Men's Ice Hockey 11/21/2024 5:41:31 PM Weekend Preview: Houghton Hoedown Six CCHA teams square off in conference play this weekend, including a matchup between No. 20 Michigan Tech and No. 17 Minnesota State in Houghton. St. Thomas visits Bemidji State for a pair and Augustana travels to Ferris State. In non-league action, Lake Superior State heads to Alaska to take on Anchorage on Saturday and Sunday.  Six of this weekend's games will be available on CCHA TV, by visiting midcosports.com/ccha (Select MSP2), while two are on YouTube.  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 St. Thomas (3-5-3; 2-2-2 CCHA — .444 PTS%) at Bemidji State (5-6-0; 3-3-0 CCHA — .444 PTS%) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm CT) & Saturday (6:07pm CT) Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus | International Radio: UST AM 1500 | BSU 92.1 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: UST | BSU The Tommies head to Bemidji for a clash of top-four finishers in 2023-24. The Beavers hold a 10-1-1 lead in the all-time series, including five straight wins. St. Thomas dropped a shootout to Bowling Green, before bouncing back to win on Saturday, last weekend, while the Beavers split with No. 3 Minnesota in a home-and-home series.  Augustana (5-5-0; 2-2-0 CCHA — .583 PTS%) at Ferris State (3-9-2; 2-6-0 CCHA — .250 PTS%) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm ET) & Saturday (6:07pm ET) Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus | International Radio: FSU 97.3 FM Live Stats: Friday | Saturday Game Notes: AU | FSU The Vikings will look to avenge a sweep at the hands of Ferris State at the opening weekend of Midco Arena last year, when they travel to Big Rapids on Friday and Saturday. Augustana swept an exhibition series at the U.S. National Under-18 Team last week, while the Bulldogs split with Lake Superior State.  No. 17 Minnesota State (8-4-2; 3-1-2 CCHA — .667 PTS%) at No. 20 Michigan Tech (6-2-0; 4-0-0 — 1.000 PTS%) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm ET) & Saturday (6:07pm ET) Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus | International Radio: MSU AM 1420 | MTU 93.5 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: MSU | MTU A clash between the last two Mason Cup Champions takes place in Houghton this weekend as No. 17 Minnesota State visits No. 20 Michigan Tech. The first-place Huskies are still unbeaten in conference play and will look to keep their lead against the third-place Mavericks. Minnesota State owns a 53-29-10 lead in the all-time series.  Lake Superior State (4-6-0) at Alaska Anchorage (2-8-0) Day/Time: Saturday (10:07pm ET) & Sunday (9:07pm ET) Video Stream: YouTube Radio: LSSU 99.5 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: LSSU | UAA The Lakers visit Alaska Anchorage for a non-league series this weekend. The Lakers are 17-9-2 against the Seawolves all-time and are coming off a split with Ferris State. Anchorage split with rival Alaska Fairbanks last week.
