The Minot State Beavers men's ice hockey is a college ice hockey program that represents

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. The team competes in the ACHA Division I level as an independent team. The team hosted the ACHA national tournament at All Seasons Arena in 2000. Prior to 1984, the team was part of the NAIA, before the NAIA dropped ice hockey as part of their program. The team's head coach is Wyatt Waselenchuk.

History

2012–2013

Freshmen Cody Hall, Brett Nespor, Bob Pond, Dallas Drysdale, Brody Haygarth, Ryan Curzon and Sam Benson joined the team in 2012. Transfers William Kinsman and Jordan Willert also joined the team in 2012. Defenseman, Kyle Stephens, returned to the team in 2012, after playing a year with the

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. The Beavers entered the ACHA Division 1 Tournament at Edge Ice Arena in

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in 2013. It was the team's fourth consecutive year in a row in the tournament. The Beavers, seated third in the tournament, finished 26-4 on the year and have the fewest losses of tournament participants. The Beavers earned a first round bye. The Beavers defeated the

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5-0 is the second round on March 2, 2013. The Beavers defeated the

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5-4 in overtime in the quarter-finals on March 3, 2013. The Beavers defeated the

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5-1 on March 5 to advance to the ACHA National Championship. The Beavers won the ACHA National Championship against

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9-5 on March 6.

Awards

The Beavers had three ACHA All-Americans, Logan Herauf 3rd team, Nigel Dube 2nd team and Wyatt Waselenchuk 1st team. Goalie Wyatt Waselenchuk was named 2013 ACHA Player-of-the-Year. Head Coach Wade Regier was also named Coach-of-the-Year.

Players

Current roster

As of September 30, 2021.

References

External links

* {{Minot State University Minot State University American Collegiate Hockey Association College ice hockey teams in North Dakota Ice hockey clubs established in 1995 1995 establishments in North Dakota