2023 NCHC Tournament

The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. All eight conference teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded No. 1 through No. 8 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top four seeded teams each earn home ice and host one of the lower seeded teams.

The winners of the first round series advanced to the Xcel Energy Center for the NCHC Frozen Faceoff. The Frozen Faceoff used a single-elimination format. Teams were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 4 according to the final regular season conference standings.{{cite web|url=http://www.nchchockey.com/page/show/878713-format|title=Format|website=nchchockey.com|access-date=April 8, 2023|archive-date=June 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607095121/http://www.nchchockey.com/page/show/878713-format|url-status=dead}}

{{2022-23 NCHC standings}}

Teams are reseeded for the semifinals.{{cite web|url=https://nchchockey.com/documents/2023/3/5/2023_NCHC_Tournament_Bracket_QFs.pdf |title=2023 NCHC Tournament Bracket |website=nchchockey.com |date=March 5, 2023 |access-date=March 19, 2023}}

{{8TeamBracket | RD1-RD2-path = 0 | legs = 3/1/1

| RD1=Quarterfinals
March 10–12

| RD2=Semifinals
March 17

| RD3=Championship
March 18

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Denver

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=7

| RD1-score1-3=-

| RD1-seed2=8

| RD1-team2=Miami

| RD1-score2-1=2

| RD1-score2-2=2

| RD1-score2-3=-

| RD1-seed3=2

| RD1-team3=Western Michigan

| RD1-score3-1=1

| RD1-score3-2=2

| RD1-score3-3=-

| RD1-seed4=7

| RD1-team4=Colorado College

| RD1-score4-1=3

| RD1-score4-2=3*

| RD1-score4-3=-

| RD1-seed5=3

| RD1-team5=Omaha

| RD1-score5-1=2

| RD1-score5-2=1

| RD1-score5-3=2

| RD1-seed6=6

| RD1-team6=North Dakota

| RD1-score6-1=1

| RD1-score6-2=3

| RD1-score6-3=5

| RD1-seed7=4

| RD1-team7=St. Cloud State

| RD1-score7-1=3

| RD1-score7-2=1

| RD1-score7-3=3

| RD1-seed8=5

| RD1-team8=Minnesota Duluth

| RD1-score8-1=1

| RD1-score8-2=5

| RD1-score8-3=1

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Denver

| RD2-score1=0

| RD2-seed2=7

| RD2-team2=Colorado College

| RD2-score2=1

| RD2-seed3=4

| RD2-team3=St. Cloud State

| RD2-score3=3*

| RD2-seed4=6

| RD2-team4=North Dakota

| RD2-score4=2

| RD3-seed1=7

| RD3-team1=Colorado College

| RD3-score1=0

| RD3-seed2=4

| RD3-team2=St. Cloud State

| RD3-score2=3

}}

* denotes overtime periods

All times are local.

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| date = March 10, 2023

| time = 7:00 PM

| team1 = Denver

| team2 = Miami

| score = 6–2

| periods = (2–1, 1–1, 3–0)

| reference = https://collegehockeyinc.com/box/final/20230310/mia/den/m/

| goalie1 = Matt Davis

| goalie2 = Ludvig Persson

| progression = 0–1
1–1
2–1
3–1
3–2
4–2
5–2
6–2

| goals1 = (Dornbach, Thompson) Jack Devine (10) – PP – 07:38
(Broz, King) Jack Devine (11) – 31:05
(Mazur, Dornbach) Jack Devine (12) – PP GW – 32:03
(Benning, Thompson) Jack Devine (13) – PP – 42:18
(Broz) Tristan Lemyre (3) – 49:50
(Lemyre, Lee) Connor Caponi (2) – EN – 58:53

| goals2 = 29:20 – P. J. Fletcher (5) (Kumlin, Dukovac)
38:39 – PP – Joe Cassetti (20) (Rydqvist, Barbolini)

| official = Brian Hankes

| official2 = Sterling Egan

| linesman = John Grandt

| linesman2 = Erik Contino

| stadium = Magness Arena

| attendance = 4,873

| penalties1 = 14

| penalties2 = 14

| shots1 = 34

| shots2 = 32

}}

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| date = March 11, 2023

| time = 6:00 PM

| team1 = Denver

| team2 = Miami

| score = 7–2

| periods = (4–1, 2–1, 1–0)

| reference = https://collegehockeyinc.com/box/final/20230311/mia/den/m/

| goalie1 = (out 55:30) Matt Davis
(in 55:30) Jack Caruso

| goalie2 = Ludvig Persson (out 28:16)
Logan Neaton (in 28:16)

| progression = 1–0
2–0
3–0
3–1
4–1
5–1
6–1
6–2
7–2

| goals1 = (Thompson, Mazur) Casey Dornbach (13) – 00:36
(Dornbach, Mayhew) Aidan Thompson (10) – 02:37
(Haskins, Buium) Owen Ozar (1) – GW – 03:24
(Mayhew, King) Shai Buium (4) – PP – 18:24
(King, Mayhew) Tristan Lemyre (4) – PP – 24:49
(Lemyre) Lucas Olvestad (1) – 28:16
(Mayhew) Jack Devine (14) – 58:58

| goals2 = 06:11 – PP – Ryan Savage (6) (Dukovac, Murray)
36:06 – Artur Turansky (20) (Barbolini)

| official = Brian Hankes

| official2 = Sterling Egan

| linesman = John Grandt

| linesman2 = Erik Contino

| stadium = Magness Arena

| attendance = 5,567

| penalties1 = 8

| penalties2 = 10

| shots1 = 29

| shots2 = 23

}}

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| bg = #eeeeee

| date = March 10, 2023

| time = 5:00 PM

| team1 = Western Michigan

| team2 = Colorado College

| score = 1–3

| periods = (1–0, 0–0, 0–3)

| reference = https://collegehockeyinc.com/box/final/20230310/cc_/wmu/m/

| goalie1 = Cameron Rowe

| goalie2 = Kaidan Mbereko

| progression = 1–0
1–1
1–2
1–3

| goals1 = (Polin, Sasson) Ryan McAllister (12) – 14:50

| goals2 = 53:36 – Logan Will (5) (Straky, Christy)
54:16 – GW – Tyler Coffey (12) (Laba, Andrews)
54:35 – PP – Hunter McKown (20) (Yoon, Cooley)

| official = Brandon Schmitt

| official2 = Nathan Wieler

| linesman = Dan Cohen

| linesman2 = Eric Frank

| stadium = Lawson Arena

| attendance = 3,218

| penalties1 = 6

| penalties2 = 17

| shots1 = 26

| shots2 = 25

}}

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| bg = #dddddd

| date = March 11, 2023

| time = 4:00 PM

| team1 = Western Michigan

| team2 = Colorado College

| score = 2–3 (OT)

| periods = (1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 0–1)

| reference = https://collegehockeyinc.com/box/final/20230311/cc_/wmu/m/

| goalie1 = Cameron Rowe

| goalie2 = Kaidan Mbereko

| progression = 1–0
1–1
1–2
2–2
2–3

| goals1 = (Sasson, Fiedler) Ryan McAllister (13) – 10:32
(McAllister, Galambos) Max Sasson (15) – 50:26

| goals2 = 10:46 – Noah Serdachny (3) (Cooley)
27:15 – Noah Laba (11) (McKown, Straky)
63:08 – GW – Matthew Gleason (4) (Cozzi, Will)

| official = Brandon Schmitt

| official2 = Nathan Wieler

| linesman = Dan Cohen

| linesman2 = Eric Frank

| stadium = Lawson Arena

| attendance = 3,557

| penalties1 = 6

| penalties2 = 6

| shots1 = 30

| shots2 = 31

}}

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| date = March 3, 2023

| time = 6:07 PM

| team1 = Omaha

| team2 = North Dakota

| score = 2–1

| periods = (0–0, 2–0, 0–1)

| reference = https://collegehockeyinc.com/box/final/20230310/ndk/uno/m/

| goalie1 = Simon Latkoczy

| goalie2 = Drew DeRidder

| progression = 1–0
2–0
2–1

| goals1 = (Pennington, Slipec) Jacob Guevin (4) – 24:29
(Guevin, Bohlsen) Davis Pennington (1) – GW – 27:00

| goals2 = 58:46 – EA – Riese Gaber (20) (Schmaltz, Jandric)

| official = Dan Dreger

| official2 = Ryan Hersey

| linesman = Sam Rankin

| linesman2 = Jeff Schultz

| stadium = Baxter Arena

| attendance = 6,510

| penalties1 = 19

| penalties2 = 10

| shots1 = 28

| shots2 = 41

}}

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| bg = #dddddd

| date = March 11, 2023

| time = 6:07 PM

| team1 = Omaha

| team2 = North Dakota

| score = 1–3

| periods = (0–0, 2–0, 0–1)

| reference = https://collegehockeyinc.com/box/final/20230311/ndk/uno/m/

| goalie1 = Simon Latkoczy

| goalie2 = Drew DeRidder

| progression = 0–1
1–1
1–2
1–3

| goals1 = (Guevin, Bremer) Joaquim Lemay (2) – PP – 12:24

| goals2 = 10:01 – Jackson Blake (16) (Jamernik, Gaber)
58:46 – GW PP – Tyler Kleven (7) (Jamernik, Gaber)
58:59 – EN – Dylan James (7) (Sidorski)

| official = Dan Dreger

| official2 = Ryan Hersey

| linesman = Sam Rankin

| linesman2 = Jeff Schultz

| stadium = Baxter Arena

| attendance = 7,348

| penalties1 = 10

| penalties2 = 14

| shots1 = 25

| shots2 = 22

}}

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| bg = #eeeeee

| date = March 12, 2023

| time = 5:07 PM

| team1 = Omaha

| team2 = North Dakota

| score = 2–5

| periods = (1–0, 1–2, 0–3)

| reference = https://collegehockeyinc.com/box/final/20230312/ndk/uno/m/

| goalie1 = Simon Latkoczy

| goalie2 = Drew DeRidder

| progression = 1–0
1–1
2–1
2–2
2–3
2–4
2–5

| goals1 = (Pennington, Berg) Jimmy Glynn (4) – 14:14
(Proctor, Krenzen) Cameron Berg (10) – 32:04

| goals2 = 22:36 – PP – Jake Schmaltz (5) (Hain)
58:46 – SH – Dylan James (8) (Caulfield)
54:46 – GW – Griffin Ness (7) (Sidorski, Albrecht)
56:11 – Tyler Kleven (8) (unassisted)
56:28 – Gavin Hain (11) (Caulfield)

| official = Dan Dreger

| official2 = Ryan Hersey

| linesman = Sam Rankin

| linesman2 = Jeff Schultz

| stadium = Baxter Arena

| attendance = 5,571

| penalties1 = 16

| penalties2 = 12

| shots1 = 14

| shots2 = 36

}}

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| bg = #eeeeee

| date = March 10, 2023

| time = 6:30 PM

| team1 = St. Cloud State

| team2 = Minnesota Duluth

| score = 3–1

| periods = (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

| reference = https://collegehockeyinc.com/box/final/20230310/mnd/stc/m/

| goalie1 = Dominic Basse

| goalie2 = Zach Stejskal

| progression = 1–0
1–1
2–1
3–1

| goals1 = (unassisted) Josh Luedtke (2) – 03:22
(Trejbal, Spellacy) Micah Miller (3) – GW – 38:11
(Bushy) Micah Miller (4) – EN – 58:33

| goals2 = 32:20 – PP – Dominic James (9) (Kaiser, Steeves)

| official = Joe Sullivan

| official2 = Timm Walsh

| linesman = Dana Penkivech

| linesman2 = Elliott Bucholz

| stadium = Herb Brooks National Hockey Center

| attendance = 2,620

| penalties1 = 6

| penalties2 = 9

| shots1 = 25

| shots2 = 25

}}

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| bg = #dddddd

| date = March 11, 2023

| time = 5:00 PM

| team1 = St. Cloud State

| team2 = Minnesota Duluth

| score = 1–5

| periods = (1–1, 0–3, 0–1)

| reference = https://collegehockeyinc.com/box/final/20230311/mnd/stc/m/

| goalie1 = Dominic Basse

| goalie2 = Zach Stejskal

| progression = 1–0
1–1
1–2
1–3
1–4
1–5

| goals1 = (Kupka, Spellacy) Micah Miller (5) – 07:08

| goals2 = 12:40 – Carter Loney (3) (Bettens, Olson)
23:00 – GW – Wyatt Kaiser (20) (Smith, Howard)
26:17 – Ben Steeves (21) (James)
26:33 – Dominic James (10) (Loheit, Kaiser)
57:59 – EN – Carter Loney (20) (Bettens, Olson)

| official = Joe Sullivan

| official2 = Timm Walsh

| linesman = Dana Penkivech

| linesman2 = Elliott Bucholz

| stadium = Herb Brooks National Hockey Center

| attendance = -

| penalties1 = 2

| penalties2 = 4

| shots1 = 35

| shots2 = 23

}}

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| bg = #eeeeee

| date = March 12, 2023

| time = 5:00 PM

| team1 = St. Cloud State

| team2 = Minnesota Duluth

| score = 3–1

| periods = (0–0, 3–1, 0–0)

| reference = https://collegehockeyinc.com/box/final/20230312/mnd/stc/m/

| goalie1 = Jaxon Castor

| goalie2 = Zach Stejskal

| progression = 0–1
1–1
2–1
3–1

| goals1 = (Miettinen, Salquist) Cooper Wylie (2) – 26:10
(Salquist) Adam Ingram (7) – GW – 26:24
(Ahcan, Kupka) Grant Cruikshank (21) – 32:03

| goals2 = 20:38 – PP – Luke Loheit (9) (James, Kaiser)

| official = Joe Sullivan

| official2 = Timm Walsh

| linesman = Dana Penkivech

| linesman2 = Elliott Bucholz

| stadium = Herb Brooks National Hockey Center

| attendance = -

| penalties1 = 2

| penalties2 = 2

| shots1 = 32

| shots2 = 37

}}

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| bg = #eeeeee

| date = March 17, 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.therinklive.com/mens-college/nchc/the-nchc-frozen-faceoff-is-set-heres-when-the-teams-will-play |title=The NCHC Frozen Faceoff is set, here's when the teams will play |website=therinklive.com |first=Mick |last=Hatten |date=March 13, 2023 |access-date=April 8, 2023}}

| time = 4:00 PM

| team1 = Denver

| team2 = Colorado College

| score = 0–1

| periods = (0–0, 0–1, 0–0)

| reference = https://collegehockeyinc.com/box/final/20230317/cc_/den/m/

| goalie1 = (out 49:28) Magnus Chrona
(in 49:28) Matt Davis

| goalie2 = Kaidan Mbereko

| progression = 0–1

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 33:22 – GW PP – Hunter McKown (21) (Andrews, Laba)

| official = Dan Dreger

| official2 = Brandon Schmitt

| linesman = Dana Penkivech

| linesman2 = Jeff Schultz

| stadium = Xcel Energy Center

| attendance = 10,242

| penalties1 = 8

| penalties2 = 8

| shots1 = 23

| shots2 = 26

}}

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| bg = #eeeeee

| date = March 17, 2023

| time = 7:30 PM

| team1 = St. Cloud State

| team2 = North Dakota

| score = 3–2 (OT)

| periods = (1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 1–0)

| reference = https://collegehockeyinc.com/box/final/20230317/ndk/stc/m/

| goalie1 = Jaxon Castor

| goalie2 = Drew DeRidder

| progression = 0–1
1–1
1–2
2–2
3–2

| goals1 = (Wylie, Cruikshank) Veeti Miettinen (11) – PP – 03:22
(Okabe, Miettinen) Jami Krannila (20) – 45:06
(Krannila, Miettinen) Zach Okabe (17) – GW – 65:45

| goals2 = 06:18 – PP – Ethan Frisch (9) (Schmaltz, Blake)
32:29 – Judd Caulfield (9) (Senden, Hain)

| official = Sterling Egan

| official2 = Nathan Wieler

| linesman = Justin Hills

| linesman2 = Erik Contino

| stadium = Xcel Energy Center

| attendance = 10,242

| penalties1 = 8

| penalties2 = 10

| shots1 = 21

| shots2 = 25

}}

{{IceHockeybox

| bg = #eeeeee

| date = March 18, 2023{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/tv/college-hockey/2023/03/18/colorado-college-st-cloud-state-stream-college-hockey-live |title=How to Watch NCHC Championship: Colorado College vs St. Cloud State in Men's College Hockey: Stream Live, TV Channel |website=SI.com |first=Adam |last=Childs |date=March 18, 2023 |access-date=April 8, 2023}}

| time = 7:30 PM

| team1 = St. Cloud State

| team2 = Colorado College

| score = 3–0

| periods = (1–0, 0–0, 2–0)

| reference = https://collegehockeyinc.com/box/final/20230318/cc_/stc/m/

| goalie1 = Jaxon Castor

| goalie2 = Kaidan Mbereko

| progression = 1–0
2–0
3–0

| goals1 = (Okabe) Jami Krannila (21) – GW – 14:54
(Miller) Grant Cruikshank (22) – 42:43
(Cruikshank) Kyler Kupka (10) – 46:40

| goals2 =

| official = Joe Sullivan

| official2 = Ryan Hersey

| linesman = John Grandt

| linesman2 = Tyler Liffrig

| stadium = Xcel Energy Center

| attendance = 6,877

| penalties1 = 6

| penalties2 = 2

| shots1 = 26

| shots2 = 17

}}

• F: Jami Krannila* (St. Cloud State)
• F: Zach Okabe (St. Cloud State)
• F: Hunter McKown (Colorado College)
• D: Bryan Yoon (Colorado College)
• D: Jack Peart (St. Cloud State)
• G: Jaxon Castor (St. Cloud State)

* Most Valuable Player(s){{cite web|url=https://www.uscho.com/2023/03/19/st-cloud-state-blanks-colorado-college-wins-second-nchc-playoff-championship/ |title=St. Cloud State blanks Colorado College, wins second NCHC playoff championship |website=uscho.com |date=March 19, 2023 |access-date=March 19, 2023}}

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