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CCHA RinkRap: St. Thomas Trio Displaying Unreal Chemistry

An hour before the puck dropped Saturday night between Ferris State and St. Thomas, Ferris coach Bob Daniels sat in his windowless bunker at Ewigleben Arena, sharing his concerns about the forthcoming game.

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CCHA RinkRap: St. Thomas Trio Displaying Unreal Chemistry
CCHA RinkRap: St. Thomas Trio Displaying Unreal Chemistry
CCHA Reason To Watch: Players Heating Up, Rivalries Raging

As the 2023-2024 CCHA hockey season nears its halfway point, many players are starting to find their strides, and they’re bringing their teams along for the ride.

Nov 29

CCHA Reason To Watch: Players Heating Up, Rivalries Raging
CCHA Reason To Watch: Players Heating Up, Rivalries Raging
CCHA RinkRap: A Superstar Returns To Form In Mankato

This week in CCHA RinkRap, a superstar returns to form in Mankato.

Nov 28

CCHA RinkRap: A Superstar Returns To Form In Mankato
CCHA RinkRap: A Superstar Returns To Form In Mankato
CCHA Reasons To Watch: Holiday Weekend Offers Prime Matchups

This week, the CCHA presents hockey fans with a troika of tasty series to accompany their gobbler sandwiches.

Nov 24

CCHA Reasons To Watch: Holiday Weekend Offers Prime Matchups
CCHA Reasons To Watch: Holiday Weekend Offers Prime Matchups
CCHA RinkRap: Leading Scorer, An Aussie Remade, Bowling Green After Scandal

This week in CCHA RinkRap, we catch up with the nation's leading scorer, touch on the reemergence of Australian standout Tyrone Bronte from Michigan Tech and check in with Bowling Green as it moves past a recent hazing scandal.

Nov 21

CCHA RinkRap: Leading Scorer, An Aussie Remade, Bowling Green After Scandal
CCHA RinkRap: Leading Scorer, An Aussie Remade, Bowling Green After Scandal
CCHA Reasons To Watch: With Rivalries On Tap, Who Will Step Up?

Geography colors the four CCHA series this weekend, as all three Upper Peninsula teams host familiar rivals, while Minnesota State renews its rivalry with in-state foe Bemidji.

Nov 16

CCHA Reasons To Watch: With Rivalries On Tap, Who Will Step Up?
CCHA Reasons To Watch: With Rivalries On Tap, Who Will Step Up?
CCHA RinkRap: A Week Of Noteworthy Goals And Performances In The CCHA

The CCHA has become a league of mercury, every school taking feverish turns sweeping one another. A look at the league standings gives you vertigo.

Nov 14

CCHA RinkRap: A Week Of Noteworthy Goals And Performances In The CCHA
CCHA RinkRap: A Week Of Noteworthy Goals And Performances In The CCHA
CCHA Reasons To Watch: All Eight Teams Set For Conference Play This Week

For the first time this season, all eight CCHA teams will be competing within the conference this weekend – four series that will establish the league’s balance of power.

Nov 9

CCHA Reasons To Watch: All Eight Teams Set For Conference Play This Week
CCHA Reasons To Watch: All Eight Teams Set For Conference Play This Week
CCHA RinkRap: Lake State On A Roll, Plus Signs Of Life In Bowling Green

Bemidji State coach Tom Serratore was restless, lost in thought as he paced under the east stands of Taffy Abel Arena.

Nov 7

CCHA RinkRap: Lake State On A Roll, Plus Signs Of Life In Bowling Green
CCHA RinkRap: Lake State On A Roll, Plus Signs Of Life In Bowling Green
CCHA Reasons To Watch: Snow, Candy & Hockey Take Spotlight In Upper Midwest

There is nothing subtle about November’s arrival in the Upper Midwest: snow is flying, Halloween candy has been stashed and league play takes center stage throughout college hockey around the Great Lakes.

Nov 1

CCHA Reasons To Watch: Snow, Candy & Hockey Take Spotlight In Upper Midwest
CCHA Reasons To Watch: Snow, Candy & Hockey Take Spotlight In Upper Midwest
CCHA RinkRap: A Tale of Two Marksmen - Lleyton Roed And Kyle Kukkonen

They are childhood friends from the elite ranks of hockey-mad Minneapolis.

Oct 31

CCHA RinkRap: A Tale of Two Marksmen - Lleyton Roed And Kyle Kukkonen
CCHA RinkRap: A Tale of Two Marksmen - Lleyton Roed And Kyle Kukkonen
CCHA RinkRap: St. Thomas Put Nation On Notice With Tight Series Vs. Gophers

On a whirlwind CCHA weekend that included five overtime thrillers Friday, nine different out-of-conference clashes, a five-goal weekend by a freshman and storylines dripping with irony and poetic justice, Friday’s battle of the Twin Cities dwarfed them all.

Oct 16

CCHA RinkRap: St. Thomas Put Nation On Notice With Tight Series Vs. Gophers
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CCHA RinkRap: St. Thomas Put Nation On Notice With Tight Series Vs. Gophers
Hobey Baker Watch: Lane Hutson, Macklin Celebrini Highlight Preseason List

The race to the Hobey Baker Mermorial Award from last season was thrilling, but this year's could be just as fun if not more. There are going to be so many options for legitimate candidates that it was impossible to fit them all on one list, but I did my best to give the early look at the top candidates to take home the top individual prize in men's college hockey.

Oct 6

Hobey Baker Watch: Lane Hutson, Macklin Celebrini Highlight Preseason List
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Hobey Baker Watch: Lane Hutson, Macklin Celebrini Highlight Preseason List
CCHA Season Preview: Michigan Tech Early Favorites In Wide-Open Conference

The CCHA season is expected to be an especially competitive one, but the offseason has been wrought with controversy that further clouds the outlook. With Bowling Green officially in limbo at this writing due to an ongoing investigation into hazing within the men's hockey program, it is nearly impossible to include the Falcons in a comprehensive preview of the CCHA. That said, here is a look at the seven other conference members with a contemporary look at Bowling Green and notes on Augustana, which awaits full CCHA membership that's coming in the 2025-26 season.

Oct 2

CCHA Season Preview: Michigan Tech Early Favorites In Wide-Open Conference
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CCHA Season Preview: Michigan Tech Early Favorites In Wide-Open Conference
CCHA Season Preview: Kyle Kukkonen, Eric Pohlkamp Among Players To Watch

September has been the month of Austen Swankler aftershocks in the CCHA, as the pre-season Player of the Year has rocked the league with both a departure (from Bowling Green) and an arrival (to Michigan Tech).

Sep 29

CCHA Season Preview: Kyle Kukkonen, Eric Pohlkamp Among Players To Watch
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CCHA Season Preview: Kyle Kukkonen, Eric Pohlkamp Among Players To Watch