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MacNaughton Cup

Field	Value
name	MacNaughton Cup
image	MacNaughton Cup.JPG
alt	The MacNaughton Cup on display at the Minnesota State Fair in 2012.
sport	Ice hockey
givenfor	CCHA Regular Season Champion
first	1913
mostrecent	Minnesota State

The MacNaughton Cup is a trophy awarded annually to the regular season conference champion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). The trophy is named after James MacNaughton of Calumet, Michigan, who was a supporter of amateur ice hockey. The Cup is hand crafted of pure silver and stands almost three-feet high and weighs nearly 40 pounds.

History

In 1913, MacNaughton purchased a cup trophy for $2,000 (equivalent to $ in ) and donated it to the President of the American Hockey Association, which was to be awarded to the league's champion at the end of the season. The MacNaughton Cup remained with the American Hockey Association until 1932. From 1933 to 1950, the Cup was given to semi-pro and intermediate hockey teams in Michigan's Copper Country.

In 1951, the MacNaughton family arranged to have the Cup awarded to the newly founded Midwest Collegiate Hockey League (MCHL), a precursor to the WCHA. The MCHL was composed of Michigan Tech, Colorado College, University of Denver, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, University of Minnesota, and University of North Dakota. Michigan Tech became the trustee for the Cup. In the original spirit of the trophy, the league decided to award the trophy to its regular season champion.

In 1953, the MCHL became the Western Intercollegiate Hockey League (WIHL). The Cup remained a part of the WIHL until the league was disbanded in March 1958. There was no league play for the 1958–59 season, and for the 1959–60 season the seven teams resumed competition under the new name of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

From the 1961–62 through the 1964–65 seasons, the Cup was awarded to the WCHA's playoff tournament champion instead of the regular season champion, but the WCHA resumed awarding the Cup to the regular season champion again for the start of the 1965–66 season through the 1981–82 season.

Michigan Tech left the WCHA to join the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) for the 1981–82 season. Since Michigan Tech is the trustee of the Cup, the Cup went to the CCHA. The Broadmoor Trophy was created as a replacement and awarded to the regular season champion until Michigan Tech returned to the WCHA for the start of the 1984–85 season. The MacNaughton Cup also returned and continued to be awarded to the regular season champion through the final WCHA men's season in 2020–21.

On May 18, 2021, it was announced that the trophy would be returning to the re-formed CCHA, beginning with the 2021–22 season.

Champions

North Dakota's 14 MacNaughton Cups led the WCHA. Denver and Minnesota are tied for second, with 13 MacNaughton Cups. Bowling Green was the first school to win the cup 3 straight times. They were later supplanted by Minnesota State, who had 6 consecutive wins through 2023.

Winners

Year	Champion	American Hockey Association champions	1913–14	1914–15	1915–16	1917–1919	1919–20	1920–21	1921–22	1923–1926	1926–27	1927–28	1928–29	1929–30	1930–31	1931–32	Michigan's Western Upper Peninsula teams	1932–33	1933–34	1934–35	1935–36	1936–37	1937–38	1938–39	1939–40	1940–41	1942–1949	1949–50	1950–51	Midwest Collegiate Hockey League regular season	1951–52	1952–53	Western Intercollegiate Hockey League regular season	1953–54	1954–55	1955–56	1956–57	1957–58	1958–59	Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season	1959–60	1960–61	Western Collegiate Hockey Association tournament	1961–62	1962–63	1963–64	1964–65	Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season	1965–66	1966–67	1967–68	1968–69	1969–70	1970–71	1971–72	1972–73	1973–74	1974–75	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79	1979–80	1980–81	Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular season	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
Cleveland Athletic Club
American Soo Hockey Club
St. Paul Athletic Club
not awarded
Canadian Soo Athletic Club
Eveleth Minnesota Hockey Club
Canadian Soo Athletic Club
not awarded
Calumet Hawks
Calumet Hawks
Ironwood Rangers
Hancock Hockey Club
Hancock Eagles
Soo Bulldogs
Calumet (Pine Street) Trojans
Calumet Wolverine AC
Painesdale Athletic Club
Calumet Aristocrats
Painesdale Panthers Athletic Club
Calumet-Laurium Olympics
Portage Lake Elks
Calumet-Laurium Chevs
Soo Indians
not awarded
Soo Martins
Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw Radars
Colorado College
Minnesota/Michigan
Minnesota
Colorado College
Michigan
Colorado College
North Dakota/Denver
not awarded
Denver
Denver
Michigan Tech
Denver
Denver
Michigan Tech
Michigan Tech
North Dakota
Denver
Michigan Tech
Minnesota
Michigan Tech
Denver
Denver
Michigan Tech
Minnesota
Michigan Tech
Wisconsin
Denver
North Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Bowling Green
Bowling Green
Bowling Green
Minnesota-Duluth
Denver
North Dakota
Minnesota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Northern Michigan
Minnesota
Minnesota-Duluth
Colorado College
Colorado College
Colorado College
Minnesota/North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Denver
Colorado College
North Dakota
Colorado College/Denver
Minnesota
Minnesota
Colorado College
North Dakota
Denver
North Dakota
Minnesota
St. Cloud/Minnesota
Ferris State
Minnesota State
Minnesota State/Michigan Tech
Bemidji State
Minnesota State
Minnesota State
Minnesota State
Minnesota State
Minnesota State
Minnesota State
Bemidji State
Minnesota State

Wins by team (college era)

Team	Wins	Years
North Dakota	14	1957–58, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1986–87, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2010–11
Denver	13	1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1985–86, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2009–10
Minnesota	13	1952–53, 1953–54, 1969–70, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13
*Minnesota State	9	2014–15, 2015-16, 2017–18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2024-25
Colorado College	9	1951–52, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08
*Michigan Tech	8	1961–62, 1964–65,1965–66, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1975–76, 2015-16
Wisconsin	3	1976–77, 1989–90, 1999–2000
*Bowling Green	3	1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
Michigan	2	1952–53, 1955–56
Minnesota–Duluth	2	1984–85, 1992–93
*Bemidji State	2	2016-17, 2023-24
*Northern Michigan	1	1990–91
St. Cloud State	1	2012–13
*Ferris State	1	2013–14

: shared title : * Currently compete in CCHA

References

"MacNaughton Cup". Gopher Hockey History.
Julien, Connie. "MacNaughton Cup Winners". Copper Country Hockey History.

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