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SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Minnesota, Ohio State stay alive while Penn State moves on in B1G tournament; Holy Cross survives in AHA; Bowling Green sweeps in CCHA; No. 1 BC cruises past Merrimack; Denver completes sweep of Colorado College – College Hockey

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Minnesota goalie Nathan Airey has his eye on the puck during B1G playoff action on Saturday night (Photo: Minnesota Athletics) B1G TOURNAMENT No. 3 Minnesota 4, Notre Dame 2 Four players found the back of the net to lead No. 3 Minnesota to a 4-2 win over Notre Dame in Game 2 of the B1G … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Swan song approaching for Ferris State coach Daniels, who says ‘I really enjoyed the heck out of this season’ – College Hockey

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Ferris State coach Bob Daniels has been behind the Bulldogs bench for 36 years (photo: Ferris State Athletics). Bob Daniels knows his Ferris State team will be opening the 2025 Mason Cup playoffs on the road. Considering how well the Bulldogs seem to have played away from Big Rapids, Mich. — they’re 6-8-0 on the … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Augustana making major impact in conference as ‘our guys have held their own’ in 2024-25 – College Hockey

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This Week in CCHA Hockey: Augustana making major impact in conference as 'our guys have held their own' in 2024-25 - College Hockey

Augustana has had a solid season and swept Lake Superior State at home Jan. 31-Feb. 1 (photo: Kenneth Lenger). Augustana’s first full season as CCHA members is turning out better than most outsiders could have expected. It’s been pretty clear since they started conference play that they were going to be one of the teams … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Minnesota State has ‘got a job to do here’ as Mavericks need to ‘play united’ to secure NCAA tournament spot – College Hockey

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This Week in CCHA Hockey: Minnesota State has 'got a job to do here' as Mavericks need to 'play united' to secure NCAA tournament spot - College Hockey

Evan Murr has been a top defenseman for Minnesota State and the CCHA all season long (photo: Noah Ritter). College hockey is, almost more than anything, a game of momentum. The best teams have the ability to string together wins–even ones in which maybe they aren’t the better team on the night. For Minnesota State, … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Finding ways to adjust, focused St. Thomas riding four-game win streak since 2025 arrived – College Hockey

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This Week in CCHA Hockey: Finding ways to adjust, focused St. Thomas riding four-game win streak since 2025 arrived - College Hockey

Liam Malmquist has been a go-to player this season for UST (photo: Nick Wosika). After a trying end to 2024, the new year has been kind to St. Thomas. The Tommies–who were picked by many observers to be one of the main contenders for the CCHA’s MacNaughton Cup this season–never seemed to find their footing … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Analyzing second half of 2024-25 season; figuring out what teams are contenders, what teams are pretenders – College Hockey

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This Week in CCHA Hockey: Analyzing second half of 2024-25 season; figuring out what teams are contenders, what teams are pretenders - College Hockey

The holiday break is a strange time for college hockey. Some CCHA teams have played four official games since this column was last published about three weeks ago. Michigan Tech, for example, played in not one but two separate tournaments (the Huskies finished third in both the Great Lakes Invitational and the Coachella Valley Cactus … Read more

This Week in CCHA Hockey: Looking at team MVPs, biggest surprises of first half of 2024-25 season as conference teams hit Christmas break – College Hockey

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This Week in CCHA Hockey: Looking at team MVPs, biggest surprises of first half of 2024-25 season as conference teams hit Christmas break - College Hockey

Rhett Pitlick has played well in his first season with Minnesota State (photo: Abby Santos). As the holiday break descends upon us, there is one thing that has stood out above all others: Minnesota State is the real deal. This isn’t a particularly “hot take,” in fact, one might argue that it’s the most obvious … Read more