It's starting to sound like a broken record, but it's undeniably true. The CCHA figures to be as wide open as it's ever been in 2025-26.

The league held its annual media day on Tuesday, allowing all nine of the conference's coaches to discuss their team outlooks and how they play into the league at large. General excitement was a recurring theme, but so was a natural sense of bewilderment surrounding how the impact of recruiting in the Canadian Hockey League will impact the playing field across college hockey.

"It's going to be competitively deep," said Bemidji State coach Tom Serratore, who's now the longest-tenured coach in the CCHA. "I think a number of teams have a shot at winning the league, and I think this is the new normal in our league. And I think this is the new normal in coll

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