Men's Ice Hockey Anastasia Hultman, CCHA Communications & Digital Content Intern

Hultman & Loft Join CCHA Staff for 2025-26

The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) announced today the additions of Anastasia Hultman and Dillon Loft to the league office staff for the 2025-26 season. Hultman will serve as the Communications & Digital Content Intern, and Loft will serve as the Operations Intern for both the CCHA and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).

Hultman recently graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Sport Management, a double minor in Sport Coaching and Media & Information. During her time at the University of Minnesota, she worked for Gopher Sports Marketing as a Sport Assistant and Lead Marketing Intern, working with Gopher Men's Hockey, Men's Basketball, Women's Tennis, Gopher Garden, Swim & Drive programs. She was also the President of the Sport Management Association and VP of Outreach and Social Media for the Figure Skating Club at the University of Minnesota. Hultman spent two summers at Gustavus Adolphus College as a Digital Media Coordinator for Tennis & Life Camp, and she has recently started coaching youth hockey in Minnesota.

On the national level, Hultman's hockey background extends to the championship level, working the 2023 WCHA Final Faceoff at Ridder Arena, 2024 & 2025 BIG Ten at 3M Mariucci Arena, 2024 Men's NCAA Frozen Four at the Xcel Energy Center, and 2025 Women's NCAA Frozen Four at Ridder Arena. Recently, she worked for Fox Sports as a Social Media Reporter at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, filming social content at U.S. Bank Stadium. 

In her role with the CCHA, Hultman will assist with the league's overall communications, marketing, and digital content creation for the league's 2025-2026 season. 

Loft currently works as a Sport Operations Graduate Assistant at Minnesota State, where he primarily helps oversee event operations and management, while also working directly with officials and visiting teams. Before his role as a Graduate Assistant, Loft spent one season as a Hockey Operations Student Assistant for Minnesota State Women’s Hockey. Before that, Loft spent two seasons as a student assistant for Minnesota State Football. Loft is a 2024 graduate of Minnesota State with a bachelor’s degree in Sport Management and a minor in Marketing. He is currently set to graduate with his master’s in Sport Management in the Spring of 2026.

In his role with the CCHA and WHCA, Loft will assist with meeting management, fiscal and logistical operations, championship and special event support, and general administration for the league, as well as take a lead role in officiating video services support for the season.