Thought I would take a deep look at the first three years of NCHC play, with some interesting stats on the performance of the teams.
Conference Games Record (2014-2016)
UND 50-19-3 (.720)
ST. CLOUD 43-24-5 (.630)
DENVER 40-26-6 (.600)
UMD 34-30-8 (.530)
OMAHA 33-32-7 (.510)
MIAMI 29-39-4 (.430)
WESTERN MICH 22-42-8 (.360)
CC 12-51-9 (.230)
Regular Season Titles
UND 2
SCSU 1
Conference Tournament Titles
SCSU 1
DENVER 1
MIAMI 1
Frozen Faceoff Appearances
UND 3
Denver 3
SCSU 2
MIAMI 2
UMD 1
WESTERN MICH 1
Frozen Faceoff Record
Miami 3-1 (.750)
SCSU 3-1 (.750)
Denver 3-2-1 (.580)
UMD 1-1-0 (.500)
UND 1-4-1 (.250)
Western Michigan 0-2-0 (.000)
NCAA Appearances
UND 3
Denver 3
SCSU 3
UMD 2
MIAMI 1
OMAHA 1
Successful Programs:
UND
Denver
St. Cloud
Moderate Success:
UMD
Omaha
Miami - arguably the biggest loser in this realignment for this program
Struggling:
Western Michigan
CC
Any thoughts from everyone on the NCHC since inception. I think Miami, CC, Western Michigan have to be wondering how great of a deal this was for them. CC was tail-spinning before this transition I suppose but Western and Miami have clearly struggled in the new conference. Makes you wonder if being the WCHA would be preferred. Look at how that worked for Mankato. I think what this proved is that you can't build a conference of all winners. Instead of everyone regressing to the mean with a bunch of .500 records, we've seen a similar situation to most conferences: a few dominant teams, a couple in the middle, and a few towards the bottom. Really amazing the conference records that UND, Denver, and SCSU have. Although you can point to the Conference tournament as a sign of more parity.
Conference Games Record (2014-2016)
UND 50-19-3 (.720)
ST. CLOUD 43-24-5 (.630)
DENVER 40-26-6 (.600)
UMD 34-30-8 (.530)
OMAHA 33-32-7 (.510)
MIAMI 29-39-4 (.430)
WESTERN MICH 22-42-8 (.360)
CC 12-51-9 (.230)
Regular Season Titles
UND 2
SCSU 1
Conference Tournament Titles
SCSU 1
DENVER 1
MIAMI 1
Frozen Faceoff Appearances
UND 3
Denver 3
SCSU 2
MIAMI 2
UMD 1
WESTERN MICH 1
Frozen Faceoff Record
Miami 3-1 (.750)
SCSU 3-1 (.750)
Denver 3-2-1 (.580)
UMD 1-1-0 (.500)
UND 1-4-1 (.250)
Western Michigan 0-2-0 (.000)
NCAA Appearances
UND 3
Denver 3
SCSU 3
UMD 2
MIAMI 1
OMAHA 1
Successful Programs:
UND
Denver
St. Cloud
Moderate Success:
UMD
Omaha
Miami - arguably the biggest loser in this realignment for this program
Struggling:
Western Michigan
CC
Any thoughts from everyone on the NCHC since inception. I think Miami, CC, Western Michigan have to be wondering how great of a deal this was for them. CC was tail-spinning before this transition I suppose but Western and Miami have clearly struggled in the new conference. Makes you wonder if being the WCHA would be preferred. Look at how that worked for Mankato. I think what this proved is that you can't build a conference of all winners. Instead of everyone regressing to the mean with a bunch of .500 records, we've seen a similar situation to most conferences: a few dominant teams, a couple in the middle, and a few towards the bottom. Really amazing the conference records that UND, Denver, and SCSU have. Although you can point to the Conference tournament as a sign of more parity.