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2021–22 Denver Pioneers
men's ice hockey season
NCAA Division I National Champion
NCHC, co-champion
NCAA Tournament, Champion
ConferenceT–1st NCHC
Home iceMagness Arena
Rankings
USCHO#1
USA Today#1
Record
Overall31–9–1
Conference18–6–0
Home17–1–1
Road10–7–0
Neutral4–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachDavid Carle
Assistant coachesTavis MacMillan
Dallas Ferguson
Corey Wogtech
Captain(s)Cole Guttman
Alternate captain(s)Ryan Barrow
Bobby Brink
Justin Lee
Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season was the 73rd season of play for the program. They represented the University of Denver in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 9th season in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). The Pioneers were coached by David Carle, in his fourth season, and played their home games at Magness Arena. The team won the 2022 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament for their NCAA record-tying ninth national championship.

Season

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Alternating streaks

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After a substandard year in 2021, Denver entered the year as a bit of a mystery, particularly with how unique the previous COVID-19-shortened season had been. The Pioneers returned with many of their top players, including starting goaltender Magnus Chrona, team captain Cole Guttman and top prospect Bobby Brink. The chief unknown, however, was how well the new crop of players would mesh with the team. Denver welcomed eight new players onto the team and while graduate transfer Cameron Wright was a known quantity, the Pioneers were also adding four young players drafted by NHL teams.

Early returns were good for Denver as the team shot out of the gate with four wins to open the season. In those matches the offense was overpowering, averaging 6 goals a night and pushing the Pioneers into the top-10 rankings. The once criticism at the time was that Denver had played relatively weak teams. That logic bore out when Denver followed up the quick success with four consecutive losses, all to ranked teams. During the losing streak, Denver's offense went quiet, being limited to just a single goal in three of the games. The mounting defeats also dropped the team down the rankings, and they were nearly out of the top-15 by early November. Each loss had come on the road and Denver's return to the Magness Arena coincided with the team getting back on track. Denver followed up their skid with a seven-game winning streak that included its first victories of the year against a ranked team. Critically, the defense was also able to settle down during the stretch and allowed more than 2 goals against on just one occasion.

Golden Chrona

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After concluding the first half of the regular season with a loss to Minnesota Duluth, Denver returned to action with dominating performances against Alaska. Despite vastly outplaying the Nanooks, Denver only managed one win due to subpar performances from Chrona. The mediocre play seemed to drive the Swedish netminder to up his game and he reeled off three consecutive shutouts over the succeeding two weeks. While his performance did eventually cool off, Chrona remained stout in goal and helped Denver produce another long winning streak, this time posting nine victories in a row.

Brink leading the charge

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Bobby Brink had gotten off to a decent start, with 21 points in his first 16 games, but it was after returning from the winter break that he got into his groove. From December 31 to February 19, Brink scored at least one point in every game and averaged two per game. He raced to the top of the scoring lead, taking Denver to the top of the national scoring totals with average of just over four and quarter goals per game for the year. While Brink was aided somewhat by the temporary absence of Nathan Smith due to trip to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics, he nevertheless became just the second player in program history and the first in 40 years to lead the nation in scoring.

Young guns

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While the Pioneers were led by their upper-classmen, four freshmen were making key contributions to the team's success. Carter Mazur and Massimo Rizzo were both clicking along at more than a point-per-game pace while Sean Behrens and Shai Buium aided an already impressive group on the blueline. Each of the four would eventually end up being named to the convergence All-Rookie Team the most ever for one program in a single year.

Bumps in the road

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Denver ended the regular season with a few blemishes on its record. However, due to the difficulty of their schedule, the Pioneers didn't see any real drop to their rankings and were mathematically guaranteed to make the NCAA tournament before the season was over. The small rough patch allowed North Dakota to catch up to the Pioneers in the conference standings, however, Denver was able to keep in contact with the Hawks and earn a regular season co-championship. Since the Pioneers possessed the tie-breaker, Denver was able to open postseason play against the worst team in the conference, Miami. The 3rd-ranked Pioneers made easy work of the RedHawks, outshooting their opponents 82–47 and riding their power play to two comfortable wins.

When the team travelled north to the less-friendly Xcel Energy Center, the Pioneers saw their scoring dry up entirely. In a tremendous goaltending battle between Chrona and Ryan Fanti, Denver was shutout for the first time on the season and saw their hoped for a conference championship evaporate.

Championship run

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Denver was one of four western teams to receive a #1 seed for the NCAA Tournament. Due to their campus' proximity to the West Regional in Loveland, Colorado, the Pioneers were the only top seed to play any tournament games close to home.[1] Despite the advantage, the team got a tough fight from Massachusetts Lowell in the opening game. The River Hawks opened the scoring and used strong defensive play to keep the game tied well into the third period. After a penalty-filled sequence in the final frame, Denver was able to score twice and take the match 3–2. The regional final gave Denver an opportunity for revenge when it set them against Minnesota Duluth, who had knocked them out of the NCHC tournament. Similar to their prior meeting, the two teams were a match for one another early in the game and the Bulldogs managed to score first. When Cole Guttman tied the game a few minutes later, however, he ended Fanti's shutout streak that had begun more than three games earlier. The goal gave Denver the momentum entering the second but the Pioneers were unable to get another puck past the UMD netminder in the middle frame. The conference rivals remained knotted at 1-all well into the third period when the puck pin-balled around the Duluth cage before Carter Savoie was able to slip it into the cage for the eventual game-winner.

In the national semifinal, Denver met one of the championship favorites in Michigan who boasted no less than seven 1st-round draft picks. The high level of talent, however, did not stop the Pioneers from taking over the game for long stretches. The Pioneers played a nearly perfect game, outshooting the Wolverines 33–21 and not taking a single penalty in the match but were still unable to put any distance between the two teams. Denver twice took the lead in the match but Michigan tied the score on both occasions, forcing the two into overtime. 15 minutes into the extra session, the hero of the regional final, Carter Savoie, received a pass from Brink and potted the winner on his own rebound to send Denver to the championship game.

National Championship

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The final game for the Pioneers came against the top team in the nation, Minnesota State. The Mavericks had been atop the national rankings since mid-January and were one of the top three teams nationally for both offense and defense. In the first two periods, Denver looked outmatched by the veteran lineup and were held scoreless on just 8 shots. Entering the third, the only glimmer of hope for the Pioneers was that they were down by just 1 goal and the team came out flying in the final frame. Ryan Barrow tied the game less than five minutes into the third period and he was soon followed by Michael Benning and Massimo Rizzo. The reversal of fortune was so sudden that Minnesota State seemed unable to get back to their game and the Pioneers carried the play for the remainder of the match. two empty-net goals sealed the game for Denver and the program skated away with its ninth national championship.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Hank Crone Forward  United States Transferred to Northern Michigan
Slava Demin Defenseman  United States Transferred to Massachusetts
Jack Doremus Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Tulsa Oilers)
Jake Durflinger Forward  United States Graduate Transfer to Merrimack
Bo Hanson Defenseman  United States Graduate Transfer to Northern Michigan
Jaakko Heikkinen Forward  Finland Graduation (signed with KooKoo)
Steven Jandric Forward  United States Graduate Transfer to Merrimack
Corbin Kaczperski Goaltender  United States Graduation (signed with Vermilion County Bobcats)
Griffin Mendel Defenseman  Canada Graduate Transfer to Quinnipiac
Kohen Olischefski Forward  Canada Graduate Transfer to Providence

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Sean Behrens Defenseman  United States 18 Barrington, IL; selected 61st overall in 2021
Shai Buium Defenseman  United States 18 San Diego, CA; selected 36th overall in 2021
Matt Davis Goaltender  Canada 20 Calgary, AB
Jack Devine Forward  United States 17 Glencoe, IL
Carter Mazur Forward  United States 19 Detroit, MI; selected 70th overall in 2021
Owen Ozar Forward  Canada 21 Prince Albert, SK
Massimo Rizzo Forward  Canada 20 Burnaby, BC; selected 216th overall in 2019
Cameron Wright Forward  Canada 23 Richmond Hill, ON; graduate transfer from Bowling Green

Roster

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As of August 12, 2021.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Illinois Sean Behrens Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2003-03-31 Barrington, Illinois USNTDP (USHL) COL, 61st overall 2021
3 Finland Antti Tuomisto Sophomore D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-01-20 Pori, Finland Ässät U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) DET, 35th overall 2019
4 Illinois Jack Devine Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 2003-10-02 Glencoe, Illinois USNTDP (USHL)
6 Missouri McKade Webster Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-07-28 St. Louis, Missouri Green Bay (USHL) TBL, 213th overall 2019
7 British Columbia Brett Stapley Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1999-02-23 Campbell River, British Columbia Vernon (BCHL) MTL, 190th overall 2018
8 Alberta Carter Savoie Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-01-23 St. Albert, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL) EDM, 100th overall 2020
9 Saskatchewan Owen Ozar Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 156 lb (71 kg) 2000-04-05 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Waterloo (USHL)
13 British Columbia Massimo Rizzo Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2001-06-13 Burnaby, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL) CAR, 216th overall 2019
15 Alberta Carter King Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2001-08-30 Calgary, Alberta Surrey (BCHL)
16 Ontario Cameron Wright Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1998-08-11 Newmarket, Ontario Bowling Green (WCHA)
18 Alberta Ryan Barrow (A) Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1997-02-15 Banff, Alberta Langley (BCHL)
19 California Cole Guttman (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 1999-04-06 Los Angeles, California Dubuque (USHL) TBL, 180th overall 2017
20 Alberta Michael Benning Sophomore D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2002-01-05 St. Albert, Alberta Sherwood Park (AJHL) FLA, 95th overall 2020
21 British Columbia Reid Irwin Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1999-03-01 Victoria, British Columbia Sherwood Park (AJHL)
22 Tennessee Connor Caponi Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2000-03-20 Nashville, Tennessee Waterloo (USHL)
23 Minnesota Lane Krenzen Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1998-02-21 Twig, Minnesota Austin (NAHL)
24 Minnesota Bobby Brink (A) Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 2001-07-08 Minnetonka, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL) PHI, 34th overall 2019
25 Northwest Territories Jack Works Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-05-23 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Okotoks (AJHL)
26 California Shai Buium Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 2003-03-26 San Diego, California Sioux City (USHL) DET, 36th overall 2021
27 California Kyle Mayhew Senior D 5' 7" (1.7 m) 156 lb (71 kg) 1997-12-25 Anaheim Hills, California Fairbanks (NAHL)
28 Alberta Brett Edwards Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-09-10 Grande Prairie, Alberta Drumheller (AJHL)
30 Sweden Magnus Chrona Junior G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2000-08-28 Skellefteå, Sweden Skellefteå J20 (J20 SuperElit) SJS, 152nd overall 2018
31 Missouri Jack Caruso Sophomore G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-06-07 St. Louis, Missouri Fairbanks (NAHL)
32 Manitoba Justin Lee (A) Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-03-14 Waskada, Manitoba Fargo (USHL)
34 Michigan Carter Mazur Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2002-03-28 Jackson, Michigan Tri-City (USHL) DET, 70th overall 2021
35 Alberta Matt Davis Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2001-06-16 Calgary, Alberta Green Bay (USHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Denver 24 18 6 0 1 0 0 53 98 55 41 31 9 1 175 93
#9 North Dakota 24 17 6 1 1 1 1 53 78 58 39 24 14 1 119 99
#6 Western Michigan 24 14 9 1 1 0 1 43 84 68 39 26 12 1 138 101
#11 St. Cloud State 24 10 10 4 1 2 1 36 84 69 37 18 15 4 133 97
#5 Minnesota Duluth * 24 10 10 4 1 1 2 36 61 56 42 22 16 4 109 93
Omaha 24 11 13 0 2 1 0 32 65 74 38 21 17 0 123 102
Colorado College 24 6 17 1 2 1 0 18 48 87 36 9 24 3 79 116
Miami 24 4 19 1 0 3 1 17 54 105 36 7 27 2 94 153
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 2 6:00 PM Lindenwood* #13 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado (Exhibition)     W 9–1   
Regular Season
October 8 7:07 PM Arizona State* #12 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 8–3  4,554 1–0–0
October 9 6:07 PM Arizona State* #12 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 4–3  5,655 2–0–0
October 15 7:05 PM at Air Force* #11 Cadet Ice ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Chrona W 4–1  2,623 3–0–0
October 16 6:07 PM Air Force* #11 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Davis W 8–0  4,926 4–0–0
October 22 5:00 PM at #12 Providence* #8 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island   Chrona L 5–6  2,637 4–1–0
October 23 5:00 PM at #10 Boston College* #8 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Davis L 1–5  4,546 4–2–0
November 5 6:07 PM at #8 North Dakota #11 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota   Chrona L 1–3  11,058 4–3–0 (0–1–0)
November 6 5:05 PM at #8 North Dakota #11 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota   Chrona L 1–4  11,337 4–4–0 (0–2–0)
November 12 7:07 PM #9 Western Michigan #14 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 5–3  4,540 5–4–0 (1–2–0)
November 13 7:07 PM #9 Western Michigan #14 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 5–2  4,981 6–4–0 (2–2–0)
November 19 7:07 PM Miami #11 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 4–1  4,882 7–4–0 (3–2–0)
November 20 6:07 PM Miami #11 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 7–1  4,916 8–4–0 (4–2–0)
December 3 7:05 PM at Arizona State* #12 Oceanside Ice ArenaTempe, Arizona   Chrona W 6–2  891 9–4–0
December 4 7:05 PM at Arizona State* #12 Oceanside Ice Arena • Tempe, Arizona   Chrona W 7–1  911 10–4–0
December 10 6:07 PM at #5 Minnesota Duluth #11 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota   Chrona W 5–0  5,492 11–4–0 (5–2–0)
December 11 6:07 PM at #5 Minnesota Duluth #11 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   Chrona L 2–6  5,558 11–5–0 (5–3–0)
December 31 7:07 PM Alaska* #8 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 7–2  4,176 12–5–0
January 1 6:07 PM Alaska* #8 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado Altitude 2 Chrona T 4–4 OT 5,260 12–5–1
January 15 6:00 PM #15 Omaha #6 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 5–2  5,197 13–5–1 (6–3–0)
January 16 6:00 PM #15 Omaha #6 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 4–0  4,208 14–5–1 (7–3–0)
January 21 7:07 PM Colorado College #5 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Battle for the Gold Pan) CBSN Chrona W 5–0  5,662 15–5–1 (8–3–0)
January 22 6:07 PM at Colorado College #5 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado ATTRM Chrona W 4–0  3,588 16–5–1 (9–3–0)
January 28 5:05 PM at Miami #5 Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Chrona W 5–4 OT 2,204 17–5–1 (10–3–0)
January 29 3:05 PM at Miami #5 Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio   Chrona W 4–2  2,682 18–5–1 (11–3–0)
February 4 7:00 PM #7 St. Cloud State #4 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 8–5  4,661 19–5–1 (12–3–0)
February 5 6:00 PM #7 St. Cloud State #4 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 2–0  5,375 20–5–1 (13–3–0)
February 11 7:00 PM #6 Minnesota Duluth #3 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona W 5–3  5,572 21–5–1 (14–3–0)
February 12 6:00 PM #6 Minnesota Duluth #3 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado   Chrona L 2–3  5,984 21–6–1 (14–4–0)
February 18 5:00 PM at #6 Western Michigan #3 Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Chrona W 4–1  3,593 22–6–1 (15–4–0)
February 19 5:00 PM at #6 Western Michigan #3 Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan   Chrona L 4–6  3,606 22–7–1 (15–5–0)
February 25 6:00 PM at Omaha #3 Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska CBSSN Chrona L 1–5  5,215 22–8–1 (15–6–0)
February 26 6:00 PM at Omaha #3 Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Davis W 5–2  5,630 23–8–1 (16–6–0)
March 4 7:30 PM at Colorado College #3 Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rivalry) ATTRM Chrona W 5–0  3,891 24–8–1 (17–6–0)
March 5 7:00 PM Colorado College #3 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Rivalry)   Davis W 5–2  6,321 25–8–1 (18–6–0)
NCHC Tournament
March 11 7:07 PM Miami* #3 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado (Quarterfinal Game 1)   Chrona W 5–2  4,255 26–8–1
March 12 6:07 PM Miami* #3 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado (Quarterfinal Game 2)   Chrona W 5–1  5,210 27–8–1
March 18 3:07 PM vs. #8 Minnesota Duluth* #3 Xcel Energy CenterSaint Paul, Minnesota (Semifinal) CBSSN Chrona L 0–2  10,253 27–9–1
NCAA Tournament
March 24 7:00 PM vs. #13 Massachusetts Lowell* #3 Budweiser Events CenterLoveland, Colorado (West Regional Semifinal) ESPNU Chrona W 3–2  3,138 28–9–1
March 26 2:00 PM vs. #6 Minnesota Duluth* #3 Budweiser Events Center • Loveland, Colorado (West Regional Final) ESPNU Chrona W 2–1  4,487 29–9–1
April 7 5:00 PM vs. #2 Michigan* #3 TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (National Semifinals) ESPN2 Chrona W 3–2 OT 17,850 30–9–1
April 9 6:00 PM vs. #1 Minnesota State* #3 TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (National Championship) ESPN2 Chrona W 5–1  17,850 31–9–1
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.
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(E1) Minnesota State vs. (W1) Denver

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April 9, 2022
8:00 PM
(E1) Minnesota State1–5
(1–0, 0–0, 0–5)
(W1) DenverTD Garden
Attendance: 17,850
Game reference
Referees:
Geno Binda Jr.
Jeremy Tufts
Linesmen:
Bill Kingdon
Kevin Briganti
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st MSU Sam Morton (9) – PP Sowder and Sandelin 13:59 1–0 MSU
2nd None
3rd DEN Ryan Barrow (8) Benning and Devine 44:46 1–1
DEN Michael Benning (15) – GW Buium and Wright 47:33 2–1 DEN
DEN Massimo Rizzo (12) Mazur and Lee 53:34 3–1 DEN
DEN Brett Stapley (18) – EN unassisted 57:28 4–1 DEN
DEN Cameron Wright (23) – EN Mazur 58:00 5–1 DEN
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st DEN Michael Benning Tripping 12:23 2:00
MSU Nathan Smith Roughing 15:28 2:00
2nd MSU Bench Too Many Men 27:07 2:00
3rd MSU Sam Morton Tripping 45:26 2:00

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Bobby Brink RW 41 14 43 57 44
Carter Savoie LW 39 23 22 45 37
Cole Guttman C 41 19 26 45 26
Brett Stapley C 41 18 25 43 54
Michael Benning D 41 15 23 38 14
Carter Mazur LW 41 14 24 38 44
Massimo Rizzo C 39 12 24 36 48
Cameron Wright LW 41 23 11 34 12
Sean Behrens D 37 3 26 29 12
Ryan Barrow F 41 8 13 21 12
Jack Devine RW 36 3 16 19 16
Shai Buium D 39 3 15 18 12
Justin Lee D 38 3 13 16 30
McKade Webster LW 39 6 8 14 19
Carter King F 36 3 8 11 2
Kyle Mayhew D 40 2 9 11 19
Antti Tuomisto D 35 1 8 9 21
Connor Caponi F 36 4 1 5 37
Reid Irwin C/D 20 1 1 2 15
Lane Krenzen D 4 0 1 1 4
Owen Ozar F 21 0 1 1 6
Jack Caruso G 1 0 0 0 0
Matt Davis G 6 0 0 0 0
Jack Works F 10 0 0 0 0
Brett Edwards F 21 0 0 0 0
Magnus Chrona G 37 0 0 0 0
Total 175 318 493 500

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Matt Davis 6 275 3 1 0 9 108 1 .923 1.96
Magnus Chrona 37 2187 28 8 1 77 785 6 .911 2.11
Empty Net - 21 - - - 7 - - - -
Total 41 2483 31 9 1 93 893 7 .906 2.25

Rankings

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Poll Week
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 (Final)
USCHO.com 13 (1) 12 (1) 11 (1) 8 (1) 11 11 14 11 12 12 11 8 7 6 5 (1) 5 (1) 4 (1) 3 (4) 3 (2) 3 (2) 3 3 (1) 3 (1) 3 - 1 (50)
USA Today NR 13 11 8 12 13 NR 12 11 11 10 8 6 (1) 6 (1) 6 (2) 5 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (1) 3 (1) 3 3 (3) 2 (4) 4 3 (5) 1 (34)

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[5]

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Michael Benning NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player [6]
Bobby Brink AHCA West First Team All-American [7]
Bobby Brink NCHC Player of the Year [8]
Carter Mazur NCHC Rookie of the Year [8]
Bobby Brink NCHC Forward of the Year [8]
Magnus Chrona Three Stars Award [8]
Bobby Brink NCHC First Team [9]
Michael Benning NCHC Second Team [10]
Carter Savoie
Sean Behrens NCHC Rookie Team [11]
Shai Buium
Carter Mazur
Massimo Rizzo
Magnus Chrona NCAA All-Tournament Team [6]
Michael Benning
Carter Savoie
Ryan Barrow

Players drafted into the NHL

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Round Pick Player NHL team
2 56 Rieger Lorenz Minnesota Wild
3 67 Miko Mitikka Arizona Coyotes
3 90 Aidan Thompson Chicago Blackhawks
4 99 Garrett Brown Winnipeg Jets
7 221 Jack Devine Florida Panthers

† incoming freshman [12]

References

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