It’s time for some March madness in the CCHA, and prognostication of this league, this year in particular, often is an exercise in futility.

Bemidji State last won the MacNaughton Cup in 2017, in a defunct men’s league (WCHA) against a defunct team (Alabama-Huntsville) in a game played south of the Mason Dixon Line.

This historic MacNaughton Cup Marathon of 2024 boils down to one series – or possibly – a single game.

True, only one CCHA team has a record over .500 (Minnesota State), but a good pennant race is wildly entertaining, regardless of winning percentage.

With three weekends remaining in the fast and furious (apologies to Universal Studios) sprint to the MacNaughton Cup, the final CCHA standings remain nearly impossible to decipher, a swirl of countless permutations.

Trophy season in the CCHA arrives this weekend, and the MacInnes Cup will be awarded in Houghton, Michigan, to the winner of the Michigan Tech-Minnesota State series.

Road teams ruled this weekend in the CCHA, picking up 13 of a possible 18 points in the intra-league clashes.

This weekend in the CCHA, we’ve got playoff preview in the State of Hockey, a turf war in the U.P. and Ferris looks to escape the cellar.

There will be a blizzard of CCHA games throughout the Great Lakes this weekend, including red-hot St. Thomas up in Northern Michigan and Minnesota State down in Ohio.

The second half of the collegiate hockey season represents a new beginning for the embattled CCHA clubs.

Much of the college hockey world has slipped into holiday mode – taking care of exams and nursing bruised bodies for a couple of weeks – but a handful of schools are getting in a final weekend of action.

It’s the last great bash before exams – eight teams, four series – all with rich storylines and half the games with first-place implications.

An hour before the puck dropped Saturday night between Ferris State and St. Thomas, Ferris coach Bob Daniels sat in his windowless bunker at Ewigleben Arena, sharing his concerns about the forthcoming game.

As the 2023-2024 CCHA hockey season nears its halfway point, many players are starting to find their strides, and they’re bringing their teams along for the ride.

This week in CCHA RinkRap, a superstar returns to form in Mankato.