The CCHA Reporter's Corner

The Reporter's Corner is a weekly podcast from Sioux Falls Live sports reporter Trent Singer and Bemidji Pioneer sports editor Jared Rubado, featuring players and coaches from around the CCHA.

The CCHA Reporter's Corner is a sports podcast hosted by Sioux Falls Live, with 30 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Sioux Falls Live hosts The CCHA Reporter's Corner, a sports show with 30 episodes published.

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  Episode #57

  CCHA Reporter's Corner: Two-hour 2026-27 preview extravaganza

  Sep 16, 20261h 59mS1

  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.

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  Episode #56

  CCHA Reporter's Corner: Mike McMahon dives into regionals and unpacks college hockey's big headlines

  Apr 2, 20261h 32mS1

  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.

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  Episode #55

  CCHA Reporter's Corner: Ben Holden talks Mason Cup championship and more

  Mar 20, 2026—S1

  The 55th episode of The CCHA Reporter's Corner features longtime college hockey broadcaster Ben Holden, who will be calling Friday night's CCHA Mason Cup championship game alongside Pat Micheletti in Mankato. With co-host Trent Singer and producer Cordell Wright out of town covering high school basketball, Jared Rubado leads the show on his own, discussing a litany of different topics with Holden on this hourlong episode. Holden breaks down the upcoming league championship game between Minnesota State and St. Thomas, a chess-match-like matchup featuring a high-powered Tommies offense and a defensively dominant Mavericks squad. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Holden was a part of the NCHC pod of media members who covered the league. He talks about that career-defining experience before touching on his new endeavors in rugby broadcasting. Holden also gives his opinion on the new coaching vacancy at the University of Minnesota after Bob Motzko parting ways with the program on Wednesday. He gives his take on the growing conversation surrounding on-campus host sites for NCAA regionals before wrapping up the conversation by expressing his deep appreciation for Micheletti, commending his energy and resilience following recent health challenges. 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.

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  Episode #54

  CCHA Reporter's Corner: Augustana star Josh Kotai on goaltending journey and CCHA playoff run

  Mar 13, 20261h 14mS1

  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.

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  Episode #53

  CCHA Reporter's Corner: MSU's Tristan Lemyre on winning MacNaughton Cup, previous college success

  Mar 6, 202654 minS1

  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.

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