NCAA Hockey belt drought clocks
21 programs · counting from the last reign's endMichigan Tech has waited longest: 3,116 days since March 23, 2018. Every program that has held the lineal NCAA Hockey belt, by how long it has been without it. The clocks keep counting on this page; the belt only moves when someone beats the holder.
| Team | Days without it | Last held | Longest wait ever | Reigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Tech | 3,116 | Mar 23, 2018 | — | 1 |
| Miami (OH) longest ever | 2,870 | Nov 24, 2018 | 1,323ended by North Dakota, Nov 10, 2018 | 4 |
| Maine longest ever | 2,772 | Mar 2, 2019 | 1ended by Providence, Feb 9, 2019 | 2 |
| Robert Morris | 2,535 | Oct 25, 2019 | — | 1 |
| Penn State longest ever | 2,506 | Nov 23, 2019 | 1ended by Michigan State, Nov 9, 2019 | 2 |
| Ohio State longest ever | 2,465 | Jan 3, 2020 | 1,345ended by Penn State, Nov 23, 2019 | 3 |
| Northeastern | 1,786 | Nov 12, 2021 | — | 1 |
| Minnesota State longest ever | 1,638 | Apr 9, 2022 | 1,475ended by Harvard, Mar 24, 2022 | 2 |
| UMass longest ever | 1,435 | Oct 29, 2022 | 1,316ended by Denver, Oct 14, 2022 | 2 |
| UConn longest ever | 1,302 | Mar 11, 2023 | 772ended by UMass Lowell, Nov 21, 2021 | 5 |
| Minnesota | 1,274 | Apr 8, 2023 | 1,622ended by Boston U, Apr 6, 2023 | 7 |
| Boston College | 1,078 | Oct 21, 2023 | 1,737ended by Providence, Jan 11, 2019 | 6 |
| Arizona State longest ever | 630 | Jan 11, 2025 | 377ended by Denver, Nov 22, 2024 | 2 |
| Colorado College | 602 | Feb 8, 2025 | 1,917ended by North Dakota, Feb 16, 2024 | 6 |
| North Dakota | 561 | Mar 21, 2025 | 1,903ended by Denver, Jan 26, 2024 | 13 |
| Michigan | 344 | Oct 24, 2025 | 3,498ended by Western Michigan, Oct 23, 2025 | 4 |
| St. Cloud State | 330 | Nov 7, 2025 | 3,324ended by Omaha, Dec 8, 2023 | 4 |
| Minnesota Duluth | 301 | Dec 6, 2025 | 1,881ended by Omaha, Dec 1, 2023 | 13 |
| Western Michigan | 245 | Jan 31, 2026 | 2,610ended by North Dakota, Jan 17, 2025 | 11 |
| Omaha | 232 | Feb 13, 2026 | 2,487ended by Denver, Nov 19, 2023 | 10 |
| Denver | holding | — | 1,618ended by Minnesota State, Apr 9, 2022 | 11 |
Still waiting for a first reign
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