NCHC announces all-rookie team, all-conference teams for 2020-21 college hockey season

Carter Savoie has posted a team-best 12 goals this season for Denver as a freshman (photo: Mark Kuhlmann).

The NCHC announced Monday its all-rookie team and all-conference teams for the 2020-21 season.

2020-21 NCHC All-Rookie Team

F – Veeti Miettinen, St. Cloud State – 45 points (15 first-team votes) unanimous
F – Carter Savoie, Denver – 45 (15) unanimous
F – Riese Gaber, North Dakota – 37 (11)
D – Jake Sanderson, North Dakota – 38 (12)
D – Wyatt Kaiser, Minnesota Duluth – 32 (9)
G – Ludvig Persson, Miami – 45 (15) unanimous

2020-21 All-NCHC First Team

F – Shane Pinto, So., North Dakota – 45 points (15 first-place votes) unanimous
F – Jordan Kawaguchi, Sr., North Dakota – 40 (13)
F – Nick Swaney, Sr., Minnesota Duluth – 39 (12)
D – Matt Kiersted, Sr., North Dakota – 39 (12)
D – Ronnie Attard, So., Western Michigan – 29 (8)
G – Adam Scheel, Jr., North Dakota – 36 (11)

2020-21 All-NCHC Second Team

F – Veeti Miettinen, Fr., St. Cloud State – 15 (2)
F – Chayse Primeau, Jr., Omaha – 14 (2)
F – Noah Cates, Jr., Minnesota Duluth – 10 (3)
D – Nick Perbix, Jr., St. Cloud State – 26 (6)
D – Jacob Bernard-Docker, Jr., North Dakota – 19 (5)
G – Ludvig Persson, Fr., Miami – 14 (2)

2020-21 All-NCHC Honorable Mention

F – Collin Adams, Sr., North Dakota – 8
F – Cole Koepke, Jr., Minnesota Duluth – 7
F – Grant Cruikshank, Jr., Colorado College – 4
F – Ethen Frank, Sr., Western Michigan – 4
D – Brandon Scanlin, So., Omaha – 7
D – Wyatt Kaiser, Fr., Minnesota Duluth – 4 (1)
G – Isaiah Saville, So., Omaha – 11 (2)