The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) announced its 117-game schedule, which includes a full conference slate for Augustana University, which played 16 games against league opponents in each of the last two seasons. Following the 26-game gauntlet, the regular season champion will once again be awarded the prestigious MacNaughton Cup, which is currently held by Minnesota State University.
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The first conference weekend of the year takes place on Oct. 24-25, when Michigan Tech, Lake Superior State and Bemidji State host weekend series with Ferris State, Bowling Green and Augustana, respectively.
Minnesota State, which claimed its ninth MacNaughton Cup and third Mason Cup Championship title last season, opens its conference slate with a home-and-home series with in-state rival St. Thomas on October 31 and November 1, which includes the first ever league contest at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena on Friday, October 31. The Mason Cup Championship rematch moves to Mankato the next night.
The first eight-game CCHA weekend of the year drops on November 7 & 8, highlighted by a Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan home-and-home series. Minnesota State welcomes Bowling Green in a battle teams that made deep Mason Cup Playoff runs a season ago, while Ferris State welcomes Augustana and Bemidji State hosts Lake Superior State.
Michigan Tech hosts Augustana on Winter Carnival weekend (Feb. 6-7), the annual celebration that takes place every winter in Houghton, Mich.
The CCHA regular season comes to a close on February 28 with the team earning the most points being awarded the prestigious MacNaughton Cup. As was the case in 2024-25, only the top eight teams qualify for the league's postseason.
The top four teams following regular-season action will host the next four in the Quarterfinals of the Mason Cup Playoffs on March 6-8, with the winner of each best-of-three series advancing to the league semifinals. For the fifth consecutive year, both Semifinals (Mar. 14) and the final will be played as a single game at the respective campus sites of the highest-seeded team, with the Championship Game taking place on Friday, March 20. The Mason Cup will be presented to the CCHA playoff champions, who will receive an automatic qualification to the 16-team NCAA Tournament.
The NCAA Tournament opens play March 27-29 with regional sites in Albany, N.Y., Loveland, Colo., Sioux Falls, S.D. and Worcester, Mass.
The 2025 Frozen Four is set to take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 9 & 11.
All dates and times listed are subject to change. All CCHA conference games and home non-league contests will be streamed live on Midco Sports Plus. Non-conference games for CCHA members will be added upon announcements from each member.
For more information, contact:
Perry Laskaris
Director of Strategic Communications & Brand Advancement
Central Collegiate Hockey Association
Laskaris@ccha.com
(651) 308-1065