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DEEPHAVEN, Minn. 鈥� Fans within the CCHA have a new streaming service to use in 2024-25.

The CCHA announced Thursday that it has completed a three-year media rights deal with Midco Sports Plus, which is set to begin with the 2024-25 season.

The regular season and Mason Cup Playoffs will be streamed exclusively on Midco Sports Plus through a direct-to-consumer branded digital network known as CCHA TV.

"The CCHA is excited to partner with Midco Sports to be our exclusive streaming partner, beginning in the 2024-25 season,鈥� CCHA Commissioner Don Lucia said in a statement. 鈥淢idco Sports Plus has proven to be a highly successful sports streaming service, and the CCHA looks forward to growing our brand together with Midco.鈥�

The CCHA, which consists of nine member schools, will offer a one-stop shop for all of the league鈥檚 digital content through CCHA TV. Fans can expect more than 180 live events to be streamed on CCHA TV on the Midco Sports Plus app each season.

CCHA TV will be available for fans to purchase this September, and it will feature new monthly and annual subscription options.

鈥淭he CCHA is a highly regarded league with top tier players and devout fans,鈥� Midco鈥檚 Vice President of Business Development Sports Mark Powell said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to partner with the CCHA to stream high-energy, high-quality CCHA games that fans and alumni can watch on Midco Sports Plus.鈥�

The CCHA will release its upcoming schedule for the 2024-25 season on Tuesday, May 7. CCHA TV powered by Midco Sports Plus is available to stream on mobile/tablet apps (iOS and Android), connected TV device apps (AppleTV, FireTV and Roku) and a web-based browser interface.

Previously, the conference was engaged in a multi-year contract with FloSports to produce live and on-demand content on its streaming platform. That deal began with the 2021-22 season and ran for three years, concluding with the most recent 2023-24 campaign.

In October, Midco Sports and Augustana announced a multi-year agreement to produce and broadcast Augustana hockey home games.

As it stands, member schools handle the production of their respective hockey broadcasts.

In late March, Midco laid off a number of its on-camera personalities, including Brian Shawn, Jody Norstedt, David Brown and Jason Andera.

In a statement on March 27 from Paige Pearson Meyer, vice president of corporate communications at Midco, the company said it planned on enhancing streamed content on Midco Sports Plus in addition to university partnership content on its linear channels, Midco Sports and Midco Sports Two.

鈥淎t that time, high school sports and some original programming will no longer be produced by Midco Sports or broadcast on our linear channels,鈥� the statement read. 鈥淏ecause of this, we unfortunately had to make the difficult decision to reduce the number of full-time team members on the Midco Sports team.鈥�

The employees who were let go could still be used in a freelance capacity, according to Pearson Meyer.