| Gender: | men |
| Division: | i |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Duration: | October 2, 2021– April 9, 2022 |
| Champ Stad: | TD Garden |
| Champ City: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Champ: | Denver |
The 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 2, 2021, and concluded with the NCAA championship on April 9, 2022. This was the 74th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held, and was US college hockey's 128th year overall.
Seven schools that had been members of the men's WCHA made a joint decision to leave and reestablish the CCHA, whose original version had last played in the 2012–13 season. They were joined by St. Thomas, who were raising their athletic programs from Division III.[1] Of the remaining three WCHA men's teams, Alaska would continue as an independent program, Alaska Anchorage would suspend operations until fundraising efforts could determine the future of the team[2] and Alabama–Huntsville would suspend operations until they could secure placement within a conference.[3]
On May 26, Robert Morris University announced the termination of both their men's and women's ice hockey teams.[4] The news came as a shock to most, both within and outside the program, and immediately led to fundraising efforts to secure the return of both teams. Despite collecting more than $1 million in donations in under 3 months, the university declared in early August that the team would not be able to participate in the 2021–22 season and would look to return in 2022–23.[5] RMU would announce on December 17, 2021, that both men's and women's teams would resume play in 2023–24.[6]
On August 31, Alaska Anchorage announced that the $3 million fundraising goal had been reached and the team would return for the 2022–23 season.[7]
| School | Former Conference | New Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama–Huntsville Chargers | WCHA | Suspended Program | |
| Alaska Nanooks | WCHA | Independent | |
| Alaska–Anchorage Seawolves | WCHA | Suspended Program | |
| Bemidji State Beavers | WCHA | CCHA | |
| Bowling Green Falcons | WCHA | CCHA | |
| Ferris State Bulldogs | WCHA | CCHA | |
| Lake Superior State Lakers | WCHA | CCHA | |
| Michigan Tech Huskies | WCHA | CCHA | |
| Minnesota State Mavericks | WCHA | CCHA | |
| Northern Michigan Wildcats | WCHA | CCHA | |
| Robert Morris Colonials | Atlantic Hockey | Suspended Program | |
| St. Thomas Tommies | MIAC (DIII) | CCHA |
See main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings.
| Tournament | Dates | Teams | Champion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Breaker Tournament | October 8–9 | 4 | Boston College | |
| October 15–16 | 4 | Michigan | ||
| Holiday Face–Off | December 28–29 | 4 | Wisconsin | |
| Great Lakes Invitational | December 29–30 | 4 | not awarded | |
| Ledyard Bank Classic | December 30–31 | 4 | Boston College | |
| Connecticut Ice | January 29–30 | 4 | Quinnipiac | |
| Beanpot | February 7, 14 | 4 | Boston University |
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 59 Division I men's teams, the greatest number of PWR points any team could earn is 58, 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.[8]
| Player | Class | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 41 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 44 | ||
| Junior | 38 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 43 | ||
| Senior | 37 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 28 | ||
| Senior | 38 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 10 | ||
| Senior | 39 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 41 | ||
| Sophomore | 39 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 37 | ||
| Senior | 41 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 26 | ||
| Senior | 39 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 20 | ||
| Senior | 37 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 49 | ||
| Junior | 36 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 31 | ||
| Senior | 32 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 22 | ||
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshman | 31 | 1,841:43 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 11 | .939 | 1.17 | |||
| Senior | 43 | 2,559:38 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 10 | .931 | 1.31 | |||
| Sophomore | 32 | 1,875:30 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 48 | 10 | .952 | 1.54 | |||
| Freshman | 17 | 979:27 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 3 | .933 | 1.72 | |||
| Junior | 20 | 1,114:24 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | .929 | 1.83 | |||
| Junior | 37 | 2,201:23 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 67 | 7 | .929 | 1.83 | |||
| Graduate | 26 | 1,481:29 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 2 | .933 | 1.90 | |||
| Junior | 37 | 2,194:53 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 70 | 7 | .918 | 1.91 | |||
| Senior | 29 | 1,738:34 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 56 | 5 | .926 | 1.93 | |||
| Junior | 16 | 921:52 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | .924 | 2.08 |
See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament.
| Award [13] | Recipient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Theodore, American International | ||||
| Carter Wilkie, RIT | ||||
| Jake Stella, American International | ||||
| Zak Galambos, American International | ||||
| Daniel Haider, Army | ||||
| Colin Bilek, Army | ||||
| Neil Shea, Sacred Heart | ||||
| Jake Kucharski, American International | ||||
| Eric Lang, American International | ||||
| Blake Bennett, American International | ||||
| [14] | ||||
| Position | Second Team | |||
| Jacob Barczewski, Canisius | align=center | G | Gavin Abric, Army | |
| Zak Galambos, American International | align=center | D | Anthony Firriolo, Army | |
| Drew Bavaro, Bentley | align=center | D | Logan Britt, Sacred Heart | |
| Chris Theodore, American International | align=center | F | Keaton Mastrodonato, Canisius | |
| Colin Bilek, Army | align=center | F | Neil Shea, Sacred Heart | |
| Will Calverley, RIT | align=center | F | Jake Stella, American International | |
| Position | Rookie Team | |||
| Jake Kucharski, American International | align=center | G | Tommy Scarfone, RIT | |
| Brandon Koch, Air Force | align=center | D | Luis Lindner, American International | |
| David Melaragni, Canisius | align=center | D | Mitchell Digby, Air Force | |
| Braeden Tuck, Sacred Heart | align=center | F | Carter Wilkie, RIT | |
| Carson Brière, Mercyhurst | align=center | F | Clayton Cosentino, Air Force | |
| Ryan Leibold, Holy Cross | align=center | F | Shane Ott, Niagara | |
| Award | Recipient [15] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Meyers, Minnesota | |||
| Brock Faber, Minnesota | |||
| Jakub Dobeš, Ohio State | |||
| Jakub Dobeš, Ohio State | |||
| Luke Hughes, Michigan | |||
| Matty Beniers, Michigan | |||
| Bob Motzko, Minnesota | |||
| Erik Portillo, Michigan | |||
| Position | Second Team | ||
| Jakub Dobeš, Ohio State | align=center | G | Erik Portillo, Michigan |
| Owen Power, Michigan | align=center | D | Luke Hughes, Michigan |
| Brock Faber, Minnesota | align=center | D | Jackson LaCombe, Minnesota |
| Matty Beniers, Michigan | align=center | F | Brendan Brisson, Michigan |
| Ben Meyers, Minnesota | align=center | F | Matthew Knies, Minnesota |
| Georgii Merkulov, Ohio State | align=center | F | Max Ellis, Notre Dame |
| Position | |||
| Jakub Dobeš, Ohio State | align=center | G | |
| Luke Hughes, Michigan | align=center | D | |
| Mason Lohrei, Ohio State | align=center | D | |
| Matthew Knies, Minnesota | align=center | F | |
| Georgii Merkulov, Ohio State | align=center | F | |
| Mackie Samoskevich, Michigan | align=center | F | |
| Award | Recipient | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dryden McKay, Minnesota State | ||||||
| Nathan Smith, Minnesota State | ||||||
| Jake Livingstone, Minnesota State | ||||||
| Dryden McKay, Minnesota State | ||||||
| Bradley Marek, Ferris State | ||||||
| Mike Hastings, Minnesota State | - | ---> | ||||
| First Team[16] | Position | Second Team[17] | ||||
| Dryden McKay, Minnesota State | align=center | G | Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech | |||
| Jake Livingstone, Minnesota State | align=center | D | Colin Swoyer, Michigan Tech | |||
| Elias Rosén, Bemidji State | align=center | D | Jacob Bengtsson, Lake Superior State | |||
| Nathan Smith, Minnesota State | align=center | F | Owen Sillinger, Bemidji State | |||
| Brian Halonen, Michigan Tech | align=center | F | Louis Boudon, Lake Superior State | |||
| Julian Napravnik, Minnesota State | align=center | F | Trenton Bliss, Michigan Tech | |||
| align=center | F | AJ Vanderbeck, Northern Michigan | ||||
| Rookie Team[18] | Position | |||||
| Mattias Sholl, Bemidji State | align=center | G | ||||
| Charlie Glockner, Northern Michigan | align=center | G | ||||
| Eric Parker, Bowling Green | align=center | D | ||||
| Bennett Zmolek, Minnesota State | align=center | D | ||||
| Bradley Marek, Ferris State | align=center | F | ||||
| Austen Swankler, Bowling Green | align=center | F | ||||
| Josh Nixon, Lake Superior State | align=center | F | ||||
| Award | Recipient | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaniv Perets, Quinnipiac | ||||
| Zach Teskos, Clarkson | ||||
| Zach Metsa, Quinnipiac | ||||
| Alex Laferriere, Harvard | ||||
| Yaniv Perets, Quinnipiac | ||||
| Josh Kosack, Union | ||||
| Rand Pecknold, Quinnipiac | ||||
| Matthew Coronato, Harvard | ||||
| First Team[19] | Position | Second Team[20] | ||
| Yaniv Perets, Quinnipiac | align=center | G | Mitchell Gibson, Harvard | |
| Zach Metsa, Quinnipiac | align=center | D | Noah Beck, Clarkson | |
| Sam Malinski, Cornell | align=center | D | Henry Thrun, Harvard | |
| Alex Campbell, Clarkson | align=center | F | Zach Tsekos, Clarkson | |
| Mathieu Gosselin, Clarkson | align=center | F | Ture Linden, Rensselaer | |
| Nick Abruzzese, Harvard | align=center | F | Matt Stienburg, Cornell | |
| Third Team[21] | Position | Rookie Team[22] | ||
| Clay Stevenson, Dartmouth | align=center | G | Clay Stevenson, Dartmouth | |
| Brandon Estes, Union | align=center | D | Ian Moore, Harvard | |
| Lukas Kälble, Clarkson | align=center | D | Hank Kempf, Cornell | |
| Alex Laferriere, Harvard | align=center | F | Alex Laferriere, Harvard | |
| Max Andreev, Cornell | align=center | F | Ayrton Martino, Clarkson | |
| Wyatt Bongiovanni, Quinnipiac | align=center | F | Matthew Coronato, Harvard | |
See main article: 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | College | Conference | NHL team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | † | Minnesota | Big Ten | Arizona Coyotes | |
| 1 | 5 | † | Boston College | Hockey East | Philadelphia Flyers | |
| 1 | 13 | † | Michigan | Big Ten | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 1 | 14 | † | Michigan | Big Ten | Winnipeg Jets | |
| 1 | 23 | † | Minnesota | Big Ten | St. Louis Blues | |
| 1 | 25 | † | Minnesota | Big Ten | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 1 | 31 | † | Minnesota Duluth | NCHC | Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 2 | 34 | † | Northeastern | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks | |
| 2 | 37 | † | Minnesota | Big Ten | Washington Capitals | |
| 2 | 40 | † | North Dakota | NCHC | Detroit Red Wings | |
| 2 | 46 | † | Michigan | Big Ten | New Jersey Devils | |
| 2 | 51 | Northeastern | Hockey East | Los Angeles Kings | ||
| 2 | 56 | † | Denver | NCHC | Minnesota Wild | |
| 2 | 57 | † | Boston University | Hockey East | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 2 | 62 | † | Boston University | Hockey East | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 3 | 67 | † | Denver | NCHC | Arizona Coyotes | |
| 3 | 69 | † | Boston University | Hockey East | Philadelphia Flyers | |
| 3 | 76 | † | Princeton | ECAC Hockey | San Jose Sharks | |
| 3 | 78 | † | Wisconsin | Big Ten | New York Islanders | |
| 3 | 82 | † | St. Cloud State | NCHC | Nashville Predators | |
| 3 | 83 | † | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Dallas Stars | |
| 3 | 90 | † | Denver | NCHC | Chicago Blackhawks | |
| 3 | 91 | † | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Seattle Kraken | |
| 3 | 95 | † | Michigan | Big Ten | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| 4 | 99 | † | Denver | NCHC | Winnipeg Jets | |
| 4 | 100 | † | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Seattle Kraken | |
| 4 | 103 | † | Massachusetts | Hockey East | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 4 | 104 | † | Ohio State | Big Ten | Ottawa Senators | |
| 4 | 111 | † | Colgate | ECAC Hockey | New York Rangers | |
| 4 | 112 | † | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 4 | 114 | † | Massachusetts | Hockey East | Nashville Predators | |
| 4 | 117 | † | North Dakota | NCHC | Boston Bruins | |
| 4 | 121 | † | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Minnesota Wild | |
| 4 | 124 | † | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Carolina Hurricanes | |
| 4 | 126 | † | Boston College | Hockey East | New Jersey Devils | |
| 4 | 128 | † | Northeastern | Hockey East | Vegas Golden Knights | |
| 5 | 131 | † | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Arizona Coyotes | |
| 5 | 133 | † | Vermont | Hockey East | Philadelphia Flyers | |
| 5 | 143 | † | Massachusetts | Hockey East | Ottawa Senators | |
| 5 | 150 | † | Minnesota Duluth | NCHC | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| 5 | 154 | † | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | Anaheim Ducks | |
| 5 | 159 | Omaha | NCHC | New York Rangers | ||
| 6 | 162 | † | Clarkson | ECAC Hockey | Montreal Canadiens | |
| 6 | 164 | † | St. Cloud State | NCHC | Seattle Kraken | |
| 6 | 165 | † | Northeastern | Hockey East | Philadelphia Flyers | |
| 6 | 169 | † | Colgate | ECAC Hockey | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 6 | 170 | † | Connecticut | Hockey East | Buffalo Sabres | |
| 6 | 172 | † | Connecticut | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks | |
| 6 | 173 | Minnesota Duluth | NCHC | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| 6 | 176 | † | Northeastern | Hockey East | Vancouver Canucks | |
| 6 | 180 | † | Michigan State | Big Ten | Los Angeles Kings | |
| 6 | 182 | † | Cornell | ECAC Hockey | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| 6 | 189 | † | New Hampshire | Hockey East | Florida Panthers | |
| 6 | 191 | Harvard | ECAC Hockey | New York Rangers | ||
| 6 | 192 | † | Minnesota | Big Ten | Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| 6 | 193 | † | Providence | Hockey East | Colorado Avalanche | |
| 7 | 195 | † | Vermont | Hockey East | San Jose Sharks | |
| 7 | 201 | † | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Detroit Red Wings | |
| 7 | 203 | † | Northeastern | Hockey East | Columbus Blue Jackets | |
| 7 | 204 | † | Northeastern | Hockey East | Arizona Coyotes | |
| 7 | 206 | † | Massachusetts | Hockey East | Ottawa Senators | |
| 7 | 209 | † | North Dakota | NCHC | Vegas Golden Knights | |
| 7 | 210 | † | North Dakota | NCHC | Nashville Predators | |
| 7 | 212 | † | Notre Dame | Big Ten | Detroit Red Wings | |
| 7 | 213 | Michigan State | Big Ten | Washington Capitals | ||
| 7 | 217 | † | Minnesota State | CCHA | San Jose Sharks | |
| 7 | 219 | † | Minnesota State | CCHA | Calgary Flames | |
| 7 | 221 | Denver | NCHC | Florida Panthers | ||
| 7 | 222 | Vermont | Hockey East | Edmonton Oilers |