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STOPs & STARTS USA HOCKEY NEWS & UPDATES CCHA PLANS TO FINISH WITH A FLOURISH league's traditional blue player, along with a red banner, and focuses on the storied history of the CCHA that includes eight NCAA national championships, seven Hobey Baker Award winners, 179 All-Americans and 35 Stanley Cup champions. The logo will be worn as a patch on both the home and away jerseys of each of the CCHA' s 11 member schools, by the league's on-ice officials and will be used on various promotional items to celebrate the league's last season of operation. As part of its yearlong festivities, the ABOUT THE CCHA ESTABLISHED: 1971 HEADQUARTERS: Farmington Hills, Mich. TEAMS: Alaska, Bowling Green, Ferris State, Lake Superior, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Northern Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Western Michigan NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Bowling Green (1984), Michigan State (1986, 2007), Lake Superior (1988, 1992, 1994) and Michigan (1996, 1998) HOBEY BAKER AWARD WINNERS: George McPhee (Bowling Green, 1982), Kip Miller (Michigan State, 1990), Brian Holzinger (Bowling Green, 1995), Brendan Morrison (Michigan, 1997), Ryan Miller (Michigan State, 2001), Kevin Porter (Michigan, 2008) and Andy Miele (Miami, 2011) ALL-AMERICANS: 179 total, including 91 First-Team STANLEY CUP WINNERS: 35 FIRST CCHA CHAMPIONSHIP AT JOE LOUIS ARENA: 1982 To kick off the celebration, the league unveiled a new logo that showcases the The Central Collegiate Hockey Association plans to go out with a bang as it prepares for its 42nd and final season in 2012-13. American Women Split Summer Skate The U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team swept its three-game summer series against Canada, while the Women's Under-18 Team was edged out in its series. "It was an impressive effort by the team to earn the win," said Katey Stone, head coach of the U.S. Women's Under-22 Select Team that swept Canada for the first time in the event's five-year history. "I'm proud of how hard and smart they played." Brianna Decker, the 2012 Patty Kazmaier Award recipient, and the Lamoureux twins, Monique and Jocelyne, paced the U.S. offensive attack, while Alex Rigsby and Lauren Slebodnick were strong on the back end. After splitting the first two games of its series, CCHA plans to invite all alumni to the final CCHA Championship weekend, including the CCHA Awards, on March 21-23 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. "The CCHA has had a major impact on the national collegiate land- scape over the past 41 seasons," said CCHA Commissioner Fred Pletsch. "We're looking forward to engaging as many fans and former players, coaches and administrators to help make the final CCHA Championship weekend a celebration of the grand legacy of the league." The CCHA opted to dissolve in response to the shifting landscape of college hockey as teams plan to move to other conferences in 2013-14, includ- ing the Big Ten Hockey Conference and the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. the U.S. Under-18 squad lost a heartbreaker in a shootout in the third and final game in Blaine, Minn. Captain Dani Cameranesi led the U.S. in scoring with two goals and an assist, and Grace Zarzecki and Jenny Ryan added three assists each. THEY SAID IT "Wood is good. All young hockey players should be using a wood stick. Hockey is a game of feel … and I really believe that young hockey players should develop by using a wood stick." —Ed Olczyk, hockey dad, 16–year NHL veteran, NBC and Chicago Blackhawks broadcaster and 2012 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame inductee U.S. Runs The Table At Under-17 Five Nations Tournament The U.S. Under-17 Select Team captured the 2012 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament title with an unblemished 4-0-0 record, outscoring its opponents 20-6 in four games. "The term we came up with was 'relentless' and we were just that," said head coach Barry Smith. "Our work ethic was second to none, and when you combine talent with work ethic, that's tough to beat." The 20 players on the U.S. roster were selected based on their performances at the Select 16 Player Development Camp in Rochester, N.Y. They represented 12 different states, including five from Minnesota and three each from Michigan and Illinois. Meanwhile, the U.S. Under-18 Select Team finished in seventh place at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, which featured teams from Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States. Team USA has finished in the top three of the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 10 times since the tournament's inception in 1991, including a first place finish in 2003. 08 OCTOBER.2012 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM PHOTOS COURTESY OF Matthew Murnaghan/Hockey Canada; Getty Images; Ken Rausch