2021–22 Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey season

2021–22 Minnesota State Mavericks
men's ice hockey season
2021–22 Minnesota State Mavericks; men's ice hockey season
Conference	CCHA
Home ice	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center
Rankings
USCHO.com	#3
USA Today	#2
Record
Overall	4–2–0
Home	1–1–0
Road	2–0–0
Neutral	1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Mike Hastings
Assistant coaches	Todd Knott; Paul Kirtland; Brennan Poderzay
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The 2021–22 Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey season is be the 53rd season of play for the program. They represent Minnesota State University, Mankato in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 1st season in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). They are coached by Mike Hastings, in his 10th season, and play their home games at Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center.

Season

Minnesota State joined with six other members of the WCHA to restart the CCHA for the 2021–22 season.

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Colby Bukes	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Merrimack
Todd Burgess	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Manitoba Moose)
Walker Duehr	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Calgary Flames)
Ryan Edquist	Goaltender	United States	Graduation
Evan Foss	Goaltender	United States	Left Program
Dallas Gerads	Forward	United States	Graduation
Jake Jaremko	Forward	United States	Graduation
Shane McMahan	Forward	United States	Left Program
Chris Van Os-Shaw	Forward	Canada	Transferred to American International
Jared Spooner	Forward	United States	Graduation
Riese Zmolek	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Iowa Wild)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Steven Bellini	Defenseman	Canada	21	Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Josh Groll	Forward	United States	20	San Diego, CA; transfer from Michigan
Will Hillman	Forward	United States	20	Blaine, MN
Zach Krajnik	Forward	United States	22	Eagle River, AK
Benton Maass	Defenseman	United States	22	Elk River, MN; graduate transfer from New Hampshire; selected 182nd overall in 2017
Andrew Miller	Goaltender	United States	21	Boulder, CO
Brenden Olson	Forward	United States	20	Eau Claire, WI
Keenan Rancier	Goaltender	Canada	21	Victoria, BC
David Silye	Forward	Canada	22	Arnprior, ON; transfer from Clarkson
Bennett Zmolek	Defenseman	United States	19	Rochester, MN

Roster

As of August 20, 2021.^[1]

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Akito Hirose	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-04-09	Calgary, Alberta	Salmon Arm (BCHL)	—
3	Jack McNeely (A)	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1996-12-16	Lakeville, Minnesota	Muskegon (USHL)	—
4	Andy Carroll	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1997-02-17	Northfield, Minnesota	Green Bay (USHL)	—
6	Sam Morton	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1999-07-28	Lafayette, Colorado	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
7	Wyatt Aamodt	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1997-11-22	Hermantown, Minnesota	Lincoln (USHL)	—
8	Nathan Smith	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-10-18	Hudson, Florida	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	WPG, 91st overall 2018
9	Tanner Edwards	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-03-11	Anchorage, Alaska	Muskegon (USHL)	—
10	David Silye	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1999-03-02	Arnprior, Ontario	Clarkson (ECAC)	—
11	Benton Maass	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1998-11-25	Elk River, Minnesota	New Hampshire (HEA)	WSH, 182nd overall 2017
12	Josh Groll	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-08-09	San Diego, California	Michigan (Big Ten)	—
13	Brendan Furry	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1998-07-08	Toledo, Ohio	Tri-City (USHL)	—
14	Ryan Sandelin	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1999-01-03	Hermantown, Minnesota	Penticton (BCHL)	—
15	Julian Napravnik	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	1997-05-06	Bad Nauheim, Germany	Des Moines (USHL)	—
16	Reggie Lutz	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1996-10-18	Elk River, Minnesota	Chicago (USHL)	—
17	Bennett Zmolek	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-04-17	Rochester, Minnesota	Youngstown (USHL)	—
18	Ondřej Pavel	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-08-29	Prague, Czech Republic	Fargo (USHL)	—
19	Will Hillman	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2000-11-22	Blaine, Minnesota	Youngstown (USHL)	—
20	Connor Gregga	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-07-24	Markham, Ontario	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
21	Lucas Sowder	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1998-11-15	Trinity, Florida	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
22	Steven Bellini	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-05-23	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Tri-City (USHL)	—
23	Jake Livingstone	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1999-04-16	Creston, British Columbia	Langley (BCHL)	—
24	Zach Krajnik	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1999-05-13	Eagle River, Alaska	Kenai River (NAHL)	—
25	Brenden Olson	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	2000-10-18	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	Sioux City (USHL)	—
27	Tony Malinowski	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1999-10-15	Clarkston, Michigan	Des Moines (USHL)	—
28	Cade Borchardt	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-07-06	Burnsville, Minnesota	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
29	Dryden McKay	Senior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1997-11-25	Downers Grove, Illinois	Madison (USHL)	—
32	Andrew Miller	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2000-02-10	Boulder, Colorado	Fargo (USHL)	—
35	Keenan Rancier	Freshman	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	2000-06-21	Victoria, British Columbia	Minot (NAHL)	—

Standings

2021–22 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Minnesota State †*	26	23	3	0	2	0	0	67	115	28	44	38	6	0	178	60
#14 Michigan Tech	26	16	8	2	2	4	0	54	93	53	37	21	13	3	118	75
Bemidji State	26	14	12	0	1	1	0	42	83	81	39	19	20	0	118	121
Lake Superior State	26	13	13	0	1	1	0	39	69	64	37	18	18	1	107	104
Northern Michigan	26	12	13	1	3	0	1	35	86	99	37	20	16	1	132	136
Bowling Green	26	11	14	1	2	1	0	33	67	87	37	15	19	3	94	119
Ferris State	26	9	16	1	2	2	0	28	66	99	36	11	24	1	90	135
St. Thomas	26	3	22	1	0	4	0	14	45	112	36	3	32	1	61	168
Championship: March 19, 2022 † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 2	6:30 PM	at #1 Massachusetts*	#5	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		McKay	W 2–0	8,412	1–0–0
October 3	3:00 PM	at #1 Massachusetts*	#5	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		McKay	W 6–3	3,808	2–0–0
October 8	7:07 PM	vs. #2 St. Cloud State*	#1	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Spectrum 191	McKay	W 1–0	4,555	3–0–0
October 9	6:07 PM	vs. #2 St. Cloud State*	#1	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Spectrum 191	McKay	L 1–3	4,838	3–1–0
Ice Breaker Tournament
October 15	4:07 PM	vs. #10 Providence*	#1	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Ice Breaker Semifinal)		McKay	W 5–2	—^[a]	4–1–0
October 16	4:07 PM	vs. #3 Michigan*	#1	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Ice Breaker Championship)		McKay	L 2–3	—^[a]	4–2–0
Regular Season
October 29	7:07 PM	vs. Northern Michigan	#3	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
October 30	6:07 PM	vs. Northern Michigan	#3	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
November 5	6:07 PM	at Ferris State		Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan
November 6	5:07 PM	at Ferris State		Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan
November 12	7:07 PM	vs. Bowling Green		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
November 13	6:07 PM	vs. Bowling Green		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
November 19	7:07 PM	vs. St. Thomas		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
November 20	7:07 PM	at St. Thomas		St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota
November 26	6:07 PM	at Lake Superior State		Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
November 27	5:07 PM	at Lake Superior State		Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
December 3	7:07 PM	vs. Michigan Tech		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
December 4	6:07 PM	vs. Michigan Tech		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
December 10	7:07 PM	at Bemidji State		Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
December 11	6:07 PM	at Bemidji State		Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota
December 30		vs. Minnesota Duluth*		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
January 1	7:07 PM	at Minnesota Duluth*		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota
January 7	7:07 PM	vs. Ferris State		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
January 8	6:07 PM	vs. Ferris State		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
January 14	6:37 PM	at Northern Michigan		Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan
January 15	6:37 PM	at Northern Michigan		Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan
January 20	7:07 PM	at St. Thomas		St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota
January 22	7:07 PM	vs. St. Thomas		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
January 28	7:07 PM	vs. Arizona State*		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
January 29	6:07 PM	vs. Arizona State*		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
February 4	6:07 PM	at Bowling Green		Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio
February 5	6:07 PM	at Bowling Green		Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio
February 18	7:07 PM	vs. Bemidji State		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
February 19	6:07 PM	vs. Bemidji State		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota
February 25	6:07 PM	at Michigan Tech		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan
February 26	5:07 PM	at Michigan Tech		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring Statistics

Goaltending statistics

Rankings

Poll^[3]	Week
Poll^[3]	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23 (Final)
USCHO.com	5 (1)	1 (24)	1 (17)	2 (2)	3 (8)
USA Today	5	2 (9)	1 (10)	2	2 (6)

References

^ "2020–21 Men's Hockey Roster". Minnesota State Mavericks. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
^ "Minnesota State Mavericks (Men) 2021-2022 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

^ ^a ^b Spectators were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.

[1] "2020–21 Men's Hockey Roster". Minnesota State Mavericks. Retrieved June 24, 2018.

[3] "Minnesota State Mavericks (Men) 2021-2022 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[4] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[attendance-2] Spectators were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.

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v t e Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey
Formerly the Mankato State Mavericks
Playing venues	All Seasons Arena (1974–1995) Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center (1995–present)
Head coaches	Don Brose (1969–83, 1984–2000) Brad Reeves (1983–84) Troy Jutting (2000–12) Mike Hastings (2012–2023) Luke Strand (2023–Present)
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	NCHA (1981–1992) WCHA (1999–2021) CCHA (2021–Present)
Culture & lore	North Star College Cup
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Tom Kern (239 Points) Tom Kern (129 Goals) Dryden McKay (113 Wins)
National championships	D–II: 1980
Frozen Four appearances	D–III: 1986 1990 1991 D–II: 1978 1979 1980 1981 D–I: 2021 2022
NCAA Tournament appearances	D–III: 1985 1986 1990 1991 1992 D–II: 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 D–I: 2003 2013 2014 2015 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 2014 2015 2019 CCHA: 2022 2023
Hobey Baker winners	Dryden McKay
Minnesota State University Mankato, MN