2017-18 NCHC Season

This is the 2017-18 National Collegiate Hockey Conference men's ice hockey season. This is the league's 5th season.
On September 7, 2017 the NCHC announced that they had reached an agreement with the Target Center in Minneapolis to end their contract to hold the Frozen Faceoff at the Target Center and would move the event to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota starting with 2018 and running through 2022.
==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 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
St. Cloud State Huskies 	24 	16 	4 	4 	93 	59 	53 	40 	25 	9 	6 	144 	101
Denver Pioneers 	24 	12 	6 	6 	76 	53 	46 	41 	23 	10 	8 	135 	86
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 	24 	13 	11 	0 	79 	56 	39 	44 	25 	16 	3 	132 	92
North Dakota Fighting Hawks 	24 	8 	10 	6 	71 	68 	33 	40 	17 	13 	10 	117 	95
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 	24 	10 	13 	1 	75 	97 	31 	36 	17 	17 	2 	121 	134
Western Michigan Broncos 	24 	10 	13 	1 	82 	94 	31 	36 	15 	19 	2 	115 	129
Colorado College Tigers 	24 	8 	12 	4 	63 	85 	31 	37 	15 	17 	5 	99 	121
Miami RedHawks 	24 	6 	14 	4 	62 	89 	24 	37 	12 	20 	5 	103 	128
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
The 2018 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 2018 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 on Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17, 2018.
===Quarterfinals===
*St. Cloud State Huskies defeated Miami RedHawks 2 games to 1
*Denver Pioneers defeated Colorado College Tigers 2 games to 1
*Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeated Western Michigan Broncos 2 games to none
*North Dakota Fighting Hawks defeated Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 2 games to none
===Semifinals===
*St. Cloud State Huskies defeated North Dakota Fighting Hawks 3-2 (ot)
*Denver Pioneers defeated Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 3-1
===Third Place===
*North Dakota Fighting Hawks defeated Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 4-1
===Final===
*Denver Pioneers defeated St. Cloud State Huskies 4-1
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