CCHA College Hockey News & Headlines

Three More CCHA Exhibition Games Brings Three More CCHA Wins 10/05/08

Farmington Hills, Mich., Northern Michigan, Ferris State, and Michigan all record three more exhibition wins over Toronto, Windsor, and Waterloo.

CCHA Teams Sweep Exhibition Openers 10/05/08

The Falcons, Buckeyes and Broncos all defeated Canadian opponents while the Wolverines downed USA Hockey's NTDP Under-18 Team in preseason action.

CCHA Teams Sweep Exhibition Openers 10/05/08

The Falcons, Buckeyes and Broncos all defeated Canadian opponents while the Wolverines downed USA Hockey's NTDP Under-18 Team in preseason action.

Alaska Stays Undefeated in Exhibition Play with a 3-2 Victory over British Columbia University 10/04/08

At Fairbanks, Alaska, for the second straight game sophomore forward Dustin Sather had a multi-point performance as the Nanooks win 3-2.

Tickets for Men's Ice Hockey Regionals to go on Sale 10/03/08

Tickets for the Midwest Regional in Grand Rapids on March 28-29, 2009 will go on sale this coming Monday, October 6.

Q & A with Commissioner Tom Anastos 10/02/08

Commissioner Tom Anastos is beginning his 11th season with the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. In addition to serving as the president of the Hockey Commissioner's Association and on USA Hockey's board of directors, Anastos is recognized by The Hockey News as No. 85 on the list of the 100 most influential and powerful people in the sport. His commitment to growing the sport resulted in a statewide celebration known as `Hockey Day in Michigan' each of the past three years that created an unprecedented seven consecutive hours of hockey coverage, including the live broadcast of two CCHA games, on FSN Detroit. The initiative caught the attention of USA Hockey, which will celebrate `Hockey Weekend Across America' for the second consecutive year on February 13-15, 2009. CCHA.com spoke with Anastos about the upcoming season.

CCHA Essential: Preseason Weekly Release 10/02/08

The CCHA television schedule starts this Saturday as Comcast Television (CTV) airs an exhibition game from Yost Ice Arena between the Michigan Wolverines and U.S. NTDP Under-18 team. The CTV package in 2008-09 consists of 22 games including 21 on Saturday nights with a pair of campus-site playoff match-ups in the mix in March.

2008 CCHA Media Day 09/30/08

Complete coverage of the 2008 CCHA Media Day, including releases and video.

Alaska Shuts Out the U.S. NTDP, 4-0, in Exhibition 09/28/08

Alaska senior forward Braden Walls and sophomore forward Dustin Sather each connected for a power-play goal and added an assist to help the Nanooks to a 4-0 win over the U.S. National Team Development Program Under-18 Team Saturday night.

ONYX Have Fun, Play Hockey Clinic Photo Gallery 09/28/08

The CCHA, FSN, Tim Hortons, Comcast, the Detroit Red Wings, RBK and Perani's Hockey World hosted 55 boys and girls to a "Have Fun, Play Hockey" clinic at the Onyx-Rochester Ice Arena Saturday, Sept. 27. Click here to view pictures from Saturday's event.

FSU Have Fun, Play Hockey Clinic Photo Gallery 09/22/08

The CCHA, FSN, Tim Hortons, Comcast, the Detroit Red Wings, RBK and Perani's Hockey World hosted 28 boys and girls to a "Have Fun, Play Hockey" clinic at Ewigleben Ice Arena Saturday, Sept. 20. Click here to view pictures from Saturday's event.

Free 'Have Fun, Play Hockey' Clinics Set for 2008-09 09/19/08

The CCHA, FSN, RBK, the Detroit Red Wings, Tim Hortons, and Perani's Hockey World plan on hosting "Have Fun, Play Hockey" clinics at all 12 CCHA member school locations and throughout Metro Detroit during the 2008-09 season. The free clinics, open to boys and girls ages 5-11, who have not played organized hockey, begin Saturday, Sept. 20 in Big Rapids, Mich. Pre-registration is required.

CCHA Zebras Are Just Changing Their System, Not Their Stripes 09/16/08

Over 60 officials from eight states participated in the CCHA's annual on-ice officials training camp September 12-14 held at Suburban Ice - Farmington Hills, Kensington Metro Park and the Detroit Marriott Livonia.

TWO CCHA STAFF MEMBERS RECEIVE PROMOTIONS 09/12/08

The Central Collegiate Hockey Association today announced that Fred Pletsch has been promoted to the position of Associate Commissioner and Courtney Welch has been promoted to the position of Director of Communications and Community Relations.

`Hockey Day' in Michigan Set for February 14 09/10/08

The Central Collegiate Hockey Association announced today the fourth annual Hockey Day in Michigan will take place on February 14, 2009. The CCHA, FSN Detroit, the Detroit Red Wings and the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association will once again join forces to bring a coast-to-coast celebration of the sport of hockey to participants and fans across the Great Lakes State.