Men's Ice Hockey 12/1/2022 4:15:38 PM Weekend Preview: Band is Back Together For just the second time this season, all eight CCHA teams are scheduled for conference action this weekend. No. 11/13 Minnesota State hosts Ferris State for a pair in Mankato, while Lake Superior State and Bowling Green both return for a weekend off to face-off in Sault Ste. Marie. Northern Michigan and No. 18/19 Michigan Tech play a home-and-home series and St. Thomas heads upstate to tangle with Bemidji State.  All eight games will be available on CCHA TV, by visiting FloHockey.  Notable Links: CCHA Schedule Live Scores & Results Standings Player & Team Stats CCHA TV Highlights The CCHA Show (on Apple & Spotify) CCHA News Headlines CCHA Merchandise Store Ferris State (4-6-2; 2-3-1 CCHA — 8pts) at No. 11/13 Minnesota State 8-5-1; 5-2-1 CCHA — 17pts) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm CT) & Saturday (6:07pm CT) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: FSU 97.3 FM | MSU AM 1420 Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: FSU | MSU The Bulldogs took one of four meetings from Minnesota State a season ago, but the Mavericks lead the all-time series, 32-9-2, dating back to the 1992-93 season. Ferris State split its last time out, which came two weeks ago against Bowling Green, while the Mavs are in unfamiliar territory, having lost and tied last weekend at Michigan Tech. Minnesota State did salvage the shootout point on Saturday. Bowling Green (6-8-0; 5-5-0 CCHA — 17pts) at Lake Superior State (1-9-2; 0-5-1 CCHA — 2pts) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm ET) & Saturday (6:07pm ET) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: BGSU 88.1 FM | LSSU 99.5 FM Live Stats: Friday | Saturday Game Notes: BGSU | LSSU Bowling Green visits Lake Superior State for a pair this weekend after splitting at Ferris State two weeks ago. The Lakers dropped a pair at St. Thomas and return home for the first time since November 5. The Falcons are 53-31-7 in the all-time series with LSSU, dating back to the early 1970s.  No. 18/19 Michigan Tech (9-3-3; 5-2-3 CCHA — 18pts) vs. Northern Michigan (9-7-0; 5-3-0 CCHA — 13pts) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm ET) & Saturday (6:07pm ET) TV: Fox-UP and TV6 Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: MTU 93.5 FM | NMU 100.3 FM Live Stats: Friday | Saturday Game Notes: MTU | NMU No. 18/19 Michigan Tech brings a narrow 78-77-14 lead in the all-time series into the weekend home-and-home series with Northern Michigan, which opens in Marquette on Friday night. The Wildcats are 43-33-6 at home and have won five of their last seven games this season. The Huskies are coming off a four-point home weekend against No. 11/13 Minnesota State, propelling them to the top of the CCHA standings.  St. Thomas (4-12-0; 3-7-0 CCHA — 10pts) at Bemidji State (5-4-3; 3-1-2 CCHA — 11pts) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm CT) & Saturday (6:07pm CT) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: UST AM 1500 | BSU 92.1 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: UST | BSU The Beavers are 12-2-1 all-time against St. Thomas, dating back to the 1960-61 season. The Tommies two wins in the series came in 1962 (4-0) and 1998 (4-3 in overtime). Bemidji State swept last year's season series, 4-0, outscoring St. Thomas, 20-9. The Tommies made history last weekend, first earning their first shutout in Division I program history, before collecting its first top-flight weekend sweep, taking two from Lake Superior State.
