The NCAA’s shortened schedules and longer rest intervals gave freshmen an easier transition into college hockey last season, and those wet feet have seen a trio of Mercyhurst sophomores dive right in for the 2021-22 campaign.

This week the CCHA on FloHockey runs the gamut with three compelling matchups: A clash between two schools favored to secure home ice in the CCHA playoffs; a two-game survivor series vital to both teams confidence; and the latest installment of “The Bergeron Bowl,” heightened by the addition of an All-Conference transfer.

Notre Dame coach Jeff Jackson ranks second nationally among active Div-I coaches with 530 career wins. Although he has led the Irish to two NCAA title games, he will forever be remembered for his dynastic Lake Superior State clubs of the early ’90s. This past weekend Jackson returned to the Upper Peninsula, leading No. 17-ranked Notre Dame to a sweep of Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan. FloHockey’s @TeeRaps caught up with the living member of the Mt. Rushmore of college hockey coaches to discuss the state of hockey in the U.P., a link to his glory years up in the Soo, and his future in the game.

Coast To Coast is FloHockey’s monthly, cohesive news on North American hockey and live-streaming partnerships.

College hockey reuturns and so does inter-conference play.

This week on CCHA RinkRap: the reincarnation of Mr. Zero in Mankato; an Aussie partakes in a mad-town mauling; and the New World Order of the transfer portal—best of enemies.

Week 2 in the CCHA brings fans a tripleheader of tasty matchups: the mirror-image clash of Minnesota’s two supreme defenders; the return of a CCHA coaching giant; and the collision of two No. 1 squads, a series that should settle all debates as to who is the premier team in college hockey.

This week on CCHA RinkRap: Ferris State’s wise elder is “Off the Schneid” after 20 long months; a rollerblader from Florida helped the Mavericks slay a dragon in Massachusetts; and CCHA clubs bask in the return of the Pairwise.

The 2021-22 NCAA hockey season is here and the Ice Breaker Tournament is returning after the 2020-21 hiatus.

There are two CCHA matchups this weekend on FloHockey, and both contain plenty of reasons to watch.

Army West Point is built on preparing its cadets to be future military leaders of the United States. But, when it comes to athletics, it doesn’t have the same advantages as other NCAA programs in the areas of recruiting or adding transfer players.

In this edition of CCHA RinkRap we focus on Minnesota State’s off-the-charts degree of difficulty in their non-conference schedule, the ultra-rare scenario of a Canadian Major Junior player crossing over to play NCAA hockey at Bowling Green, and how the COVID eligibility exemption created an anomaly at Northern Michigan—a three-time captain.

The new CCHA just staged its inaugural media day, a platform for coaches to tell the hockey world what to expect from their respective squads. Part Two of the CCHA Media Day recap includes Bemidji State, Minnesota State, Ferris State and St. Thomas.

The new CCHA just staged its inaugural media day, a platform for coaches to tell the hockey world what to expect from their respective squads. Part One of the media day recap includes Michigan Tech, Bowling Green, Northern Michigan and Lake Superior State.

For nearly a decade, two things have been certain in northwest New York; waterfalls and middling hockey.