MSU Mavericks Feb 25th Oh, four-peat's sake! Napravnik's OT goal delivers fourth straight ManNaughton Cup for Minnesota State
MSU Mavericks Feb 24th Mavericks In Focus: How does Minnesota State stack up with the country's other top teams? Minnesota State is 15-2-1 overall and ranked No. 3 in the country, but the Mavericks haven't been able to gauge themselves against opponents from outside the WCHA this season.
MSU Mavericks Feb 23rd Breaking down the chase for MacNaughton: What does Minnesota State need to do win the WCHA? We've crunched the numbers. There are multiple paths Minnesota State can take to capture its fourth consecutive WCHA regular season championship. The simplest one is the one MSU is focused on: Winning its next game.
MSU Mavericks Feb 20th McKay, Minnesota State bounce back, turn back Ferris State in series finale Playing all or part of the game without three of its captains, Minnesota State outshot and outplayed Ferris State in a 5-1 victory. The Mavericks are now one win away from capturing the WCHA regular season championship and the MacNaughton Cup.
MSU Mavericks Feb 20th Live blog: Minnesota State at Ferris State, 6:07 p.m. Saturday The teams finish their two-game series in Big Rapids.
MSU Mavericks Feb 19th Minnesota State holds off Ferris State, beats Bulldogs on Lutz's OT goal On a night where Dryden McKay was pulled after allowing four goals on 10 shots, No. 3 Minnesota State survived and beat one-win Ferris State on a Reggie Lutz overtime goal.
MSU Mavericks Feb 19th Live blog: Minnesota State at Ferris State, 6:07 p.m. Friday The Mavericks are 22-7-1 all-time against Ferris State
MSU Mavericks Feb 19th Minnesota State GameDay: Carroll playing with 'instinct' and 'courage'; and why MSU can't overlook Ferris State Junior defenseman Andy Carroll has become quite valuable for Minnesota State in all facets of the game. ... The Mavericks cannot overlook Ferris State this weekend for a number of reasons. ... And a look at MSU's historical dominance in this rivalry.
MSU Mavericks Feb 19th 'D' doing its job for No. 3-ranked Minnesota State Minnesota State's defensive corps is led by two senior captains and a handful of others who have filled their roles perfectly this season. The Mavericks are allowing -- by a wide margin -- the fewest shots on goal per game in the country.
MSU Mavericks Feb 17th Mavericks In Focus: MSU coaches, players marvel at Mackey's ascent to NHL Connor Mackey was an every-other night player in the USHL just five years ago. Now he's a rookie in the NHL and he recorded his first point as a pro on Monday night.
MSU Mavericks Feb 16th WCHA announces postseason format; Minnesota State could clinch home ice and possibly WCHA title this weekend The 2021 WCHA postseason tournament will take place over two weeks, with the top four teams in the league hosting quarterfinal series March 12-14. The top remaining seed among the quarterfinal winners will host the single-elimination semifinals and championship game March 19-20.
MSU Mavericks Feb 12th McKay stands alone: Minnesota State goalie sets all-time WCHA shutout mark in win at Huntsville Todd Burgess scored twice and Minnesota State's offense again dominated the second period en route to a 5-0 victory and a sweep of a WCHA series at Alabama Huntsville.
MSU Mavericks Feb 12th Live blog: Minnesota State at Alabama-Huntsville, 7:07 p.m. Friday The Mavs conclude their WCHA road series against Alabama-Huntsville.
MSU Mavericks Feb 11th Minnesota State shakes off slow start, rolls past Alabama Huntsville to stay unbeaten in WCHA play The Minnesota State men's hockey team found its legs after the first period on Thursday in Huntsville, Alabama. The Mavericks controlled the rest of the game to earn their third consecutive win and ninth in their past 10 games.
MSU Mavericks Feb 11th Live blog: Minnesota State at Alabama-Huntsville, 7:07 p.m. Thursday The Mavs hit the road for a WCHA series against Alabama-Huntsville.
MSU Mavericks Feb 11th Minnesota State GameDay: Mavericks have no room to relax with regular season winding down Minnesota State University hasn't lost to Alabama Huntsville in nearly 20 years. That's a streak they don't intend to have broken this week as they prepare to face the Chargers in Alabama.
MSU Mavericks Feb 10th Mavericks in Focus: MSU's thoughts on the national tournament, closing the book on Bowling Green, and WCHA Power Rankings The WCHA and NCAA have yet to announce the formats and selection/seeding process for their postseason men's hockey tournaments. While clarification would be welcome, Minnesota State players and coaches say they need to focus on winning games and let the decision on the postseason come as it will.
MSU Mavericks Feb 9th Reese Laubach, Minnesota State's most recent commit, will bring 200-foot game to MSU A 5-foot-9, 155-pound center from San Jose, Reese Laubach called his commitment to Minnesota State "a dream come true."
MSU Mavericks Feb 6th McKay, defensive corps lead Minnesota State to impressive sweep against rival Bowling Green Dryden McKay made 20 saves and Reggie Lutz scored twice to lead Minnesota State to a 5-1 victory Saturday and a sweep against rival Bowling Green State at Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center.
MSU Mavericks Feb 6th Live blog: Bowling Green at Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. Saturday Minnesota State hosts Bowling Green in the second game of the series of WCHA leaders.
MSU Mavericks Feb 5th Mavericks shut down Bowling Green, McKay climbs higher in the record books Nine players recorded at least one point and Dryden McKay stopped every shot he faced as No. 4/6-ranked Minnesota State shut out rival Bowling Green in the opener of a two-game series at Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center in Mankato.
MSU Mavericks Feb 5th Live blog: Bowling Green at Minnesota State, 7:07 p.m. Friday Minnesota State, the WCHA leader, has a two-point edge on the Falcons in the conference.
MSU Mavericks Feb 5th 'Minnesota State is the gold standard in the WCHA': Players, coaches weigh in on MSU-Bowling Green rivalry Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center won't be packed this weekend, but that doesn't mean the intensity on the ice will be any less than it has historically been when Minnesota State and Bowling Green go head to head.
Bowling Green Falcons Feb 5th Bowling Green-Minnesota State series is a WCHA showdown and a Lakeville North reunion Max Johnson, Taylor Schneider and Garrett Daly all played at least one year of varsity hockey together at Lakeville North. Ryan Edquist and Jack McNeely were part of that group, too. Those five guys will be on the same ice again this weekend, with Johnson, Schneider and Daly's Bowling Green Falcons coming to Mankato to face Edquist and McNeely's Minnesota State Mavericks.
MSU Mavericks Feb 3rd Mavericks In Focus: A rivalry renews for MSU, Bowling Green; McKay's honors pile up; MSU women in must-win mode Rivalries in the WCHA don't get much better than the one on tap this weekend when Bowling Green visits Minnesota State Uniersity, Mankato. The teams have played 11 series over the past seven years. Eight of them have resulted in splits.
MSU Mavericks Feb 2nd Dryden McKay has walked a winding path to becoming one of college hockey's best goalies Dryden McKay began his junior hockey career at 16 years old. He was cut, traded, and played for four different teams in four seasons. He committed to Division I Holy Cross as an 18-year-old, then realized that a better fit might exist for him athletically and academically. He committed to Minnesota State a year later and has been a perfect fit with the Mavericks.
MSU Mavericks Feb 1st 3 Mavs on Hobey Baker ballot; MSU drops in national polls Minnesota State University junior goalie Dryden McKay and sophomore forwards Nathan Smith and Cade Borchardt are among 50 Division I college hockey players listed on the initial ballot for the 2021 Hobey Baker Award.
MSU Mavericks Jan 29th Shorthanded Mavericks suffer power outage in loss at Bemidji State Minnesota State University outshot Bemidji State more than 3-to-1, but the Mavericks played without their entire top line and its senior captain and struggled to find offense, losing for the second time this season.
MSU Mavericks Jan 29th Live blog: Minnesota State at Bemidji State, 4:07 p.m. Friday The Beavers are 0-2-1 this season against the Mavericks.
MSU Mavericks Jan 29th Minnesota State GameDay: Morton carving his path, MSU's depth beginning to show, and 3 things to know about today's game at BSU All you need to know about Minnesota State's non-conference game against Bemidji State today at Sanford Center in Bemidji.
MSU Mavericks Jan 29th Mavericks In Focus: MSU will have home ice on its side for showdown with Bowling Green Minnesota State has a tough non-conference matchup at Bemidji State today. The No. 3/2-ranked Mavericks hope that prepares them for a WCHA showdown series at home next week against No. 8 Bowling Green.
