Men's Ice Hockey 10/24/2024 10:51:51 AM Weekend Preview: Marquee Matchups Eight CCHA teams are in action this weekend, including the first conference series of the year, with defending MacNaughton Cup Champion Bemidji State visiting Ferris State. No. 16/18 Minnesota State concludes its six-game homestand against No. 16/19 Omaha, while St. Thomas faces No. 5/5 Minnesota in a home-and-home series that concludes on Saturday at Xcel Energy Center. Augustana heads to 12/14 St. Cloud State for a pair and Bowling Green battles No. 17/19 Ohio State in a home-and-home. Unbeaten Michigan Tech hosts Clarkson and Northern Michigan welcomes Arizona State, highlighting a home weekend for a pair of Upper Peninsula programs.  Ten of this weekend's games will be available on CCHA TV, by visiting midcosportsplus.com. Two are on NCHC.tv and two are on B1G+.  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 (3-1-0) vs. No. 17/19 Ohio State (3-0-1) Day/Time: Friday (7:00pm ET) & Saturday (7:37pm ET) Video Stream: Friday B1G+ | Saturday Midco Sports Plus | International Radio: BGSU 88.1 FM Live Stats: Friday | Saturday Game Notes: BGSU | OSU The Falcons look to hand the Buckeyes their first loss of the year on Friday, when they head to Columbus to open a home-and-home series. Bowling Green, which is coming off a 2-1 overtime victory at RIT, owns a 94-79-9 lead in the all-time series, which dates back to 1969.  Bemidji State (1-2-0; 0-0-0 CCHA) at Ferris State (1-3-2; 0-0-0 CCHA) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm ET) & Saturday (6:07pm ET) Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus | International Radio: BSU 92.1 FM | FSU 97.3 FM Live Stats: Friday | Saturday Game Notes: BSU | FSU The Bulldogs welcome Bemidji State to Big Rapids for top open the conference schedule. The lone league series on tap this weekend features a rematch of a 2024 Mason Cup Playoffs opening round series, which the Beavers claimed in two games, en route to winning their second MacNaughton Cup in program history. BSU leads the all-time series 23-20-6.  Clarkson (3-2-0) at Michigan Tech (2-0-0) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm ET) & Saturday (6:07pm ET) Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus | International Radio: MTU 93.5 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: CLK | MTU The unbeaten Huskies welcome Clarkson to "The Mac" for a two-game set this weekend after the Golden Knights swept a series in Potsdam, N.Y., last year. Clarkson owns a 6-3-1 lead in the all-time series, which began in 1962. Michigan Tech's last victory in the series came on Oct. 29, 2021 - a 3-0 road win.  St. Thomas (1-1-1) vs. No. 5/5 Minnesota (3-1-0) Day/Time: Friday (5:30pm CT) & Saturday (8:00pm CT) Video Stream: Friday B1G+ | Saturday Midco Sports Plus | International Radio: UST AM 1500 Live Stats: Friday | Saturday Game Notes: UST | UMN The Tommies and fifth-ranked Gophers renew their rivalry which saw its beginning a season ago. After a thrilling 6-5 overtime victory at the Xcel Energy Center, Minnesota shut out St. Thomas, 3-0, in Minneapolis to sweep the series. Coming off a bye week, St. Thomas picked up a tie and a win against Vermont two weeks ago. This year's series begins at Mariucci Arena on Friday, before shifting to the "X" on Saturday night.  No. 16/19 Omaha (2-2-0) at No. 16/18 Minnesota State (3-3-0) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm CT) & Saturday (6:07pm CT) Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus | International Radio: MSU AM 1420 Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: UNO | MSU No. 16/18 Minnesota State concludes its season-long, six-game homestand this weekend when No. 16/19 Omaha comes to town for a two-game series. The battle for the "Spirit of the Mavericks" trophy, which currently resides with UNO, is on the line, with Minnesota State leading the all-time series 18-16-5. The home-standing Mavericks already have two ranked victories under their belt.  Augustana (3-1-0) at No. 12/14 St. Cloud State (4-1-0) Day/Time: Friday (7:00pm CT) & Saturday (5:00pm CT) Video Stream: NCHC.tv Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: AU | SCSU A homecoming for head coach Garrett Raboin and senior Brady Ziemer, who both previously played for the Huskies, Augustana is coming off a sweep of then-No. 12 Omaha. Friday night's contest will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs.  Arizona State (1-4-1) at Northern Michigan (1-3-0) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm ET) & Saturday (6:07pm ET) Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus | International Radio: NMU 100.3 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: ASU | NMU Northern Michigan will look to answer a road sweep at the hands of Arizona State last year, falling 3-2 and 5-1 in Tempe last October. The home-standing Wildcats picked up their first win of the year last weekend, taking the opening game of their home series with Alaska Anchorage, 2-1.
