Mason Cup
U.S. collegiate ice hockey trophy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mason Cup is the trophy awarded to the champion of the CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, the postseason championship event of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, an NCAA Division I college ice hockey league. The Cup was awarded from 2001 until the original CCHA folded at the end of the 2012–13 season.
Sport | Ice hockey |
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Awarded for | CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champion |
History | |
First award | 2001 (on hiatus, 2014–2021) |
First winner | Michigan State |
Most recent | Michigan Tech |
The CCHA was revived in 2020 by seven schools that had previously announced plans to leave the Western Collegiate Hockey Association at the end of the 2020–21 season, with an eighth school being invited shortly thereafter. On May 19, 2021, the new CCHA announced that the Mason Cup would return for the 2021–22 season as the championship trophy for the revived CCHA tournament.[1]