Preview: Unpredictable NCHC will be a Battleground in 2026-27

Denver Pioneers (Photo Prout) St. Cloud, MN – With 8 NCAA National Championships in the last 10 Frozen Fours, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference has proven to be the most successful league in Division I college Hockey in the last decade. Will the league capture its 9th title in 2026-27? If so, who would it be? Reigning National Champion University of Denver? University of North Dakota? Minnesota-Duluth? Western Michigan University? Roll the dice. Any of these teams could win. This season, unpredictability reigns supreme. In the first USCHO poll of the season, all four teams rank in the top 8,…