Team Sportsmanship Award: Niagara University
The Purple Eagles, who have reached the semifinals as the six-seed, finished the conference portion of their regular season with a league-low 270 penalty minutes in 28 games, for 9.6 penalty minutes per game, to earn the team sportsmanship award. When they did go on the penalty kill, they led the league with 9 shorthanded goals scored, tied for second-most in the nation.
