Kris Mayotte was named as Colorado College's 15th head coach shortly after end of their 20–21 season.
[3] Of the sixteen teams that are selected to participate in the NCAA tournament, ten will be via at-large bids.
The result is that teams from leagues which perform better in non-conference are much more likely to receive at-large bids even if they possess inferior records overall.
While the results in those games was about even, the bonus the teams received from those matches helped put five league members into the NCAA tournament.
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average Teams are reseeded for the Semifinals * denotes overtime periods