2020β21 NCHC season | |
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Season | 2020β21 |
Conference | NCHC |
Division | Division I |
Sport | ice hockey |
Duration | December 1, 2020β April 10, 2021 |
Number of teams | 8 |
2021 NHL Entry Draft | |
Top draft pick | Connor Kelley |
Picked by | Chicago Blackhawks |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | North Dakota |
Season MVP | Shane Pinto |
Top scorer | Jordan Kawaguchi |
NCHC Tournament | |
Tournament champions | North Dakota |
Runners-up | St. Cloud State |
Tournament MVP | Riese Gaber |
Top scorer |
Collin Adams Jordan Kawaguchi |
NCAA tournament | |
Bids | 4 |
Record | 5β4 |
Best Finish | Runner-Up |
Team(s) | St. Cloud State |
NCHC seasons « 2019β20 2021β22 » |
The 2020β21 NCHC season was the 8th season of play for National Collegiate Hockey Conference and took place during the 2020β21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The start of the season was delayed until December 1, 2020 and concluded on April 10, 2021. [1] St. Cloud State made its first championship appearance, finishing as the national runner-up.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all NCHC teams scrapped their non-conference schedules. The league ended up delaying the start to the season until the beginning of December, 2 months later than usual. All eight member teams began the year playing at the Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska. [2] All games in the month of December were set at the Mavericks' home arena and the pattern for the remainder of the season was set. North Dakota and Minnesota Duluth lived up to their preseason billing while Denver and Western Michigan both eventually fell from the rankings. The later two were quickly replaced by St. Cloud State and Omaha. From the time the clubs returned home in January to the end of the season, very little movement was seen as far as their national rankings.
By the time the conference tournament began, the NCHC was all but guaranteed to receive 4 bids to the NCAA tournament. Even after Omaha was upset in the quarterfinals by Denver, they only fell from 12 to 14 and did end up with one of the final at-large bids. North Dakota, the #1 team for much of the season, received the top overall seed after winning the conference title and opened NCAA play against #16 American International. They did not, however, have the easiest path into the quarterfinals as Duluth ended up getting advanced due to a withdrawal by Michigan.
The NCHC proved to be the strongest conference by having the most teams in every round of the NCAA tournament. One of the biggest games, outside of the championship, was the quarterfinal match between North Dakota and Minnesota Duluth that set a new NCAA record for the longest game in tournament history. The match required 5 extra periods and went on so long that UMD starting goaltender Zach Stejskal had to be replaced due to cramping. [3] The Bulldogs did eventually win the game on a goal by Freshman Luke Mylymok and make their 4th consecutive Frozen Four. While St. Cloud State had a chance to extend the conference's championship run to five, they were defeated in the final by Massachusetts. [4]
Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | PT% | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#5 North Dakota β * | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54 | .750 | 94 | 47 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 114 | 57 | |
#2 St. Cloud State | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 45 | .625 | 78 | 64 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 101 | 84 | |
#3 Minnesota Duluth | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 | .597 | 72 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 84 | 66 | |
#13 Omaha | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 | .556 | 79 | 69 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 85 | 81 | |
Denver | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | .470 | 61 | 60 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 67 | 66 | |
Western Michigan | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | .458 | 73 | 84 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 77 | 89 | |
Colorado College | 22 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | .273 | 35 | 77 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 36 | 79 | |
Miami | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .250 | 46 | 83 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 48 | 89 | |
Championship: March 16, 2021 β indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |
Entering the season, Scott Sandelin needed 9 more wins to become 45th coach in NCAA history to record 400 victories for a career.
Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | NCHC record |
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Colorado College | Mike Haviland | 7 | 63β136β20 | 31β95β19 |
Denver | David Carle | 3 | 45β21β11 | 22β19β8 |
Miami | Chris Bergeron | 2 | 8β21β5 | 5β16β3 |
Minnesota Duluth | Scott Sandelin | 21 | 391β321β89 | 94β60β15 |
North Dakota | Brad Berry | 6 | 116β57β23 | 67β41β13 |
Omaha | Mike Gabinet | 4 | 40β58β8 | 23β43β6 |
St. Cloud State | Brett Larson | 3 | 43β21β9 | 29β32β5 |
Western Michigan | Andy Murray | 10 | 157β144β40 | 70β83β15 |
Quarterfinals March 12β13 | Semifinals March 15 | Championship March 16 | ||||||||||||
1 | North Dakota | 6 | ||||||||||||
8 | Miami | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | North Dakota | 2* | ||||||||||||
5 | Denver | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | St. Cloud State | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Colorado College | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | North Dakota | 5 | ||||||||||||
2 | St. Cloud State | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota-Duluth | 5* | ||||||||||||
6 | Western Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | St. Cloud State | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Omaha | 4 | ||||||||||||
5 | Denver | 5 |
* denotes overtime periods
March 26, 2021 7:30 PM | (1) North Dakota | 5 β 1 (4β0, 0β0, 1β1) | (4) American International |
Scheels Arena,
Fargo, North Dakota Attendance: 1,435 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Adam Scheel | Goalies |
Stefano Durante (20 min) Jake Kucharski (40 min) | Referees: Bobby Lukkason Brady Johnson Linesmen: Tyler Landman Nathan Voll | |||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 25 |
After seeding, Michigan, Minnesota Duluth's opponent in the first round, was forced to withdraw due to COVID-19 positive tests. UMD was automatically advanced to the second round by a no-contest decision.
March 27, 2021 8:00 PM | (1) Minnesota | 7 β 2 (3β1, 3β0, 1β1) | (4) Omaha |
Budweiser Events Center,
Loveland, Colorado Attendance: 125 |
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Jack LaFontaine | Goalies |
Isaiah Saville (27:13) Austin Roden (32:47) | Referees: Scott Hansen Holton Walker Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Kyle Richetelle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 28 |
March 27, 2021 1:00 PM | (2) St. Cloud State | 6 β 2 (0β0, 3β2, 3β0) | (3) Boston University |
Times Union Center,
Albany, New York Attendance: 1,136 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DΓ‘vid HrenΓ‘k | Goalies | Drew Commesso | Referees: Colin Kronfrost Brett DesRosiers Linesmen: Sam Shikowsky Nick Bradshaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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23 min | Penalties | 21 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 36 |
March 27, 2021 6:30 PM | (1) North Dakota | 2 β 3 (5OT) (0β0, 0β0, 2β2, 0β0, 0β0, 0β0, 0β0, 0β1) | (3) MinnesotaβDuluth | Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota Attendance: 1,494 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Adam Scheel | Goalies |
Zach Stejskal (124:37) Ryan Fanti (17:36) | Referees: Joe Carusoe C. J. Hanafin Linesmen: Ryan Knapp Brian Oliver | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
65 | Shots | 54 |
March 28, 2021 5:30 | (1) Boston College | 1 β 4 (1β0, 0β3, 0β1) | (2) St. Cloud State | Times Union Center, Albany, New York Attendance: 1,136 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Spencer Knight | Goalies | DΓ‘vid HrenΓ‘k | Referees: Ryan Sweeney Mike Schubert Linesmen: Joe Sherman Anthony Valley | ||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 36 |
April 8, 2021 5:00 PM | (W2) Minnesota State | 4 β 5 (1β2, 2β1, 1β2) | (NE2) St. Cloud State |
PPG Paints Arena,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania Attendance: 3,660 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dryden McKay | Goalies | DΓ‘vid HrenΓ‘k | Referees: Peter Schlittenhardt Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Nicholas Briganti William Kingdon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 22 |
April 8, 2021 9:00 PM | (E2) Massachusetts | 3 β 2 (OT) (1β1, 0β1, 1β0, 1β0) | (MW3) Minnesota Duluth |
PPG Paints Arena,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania Attendance: 3,660 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Matt Murray | Goalies | Zach Stejskal | Referees: Brett DesRosiers Brett Sheva Linesmen: Justin Cornell Pat Richardson | ||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 38 |
April 10, 2021 7:00 PM | (E2) Massachusetts | 5 β 0 | (NE2) St. Cloud State |
PPG Paints Arena,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania Attendance: 3,963 |
Game reference |
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Scoring summary | |||||
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Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
1st | UMA | Aaron Bohlinger (1) β GW | Sullivan and Farmer | 7:26 | 1β0 UMA |
UMA | Reed Lebster (2) | Kiefiuk | 18:56 | 2β0 UMA | |
2nd | UMA | Philip Lagunov (6) β SH | unassisted | 25:10 | 3β0 UMA |
UMA | Matthew Kessel (10) β PP | Chau and Gaudet | 33:45 | 4β0 UMA | |
3rd | UMA | Bobby Trivigno (11) | Lebster | 46:00 | 5β0 UMA |
Penalty summary | |||||
Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
1st | UMA | Anthony Del Gaizo | Slashing | 15:27 | 2:00 |
2nd | STC | Seamus Donohue | Tripping | 20:24 | 2:00 |
UMA | Ryan Sullivan | Tripping | 23:57 | 2:00 | |
UMA | Jake Gaudet | Elbowing | 30:31 | 2:00 | |
STC | Bench (served by Zach Okabe) | Too Many Men | 32:35 | 2:00 | |
3rd | None |
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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes [5]
Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Shane Pinto | Sophomore | North Dakota | 23 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 2 |
Nick Swaney | Senior | Minnesota Duluth | 24 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 10 |
Jordan Kawaguchi | Senior | North Dakota | 23 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 24 |
Collin Adams | Senior | North Dakota | 24 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 |
Jackson Cates | Junior | Minnesota Duluth | 24 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 4 |
Chayse Primeau | Junior | Omaha | 24 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 2 |
Veeti Miettinen | Freshman | St. Cloud State | 24 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 0 |
Ronnie Attard | Sophomore | Western Michigan | 24 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 |
Drew Worrad | Junior | Western Michigan | 24 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 6 |
Carter Savoie | Freshman | Denver | 22 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 23 |
Tyler Weiss | Junior | Omaha | 24 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 34 |
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 |
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Adam Scheel | Junior | North Dakota | 21 | 1202 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 4 | .928 | 1.80 |
Ryan Fanti | Sophomore | Minnesota Duluth | 17 | 1027 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 0 | .906 | 2.28 |
Ludvig Persson | Freshman | Miami | 17 | 926 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 2 | .930 | 2.40 |
Magnus Chrona | Sophomore | Denver | 16 | 915 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 | .908 | 2.43 |
DΓ‘vid HrenΓ‘k | Senior | St. Cloud State | 20 | 1161 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 2 | .907 | 2.63 |
Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final |
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Colorado College | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | NR |
Denver | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | NR |
Miami | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | NR |
Minnesota Duluth | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | N/A | 3 |
North Dakota | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | N/A | 5 |
Omaha | NR | NR | NR | NR | 18 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | N/A | 13 |
St. Cloud State | NR | NR | NR | NR | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | N/A | 2 |
Western Michigan | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | NR |
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20. [6]
Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final |
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Colorado College | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Denver | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | NR | NR | 15 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Miami | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Minnesota Duluth | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
North Dakota | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Omaha | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
St. Cloud State | NR | NR | NR | NR | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Western Michigan | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Award | Recipient | |
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Lowes' Senior CLASS Award | Jordan Kawaguchi, North Dakota | |
AHCA All-American Teams [8] | ||
West First Team | Pos | Team |
Ronnie Attard | D | Western Michigan |
Shane Pinto | F | North Dakota |
West Second Team | Pos | Team |
Matt Kiersted | D | North Dakota |
Jordan Kawaguchi | F | North Dakota |
All-Tournament Team | ||
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Player | Pos | Team |
Nolan Walker | F | St. Cloud State |
Round | Pick | Player | College | NHL team |
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2 | 36 | Shai Buiumβ | Denver | Detroit Red Wings |
2 | 54 | Jack Peartβ | St. Cloud State | Minnesota Wild |
2 | 61 | Sean Behrensβ | Denver | Colorado Avalanche |
3 | 70 | Carter Mazurβ | Denver | Detroit Red Wings |
3 | 80 | Brent Johnsonβ | North Dakota | Washington Capitals |
4 | 109 | Jackson Blakeβ | North Dakota | Carolina Hurricanes |
4 | 114 | Redmond Savageβ | Miami | Detroit Red Wings |
4 | 119 | Joaquim Lemayβ | Omaha | Washington Capitals |
4 | 125 | Cameron Bergβ | Omaha | New York Islanders |
6 | 182 | Nate Benoitβ | North Dakota | Minnesota Wild |
7 | 204 | Connor Kelley | Minnesota Duluth | Chicago Blackhawks |
β incoming freshman [13]
2020β21 NCHC season | |
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Season | 2020β21 |
Conference | NCHC |
Division | Division I |
Sport | ice hockey |
Duration | December 1, 2020β April 10, 2021 |
Number of teams | 8 |
2021 NHL Entry Draft | |
Top draft pick | Connor Kelley |
Picked by | Chicago Blackhawks |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | North Dakota |
Season MVP | Shane Pinto |
Top scorer | Jordan Kawaguchi |
NCHC Tournament | |
Tournament champions | North Dakota |
Runners-up | St. Cloud State |
Tournament MVP | Riese Gaber |
Top scorer |
Collin Adams Jordan Kawaguchi |
NCAA tournament | |
Bids | 4 |
Record | 5β4 |
Best Finish | Runner-Up |
Team(s) | St. Cloud State |
NCHC seasons « 2019β20 2021β22 » |
The 2020β21 NCHC season was the 8th season of play for National Collegiate Hockey Conference and took place during the 2020β21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The start of the season was delayed until December 1, 2020 and concluded on April 10, 2021. [1] St. Cloud State made its first championship appearance, finishing as the national runner-up.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all NCHC teams scrapped their non-conference schedules. The league ended up delaying the start to the season until the beginning of December, 2 months later than usual. All eight member teams began the year playing at the Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska. [2] All games in the month of December were set at the Mavericks' home arena and the pattern for the remainder of the season was set. North Dakota and Minnesota Duluth lived up to their preseason billing while Denver and Western Michigan both eventually fell from the rankings. The later two were quickly replaced by St. Cloud State and Omaha. From the time the clubs returned home in January to the end of the season, very little movement was seen as far as their national rankings.
By the time the conference tournament began, the NCHC was all but guaranteed to receive 4 bids to the NCAA tournament. Even after Omaha was upset in the quarterfinals by Denver, they only fell from 12 to 14 and did end up with one of the final at-large bids. North Dakota, the #1 team for much of the season, received the top overall seed after winning the conference title and opened NCAA play against #16 American International. They did not, however, have the easiest path into the quarterfinals as Duluth ended up getting advanced due to a withdrawal by Michigan.
The NCHC proved to be the strongest conference by having the most teams in every round of the NCAA tournament. One of the biggest games, outside of the championship, was the quarterfinal match between North Dakota and Minnesota Duluth that set a new NCAA record for the longest game in tournament history. The match required 5 extra periods and went on so long that UMD starting goaltender Zach Stejskal had to be replaced due to cramping. [3] The Bulldogs did eventually win the game on a goal by Freshman Luke Mylymok and make their 4th consecutive Frozen Four. While St. Cloud State had a chance to extend the conference's championship run to five, they were defeated in the final by Massachusetts. [4]
Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | PT% | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#5 North Dakota β * | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54 | .750 | 94 | 47 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 114 | 57 | |
#2 St. Cloud State | 24 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 45 | .625 | 78 | 64 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 101 | 84 | |
#3 Minnesota Duluth | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 | .597 | 72 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 84 | 66 | |
#13 Omaha | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 | .556 | 79 | 69 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 85 | 81 | |
Denver | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | .470 | 61 | 60 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 67 | 66 | |
Western Michigan | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | .458 | 73 | 84 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 77 | 89 | |
Colorado College | 22 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | .273 | 35 | 77 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 36 | 79 | |
Miami | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .250 | 46 | 83 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 48 | 89 | |
Championship: March 16, 2021 β indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |
Entering the season, Scott Sandelin needed 9 more wins to become 45th coach in NCAA history to record 400 victories for a career.
Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | NCHC record |
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Colorado College | Mike Haviland | 7 | 63β136β20 | 31β95β19 |
Denver | David Carle | 3 | 45β21β11 | 22β19β8 |
Miami | Chris Bergeron | 2 | 8β21β5 | 5β16β3 |
Minnesota Duluth | Scott Sandelin | 21 | 391β321β89 | 94β60β15 |
North Dakota | Brad Berry | 6 | 116β57β23 | 67β41β13 |
Omaha | Mike Gabinet | 4 | 40β58β8 | 23β43β6 |
St. Cloud State | Brett Larson | 3 | 43β21β9 | 29β32β5 |
Western Michigan | Andy Murray | 10 | 157β144β40 | 70β83β15 |
Quarterfinals March 12β13 | Semifinals March 15 | Championship March 16 | ||||||||||||
1 | North Dakota | 6 | ||||||||||||
8 | Miami | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | North Dakota | 2* | ||||||||||||
5 | Denver | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | St. Cloud State | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Colorado College | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | North Dakota | 5 | ||||||||||||
2 | St. Cloud State | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota-Duluth | 5* | ||||||||||||
6 | Western Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | St. Cloud State | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Minnesota-Duluth | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Omaha | 4 | ||||||||||||
5 | Denver | 5 |
* denotes overtime periods
March 26, 2021 7:30 PM | (1) North Dakota | 5 β 1 (4β0, 0β0, 1β1) | (4) American International |
Scheels Arena,
Fargo, North Dakota Attendance: 1,435 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Adam Scheel | Goalies |
Stefano Durante (20 min) Jake Kucharski (40 min) | Referees: Bobby Lukkason Brady Johnson Linesmen: Tyler Landman Nathan Voll | |||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 25 |
After seeding, Michigan, Minnesota Duluth's opponent in the first round, was forced to withdraw due to COVID-19 positive tests. UMD was automatically advanced to the second round by a no-contest decision.
March 27, 2021 8:00 PM | (1) Minnesota | 7 β 2 (3β1, 3β0, 1β1) | (4) Omaha |
Budweiser Events Center,
Loveland, Colorado Attendance: 125 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack LaFontaine | Goalies |
Isaiah Saville (27:13) Austin Roden (32:47) | Referees: Scott Hansen Holton Walker Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Kyle Richetelle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 28 |
March 27, 2021 1:00 PM | (2) St. Cloud State | 6 β 2 (0β0, 3β2, 3β0) | (3) Boston University |
Times Union Center,
Albany, New York Attendance: 1,136 |
Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DΓ‘vid HrenΓ‘k | Goalies | Drew Commesso | Referees: Colin Kronfrost Brett DesRosiers Linesmen: Sam Shikowsky Nick Bradshaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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23 min | Penalties | 21 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Shots | 36 |
March 27, 2021 6:30 PM | (1) North Dakota | 2 β 3 (5OT) (0β0, 0β0, 2β2, 0β0, 0β0, 0β0, 0β0, 0β1) | (3) MinnesotaβDuluth | Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota Attendance: 1,494 |
Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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Adam Scheel | Goalies |
Zach Stejskal (124:37) Ryan Fanti (17:36) | Referees: Joe Carusoe C. J. Hanafin Linesmen: Ryan Knapp Brian Oliver | ||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
65 | Shots | 54 |
March 28, 2021 5:30 | (1) Boston College | 1 β 4 (1β0, 0β3, 0β1) | (2) St. Cloud State | Times Union Center, Albany, New York Attendance: 1,136 |
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Spencer Knight | Goalies | DΓ‘vid HrenΓ‘k | Referees: Ryan Sweeney Mike Schubert Linesmen: Joe Sherman Anthony Valley | ||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 36 |
April 8, 2021 5:00 PM | (W2) Minnesota State | 4 β 5 (1β2, 2β1, 1β2) | (NE2) St. Cloud State |
PPG Paints Arena,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania Attendance: 3,660 |
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Dryden McKay | Goalies | DΓ‘vid HrenΓ‘k | Referees: Peter Schlittenhardt Jeremy Tufts Linesmen: Nicholas Briganti William Kingdon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 22 |
April 8, 2021 9:00 PM | (E2) Massachusetts | 3 β 2 (OT) (1β1, 0β1, 1β0, 1β0) | (MW3) Minnesota Duluth |
PPG Paints Arena,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania Attendance: 3,660 |
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Matt Murray | Goalies | Zach Stejskal | Referees: Brett DesRosiers Brett Sheva Linesmen: Justin Cornell Pat Richardson | ||||||||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
28 | Shots | 38 |
April 10, 2021 7:00 PM | (E2) Massachusetts | 5 β 0 | (NE2) St. Cloud State |
PPG Paints Arena,
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania Attendance: 3,963 |
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Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
1st | UMA | Aaron Bohlinger (1) β GW | Sullivan and Farmer | 7:26 | 1β0 UMA |
UMA | Reed Lebster (2) | Kiefiuk | 18:56 | 2β0 UMA | |
2nd | UMA | Philip Lagunov (6) β SH | unassisted | 25:10 | 3β0 UMA |
UMA | Matthew Kessel (10) β PP | Chau and Gaudet | 33:45 | 4β0 UMA | |
3rd | UMA | Bobby Trivigno (11) | Lebster | 46:00 | 5β0 UMA |
Penalty summary | |||||
Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
1st | UMA | Anthony Del Gaizo | Slashing | 15:27 | 2:00 |
2nd | STC | Seamus Donohue | Tripping | 20:24 | 2:00 |
UMA | Ryan Sullivan | Tripping | 23:57 | 2:00 | |
UMA | Jake Gaudet | Elbowing | 30:31 | 2:00 | |
STC | Bench (served by Zach Okabe) | Too Many Men | 32:35 | 2:00 | |
3rd | None |
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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes [5]
Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Shane Pinto | Sophomore | North Dakota | 23 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 2 |
Nick Swaney | Senior | Minnesota Duluth | 24 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 10 |
Jordan Kawaguchi | Senior | North Dakota | 23 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 24 |
Collin Adams | Senior | North Dakota | 24 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 |
Jackson Cates | Junior | Minnesota Duluth | 24 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 4 |
Chayse Primeau | Junior | Omaha | 24 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 2 |
Veeti Miettinen | Freshman | St. Cloud State | 24 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 0 |
Ronnie Attard | Sophomore | Western Michigan | 24 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 |
Drew Worrad | Junior | Western Michigan | 24 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 6 |
Carter Savoie | Freshman | Denver | 22 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 23 |
Tyler Weiss | Junior | Omaha | 24 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 34 |
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 |
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Adam Scheel | Junior | North Dakota | 21 | 1202 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 4 | .928 | 1.80 |
Ryan Fanti | Sophomore | Minnesota Duluth | 17 | 1027 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 0 | .906 | 2.28 |
Ludvig Persson | Freshman | Miami | 17 | 926 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 2 | .930 | 2.40 |
Magnus Chrona | Sophomore | Denver | 16 | 915 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 | .908 | 2.43 |
DΓ‘vid HrenΓ‘k | Senior | St. Cloud State | 20 | 1161 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 2 | .907 | 2.63 |
Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final |
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Colorado College | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | NR |
Denver | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | NR |
Miami | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | NR |
Minnesota Duluth | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | N/A | 3 |
North Dakota | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | N/A | 5 |
Omaha | NR | NR | NR | NR | 18 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | N/A | 13 |
St. Cloud State | NR | NR | NR | NR | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | N/A | 2 |
Western Michigan | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | NR |
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20. [6]
Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final |
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Colorado College | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Denver | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | NR | NR | 15 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Miami | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Minnesota Duluth | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
North Dakota | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Omaha | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
St. Cloud State | NR | NR | NR | NR | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Western Michigan | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Award | Recipient | |
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Lowes' Senior CLASS Award | Jordan Kawaguchi, North Dakota | |
AHCA All-American Teams [8] | ||
West First Team | Pos | Team |
Ronnie Attard | D | Western Michigan |
Shane Pinto | F | North Dakota |
West Second Team | Pos | Team |
Matt Kiersted | D | North Dakota |
Jordan Kawaguchi | F | North Dakota |
All-Tournament Team | ||
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Player | Pos | Team |
Nolan Walker | F | St. Cloud State |
Round | Pick | Player | College | NHL team |
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2 | 36 | Shai Buiumβ | Denver | Detroit Red Wings |
2 | 54 | Jack Peartβ | St. Cloud State | Minnesota Wild |
2 | 61 | Sean Behrensβ | Denver | Colorado Avalanche |
3 | 70 | Carter Mazurβ | Denver | Detroit Red Wings |
3 | 80 | Brent Johnsonβ | North Dakota | Washington Capitals |
4 | 109 | Jackson Blakeβ | North Dakota | Carolina Hurricanes |
4 | 114 | Redmond Savageβ | Miami | Detroit Red Wings |
4 | 119 | Joaquim Lemayβ | Omaha | Washington Capitals |
4 | 125 | Cameron Bergβ | Omaha | New York Islanders |
6 | 182 | Nate Benoitβ | North Dakota | Minnesota Wild |
7 | 204 | Connor Kelley | Minnesota Duluth | Chicago Blackhawks |
β incoming freshman [13]