The 2024–25 CCHA season is the 46th season of play for the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and is part of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season began on October 4, 2024, and concluded on March 20, 2024.
Augustana
In the off-season, the CCHA announced that the timeline for Augustana was being moved up. Rather than become a full conference member in 2025–26, the Vikings would be eligible for the conference tournament in 2024–25.[1] As schedules had already been set before the announcement, the CCHA would use point percentage to determine Augustana's place in the standings.
Coaches
Bowling Green hired Dennis Williams as a replacement for Ty Eigner. A Bowling Green graduate, Williams previous served as an interim head coach in 2010.[2]
Dave Shyiak was hired as the fourth head coach for Northern Michigan, replacing the departed Grant Potulny.[3]
Records
| Team | Head coach | Season at school | Record at school | CCHA record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana | Garrett Raboin | 2 | 12–18–4 | 0–0–0 |
| Bemidji State | Tom Serratore | 24 | 388–360–99 | 41–30–5 |
| Bowling Green | Dennis Williams | 2 | 5–25–6 | 4–18–6 |
| Ferris State | Bob Daniels | 33 | 497–605–114 | 271–324–77 |
| Lake Superior State | Damon Whitten | 11 | 143–196–31 | 32–42–2 |
| Michigan Tech | Joe Shawhan | 8 | 138–103–26 | 43–25–8 |
| Minnesota State | Luke Strand | 2 | 18–15–4 | 12–10–2 |
| Northern Michigan | Dave Shyiak | 1 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| St. Thomas | Enrico Blasi | 4 | 29–75–5 | 25–47–4 |
Standings
| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | PCT ^ | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #14 Minnesota State | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 | .697 | 63 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 83 | 48 | |
| Augustana | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .619 | 39 | 32 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 76 | 55 | |
| Bowling Green | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 39 | .591 | 58 | 51 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 72 | 69 | |
| Michigan Tech | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | .583 | 58 | 50 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 77 | 71 | |
| St. Thomas | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | .485 | 63 | 59 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 82 | 85 | |
| Lake Superior State | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | .467 | 56 | 54 | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 75 | 86 | |
| Ferris State | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .450 | 55 | 61 | 28 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 66 | 97 | |
| Bemidji State | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 29 | .439 | 56 | 69 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 78 | 93 | |
| Northern Michigan | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .212 | 34 | 72 | 30 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 47 | 99 | |
| Championship: March 20, 2025 † indicates conference regular-season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup) ^ Because Augustana is playing a transition schedule of 16 games against conference opponents, point percentage is used to determine conference position. Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: February 10, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-Conference record
| Team | AHA | Big Ten | ECAC Hockey | Hockey East | Independent | NCHC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Bemidji State | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Bowling Green | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Ferris State | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Lake Superior State | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Michigan Tech | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Minnesota State | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Northern Michigan | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| St. Thomas | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
| Overall | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
Bracket
NCAA tournament
Ranking
USCHO
| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bemidji State | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bowling Green | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ferris State | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lake Superior State | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Michigan Tech | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Minnesota State | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Northern Michigan | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. Thomas | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
USA Hockey
| Team | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bemidji State | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bowling Green | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ferris State | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lake Superior State | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Michigan Tech | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Minnesota State | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Northern Michigan | NR | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| St. Thomas | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Pairwise
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana | 28 | 52 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 33 | – | – | – |
| Bemidji State | 15 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 39 | 44 | 40 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 41 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 46 | – | – | – |
| Bowling Green | 4 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 32 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 48 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 42 | – | – | – |
| Ferris State | 21 | 37 | 41 | 50 | 56 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 49 | 52 | 53 | 53 | – | – | – |
| Lake Superior State | 27 | 49 | 42 | 53 | 52 | 35 | 47 | 44 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | – | – | – |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 38 | – | – | – |
| Minnesota State | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | – | – | – |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 55 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | – | – | – |
| St. Thomas | 28 | 28 | 48 | 39 | 38 | 49 | 49 | 40 | 50 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 41 | – | – | – |
Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[6]
Awards
References
- ^ "Augustana to join CCHA year early in 2024-25 as league will adjust standings, have eight of nine teams qualify for conference playoffs". USCHO. July 16, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "Dennis Williams Named BGSU Ice Hockey Head Coach". Bowling Green Falcons. March 27, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ "Shyiak named Head Hockey Coach at Northern Michigan". NMU Wildcats. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "USA Today Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.