The Herald's 2023 NCAA men's hockey tournament predictions

Mar. 23—GRAND FORKS — The National Collegiate Hockey Conference has dominated the NCAA tournament since UND won it in 2016 in Tampa. An NCHC team has won five of the last six national titles. But the NCHC field is thinner this year. There are only three NCHC teams in the tournament — Denver, St. Cloud State and Western Michigan — attempting to keep the national crown in the league. Denver is ...