Weekend Preview: Best of the Best

All eight CCHA teams are in action this weekend, including three conference series and three exhibition contests. No. 8/9 Augustana heads to No. 14/15 Michigan Tech for a ranked clash in Houghton, while Bemidji State and Minnesota State travel eastward to take on Bowling Green and Northern Michigan, respectively.

NCAA hockey newcomer Maryville visits Lake Superior State on Thursday and Friday, before heading to Ferris State on Saturday night.

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Exhibition: Maryville (6-1-0) Lake Superior State (2-4-2)
Day/Time: Thursday (7:07 PM ET) & Friday (7:07 PM CT)
Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus
Radio: LSSU 99.5 FM
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Game Notes: MU | LSSU

The Lakers welcome Maryville to town for a two-game exhibition series this weekend after picking up three conference points at Minnesota State last weekend. Lake Superior State resumes CCHA play at Michigan Tech next weekend. Maryville topped Trine (DIII), 5-2, in their only action last weekend.

Minnesota State (2-4-2; 0-0-2 CCHA — 3 PTS) at Northern Michigan (2-6-0; 0-2-0 CCHA — 0 PTS)
Day/Time: Friday (7:07 PM ET) & Saturday (6:07 PM ET)
Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus
Radio: MSU AM 1420 | NMU 100.3 FM
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Game Notes: MSU | NMU

The Mavericks head to Marquette to face Northern Michigan for a two-game CCHA set this weekend. Minnesota State owns a 34-9-6 lead in the all-time series with NMU, including 14-5-3 on the road. The Mavericks notched a pair of ties last weekend against Lake Superior State, sharing the points after each team picked up a shootout wins. The Wildcats dropped their first two conference games last weekend at then-No. 11/11 Augustana.

Bemidji State (2-4-1; 1-0-1 CCHA — 5 PTS) at Bowling Green (4-4-0; 2-0-0 CCHA — 6 PTS)
Day/Time: Friday (7:07 PM ET) & Saturday (6:07 PM ET)
Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus
Radio: BSU 92.1 FM | BGSU 88.1 FM
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Game Notes: BSU | BGSU

The Falcons host Bemidji State in a two-game CCHA series this weekend at Slater Family Ice Arena. BGSU opened its conference schedule two weeks ago with a road sweep of Lake Superior State, while the Beavers took 5-of-6 points from a home series against Ferris State last week. BSU owns a 5-3-2 record of the last 10 meetings, but the Falcons went 2-1-1 across four meetings last year.

No. 8/9 Augustana (7-0-1; 2-0-0 CCHA — 6 PTS) at No. 14/15 Michigan Tech (6-2-0; 1-1-0 CCHA — 3 PTS
Day/Time: Friday (7:07 PM ET) & Saturday (6:07 PM ET)
Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus
Radio: MTU 93.5 FM
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Game Notes: AU | MTU

A battle of top-15 teams gets underway on Friday in Houghton as the No. 14/15 Huskies host the No. 8/9 Vikings in a big early-season clash. Augustana has never won at the Mac, going 0-4-0 in their short Division I hockey history. Overall, Michigan Tech owns a 4-1-1 lead in the all-time series. Augie picked up a pair of wins over Northern Michigan last week, while Tech was on bye.

Exhibition: Maryville (6-1-0) at Ferris State (1-5-2)
Day/Time: Saturday (6:07 PM ET)
Video Stream: Midco Sports Plus
Radio: FSU 97.3 FM
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Game Notes: MU | FSU

Ferris State steps away from regular season action to take on Division I newcomer Maryville in an exhibition game. The Bulldogs are coming off a one-point road trip to Bemidji State last weekend. Maryville defeated Division III Trine, 5-2, on Saturday in its only action of the weekend.