2022–23 CCHA season

2022–23 CCHA season
Season2022–23
ConferenceCCHA
DivisionDivision I
Sportice hockey
DurationOctober 1, 2022–
February 25, 2023
Number of teams8
TV partner(s)FloSports
Regular season
Season championsMinnesota State
Season MVPBlake Pietila
Top scorerAusten Swankler
CCHA tournament
Tournament championsMinnesota State
  Runners-upNorthern Michigan
Top scorerChristian Fitzgerald (9)
NCAA tournament
Bids2
Record0–2
Best FinishRegional Semifinal
Team(s)Michigan Tech
Minnesota State
CCHA seasons
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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.

Coaches

Records

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

Standings

2022–23 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Standings
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

Non-Conference record

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

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

Statistics

Leading scorers

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes[2]

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

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]

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

CCHA Tournament

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)

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

Regional semifinal

West

March 23, 2023
4:00 PM		(2) St. Cloud State4 – 0
(0–0, 2–0, 2–0)		(3) Minnesota StateScheels Arena
Attendance: 5,061
Game reference
Jaxon CastorGoaliesKeenan RancierReferees:
Cameron Lynch
Chris Pitoscia
Linesmen:
Adam Wood
Stephen Drain
(Cruikshank, Ingram) Veeti Miettinen (12) – PP GW – 32:301–0
(Rogers, Ahcan) Jack Peart (3) – 37:232–0
(Spellacy, Miettinen) Zach Okabe (18) – 53:033–0
(Miller) Grant Cruikshank (23) – EN – 56:444–0
8 minPenalties6 min
21Shots34

Midwest

March 24, 2023
5:00 PM		(2) Penn State8 – 0
(1–0, 3–0, 4–0)		(3) Michigan TechPPL Center
Attendance: 7,067
Game reference
Liam SoulièreGoaliesBlake PietilaReferees:
CJ Hanafin
Joe Carusone
Linesmen:
Ryan Knapp
Patrick Dapuzzo
(Crespo, Dowd) Tyler Paquette (7) – GW – 02:121–0
(Schade) Jarod Crespo (3) – 24:342–0
(Mack, Linden) Ashton Calder (10) – 34:463–0
(Kirwan, Sarlo) Christian Berger (5) – 38:454–0
(MacEachern, Schade) Kevin Wall (17) – 43:015–0
(unassisted) Chase McLane (2) – 47:316–0
(MacEachern, DeNaples) Connor McMenamin (9) – 54:207–0
(Wall) Ryan Kirwan (8) – 54:538–0
4 minPenalties2 min
39Shots24

Ranking

Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

USCHO

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

[4]

USA Today

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

[5]

Pairwise

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

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]

Awards

NCAA

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

CCHA

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

2023 NHL Entry Draft

Main article: 2023 NHL Entry Draft
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

† incoming freshman [11]

References

  1. ^ "Composite Schedule". Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "2022-2023 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Statistics". CCHA. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022-2023 Men's Ice Hockey Conference Statistics". CCHA. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "USA Today Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "Two Northeastern players repeat as first-team All-Americans". USCHO.com. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "All-CCHA First Team Honorees Revealed". CCHA. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "Six Are All-CCHA Second Team Selections". CCHA. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Team Announced". CCHA. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  11. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.