2017–18 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 2017 and ended with the Frozen Four in April 2018.[1] This was the 71st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held, and US college hockey's 124th year overall.

Conference realignment

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The only conference change for 2017-18 was that Notre Dame moved from Hockey East to the Big Ten as an associate member for men's hockey.

SchoolFormer ConferenceNew Conference
Notre Dame Fighting IrishHockey EastBig Ten

Polls

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Regular season

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Standings

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Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
Mercyhurst2816843690813721124124111
Canisius28171103494763819172117108
Holy Cross2812106308070361316797100
Army281210630807036151569391
#14 Air Force *2813114307364432315511594
RIT28131412791903715202114127
Robert Morris28121332779784118203119118
American International2811134266375391520488116
Niagara2810153237690361122393123
Bentley289145237287371318696114
Sacred Heart2891542279963913224107135
Championship: March 17, 2018
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 5, 2018
Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTSOWPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#2 Notre Dame†*2417611536647402810211787
#3 Ohio State2414821457755412610513185
#4 Michigan241110323870724022153136121
#13 Penn State24910523470723818155138120
#18 Minnesota241012213365693819172102100
Wisconsin24813312869833714194115124
Michigan State2461621215377361222291117
Championship: March 17, 2018
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 12, 2018
Overall record
GPWLTGFGA
Arizona State34821577123
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated April 20, 2018
Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#8 Cornell22173236613233256210252
Union221651337048382115211598
#12 Clarkson221255297449402311612275
Harvard221183256850331514410485
Dartmouth2211101235569351617283107
Colgate22109323494640171768788
#15 Princeton*22101022277793619134131110
Yale221011121675931151518788
Quinnipiac2291122059563816184105106
Brown22714115456331819467104
Rensselaer22416210458637627473129
St. Lawrence2231817437637827280122
Championship: March 17, 2018
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 26, 2018
Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#19 Boston College241860367953372014310899
#11 Northeastern241563337949382310513681
#7 Providence241374307050402412411785
#10 Boston University*2412842872604022144124105
Connecticut24111212370623615192100102
Maine24101132365743818164117115
Massachusetts–Lowell2411130226875361719010199
Massachusetts2491322060743917202104119
Vermont246126185175371020779112
Merrimack247152165170371221483105
New Hampshire245145154871361020688104
Championship: March 17, 2018
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2018
Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTSOWPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#6 St. Cloud State 2416441539359402596144101
#5 Denver*2412664467653412310813586
#1 Minnesota–Duluth24131100397956422516313292
#17 North Dakota24810633371684017131011795
Omaha241013103175973617172121134
Western Michigan241013103182943615192115129
Colorado College2481243316385371517599121
Miami24614422462893712205103128
Championship: March 17, 2018
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 5, 2018
Conference recordOverall record
GPWLTSOWPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#9 Minnesota State28225106711658402910115384
#20 Northern Michigan28197226185644325153130108
Bowling Green28176525887634123126122100
Bemidji State2813964497763381614810395
#16 Michigan Tech*281211524382754422175134117
Ferris State28111610346886381423187122
Alabama–Huntsville28101621336986371223284121
Alaska2891721307485361122397118
Lake Superior State2881730275990361022476121
Alaska Anchorage2842133185510234426465124
Championship: March 17, 2018
† indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Broadmoor Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 5, 2018

2018 NCAA tournament

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Regional semifinals[2]Regional FinalsFrozen FourNational championship
            
1St. Cloud State1
4Air Force4
4Air Force1
West Regional
3Minnesota–Duluth2
2Minnesota State2
3Minnesota–Duluth3*
W3Minnesota-Duluth2
MW1Ohio State1
1Ohio State4
4Princeton2
1Ohio State5
Midwest Regional
2Denver1
2Denver5
3Penn State1
W3Minnesota-Duluth2
E1Notre Dame1
1Cornell1
4Boston University3
4Boston University3
Northeast Regional
2Michigan6
2Michigan3
3Northeastern2
NE2Michigan3
E1Notre Dame4
1Notre Dame4*
4Michigan Tech3
1Notre Dame2
East Regional
2Providence1
2Providence1
3Clarkson0

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats

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Scoring leaders

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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[3]

PlayerClassTeamGPGAPtsPIM
Adam GaudetteJuniorNortheastern3830306041
Max VéronneauJuniorPrinceton3617385512
Dylan SikuraSeniorNortheastern3522325422
Ryan KuffnerJuniorPrinceton362923526
Henrik BorgströmSophomoreDenver4023295218
Cooper MarodyJuniorMichigan4016355124
Brady FergusonSeniorRobert Morris4118314920
Dylan McLaughlinJuniorCanisius3717314810
Troy TerryJuniorDenver391434486
Adam RockwoodSeniorNorthern Michigan438404818

Leading goaltenders

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The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

PlayerClassTeamGPMinWLTGASOSV%GAA
Matthew GalajdaFreshmanCornell291669:202152429.9391.51
Colton PointSophomoreColgate331997:0516125586.9441.74
Connor LaCouveeSeniorMinnesota State311800:132361543.9141.80
Jake KiellySophomoreClarkson392336:5922116718.9291.82
Tanner JailletSeniorDenver392293:262297725.9281.88
Hunter ShepardSophomoreMinnesota–Duluth412392:4925141768.9251.91
Cayden PrimeauFreshmanNortheastern342004:321985644.9311.92
Cale MorrisSophomoreNotre Dame372192:432781714.9441.94
Corbin KaczperskiSophomoreYale12684:31740230.9332.02
Dávid HrenákFreshmanSt. Cloud State241356:521377463.9222.03

Awards

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RoundPickPlayerCollegeConferenceNHL team
14Brady TkachukBoston UniversityHockey EastOttawa Senators
17Quinn HughesMichiganBig TenVancouver Canucks
111Oliver Wahlstrom Boston CollegeHockey EastNew York Islanders
114Joel Farabee Boston UniversityHockey EastPhiladelphia Flyers
119Jay O'Brien ProvidenceHockey EastPhiladelphia Flyers
122K'Andre Miller WisconsinBig TenNew York Rangers
126Jacob Bernard-Docker North DakotaNCHCOttawa Senators
232Mattias Samuelsson Western MichiganNCHCBuffalo Sabres
242Jack Drury HarvardECAC HockeyCarolina Hurricanes
243Ruslan Iskhakov ConnecticutHockey EastNew York Islanders
245Scott PerunovichMinnesota–DuluthNCHCSt. Louis Blues
248Jonathan Tychonick North DakotaNCHCOttawa Senators
363Jack McBain Boston CollegeHockey EastMinnesota Wild
368Tyler Madden NortheasternHockey EastVancouver Canucks
369Jake Wise Boston UniversityHockey EastChicago Blackhawks
371Jordan Harris NortheasternHockey EastMontreal Canadiens
373Ty Emberson WisconsinBig TenArizona Coyotes
378Sampo Ranta MinnesotaBig TenColorado Avalanche
379Blake McLaughlin MinnesotaBig TenAnaheim Ducks
381Seth Barton Massachusetts–LowellHockey EastNew York Islanders
389Logan Hutsko Boston CollegeHockey EastFlorida Panthers
391Nathan Smith Minnesota StateWCHAWinnipeg Jets
495Jonathan Gruden MiamiNCHCOttawa Senators
499Slava Demin DenverNCHCVegas Golden Knights
4102Jasper Weatherby North DakotaNCHCSan Jose Sharks
4103Jacob Pivonka Notre DameBig TenNew York Islanders
4105Martin Pospíšil St. LawrenceECAC HockeyCalgary Flames
4108Demetrios Koumontzis Arizona StateIndependentCalgary Flames
4109Tyler Weiss OmahaNCHCColorado Avalanche
4111Jáchym Kondelík ConnecticutHockey EastNashville Predators
4112Jack St. Ivany YaleECAC HockeyPhiladelphia Flyers
4115Paul Cotter Western MichiganNCHCVegas Golden Knights
4116Jack Perbix MinnesotaBig TenAnaheim Ducks
4119Curtis Hall YaleECAC HockeyBoston Bruins
4121Alex GreenCornellECAC HockeyTampa Bay Lightning
4123Jack Gorniak WisconsinBig TenMontreal Canadiens
4124Mitchell Gibson HarvardECAC HockeyWashington Capitals
5126Angus Crookshank New HampshireHockey EastOttawa Senators
5131Spencer Stastney Notre DameBig TenNashville Predators
5135Brandon KruseBowling GreenWCHAVegas Golden Knights
5138Hugh McGingWestern MichiganNCHCSt. Louis Blues
5139Mikael Hakkarainen ProvidenceHockey EastChicago Blackhawks
5142Michael Callahan ProvidenceHockey EastArizona Coyotes
5144Dávid HrenákSt. Cloud StateNCHCLos Angeles Kings
5152Magnus Chrona DenverNCHCTampa Bay Lightning
6164Michael Kesselring NortheasternHockey EastEdmonton Oilers
6167Emilio Pettersen DenverNCHCCalgary Flames
6174Gavin Hain North DakotaNCHCPhiladelphia Flyers
6177Liam GormanPrincetonECAC HockeyPittsburgh Penguins
6180Peter DiLiberatoreQuinnipiacECAC HockeyVegas Golden Knights
6181Dustyn McFaul ClarksonECAC HockeyBoston Bruins
6182John LeonardMassachusettsHockey EastSan Jose Sharks
6183Cole Koepke Minnesota–DuluthNCHCTampa Bay Lightning
6184Jared Moe MinnesotaBig TenWinnipeg Jets
7188Jakov Novak BentleyAtlantic HockeyOttawa Senators
7190Brett Stapley DenverNCHCMontreal Canadiens
7192Matthew Thiessen MaineHockey EastVancouver Canucks
7193Josiah Slavin Colorado CollegeNCHCChicago Blackhawks
7194Luke Loheit Minnesota–DuluthNCHCOttawa Senators
7196Christian Krygier Michigan StateBig TenNew York Islanders
7197Jake Kucharski ProvidenceHockey EastCarolina Hurricanes
7201Cole Krygier Michigan StateBig TenFlorida Panthers
7210Sam Hentges St. Cloud StateNCHCMinnesota Wild
7214Ty Taylor New HampshireHockey EastTampa Bay Lightning
7215Austin Wong HarvardECAC HockeyWinnipeg Jets
7216Riley Hughes NortheasternHockey EastNew York Rangers

† incoming freshman
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See also

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References

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