Beavers host Wildcats in return to Sanford Center
BSU Men’s Hockey hosts Northern Michigan at Sanford Center

The Bemidji State University Men’s Hockey team makes its return to Sanford Center this weekend and hosts Northern Michigan University Friday and Saturday for a Central Collegiate Hockey Association series.

The Beavers (7-5-2, 5-1-2 CCHA) return to their home rink where they are 4-2-0 this season and host the Wildcats (0-12-0, 0-4-0 CCHA) who are looking for their first road victory (0-7-0) of the season. Game one is slated for 7:07 p.m. at Sanford Center with game two to follow Saturday at 6:07 p.m.

Each game will be exclusively streamed online at MidCo Sports Plus with the Beaver Radio Network providing play-by-play. Fans can also tune-in to the Beaver Radio Network broadcast for both games on the radio dial at 92.1 FM or online at www.beaverradionetwork.com.

The Beavers are coming off a three-point weekend on the road at (RV) Michigan Tech earning three-or-more points in all four of their CCHA series to start conference play. Bemidji State and Michigan Tech went to overtime in each game of the series. The two teams skated to a 2-2 tie in game one but BSU earned the extra point in league standings with a shootout victory. However, the Huskies responded and scored in overtime in game two to earn two points of their own Saturday.

The Beavers have gone into the 3-on-3 overtime period in three straight games and six of their last eight. BSU leads the NCAA with three overtime goals this season.

Senior Adam Flammang led the Beavers in Houghton scoring a goal and an assist to finish with two points against the Huskies. He scored both points on Friday to extend his point streak to eight and goal streak to five games but had them both snapped Saturday with just his second 0-point game of the season. Flammang paces the Beavers with 16 points (6g-10a) on the season and is second in the CCHA. He is tied for 12th in the NCAA.

Bemidji State has three skaters in the top-10 in points in the CCHA with Flammang, Oliver Peer (14) and Kasper Magnussen (12). Oliver Peer’s seven goals leads the team and is tied for the lead in the CCHA. He is tied for 15th in all of NCAA DI.

The Beavers rank fourth in the CCHA in both goals scored per game (3.07) and goals allowed per game (2.57). Their 43 goals scored on the season is a league high and the ninth most in the NCAA. Bemidji State is third in the CCHA on the power play holding a .176 power-play percentage (9-of-51). Bemidji State is sixth in the league on the penalty kill with a .804 penalty-kill percentage (45-of-56) but was 8-for-9 in Houghton (.889).

The Beavers have scored a power-play goal in seven-of-14 games this season.

Bemidji State’s defense has stymied its opposing team’s shooters and is second in the CCHA allowing its opponents just 26.2 shots per game.

Sophomore defenseman Hudson Thornton paces the Beavers’ blueline with five points (1g-4a) and is second in the league with 24 blocked shots.

Head coach Tom Serratore has split time in between the pipes between junior Raythan Robbins and freshman Max Hildebrand. Robbins paces the CCHA with a 1.94 goals against average and is 3-1-2 on the season. His .921 save percentage is fifth in the league. Hildebrand is 4-4-0 on the season with a 3.05 GAA and .888 save percentage but in conference games only, he is 3-1-0 with a 1.95 GAA and .921 save percentage. In conference games only, Robbins and Hildebrand rank No. 2 and No. 3 in GAA and No. 6 and No. 7 in save percentage.

Bemidji State is 21-15-7 all-time against Northern Michigan but just 9-10-4 when facing the Wildcats at home. The Wildcats have gotten the better of the Beavers as of late going 3-1-1 in the last five matchups including a sweep of BSU at Sanford Center in their only meeting last season. Flammang paces the team with four points (3g-1a) against the Wildcats. Head coach Tom Serratore is 21-15-7 all-time against NMU.

Bemidji State is receiving votes in the USCHO.com Top-20 national poll for the fifth time this season but remains unranked in the USA Hockey College Hockey Poll.

2025-26 is the 70th season of Beaver Hockey and its 27th season in Division I.

Head Coach Tom Serratore is in his 25th season leading the Beaver Hockey program and is tied with Rico Blasi of University of St. Thomas as the most tenured coach in the CCHA.