2024 CCHA Mason Cup Playoffs: Quarterfinal Preview

It’s time for some March madness in the CCHA, and prognostication of this league, this year in particular, often is an exercise in futility.

Mar 7, 2024

CCHA RinkRap: Bemidji State Wins MacNaughton Cup, See What's Next

Bemidji State last won the MacNaughton Cup in 2017, in a defunct men’s league (WCHA) against a defunct team (Alabama-Huntsville) in a game played south of the Mason Dixon Line.

Mar 5, 2024

CCHA Reasons To Watch: MacNaughton Crapshoot Comes Down To Final Rolls

This historic MacNaughton Cup Marathon of 2024 boils down to one series – or possibly – a single game.

Feb 29, 2024

CCHA Reasons To Watch: Postseason Approaching, Attention On State Of Hockey

With three weekends remaining in the fast and furious (apologies to Universal Studios) sprint to the MacNaughton Cup, the final CCHA standings remain nearly impossible to decipher, a swirl of countless permutations.

Feb 15, 2024

CCHA RinkRap: Road Teams Rule The Weekend In The CCHA

Road teams ruled this weekend in the CCHA, picking up 13 of a possible 18 points in the intra-league clashes.

Feb 6, 2024

CCHA Reasons To Watch: Playoff Preview, Turf War And More

This weekend in the CCHA, we’ve got playoff preview in the State of Hockey, a turf war in the U.P. and Ferris looks to escape the cellar.

Feb 1, 2024

CCHA Reasons To Watch: Augustana's New Arena Set To Open

This week in the CCHA: a skater wearing a black hat will unsettle the Soo; the “Year of the Defensemen” is on display in Mankato; and a gleaming structure takes center stage in South Dakota.

Jan 25, 2024

CCHA Reasons To Watch: Action And Excitement Heating Up Across The League

There will be a blizzard of CCHA games throughout the Great Lakes this weekend, including red-hot St. Thomas up in Northern Michigan and Minnesota State down in Ohio.

Jan 18, 2024

CCHA Reasons To Watch: Showdown Series In St. Paul On This Week's Agenda

This week in the CCHA will include a showdown series in St. Paul, Minnesota, a Yooper rivalry resuming in the Soo and Minnesota State finally returning to Mankato.

Jan 11, 2024

CCHA Reasons To Watch: Second Half Of Season Kicks Off

The second half of the collegiate hockey season represents a new beginning for the embattled CCHA clubs.

Jan 5, 2024

CCHA RinkRap: Michigan Tech Stuns Michigan State At 2023 GLI

The sad song of CCHA nonconference frustration played on for St. Thomas, Lake State, Bemidji State and Ferris State over the holidays, but old reliable Michigan Tech stunned Michigan State to claim the historic Great Lakes Invitational.

Jan 3, 2024

CCHA Reasons To Watch: Great Lakes Invitational Takes Spotlight

There may not be too much going on in the collegiate hockey world this week, but that just means the 2023 Great Lakes Invitational can have the spotlight, as four teams battle for the coveted title over two days (Dec. 28-29) at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Dec 22, 2023

CCHA Reasons To Watch: It's An Important Final Weekend Of Action

Much of the college hockey world has slipped into holiday mode – taking care of exams and nursing bruised bodies for a couple of weeks – but a handful of schools are getting in a final weekend of action.

Dec 14, 2023

CCHA Reasons To Watch: Semester Winding Down, Excitement Amping Up

It’s the last great bash before exams – eight teams, four series – all with rich storylines and half the games with first-place implications.

Dec 7, 2023

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.

Dec 4, 2023