Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey
| Minnesota State Mavericks | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | Minnesota State University |
| Conference |
WCHA D1 Division |
| Head coach |
Mike Hastings 7th season, 151–72–19 (.663) |
| Captain(s) | Carter Foguth |
| Arena |
Verizon Center Capacity: 4,832 Surface: 200' x 85' |
| Location | Mankato, Minnesota |
| Colors |
Purple and Gold[1] |
| NCAA Tournament championships | |
| 1980 (DII) | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
|
DII (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) DIII (1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992) DI (2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018) | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 2014, 2015 | |
| Conference regular season championships | |
| NCHA: 1986, 1987, 1991 WCHA: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18 | |
| Current uniform | |
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The Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey team is a NCAA Division I college ice hockey program that represents Minnesota State University, Mankato. The Mavericks compete in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).[2] Their home arena is the Verizon 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 have remained with the conference to the present.[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. 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.[5]
They are one of five Minnesota-based universities that competed in the WCHA, the others being Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth, St. Cloud State, 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 Big Ten, and Minnesota–Duluth and St. Cloud State became charter members of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. The five schools compete annually for the North Star College Cup, hosted by the University of Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center 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.[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.
Coaches
As of April 8, 2017[4]
| Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–present | Mike Hastings | 6 | 121–60–18 | .653 |
| 2000–12 | Troy Jutting | 11 | 184–224–55 | .457 |
| 1983–84 | Brad Reeves | 1 | 16–14–0 | .533 |
| 1969–1983 1984–2000 | Don Brose | 30 | 559–374–83 | .591 |
| Totals | 4 coaches | 47 seasons | 880–672–156 | .561 |
Players
Current roster
As of June 24, 2018.[7]
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| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  |
Connor Mackey | Sophomore | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1996-09-12 | Tower Lakes, Illinois | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 3 |  |
Jack McNeely | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1996-12-16 | Lakeville, Minnesota | Muskegon (USHL) | — |
| 4 | |
Andy Carroll | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-02-17 | Burnsville, Minnesota | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 5 | |
Jake Jaremko | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1996-08-24 | Nowthen, Minnesota | Chicago (USHL) | — |
| 6 |  |
Parker Tuomie | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 1995-10-31 | Bremerhaven, Germany | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 7 | |
Wyatt Aamodt | Freshman | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-11-22 | Hermantown, Minnesota | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 9 |  |
Charlie Gerard | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1995-11-19 | Rocky River, Ohio | Madison (USHL) | — |
| 11 |  |
Jared Spooner | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 1996-03-22 | Bismarck, North Dakota | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 12 | |
Max Coatta (C) | Senior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 1994-04-22 | Minnetonka, Minnesota | Waterloo (USHL) | — |
| 13 |  |
Zak Galambos | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 1997-04-04 | Walnut Creek, California | Wenatchee (BCHL) | — |
| 14 | |
Michael Bigelbach | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1995-10-05 | Red Wing, Minnesota | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 15 | |
Julian Napravnik | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1997-05-06 | Bad Nauheim, Germany | Des Moines (USHL) | — |
| 16 | |
Reggie Lutz | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1996-10-18 | Elk River, Minnesota | Chicago (USHL) | — |
| 17 |  |
Walker Duehr | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 211 lb (96 kg) | 1997-11-23 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | Bloomington (USHL) | — |
| 18 | |
Ian Scheid | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1995-06-14 | Coon Rapids, Minnesota | Sioux City (USHL) | — |
| 19 |  |
Chris Van Os-Shaw | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1997-05-20 | Regina, Saskatchewan | Spruce Grove (AJHL) | — |
| 20 | |
Marc Michaelis | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 1995-07-31 | Mannheim, Germany | Green Bay (USHL) | — |
| 21 |  |
Alec Vanko | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 1994-05-31 | Oregon, Wisconsin | Madison (USHL) | — |
| 22 | |
Dallas Gerads | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1996-06-01 | Blaine, Minnesota | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 23 | |
Nicholas Rivera | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1996-05-03 | Pacific Palisades, California | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 24 | |
Edwin Hookenson | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1995-09-15 | Lampman, Saskatchewan | Nanaimo (BCHL) | — |
| 25 | |
Riese Zmolek | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 1996-09-12 | Rochester, Minnesota | Cedar Rapids (USHL) | — |
| 26 | |
Josh French | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 1995-12-18 | Woodbury, Minnesota | Omaha (USHL) | — |
| 27 |  |
Ryan Schwalbe | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 1994-06-27 | Anchorage, Alaska | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 29 | |
Dryden McKay | Freshman | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-11-25 | Downers Grove, Illinois | Madison (USHL) | — |
| 31 | |
Jacob Berger | Freshman | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1997-07-01 | Minnetonka, Minnesota | Merritt (BCHL) | — |
| 32 |  |
Mathias Israelsson | Senior | G | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1994-07-19 | Ytterby, Sweden | Northern Michigan (WCHA) | — |
Notable alumni
Over 70 former Mavericks have gone on to play professional hockey, including 11 in the National Hockey League (NHL) and other major professional leagues internationally.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ "University Colors". Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Verizon Wireless Center Facilities". Verizon Center. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Minnesota State Men's Hockey Team History". U.S. College Hockey Online. 1996–2010. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- 1 2 3 "History". Minnesota State University. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ↑ Frederick, Shane. "Hastings, Minnesota State working on a 10-Year Deal". Mankato Free Press. Mankato Free Press. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ↑ "2018–19 Men's Hockey Roster". Minnesota State Mavericks. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Alumni Report". Internet Hockey Database. 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2010.