2021–22 CCHA men's ice hockey season
The 2021–22 CCHA men's ice hockey season is the 43rd season of play for the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and is part of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The regular season began on October 2, 2021, and concluded on February 26, 2022.[1] The conference tournament began on March 4 and ended on March 19, 2022.
| 2021–22 CCHA men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Conference | CCHA |
| Division | Division I |
| Sport | men's ice hockey |
| Duration | October 2, 2021– February 26, 2022 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Minnesota State |
| Season MVP | Dryden McKay, G, Minnesota State |
| Top scorer | Brian Halonen |
| CCHA Tournament | |
| Tournament champions | Minnesota State |
| NCAA Tournament | |
| CCHA men's ice hockey seasons « 2012–13 2022–23 » | |
Revival
On February 18, 2020, 7 schools that had previously announced their departure from the WCHA after the 2020–21 season in order to form a new conference officially announced that their new conference would be a reestablished CCHA.[2] Bowling Green, which had been a founding member of the CCHA in 1971 and remained in the conference until its dissolution in 2013, had retained control of the name in the interim.
A year earlier, St. Thomas was involuntarily removed from the MIAC, which would take effect after the 2020–21 scholastic year.[3] In July 2020 the NCAA gave permission for the university to promote its athletic programs from Division III directly to Division I without the normal waiting period or ineligibilities.[4] Within two weeks time, St. Thomas applied for and was approved as the 8th member of the conference to begin play this season.[5]
After the conclusion of the 2020–21 season, Alabama–Huntsville, another WCHA team, submitted a bid to be accepted as the conference's 9th member. On May 5, 2021, the CCHA rejected Alabama–Huntsville's inclusion.[6]
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #1 Minnesota State †* | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 115 | 28 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 172 | 54 | |
| #14 Michigan Tech | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 93 | 53 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 118 | 75 | |
| Bemidji State | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 83 | 81 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 118 | 121 | |
| Lake Superior State | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 69 | 64 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 107 | 104 | |
| Northern Michigan | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 86 | 99 | 37 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 132 | 136 | |
| Bowling Green | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 67 | 87 | 37 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 94 | 119 | |
| Ferris State | 26 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 66 | 99 | 36 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 90 | 135 | |
| St. Thomas | 26 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 45 | 112 | 36 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 61 | 168 | |
| Championship: March 19, 2022 † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated April 1, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Coaches
Enrico Blasi, formerly the head coach at Miami, was announced as St. Thomas' first head coach at the Division I level on April 2, 2021.[7] At the start of his tenure with St. Thomas, Blasi is just 2 wins shy of 400 for his career.[8]
Records
| Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | CCHA record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State | Tom Serratore | 21 | 335–307–92 | 0–0–0 |
| Bowling Green | Ty Eigner | 3 | 41–23–5 | 0–0–0 |
| Ferris State | Bob Daniels | 30 | 462–538–107 | 247–277–72 |
| Lake Superior State | Damon Whitten | 8 | 99–133–27 | 0–0–0 |
| Michigan Tech | Joe Shawhan | 5 | 74–64–13 | 0–0–0 |
| Minnesota State | Mike Hastings | 10 | 236–90–24 | 0–0–0 |
| Northern Michigan | Grant Potulny | 5 | 75–64–10 | 0–0–0 |
| St. Thomas | Enrico Blasi | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
Ranking
USCHO
| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bowling Green | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ferris State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lake Superior State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Michigan Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Minnesota State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Northern Michigan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. Thomas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
USA Today
| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bowling Green | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ferris State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lake Superior State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Michigan Tech | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Minnesota State | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Northern Michigan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. Thomas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Pairwise
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State | 14 | 49 | 39 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| Bowling Green | 14 | 38 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 |
| Ferris State | 13 | 44 | 51 | 45 | 42 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
| Lake Superior State | 12 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 38 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
| Michigan Tech | 14 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Minnesota State | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Northern Michigan | 14 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| St. Thomas | 14 | 32 | 41 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
References
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- "Seven NCAA hockey schools leaving WCHA rebranding themselves as new CCHA conference". USCHO.com. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- "D-III Powerhouse St. Thomas Is Getting Kicked Out of Its Conference Because It's Too Good at Sports". Sports Illustrated. May 22, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- "At the rink, it's 'Tommie Time,' as St. Thomas moves hockey programs to Division I". Duluth News Tribune. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- "St. Thomas men's team moves to Division I, will join new CCHA for 2021-22 season". USCHO.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- "As CCHA rejects Alabama Huntsville membership, Atlantic Hockey yet to respond, UAH suspends operations immediately". USCHO.com. May 5, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- "Staff and Board". You Can Play Project. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
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