Men’s D-I: CCHA (Defunct)

This week, it’s the continuation of Paula C. Weston’s Girl Reporter awards, and, of course, a long look at the first round of the CCHA playoffs. Will Michigan cruise to Detroit? Can Ohio State keep up its season-long strong play? Has Michigan State come together just in time? This weekend will tell.

Once again, Paula C. Weston is on the spot to deliver her CCHA Girl Reporter awards. Who walks away with the hardware this year? Also: a complete look at the CCHA playoff situation — with all 12 teams detailed as we reach the regular season’s last weekend.

An unwelcome visit translates into CCHA musings for Paula C. Weston, who looks at which teams have made the most of their opportunities this season. Also: TV coverage is kind to Ohio for a change, and there’s a Bowling Green-Space Ghost — Space Ghost? — connection.

This week, Paula C. Weston’s CCHA musings go strictly by the numbers — including a look at second-place Ohio State, the finish of the four-game NMU-MTU season series, the race for sixth place in the league, and the performance of Michigan’s 10-member senior class.

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, love is in the air in Paula C. Weston’s weekly muse on the CCHA. Also: Michigan’s third-period brinksmanship comes to a head against Michigan State, Ferris State has more than one problem to address, and Northern Michigan meets head caoch Walt Kyle’s high standards.

The state of Michigan fares poorly over the weekend in the CCHA; Lake Superior continues its rise under cautiously-optimistic head coach Frank Anzalone; the CCHA prepares bids for the Super Six and the NCAA tournament — and the venues may surprise you; and a little series between Michigan and Michigan State makes up the Games of the Week. Paula C. Weston reports.

Time is slipping away on the 2004-05 season, and the national picture isn’t as pretty for the CCHA as coaches, fans and players might hope, Paula C. Weston notes. Also: the Ohio State-Michigan series in review, and your Game of the Week pits NCAA contenders Michigan and Northern Michigan.

It’s Ohio State versus Michigan, and this time the stakes are just a little bit higher. Paula C. Weston previews the rematch of the 2004 CCHA Super Six championship, and looks over the rest of the league as well.

January brings with it the waiting, which is, as Tom Petty says, the hardest part — so Paula C. Weston’s ready for the Games of the Week, which feature rising Ferris State and surprising Nebraska-Omaha. Also, we have a substitution in net for Miami; and the cauldron that is Yost gets another stir.

Paula C. Weston starts the speculation on the second half with musings on Michigan State and Notre Dame, among other topics; Ferris State and Michigan State pump up their resumes; the officiating stirs emotions in Columbus; and college hockey loses a friend with OSU AD Andy Geiger’s retirement.