Editing Central Collegiate Hockey Association

{{Short description|US college ice hockey conference}}
{{Infobox sports league
| name         = Central Collegiate Hockey Association
| logo         = Central Collegiate Hockey Association logo.svg
| logo_size    = 300
| color        = color:white; background:#143159; {{box-shadow border|a|#d12030|2px}}
| font_color   = #FFFFFF
| founded      = 1971
| association  = [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| division     = [[NCAA Division I|Division I]]
| teams        = 9 (8 in 2026)
| sports       = [[Ice hockey]]
| mens         = yes
| womens       = no
| region       = [[Midwestern United States]]
| headquarters = [[Deephaven, Minnesota]]
| commissioner = [[Don Lucia]]
| since        = 2020
| website      = {{URL|https://ccha.com}}
}}
The '''Central Collegiate Hockey Association''' ('''CCHA''') is a college athletic conference in the [[Midwestern United States]] that participates in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] as a [[NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey|hockey]]-only conference. The current CCHA began play in the 2021–22 season; a previous incarnation, which the current CCHA recognizes as part of its history, existed from 1971 to 2013. Four of its nine members are located in the state of [[Michigan]], with three in [[Minnesota]] and one each in [[Ohio]] and [[South Dakota]]. It has also had teams located in [[Alaska]], [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Missouri]] and [[Nebraska]]  over the course of its existence.

The CCHA was disbanded after the [[2012–13 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2012–13 season]] as the result of a conference realignment stemming from the [[Big Ten Conference]] (of which three CCHA schools; Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State, were primary members) choosing to sponsor Division I ice hockey beginning in the 2013–14 season. The remaining CCHA members received invitations to other conferences, such as the newly formed [[National Collegiate Hockey Conference]] (NCHC), [[Hockey East]], and the [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association]] (WCHA), which itself had been depleted by the Big Ten and NCHC. The conference's last game before its hiatus was the final of the [[2013 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament]] at [[Joe Louis Arena]] in [[Detroit]], where Notre Dame beat Michigan 3–1 to win the [[Mason Cup]] championship.

On February 18, 2020, seven schools who had applied to leave the WCHA announced they would form a new CCHA for the 2021–22 season, citing a more compact geographic footprint and a desire to improve regional alignment, among other reasons. [[St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey|St. Thomas]], a former D-III school, joined them in the first season post-revival, and [[Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings men's ice hockey|Augustana]], a newly sponsored hockey program, joined two years later.

==History==
===Foundation===
The CCHA began in 1971 as an [[NCAA]] conference composed of [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Bowling Green]], [[Ohio Bobcats men's ice hockey|Ohio]], [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey|Ohio State]] and [[Saint Louis Billikens men's ice hockey|Saint Louis]].<ref>{{Cite web|work=College Hockey Historical Archive |url=https://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_his.html |title=History of the CCHA |access-date=February 19, 2020}}</ref> After adding [[Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey|Lake Superior State]] for year two, both Ohio State and Ohio withdrew from the conference, leaving the CCHA with a scant 3 members. Despite the trouble, the three teams rode out the rough patch and the league began to grow with the addition of [[Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey|Western Michigan]] and the return of Ohio State.<ref name=media>{{cite news|title=2012-13 CCHA Media Guide|url=http://issuu.com/cchahockey/docs/2012-13_ccha_media_guide_final_2a_compressed#|publisher=ISSUU.com|access-date=2014-04-23}}</ref>

===NCAA acceptance===
Up until 1976 the NCAA had only offered bids to the tournament from teams in either [[ECAC Hockey]] or the [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]]. Because those were the only two [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] conferences for most years there was no controversy but, after the CCHA had proved to be more than just a flash in the pan, the tournament had to change. Beginning with the [[1977 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1977 Championship]] the NCAA allowed itself the freedom  to add up to four additional teams to the tournament with the understanding that the [[CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|CCHA tournament champion]] would receive one of the additional bids. Bowling Green won the first tournament game for the conference but it was not until [[Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey|Northern Michigan]] reached the championship game in [[1980 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1980]] that the league began to gain acceptance.

===WCHA defectors===
1981 saw a major shift in [[college ice hockey]] with four teams from the WCHA defecting to the CCHA. The move was done as a way to reduce travel costs as well as provide the new team with a better chance at making the NCAA Tournament (many of the CCHA teams were still seen as lesser programs). [[Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|Michigan State]] made the tournament in its first three season of CCHA play but it was founding member Bowling Green that won the conference's first national championship in [[1984 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1984]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Official 2008 NCAA Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Records Book |journal=Official ... NCAA Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Records Book |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |location=Indianapolis |pages=54, 58 |issn=1089-0092 |url=https://www.ncaa.org/library/records/ice_hockey/m_w_ice_hockey_records_book/2008/2008_m_w_ice_hockey_records.pdf |access-date=2008-05-23 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===National prominence===
[[Bill Beagan]] served as commissioner of the CCHA from 1985 to 1998.<ref name="Bacon">{{cite book|last=Bacon|first=John U.|author-link=John U. Bacon|title=Blue Ice: The Story of Michigan Hockey|publisher=[[University of Michigan Press]]|date=2001|location=Ann Arbor, Michigan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HbFdhcX3mqwC|isbn=0-472-09781-4|pages=284–288|via=Google Books}}</ref> He implemented a pre-season training camp for referees, despite the officials going on strike in protest.<ref name="Mackinder">{{cite web|url=https://www.uscho.com/2011/09/22/checking-in-former-ccha-commissioner-bill-beagan/|title=Checking In: Former CCHA commissioner Bill Beagan|last=Mackinder|first=Matt|date=September 22, 2011|website=U.S. College Hockey Online|access-date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> He developed a working relationship with the NHL to develop future officials in collegiate hockey.<ref name="bobbyorr">{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbyorrhalloffame.com/inductee/bill-beagan/|title=Bill Beagan|website=Bobby Orr Hall of Fame|access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref>

He sought to have CCHA games televised as a game-of-the-week,<ref name="Bacon" /> and signed the first national television contract for colleges in the United States.<ref name="history-articles">{{cite web|url=https://www.history-articles.com/bill-beagan.html|title=Bill Beagan Was A CCHA Commissioner and NHL Referee|website=History-Articles.com|access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref> He brought in cable television partners which included the [[Pro Am Sports System]] and [[Fox Sports Networks|Fox Sports Net]].<ref name="bobbyorr" /> He introduced [[instant replay]] to the CCHA in 1993, to be used at its league championships, and arranged for the [[CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament]] finals to be played at [[Joe Louis Arena]].<ref>{{cite news|title=College Hockey Report|last=Wallace|first=William N.|date=December 22, 1993|newspaper=The New York Times|location=New York, New York|page=B14|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/22/sports/college-hockey-report.html}}</ref> He was credited with coining the phrase, "Road to the Joe", in reference to end-of-year tournament culminating at the Joe Louis Arena.<ref name="Mackinder" />

Prior to Beagan's arrival, the CCHA had not been a profitable association. After 10 years as commissioner, the league had made $4&nbsp;million.<ref name="history-articles" /><ref name="Bacon" /> Profits were shared with the schools, which were reinvested into hockey programs and new arenas.<ref name="Bacon" /> On-ice results improved during his tenure, and CCHA teams won six [[NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament]] championships.<ref name="history-articles" /><ref name="Bacon" /> In addition, Beagan convinced the [[University of Notre Dame]] to resurrect its hockey program in 1992.<ref name="Bacon" />

Building on Bowling Green State's national title in 1984, the CCHA established itself further as the Michigan State Spartans won their second national championship and first as a member of the CCHA in 1986, and the Lake Superior State Lakers won the [[1988 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1988]] national championship, their first NCAA championship.<ref name="NCAA.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/icehockey-men/d1|title=DI Men's Ice Hockey Championship History &#124; NCAA.com|website=www.ncaa.com|accessdate=15 April 2024}}</ref>  The Lake Superior State Lakers would continue their NCAA success by winning both the 1992 and 1994 NCAA ice hockey championships and finishing as the national runner-up in 1993.<ref name="NCAA.com"/> In addition to the success of the Lakers and Spartans, the [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Michigan Wolverines]] began a streak of 22 consecutive tournament appearances in [[1991 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1991]] and won national titles in 1996 and 1998.<ref name="NCAA.com"/> While the conference and most of its teams were stable throughout the early 21st century, the CCHA suffered a mortal blow at the end of the decade.

===Realignment and discontinuation===
{{See also|2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment#Hockey|l1=2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment: Ice hockey}}
[[Pennsylvania State University]] announced on September 17, 2010, the transition of its men's and women's [[American Collegiate Hockey Association]] (ACHA) programs to NCAA Division I status in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/091710aab.html |title="Penn State to Add Men's and Women's Varsity Ice Hockey," Pennsylvania State University Athletics, Friday, September 17, 2010. |access-date=September 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903140524/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/091710aab.html |archive-date=September 3, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Just over a month earlier, then-commissioner [[Tom Anastos]] publicly stated that the CCHA would strongly consider adding [[Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey|Penn State]] as the conference's 12th member.<ref name="attractive">{{Cite web|last=Gholston|first=Sandy|work=[[Mlive.com]]|url=http://blog.mlive.com/crimson_and_gold_report/2010/08/anastos_to_the_detroit_news_penn_state_very_attractive_to_the_ccha.html|title=Anastos to the Detroit News: Penn State 'very attractive' to the CCHA|date=August 10, 2010|access-date=September 13, 2010}}</ref> Instead, the league was left to deal with the imminent departures of Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State when the Big Ten Conference disclosed on March 21, 2011, its intention to establish a men's ice hockey circuit to begin play in the 2013&ndash;14 season, as the conference now had enough hockey teams to earn an automatic bid in the NCAA tournament for its champion.<ref name="big10">{{Cite news|last=Staff|work=USCHO|url=http://www.uscho.com/2011/03/21/big-ten-confirms-plan-to-sponsor-hockey-starting-in-2013-14-season/|title=Big Ten confirms plan to sponsor hockey starting in 2013–14 season|date=March 21, 2011|access-date=March 21, 2011}}</ref> Joining the existing CCHA members were the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey|University of Minnesota]] and the [[Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey|University of Wisconsin]] from the [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]], as well as Penn State.<ref name="big10"/>

The next school slated to leave the CCHA in 2013 was [[Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey|Miami University]] which became a charter member of the [[National Collegiate Hockey Conference|NCHC]] on July 15, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-men/2011-07-13/new-di-hockey-conference-formed |title="New DI hockey conference formed," NCAA.com, Friday, July 15, 2011. |access-date=April 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317164923/https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-men/2011-07-13/new-di-hockey-conference-formed |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey|Western Michigan]] accepted an invitation to join the new league just over two months later on September 22.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=24470&SPID=1928&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=205275830 |title="WMU To Join National Collegiate Hockey Conference," Western Michigan University Athletics, Thursday, September 22, 2011. |access-date=September 13, 2012 |archive-date=March 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329220038/http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=24470&SPID=1928&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=205275830 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The demise of the CCHA was further accelerated when five members decided to move to the WCHA following the 2012&ndash;13 campaign. [[Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey|Northern Michigan University]], returning to the WCHA after leaving in 1997, was the first to make the announcement on July 20,<ref>[http://www.wcha.com/men/presarch/201107/jul20wcm.pdf "Northern Michigan to Rejoin WCHA Family," Western Collegiate Hockey Association press release, Wednesday, July 20, 2011.]</ref> followed by Alaska, Ferris State and Lake Superior State on August 26<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/college-hockey-lake-superior-state-ferris-state-alaska-fairbanks-join-wcha |title="College hockey: Lake Superior State, Ferris State, Alaska-Fairbanks join WCHA," ''The Bemidji'' (MN) ''Pioneer'', Saturday, August 27, 2011. |access-date=September 13, 2012 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714173429/http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/college-hockey-lake-superior-state-ferris-state-alaska-fairbanks-join-wcha |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Bowling Green on October 4.<ref>[http://www.wcha.com/men/pres1112/201110/oct4wcm.pdf "Bowling Green State University to Join WCHA Family," Western Collegiate Hockey Association press release, Wednesday, October 4, 2011.]</ref>

Notre Dame accepted an invitation to the [[Hockey East|Hockey East Association]] in a press conference on October 5, 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7063529/notre-dame-fighting-irish-hockey-leaving-ccha-join-hockey-east|title=Notre Dame joining Hockey East|date=October 5, 2011|access-date=October 5, 2011}}</ref>

===Revival===
On June 28, 2019, seven schools from the ten-member WCHA began the process of withdrawing from the conference, with the intent of forming a new conference for the 2021–22 season. These seven schools were Bemidji State, Bowling Green (who had retained the rights to the CCHA name), Ferris State, Lake Superior State, Michigan Tech, Minnesota State and Northern Michigan. The seven schools cited a more compact geographic footprint as one reason for the move; the remaining three WCHA members, [[Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey|Alabama-Huntsville]], [[Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey|Alaska]] and [[Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey|Alaska–Anchorage]], all geographic outliers in the WCHA, were notably absent.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2019/6/28/ice-hockey-statement-regarding-hockey-league-affiliation.aspx |title=Statement Regarding Hockey League Affiliation |publisher=Bowling Green Falcons |date=June 28, 2019 |access-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref> On February 18, 2020, these seven schools announced they would begin competing in a new CCHA in 2021–22.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/ccha-will-be-new-name-for-seven-teams-leaving-wcha-in-2021-22/567973232/ |title=CCHA will be new name for seven teams leaving WCHA in 2021-22 |first=Randy |last=Johnson |newspaper=[[Star Tribune]] |location=[[Minneapolis]] |date=February 18, 2020 |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref> Later that year, the [[St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey|University of St. Thomas]], a former D-III school who had been granted a waiver by the NCAA earlier in the year to transition directly to D-I, was announced to be joining the new CCHA as a member on July 29, 2020, bringing the membership up to an even eight teams.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://ccha.com/news/2021/7/28/mens-ice-hockey-new-central-collegiate-hockey-association-welcomes-the-university-of-st-thomas.aspx |title=New Central Collegiate Hockey Association Welcomes the University of St. Thomas |publisher=Central Collegiate Hockey Association |date=July 29, 2020 |access-date=March 2, 2022}}</ref>

[[Don Lucia]], a former head coach at Alaska, [[Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey|Colorado College]], and [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey|Minnesota]], was named as commissioner of the new CCHA on June 17, 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/29323929/ex-minnesota-coach-don-lucia-picked-run-new-ccha-hockey-league |title=Ex-Minnesota coach Don Lucia picked to run new CCHA hockey league |agency=Associated Press |website=ESPN.com |date=June 17, 2020 |access-date=June 18, 2020}}</ref> A new league logo was introduced shortly thereafter.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.ccha.com/news-item-1 |title=CCHA Introduces New Logo |publisher=Central Collegiate Hockey Association |access-date=November 24, 2020}}</ref>

On May 17, 2022, [[Augustana University]] was announced as the league's ninth member. The [[Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings men's ice hockey|Vikings]] will play a partial league schedule in the 2023–24 and 2024–25 seasons before playing a full league schedule in 2025–26.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://ccha.com/news/2022/5/17/Augustana_Hockey.aspx |title=CCHA Grants Membership to Augustana University |publisher=Central Collegiate Hockey Association |date=May 17, 2022}}</ref>

On May 15, 2024, St. Thomas announced they would leave the league following the 2025–26 season to become the tenth member of the NCHC.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://tommiesports.com/news/2024/5/15/mens-hockey-st-thomas-mens-hockey-to-join-the-nchc.aspx |title=St. Thomas men's hockey to join the NCHC |publisher=St. Thomas Athletics |date=May 15, 2024}}</ref> This will return the league to eight member schools.

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==Current members==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Central Collegiate Hockey Association | Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Joined | Women's conference | Previous conference | Primary conference | Colors }}
|-
! [[Augustana University]]
| [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]
| [[Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings men's ice hockey|Vikings]]
| 1860
| Private/Lutheran ([[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|ELCA]])
| 2,080
| 2023
| align=center | N/A
| align=center | N/A
| align=center | [[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference|NSIC]]<br />{{small|([[NCAA Division II|NCAA D-II]])}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Augustana Vikings}}
|-
! [[Bemidji State University]]
| [[Bemidji, Minnesota]]
| [[Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey|Beavers]]
| 1919
| Public
| 6,354
| 2021
| align=center | [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]]
| align=center | [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]]
| align=center | [[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference|NSIC]]<br />{{small|([[NCAA Division II|NCAA D-II]])}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Bemidji State Beavers}}
|-
! [[Bowling Green State University]]
| [[Bowling Green, Ohio]]
| [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Falcons]]
| 1910
| Public
| 20,395
| 2021{{efn|group=n|Bowling Green was previously a member of the CCHA from 1971 to 2013.}}
| align=center| N/A
| align=center | [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]]
| align=center | [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Bowling Green Falcons}}
|-
! [[Ferris State University]]
| [[Big Rapids, Michigan]]
| [[Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey|Bulldogs]]
| 1884
| Public
| 14,707
| 2021{{efn|group=n|Ferris State was previously a member of the CCHA from 1978 to 2013.}}
| align=center| N/A
| align=center | [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]]
| align=center | [[Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|GLIAC]]<br />{{small|([[NCAA Division II|NCAA D-II]])}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Ferris State Bulldogs}}
|-
! [[Lake Superior State University]]
| [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan]]
| [[Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey|Lakers]]
| 1946
| Public
| 2,637
| 2021{{efn|group=n|Lake Superior State was previously a member of the CCHA from 1972 to 2013.}}
| align=center| N/A
| align=center | [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]]
| align=center | [[Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|GLIAC]]<br />{{small|([[NCAA Division II|NCAA D-II]])}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Lake Superior State Lakers}}
|-
! [[Michigan Technological University]]
| [[Houghton, Michigan]]
| [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Huskies]]
| 1885
| Public
| 7,270
| 2021{{efn|group=n|Michigan Tech was previously a member of the CCHA from 1981 to 1984.}}
| align=center| N/A
| align=center | [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]]
| align=center | [[Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|GLIAC]]<br />{{small|([[NCAA Division II|NCAA D-II]])}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Michigan Tech Huskies}}
|-
! [[Minnesota State University]]
| [[Mankato, Minnesota]]
| [[Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey|Mavericks]]
| 1868
| Public
| 17,357
| 2021
| align=center | [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]]
| align=center | [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]]
| align=center | [[Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference|NSIC]]<br />{{small|([[NCAA Division II|NCAA D-II]])}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Minnesota State Mavericks}}
|-
! [[Northern Michigan University]]
| [[Marquette, Michigan]]
| [[Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey|Wildcats]]
| 1899
| Public
| 6,764
| 2021{{efn|group=n|Northern Michigan was previously a member of the CCHA from 1977 to 1984, and again from 1997 to 2013.}}
| align=center| N/A
| align=center | [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]]
| align=center | [[Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|GLIAC]]<br />{{small|([[NCAA Division II|NCAA D-II]])}}
| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|Northern Michigan Wildcats}}
|-bgcolor=#ffa0a0
| align=center | '''[[University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)|University of St. Thomas]]'''
| [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]
| [[St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey|Tommies]]
| 1885
| Private/Catholic ([[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis|diocesan]])
| 9,878
| 2021
| align=center | [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]]
| align=center| [[Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|MIAC]]<br />{{small|([[NCAA Division III|NCAA D-III]])}}
| align=center | [[Summit League|Summit]]
| style="text-align:right;" |{{college color boxes|St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies}}
|}

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==Former members==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Central Collegiate Hockey Association | Institution | Location | Nickname | Founded | Affiliation | Joined | Left | Subsequent<br />conference | Current<br />conference }}
|-
!scope=row| {{sort|Alaska Fairbanks|[[University of Alaska Fairbanks]]}}
| [[Fairbanks, Alaska]]
| [[Alaska Nanooks men's ice hockey|Nanooks]]
| 1917
| Public
| 1995
| 2013
|align=center| [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]]
|align=center| [[NCAA Division I independent schools (ice hockey)|Independent]]
|-
!scope=row| {{sort|Illinois Chicago|[[University of Illinois at Chicago]]}}
| [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
| [[UIC Flames men's ice hockey|Flames]]
| 1946
| Public
| 1982
| 1996
|align=center colspan=2| dropped program as school sponsored sport
|-
!scope=row| [[Kent State University]]
| [[Kent, Ohio]]
| [[Kent State Golden Flashes men's ice hockey|Golden Flashes]]
| 1910
| Public
| 1992
| 1994
|align=center colspan=2| dropped program as school sponsored sport
|-
!scope=row| [[Miami University]]
| [[Oxford, Ohio]]
| [[Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey|RedHawks]]
| 1809
| Public
| 1980
| 2013
|align=center colspan=2| [[National Collegiate Hockey Conference|NCHC]]
|-
!scope=row| {{sort|Michigan|[[University of Michigan]]}}
| [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]
| [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Wolverines]]
| 1817
| Public
| 1981
| 2013
|align=center colspan=2| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
!scope=row| [[Michigan State University]]
| [[East Lansing, Michigan]]
| [[Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|Spartans]]
| 1855
| Public
| 1981
| 2013
|align=center colspan=2| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
!scope=row| {{sort|Nebraska Omaha|[[University of Nebraska Omaha]]}}
| [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| [[Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey|Mavericks]]
| 1908
| Public
| 1999
| 2010
|align=center| [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]]
|align=center| [[National Collegiate Hockey Conference|NCHC]]
|-
!scope=row| {{sort|Notre Dame|[[University of Notre Dame]]}}
| [[Notre Dame, Indiana]]
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey|Fighting Irish]]
| 1842
| Private/Catholic
| 1981<br />1992
| 1983<br />2013
| align=center | Dropped to club status<br />[[Hockey East]]
| align=center | [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
!scope=row| [[Ohio University]]
| [[Athens, Ohio]]
| [[Ohio Bobcats men's ice hockey|Bobcats]]
| 1804
| Public
| 1971
| 1973
|align=center colspan=2| dropped program as school sponsored sport
|-
!scope=row| [[Ohio State University]]
| [[Columbus, Ohio]]
| [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey|Buckeyes]]
| 1870
| Public
| 1971<br />1975
| 1973<br />2013
| align=center | Independent<br />[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| align=center | [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|-
!scope=row| [[Saint Louis University]]
| [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]]
| [[Saint Louis Billikens men's ice hockey|Billikens]]
| 1818
| Private/Catholic
| 1971
| 1979
|align=center colspan=2| dropped program as school sponsored sport
|-
!scope=row| [[Western Michigan University]]
| [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]]
| [[Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey|Broncos]]
| 1903
| Public
| 1975
| 2013
|align=center colspan=2| [[National Collegiate Hockey Conference|NCHC]]
|}

==Membership timeline==
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  bar:1  color:powderblue from:2021 till:end
  bar:2  color:powderblue from:1971 till:1973 text:[[Ohio University|Ohio]] (1971–1973)
  bar:3  color:powderblue from:1971 till:1973 text:[[Ohio State University|Ohio State]] (1971–1973, 1975–2013)
  bar:3  color:powderblue from:1975 till:2013
  bar:4  color:powderblue from:1971 till:1979 text:[[Saint Louis University|Saint Louis]] (1971–1979)
  bar:5  color:powderblue from:1972 till:2013 text:[[Lake Superior State University|Lake Superior State]] (1972–2013, 2021–)
  bar:5  color:powderblue from:2021 till:end
  bar:6  color:powderblue from:1975 till:2013 text:[[Western Michigan University|Western Michigan]] (1975–2013)
  bar:7  color:powderblue from:1977 till:1984 text:[[Northern Michigan University|Northern Michigan]] (1977–1984, 1997–2013, 2021–)
  bar:7  color:powderblue from:1997 till:2013 
  bar:7  color:powderblue from:2021 till:end
  bar:8  color:powderblue from:1978 till:2013 text:[[Ferris State University|Ferris State]] (1978–2013, 2021–)
  bar:8  color:powderblue from:2021 till:end
  bar:9  color:powderblue from:1980 till:2013 text:[[Miami University|Miami]] (1980–2013)
  bar:10  color:powderblue from:1981 till:2013 text:[[Michigan State University|Michigan State]] (1981–2013)
  bar:11  color:powderblue from:1981 till:1984 text:[[Michigan Technological University|Michigan Tech]] (1981–1984, 2021–)
  bar:11  color:powderblue from:2021 till:end
  bar:12  color:powderblue from:1981 till:2013 text:[[University of Michigan|Michigan]] (1981–2013)
  bar:13  color:powderblue from:1981 till:1983 text:[[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] (1981–1983, 1992–2013)
  bar:13  color:powderblue from:1992 till:2013
  bar:14  color:powderblue from:1982 till:1996 text:[[University of Illinois at Chicago|UIC]] (1982–1996)
  bar:15  color:powderblue from:1992 till:1994 text:[[Kent State University|Kent State]] (1992–1994)
  bar:16  color:powderblue from:1995 till:2013 text:[[University of Alaska Fairbanks|Alaska]] (1995–2013)
  bar:17  color:powderblue from:1999 till:2010 text:[[University of Nebraska Omaha|Nebraska–Omaha]] (1999–2010)
  bar:18  color:powderblue from:2021 till:end text:[[Bemidji State University|Bemidji State]] (2021–)
  bar:19  color:powderblue from:2021 till:end text:[[Minnesota State University, Mankato|Minnesota State]] (2021–)
  bar:20  color:powderblue from:2021 till:2026 text:[[University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)|St. Thomas]] (2021–2026)
  bar:21  color:powderblue from:2023 till:end text:[[Augustana University|Augustana]] (2023–)

  
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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.michigantechhuskies.com/sports/mice/2019-20/files/CCHA_Press_Release.pdf|title=Michigan Tech Athletics|website=Michigan Tech Athletics|accessdate=15 April 2024}}</ref>


==Championships==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! School
! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|NCAA<br/>championships}}
! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|NCAA<br/>runner-up}}
! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|NCAA<br/>Frozen Fours<br/>appearances}}
! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|NCAA<br/>tournament<br/>appearances}}
! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference<br/>championships}}
! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference<br/>tournament<br/>championships}}
|-
| [[Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings men's ice hockey|Augustana]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
| [[Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey|Bemidji State]]
|
|
| '''1'''<br/>{{small|(2009)}}
| '''5'''<br/>{{small|(2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2021)}}
| '''7'''<br/>{{small|(2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2024)}}
| '''3'''<br/>{{small|(2005, 2006, 2009)}}
|-
| [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Bowling Green]]
| '''1'''<br/>{{small|(1984)}}
|
| '''2'''<br/>{{small|(1978, 1984)}}
| '''10'''<br/>{{small|(1977-79, 1982, 1984, 1987-90, 2019)}}
| '''7'''<br/>{{small|(1976, 1978, 1979, 1982-84, 1987)}}
| '''5'''<br/>{{small|(1973, 1977-79, 1988)}}
|-
| [[Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey|Ferris State]]
|
| '''1'''<br/>{{small|(2012)}}
| '''1'''<br/>{{small|(2012)}}
| '''4'''<br/>{{small|(2003, 2012, 2014, 2016)}}
| '''3'''<br/>{{small|(2003, 2012, 2014)}}
| '''1'''<br/>{{small|(2016)}}
|-
| [[Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey|Lake Superior State]]
| '''3'''<br/>{{small|(1988, 1992, 1994)}}
| '''1'''<br/>{{small|(1993)}}
| '''4'''<br/>{{small|(1988, 1992, 1993, 1994)}}
| '''11'''<br/>{{small|(1985, 1988-96, 2021)}}
| '''4'''<br/>{{small|(1974, 1988, 1991, 1996)}}
| '''5'''<br/>{{small|(1991-93, 1995, 2021)}}
|-
| [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|Michigan Tech]]
| '''3'''<br/>{{small|(1962, 1965, 1975)}}
| '''4'''<br/>{{small|(1956, 1960, 1974, 1976)}}
| '''10'''<br/>{{small|(1956, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974-76, 1981)}}
| '''16'''<br/>{{small|(1956, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974-76, 1981, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022-24)}}
| '''7'''<br/>{{small|(1962, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1976, 2016)}}
| '''12'''<br/>{{small|(1960, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974-76, 1981, 2017, 2018, 2024)}}
|-
| [[Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey|Minnesota State]]
|
| '''1'''<br/>{{small|(2022)}}
| '''2'''<br/>{{small|(2021, 2022)}}
| '''10'''<br/>{{small|(2003, 2013-15, 2018, 2019, 2021-23, 2025)}}
| '''9'''<br/>{{small|(2015, 2016, 2018-23, 2025)}}
| '''6'''<br/>{{small|(2014, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025)}}
|-
| [[Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey|Northern Michigan]]
| '''1'''<br/>{{small|(1991)}}
| '''1'''<br/>{{small|(1980)}}
| '''3'''<br/>{{small|(1980, 1981, 1991)}}
| '''8'''<br/>{{small|(1980, 1981, 1989, 1991-93, 1999, 2010)}}
| '''3'''<br/>{{small|(1980, 1981, 1991)}}
| '''5'''<br/>{{small|(1980, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1992)}}
|-
| [[St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey|St. Thomas]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}

==Regular-season champions==
{{for|the list of CCHA Tournament champions|List of CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions}}

{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-break}}
*1972 Ohio State/Saint Louis
*1973 Saint Louis
*1974 Lake Superior State/Saint Louis
*1975 Saint Louis
*1976 Bowling Green
*1977 Saint Louis
*1978 Bowling Green
*1979 Bowling Green
*1980 Northern Michigan
*1981 Northern Michigan
*1982 Bowling Green
*1983 Bowling Green
*1984 Bowling Green
*1985 Michigan State
*1986 Michigan State
*1987 Bowling Green
*1988 Lake Superior State
*1989 Michigan State
*1990 Michigan State
*1991 Lake Superior State
*1992 Lake Superior State
*1993 Miami
{{Col-break}}
*1994 Michigan
*1995 Michigan
*1996 Lake Superior State/Michigan
*1997 Michigan
*1998 Michigan State
*1999 Michigan State
*2000 Michigan
*2001 Michigan State
*2002 Michigan
*2003 Ferris State
*2004 Michigan
*2005 Michigan
*2006 Miami
*2007 Notre Dame
*2008 Michigan
*2009 Notre Dame
*2010 Miami
*2011 Michigan
*2012 Ferris State
*2013 Miami
*2022 Minnesota State
*2023 Minnesota State
*2024 Bemidji State
*2025 Minnesota State{{col-end}}

==Conference records==
Team's records against current conference opponents. <small>(As of the end of the 2020–21 season.)</small>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width=95%
!rowspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Central Collegiate Hockey Association |color=#FFFFFF}};" width=8% |School
!colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Bemidji State Beavers |color=#FFFFFF}};" width=9%|'''[[Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Bemidji State}}]]'''
!colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Bowling Green Falcons |color=#FFFFFF}};" width=9%|'''[[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Bowling Green}}]]'''
!colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ferris State Bulldogs |color=#FFFFFF}};" width=9%|'''[[Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Ferris State}}]]'''
!colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Lake Superior State Lakers |color=#FFFFFF}};" width=9%|'''[[Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Lake Superior State}}]]'''
!colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Tech Huskies |color=#FFFFFF}};" width=9%|'''[[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Michigan Tech}}]]'''
!colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Minnesota State Mavericks |color=#FFFFFF}};" width=9%|'''[[Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Minnesota State}}]]'''
!colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Michigan Wildcats |color=#FFFFFF}};" width=9%|'''[[Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Northern Michigan}}]]'''
!colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies |color=#FFFFFF}};" width=9%|'''[[St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|St. Thomas}}]]'''
!colspan="4" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Central Collegiate Hockey Association |color=#FFFFFF}};" width=9%|Total
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Central Collegiate Hockey Association | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | Win%}}
|-
|align=left style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Bemidji State Beavers |color=#FFFFFF}};" |'''[[Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Bemidji State}}]]'''
|
|
|
|bgcolor=dddddd|13
|bgcolor=dddddd|15
|bgcolor=dddddd|3
|16
|12
|5
|bgcolor=dddddd|33
|bgcolor=dddddd|36
|bgcolor=dddddd|6
|18
|16
|6
|bgcolor=dddddd|61
|bgcolor=dddddd|62
|bgcolor=dddddd|21
|15
|8
|6
|bgcolor=dddddd|24
|bgcolor=dddddd|3
|bgcolor=dddddd|1
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''180'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''152'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''48'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''{{winpct|180|152|48}}'''
|-
|align=left style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Bowling Green Falcons |color=#FFFFFF}};" |'''[[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Bowling Green}}]]'''
|15
|13
|3
|bgcolor=dddddd|
|bgcolor=dddddd|
|bgcolor=dddddd|
|76
|60
|13
|bgcolor=dddddd|86
|bgcolor=dddddd|78
|bgcolor=dddddd|13
|19
|19
|5
|bgcolor=dddddd|9
|bgcolor=dddddd|17
|bgcolor=dddddd|3
|57
|53
|10
|bgcolor=dddddd|0
|bgcolor=dddddd|0
|bgcolor=dddddd|0
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''263'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''241'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''47'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''{{winpct|263|241|47}}'''
|-
|align=left style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ferris State Bulldogs |color=#FFFFFF}};" |'''[[Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Ferris State}}]]'''
|12
|16
|5
|bgcolor=dddddd|60
|bgcolor=dddddd|76
|bgcolor=dddddd|13
|
|
|
|bgcolor=dddddd|57
|bgcolor=dddddd|77
|bgcolor=dddddd|15
|16
|24
|1
|bgcolor=dddddd|8
|bgcolor=dddddd|29
|bgcolor=dddddd|2
|31
|69
|6
|bgcolor=dddddd|2
|bgcolor=dddddd|0
|bgcolor=dddddd|0
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''186'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''291'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''42'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''{{winpct|186|291|42}}'''
|-
|align=left style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Lake Superior State Lakers |color=#FFFFFF}};" |'''[[Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|{{nowrap|Lake Superior State}}}}]]'''
|36
|33
|6
|bgcolor=dddddd|78
|bgcolor=dddddd|86
|bgcolor=dddddd|13
|77
|57
|15
|bgcolor=dddddd|
|bgcolor=dddddd|
|bgcolor=dddddd|
|25
|49
|8
|bgcolor=dddddd|3
|bgcolor=dddddd|25
|bgcolor=dddddd|1
|48
|75
|13
|bgcolor=dddddd|1
|bgcolor=dddddd|0
|bgcolor=dddddd|0
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''268'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''325'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''56'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''{{winpct|268|325|56}}'''
|-
|align=left style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Tech Huskies |color=#FFFFFF}};" |'''[[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Michigan Tech}}]]'''
|16
|18
|6
|bgcolor=dddddd|19
|bgcolor=dddddd|19
|bgcolor=dddddd|5
|24
|16
|1
|bgcolor=dddddd|49
|bgcolor=dddddd|25
|bgcolor=dddddd|8
|
|
|
|bgcolor=dddddd|23
|bgcolor=dddddd|43
|bgcolor=dddddd|10
|76
|76
|13
|bgcolor=dddddd|10
|bgcolor=dddddd|3
|bgcolor=dddddd|1
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''217'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''200'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''44'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''{{winpct|217|200|44}}'''
|-
|align=left style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Minnesota State Mavericks |color=#FFFFFF}};" |'''[[Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Minnesota State}}]]'''
|62
|61
|21
|bgcolor=dddddd|18
|bgcolor=dddddd|10
|bgcolor=dddddd|3
|29
|8
|2
|bgcolor=dddddd|25
|bgcolor=dddddd|3
|bgcolor=dddddd|1
|43
|23
|10
|bgcolor=dddddd|
|bgcolor=dddddd|
|bgcolor=dddddd|
|18
|6
|3
|bgcolor=dddddd|16
|bgcolor=dddddd|9
|bgcolor=dddddd|2
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''198'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''131'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''42'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''{{winpct|198|131|42}}'''
|-
|align=left style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Michigan Wildcats |color=#FFFFFF}};" |'''[[Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|Northern Michigan}}]]'''
|8
|15
|6
|bgcolor=dddddd|53
|bgcolor=dddddd|57
|bgcolor=dddddd|10
|69
|31
|6
|bgcolor=dddddd|75
|bgcolor=dddddd|48
|bgcolor=dddddd|13
|76
|76
|13
|bgcolor=dddddd|6
|bgcolor=dddddd|18
|bgcolor=dddddd|3
|
|
|
|bgcolor=dddddd|0
|bgcolor=dddddd|0
|bgcolor=dddddd|0
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''287'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''245'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''51'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''{{winpct|287|245|51}}'''
|-
|align=left style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies |color=#FFFFFF}};" |'''[[St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey|{{color|#FFFFFF|St. Thomas}}]]'''
|3
|24
|1
|bgcolor=dddddd|0
|bgcolor=dddddd|0
|bgcolor=dddddd|0
|0
|2
|0
|bgcolor=dddddd|0
|bgcolor=dddddd|1
|bgcolor=dddddd|0
|3
|10
|1
|bgcolor=dddddd|9
|bgcolor=dddddd|16
|bgcolor=dddddd|2
|0
|0
|0
|bgcolor=dddddd|
|bgcolor=dddddd|
|bgcolor=dddddd|
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''15'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''53'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''4'''
|bgcolor=eeeeee|'''{{winpct|15|53|4}}'''
|}

==Conference arenas==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Central Collegiate Hockey Association | School | Arena | Location | Capacity }}
|-
|style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Augustana Vikings |color=#FFFFFF}}"|[[Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings men's ice hockey|{{color|white|Augustana}}]] || [[Midco Arena]] || [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]] || 3,082
|-
|style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Bemidji State Beavers |color=#FFFFFF}}"|[[Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey|{{color|white|Bemidji State}}]] || [[Sanford Center]] || [[Bemidji, Minnesota]] || 4,700
|-
|style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Bowling Green Falcons |color=#FFFFFF}}"|[[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|{{color|white|Bowling Green}}]] || [[Slater Family Ice Arena]] || [[Bowling Green, Ohio]]  || 5,000
|-
|style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ferris State Bulldogs |color=#FFFFFF}}"|[[Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey|{{color|white|Ferris State}}]] || [[Ewigleben Arena|Robert L. Ewigleben Arena]] || [[Big Rapids, Michigan]]  || 2,493
|-
|style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Lake Superior State Lakers |color=#FFFFFF}}"|[[Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey|{{color|white|Lake Superior State}}]] || [[Taffy Abel Arena]] || [[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan]]  || 4,000
|-
|style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Tech Huskies |color=#FFFFFF}}"|[[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey|{{color|white|Michigan Tech}}]] || [[MacInnes Student Ice Arena]] || [[Houghton, Michigan]]  || 4,466<ref>{{cite web|url=http://michigantechhuskies.com/sports/mice/2013-14/releases/20140219hwkw7c|title=Tech-Northern Rivalry Resumes on Ice This Weekend|date=19 February 2014|publisher=}}</ref>
|-
|style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Minnesota State Mavericks |color=#FFFFFF}}"|[[Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey|{{color|white|Minnesota State}}]] || [[Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center]] || [[Mankato, Minnesota]]  || 4,832
|-
|style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Northern Michigan Wildcats |color=#FFFFFF}}"|[[Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey|{{color|white|Northern Michigan}}]] || [[Berry Events Center]] || [[Marquette, Michigan]]  || 3,902
|-bgcolor=pink
|style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies |color=#FFFFFF}}"|[[St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's ice hockey|{{color|white|St. Thomas}}]] || [[St. Thomas Ice Arena]] || [[Mendota Heights, Minnesota]]  || 1,000
|}

==Awards==
At the conclusion of each regular season schedule the coaches of each CCHA team vote which players they choose to be on the three All-Conference Teams:<ref>{{cite news|title=Henderson and Odegard Recipients of CCHA Major Awards|url=http://www.alaskananooks.com/news/2013/3/23/MHOCKEY_0323132240.aspx|publisher=Alaska Nanooks|date=2013-03-22|access-date=2013-07-23}}</ref> first team, second team and rookie team. Additionally they vote to award up to 9 of the 12 individual trophies to an eligible player at the same time (depending upon the year). The CCHA also awards a Perani Cup, a Humanitarian Award, which are awarded rather than voted upon, and a Most Valuable Player in Tournament which is voted on at the conclusion of the conference tournament. None of the individual awards conferred by the CCHA have been given for the entire existence of the conference. Only the Tournament MVP was awarded in the inaugural CCHA season, but that award was discontinued thereafter until 1982.<ref>{{cite news|title=CCHA Awards|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_awd.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archive|access-date=2013-07-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=All-CCHA Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archive|access-date=2013-07-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=CCHA All-Rookie Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/ccha_roo.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archive|access-date=2013-07-23}}</ref> Several of the aforementioned awards were revived along with the league in 2021–22. The awards presented by the original CCHA for best offensive and defensive defenseman were merged into a single award for best defenseman, and the original CCHA's award for best defensive forward was folded into the award for best forward.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://ccha.com/news/2022/3/13/awards.aspx |title=CCHA to announce annual awards this week |publisher=Central Collegiate Hockey Association |date=March 13, 2022 |access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref>
{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

===All-Conference Teams===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Central Collegiate Hockey Association | Award | Inaugural Year }}
|-
|[[List of All-CCHA Teams#First Team|First Team]]
|[[1972–73 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1972–73]]
|-
|[[List of All-CCHA Teams#Second Team|Second Team]]
|[[1972–73 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1972–73]]
|-
|[[List of All-CCHA Teams#Rookie Team|Rookie Team]]
|[[1988–89 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1988–89]]
|-
|[[List of CCHA All-Tournament Teams|All-Tournament Team]]
|[[1972 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1972]]
|}
{{col-2}}

===Individual awards===
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}

====Current====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Central Collegiate Hockey Association | Award | Inaugural Year }}
|-
|[[CCHA Player of the Year|Player of the Year]]
|[[1976–77 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1976–77]]
|-
|[[CCHA Forward of the Year|Forward of the Year]] 
|[[2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2021–22]]
|-
|[[CCHA Defenseman of the Year|Defenseman of the Year]] 
|[[2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2021–22]]
|-
|[[CCHA Goaltender of the Year|Goaltender of the Year]] 
|[[2000–01 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2000–01]]
|-
|[[CCHA Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]]
|[[1978–79 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1978–79]]
|-
|[[CCHA Best Defensive Forward|Best Defensive Forward]]
|[[1989–90 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1989–90]]
|-
|[[CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman|Best Defensive Defenseman]]
|[[1989–90 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1989–90]]
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|[[CCHA Coach of the Year|Coach of the Year]]
|[[1975–76 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1975–76]]
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|[[CCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament|Most Valuable Player in Tournament]]
|[[1972 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1972]]
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====Former====
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|team=Central Collegiate Hockey Association | Award | Inaugural Year }}
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|[[CCHA Best Offensive Defenseman|Best Offensive Defenseman]]
|[[1989–90 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1989–90]]
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|[[Terry Flanagan Memorial Award]]
|[[1992–93 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|1992–93]]
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|[[Mike and Marian Ilitch Humanitarian Award]]
|[[2000–01 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2000–01]]
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|[[Perani Cup]]
|[[2002–03 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2002–03]]
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|[[CCHA Scholar-Athlete of the Year|Scholar-Athlete of the Year]]
|[[2004–05 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|2004–05]]
|}
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==All-Decade Teams==

===1970s All-Decade Team===
1970s All-Decade Team<ref name="decades708090">{{Cite web|url=http://www.uscho.com/2001/03/29/ccha-announces-alldecade-teams/|title=CCHA Announces All-Decade Teams|date=March 29, 2001}}</ref>
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====First Team====
*F [[Steve Bozek]], 1978–81, [[Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey|Northern Michigan]]
*F [[Bill Joyce (ice hockey)|Bill Joyce]], 1976–80, [[Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey|Northern Michigan]]
*F [[John Markell]], 1975–79, [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Bowling Green]]
*D [[Tom Laidlaw]], 1976–80, [[Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey|Northern Michigan]]
*D [[Ken Morrow]], 1975–79, [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Bowling Green]]
*G [[Mike Liut]], 1973–77, [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Bowling Green]]
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====Second Team====
*F [[Bob Dobek]], 1972–75, [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Bowling Green]]
*F [[Rick Kennedy (ice hockey)|Rick Kennedy]], 1971–75, [[Saint Louis Billikens men's ice hockey|Saint Louis]]
*F [[Mark Wells]], 1975–79, [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Bowling Green]]
*D Roger Archer, 1971–75, [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Bowling Green]]
*D Tom Davies, 1970–74, D, [[Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey|Lake Superior State]]
*D [[Don Waddell]], 1976–80, [[Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey|Northern Michigan]]
*G [[Steve Weeks]], 1976–1980, [[Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey|Northern Michigan]]{{col-end}}

===1980s All-Decade Team===
1980s All-Decade Team<ref name="decades708090"/>
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====First Team====
*F [[Nelson Emerson]], 1986–90, [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Bowling Green]]
*F [[George McPhee]], 1978–82, [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Bowling Green]]
*F [[Kip Miller]], 1986–90, [[Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|Michigan State]]
*D [[Rob Blake]], 1987–90, [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Bowling Green]]
*D [[Wayne Gagné]], 1983–87, [[Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey|Western Michigan]]
*G [[Ron Scott]], 1980–83, [[Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|Michigan State]]
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====Second Team====
*F [[Dan Dorion]], 1982–86, [[Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey|Western Michigan]]
*F [[Brian Hills]], 1979–83, [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Bowling Green]]
*F [[Paul Pooley]], 1981–84, [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey|Ohio State]]
*D [[Garry Galley]], 1981–84, [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Bowling Green]]
*D [[Donald McSween|Don McSween]], 1983–87, [[Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|Michigan State]]
*G [[Gary Kruzich]], 1983–87, [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Bowling Green]]{{col-end}}

===1990s All-Decade Team===
1990s All-Decade Team<ref name="decades708090"/>
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====First Team====
*F [[Jim Dowd (ice hockey)|Jim Dowd]], 1987–91, [[Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey|Lake Superior State]]
*F [[Brendan Morrison]], 1993–97, [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Michigan]]
*F [[Mike York]], 1995–99, [[Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|Michigan State]]
*D [[Keith Aldridge]], 1992–96, [[Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey|Lake Superior State]]
*D [[Mark Astley]], 1988–92, [[Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey|Lake Superior State]]
*G [[Marty Turco]], 1994–98, [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Michigan]]
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====Second Team====
*F [[Denny Felsner]], 1988–92, [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Michigan]]
*F [[Brian Holzinger]], 1991–95, [[Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey|Bowling Green]]
*F [[Dwayne Norris]], 1988–92, [[Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|Michigan State]]
*D [[Dan Boyle (ice hockey)|Dan Boyle]], 1994–98, [[Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey|Miami]]
*D [[Mike Weaver (ice hockey)|Mike Weaver]], 1996–00, [[Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|Michigan State]]
*G [[Darrin Madeley]], 1989–92, [[Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey|Lake Superior State]]{{col-end}}

===2000-2013 All-Decade Team===
2000-2013 All-Decade Team<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ccha.com/ccha_names_all-decade_team_for_2000-2013.aspx |title=CCHA Names All-Decade Team for 2000-2013 |date=January 23, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127004928/http://www.ccha.com/ccha_names_all-decade_team_for_2000-2013.aspx |archive-date=January 27, 2013 }}</ref>
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====First Team====
*F [[T. J. Hensick]], 2003–07, [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Michigan]]
*F [[Chris Kunitz]], 1999–03, [[Ferris State Bulldogs men's ice hockey|Ferris State]]
*F [[Kevin Porter (ice hockey)|Kevin Porter]], 2004–08, [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Michigan]]
*D [[Andy Greene]], 2002–06, [[Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey|Miami]]
*D [[John-Michael Liles]], 1999–03, [[Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|Michigan State]]
*G [[Ryan Miller]], 1999–02, [[Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|Michigan State]]
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====Second Team====
*F [[Ryan Jones (ice hockey)|Ryan Jones]], 2004–08, [[Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey|Miami]]
*F [[Andy Miele]], 2007–11, [[Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey|Miami]]
*F [[Scott Parse]], 2003–07, [[Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey|Omaha]]
*D [[Brad Fast]], 1999–03, [[Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey|Michigan State]]
*D [[Greg Zanon]], 1999–03, [[Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey|Omaha]]
*G [[Cody Reichard]], 2008–12, [[Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey|Miami]]{{col-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://ccha.com Official CCHA site]

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