Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey

Minnesota State Mavericks
University Minnesota State University
Conference WCHA
Head coach Mike Hastings
5th year, 105–50–14 (.663)
Captain(s) Carter Foguth
Arena Verizon Wireless Center
Capacity: 4,832
Surface: 200' x 85'
Location Mankato, Minnesota
Colors Purple and Gold[1]
         
NCAA Tournament Champions
1980 (DII)
NCAA Tournament Appearances
DII (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983)
DIII (1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992)
DI (2003, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Conference Tournament Champions
2014, 2015
Conference Regular Season Champions
NCHA: 1986, 1987, 1991 WCHA: 2014–15, 2015–16
Current uniform

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 Wireless 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.

Coaches

As of October 13, 2016[4]

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
2012–present Mike Hastings 5 102–49–14 .673
2000–12 Troy Jutting 11 184–224–55 .457
1983–84 Brad Reeves 1 16–14–0 .533
1969–1983
1984–2000 		Don Brose 30 540–363–79 .590
Totals 4 coaches 46 seasons 838–622–148 .567

Players

Current roster

As of October 13, 2016.[6]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
4 Minnesota Lewis, ClintClint Lewis Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1995-01-12 Burnsville, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL) —
5 Michigan Foguth, CarterCarter Foguth (C) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-02-13 Fenton, Michigan Muskegon (USHL) —
6 Germany Tuomie, ParkerParker Tuomie Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-10-31 Bremerhaven, Germany Sioux Falls (USHL) —
7 British Columbia Cooper, SteenSteen Cooper Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1995-11-25 Duncan, British Columbia Penticton (BCHL) —
8 Utah Brickley, DanielDaniel Brickley Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1995-03-30 Sandy, Utah Topeka (NAHL) —
9 Ohio Gerard, CharlieCharlie Gerard Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1995-11-19 Rocky River, Ohio Madison (USHL) —
10 South Dakota Knutson, ZebZeb Knutson Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1994-01-01 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls (USHL) —
11 Saskatchewan Flanagan, SeanSean Flanagan Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-05-18 Kindersley, Saskatchewan Salmon Arm (BCHL) —
12 Minnesota Coatta, MaxMax Coatta Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1994-04-22 Minnetonka, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL) —
13 California Madry, ChandlerChandler Madry Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1995-10-13 Bakersfield, California Fairbanks (NAHL) —
14 Minnesota Bigelbach, MichaelMichael Bigelbach Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995-10-05 Red Wing, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) —
15 Minnesota Franklin, C. J.C. J. Franklin Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-03-17 Forest Lake, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL) WPG, 129th overall 2014
16 North Dakota Nelson, JordanJordan Nelson Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-04-16 Williston, North Dakota Fargo (USHL) —
17 Missouri Huntebrinker, MichaelMichael Huntebrinker Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1992-07-02 Chesterfield, Missouri Waterloo (USHL) —
18 Minnesota Scheid, IanIan Scheid Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1995-06-14 Coon Rapids, Minnesota Sioux City (USHL) —
19 Ontario McClure, BradBrad McClure Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1993-08-13 Stratford, Ontario Penticton (BCHL) —
20 Germany Michaelis, MarcMarc Michaelis Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-07-31 Mannheim, Germany Green Bay (USHL) —
21 Wisconsin Vanko, AlecAlec Vanko Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1994-05-31 Oregon, Wisconsin Madison (USHL) —
23 California Rivera, NicholasNicholas Rivera Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-05-03 Pacific Palisades, California Omaha (USHL) —
24 Saskatchewan Hookenson, EdwinEdwin Hookenson Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-09-15 Lampman, Saskatchewan Nanaimo (BCHL) —
25 Minnesota Stepan, ZachZach Stepan Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1994-01-06 Faribault, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL) NSH, 112th overall 2013
26 Minnesota French, JoshJosh French Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-12-18 Woodbury, Minnesota Omaha (USHL) —
27 Alaska Schwalbe, RyanRyan Schwalbe Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-06-27 Anchorage, Alaska Sioux Falls (USHL) —
29 North Dakota Nelson, AaronAaron Nelson Junior G 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1993-08-16 Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck (NAHL) —
34 Colorado Huggins, ColeCole Huggins Senior G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-05-22 Centennial, Colorado Coquitlam (BCHL) —
39 Nebraska Pawloski, JasonJason Pawloski Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1995-12-04 Omaha, Nebraska Green Bay (USHL) —

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.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "University Colors". Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. ↑ Augustoviz, Roman (March 13, 2008). "Series against U is big for Mavericks - and for Mankato". Star Tribune. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Verizon Wireless Center Facilities". Verizon Wireless Center. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Minnesota State Men's Hockey Team History". U.S. College Hockey Online. 1996–2010. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 "History". Minnesota State University. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  6. ↑ "2015–16 Minnesota State Men's Hockey Roster". Minnesota State Mavericks. Retrieved December 26. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  7. ↑ "Alumni Report". Internet Hockey Database. 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
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