Men's Ice Hockey 1/18/2023 1:24:48 PM Weekend Preview: Enter The Octagon For the first time since December 3, all eight CCHA teams will be immersed in conference play this weekend. St. Thomas and Bowling Green get things underway on Thursday night, before they are joined by the rest of the league on Friday and Saturday. No. 17 Minnesota State welcomes Lake Superior State to town, while Northern Michigan visits Bemidji State and No. 14 Michigan Tech treks south to take on Ferris State.  All eight of this weekend's 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 Bowling Green (14-12-0; 11-7-0 CCHA — 35 PTS) at St. Thomas (6-15-1; 5-10-1 CCHA — 17 PTS) Day/Time: Thursday (7pm CT) & Friday (7pm CT) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: BGSU 88.1 FM | UST AM 1500 Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: BGSU | UST The Falcons, winners of six straight, visit St. Thomas for two on Thursday and Friday. Bowling Green won a pair of 3-2 decisions earlier in the season over the Tommies, who are fresh off their first ranked victory in DI program history, last Saturday at then-No. 13 Michigan Tech. St. Thomas is winless (0-6-0) in six meetings with the Falcons all-time, but is already having a great week, having announced the new on-campus Lee & Penny Anderson Arena.  Lake Superior State (4-18-2; 3-12-1 CCHA — 10 PTS) at No. 17 Minnesota State (14-9-1; 9-6-1 CCHA — 30 PTS) Day/Time: Friday (7pm CT) & Saturday (6pm CT) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: LSSU 99.5 FM | MSU AM 1420 Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: MSU | ASU No. 17 Minnesota State is unbeaten in 2023 and welcomes Lake Superior State to the Key City for a pair this weekend. The Mavs are 26-4-1 all-time against the Lakers, who just picked up their third conference victory last time out at home against Ferris State.  Northern Michigan (11-11-0; 7-7-0 CCHA — 18 PTS) at Bemidji State (9-8-5; 7-4-3 CCHA — 25 PTS) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm ET) & Saturday (7:07pm ET) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: NMU 100.3 FM | BSU 92.1 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: NMU | BSU A series that could go a long way to determining home ice in the Mason Cup Playoffs, Northern Michigan and Bemidji State meet in northern Minnesota this weekend. Both teams were swept their last time out and are looking to rebound. The Beavers are 19-10-6 all-time in the series with the Wildcats.  No. 14 Michigan Tech (15-7-3; 8-5-3 CCHA — 28 PTS) at Ferris State (10-10-2; 7-6-1 CCHA — 23 PTS Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm ET) & Saturday (6:07pm ET) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: MTU 93.5 FM | FSU 97.3 FM Live Stats: Friday | Saturday Game Notes: MTU | FSU The No. 14 Huskies fell at Ferris State in a non-league game earlier this year, but now head to Big Rapids for a conference set this weekend. Seven points off the CCHA lead with two games in hand, Michigan Tech will look to keep pace this weekend, while the Bulldogs try to stay in contention for home ice, sitting two points out of the top four. The Huskies own a 30-17-2 edge in the series all-time.
