The Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey team is an

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program that represents

Minnesota State University, Mankato Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU, MSU, or Minnesota State) is a public university in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. It is Minnesota's second-largest university and has over 123,000 living alumni worldwide. Founded in 1868, it is t ...

. The

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compete in the

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(CCHA). Their home arena is the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center located in downtown

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History

The Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey team commenced play as a varsity sport in 1969-70. They competed independent of a conference affiliation at the

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level from 1969-70 to 1983-84. From 1984-85 to 1991-92, the Mavericks competed at the

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level, before returning to the

ranks from 1992-93 to 1995-96. Starting with the 1996-97 season, the Mavericks began competition at the

level. The Mavericks were granted acceptance to the

Western Collegiate Hockey Association The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) is a college athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a women's ice hockey-only conference. From 1951 to 1999, it operated a ...

(WCHA) in 1999-00, and remained with the conference until 2021. The program saw great success at the

level during the 1970s and 1980s. The Mavericks finished as the

national runner-up in 1979, after being defeated by the

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6-4 in the final. The Mavericks were awarded the 1980 NCAA Division II National Championship over

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5-2 in the championship game. In 1991, while competing at the

level, the Mavericks finished as national runner-up following a loss versus the

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6-2. The Mavericks have had sustained success in recent seasons, reaching the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons (2013 and 2014) for the first time in program history, winning the Broadmoor Trophy as the WCHA playoff champions in 2014 and the MacNaughton Cup as WCHA regular season champions in 2015. MSU was the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament in 2015 but was upset by RIT in the first round, becoming the first No. 1 overall seed to lose in the first round of the NCAA hockey tournament. They are one of five

-based universities that competed in the

WCHA The Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) is a college athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a women's ice hockey-only conference. From 1951 to 1999, it operated a ...

, the others being

, Minnesota-Duluth,

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, and Bemidji State. After a major hockey conference realignment in 2013, only Minnesota State and Bemidji State remain in the WCHA. Minnesota joined the new men's hockey league of its all-sports conference, the

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, and Minnesota–Duluth and St. Cloud State became charter members of the

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. The five schools once competed annually for the North Star College Cup, hosted by the University of Minnesota at the

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in St. Paul, Minnesota. 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. 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. Beginning with the 2021–22 season, the Mavericks, and six other teams formerly in the WCHA, will begin play in the

, restarting the conference after an eight-year hiatus.

Season-by-season results

Source:

Coaches

As of April 15, 2022

Awards and honors

NCAA

Individual awards

Edward Jeremiah Award The Edward Jeremiah Award is awarded yearly to the top coach in Division III men's ice hockey by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The finalists for each year's award comprise the conference Coach of the Year winners from each Division III ...

* Don Brose: 1979

Hobey Baker Award The Hobey Baker Award is an annual award given to the top National Collegiate Athletic Association men's ice hockey player. It has been awarded 41 times. It is named for Hall of Famer Hobey Baker, who played college hockey at Princeton University ...

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: 2022

Spencer Penrose Award The Spencer Penrose Award is awarded yearly to the top coach in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey by the American Hockey Coaches Association. The finalists for each year's award comprise the conference Coach of the Year winners from each Division ...

* Mike Hastings: 2015, 2021, 2022

All-American Teams

AHCA First Team All-Americans *2015–16: Matt Leitner, F *2017–18: C. J. Suess, F *2019–20:

, G; Marc Michaelis, F *2021–22:

, G; Nathan Smith, F AHCA Second Team All-Americans *2002–03:

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, F;

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, F *2005–06:

David Backes David Anthony Backes (born May 1, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played for fifteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins and Anaheim Ducks. Backes was bor ...

, F *2014–15:

Zach Palmquist Zach Palmquist (born December 9, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently a free agent. He previously played for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL). Playing career Previously, he played ...

, D *2016–17: Daniel Brickley, D *2019–20:

Connor Mackey Connor Mackey (born September 12, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Mackey became highly coveted as an undrafted free agent after playing three years of college i ...

, F *2020–21:

, G

NCHA

Individual awards

MVP * Tom Kern, F: 1983 Coach of the Year * Don Brose: 1987

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-NCHA *1981–82: Jim Follmer, F *1982–83:

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, F; Tom Kern, F *1983–84:

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, D *1984–85:

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, D;

, F *1985–86: Ken Hilgert, G; Troy Jutting, F *1986–87: Ken Hilgert, G; Scott Jenewein, D *1987–88: Dan Horn, D *1989–90: Terry Hughes, D *1990–91: Glen Prodahl, G *1991–92: Brian Langlot, G;

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, D Second Team All-NCHA *1981–82:

, D; Tom Kern, F *1982–83: Mike Hill, D

WCHA

Individual awards

Player of the Year Several sports leagues honour their best player with an award called Player of the Year (POY) . In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award. Association football In association football, this award is he ...

* C. J. Suess: 2018 * Marc Michaelis: 2020 *

: 2021

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* Marc Michaelis: 2020 * Julian Napravnik: 2021 Defensive Player of the Year * Casey Nelson: 2016 * Daniel Brickley: 2017 Goaltender of the Year *

: 2020, 2021 Rookie of the Year * Stephon Williams: 2013 * Marc Michaelis: 2017 * Jake Jaremko: 2018 * Lucas Sowder: 2020 * Akito Hirose: 2021 Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year * Steven Johns: 2005 * Joel Hanson: 2008 * Max Coatta: 2019 * Edwin Hookenson: 2020

Coach of the Year Many sports leagues, sportswriting associations, and other organizations confer "Coach of the Year" awards. In some sports — including baseball and association football — the award is called the "Manager of the Year" award. Some of the ...

* Don Brose: 2000 * Troy Jutting: 2003, 2008 * Mike Hastings: 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021 Most Valuable Player in Tournament * Cole Huggins: 2014 * Brad McClure: 2015

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-WCHA *2002–03:

, F;

, F *2012–13: Stephon Williams, G *2013–14:

, D; Matt Leitner, F *2014–15:

, D; Matt Leitner, F *2015–16: Casey Nelson, D; Teodors Bļugers, F *2016–17: Daniel Brickley, D; Marc Michaelis, F *2017–18: C. J. Suess, F; Marc Michaelis, F *2018–19: Marc Michaelis, F *2019–20:

, G;

, D; Marc Michaelis, F *2020–21:

, G; Julian Napravnik, F Second Team All-WCHA *2005–06:

, F *2006–07:

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, F *2013–14: Cole Huggins, G; Jean-Paul Lafontaine, F *2014–15: Stephon Williams, G; Casey Nelson, D; Bryce Gervais, F *2016–17: C. J. Franklin, F *2017–18: Daniel Brickley, D *2018–19:

, G; Parker Tuomie, F *2019–20: Parker Tuomie, F *2020–21: Nathan Smith, F Third Team All-WCHA *1999–00: Aaron Fox, F *2000–01: Ben Christopherson, D *2003–04:

, F *2004–05:

, F *2006–07: Steve Wagner, D *2008–09: Kurt Davis, D *2010–11: Kurt Davis, D *2012–13: Matt Leitner, F;

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, F *2013–14: Johnny McInnis, F; Zach Lehrke, F *2015–16: Bryce Gervais, F *2016–17: Brad McClure, D *2017–18: Connor LaCouvee, G; Ian Scheid, D; Zeb Knutson, F *2018–19:

, D; Ian Scheid, D *2019–20: Ian Scheid, D *2020–21: Akito Hirose, D; Riese Zmolek, D All-WCHA Rookie Team *2003–04:

, F *2005–06: Dan Tormey, G *2011–12: Jean-Paul Lafontaine, F *2012–13: Stephin Williams, G *2013–14: Cole Huggins, G;

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, D *2014–15: C. J. Franklin, F *2015–16: Daniel Brickley, D; Max Coatta, F *2016–17: Ian Scheid, D; Marc Michaelis, F *2017–18:

, D; Jake Jaremko, F; Reggie Lutz, F *2018–19:

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, D

CCHA

Individual awards

: 2022 Forward of the Year * Nathan Smith: 2022 Defenseman of the Year *

: 2022 Goaltender of the Year *

: 2022

* Mike Hastings: 2022

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-CCHA *2021–22:

, G;

, D; Nathan Smith, F; Julian Napravnik, F CCHA All-Rookie Team *2021–22: Bennett Zmolek, D

Statistical leaders

Source:

Career points leaders

Career goaltending leaders

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; GAA =

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'' Minimum 30 games Statistics current through the start of the 2021-22 season.

Players

Current roster

As of August 6, 2022.

Olympians

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

Mavericks in the NHL

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Source:

References

External links

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History

Season-by-season results

Coaches

Awards and honors

NCAA

Individual awards

All-American Teams

NCHA

Individual awards

All-Conference Teams

WCHA

Individual awards

All-Conference Teams

CCHA

Individual awards

All-Conference Teams

Statistical leaders

Career points leaders

Career goaltending leaders

Players

Current roster

Olympians

Mavericks in the NHL

See also

References

External links