Men's Ice Hockey 10/9/2025 11:22:30 AM Weekend Preview: Important Hockey Eight CCHA teams are in action this weekend, including big non-conference clashes across the league. A whopping 10 games between CCHA and NCHC program highlight the action, while Bowling Green gets its regular season underway with a road trip to Niagara and Northern Michigan visits No. 16 Ohio State. Lake Superior State welcomes Lindenwood to town for two, while the interconference battle with the NCHC sees a home-and-home series get underway between Ferris State and No. 1 Western Michigan on Thursday night. Elsewhere, No. 19 St. Thomas and No. 10 North Dakota square off in Grand Forks on Friday, before heading back to St. Paul and Grand Casino Arena on Sunday. Bemidji State and St. Cloud State play a traditional home-and-home and Augustana travels to Minnesota Duluth for a pair. No. 20 Minnesota State visists Omaha to round of the week's slate.  Five of this weeken's contests will be available on CCHA TV, by visiting midcosports.com/ccha (Select MSP2). Seven can be seen on NCHC.tv, while two each will air on B1G+ and 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 Ferris State (0-2-0) vs. No. 1 Western Michigan (0-0-0) Day/Time: Thursday (7:07pm ET) & Friday (7:07pm ET) Video Stream: Friday NCHC.tv | Saturday Midco Sports Plus Radio: FSU 97.3 FM Live Stats: Friday | Saturday Game Notes: FSU | WMU The Bulldogs open a home-and-home series against the reigning NCAA Champions and nationally first-ranked Broncos on Thursday night in Kalamazoo. Ferris State will look to play spoiler on banner raising night at Lawson Arena, before the series turns to Big Rapids on Friday night.  Bowling Green (0-0-0) at Niagara (1-0-0) Day/Time: Friday (6pm ET) & Saturday (7pm CT) Video Stream: FloHockey Radio: BGSU 88.1 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: BGSU | NIA The Falcons hit the road to open their regular season schedule at Niagara this weekend, renewing a series for the first time since the 2012-13 season. Bowling Green is 3-2-2 over the previous seven meetings all-time, including a three-game unbeaten streak (1-0-2). BGSU dropped an exhibition opener to Robert Morris (4-1) on Saturday, while the Purple Eagles are off to a 1-0 start, thanks to a 5-2 win over St. Lawrence.  Northern Michigan (0-2-0) at No. 16 Ohio State (0-0-0) Day/Time: Friday (6:30pm ET) & Saturday (5pm ET) Video Stream: B1G+ Radio: NMU 100.3 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: NMU | OSU Northern Michigan continues its gauntlet of an early-season schedule this weekend, when it travels to No. 16 Ohio State for a two-game series. The Wildcats showed signs of breaking through last week at No. 15 UMass, before dropping a pair to the Minutemen. NMU owns a narrow 38-37-3 lead in the all-time series with the Buckeyes, dating back to their days at fellow members of the original CCHA.  Bemidji State (2-0-0) vs. St. Cloud State (0-1-0) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm CT) & Saturday (6pm CT) Video Stream: Friday Midco Sports Plus | Saturday NCHC.tv Radio: BSU 92.1 FM Live Stats: Friday | Saturday Game Notes: BSU | SCSU The Beavers renew their in-state rivalry with St. Cloud State with a home-and-home series this weekend, beginning in Bemidji on Friday night. The series swings to St. Cloud on Saturday. The Huskies are 55-46-8 against BSU dating back to 1948 and have won five straight meetings. Bemidji State dropped a pair of tightly contested games last year by scores of 4-3 and 3-2. The Beavers are looking for their first win in the series since 2022 and first victory on the road since 2011.  Lindenwood (0-2-0) at Lake Superior State (2-0-0) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm ET) & Saturday (6:07pm ET) Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus Radio: LSSU 99.5 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: LU | LSSU The Lakers put their unbeaten mark on the line at home this weekend, when they welcome Lindenwood to Taffy Abel Arena for a two-game set. Lake Superior State took a pair from Stonehill on the road by scores of 5-3 and 3-2. The Lions dropped two games to Wisconsin to open their schedule.  No. 19 St. Thomas (1-0-0) vs. No. 10 North Dakota (0-0-0) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm CT) & Sunday (5:07pm CT) TV: Fox 9+ (Sunday) Video Stream: Friday NCHC.tv | Sunday Midco Sports Plus Radio: UST AM 1500 Live Stats: Friday | Sunday Game Notes: UST | UND The Tommies square off against UND for the first time in program history this week, traveling to Grand Forks, N.D., on Friday night, before hosting the Fighting Hawks at Grand Casino Arena on Sunday. St. Thomas fought off St. Cloud State, 4-3, on the road to open their season, while North Dakota blanked Manitoba, 7-0, in exhibition action.  No. 20 Minnesota State (0-0-0) at Omaha (0-0-0) Day/Time: Friday (7pm CT) & Saturday (7pm CT) Video Stream: NCHC.tv Radio: MSU AM 1420 Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: MSU | UNO No. 20 Minnesota State gets its season underway this weekend, when it heads to Omaha for a two-game series. The "Spirit of the Maverick" trophy is the on the line once again in 2025-26, which is currenlty held by the Mavericks from Mankato. Overall, MSU is 20-16-5 against UNO, including wins of 4-3 and 1-0 last year.  Augustana (0-0-0) at Minnesota Duluth (2-0-0) Day/Time: Friday (7:07pm CT) & Saturday (6:07pm CT) Video Stream: NCHC.tv Radio: UMD AM 610 Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: AU | UMD The Vikings head to Minnesota Duluth for the first time in program history this weekend. Augustana tied St. Cloud State, 2-2, in exhibition play last Friday, while the Bulldogs swept Alaska in Fairbanks to get their season started. Augie acclimated itself well against NCHC opposition last year, going 4-2-0 in such games.
