2021–22 CCHA men's ice hockey season
| 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 |
| Top scorer | |
| CCHA Tournament | |
| NCAA Tournament | |
| CCHA men's ice hockey seasons « » | |
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 is scheduled to end on March 19, 2022.
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 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 146 | 45 | |
| #13 Michigan Tech | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 93 | 53 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 110 | 63 | |
| Bemidji State | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 83 | 81 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 104 | 112 | |
| Lake Superior State | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 69 | 64 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 99 | 92 | |
| Northern Michigan | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 86 | 99 | 33 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 119 | 120 | |
| Bowling Green | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 67 | 87 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 89 | 111 | |
| Ferris State | 26 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 66 | 99 | 34 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 86 | 129 | |
| St. Thomas | 26 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 45 | 112 | 34 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 57 | 157 | |
| Championship: † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 25, 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 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemidji State | 14 | 49 | 39 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | – |
| Bowling Green | 14 | 38 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 35 | – |
| Ferris State | 13 | 44 | 51 | 45 | 42 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 48 | 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 | – |
| Michigan Tech | 14 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | – |
| Minnesota State | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Northern Michigan | 14 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 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 | – |
References[]
- ^ "Composite Schedule". Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- 2021–22 CCHA men's ice hockey season
- 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey by conference
- CCHA men's ice hockey seasons