The NCAA Hockey belt's wildest and quietest seasons

The seasons the belt changed hands most, and the ones it hardly moved.

Some seasons the belt barely moves. Others it gets passed around like a hot potato. Here are the seasons it changed hands most, and the ones where it hardly moved.

Busiest seasons

1. 2013–14: 16 title changes among 11 programs; Union finished with it.
2. 2022–23: 16 title changes among 11 programs; Quinnipiac finished with it.
3. 2014–15: 15 title changes among 10 programs; Providence finished with it.
4. 2021–22: 15 title changes among 11 programs; Denver finished with it.
5. 2023–24: 15 title changes among 8 programs; Denver finished with it.

Quietest seasons

1. 2015–16: 11 title changes. Providence carried it in and North Dakota carried it out.
2. 2016–17: 11 title changes. North Dakota carried it in and Denver carried it out.
3. 2017–18: 12 title changes. Denver carried it in and Minnesota Duluth carried it out.
4. 2019–20: 12 title changes. UConn carried it in and Cornell carried it out.
5. 2024–25: 12 title changes. Denver carried it in and Western Michigan carried it out.

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