Season Preview: Inside the CCHA

October 2, 2026 by Dylan Rider/CHN Reporter If the CCHA taught everyone anything last season, it’s that the conference and its title are a total toss-up. The CCHA remains somewhat top-heavy, with last season’s top four finishers (excluding the departed St. Thomas) expected to maintain their form as conference juggernauts. With that being said, expectations are easily broken, and perhaps an underdog CCHA squad will make an unexpected jump. 5 Things to Watch Is the CCHA Still Home to a Wealth of Goaltending? Last year’s CCHA hosted Josh Kotai, Alex Tracy and Owen Bartoszkiewicz. Now only Bartoszkiewicz remains. Are there…