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). Their home arena is the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center located in downtown Mankato, Minnesota.
== 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 NCAA Division II level from 1969-70 to 1983-84. 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. 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.
The program saw great success at the NCAA Division II level during the 1970s and 1980s. 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. The Mavericks were awarded the 1980 NCAA Division II National Championship over Elmira College 5-2 in the championship game. 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.
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. 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.
On June 28, 2019, the seven Midwestern members of the men's WCHA, including Minnesota State, announced they would leave the men's WCHA after the 2020–21 season, with the intent of creating a more geographically compact league. On February 18, 2020, these seven schools announced that their new conference would be a revival of the CCHA, whose original version had disbanded after the 2012–13 season due to that year's conference realignment.
==Season-by-season results==
== Coaches ==
As of the end of the 2021–22 season
Tenure 	Coach 	Years 	Record 	Pct.
2012–Present 	Mike Hastings	11 	274–96–24 	
2000–2012 	Troy Jutting 	12 	184–224–55 	
1983–1984 	Brad Reeves 	1 	16–14–0 	
1969–1983, 1984–2000	Don Brose 	30 	535–334–78 	
Totals 	4 coaches 	51 seasons	949–657–156	
==Awards and honors==
===NCAA===
====Individual Awards====
Hobey Baker Award
*Dryden McKay: 2022
Spencer Penrose Award
*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: Dryden McKay, G; Marc Michaelis, F
*2021-22: Dryden McKay, G; Nathan Smith, F
AHCA Second Team All-Americans
*2002-03: Shane Joseph, F; Grant Stevenson, F
*2005-06: David Backes, F
*2014-15: Zach Palmquist, D
*2016-17: Daniel Brickley, D
*2019-20: Connor Mackey, F
*2020-21: Dryden McKay, 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: 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-WCHA
*1981–82: John Anderson, D; Tom Kern, F
*1982–83: Mike Hill, D
===WCHA===
====Individual Awards====
Player of the Year
*C. J. Suess, F: 2018
Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year
*Steven Johns, D: 2005
*Joel Hanson, D: 2008
*Max Coatta, F: 2019
Coach of the Year
*Don Brose: 2000
*Troy Jutting: 2003, 2008
*Mike Hastings: 2013, 2015, 2019
Freshman of the Year
*Stephon Williams, G: 2013
*Marc Michaelis, F: 2017
*Jake Jaremko, C: 2018
Defensive Player of the Year
*Casey Nelson, D: 2016
*Daniel Brickley, D: 2017
Most Valuable Player in Tournament
*Cole Huggins, G: 2014
*Brad McClure, F: 2015
====All-Conference Teams====
First Team All-WCHA
*2002–03: Shane Joseph, F; Grant Stevenson, F
*2012–13: Stephon Williams, G
*2013–14: Zach Palmquist, D; Matt Leitner, F
*2014–15: Zach Palmquist, 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
Second Team All-WCHA
*2005–06: David Backes, F
*2006–07: Travis Morin, 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: Dryden McKay, G; Parker Tuomie, F
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
All-WCHA Rookie Team
*2003–04: David Backes, F
*2005–06: Dan Tormey, F
*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
===CCHA===
====Individual Awards====
Player of the Year
*Dryden McKay, G: 2022
Forward of the Year
*Nathan Smith: 2022
Defenseman of the Year
*Jake Livingstone: 2022
Goaltender of the Year
*Dryden McKay: 2022
Coach of the Year
*Mike Hastings: 2022
====All-Conference Teams====
First Team All-CCHA
*2021–22: Dryden McKay, G; Jake Livingstone, D; Nathan Smith, F; Julian Napravnik, F
CCHA All-Rookie Team
*2021–22: Bennett Zmolek, D
==Statistical Leaders==
===Career points leaders===
Player	Years 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	1979–1983	144	129	144	239	90
 	1981–1985	132	123	101	224	175
 	1977–1981	136	83 	113	196	83
 	1979–1982	106	68 	105	173	94
 	1994–1998	128	55 	114	169	202
 	1981–1985	133	63 	105	168	178
 	1977–1981	147	76 	92 	168	142
 	1995–1999	130	90 	74 	164	309
 	1996–2000	147	61 	103	164	68
 	2011–2015	158	49 	113	162	114
 	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 1300 minutes
Player	Years 	GP 	Min 	W 	L 	T	GA 	SO	SV% 	GAA
 	2018–2022	140	8250	113	20	4	201	34	.932	1.46
 	2017–2018	31 	1800	23 	6 	1	54 	3 	.914	1.86
 	2013–2017	88 	4730	46 	27	4	158	11	.914	2.00
 	2012–2015	82 	4636	51 	24	5	155	10	.917	2.01
 	2015–2018	45 	2468	22 	11	7	87 	5 	.907	2.12
Statistics current through the start of the 2022–23 season.
==Players==
===Current roster===
As of September 17, 2020.
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==Mavericks in the NHL==
	= NHL All-Star Team		= NHL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.			= NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star Team		= Hall of Famers
Player 	Position 	Team(s) 	Years 	
David Backes 	Right Wing	STL, BOS 	2006–Present	0
Teodors Bļugers 	Center 	PIT 	2018–Present	0
Daniel Brickley 	Defenseman	LAK 	2017–Present	0
Ryan Carter 	Left Wing 	, CAR, FLA, NJD, MIN 	2006–2016 	1
Eriah Hayes 	Right Wing	SJS 	2013–2015 	0
Tim Jackman 	Right Wing	CBJ, PHO, NYI, CGY, ANA	2003–2016 	0
Jon Kalinski 	Center 	PHI 	2008–2010 	0
Travis Morin 	Center 	DAL 	2011–2015 	0
Kael Mouillierat	Left Wing 	NYI, PIT 	2014–2016 	0
Casey Nelson 	Defenseman	BUF 	2015–Present	0
Tyler Pitlick 	Center 	EDM, DAL 	2013–Present	0
Grant Stevenson 	Right Wing	SJS 	2005–2006 	0
Steve Wagner 	Defenseman	STL 	2007–2009 	0
File:David Backes Boston Bruins 2017.jpg|David Backes
File:Teddy Blueger 2019-02-16 5 2.jpg|Teodors Bļugers
File:Ryan Carter is a New Jersey Devil.jpeg|Ryan Carter
File:Tim Jackman Flames.png|Tim Jackman
File:20140927-TylerPitlick.jpg|Tyler Pitlick
File:Grant Stevenson.jpg|Grant Stevenson
== See also ==
*Minnesota State Mavericks women's ice hockey
== References ==
== External links ==
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Category:Ice hockey teams in Minnesota