The revamped WCHA may have a lot of uncertainties heading into the 2013-14 season, but both the league’s coaches and media agree that Minnesota State is the team to beat after both groups tabbed the Mavericks to finish first this year in two separate polls. The media poll was conducted by Jack Hittinger of the … Read more
The official title to Minnesota’s inaugural Division I men’s tournament that will be staged in January 2014 is the North Star College Cup. The event runs January 24-25, 2014, in St. Paul, Minn., with Minnesota, Minnesota State, Minnesota-Duluth and St. Cloud State all taking part. Bemidji State will not participate in the 2014 event.
More than two-thirds of the players selected for the camp that will help select the 2014 U.S. men’s Olympic team come from college hockey roots. Of 48 players named to the U.S. Men’s National Team Orientation Camp in August, 33 played in college. Minnesota had seven former players chosen, with Wisconsin right behind at six. … Read more
Seven coaches have qualified as finalists for the Spencer Penrose Award, given to the top coach in Division I men’s hockey. To be a finalist, a coach must be given his league’s coach of the year award or lead his team to the Frozen Four. For 2013, that group includes: • Yale’s Keith Allain, a … Read more
“It’s like that Band-Aid that just got ripped off,” Mavericks coach Mike Hastings says after a first-round loss to Miami. Timothy Boger reports from the Midwest Regional.
Dave Starman takes a look at how the teams match up in first-round games.
Here’s a look at the four teams in the NCAA Midwest Regional in Toledo, Ohio.
There’s a story behind the all-time series between the teams that were matched for the first round of the NCAA tournament. Well, most of them. Todd D. Milewski reports.
The scene after Minnesota State ended Nebraska-Omaha’s season was a reminder of why college hockey coaches do what they do, Dave Starman writes.
Did the Bobcats miss out on the top spot in the poll because they haven’t long been a traditional power? Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss that and more in this week’s edition of Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
The River Hawks could take a dip in the PairWise when they get one more game against a team under consideration. That and a look at Notre Dame’s struggles in this week’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback with Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski.
The Gophers go into a series against No. 6 North Dakota this weekend after a three-win week. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski discuss in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Corey Leivermann has left Minnesota State after two-and-a-half seasons, the school announced Friday night. Leivermann told the Mankato Free Press that he plans to transfer to and play for Division III Gustavus Adolphus. The forward played in only two games this season for the Mavericks, going without a point. In 42 career games for his … Read more
Summaries of the seven tournaments that run Friday through Monday.
Mike Hastings replaced Troy Jutting as head coach at Minnesota State, while Jutting took a job with Hastings’ old team, Nebraska-Omaha. Their paths crossed last weekend, as Matthew Semisch reports.
Boston College remains the only team to have defended its No. 1 ranking this season after New Hampshire falls from the top spot. Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski have more in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
A new coach and a crop of talented underclassmen have Minnesota State excited to take a big step in 2012-13. Mike Hastings was hired in April to replace long-time coach Troy Jutting, who was fired after the worst season (12-24-2) in his 12 years leading the Mavericks. “It’s a privilege to be back with a … Read more
Nebraska-Omaha announced Tuesday that Troy Jutting has been named the team’s new assistant coach, replacing Brian Renfrew, who left after one year to take a scouting position with the Winnipeg Jets. Jutting was the head coach at Minnesota State the last 12 years before being relieved of his duties earlier this offseason. “We are fortunate … Read more
Mike Hastings would leave Omaha only for the right opportunity, and he says he has that in Mankato. Brian Halverson reports.
Mike Hastings is going from one Mavericks’ team to another. Associate head coach at Nebraska-Omaha since 2009-10, Hastings was announced Saturday as the new head coach at Minnesota State and will begin his new role April 16. Hastings replaces Troy Jutting, who was relieved of his duties earlier this month after 12 years behind the … Read more