Men's Ice Hockey 2/8/2024 7:12:42 PM Weekend Preview: Carnival Atmosphere Four series get underway on Friday night, including a showdown of MacNaughton Cup combatants from a year ago, when Minnesota State visits Michigan Tech for Winter Carnival. Bowling Green welcomes Lake Superior State to town, while Bemidji State visits Northern Michigan. St. Thomas takes a break from conference action to make their inaugural trip to Augustana and Midco Arena.  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 Minnesota State (14-10-4; 10-6-2 CCHA — 32 PTS) at Michigan Tech (11-12-6; 8-8-2 CCHA — 27 PTS) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm ET) & Saturday (5:07pm ET) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: MSU 1420 AM | MTU 93.5 FM Live Stats: Friday | Saturday Game Notes: MSU | MTU Two teams with MacNaughton Cup aspirations square off at Michigan Tech's Winter Carnival this weekend, when Minnesota State visits Houghton for a pair. The Mavericks have twice taken part in the Upper Peninsula tradition, with the teams splitting the four contests, 1-1-2. Overall, MSU owns a 52-27-10 mark, but Tech took 5-of-6 points from their Mankato meeting in November.  Bemidji State (10-15-1; 8-7-1 CCHA — 27 PTS) at Northern Michigan (9-13-4; 7-9-2 CCHA — 25 PTS) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm ET) & Saturday (6:07pm ET) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: BSU 92.1 FM | NMU 100.3 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: BSU | NMU The Beavers visit Northern Michigan for a two-game series at Berry Events Center and enter the weekend with at two games in hand on every CCHA team aside from Bowling Green. The Wildcats are riding high after a five-point weekend against rival Michigan Tech and look to climb back into the top four with a strong weekend. Bemidji State is 20-13-6 overall against NMU and 11-5-2 in Marquette.  Lake Superior State (12-14-1; 9-9-1 CCHA — 28 PTS) at Bowling Green (10-16-0; 8-8-0 CCHA — 24 PTS) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm ET) & Saturday (7:07pm ET) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: LSSU 99.5 FM | BGSU 88.1 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: LSSU | BGSU Following a weekend off, the Lakers visit Bowling Green for a critical CCHA series. Lake Superior State is six points out of first place, but has played the most games in the league along with Ferris State (19). The longest-tenured conference members meet for the 187th time on Friday, with the Falcons owning a 92-80-14 advantage. Bowling Green is coming off a sweep of Ferris State and looks to keep the momentum going at home.  St. Thomas (13-12-1) at Augustana (8-15-3) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm CT) & Saturday (6:07pm CT) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: UST AM 1500 Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: UST | AU The Tommies make their first-ever visit to Midco Arena this weekend as the future conference foes meet in Sioux Falls. St. Thomas is currently in first place in the ultra-competitive CCHA standings, while Augustana has taken "points" in all but four weekend series this year.
