The 2023–24 CCHA season was the 45th season of play for the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and is part of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The season began on October 7, 2023, and concluded on March 29, 2024 with Michigan Tech losing in the East Regional Semifinal of the NCAA tournament.[1]

2023–24 CCHA season
Season2023–24
ConferenceCCHA
DivisionDivision I
Sportice hockey
DurationOctober 7, 2023–
March 29, 2024
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)FloHockey
NHL Entry Draft
Top draft pickChase Pietila
Picked byPittsburgh Penguins
Regular season
Season championsBemidji State
Season MVPSam Morton
Top scorerConnor Milburn
CCHA tournament
Tournament championsMichigan Tech
  Runners-upBemidji State
Top scorerRyland Mosley
Logan Pietila
NCAA tournament
Bids1
Record0–1
Best FinishRegional Semifinal
Team(s)Michigan Tech
CCHA seasons
« 2022–23 2024–25 »

Augustana

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The Augustana Vikings were admitted as the 9th member of the conference on May 17, 2022 with 2023–24 being the first season of play for the program.[2] In the first two seasons, the team would play a transitional schedule by facing the other league members twice each year for a total of 16 games. While this will prevent the team from participating in the conference tournament, the Vikings are still eligible to be selected for the NCAA tournament.[3]

Coaches

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Augustana hired Garrett Raboin as the team's head coach in 2022 and began its first season of play this year.[4]

Luke Strand was hired as the head coach for Minnesota State, replacing the departed Mike Hastings.[5]

Records

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Team Head coach Season at school Record at school CCHA record
Augustana Garrett Raboin 1 0–0–0 0–0–0
Bemidji State Tom Serratore 23 368–344–97 26–23–3
Bowling Green Ty Eigner 5 71–61–10 23–26–3
Ferris State Bob Daniels 32 487–581–112 265–307–76
Lake Superior State Damon Whitten 10 126–176–30 21–30–1
Michigan Tech Joe Shawhan 7 119–88–20 31–15–6
Minnesota State Luke Strand 1 0–0–0 0–0–0
Northern Michigan Grant Potulny 7 106–97–11 26–25–1
St. Thomas Enrico Blasi 3 14–55–3 13–36–3

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Bemidji State 24 15 7 2 2 1 2 48 82 64 38 20 16 2 117 111
St. Thomas 24 12 11 1 0 2 0 39 68 62 37 15 20 2 97 105
#19 Michigan Tech* 24 12 10 2 1 2 0 39 63 54 40 19 15 6 109 102
Minnesota State 24 12 10 2 2 1 1 38 73 62 37 18 15 4 111 96
Northern Michigan 24 10 10 4 1 1 2 36 57 67 34 12 16 6 83 105
Bowling Green 24 11 12 1 1 1 1 35 60 69 36 13 22 1 86 116
Lake Superior State 24 11 12 1 2 2 0 34 79 73 38 17 20 1 114 113
Ferris State 24 6 17 1 3 2 1 19 49 80 36 10 24 2 83 125
Augustana ^ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 12 18 4 90 105
Championship: March 22, 2024
† indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup)
^ Augustana is playing a transition schedule of 16 games against conference opponents that are not counted in the standings
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Non-Conference record

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Team Atlantic Hockey Big Ten ECAC Hockey Hockey East Independent NCHC Total
Augustana 0–0–0 0–4–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 4–5–1 0–0–0 5–11–2
Bemidji State 1–0–0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–6–0 1–7–0
Bowling Green 2–2–0 0–2–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–2–0 2–6–0
Ferris State 0–0–0 0–1–0 1–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0 1–2–1 2–5–1
Lake Superior State 0–1–0 0–2–0 2–1–0 0–0–0 1–1–0 0–0–0 3–5–0
Michigan Tech 0–0–0 1–2–0 0–1–1 0–0–0 1–1-1 0–0–1 2–4–3
Minnesota State 0–0–0 0–0–0 1–1–0 0–2–0 0–0–0 2–1–1 3–4–1
Northern Michigan 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 0–0–0 2–2–0 0–1–1 2–3–1
St. Thomas 0–0–0 0–2–0 0–0–0 0–2–0 1–2–1 1–1–0 2–7–1
Overall 3–3–0 1–14–0 4–4–1 0–4–0 9–12-3 5–15–5 22–52–9

Bracket

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Teams are reseeded for the semifinals

Quarterfinals
March 8–10
Semifinals
March 16
Championship
March 22
           
1 Bemidji State 5* 4 -
8 Ferris State 4 0
1 Bemidji State 4
7 Lake Superior State 1
2 St. Thomas 1 4 2
7 Lake Superior State 4 2 3
1 Bemidji State 1
3 Michigan Tech 2
3 Michigan Tech 5 6 -
6 Bowling Green 0 5 -
3 Michigan Tech 4
4 Minnesota State 3
4 Minnesota State 2 6 -
5 Northern Michigan 1 1 -

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

NCAA tournament

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March 29, 2024
2:00 pm
(1) Boston College6–1
(1–1, 1–0, 4–0)
(4) Michigan TechAmica Mutual Pavilion
Attendance: 6,988
Game reference
Jacob FowlerGoaliesBlake PietilaReferees:
Ryan Hersey
Nathan Wieler
Linesmen:
Tyler Ciffrio
Erik Contino
(Jellvik, Powell) Cutter Gauthier (36) – 0:361–0
1–112:55 – SHMax Koskipirtti (4) (unassisted)
(Malone, Hreschuk) Ryan Leonard (28) – GW – 26:572–1
(Malone, Powell) Connor Joyce (12) – 44:473–1
(Smith, Leonard) Oskar Jellvik (13) – 45:354–1
(Gauthier, Powell) Ryan Leonard (29) – PP – 47:585–1
(Jellvik, Leonard) Cutter Gauthier (37) – PP – 51:256–1
21 minPenalties31 min
38Shots24

Ranking

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USCHO

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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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Bemidji State NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 20 NR NR
Bowling Green NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Ferris State NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Lake Superior State NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Michigan Tech 10 9 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 19
Minnesota State NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Northern Michigan NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
St. Thomas NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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USA Hockey

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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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Bemidji State NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 NR NR NR
Bowling Green NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Ferris State NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Lake Superior State NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Michigan Tech 11 10 17 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 20 20
Minnesota State NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Northern Michigan NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
St. Thomas NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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Pairwise

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Final
Augustana 32 11 27 12 16 27 30 36 30 26 35 35 37 37 41 39 39 38 38 40 41 40 39
Bemidji State 32 12 48 44 41 42 36 41 40 42 41 40 38 42 41 42 40 40 35 33 31 31 31
Bowling Green 21 49 50 54 58 62 59 61 61 54 60 61 61 61 62 57 53 49 55 56 57 57 56
Ferris State 27 38 47 46 54 58 57 60 57 62 62 63 63 62 59 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63
Lake Superior State 32 42 38 32 23 44 50 47 46 45 46 47 44 48 47 47 49 53 49 48 45 46 46
Michigan Tech 16 47 45 47 28 36 46 38 35 39 37 35 40 40 38 39 41 42 36 39 36 35 32
Minnesota State 32 31 28 42 36 24 26 37 28 28 28 30 28 29 27 27 28 28 30 36 35 33 34
Northern Michigan 32 48 34 34 62 55 44 49 48 47 48 51 57 56 55 51 55 55 51 47 50 48 48
St. Thomas 26 51 35 57 50 32 31 30 34 30 39 39 33 35 34 31 34 39 44 43 48 47 47

Note: teams ranked in the top-10 automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament. Teams ranked 11-16 can qualify based upon conference tournament results.[8]

Awards

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CCHA

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Award Recipient
Player of the Year Sam Morton, Minnesota State
Forward of the Year Sam Morton, Minnesota State
Defenseman of the Year Kyle Looft, Bemidji State
Goaltender of the Year Mattias Sholl, Bemidji State
Rookie of the Year Isaac Gordon, Michigan Tech
Best Defensive Defenseman Kyle Looft, Bemidji State
Best Defensive Forward Connor Milburn, Lake Superior State
Jackson Jutting, Bemidji State
Coach of the Year Tom Serratore, Bemidji State
All-CCHA Teams
First Team[9]   Position   Second Team[10]
Mattias Sholl, Bemidji State G Blake Pietila, Michigan Tech
Kyle Looft, Bemidji State D Evan Murr, Minnesota State
Eric Pohlkamp, Bemidji State D Josh Zinger, Northern Michigan
Sam Morton, Minnesota State F Isaac Gordon, Michigan Tech
Lleyton Roed, Bemidji State F Connor Milburn, Lake Superior State
Jared Westcott, Lake Superior State F Lucas Wahlin, St. Thomas
Rookie Team[11]   Position  
Cole Moore, Bowling Green G
Evan Murr, Minnesota State D
Eric Pohlkamp, Bemidji State D
Luigi Benincasa, Ferris State F
Isaac Gordon, Michigan Tech F
John Herrington, Lake Superior State F
Round Pick Player College NHL team
4 111 Chase Pietila Michigan Tech Pittsburgh Penguins
6 165 Luke Ashton Minnesota State Columbus Blue Jackets
7 205 Austin Moline Northern Michigan Philadelphia Flyers
7 218 Bauer Berry St. Thomas Edmonton Oilers

† incoming freshman [12]

References

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  1. ^ "Composite Schedule". Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "CCHA Grants Membership to Augustana University" (Press release). Central Collegiate Hockey Association. May 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Augustana Hockey's Inaugural CCHA Slate Unveiled". Augustana Vikings (Press release). May 4, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "Garrett Raboin Named First Augustana Hockey Head Coach". Augustana University. April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Strand Named Head Coach of Maverick Hockey Program". Minnesota State Mavericks. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  6. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "USA Today Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  9. ^ "All-CCHA First Team Announced". CCHA.com. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  10. ^ "Six Earn All-CCHA Second Team". CCHA.com. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Team Revealed". CCHA.com. March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  12. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2024 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
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