2017-18 NCHA Men's Season

This is the 2017-18 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Men's season.

Membership Changes

 * On June 14, 2016 the conference announced that they were adding the Trine Thunder to the conference for the 2017-18 season. In the same announcement the conference also added three women's teams to that part of the conference for 2017-18 as well

Format
The top four teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The quarterfinals are best-of-three and the semifinal and final rounds are single game with the winner of the tournament earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Quarterfinals

 * Adrian Bulldogs defeated Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders 2 games to none
 * Lake Forest Foresters defetaed Concordia Falcons 2 games to none
 * St. Norbert Green Knights defeated Lawrence Vikings 2 games to none
 * Marian Sabres defeated St. Scholastica Saints 2 games to none

Semifinals

 * Adrian Bulldogs defeated Lake Forest Foresters 9-0
 * St. Norbert Green Knights defeated Marian Sabres 3-0

Final

 * St. Norbert Green Knights defeated Adrian Bulldogs 2-1 (ot)