2023-24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 6, 2023, and concluded with the NCAA championship on April 13, 2024. This was the 76th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship is being held, and is US college hockey's 130th year overall.
==Conference realignment==
After Robert Morris suspended its program in the summer of 2021, a successful fundraising campaign allowed the team to return for this season. The program rejoined Atlantic Hockey, bringing the number of conference members back up to 11.
The same summer, Augustana University proceeded with plans to promote its athletic department to Division I. In concert with that decision, the school finalized the addition of a new ice hockey program that would begin with this season. In the interim, the program was accepted into the CCHA as the ninth member team and would play its first two seasons using a transition schedule before becoming a full member in 2025.
On July 5, 2023, Arizona State University was accepted as the ninth member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) beginning with the 2024–2025 season. This will mark the Sun Devils' final season as an independent program.
== Other headlines ==
* October 4, 2023 – The Division I Council approved changes to the transfer window for all sports. In winter sports other than basketball, including men's and women's ice hockey, the transfer portal now opens for a total of 45 days, starting 7 days after the NCAA tournament field is set.
==Polls==
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Ice Breaker Tournament 	October 13–14 	4 	North Dakota
Turkey Leg Classic 	November 24–25	4 	Merrimack
Great Lakes Invitational 	December 28–29	4 	Michigan Tech
Holiday Face-Off 	December 28–29	4 	Wisconsin
Adirondack Winter Invitational	December 29–30	4 	Arizona State
Ledyard Bank Classic 	December 29–30	4 	Maine
Desert Hockey Classic 	January 5–6 	4 	Arizona State
Connecticut Ice 	January 26–27 	4 	Quinnipiac
Beanpot 	February 5, 12	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 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.
 NCAA Division I Men's Hockey PairWise Rankings
Rank 	Team 	PWR 	RPI 	Conference
1 	 	63 	.6298* 	Hockey East
2 	 	62 	.6046 	Hockey East
3 	 	61 	.5976* 	NCHC
4 	 	60 	.5906* 	Big Ten
5 	 	58 	.5739 	Hockey East
6 	 	57 	.5874* 	NCHC
6 	 	57 	.5713 	Big Ten
8 	 	56 	.5709* 	Big Ten
9 	 	55 	.5701* 	ECAC Hockey
10 	 	54 	.5602* 	Big Ten
10 	 	54 	.5600 	NCHC
12 	 	52 	.5521 	ECAC Hockey
13 	 	50 	.5520 	NCHC
13 	 	50 	.5497 	Hockey East
15 	 	48 	.5493 	NCHC
15 	 	48 	.5453* 	Hockey East
15 	 	48 	.5429 	NCHC
18 	 	46 	.5414 	Hockey East
19 	 	45 	.5330* 	Hockey East
19 	 	45 	.5308* 	Independent
21 	 	43 	.5298 	Atlantic Hockey
22 	 	42 	.5147 	Big Ten
23 	 	41 	.5141 	Big Ten
24 	 	40 	.5114 	Hockey East
25 	 	39 	.5094* 	Independent
26 	 	38 	.5076 	Big Ten
27 	 	37 	.5075 	Atlantic Hockey
28 	 	36 	.5068 	Atlantic Hockey
29 	 	35 	.5061 	ECAC Hockey
30 	 	34 	.5057 	NCHC
31 	 	33 	.4976 	CCHA
32 	 	32 	.4961 	CCHA
33 	 	31 	.4959 	Hockey East
34 	 	30 	.4951 	CCHA
35 	 	29 	.4950* 	Hockey East
36 	 	27 	.4924 	ECAC Hockey
36 	 	27 	.4883* 	ECAC Hockey
39 	 	25 	.4826* 	ECAC Hockey
39 	 	25 	.4798* 	Independent
39 	 	25 	.4794 	CCHA
41 	 	23 	.4793 	Hockey East
42 	 	22 	.4785 	Atlantic Hockey
43 	 	21 	.4778 	ECAC Hockey
44 	 	20 	.4743* 	Atlantic Hockey
45 	 	19 	.4737 	Atlantic Hockey
46 	 	18 	.4675 	CCHA
47 	 	17 	.4695 	CCHA
48 	 	16 	.4610 	CCHA
49 	 	15 	.4593 	NCHC
50 	 	14 	.4586 	ECAC Hockey
51 	 	13 	.4585 	ECAC Hockey
52 	 	12 	.4542 	Independent
53 	 	10 	.4583 	Atlantic Hockey
53 	 	10 	.4513 	ECAC Hockey
53 	 	10 	.4496 	ECAC Hockey
56 	 	8 	.4440 	CCHA
56 	 	8 	.4434 	Atlantic Hockey
58 	 	6 	.4431 	Atlantic Hockey
59 	 	5 	.4336 	Atlantic Hockey
60 	 	4 	.4334 	Atlantic Hockey
61 	 	3 	.4312 	ECAC Hockey
62 	 	2 	.4215 	Independent
63 	 	1 	.4171 	CCHA
64 	 	0 	.3396 	Independent
*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 TournamentFinal	*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 TournamentFinal	*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 TournamentFinal	*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 TournamentFinal	*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 TournamentFinal
==Player stats==
===Scoring leaders===
Player	Class 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	Freshman 	Boston College 	41	25	46	71 	14
 	Sophomore	Boston College 	41	38	27	65 	18
 	Freshman 	Boston University	38	32	32	64 	18
 	Freshman 	Boston College 	41	31	29	60 	38
 	Sophomore	North Dakota 	40	22	38	60 	26
 	Freshman 	Boston College 	36	19	41	60 	29
 	Junior 	Denver 	44	27	29	56 	20
 	Sophomore	Michigan 	40	25	28	53 	28
 	Sophomore	Michigan 	36	16	36	52 	6
 	Freshman 	Denver 	42	11	39	50 	20
===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
 	Junior 	Cornell 	34	2021:09	22	5 	6	57	3 	.923	1.69
 	Senior 	Wisconsin 	37	2198:21	24	12	1	71	7 	.931	1.94
 	Senior 	Holy Cross 	22	1280:38	13	6 	2	43	1 	.928	2.01
 	Freshman 	Maine 	18	1014:32	10	6 	1	34	2 	.916	2.01
 	Senior 	Quinnipiac 	30	1814:11	21	7 	2	61	3 	.914	2.02
 	Sophomore	Arizona State 	14	795:38 	8 	3 	2	27	1 	.931	2.04
 	Junior 	New Hampshire 	28	1675:12	15	12	1	57	5 	.909	2.04
 	Freshman 	Boston College	39	2326:35	32	6 	1	83	3 	.926	2.14
 	Sophomore	St. Thomas 	15	852:10 	7 	8 	0	31	0 	.923	2.18
 	Freshman 	Yale 	21	1213:52	8 	10	2	45	2 	.925	2.22
== Tournament bracket ==
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Hobey Baker Award 	Hobey Baker Award 	Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
Spencer Penrose Award 	Spencer Penrose Award 	Greg Brown, Boston College
Tim Taylor Award 	Tim Taylor Award 	Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
Mike Richter Award 	Mike Richter Award 	Kyle McClellan, Wisconsin
Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award 	Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award 	Luke Robinson, Air Force
Tournament Most Outstanding Player 	Tournament Most Outstanding Player	Matt Davis, Denver
 	 	
East First Team 	Position 	West First Team
Jacob Fowler, Boston College 	G 	Kaidan Mbereko, Colorado College
Lane Hutson, Boston University 	D 	Zeev Buium, Denver
Ryan Ufko, Massachusetts 	D 	Seamus Casey, Michigan
Macklin Celebrini, Boston University	F 	Jackson Blake, North Dakota
Cutter Gauthier, Boston College 	F 	Gavin Brindley, Michigan
Will Smith, Boston College 	F 	Jack Devine, Denver
East Second Team 	Position 	West Second Team
Ian Shane, Cornell 	G 	Kyle McClellan, Wisconsin
Gianfranco Cassaro, RIT 	D 	Dylan Anhorn, St. Cloud State
John Prokop, Union 	D 	Artyom Levshunov, Michigan State
Collin Graf, Quinnipiac 	F 	Noah Laba, Colorado College
Ryan Leonard, Boston College 	F 	Rutger McGroarty, Michigan
Liam McLinskey, Holy Cross 	F 	Massimo Rizzo, Denver
Gabe Perreault, Boston College 	F 	
===Atlantic Hockey===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Liam McLinskey, Holy Cross
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Tommy Scarfone, RIT
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Matteo Giampa, Canisius
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Austin Schwartz, Air Force
Best Defenseman 	Best Defenseman 	Brian Kramer, American International
Individual Sportsmanship Award 	Individual Sportsmanship Award 	Braeden Tuck, Sacred Heart
Team Sportsmanship Award 	Team Sportsmanship Award 	Sacred Heart
Regular Season Scoring Trophy 	Regular Season Scoring Trophy 	Liam McLinskey, Holy Cross
Regular Season Goaltending Award 	Regular Season Goaltending Award	Jason Grande, Holy Cross
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Wayne Wilson, RIT
Tournament MVP 	Tournament MVP 	Elijah Gonsalves, RIT
 	 	
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Tommy Scarfone, RIT 	G 	Jason Grande, Holy Cross
Gianfranco Cassaro, RIT 	D 	Chris Hedden, Air Force
Brian Kramer, American International	D 	Aiden Hansen-Bukata, RIT
Liam McLinskey, Holy Cross 	F 	Matteo Giampa, Canisius
Carter Wilkie, RIT 	F 	Jack Ricketts, Holy Cross
Will Gavin, Air Force 	F 	Joey Baez, Army
Cody Laskosky, RIT 	F 	
Third Team 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Owen Say, Mercyhurst 	G 	Nils Wallström, American International
Luke Rowe, Air Force 	D 	Mac Gadowsky, Army
Nick Bochen, Bentley 	D 	Trent Sambrook, Mercyhurst
Ethan Leyh, Bentley 	F 	Matteo Giampa, Canisius
John Jaworski, Sacred Heart 	F 	Boris Skalos, Mercyhurst
Elijah Gonsalves, RIT 	F 	Jack Stockfish, Holy Cross
===Big Ten===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Gavin Brindley, Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year 	Defensive Player of the Year 	Artyom Levshunov, Michigan State
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Kyle McClellan, Wisconsin
Freshman of the Year 	Freshman of the Year 	Artyom Levshunov, Michigan State
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Gavin Brindley, Michigan
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Adam Nightingale, Michigan State
Tournament Most Outstanding Player	Tournament Most Outstanding Player	Trey Augustine, Michigan State
 	 	
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Kyle McClellan, Wisconsin 	G 	Trey Augustine, Michigan State
Seamus Casey, Michigan 	D 	Scooter Brickey, Ohio State
Artyom Levshunov, Michigan State 	D 	Ryan Chesley, Minnesota
 	D 	Sam Rinzel, Minnesota
Gavin Brindley, Michigan 	F 	Dylan Duke, Michigan
Rutger McGroarty, Michigan 	F 	Rhett Pitlick, Minnesota
Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota 	F 	Landon Slaggert, Notre Dame
Freshman Team 	  Position   	
Trey Augustine, Michigan State 	G 	
Artyom Levshunov, Michigan State 	D 	
Sam Rinzel, Minnesota 	D 	
Aiden Fink, Penn State 	F 	
Oliver Moore, Minnesota 	F 	
Garrett Schifsky, Michigan 	F 	
===CCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Sam Morton, Minnesota State
Forward of the Year 	Forward of the Year 	Sam Morton, Minnesota State
Defenseman of the Year 	Defenseman of the Year 	Kyle Looft, Bemidji State
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Mattias Sholl, Bemidji State
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Isaac Gordon, Michigan Tech
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman	Kyle Looft, Bemidji State
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Connor Milburn, Lake Superior State
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Jackson Jutting, Bemidji State
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Tom Serratore, Bemidji State
 	 	
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Mattias Sholl, Bemidji State 	G 	Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech
Kyle Looft, Bemidji State 	D 	Evan Murr, Minnesota State
Eric Pohlkamp, Bemidji State 	D 	Josh Zinger, Northern Michigan
Sam Morton, Minnesota State 	F 	Isaac Gordon, Michigan Tech
Lleyton Roed, Bemidji State 	F 	Connor Milburn, Lake Superior State
Jared Westcott, Lake Superior State 	F 	Lucas Wahlin, St. Thomas
Rookie Team 	  Position   	
Cole Moore, Bowling Green 	G 	
Evan Murr, Minnesota State 	D 	
Eric Pohlkamp, Bemidji State 	D 	
Luigi Benincasa, Ferris State 	F 	
Isaac Gordon, Michigan Tech 	F 	
John Herrington, Lake Superior State	F 	
===ECAC Hockey===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Collin Graf, Quinnipiac
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Jacob Quillan, Quinnipiac
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Trey Taylor, Clarkson
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	C. J. Foley, Dartmouth
Ken Dryden Award 	Ken Dryden Award 	Ian Shane, Cornell
Student-Athlete of the Year 	Student-Athlete of the Year 	Gabriel Seger, Cornell
Wayne Dean Sportsmanship Award 	Wayne Dean Sportsmanship Award 	Ben Tupker, Union
Tim Taylor Award 	Tim Taylor Award 	Reid Cashman, Dartmouth
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Jonathan Castagna, Cornell
 	 	
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Ian Shane, Cornell 	G 	Cooper Black, Dartmouth
John Prokop, Union 	D 	Trey Taylor, Clarkson
Jayden Lee, Quinnipiac 	D 	Tommy Bergsland, Colgate
Collin Graf, Quinnipiac 	F 	Jacob Quillan, Quinnipiac
Luke Haymes, Dartmouth 	F 	Sam Lipkin, Quinnipiac
Gabriel Seger, Cornell 	F 	Liam Robertson, Union
Third Team 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Vinny Duplessis, Quinnipiac 	G 	Jack Stark, Yale
Ben Robertson, Cornell 	D 	C. J. Foley, Dartmouth
C. J. Foley, Dartmouth 	D 	Ben Robertson, Cornell
Dalton Bancroft, Clarkson 	F 	Mason Marcellus, Quinnipiac
Joe Miller, Harvard 	F 	Jonathan Castagna, Cornell
Mathieu Gosselin, Clarkson 	F 	Jake Schneider, Colgate
===Hockey East===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Justin Hryckowian, Northeastern
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Cade Webber, Boston University
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
Goaltending Champion 	Goaltending Champion 	Jacob Fowler, Boston College
Len Ceglarski Award 	Len Ceglarski Award 	Ryan Ufko, Massachusetts
Len Ceglarski Award 	Len Ceglarski Award 	Eamon Powell, Boston College
Three Stars Award 	Three Stars Award 	Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award 	Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award 	Northeastern
Bob Kullen Award (Coach of the Year) 	Bob Kullen Award (Coach of the Year) 	Greg Brown, Boston College
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	Will Smith, Boston College
 	 	
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Jacob Fowler, Boston College 	G 	Michael Hrabal, Massachusetts
Lane Hutson, Boston University 	D 	Eamon Powell, Boston College
Ryan Ufko, Massachusetts 	D 	Tom Willander, Boston University
Macklin Celebrini, Boston University 	F 	Ryan Leonard, Boston College
Cutter Gauthier, Boston College 	F 	Bradly Nadeau, Maine
Will Smith, Boston College 	F 	Gabe Perreault, Boston College
Third Team 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Mathieu Caron, Boston University 	G 	Jacob Fowler, Boston College
Alex Gagne, New Hampshire 	D 	
Scott Morrow, Massachusetts 	D 	
Alex Campbell, Northeastern 	F 	Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
Justin Hryckowian, Northeastern 	F 	Ryan Leonard, Boston College
Josh Nadeau, Maine 	F 	Bradly Nadeau, Maine
 	F 	Gabe Perreault, Boston College
 	F 	Will Smith, Boston College
===NCHC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Jackson Blake, North Dakota
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Zeev Buium, Denver
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Kaidan Mbereko, Colorado College
Forward of the Year 	Forward of the Year 	Jackson Blake, North Dakota
Defensive Defenseman of the Year	Defensive Defenseman of the Year	Sean Behrens, Denver
Offensive Defenseman of the Year	Offensive Defenseman of the Year	Zeev Buium, Denver
Defensive Forward of the Year 	Defensive Forward of the Year 	Noah Laba, Colorado College
Scholar-Athlete of the Year 	Scholar-Athlete of the Year 	Luke Grainger, Western Michigan
Three Stars Award 	Three Stars Award 	Noah Laba, Colorado College
Sportsmanship Award 	Sportsmanship Award 	Darian Gotz, Minnesota Duluth
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year 	Herb Brooks Coach of the Year 	Kris Mayotte, Colorado College
Frozen Faceoff MVP 	Frozen Faceoff MVP 	McKade Webster, Denver
 	 	
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Kaidan Mbereko, Colorado College	G 	Ludvig Persson, North Dakota
Zeev Buium, Denver 	D 	Shai Buium, Denver
Dylan Anhorn, St. Cloud State 	D 	Jack Peart, St. Cloud State
Jackson Blake, North Dakota 	F 	Luke Grainger, Western Michigan
Jack Devine, Denver 	F 	Massimo Rizzo, Denver
Noah Laba, Colorado College 	F 	Ben Steeves, Minnesota Duluth
Honorable Mention 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Šimon Latkoczy, Omaha 	G 	Isak Posch, St. Cloud State
Sean Behrens, Denver 	D 	Zeev Buium, Denver
Jake Livanavage, North Dakota 	D 	Jake Livanavage, North Dakota
Garrett Pyke, North Dakota 	D 	
Cameron Berg, North Dakota 	F 	Miko Matikka, Denver
Sam Colangelo, Western Michigan 	F 	Alex Bump, Western Michigan
Riese Gaber, North Dakota 	F 	Tanner Ludtke, Omaha
===HCA===
Month 	Award 	Recipient
October 	Player of the Month 	Massimo Rizzo, Denver
October 	Player of the Month 	Rutger McGroarty, Michigan
October 	Rookie of the Month 	Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
October 	Goaltender of the Month	Tommy Scarfone, RIT
November	Player of the Month 	Zeev Buium, Denver
November	Player of the Month 	Jared Westcott, Lake Superior State
November	Rookie of the Month 	Aiden Fink, Penn State
November	Goaltender of the Month	Nils Wallström, American International
December	Player of the Month 	Josh Nadeau, Maine
December	Rookie of the Month 	Alfred Lindberg, American International
December	Goaltender of the Month	Kyle McClellan, Wisconsin
January 	Player of the Month 	Rutger McGroarty, Michigan
January 	Rookie of the Month 	Will Smith, Boston College
January 	Goaltender of the Month	Tommy Scarfone, RIT
February	Player of the Month 	Cutter Gauthier, Boston College
February	Rookie of the Month 	Ryan Leonard, Boston College
February	Goaltender of the Month	Kaidan Mbereko, Colorado College
March 	Player of the Month 	Cutter Gauthier, Boston College
March 	Rookie of the Month 	Macklin Celebrini, Boston University
March 	Goaltender of the Month	Matt Davis, Denver
==See also==
* 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
* 2023–24 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
* 2023–24 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
==References==
 
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