2022–23_CCHA_men's_ice_hockey_season
2022–23 CCHA season
Sports season
The 2022–23 CCHA season was the 44th season of play for the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and was part of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The regular season began on October 1, 2022, and concluded on February 25, 2023.[1] The conference tournament began on March 3.
Quick Facts Season, Conference ...
| 2022–23 CCHA season | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Conference | CCHA |
| Division | Division I |
| Sport | ice hockey |
| Duration | October 1, 2022– February 25, 2023 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | FloSports |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Minnesota State |
| Season MVP | Blake Pietila |
| Top scorer | Austen Swankler |
| CCHA tournament | |
| Tournament champions | Minnesota State |
| Runners-up | Northern Michigan |
| Top scorer | Christian Fitzgerald (9) |
| NCAA tournament | |
| Bids | 2 |
| Record | 0–2 |
| Best Finish | Regional Semifinal |
| Team(s) | Michigan Tech Minnesota State |
| CCHA seasons « 2021–22 2023–24 » | |
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Records
More information Team, Head coach ...
| Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | CCHA record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State | Tom Serratore | 22 | 354–327–92 | 14–12–0 |
| Bowling Green | Ty Eigner | 4 | 56–42–8 | 11–14–1 |
| Ferris State | Bob Daniels | 31 | 473–562–108 | 256–293–73 |
| Lake Superior State | Damon Whitten | 9 | 117–151–28 | 13–13–0 |
| Michigan Tech | Joe Shawhan | 6 | 95–77–16 | 16–8–2 |
| Minnesota State | Mike Hastings | 11 | 274–96–24 | 23–3–0 |
| Northern Michigan | Grant Potulny | 6 | 95–80–11 | 12–13–1 |
| St. Thomas | Enrico Blasi | 2 | 3–32–1 | 3–22–1 |
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More information Conference record, Overall record ...
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #12 Minnesota State †* | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 83 | 56 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 126 | 81 | |
| #13 Michigan Tech | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 68 | 54 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 103 | 88 | |
| Bowling Green | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 89 | 76 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 114 | 114 | |
| Northern Michigan | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 82 | 77 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 123 | 103 | |
| Bemidji State | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 73 | 63 | 36 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 94 | 97 | |
| Ferris State | 26 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 62 | 91 | 37 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 92 | 131 | |
| St. Thomas | 26 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 69 | 81 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 86 | 117 | |
| Lake Superior State | 26 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 52 | 80 | 36 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 71 | 118 | |
| Championship: March 18, 2023 † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | |||||||||||||||||
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Of the sixteen teams that are selected to participate in the NCAA tournament, ten will be via at-large bids. Those 10 teams are determined based upon the PairWise rankings. The rankings take into account all games played but are heavily affected by intra-conference results. The result is that teams from leagues which perform better in non-conference are much more likely to receive at-large bids even if they possess inferior records overall.
The CCHA had a poor season in non-conference play. Just two teams finished with a winning record while half of the conference produced just 6 wins in a total of 31 games. The CCHA produced a winning record against just one other conference (ECAC) as well as the independent programs, however, many of those victories came against low-ranking opponents and only minimally improved the CCHA's standing.
Regular season record
More information Team, Atlantic Hockey ...
| Team | Atlantic Hockey | Big Ten | ECAC Hockey | Hockey East | Independent | NCHC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 1–3–2 | 2–4–2 |
| Bowling Green | 0–0–0 | 1–3–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 3–5–0 |
| Ferris State | 1–1–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–3–1 | 2–4–1 |
| Lake Superior State | 0–0–0 | 0–3–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–1 | 1–6–1 |
| Michigan Tech | 0–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 3–0–0 | 0–1–0 | 7–1–0 |
| Minnesota State | 0–0–0 | 1–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 2–0–0 | 2–2–0 | 5–3–0 |
| Northern Michigan | 0–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 2–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 2–2–0 | 0–0–0 | 4–4–0 |
| St. Thomas | 0–0–0 | 0–2–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 1–3–0 | 0–2–0 | 1–7–0 |
| Overall | 1–1–0 | 4–11–0 | 7–1–0 | 1–1–0 | 9–6–0 | 3–14–4 | 25–34–4 |
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Leading scorers
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[2]
More information Player, Class ...
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austen Swankler | Sophomore | Bowling Green | 26 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 37 |
| David Silye | Junior | Minnesota State | 26 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 4 |
| André Ghantous | Senior | Northern Michigan | 26 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 30 |
| Artem Shlaine | Junior | Northern Michigan | 26 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 14 |
| Lleyton Roed | Freshman | Bemidji State | 25 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 6 |
| Nathan Burke | Senior | Bowling Green | 26 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 12 |
| Chase Gresock | Senior | Bowling Green | 26 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 6 |
| Jake Livingstone | Junior | Minnesota State | 26 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 26 |
| Elias Rosén | Senior | Bemidji State | 26 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 12 |
| Ryan Sandelin | Senior | Minnesota State | 25 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 33 |
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Leading goaltenders
Minimum 1/3 of team's minutes played in conference games.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average[3]
More information Player, Class ...
| Player | Class | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan Rancier | Sophomore | Minnesota State | 21 | 1185:06 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 0 | .908 | 1.87 |
| Blake Pietila | Senior | Michigan Tech | 24 | 1425:48 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 6 | .929 | 2.02 |
| Mattias Scholl | Sophomore | Bemidji State | 24 | 1412:23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 52 | 1 | .910 | 2.21 |
| Béni Halász | Freshman | Northern Michigan | 24 | 1302:41 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 | .910 | 2.53 |
| Christian Stoever | Sophomore | Bowling Green | 23 | 1362:40 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 60 | 1 | .918 | 2.64 |
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Main article: 2023 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament
Teams are reseeded for the semifinals
| Quarterfinals March 3–5 | Semifinals March 11 | Championship March 18 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota State | 6 | 2 | – | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Lake Superior State | 1 | 1 | – | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota State | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ferris State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan Tech | 1 | 5 | – | ||||||||||||
| 7 | St. Thomas | 0 | 4 | – | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota State | 3* | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northern Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | – | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Ferris State | 4* | 2* | – | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Michigan Tech | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northern Michigan | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Northern Michigan | 7 | 2* | – | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Bemidji State | 3 | 1 | – | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
Regional semifinal
West
| March 23, 2023 4:00 PM | (2) St. Cloud State | 4 – 0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0) | (3) Minnesota State | Scheels Arena Attendance: 5,061 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxon Castor | Goalies | Keenan Rancier | Referees: Cameron Lynch Chris Pitoscia Linesmen: Adam Wood Stephen Drain | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 34 | ||||||||||||
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Midwest
| March 24, 2023 5:00 PM | (2) Penn State | 8 – 0 (1–0, 3–0, 4–0) | (3) Michigan Tech | PPL Center Attendance: 7,067 |
More information Game reference ...
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Soulière | Goalies | Blake Pietila | Referees: CJ Hanafin Joe Carusone Linesmen: Ryan Knapp Patrick Dapuzzo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
USCHO
More information Team, Pre ...
| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR |
| Bowling Green | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR |
| Ferris State | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR |
| Lake Superior State | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR |
| Michigan Tech | 20 | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 19 | 18 | 17 | - | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | - | 13 |
| Minnesota State | 3 | - | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | - | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | - | 12 |
| Northern Michigan | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR |
| St. Thomas | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR |
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USA Today
More information Team, Pre ...
| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Bowling Green | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Ferris State | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Lake Superior State | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Michigan Tech | NR | NR | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Minnesota State | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | NR | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
| Northern Michigan | 20 | 20 | NR | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| St. Thomas | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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Pairwise
More information Team, Final ...
| Team | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State | 22 | 48 | 54 | 30 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 34 |
| Bowling Green | 9 | 13 | 37 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 38 | 39 | 39 |
| Ferris State | 19 | 23 | 32 | 22 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 31 | 38 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 36 | 42 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 42 | 37 | 38 | 38 |
| Lake Superior State | 22 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 |
| Michigan Tech | 22 | 44 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Minnesota State | 22 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| Northern Michigan | 21 | 24 | 39 | 33 | 41 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 31 | 43 | 39 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
| St. Thomas | 22 | 38 | 50 | 49 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 49 |
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Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[6]
NCAA
More information AHCA West All-American First Team, Player ...
| AHCA West All-American First Team[7] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team |
| Blake Pietila | G | Michigan Tech |
| AHCA West All-American Second Team | ||
| Jake Livingstone | D | Minnesota State |
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CCHA
More information Award, Recipient ...
| Award | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech | |
| Forward of the Year | David Silye, Minnesota State | |
| Defenseman of the Year | Jake Livingstone, Minnesota State | |
| Goaltender of the Year | Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech | |
| Rookie of the Year | Kyle Kukkonen, Michigan Tech | |
| Coach of the Year | Joe Shawhan, Michigan Tech | |
| All-CCHA Teams | ||
| First Team[8] | Position | Second Team[9] |
| 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[10] | 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 | |
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Main article: 2023 NHL Entry Draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | College | NHL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 118 | Hampton Slukynsky † | Northern Michigan | Los Angeles Kings |
| 5 | 132 | Eric Pohlkamp † | Bemidji State | San Jose Sharks |
| 5 | 154 | Chase Cheslock † | St. Thomas | New Jersey Devils |
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† incoming freshman [11]
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- "2022-2023 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Statistics". CCHA. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- "2022-2023 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Statistics". CCHA. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- "USA Today Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- "Two Northeastern players repeat as first-team All-Americans". USCHO.com. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- "All-CCHA First Team Honorees Revealed". CCHA. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- "Six Are All-CCHA Second Team Selections". CCHA. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- "CCHA All-Rookie Team Announced". CCHA. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.