Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey

Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey
Current season
Minnesota State Mavericks athletic logo
UniversityMinnesota State University
ConferenceCCHA
First season1969–70
Head coachLuke Strand
1st season, 0–0–0
Assistant coaches
ArenaMayo Clinic Health System Event Center
Mankato, Minnesota
ColorsPurple and gold[1]
   
NCAA Tournament championships
DII: 1980
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
DI: 2022
DII: 1979
DIII: 1991
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
DI: 2021, 2022
DII: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
DIII: 1986, 1990, 1991
NCAA Tournament appearances
DI: 2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
DII: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
DIII: 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992
Conference Tournament championships
WRT:[a] 1979, 1980
WCHA: 2014, 2015, 2019
CCHA: 2022, 2023
Conference regular season championships
NCHA: 1981, 1986, 1987, 1991
WCHA: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
CCHA: 2022, 2023
Current uniform

The Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey team is an NCAA Division I college ice hockey program that represents Minnesota State University, Mankato. The Mavericks compete in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA).[2] Their home arena is the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center located in downtown Mankato, Minnesota.[3]

History

The Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey team commenced play as a varsity sport in 1969-70.[4] They competed independent of a conference affiliation at the NCAA Division II level from 1969-70 to 1983-84.[4] From 1984-85 to 1991-92, the Mavericks competed at the NCAA Division III level, before returning to the NCAA Division II ranks from 1992-93 to 1995-96.[4] Starting with the 1996-97 season, the Mavericks began competition at the NCAA Division I level. The Mavericks were granted acceptance to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) in 1999-00, and remained with the conference until 2021.[4]

The program saw great success at the NCAA Division II level during the 1970s and 1980s.[4] The Mavericks finished as the NCAA Division II national runner-up in 1979, after being defeated by the University of Massachusetts Lowell 6-4 in the final.[5] The Mavericks were awarded the 1980 NCAA Division II National Championship over Elmira College 5-2 in the championship game.[5] In 1991, while competing at the NCAA Division III level, the Mavericks finished as national runner-up following a loss versus the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point 6-2. In 2013 and 2014, the Mavericks reached the NCAA Division I Tournament in consecutive seasons for the first time in program history. The program has seen sustained success in recent seasons, winning their conference tournament in three out of four tries from 2019 to 2023, and achieving the best record in their conference for six consecutive seasons from 2018 to 2023. In 2021, the Mavericks won their first NCAA Division I Tournament game in their first of two consecutive trips to the Frozen Four.

On March 29, 2017, the university announced that it was in negotiations to extend the contract of head coach Mike Hastings by 10 years (through the 2027-28 season), providing its coach with the longest contract term in all of Division I men's hockey.[6] In addition to the contract extension, the university said it would invest further resources into the program's recruiting and equipment budgets and work to cover full cost of attendance.

With the 2021–22 season, the Mavericks, and six other teams formerly in the WCHA, began play in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, restarting the conference after an eight-year hiatus.

On March 30, 2023, head coach Mike Hastings left Mankato to coach Wisconsin. The Mavericks hired Luke Strand, former Ohio State assistant coach and Sioux City Musketeers head coach.

Minnesota State is one of six Minnesota-based universities that compete in NCAA Division I ice hockey, the others being Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth, St. Cloud State, Bemidji State, and St. Thomas. Before a major hockey conference realignment in 2013, five of the six teams[b] all competed in the WCHA. Additionally, these same five schools once competed annually for the North Star College Cup, hosted by the University of Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Season-by-season results

Source:[7]

Coaches

As of April 15, 2023[4]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1969–1983, 1984–2000 Don Brose 30 535–334–78 .606
1983–1984 Brad Reeves 1 16–14–0 .533
2000–2012 Troy Jutting 12 184–224–55 .457
2012–2023 Mike Hastings 11 299–109–25 .719
2023–present Luke Strand 1 0–0–0 –
Totals 5 coaches 54 seasons 1034–681–158 .594

Awards and Honors

NCAA Awards and Honors

Conference Awards and Honors

Statistical leaders

Source:[7]

Career points leaders

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Tom Kern 1979–1983 144 129 110 239 90
Pat Carroll 1981–1985 132 123 101 224 175
Steve Forliti 1977–1981 136 83 113 196 83
John Passolt 1979–1982 106 68 105 173 94
Ryan Rintoul 1994–1998 128 55 114 169 202
Jon Hill 1981–1985 133 63 105 168 178
Greg Larson 1977–1981 147 76 92 168 142
Tyler Deis 1995–1999 130 90 74 164 309
Aaron Fox 1996–2000 147 61 103 164 68
Matt Leitner 2011–2015 158 49 113 162 114
Marc Michaelis 2016–2020 148 71 91 162 65

Career goaltending leaders

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Minimum 30 games

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Dryden McKay 2018–2022 140 8250 113 20 4 201 34 .932 1.46
Connor LaCouvee 2017–2018 31 1800 23 6 1 54 3 .914 1.86
Cole Huggins 2013–2017 88 4730 46 27 4 158 11 .914 2.00
Stephon Williams 2012–2015 82 4636 51 24 5 155 10 .917 2.01
Jason Pawloski 2015–2018 45 2468 22 11 7 87 5 .907 2.12

Statistics current through the start of the 2021-22 season.

Players

Current roster

As of September 18, 2023.[8]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
3 Minnesota Brandon Koch Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-18 Hastings, Minnesota Air Force (AHA) —
4 Alberta Brett Moravec Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2003-02-26 Airdrie, Alberta Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
5 Minnesota Mason Wheeler Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-09-29 Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Tri-City (USHL) —
6 Colorado Sam Morton Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1999-07-28 Lafayette, Colorado Wenatchee (BCHL) —
7 British Columbia Luc Wilson Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-11-22 Duncan, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL) —
8 Minnesota Campbell Cichosz Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2001-08-23 Albert Lea, Minnesota Anchorage (NAHL) —
9 Alaska Tanner Edwards Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2000-03-11 Anchorage, Alaska Muskegon (USHL) —
10 Minnesota Evan Murr Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2003-02-27 Stillwater, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL) —
11 Minnesota Tyler Haskins Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-07-07 Rochester, Minnesota Denver (NCHC) —
12 California Josh Groll Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2001-08-09 San Diego, California Michigan (Big Ten) —
13 Ontario Jordan Power Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-07-31 Ottawa, Ontario Lincoln (USHL) —
14 Minnesota Kade Nielsen Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-08-06 Burnsville, Minnesota Chippewa (NAHL) —
15 Minnesota Adam Eisele Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-07-11 Lake Elmo, Minnesota Penticton (BCHL) —
18 Minnesota Jakob Stender Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-08-07 Alexandria, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) —
19 Minnesota Will Hillman Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2000-11-22 Blaine, Minnesota Youngstown (USHL) —
20 Ontario Connor Gregga Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2000-07-24 Markham, Ontario Coquitlam (BCHL) —
21 Florida Lucas Sowder Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 1998-11-15 Trinity, Florida Wenatchee (BCHL) —
22 Ontario Steven Bellini Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 2000-05-23 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Tri-City (USHL) —
29 Wisconsin Jordan Steinmetz Graduate F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-01-10 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Sioux City (USHL) —
24 Alaska Zach Krajnik Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999-05-13 Eagle River, Alaska Kenai River (NAHL) —
25 Wisconsin Brenden Olson Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-10-18 Eau Claire, Wisconsin Sioux City (USHL) —
26 Minnesota Kaden Bohlsen Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-01-10 Willmar, Minnesota Fargo (USHL) —
27 Michigan Tony Malinowski Senior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-10-15 Clarkston, Michigan Des Moines (USHL) —
28 Massachusetts Brian Carrabes Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-08-01 North Andover, Massachusetts Sioux City (USHL) —
32 Colorado Andrew Miller Sophomore (RS) G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2000-02-10 Boulder, Colorado Fargo (USHL) —
33 Illinois Alex Tracy Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-05-04 Chicago, Illinois Sioux City (USHL) —
35 British Columbia Keenan Rancier Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2000-06-21 Victoria, British Columbia Minot (NAHL) —

Olympians

This is a list of Minnesota State alumni were a part of an Olympic team.

Name Position Minnesota State Tenure Team Year Finish
David Backes Center/Right Wing 2003–2006 United States USA 2010, 2014  Silver, 4th
Nathan Smith Center 2019–2022 United States USA 2022 5th

Mavericks in the NHL

As of June 19, 2023

= NHL All-Star team = NHL All-Star[9] = NHL All-Star[9] and NHL All-Star team = Hall of Famers

Source:[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ In 1978-1981 and 1983, the NCAA held a Western Regional Tournament (also called Western Championship Tournament) for the Independent Division II teams to help determine qualification for the NCAA Tournament. The WRT functioned as the de facto conference tournament for Independent teams.
  2. ^ St. Thomas did not join Division I until 2021.
  3. ^ In the NCHA, this award is called the MVP Award.
  4. ^ In the WCHA, this award is called the Offensive Player of the Year.
  5. ^ In the WCHA, this award is called the Defensive Player of the Year.
  1. ^ "University Colors". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  2. ^ Augustoviz, Roman (March 13, 2008). "Series against U is big for Mavericks - and for Mankato". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  3. ^ "Verizon Wireless Center Facilities". Verizon Center. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Minnesota State Men's Hockey Team History". U.S. College Hockey Online. 1996–2010. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "History". Minnesota State University. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  6. ^ Frederick, Shane. "Hastings, Minnesota State working on a 10-Year Deal". Mankato Free Press. Mankato Free Press. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Minnesota State Mavericks men's Hockey 2018-19 Record Book" (PDF). Minnesota State Mavericks. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  8. ^ "2023-24 Men's Hockey Roster". Minnesota State Mavericks. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  10. ^ "Alumni report for Minnesota State U - Mankato". Hockey DB. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

External links

  • Official website
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