Alex Bump (Prior Lake/Western Michigan), Jake Fisher (Woodbury/Denver) and Mike Koster (Chaska/Minnesota) are among the 60 Minnesota-born players competing int he NCAA Tournament.State of Hockey has 60 players competing in NCAA Tournament
Minnesota leads the way with 60 players n NCAA teams vying for a national title beginning Thursday in four different regions. Two Minnesota teams will battle it out with the Gophers taking on UMASS and Minnesota State taking on Western Michigan. Both games ar in Fargo at Scheel’s Arena. The Mavericks will take on the Broncos at 4 p.m. and the Gophers will battle the Minutemen at 7:30 p.m.
The Gophers are making their record 42nd NCAA appearance. Michigan is second with 41. Minnesota has five NCAA titles. Denver leads with 10, including two of the last three.
Below is a breakdown of the players in the NCAA Tournament, courtesy of College Hockey Inc.
GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN
Thirteen countries are represented on 2025 NCAA Tournament rosters, including players from 30 states and nine Canadian provinces.
Players By State
60 – Minnesota
35 – New York
29 – Massachusetts
27 – Michigan
23 – Illinois
22 – California
16 — Pennsylvania
13 – New Jersey
10 – Wisconsin
9 – Connecticut
8 – Colorado, Florida
5 – Georgia, New Hampshire
4 – Ohio, Texas
3 – Arizona, Missouri, North Dakota, Virginia
2 – Alaska, Indiana, Maryland, Rhode Island
1 – Iowa, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington
Players By Province/Territory
26 – British Columbia, Ontario
19 – Alberta
8 – Quebec
3 – New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
2 – Newfoundland
1 – Manitoba
By Country
304 – United States (70%)
92 – Canada (21%)
13 – Sweden
8 – Finland
5 – Slovakia
4 – Russia
3 – Czechia, Latvia
1 – Germany, Norway, Scotland, Slovenia, Ukraine
Most Americans: 24, Boston College/Western Michigan
Most Canadians: 12, Bentley
Most non-North Americans: 5, UMass
Most Countries on Roster: 7, UMass (Canada, Czechia, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, United States)
Most States on Roster: 15, Ohio State
Most Canadian Provinces/Territories on Roster: 5, Bentley/Cornell/Maine/Providence
Minnesota-Born Players in NCAA Tournament (Information provided by Let’s Play Hockey)
(*Isaac Howard and Remington Keopple were born in nearby western Wisconsin and played at least some high school hockey Minnesota)
| Boston College Eagles | Pos/YR/# | Hometown | High School | GP/G/A/PTS | ||||
| Jake Sondreal | F/Fr./#26 | Woodbury | Cretin-Derham Hall | 34-2-4-6 | ||||
| Will Skahan | D/Fr./#26 | Woodbury | USNTDP | 28-2-5-7 | ||||
| Will Traeger | F/Jr./#23 | Mendota Heights | Shattuck-St. Mary’s | 4-0-0-0 | ||||
| Bentley Falcons | ||||||||
| Jack Erickson | G/Fr/#1 | White Bear Lake | Hill-Murray | NA | ||||
| Garrett Horsager | F/SO./#25 | Rosemount | Rosemount | 37-0-9-9 | ||||
| Providence Friars | ||||||||
| Carl Fish | D/Gr./#26 | St. Paul | St. Paul Johnson | 9-0-0-0 | ||||
| Connor Kelley | D/Gr./#25 | Maple Grove | Maple Grove | 36-1-3-4 | ||||
| Denver Pioneers | ||||||||
| Eric Pohlkamp | D/So./#23 | Baxter | Brainerd | 41-10-23-33 | ||||
| Alec Whipple | D/Fr./#6 | Excelsior | Minnetonka | 4-0-0-0 | ||||
| Hagen Burrows | F/Fr./#13 | Orono | Minnetonka | 37-1-8-9 | ||||
| Jared Wright | F/Jr./#18 | Burnsville | St. Thomas Academy | 41-8-8-16 | ||||
| Jake Fisher | F/Fr./#19 | Woodbury | Cretin-Derham Hall | 39-8-7-15 | ||||
| Western Michigan Broncos | ||||||||
| Grady Gallatin | D/Fr./#2 | White Bear Lake | White Bear Lake | 0-0-0-0 | ||||
| Zach Bade | F/Fr./#9 | Inver Grove Heights | Rosemount | 2-0-0-0 | ||||
| Alex Bump | F/So./#20 | Prior Lake | Prior Lake | 38-23-23-46 | ||||
| Grant Slukynsky | F/So./#13 | Warroad | Warroad | 38-9-26-35 | ||||
| Hampton Slukynsky | G/Fr./#30 | Warroad | Warroad | 21/1291:47/15-5-1/2.04/.918 | ||||
| Minnesota State Mavericks | ||||||||
| Campbell Cichosz | D/Jr./#8 | Albert Lea | Albert Lea | 34-1-7-8 | ||||
| Jakob Stender | D/So./#18 | Alexandria | Alexandria | 36-3-2-5 | ||||
| Kaden Bohlsen | F/Sr./#26 | Willmar | Shattuck-St. Mary’s | 27-11-5-16 | ||||
| Adam Eisele | F/Jr./#15 | Lake Elmo | Stillwater | 36-13-13-26 | ||||
| Tyler Haskins | F/Jr./#11 | Rochester | Chicago Mission | 7-0-0-0 | ||||
| Will Hillman | F/Sr./#19 | Blaine | Blaine | 38-3-6-9 | ||||
| Kade Nielsen | F/So./#14 | Burnsville | Burnsville | 4-0-0-0 | ||||
| Sam Rice | F/Fr./#27 | Prior Lake | Prior Lake | NA | ||||
| Matthew Syverson | G/So./#31 | Apple Valley | Academy of Holy Angels | NA | ||||
| Mason Wheeler | D/Jr./#5 | Rosemount | Rosemount | 38-0-6-6 | ||||
| Evan Murr | D/So./#10 | Stillwater | Stillwater | 38-7-19-26 | ||||
| Rhett Pitlick | F/Sr./#72 | Plymouth | Chaska | 38-13-27-40 | ||||
| Minnesota Gophers | ||||||||
| Sam Rinzel | D/So./#2 | Chanhassen | Chaska | 39-10-21-31 | ||||
| John Whipple | D/Fr./#3 | Minnetonka | Shattuck-St. Mary’s | 29-0-3-3 | ||||
| Mike Koster | D/Gr./#4 | Chaska | Chaska | 39-4-15-19 | ||||
| Aaron Huglen | F/Sr./#7 | Roseau | Roseau | 38-5-14-19 | ||||
| August Falloon | F/Fr./#9 | St. Cloud | St. Cloud | 22-2-3-5 | ||||
| Connor Kurth | F/Jr./#10 | Lindstrom | Gentry Academy | 39-17-21-38 | ||||
| Oliver Moore | F/So./#11 | Mounds View | Totino-Grace | 37-12-20-32 | ||||
| Beckett Hendrickson | F/Fr./#14 | Minnetonka | Minnetonka | 38-3-9-12 | ||||
| Max Rud | D/So./#15 | St. Cloud | St. Cloud | NA | ||||
| Brody Lamb | F/Jr./#17 | Byron | Dodge County | 38-16-9-25 | ||||
| Mason Nevers | F/Gr./#18 | Edina | Edina | 32-6-3-9 | ||||
| John Mittelstadt | F/Jr./#19 | Eden Prairie | Eden Prairie | 34-3-5-8 | ||||
| Luke Mittelstadt | D/Jr./#20 | Eden Prairie | Eden Prairie | 39-2-16-18 | ||||
| Cal Thomas | D/Jr./#22 | Maple Grove | Maple Grove | 26-1-8-9 | ||||
| Jimmy Clark | F/So./#23 | Edina | Edina | 38-5-16-21 | ||||
| Nick Michel | F/Gr./#27 | Waconia | Holy Family | 10-1-3-4 | ||||
| Zach Wiese | G/Jr./#30 | Owatonna | Owatonna | NA | ||||
| Axel Begley | D/So./#33 | Mahtomedi | Hill-Murray | 15-0-0-0 | ||||
| Leo Gruba | D/Fr./#55 | Lake Elmo | Hill-Murray | 39-1-2-3 | ||||
| Ryan Chesley | D/Jr./#71 | Mahtomedi | Shattuck-St. Mary’s | 39-8-12-20 | ||||
| Brodie Ziemer | F/Fr./#74 | Chaska | Shattuck-St. Mary’s | 37-12-11-23 | ||||
| Jimmy Snuggerud | F/Jr./#81 | Chaska | Chaska | 39-22-27-49 | ||||
| UMASS Minutemen | ||||||||
| Finn Loftus | D/Fr./#7 | Blaine | Blaine | 30-0-1-1 | ||||
| Maine Black Bears | ||||||||
| Sully Scholle | F/So./#14 | Chaska | Chaska | 37-3-13-16 | ||||
| Michigan State Spartans | ||||||||
| Charlie Stramel | F/Jr./#15 | Rosemount | Rosemount | 36-9-17-26 | ||||
| Kaden Nelson | F/Fr./#17 | Duluth | Grand Rapids | NA | ||||
| Isaac Howard | F/Jr./#22 | Hudson (WI) | Shattuck-St. Mary’s | 36-26-25-51 | ||||
| Gavin O’Connell | F/So./#29 | Wayzata | Wayzata | 26-5-6-11 | ||||
| Cornell Big Red | ||||||||
| Remington Keopple | G/Jr/#33 | New Richmond (WI) | Hill-Murray | 5/2:09:37/2-0-0/0.86/.958 | ||||
| Boston Terriers | ||||||||
| Brehdad Engum | F/Gr./#10 | Burnsville | Burnsville | 30-0-2-2 | ||||
| Jack Harvey | F/So./#12 | Stacy | Gentry Academy | 36-9-15-24 | ||||
| Ohio State Buckeyes | ||||||||
| Dylan Godbout | F/Fr./#26 | Woodbury | Hill-Murray | 14-0-1-1 | ||||
Most All-Time NCAA Tournament Appearances (from College Hockey Inc.):
Minnesota – 42
Michigan – 41
Boston University – 40 Boston College – 38 North Dakota – 35 Denver – 33
Michigan State – 29
Harvard, Wisconsin – 27
Cornell – 25
Other 2025 NCAA Tournament teams:
Maine – 20
Providence – 16
Ohio State, Quinnipiac – 11
Minnesota State, Western Michigan – 10
UMass – 6
Penn State – 4
Bentley, UConn – 1
Longest Active NCAA Appearance Streaks:
Quinnipiac – 6
Minnesota – 5
Denver, Western Michigan – 4
Boston University, Cornell – 3
Most Championships:
Denver – 10
Michigan – 9
North Dakota – 8 Wisconsin – 6
Boston College, Boston University, Minnesota – 5
Lake Superior State, Michigan State, Michigan Tech, Minnesota Duluth – 3 Colorado College, Cornell, Maine, Rensselaer – 2
Bowling Green, Harvard, Massachusetts, Northern Michigan, Providence, Quinnipiac, Union, Yale – 1
Most Recent Appearance for 2025 NCAA Tournament Qualifiers:
BC, BU, Cornell, Denver, Maine, UMass, Michigan State, Minnesota, Quinnipiac, Western Michigan – 2024
Minnesota State, Ohio State, Penn State – 2023
Providence – 2019
Bentley, UConn – first appearance
NCAA Appearances by 2025 Tournament Coaches
All appearances with current school unless noted
15 – Mike Schafer, Cornell
13 – Bob Motzko, Minnesota (8 with St. Cloud State)
11 – Rand Pecknold, Quinnipiac
8 – Nate Leaman, Providence (1 with Union)
6 – Guy Gadowsky, Princeton (2 with Princeton)
5 – David Carle, Denver
5 – Greg Carvel, UMass
5 – Steve Rohlik, Ohio State
4 – Pat Ferschweiler, Western Michigan
3 – Jay Pandolfo, Boston University
2 – Ben Barr, Maine
2 – Greg Brown, Boston College
2 – Adam Nightingale, Michigan State
1st – Mike Cavanaugh, UConn
1st – Andy Jones, Bentley
1st – Luke Strand, Minnesota State
NCAA Titles by 2025 Tournament Coaches
2 – David Carle, Denver (2022, 2024)
1 – Greg Carvel, UMass (2021)
1 – Nate Leaman, Providence (2015)
1 – Rand Pecknold, Quinnipiac (2023)
2025 Tournament Coaches Coaching their Alma Mater:
Greg Brown, Boston College
David Carle, Denver
Pat Ferschweiler, Western Michigan
Adam Nightingale, Michigan State
Jay Pandolfo, Boston University Mike Schafer, Cornell
Tournament Most Outstanding Players
Thirty-seven winners of this award have gone on to play in the NHL, including 2024-25 NHLers Shayne Gostisbehere (Union, 2014), Drake Caggiula (North Dakota, 2016) and Jacob Quillan (Quinnipiac, 2023).
Other notable NHLers to have won the award include Bill Masterton (Denver, 1961), Doug Smail (North Dakota, 1980), Chris Terreri (Providence, 1985), Ted Donato (Harvard, 1989), Jim Montgomery (Maine, 1993), Brendon Morrison (Michigan, 1996), Marty Turco (Michigan, 1998), Thomas Vanek (Minnesota, 2003), and Justin Abdelkader (Michigan State, 2007).
Current Maine assistant coach and former Black Bears goaltender Alfie Michaud also won the award in 1999.
ACTIVE CAREER SCORING LEADERS (2025 tournament participants only) – Courtesy of College Hockey Inc.
Points:
Jack Devine, Denver – 162
Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, Ohio State – 137
Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota – 133
Hudson Schandor, UConn – 125
Rhett Pitlick, Minnesota State – 119
Lynden Breen, Maine – 115
Travis Treloar, Quinnipiac – 115
Jack Ricketts, Quinnipiac – 114
Aidan Thompson, Denver – 113
Quinn Hutson, Boston University – 111
Goals:
Jack Ricketts, Quinnipiac – 66
Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota – 64
Ryan Leonard, Boston College – 60
Jack Devine, Denver – 57
Quinn Hutson, Boston University – 54
Travis Treloar, Quinnipiac – 51
Lynden Breen, Maine – 49
Gunnerwolfe Fontaine, Ohio State – 49
Carter King, Denver – 49
Rhett Pitlick, Minnesota State – 48
Assists:
Jack Devine, Denver – 105
Aiden Hansen-Bukata, Ohio State – 96
Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, Ohio State – 88
Hudson Schandor, UConn – 88
Eamon Powell, Boston College – 87
Jeremy Wilmer, Quinnipiac – 78
Gabe Perreault, Boston College – 73
Aidan Thompson, Denver – 73
Zeev Buium, Denver – 71
Rhett Pitlick, Minnesota State – 71
Power-Play Goals:
Travis Treloar, Quinnipiac – 26
Jack Devine, Denver – 20
Jack Ricketts, Quinnipiac – 18
Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota – 18
Joey Larson, Michigan State – 17
Ryan Leonard, Boston College – 17
Shorthanded Goals:
Carter King, Denver – 6
Chase Yoder, Providence – 5
Nik Armstrong-Kingkade, Bentley – 4
Lynden Breen, Maine – 4
Jack Ricketts, Quinnipiac – 4
Red Savage, Michigan State – 4
Game-Winning Goals:
Ryan Leonard, Boston College – 15
Jack Ricketts, Quinnipiac – 14
Quinn Hutson, Boston University – 11
Daniel Russell, Michigan State – 11
Hudson Schandor, UConn – 11
Jimmy Snuggerud, Minnesota – 11
Games Played:
Connor Caponi, Denver – 182
Mike Koster, Minnesota – 179
Chase Yoder, Providence – 171
Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, Ohio State – 170
Patrick Guzzo, Ohio State – 170
Mason Nevers, Minnesota – 170
Plus/Minus:
Rhett Pitlick, Minnesota State – +77
Jack Devine, Denver – +72
Ryan Leonard, Boston College – +65
Eamon Powell, Boston College – +65
Boston Buckberger, Boston College – +62
Points (Defensemen):
Aiden Hansen-Bukata, Ohio State – 107
Eamon Powell, Boston College – 103
Zeev Buium, Denver – 93
Mike Koster, Minnesota – 88
Brian Kramer, Western Michigan – 83
Nick Bochen, Bentley – 80
Jimmy Dowd, Jr., Penn State – 73
Nicklas Andrews, Michigan State – 67
Davis Pennington, Quinnipiac – 64
Cooper Moore, Quinnipiac – 63
Goals (Defensemen):
Nick Bochen, Bentley – 24
Zeev Buium, Denver – 22
Eric Pohlkamp, Denver – 21
Brian Kramer, Western Michigan – 20
Mike Koster, Minnesota – 18
David Gucciardi, Michigan State – 17
Eamon Powell, Boston College – 16
Damien Carfagna, Ohio State – 15
Boston Buckberger, Denver – 14
Sam Duerr, Bentley – 14
Tim Rego, Cornell – 14
Assists (Defensemen):
Aiden Hansen-Bukata, RIT – 96
Eamon Powell, Boston College – 87
Zeev Buium, Denver – 71
Mike Koster, Minnesota – 70
Brian Kramer, Western Michigan – 63
Jimmy Dowd, Jr., Penn State – 61
Davis Pennington, Quinnipiac – 57
Nick Bochen, Bentley – 56
Nicklas Andrews, Michigan State – 55
Cooper Moore, Quinnipiac – 52
Power-Play Goals (Defensemen):
Nick Bochen, Bentley – 8
Mike Koster, Minnesota – 8
Eric Pohlkamp, Denver – 8
Evan Murr, Minnesota State – 7
Matt Basgall, Michigan State – 6
Eamon Powell, Boston College – 6
Shorthanded Goals (Defensemen):
David Gucciardi, Michigan State – 2
10 players tied w/ – 1
Game-Winning Goals (Defensemen):
Sam Duerr, Bentley – 6
Aiden Hansen-Bukata, Ohio State – 5
Brian Kramer, Western Michigan – 5
Eight players tied w/ – 4
Games Played (Defensemen):
Mike Koster, Minnesota – 179
Aiden Hansen-Bukata, Ohio State – 169
Eamon Powell, Boston College – 168
Brian Kramer, Western Michigan – 166
Nicklas Andrews, Michigan State – 165
Plus/Minus:
Eamon Powell, Boston College – +65
Boston Buckberger, Denver – +62
Aiden Hansen-Bukata, Ohio State – +61
Luke Mittelstadt, Minnesota – +56
Tim Rego, Cornell – +56
Source: College Hockey News
ACTIVE CAREER GOALTENDING LEADERS (2025 tournament participants only)
Games Played:
Cameron Rowe, Western Michigan – 123
Ian Shane, Cornell – 116
Mathieu Caron, Boston University – 111
Liam Souliere, Minnesota – 108
Philip Svedebäck, Providence – 94
Matt Davis, Denver – 87
Zachary Borgiel, Providence – 83
Connor Hasley, Bentley – 76
Alex Tracy, Minnesota State – 75
Jacob Fowler, Boston College – 72
Wins:
Cameron Rowe, Western Michigan – 69
Ian Shane, Cornell – 65
Matt Davis, Denver – 61
Jacob Fowler, Boston College – 56
Mathieu Caron, Boston University – 54
Liam Souliere, Minnesota – 52
Philip Svedebäck, Providence – 46
Alex Tracy, Minnesota State – 45
Trey Augustine, Michigan State – 42
Zachary Borgiel, Providence – 39
Save Percentage (Min. 2,000 minutes):
Jacob Fowler, Boston College – .932
Albin Boija, Maine – .926
Alex Tracy, Minnesota State – .926
Trey Augustine, Michigan State – .920
Matt Davis, Denver – .920
Michael Hrabal, UMass – .920
Ian Shane, Cornell – .917
Connor Hasley, Bentley – .915
Arsenii Sergeev, Penn State – .914
Mathieu Caron, Boston University – .913
Kristoffer Eberly, Ohio State –.913
Logan Terness, Ohio State – .913
Goals-Against Avg (Min. 2,000 minutes):
Ian Shane, Cornell – 1.83
Albin Boija, Maine – 1.84
Jacob Fowler, Boston College – 1.91
Alex Tracy, Minnesota State – 1.92
Matt Davis, Denver – 2.16
Connor Hasley, Bentley – 2.28
Philip Svedebäck, Providence – 2.28
Michael Hrabal, UMass – 2.45
Trey Augustine, Michigan State – 2.52
Cameron Rowe, Western Michigan – 2.52
Shutouts:
Connor Hasley, Bentley – 14
Ian Shane, Cornell – 14
Jacob Fowler, Boston College – 10
Cameron Rowe, Western Michigan – 8
Alex Tracy, Minnesota State – 8
Trey Augustine, Michigan State – 6
Albin Boija, Maine – 6
Mathieu Caron, Boston University – 6
Matt Davis, Denver – 5
Aresenii Sergeev, Penn State – 5
Liam Souliere, Minnesota – 5
Philip Svedebäck, Providence – 5
Minutes Played:
Cameron Rowe, Western Michigan – 6860:46
Ian Shane, Cornell – 6705:45
Mathieu Caron, Boston University – 6390:37
Liam Souliere, Minnesota – 6168:34
Philip Svedebäck, Providence – 5588:12
Matt Davis, Denver – 4831:01
Zachary Borgiel, Providence – 4643:42
Connor Hasley, Bentley – 4456:40
Alex Tracy, Minnesota State – 4376:39
Jacob Fowler, Boston College – 4271:01
Saves:
Mathieu Caron, Boston University – 2,904
Cameron Rowe, Western Michigan – 2,794
Liam Souliere, Minnesota – 2,640
Ian Shane, Cornell – 2,271
Philip Svedebäck, Providence – 2,082
Matt Davis, Denver – 1,988
Zachary Borgiel, Providence – 1,907
Logan Terness, Ohio State – 1,883
Trey Augustine, Michigan State – 1,874
Jacob Fowler, Boston College – 1,871
Source: College Hockey News
Top 1-2 scoring pairs of teammates
107 points – Jack Devine (56) & Aidan Thompson (51), Denver
94 points – Ryan Leonard (47) & Gabe Perreault (47), Boston College
98 points – Aiden Fink (52) & Charlie Cerrato (37), Penn State
87 points – Quinn Hutson (47) & Cole Hutson (40), Boston University
87 points – Joey Muldowney (45) & Jake Richard (42), UConn
87 points – Cole O’Hara (51) & Aydar Suniev (36), UMass
87 points – Jimmy Snuggerud (49) & Matthew Wood (38) or Connor Kurth (38), Minnesota
45 goals – Joey Muldowney (27) & Ryan Tattle (18), UConn
44 goals – Ryan Leonard (29) & Andre Gasseau (15) or Gabe Perreault (15), Boston College
42 goals – Cole Eiserman (21) & Quinn Hutson (21), Boston University
42 goals – Sam Harris (22) & Carter King (20), Denver
40 goals – Cole O’Hara (22) & Jack Musa (18) or Aydar Suniev (18), UMass
Top 1-2-3 scoring trios of teammates
150 points – Jack Devine (56) / Aidan Thompson (41) / Zeev Buium (43), Denver
129 points – Ryan Leonard (47) / Gabe Perreault (47) / James Hagens (35), Boston College
127 points – Joey Muldowney (45) / Jake Richard (42) / Hudson Schandor (42), UConn
125 points – Jimmy Snuggerud (49) / Connor Kurth (38) / Matthew Wood (38), Minnesota
122 points – Cole O’Hara (51) / Aydar Suniev (36) / Jack Musa (35), UMass
61 goals – Sam Harris (22) / Carter King (20) / Aidan Thompson (19), Denver
60 goals – Joey Muldowney (27) / Ryan Tattle (18) / Jake Richard (15), UConn
59 goals – Ryan Leonard (29) / Andre Gasseau (15) / Gabe Perreault (15), Boston College
58 goals – Cole O’Hara (22) / Jack Musa (18) / Aydar Suniev (18), UMass
56 goals – Jimmy Snuggerud (22) / Connor Kurth (17) / Matthew Wood (17), Minnesota
Teams with the most:
10+ Goal Scorers: 8 – Denver, Quinnipiac
20+ Goal Scorers: 2 – Boston University, Denver
10+ Point Players: 16 – Western Michigan
20+ Point Players: 10 – Denver, Western Michigan
30+ Point Players: 7 – Denver
40+ Point Players: 4 – Denver
50+ Point Players: 2 – Denver
Biggest Win Improvement Since Last Season
+10 – Ohio State
+9 – Minnesota State, Western Michigan
+7 – Bentley, UConn
+5 – Penn State
Most upperclassmen (incl. graduate students):
17 – Minnesota State
16 – Bentley, Cornell
14 – Maine, Minnesota
13 – Providence
Most seniors (incl. graduate students):
11 – Providence
10 – Cornell, Minnesota State
8 – Bentley, Ohio State, Western Michigan
Fewest seniors (incl. graduate students):
4 – UConn, Denver, UMass, Michigan State
5– Boston College, Minnesota
Most underclassmen:
18 – Western Michigan
17 – Boston University
16 – Boston College, UMass, Quinnipiac
15 – UConn, Denver, Ohio State, Penn State, Providence
Most freshmen:
11 – Western Michigan
10 – UConn, Penn State, Quinnipiac
9 – Providence
8 – Boston University, UMass
Fewest freshmen
4 – Cornell, Minnesota State
5 – Denver, Maine
6 – Bentley, Boston College, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State
Top-scoring senior classes (incl. graduate students):
160 points – Bentley
153 points – Western Michigan
151 points – Maine
147 points – Quinnipiac
146 points – Minnesota State
Top-scoring junior classes:
205 points – Minnesota
196 points – Michigan State
124 points – UMass
121 points – Denver
95 points – Boston University
Top-scoring sophomore classes:
175 points – Denver
135 points – Penn State
132 points – Boston College
131 points – Western Michigan
112 points – UMass
Top-scoring freshman classes:
124 points – Boston University
105 points – Quinnipiac
100 points – Western Michigan
93 points – Penn State
89 points – Providence
Top-scoring defense corps:
133 points – Denver
103 points – Minnesota
102 points – Ohio State
100 points – Boston University, Western Michigan
Source: College Hockey News
Brothers in the 2025 NCAA Tournament:
James Duerr (UMass) and Sam Duerr (Bentley)
Jake Dunlap (Ohio State) and Joe Dunlap (Ohio State)
James Hagens (Boston College) and Michael Hagens (Boston College)
Cole Hutson (Boston University) and Quinn Hutson (Boston University)
Connor Joyce (Boston College) and Nolan Joyce (Boston College)
John Mittelstadt (Minnesota) and Luke Mittelstadt (Minnesota)
Jack Musa (UMass) and Joey Musa (UMass)
Grant Slukynsky (Western Michigan) and Hampton Slukynsky (Western Michigan)
Alec Whipple (Denver) and John Whipple (Minnesota)
Biggest teams, by average height:
UMass – 6’1.3”
Western Michigan – 6’1.2”
Boston University – 6’0.2”
Providence – 6’1.1”
Cornell – 6’0.9”
Smallest teams, by average height:
Penn State, Quinnipiac – 5’11.7”
Maine, Michigan State – 5’11.8”
UConn – 5’11.9”
Biggest teams, by average weight:
Cornell – 193.5 pounds
UMass – 192.7
Denver – 192.6
Boston College – 191.9
Providence – 191.4
Smallest teams, by average weight:
Quinnipiac – 182.5 pounds
Penn State – 182.6
Minnesota State – 185.8
UConn – 186.2
Bentley – 188.4
Oldest teams, by average age*:
Bentley, Minnesota State – 23.1 years
Maine – 22.8
Cornell, Ohio State, Western Michigan – 22.4
UConn – 22.2
Providence – 22.1
* — as of tournament start 3/27/25
Youngest teams, by average age*:
Boston College – 21.2 years
Boston University, Denver – 21.5
Michigan State – 21.7
Minnesota – 21.8
* — as of tournament start on 3/27/25
Tallest players:
6’7” – Noah Altman, Quinnipiac
6’7” – Taige Harding, Providence
6’7” – Michael Hrabal, UMass
6’7” – Dean Letourneau, Boston College
Shortest players:
5’5” – Danny Dzhaniyev, Penn State
5’6” – Anthony Cipollone, Quinnipiac
5’7” – Jack O’Leary, Cornell
Youngest players:
18.2 yrs (1/17/07) – Sascha Boumedienne, Boston Univ.
18.4 yrs (11/3/06) – James Hagens, Boston College
18.5 yrs (10/11/06) – Shane Vansaghi, Michigan State
18.6 yrs (8/29/06) – Cole Eiserman, Boston University
18.6 yrs (8/16/06) – John Mustard, Providence
Oldest players:
26.2 yrs (1/27/99) – Billy Girard IV, Boston University
26.1 yrs (2/5/99) – Cam Gendron, Providence
26.0 yrs (3/16/99) – Nick Michel, Minnesota
26.0 yrs (3/16/99) – Liam Souliere, Minnesota
26.0 yrs (3/27/99) – Hugh Larkin, UConn
* — as of tournament start on 3/27/25