ALBANY REGIONAL When: Thursday, March 24 & Saturday, March 26 Where: MVP Arena, Albany, N.Y. Matchups: Minnesota State vs. Harvard, March 24, noon, ESPNU; North Dakota vs. Notre Dame, March 24, 6 p.m., ESPNU, championship, March 26, 4 p.m./6:30 p.m., ESPNU 1. MINNESOTA STATE How they got here: Won CCHA tournament championship Overall season record: … Read more
All 15 games will be on ESPNU, ESPNews or ESPN2 along with streaming availability. See the schedule here.
For the ninth straight week, Minnesota State is the top-ranked team in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, getting 35 first-place votes this week. Michigan, up two to No. 2, took home 14 first-place nods from the voters. Denver stays No. 3, Western Michigan rises three to sit fourth, and Minnesota falls three to No. … Read more
The CCHA overturned Josh Groll’s overtime goal well after the playoff championship trophy was presented. The league ordered the title game to resume.
The CCHA announced Thursday that Minnesota State goaltender Dryden McKay has been named the CCHA’s player of the year. In addition, the Mavericks’ Mike Hastings is the conference’s coach of the year. McKay led all CCHA players on the ballot, receiving four of a possible seven points, as voted on by the CCHA head coaches. … Read more
The CCHA announced several individual awards Wednesday. Ferris State forward Bradley Marek has been named rookie of the year, while Minnesota State sophomore Jake Livingstone is defenseman of the year, Mavericks junior Nathan Smith is forward of the year, and Minnesota State senior Dryden McKay is the goaltender of the year. Marek led all CCHA … Read more
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Committee announced Wednesday the top 10 candidates for the 2022 award honoring college hockey’s top player. Alphabetically, they are: Matty Beniers, So., F, Michigan Bobby Brink, Jr., F, Denver Brian Halonen, Sr., F, Michigan Tech Luke Hughes, Fr., D, Michigan Devon Levi, So., G, Northeastern Dryden McKay, Sr., G, Minnesota … Read more
When it is awarded to either Minnesota State or Bemidji State on Saturday night in Mankato, the Mason Cup will be at the end of its long journey back to its rightful place in the hands of the champions of the CCHA tournament. The CCHA’s championship trophy was one of the first things CCHA commissioner … Read more
The CCHA has announced its two all-CCHA teams for the 2021-22 season. 2021-22 All-CCHA First Team F – Nathan Smith, Minnesota State – 41 points F – Brian Halonen, Michigan Tech – (35) F – Julian Napravnik, Minnesota State (26) D – Jake Livingstone, Minnesota State (22) D – Elias Rosén, Bemidji State (18) G … Read more
The CCHA announced Monday its 2021-22 all-rookie team. 2021-22 CCHA All-Rookie Team F – Bradley Marek, Ferris State – 16 points F – Austen Swankler, Bowling Green – (13) F – Josh Nixon, Lake Superior State – (12) D – Eric Parker, Bowling Green – (12) D – Bennett Zmolek, Minnesota State – (9) G … Read more
For the eighth consecutive week, Minnesota State is the No. 1 team in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Mavericks earned 46 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. Spots two through seven remain the same as a week ago, with Minnesota, Denver, Michigan, North Dakota, Quinnipiac and Western Michigan ranked, respectively. Minnesota, Michigan, Denver … Read more
Minnesota State is once again on top of the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, picking up 46 first-place votes in this week’s poll. Minnesota again sits No. 2 with one first-place vote, while Denver stays No. 3, also with a first-place vote, Michigan is up one to No. 4, getting one first-place vote, and North … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the men’s players of the month for Feb. 2022. Denver’s Bobby Brink takes home player of the month honors, while Minnesota’s Rhett Pitlick is rookie of the month and Minnesota State netminder Dryden McKay has been named goalie of the month. Brink put up strong numbers against a strong … Read more
The Mason Cup is back. After a nine-year absence, the CCHA will award the championship trophy once again to the winner of its conference tournament, which begins with quarterfinal action this week. The trophy, named after famed Bowling Green, Lake Superior State and Michigan State coaching legend Ron Mason, was created in 2001. “We were … Read more
Minnesota State garnered 48 first-place votes this week and remains the top team in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Minnesota vaults two spots to No. 2 and picked up one first-place vote, while Denver stays No. 3, North Dakota is up three to No. 4, and Michigan falls three to sit fifth this week. … Read more
With 38 first-place votes this week, Minnesota State is again the top-ranked team in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Michigan (10 first-place votes) and Denver (two first-place votes) remain the No. 2- and No. 3-ranked teams, respectively. Minnesota is up one to No. 4, followed by Quinnipiac down one to No. 5, Western Michigan … Read more
Minnesota State has retained the No. 1 ranking in this week’s DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, getting 30 first-place votes. Quinnipiac stays No. 2, picking up 12 first-place votes, while Denver moves up one to No. 3 with four first-place votes and Michigan drops one spot to No. 4, also garnering four first-place votes this … Read more
It’s already February, which I understand seems strange to everyone (if there’s anything the pandemic has taught us, it’s that time is essentially meaningless). But it’s true. It’s February, which means there’s just one month of CCHA regular season left until the playoffs. And because it’s almost the postseason, it’s about time that we start … Read more
With 20 first-place votes this week, Minnesota State regains the top spot in the DCU/USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. Former No. 1 Quinnipiac picked up 18 first-place votes and falls to No. 2 this week. Western Michigan is up one to No. 3 and garnered eight first-place votes, while Michigan drops one to fourth, getting … Read more
In the midst of one of their most dominant seasons in recent memory, the Minnesota State Mavericks last week found out they were going to be without their head coach for a fortnight in February. Under the circumstances, though, the Mavericks are just fine with this. MSU’s Mike Hastings was recently named an assistant coach … Read more