2016-17 NCHC Season

This is the 2016-17 National Collegiate Hockey Conference men's ice hockey season.  This is the league's 4th season

Membership changes

• none, however in July of 2016 the Minnesota State University, Mankato school president Richard Davenport announced that the school had been "examining alternative membership affiliation options for its men's ice hockey program. Examination of these has included recent application to become a member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC).

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	Qwest Center Omaha
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	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Frozen Faceoff	Target Center

Standings

overall records to be added upon completion of the NCAA tournament

National Collegiate Hockey Conference								Overall Record
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Denver Pioneers	24	18	3	2	82	42	59
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs	24	15	5	3	83	56	52
Western Michigan Broncos	24	13	9	1	79	75	42
North Dakota Fighting Hawks	24	11	12	1	69	63	35
St. Cloud State Huskies	24	10	13	0	64	69	31
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks	24	9	13	0	74	89	29
Miami RedHawks	24	5	14	3	57	80	23
Colorado College Tigers	24	4	16	1	43	77	17

Conference Tournament

Format

The 2017 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 2017 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 Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18, 2017.

Quarterfinals

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

Semifinals

• North Dakota Fighting Hawks defeated Denver Pioneers 1-0
• Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeated Western Michigan Broncos 5-2

Consolation Game

• Denver Pioneers defeated Western Michigan Broncos 3-1

Championship Game

• Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs defeated North Dakota Fighting Hawks 4-3

2017 NCHC champs Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs