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IMPORTANT LINKS
Frozen Four History: http://collegehockeyinc.com/frozen-four.php NCAA Record Book: http://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics/2018-19-mens-ice-hockey-records Bracket (.pdf): http://collegehockeyinc.com/articles/2019/03/ncaa-bracket.pdf TV Schedule: http://collegehockeyinc.com/tv-schedule.php Statistical Comparison: http://collegehockeyinc.com/2019-ncaa-tournament-teams.php Sortable National Statistics: http://collegehockeyinc.com/stats/filters19.php Pronunciation Guide (.pdf): https://www.dropbox.com/s/u49mnb3zg2qm3iv/2018-19_Pronunciations_NCAAs.pdf?dl=0 Team Rosters, Statistics & Results: http://collegehockeyinc.com/teams-and-conferences.php
ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS ENTERING TOURNAMENT
Points: Power-Play Goals: Mason Jobst, Ohio State – 164 Mason Jobst, Ohio State – 28 Robby Jackson, St. Cloud State – 121 Scott Conway, Providence – 24 Patrick Newell, St. Cloud State – 120 Chase Priskie, Quinnipiac – 24 Marc Michaelis, Minnesota State – 117 Jimmy Schuldt, St. Cloud State – 117 Shorthanded Goals: Adam Fox, Harvard – 116 Marc Michaelis, Minnesota State – 7 Chase Priskie, Quinnipiac – 116 Robby Jackson, St Cloud State – 6 Tanner Laczynski, Ohio State – 109 Mason Jobst, Ohio State – 5 Jacob Pritchard, Massachusetts – 108 Brandon Hawkins, Northeastern – 107 Games Played: Jarid Lukosevicius, Denver – 104 Jarid Lukosevicius, Denver – 155 Nico Sturm, Clarkson – 103 Jimmy Schuldt, St. Cloud State – 155 Josh Wilkins, Providence – 102 Colin Staub, Denver – 155 Bobby Nardella, Notre Dame – 101 Eric Williams, Northeastern – 155 Dakota Joshua, Ohio State – 100 Lincoln Griffin, Northeastern – 153 Scott Davidson, Quinnipiac – 152 Goals: Chase Priskie, Quinnipiac – 152 Mason Jobst, Ohio State – 69 Jarid Lukosevicius, Denver – 61 Most Consecutive Games Played (Active): Robby Jackson, St. Cloud State – 52 Jimmy Schuldt, St. Cloud State – 155 Marc Michaelis, Minnesota State – 51 Eric Williams, Northeastern – 155 Scott Conway, Providence – 49 Colin Staub, Denver – 147
Assists: Overtime Goals: Mason Jobst, Ohio State – 95 Nick Swaney, Minnesota Duluth – 3 Adam Fox, Harvard – 94 Jarid Lukosevicius, Denver – 3 Patrick Newell, St. Cloud State – 82 Jimmy Schuldt, St. Cloud State – 79 Hat Tricks Bobby Nardella, Notre Dame – 78 Cal Burke, Notre Dame – 2 Max Coatta, Minnesota State – 2 Game-Winning Goals: Liam Finlay, Denver – 2 Jarid Lukosevicius, Denver – 20 Jarid Lukosevicius, Denver – 2 Brandon Hawkins, Northeastern – 12 Marc Michaelis, Minnesota State – 2 Peter Krieger, Minnesota Duluth – 12 25 other players have 1 career hat trick Tanner Laczynski, Ohio State – 10 Josh Wilkins, Providence – 10 2019 NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES
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Saves: Goals-Against Average: Jake Kielly, Clarkson – 2,782 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State – 1.66 Hayden Hawkey, Providence – 2,691 Matthew Galajda, Cornell – 1.68 Joey Daccord, Arizona State – 2,482 Tommy Nappier, Ohio State – 1.79 Cale Morris, Notre Dame – 2,170 Devin Cooley, Denver – 1.87 Ryan Ruck, Northeastern – 2,014 Hunter Shepard, Minnesota Duluth – 1.90 Cayden Primeau, Northeastern – 1.96 Wins: Andrew Shortridge, Quinnipiac – 1.98 Hayden Hawkey, Providence – 70 Jake Kielly, Clarkson – 64 Shutouts: Hunter Shepard, Minnesota Duluth – 50 Jake Kielly, Clarkson – 16 Cale Morris, Notre Dame – 45 Hayden Hawkey, Providence – 15 Cayden Primeau, Northeastern – 44 Matthew Galajda, Cornell – 14 Ryan Ruck, Northeastern – 44 Hunter Shepard, Minnesota Duluth – 14 Andrew Shortridge, Quinnipiac – 10 Save Percentage: Cayden Primeau, Northeastern – 8 Tommy Nappier, Ohio State –.939 Cale Morris, Notre Dame – 8 Cale Morris, Notre Dame – .938 Joey Daccord, Arizona State – 8 Devin Cooley, Denver – .934 Cayden Primeau, Northeastern – .934 Dryden McKay, Minnesota State – .931 Matthew Galajda, Cornell – .930
ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS IN NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES
Scoring: Jarid Lukosevicius, Denver 9 GP 7-1—8 Cam Morrison, N. Dame 7 GP 3-3—6 Tanner Laczynski, Ohio State 4 GP 2-3—5 Michael Davies, Denver 6 GP 0-5—5 Dylan Malmquist, N. Dame 8 GP 2-2—4 Colin Staub, Denver 9 GP 2-2—4 Adam Fox, Harvard 3 GP 1-3—4 Riley Tufte, Minn. Duluth 8 GP 1-3—4 Ian Mitchell, Denver 2 GP 0-4—4 Liam Finlay, Denver 6 GP 0-4—4
Goaltending: Hunter Shepard, Minn. Duluth 4 GP 4-0 241:25 68 svs. 5 GA 1.24 .932 Cale Morris, Notre Dame 4 GP 3-1 254:56 113 svs. 9 GA 2.12 .926 Sean Romeo, Ohio State 3 GP 2-1 177:04 79 svs. 5 GA 1.69 .940 Hayden Hawkey, Providence 3 GP 1-2 177:53 67 svs. 4 GA 1.35 .944 Jake Kielly, Clarkson 1 GP 0-1 58:30 26 svs. 1 GA 1.03 .963 David Hrenak, St. Cloud State 1 GP 0-1 59:23 22 svs. 2 GA 2.02 .917 Matthew Galajda, Cornell 1 GP 0-1 58:57 21 svs. 2 GA 2.04 .913 Cayden Primeau, Northeastern 1 GP 0-1 58:54 29 svs. 3 GA 3.06 .906 Ryan Ruck, Northeastern 1 GP 0-1 60:00 30 svs. 6 GA 6.00 .833
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Most NCAA Tournament Appearances: Michigan, Minnesota – 37 Boston University – 36 Boston College – 35 North Dakota – 32 Denver – 29 Michigan State – 27 Harvard, Wisconsin – 25 Clarkson, Cornell, New Hampshire – 22
Other 2019 Tournament teams: Providence – 15 St. Cloud State – 14 Minnesota Duluth – 13 Notre Dame – 11 Bowling Green – 10 Ohio State – 9 Northeastern – 7 Minnesota State, Quinnipiac – 6 Massachusetts – 2 American International, Arizona State – 1
Longest Active NCAA Appearance Streaks: Denver – 12 Providence – 6 Minnesota Duluth – 5 Notre Dame – 4 Cornell, Ohio State – 3 Clarkson, Minnesota State, Northeastern, St. Cloud State – 2
Most Appearances, Last 10 Years: Denver – 10 North Dakota – 8 Boston College, Minnesota Duluth, Notre Dame, St. Cloud State – 7 Providence – 6
Most Appearances, Last 5 Years: Denver, Minnesota Duluth, Providence – 5 Boston University, Harvard, Notre Dame, St. Cloud State – 4
Most Championships: Michigan – 9 Denver, North Dakota – 8 Wisconsin – 6 Boston College, Boston University, Minnesota – 5 Lake Superior State, Michigan State, Michigan Tech – 3 Colorado College, Cornell, Maine, Minnesota Duluth, Rensselaer – 2 Bowling Green, Harvard, Northern Michigan, Providence, Union, Yale – 1
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Most Consecutive 20-Win Seasons 18 – Denver 7 – Minnesota State 6 – Providence 5 – Bowling Green
Longest Stretch Since Last Appearance: Bowling Green – 1990 Massachusetts – 2007 Quinnipiac – 2016 American International, Arizona State – First appearance Six teams in the field – those five plus Harvard – were not in the tournament last year
NCAA Appearances by 2019 Tournament Coaches Appearances with current school unless noted 16 – Jeff Jackson, Notre Dame (6, including 2 titles, with Lake Superior State) 12 – Mike Schafer, Cornell 9 – Scott Sandelin, Minnesota Duluth (2 titles) 7 – Nate Leaman, Providence (1 title) 6 – Ted Donato, Harvard 6 – Rand Pecknold, Quinnipiac 5 – Mike Hastings, Minnesota State 3 – Jim Madigan, Northeastern 3 – Steve Rohlik, Ohio State 2 – Casey Jones, Clarkson 1 – Chris Bergeron, Bowling Green 1 – David Carle, Denver 1 – Greg Carvel, Massachusetts 1 – Eric Lang, American International 1 – Brett Larson, St. Cloud State 1 – Greg Powers, Arizona State
Coaches Who Won NCAA Titles as Players Steve Rohlik, Ohio State (1990, Wisconsin) Ted Donato, Harvard (1989, Harvard)
Coaches Coaching their Alma Mater: David Carle, Denver Greg Carvel, Massachusetts (master’s) Ted Donato, Harvard Eric Lang, American International Jim Madigan, Northeastern Greg Powers, Arizona State Mike Schafer, Cornell
Tournament Most Outstanding Players 37 former winners have gone on to play in the NHL, including 2018-19 NHLers Thomas Vanek (Minnesota, 2003), Justin Abdelkader (Michigan State, 2007), J.T. Brown (Minnesota Duluth, 2011), Shayne Gostisbehere (Union, 2014); Jon Gillies (Providence, 2015); Drake Caggiula (North Dakota, 2016); and Karson Kuhlman (Minnesota Duluth, 2018).
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TEAMS BY THE NUMBERS
2018-19 Records vs. Other NCAA Tournament Teams 6-2-1 – Clarkson 3-1-1 – Bowling Green 6-3-1 – Quinnipiac 6-3-1 – Ohio State 5-3-0 – St. Cloud State 6-4-0 – Massachusetts 5-3-2 – Cornell 8-6-0 – Minnesota Duluth 3-4-1 – Providence 4-6-0 – Harvard 3-5-1 – Denver 3-6-1 – Arizona State 2-3-0 – Northeastern 2-5-0 – Notre Dame 1-3-1 – Minnesota State 0-6-0 – American International
Last 10 Games Since Christmas 9-1-0 – Minnesota State 18-3-2 – Minnesota State 9-1-0 – Northeastern 17-4-1 – St. Cloud State 9-1-0 – St. Cloud State 17-4-2 – Clarkson 7-1-2 – Clarkson 17-7-0 – Northeastern 6-2-2 – Bowling Green 14-5-4 – Cornell 7-3-0 – Harvard 14-6-1 – Harvard 7-3-0 – Massachusetts 15-7-0 – Minnesota Duluth 7-3-0 – Minnesota Duluth 14-7-0 – Massachusetts 7-3-0 – Notre Dame 14-7-3 – Denver 6-3-1 – Denver 11-6-2 – Ohio State 6-3-1 – Providence 11-6-2 – Quinnipiac 6-4-0 – American International 13-7-3 – Providence 5-4-1 – Cornell 15-9-0 – American International 5-4-1 – Quinnipiac 12-7-2 – Bowling Green 5-5-0 – Arizona State 11-8-2 – Notre Dame 4-5-1 – Ohio State 7-6-1 – Arizona State
Active Unbeaten Streaks 9 – Clarkson (7-0-2) 7 – Minnesota State (7-0-0) 6 – Northeastern (6-0-0) 4 – Minnesota Duluth (4-0-0) 4 – Notre Dame (4-0-0) 3 – American International (3-0-0)
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Highest scoring pairs of teammates 91 points – Cale Makar/Jacob Pritchard, Massachusetts 88 – Patrick Newell/Blake Lizotte, St. Cloud State 84 – Nico Sturm/Haralds Egle, Clarkson 82 – Max Johnson/Brandon Kruse, Bowling Green 81 – Odeen Tufto/Chase Priskie, Quinnipiac 80 – Marc Michaelis/Parker Tuomie, Minnesota State
40 goals – Patrick Newell/Robby Jackson, St. Cloud State 36 – Max Johnson/Connor Ford, Bowling Green 35 – Johnny Walker/Brinson Pasichnuk or Dylan Hollman, Arizona State 34 – Tobias Fladeby/Blake Christensen, American International
Highest scoring trios of teammates 132 – Cale Makar/Jacob Pritchard/Mitchell Chaffee, Massachusetts 128 – Patrick Newell/Blake Lizotte/Robby Jackson, St. Cloud State 116 – Max Johnson/Brandon Kruse/Connor Ford, Bowling Green 112 – Nico Sturm/Haralds Egle/Devin Brosseau, Clarkson 109 – Marc Michaelis/Parker Tuomie/Charlie Gerard, Minnesota State 109 – Odeen Tufto/Chase Priskie/Craig Martin, Quinnipiac
54 goals – Patrick Newell/Blake Lizotte/Robby Jackson, St. Cloud State 49 – Max Johnson/Connor Ford/Lukas Craggs, Bowling Green 48 – Mitchell Chaffee/Jacob Pritchard/Cale Makar, Massachusetts 47 – Johnny Walker/Brinson Pasichnuk/Dylan Hollman, Arizona State
Teams with the most: 10+ Goal Scorers: 7 – St. Cloud State 20+ Goal Scorers: 1 – Arizona State 20+ Point Players: 10 – Quinnipiac, St. Cloud State 30+ Point Players: 6 – St. Cloud State 40+ Point Players: 3 – Massachusetts, St. Cloud State
Biggest Win Improvement Since Last Season +13 – Arizona State +11 – Massachusetts +9 – Quinnipiac +7 – American International
Biggest Point Improvement from 2017-18 Biggest Goal Improvement from 2017-18 25 – Cale Makar, Massachusetts 15 – Patrick Newell, St. Cloud State 25 – Jacob Pritchard, Massachusetts 13 – Haralds Egle, Clarkson 24 – Charlie Gerard, Minnesota State 10 – Liam Finlay, Denver 23 – Blake Christensen, American International 10 – Cale Makar, Massachusetts 23 – Haralds Egle, Clarkson 10 – Justin Richards, Minnesota Duluth
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Most seniors: Most freshmen: 9 – St. Cloud State 13 – Quinnipiac 8 – Ohio State 10 – American International, Denver
Fewest seniors: Fewest freshmen 3 – American International, Clarkson, Denver, 5 – Ohio State Massachusetts, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State Most freshmen and sophomores: Most juniors and seniors: 19 – American International, Denver, Massachusetts 16 – Ohio State
Top-scoring senior classes: 139 points – St. Cloud State (55g-84a) 118 – Ohio State (52g-66a) 118 – Northeastern (47g-71a) 108 – Quinnipiac (38g-70a) 86 – Notre Dame (27g-59a)
Top-scoring freshman classes: 120 points – Quinnipiac (51g-69a) 103 – Denver (33g-70a) 93 – Harvard (29g-64a) 90 – St. Cloud State (28g-62a) 89 – Massachusetts (37g-52a)
Top-scoring defense corps: 147 points – Quinnipiac (38g-109a) 120 – St. Cloud State (25g-95a) 119 – Massachusetts (38g-81a) 117 – Harvard (32g-85a) 104 – Minnesota Duluth (21g-83a)
Brothers in the NCAA Tournament: Cal and Cam Burke (Notre Dame) Noah and Jackson Cates (Minnesota Duluth) Lukas and Sam Craggs (Bowling Green) Anthony and Marc Del Gaizo (Massachusetts) Charlie (Minnesota State) and Freddy (Ohio State) Gerard Brinson and Steenn Pasichnuk (Arizona State) Jack, Nick and Ryan Poehling (St. Cloud State) Alex and Matt Steeves (Notre Dame)
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GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN 15 countries, including 30 states (plus Washington, D.C.) and 8 Canadian provinces, are represented on NCAA Tournament rosters.
By State 68 players – Minnesota 32 – Illinois, Massachusetts 25 – Michigan 19 – California 17 – Ohio 13 – New Jersey 10 – Colorado, Wisconsin 8 – Connecticut, Florida, Missouri, New York 6 – New Hampshire, North Dakota 5 – Alaska, Pennsylvania 3 – Arizona, North Carolina, Rhode Island 2 – Georgia, Indiana 1 – District of Columbia, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia
By Province 39 – Ontario 21 – Alberta 20 – British Columbia 12 – Quebec 5 – Nova Scotia 3 – Manitoba, Saskatchewan 1 – New Brunswick
By Country 302 – United States (71%) 104 – Canada (24%) 10 – Sweden 6 – Finland 5 – Latvia 4 – Germany 2 – Czech Republic, Norway, Slovakia, Ukraine 1 – China, England, Netherlands, Russia, Slovenia
Most Americans: 25, Northeastern Most Canadians: 17, Cornell Most Europeans: 11, American International Most Countries on Roster: 9, American International Most States on Roster: 13, Providence Most Provinces on Roster: 7, Cornell
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IN THE NHL
312 former NCAA players have appeared in an NHL game this season (32% of NHL; through games of March 26) Full list: http://collegehockeyinc.com/2018-19-alums-nhl.php
Most NCAA Alumni in the NHL, by Season 314 – 2016-17 312 (and counting) – 2018-19 (through March 26) 310 – 2017-18 305 – 2013-14
48 schools have had an alum in the NHL this season
Colleges producing the most NHLers, 2018-19: Minnesota – 22 Boston College, North Dakota – 21 Michigan – 20 Boston University – 19 Wisconsin – 15 Denver, Minnesota Duluth – 13
14 of the 16 schools in the tournament have had an alum in the NHL this season (American International and Arizona State are the exceptions). Those not listed above: Notre Dame, St. Cloud State – 10 Northeastern – 8 Massachusetts, Ohio State – 7 Harvard, Providence – 6 Minnesota State – 5 Cornell, Quinnipiac – 3 Bowling Green, Clarkson – 2
NHL Teammates Whose Alma Maters Meet in the First Round: Anaheim: Ryan Kesler (Ohio State) and Troy Terry (Denver) Boston: Noel Acciari (Providence) and David Backes (Minnesota State) Los Angeles: Alex Iafallo (Minnesota Duluth) and Sean Walker (Bowling Green) NY Islanders: Tanner Fritz (Ohio State) and Scott Mayfield (Denver)
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FORMER NCAA PLAYERS IN THE NHL THIS YEAR
By years in school (69% played at least three years) Four years – 105 Three years – 111 Two years – 64 One year – 32
By position: 178 forwards 108 defensemen 26 goaltenders
By NHL Draft status: 104 were first- or second-round picks 113 were third- through ninth-round picks 89 were undrafted free agents (54% of all undrafted NHLers)
By nationality: 221 Americans 80 Canadians 11 Europeans
FUTURE NHLers
Nearly 200 NHL Draft played college hockey this season. 70 are in the NCAA Tournament, including four of the 13 first- round picks in college this year: Cale Makar, Massachusetts (4th, Colorado) Jay O’Brien, Providence (19th, Philadelphia) Ryan Poehling, St. Cloud State (25th, Montreal) Riley Tufte, Minnesota Duluth (25th, Dallas)
31 draft-eligible players are in the NCAA Tournament
14 of 16 NCAA Tournament teams have at least one NHL Draft pick on their roster (exceptions: American International and Minnesota State). Draft picks per team: Providence – 9 Notre Dame – 8 Minnesota Duluth – 7 Denver, Harvard, Northeastern – 6 Cornell, Ohio State – 5 Quinnipiac, St. Cloud State – 4 Bowling Green, Massachusetts – 3 Arizona State, Clarkson – 2
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30 NHL teams have prospects in the NCAA Tournament (Exception: Boston). By team: Tampa Bay, Vegas – 5 Colorado, Edmonton, Montreal – 4 Carolina, Chicago, Florida, Minnesota, New Jersey, NY Islanders, Philadelphia, San Jose – 3 Calgary, Columbus, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville, Toronto, Vancouver – 2 Anaheim, Arizona, Buffalo, Dallas, NY Rangers, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Washington, Winnipeg – 1
Sons of NHLers in the NCAA Tournament: Jack Donato, Harvard (son of Ted) Jack Drury, Harvard (son of Ted) Miguel Fidler, Ohio State (son of Mike) Austin Lemieux, Arizona State (son of Mario) John Carter MacLean, Clarkson (son of John) Connor Mackey, Minnesota State (son of Dave) Tyler Madden, Northeastern (son of John) Dryden McKay, Minnesota State (son of Ross) Tyson McLellan, Denver (son of Todd) Jacob Pivonka, Notre Dame (son of Michal) Cayden Primeau, Northeastern (son of Keith) Justin Richards, Minnesota Duluth (son of Todd) Jordan Schneider, Clarkson (son of Mathieu) Eetu Selanne, Northeastern (son of Teemu) Riley Simpson, Arizona State (son of Craig) Riese Zmolek, Minnesota State (son of Doug)
Players in the NCAA Tournament with brothers who have played in the NHL: Mikey Anderson, Minnesota Duluth (Joey) Easton Brodzinski, St. Cloud State (Jonny) Jack Donato, Harvard (Ryan) Colton Kerfoot, Harvard (Alexander) Sam McCormick, Ohio State (Max) Matt Miller, Ohio State (J.T.) Riley Simpson, Arizona State (Dillon)
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