Men's Ice Hockey 10/2/2025 11:10:22 AM Weekend Preview: Kickstart My Heart Eight CCHA teams are in action this weekend as the 2025-26 season gets underway. Michigan Tech heads to No. 8 Minnesota for a two-game, while Northern Michigan visits No. 15 UMass for a pair. Bemidji State flies north to take on Alaska Anchorage, with Lake Superior State traveling east to face Stonehill. Ferris State renews its rivalry at Miami and No. 19 St. Thomas battles St. Cloud State for a single game on Saturday. In exhibition action, Augustana takes on the Huskies on Friday night, before Bowling Green welcomes Robert Morris to town on Saturday.  On of this weekend's contests will be available on CCHA TV, by visiting midcosports.com/ccha (Select MSP2). Four can be seen on NCHC.tv, while four series can be seen on YouTube, ESPN+, B1G+ and NEC Front Row.  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 Exhibition: Augustana at St. Cloud State Day/Time: Friday (6pm CT) Video Stream: NCHC.tv Radio: SCSU 99.3 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: AU | SCSU The Vikings head to St. Cloud State for an exhibition matchup with the Huskies on Friday night for their only action of the weekend. SCSU took both games for a home series last year by scores of 4-3 and 2-1 in mid-October. Augustana, which opened last year with an impressive 4-1 exhibition victory at North Dakota, will look to do the same in 2025-26 against the Huskies.  Michigan Tech (0-0-0) at No. 8 Minnesota (0-0-0) Day/Time: Friday (7pm CT) & Saturday (7pm CT) TV: Fox 9 Video Stream: B1G+ Radio: MTU 93.5 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: MTU | UMN Michigan Tech returns to 3M Arena at Mariucci this weekend, to face its former WCHA foe and nationally eighth-ranked Minnesota. The Gophers own a 175-77-15 lead in the all-time series, which dates back to 1922. Tech's last victory in Minneapolis came on Dec. 9, 2011 - a 3-2 overtime win. First-year head coach Bill Muckalt makes his Huskies debut on Friday, becoming the 23rd bench boss in program history.  Bemidji State (0-0-0) at Alaska Anchorage (0-0-0) Day/Time: Friday (10pm CT) & Saturday (8pm CT) Video Stream: YouTube (FREE) Radio: BSU 92.1 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: BSU | UAA The Beavers make the long voyage to Anchorage, Alaska, to take on the Seawolves this weekend, opening up the 70th season BSU hockey and its 27th at the Division I level. Bemidji State owns an 18-3-5 record against Alaska Anchorage, dating back to 2010. The two teams last met in 2020, with the Beavers coming away with a 4-1 win and a shootout victory after a 2-2 tie.  Lake Superior State (0-0-0) at Stonehill (0-0-0) Day/Time: Saturday (4:30pm ET) & Sunday (3pm ET) Video Stream: NEC Front Row Radio: LSSU 99.5 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: LSSU | SC The Lakers visit Stonehill for the first time in program history and their first opening weekend outside the state of Michigan since 2021-22. Lake Superior State split with the Skyhawks last season at Taffy Abel Arena, falling 4-1 in the series opener, before responding with a 3-0 shutout win. Rorke Applebee stopped all 35 shots he faced for his first collegiate shutout in that contest.  No. 19 St. Thomas (0-0-0) at St. Cloud State (0-0-0) Day/Time: Saturday (6:07pm CT) Video Stream: NCHC.tv Radio: UST AM 1500 Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: UST | SCSU St. Thomas visits St. Cloud State for a single game on Saturday night, with the two teams returning to St. Paul later in the season. The Tommies, who are ranked in a preseason poll for the first time, are looking for their second road win of the Huskies and first since a thrilling 5-4 OT triumph on October 7, 2023. SCSU won both meetings last season by a combined 3-1 score, including a 1-0 win in Mendota Heights to open the 2024-25 schedule.  Ferris State (0-0-0) at Miami (0-0-0) Day/Time: Saturday (7:05pm ET) & Sunday (6:05pm ET) Video Stream: NCHC.tv Radio: FSU 97.3 FM Live Stats: Click Here Game Notes: FSU | MIA The Bulldogs and RedHawks open their fifth straight season by facing off against one-another, with the two teams tying both matchups last year. Ferris State claimed exhibition shootout wins in both contests. Under first-year head coach Brett Riley, the 'Dogs look to extend their unbeaten streak on opening nights to four years, having last suffered defeat on October 2, 2021 against Miami. The former CCHA foes have met 114 times dating back to 1979.  Exhibition: Robert Morris at Bowling Green Day/Time: Saturday (6:07pm ET) Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus Radio: BGSU 88.1 FM Live Stats: Click Here The Colonials visit Bowling Green in an exhibition matchup for the second year in a row, with the Falcons claiming a 7-2 victory last year. In regular season play, BGSU owns a 6-2-1 record, including a split in 2023-24, which included a 3-0 shutout each way, in Pittsburgh. In last year's meeting, Ryan O'Hara scored twice and Cole Moore made 23 saves at Slater Family Ice Arena.  Northern Michigan (0-0-0) at No. 15 Massachusetts (0-0-0) Day/Time: Saturday (7:30pm ET) & Sunday (4pm ET) Video Stream: ESPN+ Radio: NMU 100.3 FM Live Stats: Friday | Saturday Game Notes: NMU | UMA The Wildcats visit No. 15 UMass for the first time in program history this Saturday and Sunday to open the 2025-26 season. The Wildcats are 1-0 in the all-time series, have blanked the Minutemen, 3-0, on December 29, 1999, in Minneapolis during the Mariucci Classic. NMU, which is in its second year under head coach Dave Shyiak, faces three ranked teams to begin the season, including road trips to Amherst and Columbus to face No. 16 Ohio State.
