2019-20 NCHC season

This is the 2019-20 National Collegiate Hockey Conference men's ice hockey season. This is the league's 7th season.
==Membership changes==
*none
==Membership==
Institution 	Location 	Nickname 	Arena
Colorado College 	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Tigers 	Colorado Springs World Arena
University of Denver 	Denver, Colorado 	Pioneers 	Magness Arena
Miami University 	Oxford, Ohio 	RedHawks 	Goggin Ice Center
University of Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minnesota 	Bulldogs 	AMSOIL Arena
University of Nebraska Omaha 	Omaha, Nebraska 	Mavericks 	Baxter Arena
University of North Dakota 	Grand Forks, North Dakota 	Fighting Hawks	Ralph Engelstad Arena
St. Cloud State University 	St. Cloud, Minnesota 	Huskies 	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
Western Michigan University 	Kalamazoo, Michigan 	Broncos 	Lawson Ice Arena
Conference Tournament 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Frozen Faceoff	Xcel Energy Center
==Standings==
National Collegiate Hockey Conference	National Collegiate Hockey Conference	National Collegiate Hockey Conference	National Collegiate Hockey Conference	National Collegiate Hockey Conference	National Collegiate Hockey Conference	National Collegiate Hockey Conference	National Collegiate Hockey Conference	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
North Dakota Fighting Hawks 	24 	17 	4 	3 	86 	49 	56 	35 	26 	5 	4 	135 	68
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 	24 	17 	5 	2 	89 	53 	53 	34 	22 	10 	2 	114 	77
Denver Pioneers 	24 	11 	8 	5 	74 	57 	42 	36 	21 	9 	6 	118 	81
Western Michigan Broncos 	24 	12 	9 	3 	84 	73 	41 	36 	18 	13 	5 	125 	101
St. Cloud State Huskies 	24 	10 	12 	2 	61 	74 	33 	34 	13 	15 	6 	94 	108
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 	24 	8 	13 	3 	63 	75 	27 	36 	14 	17 	5 	108 	107
Miami RedHawks 	24 	5 	16 	3 	61 	89 	20 	34 	8 	21 	5 	92 	127
Colorado College Tigers 	24 	4 	17 	3 	48 	96 	16 	34 	11 	20 	3 	86 	123
Note: Starting with the 2018-19 season the NCAA started to allow conferences to use overtime and shootouts in conference games. The NCAA considers these games as a tie game. overtime loses are listed on above table but are also counted as ties in the overall records.
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
The 2020 conference tournament will involve all teams playing in a best-of-three quarterfinal series with the winners advancing to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff. The teams are re-seeded prior to the semifinals. The semifinal winners meet in the championship game for the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The semifinal losers will meet in the consolation game. The semifinal, championship, and consolation games will be held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
===Cancellation of Tournament===
The conference announced it would be cancelling its tournament on March 12th due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.https://www.uscho.com/2020/03/12/nchc-wcha-cancel-postseason-tournaments-due-to-coronavirus-precautions/
==References==
Category:2020 in hockey
Category:National Collegiate Hockey Conference