Men's Ice Hockey

Friday Recap: Off and Running

All four top seeds in the 2026 Mason Cup Playoffs came away with wins on Friday night to open up respective 1-0 series leads. No. 1 Minnesota State topped No. 8 Ferris State, 5-1, while No. 3 Augustana defeated No. 6 Bemidji State, 5-2. No. 4 Michigan Tech downed No. 5 Bowling Green, 5-3, and No. 2 St. Thomas clipped No. 7 Lake Superior State, 4-3, in overtime.
 
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No. 4 Michigan Tech 5, No. 5 Bowling Green 3 (MTU leads series 1-0)

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HOUGHTON, Mich. – The No. 20-ranked Michigan Tech hockey team opened the postseason with a 5-3 victory over Bowling Green in the CCHA Quarterfinals. The Huskies improved to 22-12-3 overall and will try to wrap up the best-of-three series on Saturday night ... (full story)


 

No. 2 St. Thomas 4, Lake Superior State 3 (OT) (UST leads series 1-0)

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No. 1 Minnesota State 5, Ferris State 1 (MSU leads series 1-0)

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MANKATO, Minn. – No. 16 Minnesota State men's hockey commanded a 5-1 victory over Ferris State to open the CCHA Mason Cup Quarterfinals at Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center on Friday. With five different goal scorers, Alex Zetterberg and Jack Smith led the way with two-points apiece and the Mavericks outshot the Bulldogs 35-13 overall ... (full story)


 

No. 3 Augustana 5, Bemidji State 2 (AU leads series 1-0)

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana men's hockey scored four goals across the first two periods and held off a third-period push from Bemidji State to earn a 5-2 victory in game one of the CCHA Mason Cup Quarterfinal series Friday night at a sold-out Midco Arena ... (full story)