Men's Ice Hockey 12/26/2022 12:20:18 PM CCHA Preview: Holiday Hockey Six CCHA teams are in action this week, including two mid-week holiday tournaments. No. 16/17 Michigan Tech and Ferris State take part in the Great Lakes Invitational on Tuesday and Wednesday, while Lake Superior State heads to Wisconsin for the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off on Wednesday and Thursday. Bowling Green is home for two against RPI in non-league play, while St. Thomas and Bemidji State take on Minnesota Duluth and Minnesota, respectively, in exhibition action.  Seven of this weekend's games will be available on CCHA TV, by visiting FloHockey, while one is on NCHC.tv.  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 (8-8-2) vs. No. 11 Michigan State (12-7-1) & TBD - Great Lakes Invitational Day/Time: Tuesday (7:00pm ET) & Wednesday (TBD) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: FSU 97.3 FM Live Stats: Tuesday | Wednesday Game Notes: FSU | MST The Bulldogs open the second half against 11th-ranked Michigan State in the Great Lake Invitational at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Tuesday night. The Spartans own a 77-38-15 lead in the all-time series and have won the tournament 12 times, but are in a drought that dates back to 2009. Ferris State is making just its third GLI appearance.  No. 16/17 Michigan Tech (11-5-3) vs. No 18/19 Western Michigan (10-9-1) & TBD - Great Lakes Invitational Day/Time: Tuesday (3:30pm ET) & Wednesday (TBD) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: MTU 93.5 FM Live Stats: Tuesday | Wednesday Game Notes: MTU | WMU Nationally-ranked Michigan Tech gets the Great Lakes Invitational started on Tuesday afternoon against No. 18/19 Western Michigan. The Huskies, who are 48-60-2 all-time in the GLI hold an 11-4-1 edge over the Broncos in their previous 16 meetings, dating back to 1977.  Lake Superior State (3-13-2) vs. Wisconsin (7-11-0) & Clarkson (7-8-2) or No. 15 UMass (7-6-3) - Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off Day/Time: Wednesday (8:30pm ET) & Thursday (5:00pm ET) Radio: LSSU 99.5 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: LSSU Lake Superior State opens tournament play against the host Badgers on Wednesday night at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc. The Badgers are 8-3-2 against the Lakers all-time, in a series that dates back to 1965. Lake Superior State's most recent victory over Wisconsin came in the 1992 National Championship Game in Albany, N.Y., 5-3.  RPI (7-9-1) at Bowling Green (8-12-0) Day/Time: Thursday (7:07pm ET) & Friday (7:07pm ET) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: BGSU 88.1 FM | RPI 91.5 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: BGSU | RPI The Falcons welcome RPI to Slater Family Ice Arena for a two-game series on Thursday and Friday night. Bowling Green opened the 2021-22 season with a win and a tie against the Engineers in Troy, N.Y., evening the all-time series at 9-9-2. The Falcons hold a 7-1-0 lead in the series at home and RPI has yet to pick up a win away from home in 2022-23 (0-7-0).  St. Thomas (5-14-1) at Minnesota Duluth (8-10-0) - Exhibition Day/Time: Saturday (2:00pm CT) Video Stream: NCHC.tv Radio: UST AM 1500 | UMD 103.9 FM Live Stats: Click Here Unofficially, the first meeting between St. Thomas and Minnesota Duluth drops the puck at 2pm on Saturday. The Tommies are 3-2-1 in their last six contests, while the Bulldogs 1-4-0 in their last five.  No. 1/3 Minnesota (15-5-0) at Bemidji State (9-5-4) - Exhibition Day/Time: Saturday (5:07pm CT) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: UMN AM 1130 | BSU 92.1 FM Live Stats: Click Here In-state rivals No. 1/3 Minnesota and Bemidji State play an exhibition game on Saturday night in Bemidji, Minn. The Gophers are 19-3-1 in the all-time series, which dates back to 2000. The Beavers have climbed into first place in the CCHA after sweeping Minnesota State for the first time since 2006.
