Men's Ice Hockey

Weekend Preview: GLIding into 2025

Seven CCHA teams will play 10 contests over a four-day span, including a pair of holiday tournaments. Michigan Tech hosts the 58th Great Lakes Invitational on Sunday and Monday, which includes No. 1 Michigan State, No. 6 and Northern Michigan. Ferris State faces host Wisconsin in the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off on Saturday, while Bowling Green hosts RIT on Sunday afternoon.

St. Thomas heads to No. 12 St. Cloud State on Sunday, while No. 11 Minnesota State takes on Manitoba in exhibition action on Monday. On Tuesday, Bemidji State welcomes Minnesota Duluth to town for a single contest.
 
Seven of this weekend's games will be available on CCHA TV, by visiting midcosports.com/ccha (Select MSP2), while two can be seen on B1G+ and one is on NCHC.tv.
 
Notable Links: 

Ferris State (6-10-2) vs. Wisconsin (7-10-1) & TBD - Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off
Day/Time: Saturday (6:00pm ET) & Sunday (2:30pm ET)
Video Stream: B1G+
Radio: FSU 97.3 FM
Live Stats: Click Here
Game Notes: FSU | WIS

The Bulldogs head to Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum on Saturday to begin play in the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off against host Wisconsin. Ferris State plays at 2:30pm ET on Sunday no matter the outcome of their Saturday game and will face either UConn or Alaska. The Badgers and Bulldogs have split their previous eight meetings (3-3-2), dating back to 1980.
 

RIT (4-14-1) at Bowling Green (7-7-2)
Day/Time: Sunday (3:07pm ET)
Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus | Outside US & Canada
Radio: BGSU 88.1 FM
Live Stats: Click Here
Game Notes: RIT | BGSU

Bowling Green hosts RIT in the return trip to a split home-and-home series from early October. The Falcons took the first meeting, 3-2 in overtime. BGSU leads the all-time series 5-1-1, with the first meeting coming in 2006. The Falcons look to extend their winning streak to three on Sunday afternoon.
 

Michigan Tech (9-5-2) vs. No. 6 Western Michigan (10-3-1) & TBD - Great Lakes Invitational
Day/Time: Sunday (3:37pm ET) & Monday (TBA)
TV: Friday TV6 | Saturday FOX-UP
Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus | Outside US & Canada
Radio: MTU 93.5 FM
Live Stats: Click Here
Game Notes: MTU | WMU

The Huskies and Spartans co-host the 58th Great Lakes Invitational in Grand Rapids this weekend, with the semifinals taking place on Sunday and the third place and championship game on Monday. Tech won last year's title in a shootout over Michigan State. The Huskies are 11-5-1 all-time against Western Michigan, but the Broncos won the most recent meeting, 8-1, in the GLI two years ago.
 


Northern Michigan (1-16-1) vs. No. 1 Michigan State (13-2-1) & TBD - Great Lakes Invitational
Day/Time: Sunday (7:00pm ET) & Monday (TBA)
TV: Friday TV6 | Saturday FOX-UP
Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus | Outside US & Canada
Radio: NMU 100.3 FM
Live Stats: Click Here
Game Notes: NMU | MSU

The Wildcats head to the 58th Great Lakes Invitational this weekend at Van Andel Arena and face nationally first-ranked Michigan State on Sunday night to open play. Northern Michigan will then face either Michigan Tech or No. 6 Western Michigan on Monday to close out the calendar year. NMU is looking for its first victory since October 18, while the Spartans are on a three-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1).
 

St. Thomas (4-9-4) at No. 12 St. Cloud State (10-7-0)
Day/Time: Sunday (4:07pm CT)
TV: FOX 9+
Video Stream: NCHC.tv
Radio: UST AM 1500
Live Stats: Click Here
Game Notes: UST | SCSU

The Tommies and Huskies wrap up their season series on Sunday afternoon in St. Cloud, following a 1-0 SCSU win at St. Thomas in early October. St. Cloud State comes into the weekend ranked No. 12 in the nation, while the Tommies are looking to build off a 4-1 victory at Michigan Tech in their most recent outing. SCSU owns a 6-1-0 lead in the all-time series, with St. Thomas' lone win coming last season at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.
 

Exhibition: Manitoba (3-13-0) at No. 11 Minnesota State (14-4-2)
Day/Time: Monday (3:07pm CT)
Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus | Outside US & Canada
Radio: MSU AM 1420
Live Stats: Click Here
Game Notes: MSU

The first-place Mavericks play the first of two consecutive exhibition games on Monday, when they host the University of Manitoba for an afternoon affair. Ranked 11th in the nation, Minnesota State is unbeaten in its last 11 contests (9-0-2) and return to regular season play on January 10 and 11 at Northern Michigan.

 

Minnesota Duluth (5-10-0) at Bemidji State (8-8-3)
Day/Time: Tuesday (7:07pm CT)
Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus | Outside US & Canada
Radio: BSU 92.1 FM
Live Stats: Click Here
Game Notes: UMD | BSU

Bemidji State and Minnesota Duluth wrap up their split home-and-home series on Tuesday night at Sanford Center. The Beavers, who took the opener, 4-3 in overtime, back in October, look to improve on their 17-27-5 all-time mark against the Bulldogs.Â