlayerClassTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Jack Devine Senior Denver 18225274
Aidan Thompson Junior Denver 181113246
Jimmy Snuggerud Junior Minnesota 209152423
Aiden Fink Sophomore Penn State 16815232
Gabe Perreault Sophomore Boston College 16716232
Cole O'Hara Junior Massachusetts 17716236
Quinn Finley Sophomore Wisconsin 181210228
Connor Kurth Junior Minnesota 20912218
Matthew Wood Junior Minnesota 19615218
Tyler Fukakusa Sophomore RIT 19516218

As of December 14, 2024. [9]

Goaltending leaders

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average, minimum 1/3 of team's minutes played.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerClassTeamGPMinWLTGASOSV%GAA
Kristoffer Eberly Sophomore Ohio State 10579:07910132.9411.35
Alex Tracy Junior Minnesota State 201209:181442283.9451.39
Albin Boija Sophomore Maine 15900:201122233.9321.53
Cameron Rowe Graduate Western Michigan 7422:22700110.9411.56
Ben Charette Freshman Harvard 4221:0111161.9501.63
Liam Soulière Graduate Minnesota 9540:46630152.9331.66
Isak Posch Sophomore St. Cloud State 13784:00940222.9381.68
Jacob Fowler Sophomore Boston College 15867:141121254.9331.73
Josh Kotai Sophomore Augustana 15895:43951262.9421.74
Emmett Croteau Freshman Dartmouth 4232:0831070.9151.81

As of December 15, 2024. [10]

Awards

HCA

MonthAwardRecipient
October [11] Player of the Month Jack Devine, Denver
Rookie of the Month Ben Muthersbaugh, Union
Goaltender of the Month Josh Kotai, Augustana
Owen Say, Notre Dame
November [12] Player of the Month Ryan Leonard, Boston College
Rookie of the Month Michael Hage, Michigan
Goaltender of the Month Kaidan Mbereko, Colorado College
Alex Tracy, Minnesota State

See also

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