On episode No. 61, Augustana goalie Mathis Langevin joins co-hosts Jared Rubado and Trent Singer on The CCHA Reporter's Corner to discuss the Vikings' big season-opening series against No. 5 Minnesota Duluth and his journey to Sioux Falls.

Langevin joins AU after transferring from Miami (Ohio) during the offseason. The 6-foot-5 sophomore got his first two starts in a Vikings uniform last weekend versus UMD at Midco Arena. Augustana won the series opener 4-3 in overtime before the two teams played to a 1-1 tie in the finale.

Langevin allowed only two goals at even strength in the two-game series. He stopped 59 of 63 shots in the two games combined, finishing with a 1.92 goals-against average and .937 save percentage.

In this episode, Langevin talks about his early playing days in his hometown of Saint-Zotique, Quebec. Later on, he reflects on an unforgettable playoff run with the Rimouski Océanic in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League in which he went 12-4-0 with a .944 save percentage and helped guide Rimouski to an appearance in the prestigious Memorial Cup.

Langevin talks about his decision to come to Augustana and the support he's received from his coaching staff since arriving in Sioux Falls.

Before their chat with Langevin, Rubado and Singer dish out their three stars of the week while taking a brief look at the weekend that was and the one that lies ahead.

The CCHA Reporter's Corner is a weekly college hockey show that's brought to you by Rubado and Singer, featuring players and coaches from around the CCHA.

To watch this show and to see clips and highlights from this episode, head on over to Midwest Sports Plus, the home of The CCHA Reporter's Corner.

For the audio-only version, subscribe to The CCHA Reporter's Corner on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever podcasts are available. Follow Singer and Rubado on X — @trentsinger and @JaredRubadoBP — and throughout the week, check out their work at siouxfallslive.com and bemidjipioneer.com.

On the 60th episode, Northern Michigan's Ian Engel joins The CCHA Reporter's Corner to chat with co-hosts Jared Rubado and Trent Singer about the Wildcats' opening series of the regular season as well as his journey to Marquette, Michigan.

Hailing from Hortonville, Wisconsin, Engel is in his sophomore year as a defenseman for NMU, his first with the program after transferring from the University of North Dakota during the offseason.

The Wildcats split a two-game series last weekend against visiting Miami (Ohio). In the opener, Engel scored his first career goal while tallying an assist in a 3-0 victory for NMU.

Engel discusses being a part of a new-look Wildcats team, which is looking to get the program back to its winning ways after back-to-back seasons in which they finished ninth in the CCHA.

He also talks about the stellar play of goalie Oliver Auyeung-Ashton and the preparation he puts into his work between the pipes.

Engel fills Rubado and Singer in on his early playing days, his three-year junior career with the Bismarck Bobcats in the North American Hockey League and a wild recruiting story in which he ended up getting to play his first collegiate season with the Fighting Hawks, who reached the Frozen Four.

Before the chat with Engel, Rubado and Singer take a look back at how the league performed on opening weekend as a whole before taking a quick look at what lies ahead in another jam-packed weekend of non-conference action for CCHA teams.

The CCHA Reporter's Corner is a weekly college hockey show that's brought to you by Rubado and Singer, featuring players and coaches from around the CCHA.

To watch this show and to see clips and highlights from this episode, head on over to Midwest Sports Plus, the home of The CCHA Reporter's Corner.

For the audio-only version, subscribe to The CCHA Reporter's Corner on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever podcasts are available. Follow Singer and Rubado on X — @trentsinger and @JaredRubadoBP — and throughout the week, check out their work at siouxfallslive.com and bemidjipioneer.com.

With the 2026-27 season officially getting underway this weekend, it's time to talk commish puck with The Commish himself.

On episode No. 59, CCHA Commissioner Don Lucia joins The CCHA Reporter's Corner to discuss a litany of offseason topics with co-hosts Jared Rubado and Trent Singer.

It was an interesting offseason for Lucia, who put in a lot of work alongside other college hockey commissioners to propose an important change to the NCAA's initial age-based eligibility model.

With the help of advocates in college basketball as well as hockey coaches from across the junior, college and professional ranks, Lucia and his fellow commissioners got the proposal to pass.

Lucia talks about the work that was done and the general reaction of how it all unfolded.

He also discusses the impact of CHL recruiting in the conference before diving into the prospect of college hockey forming a healthy relationship with Canadian major junior hockey.

Lucia then talks about coach Garrett Raboin's commitment to remain at Augustana as well as Tom Serratore's recent retirement announcement.

And what went into the decision to bring the MacNaughton Cup to Houghton on the final weekend of the regular season? Lucia gives his reasoning in this episode.

The CCHA Reporter's Corner is a weekly college hockey show that's brought to you by Rubado and Singer, featuring players and coaches from around the CCHA.

To watch this show and to see clips and highlights from this episode, head on over to Midwest Sports Plus, the home of The CCHA Reporter's Corner.

For the audio-only version, subscribe to The CCHA Reporter's Corner on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever podcasts are available. Follow Singer and Rubado on X — @trentsinger and @JaredRubadoBP — and throughout the week, check out their work at siouxfallslive.com and bemidjipioneer.com.

It's time to make some predictions for the 2026-27 season.

On the 58th episode of The CCHA Reporter's Corner, co-hosts Jared Rubado and Trent Singer do just that, revealing the players and teams they believe will define the upcoming season in the CCHA.

Rubado and Singer discuss their preseason rankings and all-conference teams, including which transfers and freshmen will have the biggest impact on their respective squads.

But before they get to that, the co-hosts react to the recent news that Bemidji State coach Tom Serratore will retire at the end of the 2026-27 season.

Rubado, who covers the Beavers, gives his take on what the 26th-year coach has meant to the program as well as what the future will look like at BSU as Travis Winter steps in to replace his mentor at the helm.

After breaking down all eight teams in the CCHA last week, Rubado and Singer spent an hour and a half giving their predictions for what the 2026-27 season will hold.

Will they be perfect? Certainly not, but it's the perfect fodder for the masses as opening weekend draws closer.

The CCHA Reporter's Corner is a weekly college hockey show that's brought to you by Rubado and Singer, featuring players and coaches from around the CCHA.

To watch this show and to see clips and highlights from this episode, head on over to Midwest Sports Plus, the home of The CCHA Reporter's Corner.

For the audio-only version, subscribe to The CCHA Reporter's Corner on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever podcasts are available. Follow Singer and Rubado on X — @trentsinger and @JaredRubadoBP — and throughout the week, check out their work at siouxfallslive.com and bemidjipioneer.com.

The college hockey season is just around the corner.

On Episode No. 57 of The CCHA Reporter's Corner, co-hosts Jared Rubado and Trent Singer dig into the weeds for almost two hours, breaking down all eight teams in the conference ahead of the start of the 2026-27 season.

Following the league's annual media day, Rubado and Singer take a look at each team in the conference, breaking down the numbers as well as who's back, who's gone and who's new.

The Michigan Tech Huskies enter the season as the favorites in both preseason polls. They're certainly loaded, but can they be a more consistent team in order to get back to the NCAA tournament?

Meanwhile, a MacNaughton Cup race that was decided by two points between five different teams is shaping up to be another tight one. Will Minnesota State have what it takes to win a third straight league title? And who else will be in contention when it's all said and done?

Even teams at the bottom of the CCHA have a fresh slate and renewed hopes as they get ready for the 2026-27 season. Can Northern Michigan, Ferris State and Lake Superior State improve their standing from a year ago despite some heavy roster turnover?

There aren't many predictions, if any, in this episode, but there's plenty of information.

Everything you need to prime yourself for the 2026-27 season is right here in this two-hour preview extravaganza.

The CCHA Reporter's Corner is a weekly college hockey show that's brought to you by Rubado and Singer, featuring players and coaches from around the CCHA.

To watch this show and to see clips and highlights from this episode, head on over to Midwest Sports Plus, the home of The CCHA Reporter's Corner.

For the audio-only version, subscribe to The CCHA Reporter's Corner on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever podcasts are available. Follow Singer and Rubado on X — @trentsinger and @JaredRubadoBP — and throughout the week, check out their work at siouxfallslive.com and bemidjipioneer.com.

On the 56th episode of The CCHA Reporter's Corner, co-hosts Jared Rubado and Trent Singer welcome in longtime college hockey writer Mike McMahon.

With more than two decades of experience covering the college hockey landscape, McMahon joins the show to discuss the 2026 NCAA tournament picture as well as a number of other pertinent topics.

The four teams advancing to the Frozen Four — North Dakota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Denver — have combined for 33 national championships in the sport. McMahon provides his biggest takeaways from NCAA regional action, including his personal experience covering Merrimack in the Sioux Falls regional.

McMahon offers his take on the debate between neutral or home-site regionals, exploring potential solutions that could make it work. He also discusses the recent coaching change at the University of Minnesota, providing his thoughts on the decision of Augustana coach Garrett Raboin to remain in Sioux Falls and the eventual hiring of Brett Larson to take over the Gophers' program.

What's going on at Mercyhurst, where administrators have abruptly decided to end the men's hockey program? McMahon, who's been covering the story through his College Hockey Insider newsletter, has been locked in on the story. He fills in Rubado and Singer on what he knows.

The CCHA Reporter's Corner is a weekly college hockey show that's brought to you by Rubado, Singer and Wright, featuring players and coaches from around the CCHA.

To watch this show and to see clips and highlights from this episode, head on over to Midwest Sports Plus, the home of The CCHA Reporter's Corner.

For the audio-only version, subscribe to The CCHA Reporter's Corner on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever podcasts are available. Follow Singer and Rubado on X — @trentsinger and @JaredRubadoBP — and throughout the week, check out their work at siouxfallslive.com and bemidjipioneer.com.

On the 54th episode of The CCHA Reporter's Corner, co-hosts Jared Rubado and Trent Singer are joined by the 2025-26 CCHA Player of the Year in Augustana goalie Josh Kotai.

This episode was recorded several days before learning of Kotai's prestigious league honor, but there was certainly no shortage of things to talk about when it comes to one of the best puck-stoppers in all of college hockey.

In this hourlong episode, Rubado and Singer delve into Kotai's junior season and what has allowed him and his Viking teammates to string together a 22-10-4 campaign as they head into a crucial CCHA Mason Cup semifinal game versus St. Thomas on Saturday at Lee and Penny Anderson Arena in St. Paul.

Augustana is coming off a first-round sweep of Bemidji State last weekend in the first round of the league playoffs. Kotai discussed the feeling of relief in defeating a Beavers squad that ended his season a year ago and how electric the playoff environment felt at Midco Arena.

Hailing from Abbotsford, British Columbia, Kotai discussed his early playing days in Canada and what got him so fixated on wanting to become a goaltender.

His junior career began amid the COVID-19 pandemic, making three different stops before he eventually landed with the Battlefords North Stars in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, where he went on to become the league's goalie of the year.

Kotai then made his way to coach Garrett Raboin's fledgling college program in Sioux Falls. He talked about what made the Vikings the perfect fit and what those early college days were like before his breakout season in 2024-25.

The CCHA Reporter's Corner is a weekly college hockey show that's brought to you by Rubado, Singer and producer Cordell Wright, featuring players and coaches from around the CCHA.

To watch this show and to see clips and highlights from this episode, head on over to Midwest Sports Plus, the home of The CCHA Reporter's Corner.

For the audio-only version, subscribe to The CCHA Reporter's Corner on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever podcasts are available. Follow Singer and Rubado on X — @trentsinger and @JaredRubadoBP — and throughout the week, check out their work at siouxfallslive.com and bemidjipioneer.com.

Episode No. 53 of The CCHA Reporter's Corner welcomes in Minnesota State senior forward Tristan Lemyre.

Co-hosts Jared Rubado and Trent Singer hear from Lemyre about what it was like to be in the middle of a chaotic and dramatic final weekend of conference play, which saw the Mavericks standing at the top of the CCHA standings when it was all finished.

The Mavericks claimed their eighth outright MacNaughton Cup in the last nine seasons. However, despite transferring into the program during the summer, Lemyre is no stranger to championships.

The 5-foot-10 forward played his first two seasons of college hockey at Denver, where he was a part of a national championship team in 2023-24. Then, in 2024-25, Lemyre tallied 14 points, including six goals, for a Western Michigan team that went on to win its first-ever national title.

A native of Mirabel, Quebec, Lemyre talks about how he discovered his love for the sport of hockey while following the Montreal Canadiens at a young age.

Following a junior season with the Flin Flon Bombers in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Lemyre made his way to the USHL with the Dubuque Fighting Saints, racking up 87 points in 107 games with the organization over the span of two seasons.

Lemyre discusses his growth through the junior ranks and how he eventually made his way to the Pioneers program. He talks about his college years at Denver and WMU and what made those teams so special before circling back to what it will require for the Mavericks to follow in those same steps in 2025-26.

The CCHA Reporter's Corner is a weekly college hockey show that's brought to you by Rubado, Singer and producer Cordell Wright, featuring players and coaches from around the CCHA.

To watch this show and to see clips and highlights from this episode, head on over to Midwest Sports Plus, the home of The CCHA Reporter's Corner.

For the audio-only version, subscribe to The CCHA Reporter's Corner on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever podcasts are available. Follow Singer and Rubado on X — @trentsinger and @JaredRubadoBP — and throughout the week, check out their work at siouxfallslive.com and bemidjipioneer.com.