Bemidji State was named as the men’s favorite this season in College Hockey America’s annual preseason coaches’ poll. The Beavers, who tied for third last season and finished 14-14-8 overall, were the tournament runners-up after falling to Wayne State in the CHA Championship. They return eight of their top ten scorers from a year ago … Read more
Pat Ford was named as only the second head coach ever at Findlay, less than a week after Craig Barnett stepped down to become assistant athletic director and head coach at [nl]Lake Forest Academy. Ford Ford takes over after serving one season under Barnett as associate head coach. Barnett had recommended him for the job. … Read more
Craig Barnett was the only coach Findlay ever knew. His departure opens the door for Pat Ford.
The CHA tournament will once again be played in the Tri-City Arena in 2004.
The MAAC is looking to re-expand, with its eyes set on Rhode Island, Navy and Robert Morris. And the CHA will discuss expansion this week.
Wayne State’s long-term future is bright.
The CHA’s inaugural autobid is on the line, and Geof F. Morris previews the action — after a detour to consider the future of the conference in light of expansion rumors.
With the CHA’s inaugural autobid soon to be decided, Geof F. Morris uses the power of mathematics to project the league’s final regular-season standings.
Findlay rebounds after a difficult week; rumors float on CHA expansion; and Geof F. Morris rounds up the weekend’s action — especially the battle for the first-round byes.
Six Findlay players were let go from the team, including the top scorer and one of the top goaltenders.
Disciplinary action shakes up the Findlay lineup; UAH makes a statement against Wayne State; and Geof F. Morris takes a shot at the CHA’s final standings.
Family ties run from Bemidji State to the NHL, as Geof F. Morris discovers; meanwhile, it’s a roundup of this weekend’s action in the CHA.
If new legislation passes as expected, the WCHA and CHA will continue to enjoy an automatic bid to the NCAAs.
In a thin week of games in the CHA, Bemidji State finds a link to the Edmonton Oilers dynasty — two, in fact; meanwhile, the CHA gets three representatives into the next round of Hobey Baker fan voting, but Geof F. Morris has some issues with that.
The Stretch Run Begins Okay, it’s go time. From here out, it’s CHA schools playing each other, jockeying for position in Kearney. Only two schools have no shot at a first-round bye: Findlay and Air Force should plan on playing on Friday at the tournament. The other four teams all have their chances, which is … Read more
Time to go around the horn to see how the CHA stacks up for the stretch run. Alabama-Huntsville is in the drivers seat right now, but there is still much more to come. Correspondent Geof Morris breaks it all down in this week’s CHA report.
In its short history, the CHA hasn’t had a problem finding good goaltending. Geof F. Morris rounds up the battle in nets at several league schools.
With a week of upsets and near-upsets gone by, and another weekend of similar opportunities ahead in nonconference play, Geof F. Morris looks both ways before writing.
There’s no place like home for the holidays — unless you’re heading to a tournament, like several CHA teams. Geof F. Morris rounds up the forthcoming action this weekend.
UAH plays a wild one at Sacred Heart; Niagara and Bemidji State face off in a key conference series; and Notre Dame visits Wayne State at Joe Louis Arena. Geof F. Morris reports once more before the break.