2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

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 will be an Independent with their women's team competing in the NEWHA.
===Membership changes===
School 	Former Conference 	New 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
North Country Tournament	November 26–27	4 	Hamilton, Stonehill
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	*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	*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	*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	*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
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 	Junior 	Harvard 	34	20	33	53 	12
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 	Freshman 	Western Michigan 	39	13	36	49 	14
 	Freshman 	Boston University	38	15	33	48 	24
 	Sophomore	Michigan 	39	10	38	48 	26
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 	Senior 	Boston University	39	16	31	47 	6
As of April 6, 2023
===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 	39	2,297:06	32	4 	3	56	10	.932	1.46
 	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 	Minnesota 	35	2,050:14	25	9 	1	68	6 	.928	1.99
 	Senior 	St. Cloud State 	23	1,368:03	14	8 	1	46	4 	.924	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
As of March 26, 2023
==Awards==
===NCAA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Hobey Baker Award 	Hobey Baker Award 	Adam Fantilli, Michigan
Spencer Penrose Award 	Spencer Penrose Award 	Bob Motzko, Minnesota
Tim Taylor Award 	Tim Taylor Award 	Adam Fantilli, Michigan
Mike Richter Award 	Mike Richter Award 	Devon Levi, Northeastern
Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award 	Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award 	Noah Wilson, Army
Tournament Most Outstanding Player	Tournament Most Outstanding Player	
 	 	
East First Team 	Position 	West First Team
Devon Levi, Northeastern 	G 	Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech
Lane Hutson, Boston University 	D 	Brock Faber, Minnesota
Henry Thrun, Harvard 	D 	Luke Hughes, Michigan
Sean Farrell, Harvard 	F 	Logan Cooley, Minnesota
Collin Graf, Quinnipiac 	F 	Adam Fantilli, Michigan
Aidan McDonough, Northeastern 	F 	Matthew Knies, Minnesota
East Second Team 	Position 	West Second Team
Yaniv Perets, Quinnipiac 	G 	Ryan Bischel, Notre Dame
Sam Malinski, Cornell 	D 	Michael Benning, Denver
Zach Metsa, Quinnipiac 	D 	Jake Livingstone, Minnesota State
Matt Brown, Boston University 	F 	Carter Mazur, Denver
Matthew Coronato, Harvard 	F 	Jason Polin, Western Michigan
Alex Jefferies, Merrimack 	F 	Massimo Rizzo, Denver
===Atlantic Hockey===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Carter Wilkie, RIT
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Max Itagaki, Army
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Cody Laskosky, RIT
Best Defenseman 	Best Defenseman 	Aiden Hansen-Bukata, RIT
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 	Eric Esposito, Mercyhurst
Regular Season Goaltending Award 	Regular Season Goaltending Award	Jarrett Fiske, American International
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Wayne Wilson, RIT
Tournament MVP 	Tournament MVP 	Jacob Barczewski, Canisius
 	 	
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Tommy Scarfone, RIT 	G 	Jarrett Fiske, American International
Gianfranco Cassaro, RIT 	D 	Luke Rowe, Air Force
Aiden Hansen-Bukata, RIT 	D 	Brian Kramer, American International
Carter Wilkie, RIT 	F 	Jack Ricketts, Holy Cross
Neil Shea, Sacred Heart 	F 	Eric Esposito, Mercyhurst
Blake Bennett, American International	F 	Joey Baez, Army
Third Team 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Jacob Barczewski, Canisius 	G 	Owen Say, Mercyhurst
Nick Hale, Holy Cross 	D 	Chris Hedden, Air Force
Hunter Sansbury, Sacred Heart 	D 	Mack Oliphant, Holy Cross
Keaton Mastrodonato, Canisius 	F 	Max Itagaki, Army
John Keranen, Army 	F 	Nicholas Niemo, Bentley
Jordan Biro, American International 	F 	Marcus Joughin, Sacred Heart
===Big Ten===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Matthew Knies, Minnesota
Defensive Player of the Year 	Defensive Player of the Year 	Brock Faber, Minnesota
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Ryan Bischel, Notre Dame
Freshman of the Year 	Freshman of the Year 	Adam Fantilli, Michigan
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Logan Cooley, Minnesota
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Bob Motzko, Minnesota
Tournament Most Outstanding Player	Tournament Most Outstanding Player	Adam Fantilli, Michigan
 	 	
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Ryan Bischel, Notre Dame 	G 	Justen Close, Minnesota
Brock Faber, Minnesota 	D 	Jackson LaCombe, Minnesota
Luke Hughes, Michigan 	D 	Mason Lohrei, Ohio State
Logan Cooley, Minnesota 	F 	Mackie Samoskevich, Michigan
Adam Fantilli, Michigan 	F 	Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota
Matthew Knies, Minnesota 	F 	Jake Wise, Ohio State
Freshman Team 	  Position   	
Seamus Casey, Michigan 	D 	
Luke Mittelstadt, Minnesota 	D 	
Logan Cooley, Minnesota 	F 	
Adam Fantilli, Michigan 	F 	
Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota 	F 	
===CCHA===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech
Forward of the Year 	Forward of the Year 	David Silye, Minnesota State
Defenseman of the Year 	Defenseman of the Year	Jake Livingstone, Minnesota State
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year	Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Kyle Kukkonen, Michigan Tech
Coach of the Year 	Coach of the Year 	Joe Shawhan, Michigan Tech
 	 	
First Team 	  Position  	Second Team
Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech 	G 	Mattias Sholl, Bemidji State
Jake Livingstone, Minnesota State	D 	Akito Hirose, Minnesota State
Elias Rosén, Bemidji State 	D 	Brett Thorne, Michigan Tech
Ryland Mosley, Michigan Tech 	F 	Louis Boudon, Lake Superior State
David Silye, Minnesota State 	F 	Nathan Burke, Bowling Green
Austen Swankler, Bowling Green 	F 	André Ghantous, Northern Michigan
Rookie Team 	  Position  	
Béni Halász, Northern Michigan 	G 	
Dalton Norris, Bowling Green 	D 	
Josh Zinger, Northern Michigan 	D 	
Kyle Kukkonen, Michigan Tech 	F 	
Joey Larson, Northern Michigan 	F 	
Lleyton Roed, Bemidji State 	F 	
===ECAC Hockey===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Sean Farrell, Harvard
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Skyler Brind’Amour, Quinnipiac
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Henry Thrun, Harvard
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Sam Lipkin, Quinnipiac
Ken Dryden Award 	Ken Dryden Award 	Yaniv Perets, Quinnipiac
Student-Athlete of the Year 	Student-Athlete of the Year 	Matt Verboon, Colgate
Tim Taylor Award 	Tim Taylor Award 	Rand Pecknold, Quinnipiac
Most Outstanding Player in Tournament	Most 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
===Hockey East===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Devon Levi, Northeastern
Best Defensive Forward 	Best Defensive Forward 	Justin Hryckowian, Northeastern
Best Defensive Defenseman 	Best Defensive Defenseman 	Hunter McDonald, Northeastern
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Lane Hutson, Boston University
Goaltending Champion 	Goaltending Champion 	Devon Levi, Northeastern
Len Ceglarski Sportmanship Award 	Len Ceglarski Sportmanship Award 	Hudson Schandor, UConn
Three Stars Award 	Three Stars Award 	Lane Hutson, Boston University
Scoring Champion 	Scoring Champion 	Lane Hutson, Boston University
Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award 	Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award 	New Hampshire
Bob Kullen Award (Coach of the Year) 	Bob Kullen Award (Coach of the Year) 	Jay Pandolfo, Boston University
William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	Lane Hutson, Boston University
 	 	
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Devon Levi, Northeastern 	G 	Victor Östman, Maine
Domenick Fensore, Boston University 	D 	Scott Morrow, Massachusetts
Lane Hutson, Boston University 	D 	Ryan Ufko, Massachusetts
Matt Brown, Boston University 	F 	Lynden Breen, Maine
Alex Jefferies, Merrimack 	F 	Justin Hryckowian, Northeastern
Aidan McDonough, Northeastern 	F 	Ryan Tverberg, Connecticut
Third Team 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Gustavs Dāvis Grigals, Massachusetts Lowell 	G 	
Hugo Ollas, Merrimack 	G 	
Max Crozier, Providence 	D 	
Jon McDonald, Massachusetts Lowell 	D 	
Cutter Gauthier, Boston College 	F 	
Parker Ford, Providence 	F 	
Wilmer Skoog, Boston University 	F 	
===NCHC===
Award 	Award 	Recipient
Player of the Year 	Player of the Year 	Jason Polin, Western Michigan
Rookie of the Year 	Rookie of the Year 	Jackson Blake, North Dakota
Goaltender of the Year 	Goaltender of the Year 	Magnus Chrona, Denver
Forward of the Year 	Forward of the Year 	Jason Polin, Western Michigan
Defensive Defenseman of the Year 	Defensive Defenseman of the Year	Justin Lee, Denver
Offensive Defenseman of the Year 	Offensive Defenseman of the Year	Michael Benning, Denver
Defensive Forward of the Year 	Defensive Forward of the Year 	Jami Krannila, St. Cloud State
Scholar-Athlete of the Year 	Scholar-Athlete of the Year 	Ethan Frisch, North Dakota
Three Stars Award 	Three Stars Award 	Magnus Chrona, Denver
Sportsmanship Award 	Sportsmanship Award 	Spencer Meier, St. Cloud State
Herb Brooks Coach of the Year 	Herb Brooks Coach of the Year 	Pat Ferschweiler, Western Michigan
Frozen Faceoff MVP 	Frozen Faceoff MVP 	Jami Krannila, St. Cloud State
 	 	
First Team 	  Position   	Second Team
Magnus Chrona, Denver 	G 	Kaidan Mbereko, Colorado College
Michael Benning, Denver 	D 	Jack Peart, St. Cloud State
Chris Jandric, North Dakota 	D 	Wyatt Kaiser, Minnesota Duluth
Jason Polin, Western Michigan 	F 	Carter Mazur, Denver
Massimo Rizzo, Denver 	F 	Jackson Blake, North Dakota
Jami Krannila, St. Cloud State 	F 	Riese Gaber, North Dakota
Honorable Mention 	  Position   	Rookie Team
Simon Latkoczy, Omaha 	G 	Kaidan Mbereko, Colorado College
Sean Behrens, Denver 	D 	Joaquim Lemay, Omaha
Dylan Anhorn, St. Cloud State 	D 	Jacob Guevin, Omaha
Hunter McKown, Colorado College 	F 	Jackson Blake, North Dakota
Ben Steeves, Minnesota Duluth 	F 	Ryan McAllister, Western Michigan
Jack Randl, Omaha 	F 	Ben Steeves, Minnesota Duluth
Ryan McAllister, Western Michigan	F 	
Zach Okabe, St. Cloud State 	F 	
==See also==
* 2022–23 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
* 2022–23 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
==References==
 
NCAA