Minnesota State coach Troy Jutting won’t have to worry about his contract status going into the 2003-04 season. Jutting, the 2003 WCHA coach of the year, has signed a new four-year contract that replaces a four-year deal that was set to expire at the end of next season. He’ll make $110,923 as a base salary, … Read more
MSU-Mankato sophomore All-American forward Grant Stevenson signed a free agent contract with the San Jose Sharks, passing up his final two years of college eligibility. (Complete list of early departures) Stevenson helped lead the Mavericks to their first ever NCAA tournament berth in 2003, scoring 27 goals and setting up 36 others for 63 points … Read more
Minnesota State has come a long way in seven years.
Peter Sejna begins what could be a bounty of hardware. Mankato coach Troy Jutting was also honored, with the Mavericks on the verge of an NCAA berth.
Picked deep in the WCHA, MSU-Mankato has surprised with what could be its best season ever. Next stop: the NCAAs?
Led by No. 1 Maine, the top six stayed in the same place as last week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The bottom five also remained in place, leaving only minor jostling between spots six through ten the only difference from last week to this week. The Black Bears held on to the top spot, … Read more
With a three point weekend over conference foe Merrimack, Maine retained first place in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll for the second consecutive week. The Black Bears also hold the first place position in the USCHO.com PairWise Ranking (PWR), winning comparisons with all other teams under consideration. The PairWise Ranking is a system which … Read more
Maybe getting to the WCHA Final Five in its first season as a full member of the league wasn’t the best thing that could have happened to Minnesota State-Mankato. The expectation was, if the Mavericks could be that good in their first season in the league, they’d always be that good. What many people didn’t … Read more
Minnesota State-Mankato goaltender Eric Pateman won’t return to school for a fifth season provided to him by a medical redshirt.
Jerry Cunningham won’t play for Minnesota State-Mankato this season after failing to meet requirements as a partial qualifier.
Minnesota State-Mankato right wing Tim Jackman will forgo his final two years in college after signing with the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets. The Hockey News last month named Jackman, 20, the fifth-best prospect in the Blue Jackets’ system. Terms of the multi-year contract were not released. Jackman, 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, was fourth in scoring … Read more
Don Amiot, who helped Minnesota State-Mankato transition from Division III to Division I as athletics director, is retiring, the school announced Wednesday. Amiot, in his 14th year at Mankato, was instrumental in securing the Mavericks’ admission into the WCHA in 1999 and in the change in NCAA divisions that preceded that move. “After 38 years … Read more
Pateman MSU-Mankato goalie Eric Pateman, out of the lineup since injuring his shoulder on Oct. 20, will miss the remainder of his senior season. He will apply for a medical redshirt with the hopes of retaining one more year of eligibility next season. Pateman, a three-year starter for the Mavericks, injured his shoulder in the … Read more
Troy Jutting knows well that the college hockey season doesn’t open with the drop of the puck in October, and it doesn’t start with practice in September. It starts the day after the previous season ends because you can’t take summers off in the collegiate game anymore. Your opponents are going to come back stronger … Read more
On Thursday, one day before his debut as head coach, Minnesota State-Mankato’s Troy Jutting announced the suspensions of three players for violating unspecified team rules. Sophomore Jerry Cunningham and seniors T.J. Guidarelli and Ryan Severson — all forwards — will sit out the first six games of the season, a span that includes series at … Read more
It’s a new era for Minnesota State-Mankato, but one era may go out with another. Longtime coach Don Brose finished his career at the end of last season with a fourth-place finish in the team’s first year as a member of the WCHA and with an appearance in the Final Five. But Brose may have … Read more
Don Brose wanted Troy Jutting to follow in his footsteps. On Monday, Brose got his wish. Jutting, an assistant under Brose at Minnesota State University for the last 10 years, was named the school’s head hockey coach. He will replace Brose, who resigned after 30 years as coach of the Mavericks. “I’m extremely excited and … Read more
If success is measured by the respect one has earned from one’s peers, Don Brose is on top of the world right now. The Minnesota State coach announced this week that, after 30 years at the helm of the Mavericks, he’s ready to step down. Reaction around college hockey was a mix of surprise, and … Read more
Don Brose has seen a lot at Minnesota State, Mankato. Over 35 years with the school, including 30 as the hockey team’s head coach, he’s been a part of a national championship, the building of an arena, the ascent to Division I, a name change at the school and entry into the WCHA. On Monday, … Read more
After hearing a final presentation from representatives of Mankato State University, WCHA members voted unanimously today to admit Mankato as a full member of the conference, beginning in the 1999-2000 season. Mankato’s admission has been viewed as likely for several months, especially considering the school participated in the WCHA playoffs last season — and will … Read more