2017-18 NCHC Season

This is the 2017-18 National Collegiate Hockey Conference men's ice hockey season. This is the league's 5th season.

On September 7, 2017 the NCHC announced that they had reached an agreement with the Target Center in Minneapolis to end their contract to hold the Frozen Faceoff at the Target Center and would move the event to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota starting with 2018 and running through 2022.

Membership changes

• none

Membership

Institution	Location	Nickname	Arena
Colorado College	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Tigers	Colorado Springs World Arena
University of Denver	Denver, Colorado	Pioneers	Magness Arena
Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	RedHawks	Goggin Ice Center
University of Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minnesota	Bulldogs	AMSOIL Arena
University of Nebraska Omaha	Omaha, Nebraska	Mavericks	Baxter Arena
University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Fighting Hawks	Ralph Engelstad Arena
St. Cloud State University	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Huskies	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Broncos	Lawson Ice Arena
Conference Tournament	St. Paul, Minnesota	Frozen Faceoff	Xcel Energy Center

Standings

National Collegiate Hockey Conference								Overall Record
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
St. Cloud State Huskies	24	16	4	4	93	59	53	40	25	9	6	144	101
Denver Pioneers	24	12	6	6	76	53	46	41	23	10	8	135	86
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs	24	13	11	0	79	56	39	44	25	16	3	132	92
North Dakota Fighting Hawks	24	8	10	6	71	68	33	40	17	13	10	117	95
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks	24	10	13	1	75	97	31	36	17	17	2	121	134
Western Michigan Broncos	24	10	13	1	82	94	31	36	15	19	2	115	129
Colorado College Tigers	24	8	12	4	63	85	31	37	15	17	5	99	121
Miami RedHawks	24	6	14	4	62	89	24	37	12	20	5	103	128

Conference Tournament

Format

The 2018 conference tournament will involve all teams playing in a best-of-three quarterfinal series with the winners advancing to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff.  The teams are re-seeded prior to the semifinals.  The semifinal winners meet in the championship game for the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.  The semifinal losers will meet in the consolation game.  The semifinal, championship, and consolation games will be held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota on Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17, 2018.

Quarterfinals

• St. Cloud State Huskies defeated Miami RedHawks 2 games to 1
• Denver Pioneers defeated Colorado College Tigers 2 games to 1
• Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeated Western Michigan Broncos 2 games to none
• North Dakota Fighting Hawks defeated Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 2 games to none

Semifinals

• St. Cloud State Huskies defeated North Dakota Fighting Hawks 3-2 (ot)
• Denver Pioneers defeated Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 3-1

Third Place

• North Dakota Fighting Hawks defeated Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 4-1

Final

• Denver Pioneers defeated St. Cloud State Huskies 4-1

2018 NCHC champions Denver Pioneers