The WCHA announced Thursday that the Jan. 8-9 WCHA series between Michigan Tech and Minnesota State in Mankato, Minn., has been postponed due to recent COVID-19 testing results within the Michigan Tech hockey program.
The WCHA men’s conference has adjusted its 2020-21 schedule to fill open dates created by Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Fairbanks opting out of the season. The eight competing WCHA teams will play their scheduled two-game league series against each of their seven remaining opponents for a total of 14 league games. Additionally, teams will also … Read more
The WCHA announced Friday announced a date change for two series slated for the opening weekend of league play in January. The Bowling Green at Ferris State and Minnesota State at Northern Michigan series originally scheduled for Jan. 1-2, 2021 will now be played Jan. 2-3, 2021. Both games of the BGSU-FSU series will start … Read more
Minnesota State has announced that the Dec. 12-13 nonconference series between the Mavericks and NCAA D-III Milwaukee School of Engineering has been cancelled due to recent COVID-19 testing results within the MSOE hockey program.
Minnesota State announced today that it would host Milwaukee School of Engineering in a two-game home nonconference series, Dec. 12-13 in Mankato, Minn. The series replaces the previously scheduled nonconference home series with Northern Michigan set for Dec. 11-12 that was canceled last week. The first game of the series with MSOE will be played … Read more
The WCHA announced Friday that the Dec. 11-12 nonconference series between Northern Michigan and Minnesota State has been cancelled due to recent COVID-19 testing results within the Northern Michigan hockey program.
The Minnesota State-Michigan Tech nonconference series originally scheduled for Dec. 4-5 in Houghton, Mich., will now be played Dec. 6-7. Puck drop will be 6:07 p.m. EST for the first game and 5:07 p.m. EST for the second game. No reason for the change was given in a WCHA press release sent Thursday. The series … Read more
The Bemidji State-Minnesota State men’s nonconference series originally scheduled for Nov. 27-28 in Mankato, Minn., has been rescheduled for Dec. 18-19 in Mankato. The Beavers and Mavericks will meet in the first game of the series at 7:37 p.m. CST on Friday, Dec. 18. The second game will take place on Saturday, Dec. 19 at … Read more
Even without a global pandemic, the 2020-21 WCHA season was already destined to be a weird one. Seven of the league’s ten members had already announced way back in June of 2019 that they would be leaving the conference to reform the CCHA after the conclusion of this year. It was already going to be … Read more
Minnesota State announced Tuesday it has paused all men’s hockey team activities due to positive COVID-19 test results within the program. The positive results were detected during COVID-19 testing of the team, which is being conducted three times per week in accordance with state guidelines and WCHA return to competition protocols. As a result of … Read more
Monday’s scheduled Minnesota State-Bemidji State nonconference game has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests within the Minnesota State program. No make-up date for today’s game has been announced. Minnesota State released the following statement this morning regarding the postponement: “Minnesota State Maverick Athletic Department officials have announced that COVID-19 testing of its men’s hockey … Read more
Defending MacNaughton Cup champion Minnesota State is the favorite to repeat as league champions, garnering six first-place votes in the WCHA preseason coaches’ poll. In addition, Bowling Green senior forward Brandon Kruse and Minnesota State junior goaltender Dryden McKay shared WCHA Preseason Player of the Year honors. Mavericks freshman Akito Hirose was the pick for … Read more
Defending WCHA regular-season champion Minnesota State is the unanimous favorite to repeat as league champions, garnering all 10 first-place votes in the WCHA preseason media poll. The media poll voting board was made up of one representative from each of the league’s 10 markets. Minnesota State junior goaltender Dryden McKay was the media pick as … Read more
College hockey’s signature opening weekend event — the Ice Breaker Tournament — which is scheduled to be hosted by Minnesota Duluth, will be postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19. The event was slated for Oct. 9-10, 2020, at Amsoil Arena.
The Calgary Flames announced Friday that they have signed Minnesota State junior defenseman Connor Mackey to a free-agent contract, who will forego his senior season in Mankato (photo: David Faulkner/SPX Sports).
The WCHA announced Wednesday that Minnesota State senior forward Marc Michaelis is the 2019-20 WCHA Player of the Year (photo: Shelley M. Szwast).
After sweeping Lake Superior State over the weekend, Minnesota State picked up 43 first-place votes to stay No. 1 in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll (photo: SPX Sports).
Minnesota State freshman goalie Jaxson Stauber has left the team and returned to the USHL’s Sioux Falls Stampede.
After sweeping defending national champion Minnesota Duluth over the weekend, Minnesota State earned 44 first-place votes to stay No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll (photo: Shelley M. Szwast).
With 39 first-place votes, Minnesota State is again the No. 1 team in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll (photo: Shelley M. Szwast).