Men's Ice Hockey 10/20/2022 9:48:04 AM Weekend Preview: League Play is Back Six CCHA teams hit the ice this weekend, including Bemidji State and Michigan Tech, who open a two-game conference series in Houghton, Mich., on Friday night. St. Thomas visits No. 18 Penn State for the first time in program history on Thursday and Friday, while No. 2 Minnesota State continues its early season gauntlet at No. 8 St. Cloud State. Lake Superior State welcomes No. 5 Michigan to town on Great Lakes State Weekend, while Northern Michigan hosts Alaska Anchorage for a pair.  Six of the 10 games will be available on CCHA TV, by visiting FloHockey. Two can be seen on BTN+ and two on NCHC TV.  Notable Links: CCHA Schedule Live Scores & Results Standings Player & Team Stats CCHA TV Highlights CCHA News Headlines CCHA Merchandise Store St. Thomas (1-3-0) at No. 18 Penn State (4-0-0) Day/Time: Thursday (6:00pm CT) & Friday (6:00pm CT) Video Stream: BTN+ Radio: UST AM 1500 | PSU 93.7 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: UST | PSU The Tommies travel out of state for the first time this season, when they visit No. 18 Penn State on Thursday and Friday night. The unbeaten Nittany Lions swept a two-game set last year in Minnesota, 4-1 and 5-1. St. Thomas' comeback victory over Alaska was its first ever in Division I when trailing after two periods (1-29-0) and its first in overtime.  Bemidji State (1-1; 0-0-0 CCHA) at Michigan Tech (2-1-0; 0-0-0 CCHA) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm ET) & Saturday (6:07pm ET) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: BSU 92.1 FM | MTU 93.5 FM Live Stats: Friday | Saturday Game Notes: BSU | MTU  The Beavers and Huskies play the second CCHA series of the year, after Bowling Green and Northern Michigan squared off on opening weekend. Bemidji State owns a narrow 20-19-6 lead in the all-time series. Michigan Tech, which swept Alaska last weekend, saw senior goaltender Blake Pietila earn Goaltender of the Week honors after picking up his school record 11th career shutout on Friday.  No. 5 Michigan (3-1-0) at Lake Superior State (0-1-1) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm ET) & Saturday (6:07pm ET) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: MICH AM 1050 | LSSU 99.5 FM Live Stats: Friday | Saturday Game Notes: MICH | LSSU  Lake Superior State continues its eight-game homestand this weekend when the fifth-ranked Wolverines visit Taffy Abel Arena. The Lakers fell to Nebraska Omaha in their season opener last Friday (3-1), before picking up a shootout victory after a tie on Saturday (4-4). Michigan dropped its first game of the season last time out, settling for a split with ninth-ranked Boston University at home.  Alaska Anchorage (1-3-0) at Northern Michigan (3-3-0) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm ET) & Saturday (6:07pm ET) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: NMU 100.3 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: UAA | NMU  The Wildcats return home after dropping a pair of tightly-contested, non-league games at No. 13 Notre Dame last weekend by scores of 3-1 and 5-4. Northern Michigan, which leads the nation in power play goals with seven, has won 11 straight against the Seawolves dating back to 2015.  No. 2 Minnesota State (3-1-0) at No. 8 St. Cloud State (4-0-0) Day/Time: Friday (7:30pm CT) & Saturday (6:00pm CT) TV: Fox 9+ Video Stream: NCHC TV Radio: MSU AM 1420 | SCSU AM 1450 Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: SCSU | MSU Second-ranked Minnesota State takes on another in-state power in eight-ranked St. Cloud State this weekend in St. Cloud. The Mavericks, who are fresh off a sweep of now 10th-ranked Minnesota Duluth, enter the weekend with a 73-57-10 lead in the all-time series. The Mavericks saw Sam Morton (Forward), Akito Hirose (Defenseman) and Alex Tracy (Rookie) all earn CCHA Player of the Week honors.
