The 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 1, 2022, and concluded with the NCAA championship on April 8, 2023. This was the 75th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held, and was US college hockey's 129th year overall.
Conference realignment On August 31, 2021, Alaska Anchorage announced that the $3 million fundraising goal had been reached and the team would return for the 2022–23 season.
On February 23, Lindenwood University announced that they would be promoting their athletic program to Division I for the 2022–23 academic year. Then on March 17, Lindenwood announced that they would promote their men's ice hockey team from club to Division I, which was confirmed the next day by university president John R. Porter. The formal announcement was made on March 24.
On April 5, Stonehill College announced that they would also promoting their athletic program to Division I for the 2022–23 academic year. Stonehill's hockey program previously competed as a member of the Division II Northeast-10 Conference. For the 2022–23 season, Stonehill's men's team was an Independent with their women's team competing in the NEWHA.
Membership changes SchoolFormer ConferenceNew Conference Alaska Anchorage Seawolves Program Resumed Independent Lindenwood Lions CSCHL (ACHA DI) Independent Stonehill Skyhawks Northeast-10 (DII) Independent
Polls
Regular season Season tournaments Tournament Dates Teams Champion Ice Breaker Tournament October 7–8 4 Denver Friendship Four November 25–26 4 Quinnipiac Great Lakes Invitational December 27–28 4 Western Michigan Holiday Face–Off December 28–29 4 Clarkson Ledyard Bank Classic December 30–31 4 Providence Desert Hockey Classic January 6–7 4 Michigan Tech Connecticut Ice January 27–28 4 Quinnipiac Beanpot February 6, 13 4 Northeastern
Standings
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 62 Division I men's teams, the greatest number of PWR points any team could earn is 61, 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.
+ NCAA Division I Men's Hockey PairWise Rankings Rank Team PWR RPI Conference 1 60 .6016* Big Ten 2 59 .5888* ECAC Hockey 3 58 .5789* Big Ten 4 57 .5789* NCHC 5 56 .5705* Hockey East 6 55 .5632 NCHC 7 54 .5615 ECAC Hockey 8 52 .5547 Big Ten 8 52 .5515 Big Ten 10 50 .5474 CCHA 10 50 .5461 CCHA 10 50 .5441 NCHC 13 47 .5412 ECAC Hockey 13 47 .5404 Hockey East 15 46 .5391 Independent 16 45 .5345 Big Ten 17 44 .5314 Big Ten 18 42 .5275 Hockey East 18 42 .5248 NCHC 20 41 .5259 NCHC 20 41 .5217 Hockey East 22 39 .5182 Atlantic Hockey 22 39 .5176 NCHC 24 37 .5116 Hockey East 25 33 .5112 ECAC Hockey 26 34 .5108 Hockey East 26 34 .5090 Hockey East 26 34 .5070 CCHA 29 32 .4989 Hockey East 29 32 .4974 Hockey East 31 28 .4948 NCHC 31 28 .4944 ECAC Hockey 31 28 .4897 ECAC Hockey 34 27 .4901 CCHA 35 26 .4931 Atlantic Hockey 35 26 .4884 Atlantic Hockey 37 24 .4883 Big Ten 38 23 .4840 CCHA 39 22 .4855 CCHA 39 22 .4822 Independent 41 20 .4788 Atlantic Hockey 42 19 .4784 Atlantic Hockey 43 18 .4767 ECAC Hockey 44 17 .4734 ECAC Hockey 45 16 .4662 NCHC 47 14 .4722 Atlantic Hockey 47 14 .4660 Hockey East 47 14 .4651 ECAC Hockey 49 12 .4645 CCHA 50 11 .4641 Hockey East 51 10 .4545 ECAC Hockey 52 8 .4533 Independent 52 8 .4526 Atlantic Hockey 54 6 .4512 ECAC Hockey 54 6 .4457 Atlantic Hockey 54 6 .4444 Atlantic Hockey 57 4 .4427 CCHA 57 4 .4370 Atlantic Hockey 59 2 .4357 Independent 60 1 .4263 Independent 60 1 .4246 ECAC Hockey *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.Note: On February 1, the NCAA selection committee removed all Stonehill games from tournament consideration.Final Rankings
Tournament bracket
Player stats Scoring leaders Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM Freshman Michigan 36 30 35 65 67 Freshman Minnesota 39 22 38 60 42 Sophomore Quinnipiac 41 21 38 59 4 Junior Harvard 34 20 33 53 12 Freshman Minnesota 40 21 29 50 42 Freshman Western Michigan 39 13 36 49 14 Freshman Boston University 38 15 33 48 24 Sophomore Michigan 39 10 38 48 26 Senior Western Michigan 39 30 17 47 13 Senior Boston University 39 16 31 47 6
Leading goaltenders 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
Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA Sophomore Quinnipiac 41 2,416:35 34 4 3 60 10 .931 1.49 Sophomore Cornell 33 1,852:53 20 10 1 53 5 .916 1.72 Sophomore Minnesota State 30 1,777:39 19 10 1 55 1 .914 1.86 Senior St. Cloud State 23 1,368:03 14 8 1 46 4 .924 2.02 Senior Minnesota 37 2,170:24 26 10 1 73 6 .927 2.02 Graduate Massachusetts Lowell 24 1,406:28 12 9 2 48 2 .924 2.05 Senior Alaska 34 1,993:27 22 10 2 68 2 .916 2.05 Junior Merrimack 20 1,156:00 13 5 1 40 1 .919 2.08 Senior Michigan Tech 37 2,173:57 23 11 3 78 10 .924 2.15 Freshman Providence 34 2,013:08 14 11 7 73 1 .909 2.18
Awards
NCAA Award RecipientHobey Baker Award Adam Fantilli, MichiganSpencer Penrose Award Bob Motzko, MinnesotaTim Taylor Award Adam Fantilli, MichiganMike Richter Award Devon Levi, NortheasternDerek Hines Unsung Hero Award Noah Wilson, ArmyTournament Most Outstanding Player Jacob Quillan, Quinnipiac East First Team Position West First TeamDevon Levi, Northeastern GBlake Pietila, Michigan TechLane Hutson, Boston University DBrock Faber, MinnesotaHenry Thrun, Harvard DLuke Hughes, MichiganSean Farrell, Harvard FLogan Cooley, MinnesotaCollin Graf, Quinnipiac FAdam Fantilli, MichiganAidan McDonough, Northeastern FMatthew Knies, Minnesota East Second Team Position West Second TeamYaniv Perets, Quinnipiac GRyan Bischel, Notre DameSam Malinski, Cornell DMichael Benning, DenverZach Metsa, Quinnipiac DJake Livingstone, Minnesota StateMatt Brown, Boston University FCarter Mazur, DenverMatthew Coronato, Harvard FJason Polin, Western MichiganAlex Jefferies, Merrimack FMassimo Rizzo, Denver
Atlantic Hockey Award RecipientPlayer of the Year Carter Wilkie, RITRookie of the Year Max Itagaki, ArmyBest Defensive Forward Cody Laskosky, RITBest Defenseman Aiden Hansen-Bukata, RITIndividual Sportsmanship Award Braeden Tuck, Sacred HeartTeam Sportsmanship Award Sacred HeartRegular Season Scoring Trophy Eric Esposito, MercyhurstRegular Season Goaltending Award Jarrett Fiske, American InternationalCoach of the Year Wayne Wilson, RITTournament MVP Jacob Barczewski, Canisius First Team Position Second TeamTommy Scarfone, RIT GJarrett Fiske, American InternationalGianfranco Cassaro, RIT DLuke Rowe, Air ForceAiden Hansen-Bukata, RIT DBrian Kramer, American InternationalCarter Wilkie, RIT FJack Ricketts, Holy CrossNeil Shea, Sacred Heart FEric Esposito, MercyhurstBlake Bennett, American International FJoey Baez, Army Third Team Position Rookie TeamJacob Barczewski, Canisius GOwen Say, MercyhurstNick Hale, Holy Cross DChris Hedden, Air ForceHunter Sansbury, Sacred Heart DMack Oliphant, Holy CrossKeaton Mastrodonato, Canisius FMax Itagaki, ArmyJohn Keranen, Army FNicholas Niemo, BentleyJordan Biro, American International FMarcus Joughin, Sacred Heart
Big Ten Award Recipient Player of the Year Matthew Knies, MinnesotaDefensive Player of the Year Brock Faber, MinnesotaGoaltender of the Year Ryan Bischel, Notre DameFreshman of the Year Adam Fantilli, MichiganScoring Champion Logan Cooley, Minnesota Jimmy Snuggerud, MinnesotaCoach of the Year Bob Motzko, MinnesotaTournament Most Outstanding Player Adam Fantilli, Michigan First Team Position Second TeamRyan Bischel, Notre Dame GJusten Close, MinnesotaBrock Faber, Minnesota DJackson LaCombe, MinnesotaLuke Hughes, Michigan DMason Lohrei, Ohio StateLogan Cooley, Minnesota FMackie Samoskevich, MichiganAdam Fantilli, Michigan FJimmy Snuggerud, MinnesotaMatthew Knies, Minnesota FJake Wise, Ohio State Freshman Team Position Seamus Casey, Michigan DLuke Mittelstadt, Minnesota DLogan Cooley, Minnesota FAdam Fantilli, Michigan FJimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota F
CCHA Award Recipient Player of the Year Blake Pietila, Michigan TechForward of the Year David Silye, Minnesota StateDefenseman of the Year Jake Livingstone, Minnesota StateGoaltender of the Year Blake Pietila, Michigan TechRookie of the Year Kyle Kukkonen, Michigan TechCoach of the Year Joe Shawhan, Michigan Tech First Team Position Second TeamBlake Pietila, Michigan Tech GMattias Sholl, Bemidji StateJake Livingstone, Minnesota State DAkito Hirose, Minnesota StateElias Rosén, Bemidji State DBrett Thorne, Michigan TechRyland Mosley, Michigan Tech FLouis Boudon, Lake Superior StateDavid Silye, Minnesota State FNathan Burke, Bowling GreenAusten Swankler, Bowling Green FAndré Ghantous, Northern Michigan Rookie Team Position Béni Halász, Northern Michigan GDalton Norris, Bowling Green DJosh Zinger, Northern Michigan DKyle Kukkonen, Michigan Tech FJoey Larson, Northern Michigan FLleyton Roed, Bemidji State F
ECAC Hockey Award Recipient Player of the Year Sean Farrell, HarvardBest Defensive Forward Skyler Brind’Amour, QuinnipiacBest Defensive Defenseman Henry Thrun, HarvardRookie of the Year Sam Lipkin, QuinnipiacKen Dryden Award Yaniv Perets, QuinnipiacStudent-Athlete of the Year Matt Verboon, ColgateTim Taylor Award Rand Pecknold, QuinnipiacMost Outstanding Player in Tournament Carter Gylander, Colgate First Team Position Second Team Yaniv Perets, Quinnipiac G Mitchell Gibson, Harvard Henry Thrun, Harvard D Zach Metsa, Quinnipiac Sam Malinski, Cornell D Luc Salem, St. Lawrence Collin Graf, Quinnipiac F Matthew Coronato, Harvard Sean Farrell, Harvard F Alex Laferriere, Harvard Alex Young, Colgate F Ethan de Jong, Quinnipiac Third Team Position Rookie Team Mathieu Caron, Brown G Cooper Black, Dartmouth Noah Beck, Clarkson D John Prokop, Union Tanner Palocsik, Dartmouth D Ryan Healey, Harvard Ayrton Martino, Clarkson F Sam Lipkin, Quinnipiac Mathieu Gosselin, Clarkson F Joe Miller, Harvard Skyler Brind'Amour, Quinnipiac F Sutter Muzzatti, Rensselaer
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