# 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 2018 and ended with the Frozen Four in April 2019. This was the 72nd season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held, and United States college ice hockey's 125th year overall.

## Regular season
### Overtime rule changes

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a proposal to allow conferences to use one of two alternative formats to award points in their league standings after the mandatory five-on-five, five-minute overtime period.
After a traditional five-minute, five-on-five overtime, conferences may use either a five-minute, three-on-three overtime period and a shootout or only a shootout to award additional conference points. Conferences are not required to use one of the alternative systems and may end play after the five-minute overtime.
During non-conference regular-season games, these alternative options are not permitted, and a game would end in a tie after the traditional five-minute overtime.
In regular-season tournaments that require advancement, a 20-minute sudden death format can be implemented for overtime, instead of the traditional five-minute overtime period. These tournaments also may use the three-on-three and shootout or the standalone shootout format.
Each conference's approach if no goal is scored in the initial five-minute overtime:
* Atlantic Hockey, ECAC & Hockey East: game ends in tie
* Big Ten, NCHC & WCHA: Five-minute, three-on-three overtime; if still tied a sudden-death shootout follows
Points Explanation:
* Atlantic Hockey, ECAC & Hockey East: Teams are awarded two points for each conference win in regulation or five-on-five overtime. Teams are awarded one point for a tie.
* Big Ten, NCHC & WCHA: Teams are awarded three points for each conference win in regulation or five-on-five overtime. A three-on-three overtime or shootout win is worth two points in the standings while the team that loses the three-on-three overtime/shootout receives just one point. The three-on-three overtime and shootouts only affect conference standings while the game is officially a tie for NCAA purposes.

### Season tournaments

| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion |
| IceBreaker Invitational | October 12–13 | 4 | Notre Dame |
| Friendship Four | November 22–23 | 4 | Union |
| Catamount Cup | December 28–29 | 4 | Vermont |
| Desert Hockey Classic | December 28–29 | 4 | Clarkson |
| Ledyard Bank Classic | December 29–30 | 4 | Providence |
| Great Lakes Invitational | December 30–31 | 4 | Lake Superior State |
| Fortress Invitational | January 4–5 | 4 | Western Michigan |
| Three Rivers Classic | January 4–5 | 4 | Brown |
| Beanpot | February 4, 11 | 4 | Northeastern |

### Standings

2018–19 Atlantic Hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #16 American International †* | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 102 | 77 | 41 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 129 | 119 |
| Bentley | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 94 | 75 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 113 | 98 |
| Air Force | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 65 | 63 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 90 | 92 |
| Sacred Heart | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 85 | 73 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 107 | 106 |
| RIT | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 81 | 76 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 113 | 111 |
| Niagara | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 94 | 96 | 41 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 127 | 140 |
| Mercyhurst | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 88 | 94 | 38 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 113 | 134 |
| Robert Morris | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 72 | 78 | 40 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 102 | 127 |
| Holy Cross | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 81 | 89 | 36 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 91 | 112 |
| Army | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 71 | 82 | 39 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 94 | 117 |
| Canisius | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 77 | 107 | 37 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 103 | 133 |
| Championship: March 23, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||
2018–19 Big Ten Hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #12 Ohio State † | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 79 | 52 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 108 | 83 |
| #10 Notre Dame * | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 63 | 65 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 112 | 91 |
| #20 Minnesota | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 76 | 75 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 117 | 108 |
| #17 Penn State | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 101 | 96 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 177 | 139 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 69 | 81 | 37 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 113 | 130 |
| Michigan | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 76 | 75 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 110 | 114 |
| Michigan State | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 68 | 88 | 36 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 99 | 122 |
| Championship: March 23, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ||||||||||||||||
2018–19 NCAA Division I Independent ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #15 Arizona State | 35 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 109 | 86 |
| Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; Standing ||||||||
2018–19 ECAC Hockey Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #7 Quinnipiac† | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 77 | 47 | 38 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 133 | 73 |
| #8 Cornell† | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 64 | 41 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 108 | 73 |
| #11 Clarkson* | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 65 | 42 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 122 | 78 |
| #14 Harvard | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 77 | 58 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 106 | 83 |
| Dartmouth | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 53 | 55 | 34 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 87 | 93 |
| Yale | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 53 | 57 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 85 | 88 |
| Union | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 60 | 64 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 112 | 102 |
| Brown | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 52 | 59 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 89 | 97 |
| Princeton | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 60 | 66 | 31 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 83 | 96 |
| Colgate | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 43 | 64 | 36 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 55 | 111 |
| Rensselaer | 22 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 49 | 67 | 36 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 69 | 117 |
| St. Lawrence | 22 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 84 | 37 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 75 | 149 |
| Championship: March 23, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||
2018–19 Hockey East Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #2 Massachusetts † | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 92 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 151 | 83 |
| #4 Providence | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 76 | 44 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 133 | 84 |
| #9 Northeastern* | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 76 | 52 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 118 | 81 |
| #19 Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 65 | 55 | 37 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 100 | 85 |
| Boston University | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 64 | 65 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 99 | 104 |
| Maine | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 64 | 60 | 36 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 90 | 99 |
| Boston College | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 62 | 60 | 39 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 90 | 110 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 55 | 67 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 90 | 103 |
| Connecticut | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 52 | 77 | 34 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 81 | 107 |
| Vermont | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 59 | 34 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 72 | 82 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 48 | 105 | 34 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 67 | 134 |
| Championship: March 23, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |||||||||||||||
2018–19 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #5 St. Cloud State † | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 94 | 52 | 39 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 156 | 85 |
| #1 Minnesota Duluth * | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 75 | 48 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 133 | 79 |
| #18 Western Michigan | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 79 | 78 | 37 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 129 | 115 |
| #3 Denver | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 55 | 56 | 41 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 116 | 83 |
| #20 North Dakota | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 56 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 93 | 90 |
| Colorado College | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 66 | 66 | 41 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 117 | 114 |
| Omaha | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 53 | 86 | 36 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 90 | 132 |
| Miami | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 49 | 86 | 38 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 87 | 122 |
| Championship: March 23, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ||||||||||||||||
2018–19 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #6 Minnesota State †* | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 99 | 43 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 147 | 76 |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 82 | 57 | 39 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 104 | 96 |
| #13 Bowling Green | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 77 | 52 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 133 | 75 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 91 | 69 | 38 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 123 | 93 |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 71 | 63 | 38 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 95 | 94 |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 68 | 63 | 38 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 90 | 101 |
| Alaska | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 57 | 81 | 36 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 72 | 114 |
| Alabama–Huntsville | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 61 | 93 | 38 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 67 | 129 |
| Ferris State | 28 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 68 | 96 | 36 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 90 | 123 |
| Alaska Anchorage | 28 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 86 | 34 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 40 | 115 |
| Championship: March 23, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ||||||||||||||||

## 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 60 Division I men's teams, the greatest number of PWR points any team could earn is 59, 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 Final PairWise Rankings :
| Rank | Team | PWR | RPI | Conference |
| 1 | St. Cloud State | 58 | .6117* | NCHC |
| 1 | Minnesota–Duluth | 58 | .5833 | NCHC |
| 3 | Minnesota State | 57 | .5796* | WCHA |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 56 | .5763 | Hockey East |
| 5 | Clarkson | 55 | .5609* | ECAC Hockey |
| 6 | Northeastern | 54 | .5593 | Hockey East |
| 7 | Quinnipiac | 53 | .5588* | ECAC Hockey |
| 8 | Denver | 52 | .5579 | NCHC |
| 9 | Ohio State | 51 | .5550 | Big Ten |
| 10 | Arizona State | 50 | .5508 | Independent |
| 11 | Cornell | 49 | .5457 | ECAC Hockey |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 47 | .5433 | Big Ten |
| 12 | Harvard | 47 | .5425 | ECAC Hockey |
| 14 | Providence | 46 | .5423 | Hockey East |
| 15 | Bowling Green | 45 | .5408* | WCHA |
| 16 | Penn State | 44 | .5374 | Big Ten |
| 17 | Western Michigan | 43 | .5339 | NCHC |
| 17 | Union | 43 | .5338 | ECAC Hockey |
| 19 | Minnesota | 41 | .5260 | Big Ten |
| 20 | North Dakota | 40 | .5281* | NCHC |
| 21 | UMass Lowell | 39 | .5246 | Hockey East |
| 22 | Lake Superior State | 38 | .5215* | WCHA |
| 23 | Colorado College | 37 | .5131* | NCHC |
| 24 | Northern Michigan | 36 | .5120 | WCHA |
| 25 | Boston University | 34 | .5101 | Hockey East |
| 26 | Brown | 33 | .5115 | ECAC Hockey |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 33 | .5083 | Big Ten |
| 28 | Michigan | 31 | .5052 | Big Ten |
| 28 | Maine | 31 | .5032 | Hockey East |
| 30 | Yale | 30 | .5036 | ECAC Hockey |
| 31 | American International | 28 | .5012 | Atlantic Hockey |
| 31 | Michigan State | 28 | .5003 | Big Ten |
| 33 | New Hampshire | 27 | .4936 | Hockey East |
| 34 | Boston College | 26 | .4958 | Hockey East |
| 35 | Bemidji State | 25 | .4864 | WCHA |
| 35 | RIT | 25 | .4849 | Atlantic Hockey |
| 37 | Dartmouth | 22 | .4800 | ECAC Hockey |
| 37 | Miami | 22 | .4790 | NCHC |
| 37 | Vermont | 22 | .4776 | Hockey East |
| 40 | Bentley | 21 | .4781 | Atlantic Hockey |
| 41 | Sacred Heart | 20 | .4780 | Atlantic Hockey |
| 42 | Michigan Tech | 18 | .4748 | WCHA |
| 43 | Air Force | 17 | .4745 | Atlantic Hockey |
| 44 | Princeton | 16 | .4740 | ECAC Hockey |
| 45 | Niagara | 15 | .4738 | Atlantic Hockey |
| 45 | Connecticut | 15 | .4713 | Hockey East |
| 47 | Omaha | 13 | .4684 | NCHC |
| 48 | Alaska | 12 | .4666 | WCHA |
| 49 | Robert Morris | 11 | .4625 | Atlantic Hockey |
| 50 | Colgate | 10 | .4619 | ECAC Hockey |
| 51 | Rensselaer | 9 | .4615 | ECAC Hockey |
| 52 | Army | 8 | .4541 | Atlantic Hockey |
| 53 | Mercyhurst | 7 | .4515 | Atlantic Hockey |
| 53 | Canisius | 7 | .4510 | Atlantic Hockey |
| 55 | Merrimack | 5 | .4447 | Hockey East |
| 56 | Holy Cross | 4 | .4435 | Atlantic Hockey |
| 57 | Ferris State | 3 | .4420 | WCHA |
| 58 | Alabama–Huntsville | 2 | .4299 | WCHA |
| 59 | St. Lawrence | 1 | .4186 | ECAC Hockey |
| 60 | Alaska Anchorage | 0 | .3935 | WCHA |
| *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; PairWise Rankings were last updated March 25, 2019, 12:22pm ET |||||

## 2019 NCAA tournament

| Regional semifinals March 29–30 | Regional semifinals March 29–30 | Regional semifinals March 29–30 | Regional Finals March 30–31 | Regional Finals March 30–31 | Regional Finals March 30–31 | Semifinals April 11 | Semifinals April 11 | Semifinals April 11 | | Championship April 13 | Championship April 13 | Championship April 13 |
| 1 | St. Cloud State (1) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | American International | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | American International | 2 | 4 | American International | 0 | | | | | | | |
| West – Fargo – Fri/Sat | West – Fargo – Fri/Sat | West – Fargo – Fri/Sat | 4 | American International | 0 | | | | | | | |
| West – Fargo – Fri/Sat | West – Fargo – Fri/Sat | West – Fargo – Fri/Sat | 2 | Denver | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Denver | 2 | 2 | Denver | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ohio State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ohio State | 0 | | | | W2 | Denver | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | NE1 | Massachusetts (4) | 4* | | | | |
| 1 | Massachusetts (4) | 4 | | | | | | | NE1 | Massachusetts (4) | 4* | | | | |
| 4 | Harvard | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Harvard | 0 | 1 | Massachusetts (4) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Northeast – Manchester – Fri/Sat | Northeast – Manchester – Fri/Sat | Northeast – Manchester – Fri/Sat | 1 | Massachusetts (4) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Northeast – Manchester – Fri/Sat | Northeast – Manchester – Fri/Sat | Northeast – Manchester – Fri/Sat | 3 | Notre Dame | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Clarkson | 2 | 3 | Notre Dame | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 3* | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 3* | | | | | | | | NE1 | Massachusetts (4) | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | MW1 | Minnesota–Duluth (2) | 3 |
| 1 | Minnesota–Duluth (2) | 2* | | | | | | | | | | | MW1 | Minnesota–Duluth (2) | 3 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | Minnesota–Duluth (2) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Midwest – Allentown – Sat/Sun | Midwest – Allentown – Sat/Sun | Midwest – Allentown – Sat/Sun | 1 | Minnesota–Duluth (2) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Midwest – Allentown – Sat/Sun | Midwest – Allentown – Sat/Sun | Midwest – Allentown – Sat/Sun | 2 | Quinnipiac | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Quinnipiac | 2 | 2 | Quinnipiac | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Arizona State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Arizona State | 1 | | | | MW1 | Minnesota–Duluth (2) | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | E4 | Providence | 1 | | | | |
| 1 | Minnesota State (3) | 3 | | | | | | | E4 | Providence | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Providence | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Providence | 6 | 4 | Providence | 4 | | | | | | | |
| East – Providence – Sat/Sun | East – Providence – Sat/Sun | East – Providence – Sat/Sun | 4 | Providence | 4 | | | | | | | |
| East – Providence – Sat/Sun | East – Providence – Sat/Sun | East – Providence – Sat/Sun | 3 | Cornell | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Northeastern | 1 | 3 | Cornell | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Cornell | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period

## Player stats
### Scoring leaders

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Alex Limoges | Sophomore | Penn State | 39 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 10 |
| Taro Hirose | Junior | Michigan State | 36 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 14 |
| Cale Makar | Sophomore | Massachusetts | 41 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 31 |
| Patrick Newell | Senior | St. Cloud State | 39 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 8 |
| Joseph Duszak | Junior | Mercyhurst | 37 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 42 |
| Blake Christensen | Junior | American International | 41 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 22 |
| Jacob Pritchard | Senior | Massachusetts | 41 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 8 |
| Josh Wilkins | Junior | Providence | 40 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 10 |
| Rem Pitlick | Junior | Minnesota | 38 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 30 |
| Nico Sturm | Junior | Clarkson | 39 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 33 |
| Adam Fox | Junior | Harvard | 32 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 14 |

### Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average.
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 |
| Andrew Shortridge | Junior | Quinnipiac | 27 | 1544:39 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 4 | .940 | 1.51 |
| Filip Lindberg | Freshman | Massachusetts | 17 | 939:31 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 4 | .934 | 1.60 |
| Dryden McKay | Freshman | Minnesota State | 34 | 2011:26 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 59 | 4 | .927 | 1.76 |
| Hunter Shepard | Junior | Minnesota–Duluth | 42 | 2556:19 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 75 | 7 | .923 | 1.76 |
| Ryan Bednard | Junior | Bowling Green | 32 | 1961:52 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 58 | 3 | .927 | 1.77 |
| Matthew Galajda | Sophomore | Cornell | 27 | 1591:50 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 5 | .923 | 1.81 |
| Devin Cooley | Sophomore | Denver | 20 | 1169:27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 4 | .934 | 1.85 |
| Tommy Nappier | Sophomore | Ohio State | 20 | 1160:38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 4 | .934 | 1.86 |
| Hayden Hawkey | Senior | Providence | 41 | 2463:31 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 75 | 8 | .921 | 1.88 |
| Jake Kielly | Junior | Clarkson | 39 | 2325:53 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 74 | 5 | .929 | 1.91 |

## Awards
### WCHA

| Award | Award | Recipient |
| Player of the Year | Player of the Year | Troy Loggins, Northern Michigan |
| Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year | Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year | Max Coatta, Minnesota State |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Philip Beaulieu, Northern Michigan |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Cooper Zech, Ferris State |
| Scoring Champion | Scoring Champion | Troy Loggins, Northern Michigan |
| Goaltender of the Year | Goaltender of the Year | Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan |
| Coach of the Year | Coach of the Year | Mike Hastings, Minnesota State |
| Most Valuable Player in Tournament | Most Valuable Player in Tournament | |
| All-WCHA Hockey Teams |||
| First Team | Position | Second Team |
| Atte Tolvanen, Northern Michigan | G | Dryden McKay, Minnesota State |
| Philip Beaulieu, Northern Michigan | D | Justin Baudry, Bemidji State |
| Cooper Zech, Ferris State | D | Alec Rauhauser, Bowling Green |
| Diego Cuglietta, Lake Superior State | F | Brandon Kruse, Bowling Green |
| Troy Loggins, Northern Michigan | F | Adam Rockwood, Northern Michigan |
| Marc Michaelis, Minnesota State | F | Parker Tuomie, Minnesota State |
| Third Team | Position | Rookie Team |
| Ryan Bednard, Bowling Green | G | Dryden McKay, Minnesota State |
| Connor Mackey, Minnesota State | D | Chris Jandric, Alaska |
| Ian Scheid, Minnesota State | D | Cooper Zech, Ferris State |
| Max Humitz, Lake Superior State | F | Ashton Calder, Minnesota State |
| Steven Jandric, Alaska | F | Brian Halonen, Michigan Tech |
| Anthony Nellis, Lake Superior State | F | Julian Napravnik, Minnesota State |
| – | F | Owen Sillinger, Bemidji State |

## Coaching changes

This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2018–19 season until the day before the first day of the 2019–2020 season.
| Team | Former coach | Interim coach | New coach | Reason |
| Bowling Green | Chris Bergeron | | Ty Eigner | On April 5, 2019, Chris Bergeron accepted the head coaching position at Miami, leaving Bowling Green after nine seasons. On April 20, 2019, Ty Eigner was named the new head coach for the 2019–20 season. |
| Miami | Enrico Blasi | Peter Mannino | Chris Bergeron | On March 19, 2019, Miami announced that it was parting ways with head coach Enrico Blasi. Peter Mannino was elevated to interim head coach. On April 5, 2019, Chris Bergeron was named the new head coach for the 2019–20 season. |
| St. Lawrence | Mark Morris | | Brent Brekke | On March 29, 2019, St. Lawrence announced that it was parting ways with head coach Mark Morris. On May 25, 2019, Brent Brekke was named the new head coach for the 2019–20 season. |

## 2019 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team |
| 1 | 5 | Alex Turcotte $^†$ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Los Angeles Kings |
| 1 | 9 | Trevor Zegras $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Anaheim Ducks |
| 1 | 12 | Matthew Boldy $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Minnesota Wild |
| 1 | 13 | Spencer Knight $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Florida Panthers |
| 1 | 14 | Cameron York $^†$ | Michigan | Big Ten | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 1 | 15 | Cole Caufield $^†$ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Montreal Canadiens |
| 1 | 16 | Alex Newhook $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Colorado Avalanche |
| 1 | 30 | John Beecher $^†$ | Michigan | Big Ten | Boston Bruins |
| 1 | 31 | Ryan Johnson $^†$ | Minnesota | Big Ten | Buffalo Sabres |
| 2 | 32 | Shane Pinto $^†$ | North Dakota | NCHC | Ottawa Senators |
| 2 | 34 | Bobby Brink $^†$ | Denver | NCHC | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 2 | 35 | Antti Tuomisto $^†$ | Denver | NCHC | Detroit Red Wings |
| 2 | 39 | Jackson LaCombe $^†$ | Minnesota | Big Ten | Anaheim Ducks |
| 2 | 42 | Vladislav Firstov $^†$ | Connecticut | Hockey East | Minnesota Wild |
| 2 | 43 | Alex Vlasic $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 2 | 46 | Jayden Struble $^†$ | Northeastern | Hockey East | Montreal Canadiens |
| 2 | 47 | Drew Helleson $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Colorado Avalanche |
| 2 | 54 | Robert Mastrosimone $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Detroit Red Wings |
| 3 | 63 | Matt Stienburg $^†$ | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Colorado Avalanche |
| 3 | 65 | Alexander Campbell $^†$ | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Nashville Predators |
| 3 | 67 | Erik Portillo $^†$ | Michigan | Big Ten | Buffalo Sabres |
| 3 | 68 | Zac Jones $^†$ | Massachusetts | Hockey East | New York Rangers |
| 3 | 72 | Ronnie Attard $^†$ | Western Michigan | NCHC | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 3 | 76 | John Farinacci $^†$ | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Arizona Coyotes |
| 3 | 86 | Layton Ahac $^†$ | Ohio State | Big Ten | Vegas Golden Knights |
| 3 | 90 | Domenick Fensore $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 3 | 92 | Quinn Olson $^†$ | Minnesota–Duluth | NCHC | Boston Bruins |
| 4 | 96 | Tyce Thompson | Providence | Hockey East | New Jersey Devils |
| 4 | 97 | Ethan Phillips $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Detroit Red Wings |
| 4 | 99 | Cade Webber $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 4 | 101 | Henry Thrun $^†$ | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Anaheim Ducks |
| 4 | 102 | Aaron Huglen $^†$ | Minnesota | Big Ten | Buffalo Sabres |
| 4 | 106 | Carter Berger $^†$ | Connecticut | Hockey East | Florida Panthers |
| 4 | 109 | Marc Del Gaizo | Massachusetts | Hockey East | Nashville Predators |
| 4 | 110 | Ryder Donovan $^†$ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Vegas Golden Knights |
| 4 | 112 | Hunter Skinner $^†$ | Western Michigan | NCHC | New York Rangers |
| 4 | 118 | Case McCarthy $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | New Jersey Devils |
| 4 | 120 | Max Crozier $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 4 | 124 | Nick Abruzzese $^†$ | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 5 | 127 | Cole Brady $^†$ | Arizona State | Independent | New Jersey Devils |
| 5 | 128 | Cooper Moore $^†$ | North Dakota | NCHC | Detroit Red Wings |
| 5 | 131 | Rhett Pitlick $^†$ | Minnesota | Big Ten | Montreal Canadiens |
| 5 | 132 | Trevor Janicke $^†$ | Notre Dame | Big Ten | Anaheim Ducks |
| 5 | 134 | Harrison Blaisdell $^†$ | North Dakota | NCHC | Winnipeg Jets |
| 5 | 135 | Isaiah Saville $^†$ | Omaha | NCHC | Vegas Golden Knights |
| 5 | 137 | Owen Lindmark $^†$ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Florida Panthers |
| 5 | 144 | Logan Neaton $^†$ | Massachusetts–Lowell | Hockey East | Winnipeg Jets |
| 5 | 145 | Judd Caulfield $^†$ | North Dakota | NCHC | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| 5 | 146 | Michael Koster $^†$ | Minnesota | Big Ten | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 5 | 148 | Ethan Haider $^†$ | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Nashville Predators |
| 5 | 150 | Josh Nodler $^†$ | Michigan State | Big Ten | Calgary Flames |
| 6 | 157 | Braden Doyle $^†$ | Boston University | Hockey East | Los Angeles Kings |
| 6 | 158 | Patrick Moynihan $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | New Jersey Devils |
| 6 | 162 | Tomas Mazura $^†$ | Providence | Hockey East | Edmonton Oilers |
| 6 | 163 | Will Francis $^†$ | Minnesota–Duluth | NCHC | Anaheim Ducks |
| 6 | 166 | Marshall Warren $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Minnesota Wild |
| 6 | 167 | Dominic Basse $^†$ | Colorado College | NCHC | Chicago Blackhawks |
| 6 | 172 | Nikita Nesterenko $^†$ | Boston College | Hockey East | Minnesota Wild |
| 6 | 173 | Ben Brinkman | Minnesota | Big Ten | Dallas Stars |
| 6 | 176 | Anthony Romano $^†$ | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Arizona Coyotes |
| 6 | 180 | Jack Malone $^†$ | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Vancouver Canucks |
| 6 | 181 | Kevin Wall $^†$ | Penn State | Big Ten | Carolina Hurricanes |
| 7 | 188 | Andre Lee $^†$ | Massachusetts–Lowell | Hockey East | Los Angeles Kings |
| 7 | 191 | Carter Gylander $^†$ | Colgate | ECAC Hockey | Detroit Red Wings |
| 7 | 192 | Jake Schmaltz $^†$ | North Dakota | NCHC | Boston Bruins |
| 7 | 195 | Aidan McDonough $^†$ | Northeastern | Hockey East | Vancouver Canucks |
| 7 | 196 | Bryce Brodzinski $^†$ | Minnesota | Big Ten | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 7 | 197 | Filip Lindberg | Massachusetts | Hockey East | Minnesota Wild |
| 7 | 205 | Eric Ciccolini $^†$ | Michigan | Big Ten | New York Rangers |
| 7 | 213 | McKade Webster $^†$ | Denver | NCHC | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 7 | 216 | Massimo Rizzo $^†$ | Denver | NCHC | Carolina Hurricanes |
† incoming freshman