The 2024-25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 4, 2024 and will conclude with the NCAA championship on April 11, 2025. This will be the 77th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship is being held and will be the US college hockey's 131st year overall.

Conference realignment

Shortly after the 2023–24 season, the men's Atlantic Hockey Association and women's College Hockey America formally merged under the new name of Atlantic Hockey America, retaining the Association's AHA initialism. The merged league included all members of both predecessors.[1]

Arizona State formally joined the NCHC, bringing the number of conference members up to nine.[2] Initially, the league instituted a play-in game for the final quarterfinal spot in the NCHC tournament.[3] However, due to the logistics of a play-in game prior to the quarterfinals being too complicated with travel and additional strain on student-athletes and staff during a critical time of the season, the play-in game was scrapped and now only the top eight teams will make the NCHC tournament.[4]

Augustana, which had joined the CCHA in 2023, had been scheduled to become a full-time member beginning with the 2025–26 season. However, despite only playing a partial conference schedule, the league decided to accelerate the Vikings assimilation into the league and made Augustana eligible for the conference tournament.[5] Because Augustana's schedule had already been set prior to the announcement, the CCHA elected to have their conference standings decided by winning percentage of conference games. Despite this bringing the number of full conference members up to nine, the CCHA decided against expanding their conference tournament. This means that only eight CCHA teams will play in the playoffs.

Shortly after the start of the season, American International College announced that its men's hockey team would leave AHA after the 2024–25 season and join the bulk of AIC's other sports in the Northeast-10 Conference, which plays the sport under NCAA Division II regulations and does not participate in the Division I championship.[6]

Polls

Regular season

Season tournaments

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Ice Breaker Tournament October 11–12 4 Omaha
Adirondack Winter Invitational November 29–30 4 Massachusetts Lowell
Friendship Four November 29–30 4 Boston University
Holiday Face-Off December 28–29 4 Wisconsin
Ledyard Bank Classic December 28–29 4 Providence
Great Lakes Invitational December 29–30 4 Michigan State
Coachella Valley Cactus Cup January 3–4 4 Massachusetts Lowell
Desert Hockey Classic January 3–4 4 Arizona State
Connecticut Ice January 24–25 4 Connecticut
Beanpot February 4

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OW OL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Sacred Heart 24 14 7 3 1 1 2 47 75 62 32 17 10 5 101 86
Holy Cross 22 16 4 2 4 0 1 47 78 39 30 17 11 2 96 69
Bentley 22 14 7 1 0 2 1 46 69 47 30 16 12 2 84 65
Niagara 22 13 7 2 2 2 1 42 77 56 30 15 12 3 102 85
Army 22 12 9 1 1 0 1 37 73 64 29 12 16 1 81 90
Air Force 22 10 12 0 2 3 0 31 47 47 32 13 18 1 65 88
Canisius 22 9 11 2 0 2 0 31 67 64 30 9 19 2 79 99
American International 20 8 12 0 0 2 0 26 52 60 28 10 17 1 71 90
Robert Morris 22 6 13 3 0 1 1 23 62 74 30 9 17 4 82 98
RIT 22 6 15 1 2 0 0 17 50 94 30 7 22 1 66 123
Mercyhurst 22 4 15 3 1 0 2 16 50 93 30 4 22 4 68 128
Championship: March 21, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion (DeGregorio Trophy)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Riley Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: February 10, 2025
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Michigan State 20 13 4 3 2 1 2 43 78 51 30 22 5 3 107 61
#4 Minnesota 19 12 5 2 1 2 0 39 67 49 31 21 7 3 123 74
#8 Ohio State 19 12 6 1 2 2 0 37 59 45 29 19 8 2 97 66
#12 Michigan 21 11 9 1 5 0 1 30 69 76 31 17 12 2 98 100
Wisconsin 21 6 14 1 1 6 0 24 54 64 31 11 17 3 90 90
#18 Penn State 19 6 10 3 1 1 2 23 63 74 29 15 11 3 101 89
Notre Dame 19 3 15 1 2 2 1 11 45 76 29 9 19 1 78 98
Championship: March 22, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 14, 2025
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS PCT ^ GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#14 Minnesota State 22 15 5 2 3 1 1 46 .697 63 34 30 20 8 2 83 48
Augustana 14 8 5 1 1 1 1 26 .619 39 32 28 16 9 3 76 55
Bowling Green 22 11 7 4 2 2 2 39 .591 58 51 29 15 10 4 72 69
Michigan Tech 20 11 7 2 1 1 0 35 .583 58 50 28 15 11 2 77 71
St. Thomas 22 9 9 4 1 1 1 32 .485 63 59 30 12 13 5 82 85
Lake Superior State 20 8 11 1 0 3 0 28 .467 56 54 28 10 16 2 75 86
Ferris State 20 9 11 0 0 0 0 27 .450 55 61 28 10 16 2 66 97
Bemidji State 22 8 11 3 2 1 3 29 .439 56 69 30 11 15 4 78 93
Northern Michigan 22 4 17 1 1 1 1 14 .212 34 72 30 5 24 1 47 99
Championship: March 20, 2025
† indicates conference regular-season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup)
^ Because Augustana is playing a transition schedule of 16 games against conference opponents, point percentage is used to determine conference position.
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: February 10, 2025
Overall record
GP W L T GF GA
LIU 28 15 11 2 91 69
Alaska 26 9 11 6 60 73
Stonehill 31 10 21 0 62 102
Alaska Anchorage 29 5 19 5 65 96
Lindenwood 28 6 20 2 53 77
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: February 10, 2025
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#15 Quinnipiac 16 11 4 1 2 1 0 34 51 33 28 17 9 2 96 66
Colgate 16 10 4 2 0 1 2 33 56 41 28 15 10 3 89 85
Union 16 9 5 2 0 0 2 31 50 41 28 16 9 3 91 79
Clarkson 16 10 5 1 1 0 0 30 49 35 28 16 9 3 84 65
Dartmouth 16 9 6 1 0 1 0 29 55 39 23 12 9 2 78 61
Cornell 16 6 6 4 1 0 3 24 44 42 23 9 8 6 63 60
Harvard 16 6 8 2 1 2 1 22 39 38 23 8 13 2 57 70
Brown 16 7 8 1 2 0 1 21 38 41 23 11 10 2 60 53
Princeton 16 5 9 2 1 1 0 17 38 52 23 10 11 2 52 62
RPI 16 5 11 0 0 1 0 16 44 61 28 10 16 2 86 105
St. Lawrence 16 4 10 2 0 1 1 16 32 54 28 8 18 2 58 88
Yale 16 4 10 2 0 0 1 15 37 56 23 5 16 2 51 92
Championship: March 21, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll
Updated: February 10, 2025
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Boston College 17 13 3 1 2 0 0 38 55 30 27 21 5 1 93 48
#5 Maine 17 10 3 4 1 0 3 36 48 28 27 18 5 4 88 47
#9 Boston University 17 10 6 1 1 1 1 32 63 48 27 16 10 1 103 83
#11 Connecticut 19 8 8 3 2 2 1 28 55 57 28 15 10 3 88 75
#13 UMass Lowell 17 7 8 2 0 1 2 26 44 47 27 14 10 3 76 70
Merrimack 18 8 9 1 1 0 1 25 47 61 28 12 15 1 69 89
#7 Providence 17 6 6 5 2 2 1 24 45 46 28 16 7 5 81 67
#16 UMass 16 6 8 2 0 0 1 21 45 40 28 15 11 2 99 69
Vermont 16 5 9 2 2 3 1 19 42 54 26 10 13 3 82 80
Northeastern 16 4 9 3 1 1 2 17 32 48 26 9 14 3 63 82
New Hampshire 16 3 11 2 0 2 0 13 36 53 26 11 12 3 77 77
Championship: March 21, 2025
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll
Updated: February 10, 2025
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Western Michigan 16 13 2 1 2 2 0 40 58 25 26 20 5 1 94 45
#20 Omaha 18 12 5 1 1 0 1 37 64 46 28 16 11 1 83 70
#10 Arizona State 18 12 6 0 2 3 0 37 72 51 28 17 10 1 105 73
#17 North Dakota 16 9 6 1 2 1 1 28 54 48 27 14 11 2 85 78
#6 Denver 16 9 6 1 2 1 0 27 62 46 28 20 7 1 114 62
#19 Colorado College 18 8 9 1 3 1 1 24 47 52 28 14 13 1 77 77
Minnesota Duluth 16 6 10 0 0 1 0 19 45 54 26 10 15 1 73 84
St. Cloud State 18 4 13 1 1 3 0 15 38 64 28 11 16 1 60 83
Miami 16 0 16 0 0 1 0 1 22 76 26 3 21 2 47 105
Championship: March 30, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Updated: February 10, 2025

PairWise Rankings

The PairWise Rankings (PWR) are a statistical tool designed to approximate the process by which the NCAA selection committee decides which teams get at-large bids to the 16-team NCAA tournament. Although the NCAA selection committee does not use the PWR as presented by USCHO, the PWR has been accurate in predicting which teams will make the tournament field.

For Division I men, all teams are included in comparisons starting in the 2013–14 season (formerly, only teams with a Ratings Percentage Index of .500 or above, or teams under consideration, were included). The PWR method compares each team with every other such team, with the winner of each “comparison” earning one PWR point. After all comparisons are made, the points are totaled up and rankings listed accordingly.

With 64 Division I men's teams, the greatest number of PWR points any team could earn is 63, winning the comparison with every other team. Meanwhile, a team that lost all of its comparisons would have no PWR points.

Teams are then ranked by PWR point total, with ties broken by the teams’ RPI ratings, which starting in 2013–14 is weighted for home and road games and includes a quality wins bonus (QWB) for beating teams in the top 20 of the RPI (it also is weighted for home and road).

When it comes to comparing teams, the PWR uses three criteria which are combined to make a comparison: RPI, record against common opponents and head-to-head competition. Starting in 2013–14, the comparison of record against teams under consideration was dropped because all teams are now under comparison.[7]

NCAA Division I Men's Hockey PairWise Rankings[8]
Rank Team PWR RPI Conference
1 Boston College 63 .6438* Hockey East
2 Michigan State 62 .6186* Big Ten
3 Minnesota 61 .5938* Big Ten
4 Maine 60 .5934* Hockey East
5 Western Michigan 59 .5883* NCHC
6 Providence 58 .5756* Hockey East
7 Ohio State 56 .5732* Big Ten
8 Connecticut 55 .5728 Hockey East
8 Denver 55 .5716* NCHC
8 Boston University 55 .5663 Hockey East
11 Massachusetts Lowell 53 .5590 Hockey East
12 Michigan 52 .5534 Big Ten
13 Arizona State 51 .5469* NCHC
14 Massachusetts 50 .5449 Hockey East
15 Quinnipiac 49 .5432 ECAC Hockey
16 Penn State 48 .5357 Big Ten
17 Minnesota State 47 .5347 CCHA
18 New Hampshire 45 .5254 Hockey East
18 Colgate 45 .5214 ECAC Hockey
20 Merrimack 44 .5203 Hockey East
21 Dartmouth 43 .5205 ECAC Hockey
22 Wisconsin 42 .5197 Big Ten
23 North Dakota 41 .5181 NCHC
24 Augustana 40 .5178 CCHA
25 Vermont 38 .5164 Hockey East
25 Northeastern 38 .5163 Hockey East
27 Omaha 37 .5119 NCHC
27 Clarkson 37 .5119 ECAC Hockey
29 Bentley 34 .5104 AHA
29 Holy Cross 34 .5101 AHA
31 Sacred Heart 33 .5101 AHA
32 Colorado College 32 .5078 NCHC
33 Cornell 31 .5078 ECAC Hockey
34 Long Island 29 .5040 Independent
35 Union 28 .5038 ECAC Hockey
35 St. Cloud State 28 .5018 NCHC
37 Michigan Tech 27 .4983 CCHA
38 Alaska 26 .4925 Independent
39 Bowling Green 25 .4938 CCHA
39 Princeton 25 .4882 ECAC Hockey
41 Minnesota Duluth 24 .4931 NCHC
42 Brown 22 .4858 ECAC Hockey
42 St. Thomas 22 .4826 CCHA
44 Notre Dame 21 .4806 Big Ten
45 Harvard 20 .4820 ECAC Hockey
46 Lake Superior State 18 .4710 CCHA
47 Bemidji State 17 .4701 CCHA
48 Niagara 15 .4690 AHA
48 Rensselaer 15 .4612 ECAC Hockey
50 American International 14 .4607 AHA
51 Air Force 13 .4576 AHA
52 Army 11 .4575 AHA
52 Ferris State 11 .4531 CCHA
54 Yale 10 .4396 ECAC Hockey
55 Lindenwood 8 .4394 Independent
55 St. Lawrence 8 .4382 ECAC Hockey
57 Alaska Anchorage 7 .4393 Independent
58 Canisius 6 .4331 AHA
58 Robert Morris 6 .4295 AHA
60 Stonehill 5 .4239 Independent
61 Northern Michigan 3 .4132 CCHA
62 RIT 2 .4084 AHA
62 Miami 2 .3991 NCHC
64 Mercyhurst 0 .3824 AHA
*A team's RPI has been adjusted to remove negative effect from defeating a weak opponent
Note: A team's record is based only on games against other Division I hockey schools which are eligible for the NCAA Tournament
Updated: February 10, 2025

Player stats

Scoring leaders

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Isaac Howard Junior Michigan State 30 22 21 43 10
Aiden Fink Sophomore Penn State 28 21 20 41 8
Jimmy Snuggerud Junior Minnesota 30 20 21 41 25
Cole O'Hara Junior Massachusetts 28 15 24 39 10
Jack Devine Senior Denver 28 6 33 39 10
Gabe Perreault Sophomore Boston College 27 11 25 36 6
Ryan Leonard Sophomore Boston College 27 23 12 35 26
Aidan Thompson Junior Denver 28 16 19 35 10
Felix Trudeau Junior Sacred Heart 34 14 21 35 50
Quinn Finley Sophomore Wisconsin 30 19 15 34 16

As of February 10, 2025.[9]

Goaltending leaders

The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average, minimum 1/3 of team's minutes played.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Class Team GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Alex Tracy Junior Minnesota State 30 1807:04 20 8 2 46 3 .941 1.53
Albin Boija Sophomore Maine 26 1567:40 17 5 4 42 4 .931 1.61
Hampton Slukynsky Freshman Western Michigan 11 666:47 6 4 1 18 1 .942 1.62
Jacob Fowler Sophomore Boston College 24 1405:34 19 3 1 39 6 .936 1.66
Christian Stoever Senior Bowling Green 13 777:55 9 1 3 22 2 .948 1.70
Cameron Rowe Graduate Western Michigan 15 900:39 14 1 0 26 1 .934 1.73
Josh Kotai Sophomore Augustana 25 1503:59 15 7 3 44 3 .943 1.76
Isak Posch Sophomore St. Cloud State 14 824:00 9 5 0 27 2 .929 1.97
Liam Soulière Graduate Minnesota 17 952:40 10 4 1 32 2 .927 2.02
Ajeet Gundarah Freshman Sacred Heart 19 1123:03 12 4 3 38 2 .929 2.03

As of February 8, 2025.[10]

Awards

HCA

Month Award Recipient
October [11] Player of the Month Jack Devine, Denver
Rookie of the Month Ben Muthersbaugh, Union
Goaltender of the Month Josh Kotai, Augustana
Owen Say, Notre Dame
November [12] Player of the Month Ryan Leonard, Boston College
Rookie of the Month Michael Hage, Michigan
Goaltender of the Month Kaidan Mbereko, Colorado College
Alex Tracy, Minnesota State
December [13] Player of the Month Tanner Klimpke, Robert Morris
Rookie of the Month Logan Morrell, Michigan Tech
Max Strand, Vermont
Goaltender of the Month Kristoffer Eberly, Ohio State
January[14] Player of the Month Mac Gadowsky, Army
Ryan Kirwan, Arizona State
Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota
Rookie of the Month Ryan Manzella, Michigan Tech
Goaltender of the Month Josh Kotai, Augustana
Tyler Muszelik, Connecticut

See also

References

  1. ^ "Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America Join to Form Atlantic Hockey America" (Press release). Atlantic Hockey America. April 30, 2024. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Arizona State hockey program set to join National Collegiate Hockey Conference in 2024-25 season - PHNX". July 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "NCHC announces change in playoff format, will move exclusively to campus sites beginning with 2026 postseason tournament". USCHO. December 19, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "NCHC Announces 10-Team Playoff Format Starting in 2027". NCHC. July 25, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "Augustana to join CCHA year early in 2024-25 as league will adjust standings, have eight of nine teams qualify for conference playoffs". USCHO. July 16, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Pathway to Progress: Charting AIC's Future" (Press release). American International College. November 13, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "PairWise Rankings explanation". Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "National 2024–25 Scoring Leaders". College Hockey inc. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  10. ^ "National 2024-25 Goaltending Leaders". College Hockey inc. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  11. ^ "Denver's Devine, Union's Muthersbaugh, Augustana's Kotai, Notre Dame's Say take home monthly HCA accolades". USCHO.com. November 2, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  12. ^ "November HCA men's awards go to Boston College's Leonard, Michigan's Hage, Colorado College's Mbereko, Minnesota State's Tracy". USCHO.com. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  13. ^ "Hockey Commissioners Association men's award winners for December include Robert Morris' Klimpke, Michigan Tech's Morrell, Vermont's Strand, Ohio State's Eberly". USCHO.com. January 5, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  14. ^ "Hockey Commissioners Association hands out six monthly men's honors for Jan. 2025, including three co-players of the month". USCHO.com. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
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