by Avash Kalra and Jordan McAlpine/CHN Reporter
The NCHC's run of four consecutive NCAA titles may have ended last spring — when Massachusetts shut out St. Cloud State, 5-0, in the 2021 national championship game — but the league should produce a number of contenders once again.
Still, with players shuffling to and from programs, and two teams welcoming new head coaches, a sense of unpredictability defines the conference's outlook heading into the 2021-22 season. North Dakota returns as the reigning regular-season and NCHC tournament champion.
In order of predicted finish based on the league's preseason media poll: