Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey

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]

Minnesota State Mavericks
Current season
UniversityMinnesota State University
ConferenceCCHA
First season1969–70
Head coachMike Hastings
10th season, 236–90–24 (.709)
Captain(s)Wyatt Aamodt
Alternate captain(s)Reggie Lutz
Jack McNeely
ArenaMayo Clinic Health System Event Center
Capacity: 4,832
Surface: 200' x 85'
LocationMankato, Minnesota
ColorsPurple and gold[1]
   
NCAA Tournament championships
DII: 1980
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
2022
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
DII: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
DIII: 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992
Conference Tournament championships
WCHA: 2014, 2015, 2019
CCHA: 2022
Conference regular season championships
NCHA: 1986, 1987, 1991
WCHA: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
CCHA: 2022
Current uniform

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. 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 once competed 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.

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

Season-by-season results
Main article: List of Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey seasons

Source:[7]

Coaches

As of April 15, 2021[4]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1969–1983, 1984–2000Don Brose30535–334–78.606
1983–1984Brad Reeves116–14–0.533
2000–2012Troy Jutting12184–224–55.457
2012–PresentMike Hastings9236–90–24.709
Totals 4 coaches 52 seasons 971–662–157 .586

Awards and honors

Individual Awards

All-American Teams

AHCA First Team All-Americans

AHCA Second Team All-Americans

Individual Awards

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-NCHA

  • 1981–82: Jim Follmer, F
  • 1982–83: Pat Carroll, F; Tom Kern, F
  • 1983–84: John Anderson, D
  • 1984–85: Mark Gustafson, D; Pat Carroll, 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; Tim Potter, D

Second Team All-NCHA

  • 1981–82: John Anderson, D; Tom Kern, F
  • 1982–83: Mike Hill, D

Individual Awards

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-WCHA

Second Team All-WCHA

Third Team All-WCHA

  • 1999–00: Aaron Fox, F
  • 2000–01: Ben Christopherson, D
  • 2003–04: Shane Joseph, F
  • 2004–05: David Backes, F
  • 2006–07: Steve Wagner, D
  • 2008–09: Kurt Davis, D
  • 2010–11: Kurt Davis, D
  • 2012–13: Matt Leitner, F; Eriah Hayes, 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: Connor Mackey, D; Ian Scheid, D
  • 2019–20: Ian Scheid, D
  • 2020–21: Akito Hirose, D; Riese Zmolek, D

All-WCHA Rookie Team

  • 2003–04: David Backes, F
  • 2005–06: Dan Tormey, G
  • 2011–12: Jean-Paul Lafontaine, F
  • 2012–13: Stephin Williams, G
  • 2013–14: Cole Huggins, G; Sean Flanagan, 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: Connor Mackey, D; Jake Jaremko, F; Reggie Lutz, F
  • 2018–19: Dryden McKay, G; Ashton Calder, F; Julian Napravnik, F
  • 2019–20: Lucas Sowder, F; Nathan Smith, F
  • 2020–21: Akito Hirose, D; Jake Livingstone, D


Individual Awards

All-Conference Teams

First Team All-CCHA

CCHA All-Rookie Team

  • 2021–22: Bennett Zmolek, D

Statistical leaders

Source:[7]

Career points leaders
Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Tom Kern 1979–1983 144 129 144 239 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 McKay2018–Present9756907515414524.9321.53
Connor LaCouvee2017–20183118002361543.9141.86
Cole Huggins2013–20178847304627415811.9142.00
Stephon Williams2012–20158246365124515510.9172.01
Jason Pawloski2015–201845246822117875.9072.12

Statistics current through the start of the 2020-21 season.

Players

Current roster

As of August 20, 2021.[8]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Akito Hirose Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-04-09 Calgary, Alberta Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
3 Jack McNeely (A) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-12-16 Lakeville, Minnesota Muskegon (USHL) —
4 Andy Carroll Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1997-02-17 Northfield, Minnesota Green Bay (USHL) —
6 Sam Morton Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999-07-28 Lafayette, Colorado Wenatchee (BCHL) —
7 Wyatt Aamodt (C) Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1997-11-22 Hermantown, Minnesota Lincoln (USHL) —
8 Nathan Smith Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-10-18 Hudson, Florida Cedar Rapids (USHL) ARI, 91st overall 2018
9 Tanner Edwards Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-03-11 Anchorage, Alaska Muskegon (USHL) —
10 David Silye Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-03-02 Arnprior, Ontario Clarkson (ECAC) —
11 Benton Maass Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-11-25 Elk River, Minnesota New Hampshire (HEA) WSH, 182nd overall 2017
12 Josh Groll Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-08-09 San Diego, California Michigan (Big Ten) —
13 Brendan Furry Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-07-08 Toledo, Ohio Tri-City (USHL) —
14 Ryan Sandelin Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1999-01-03 Hermantown, Minnesota Penticton (BCHL) —
15 Julian Napravnik Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1997-05-06 Bad Nauheim, Germany Des Moines (USHL) —
16 Reggie Lutz (A) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1996-10-18 Elk River, Minnesota Chicago (USHL) —
17 Bennett Zmolek Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-04-17 Rochester, Minnesota Youngstown (USHL) —
18 Ondřej Pavel Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-08-29 Prague, Czech Republic Fargo (USHL) —
19 Will Hillman Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2000-11-22 Blaine, Minnesota Youngstown (USHL) —
20 Connor Gregga Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-07-24 Markham, Ontario Coquitlam (BCHL) —
21 Lucas Sowder Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-11-15 Trinity, Florida Wenatchee (BCHL) —
22 Steven Bellini Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-05-23 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Tri-City (USHL) —
23 Jake Livingstone Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-04-16 Creston, British Columbia Langley (BCHL) —
24 Zach Krajnik Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1999-05-13 Eagle River, Alaska Kenai River (NAHL) —
25 Brenden Olson Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2000-10-18 Eau Claire, Wisconsin Sioux City (USHL) —
27 Tony Malinowski Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-10-15 Clarkston, Michigan Des Moines (USHL) —
28 Cade Borchardt Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-07-06 Burnsville, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL) —
29 Dryden McKay Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-11-25 Downers Grove, Illinois Madison (USHL) —
32 Andrew Miller Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2000-02-10 Boulder, Colorado Fargo (USHL) —
35 Keenan Rancier Freshman 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 BackesCenter/Right Wing2003–2006 USA2010, 2014 Silver, 4th
Nathan SmithCenter2019–Present USA20225th

Mavericks in the NHL

Source:[9]

= NHL All-Star Team = NHL All-Star[10] = NHL All-Star[10] and NHL All-Star Team = Hall of Famers
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