The Target Center hosted the inaugural NCHC tournament in 2014.

National Collegiate Hockey Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I ice hockey-only conference that was created as a result of the formation of the Big Ten ice hockey conference.

The tournament began play in 2014 with an 8-team championship in three rounds.

The NCHC tournament features a first round round of best of three series hosted by the higher seed, with the four winners advancing to the Frozen Faceoff.

The Frozen Faceoff was originally played at Target Center in Minneapolis, before moving to St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center beginning in 2018.

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic the entire 2021 tournament was hosted by regular season champion North Dakota at the Ralph Engelstad Arena.

Champions[1]

Year Winning team Coach Losing team Coach Score Location Venue Ref
2014DenverJim MontgomeryMiamiEnrico Blasi4–3Minneapolis, MinnesotaTarget Center[2]
2015MiamiEnrico BlasiSt. Cloud StateBob Motzko3–2Minneapolis, MinnesotaTarget Center[3]
2016St. Cloud StateBob MotzkoMinnesota-DuluthScott Sandelin3–1Minneapolis, MinnesotaTarget Center[4]
2017Minnesota-DuluthScott SandelinNorth DakotaBrad Berry4–3Minneapolis, MinnesotaTarget Center
2018Denver (2)Jim MontgomerySt. Cloud StateBob Motzko4–1Saint Paul, MinnesotaXcel Energy Center
2019Minnesota-Duluth (2)Scott SandelinSt. Cloud StateBrett Larson3–2**Saint Paul, MinnesotaXcel Energy Center
2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic[5]
2021North DakotaBrad BerrySt. Cloud StateBrett Larson5–3Grand Forks, North DakotaRalph Engelstad Arena
2022Minnesota Duluth (3)Scott SandelinWestern MichiganPat Ferschweiler3–0Saint Paul, MinnesotaXcel Energy Center
2023 St. Cloud State (2) Brett Larson Colorado College Kris Mayotte 3–0 Saint Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy Center

References

  1. ↑ "NCHC Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  2. ↑ "2014 NCHC Tournament" (PDF). NCHC Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  3. ↑ "2015 NCHC Tournament" (PDF). NCHC Hockey. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  4. ↑ "Frozen Faceoff Live". NCHC Hockey. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  5. ↑ "NCHC Tournament Cancelled Effective Immediately". nchchockey.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
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