2023–24 Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey season

2023–24 Minnesota State Mavericks
men's ice hockey season
2023–24 Minnesota State Mavericks; men's ice hockey season
Conference	CCHA
Home ice	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center
Record
Overall	2–2–0
Home	2–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Luke Strand
Assistant coaches	Troy G. Ward; Keith Paulsen; Cory McCracken
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The 2023–24 Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey season is the 55th season of play for the program, 28th at the Division I level, and 3rd in the CCHA. The Mavericks represent Minnesota State University, Mankato in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center and are coached by Luke Strand in his 1st season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Cade Borchardt	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Kansas City Mavericks)
Andy Carroll	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Abbotsford Canucks)
Christian Fitzgerald	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Wisconsin
Brendan Furry	Forward	United States	Signed professional contract (Lehigh Valley Phantoms)
Akito Hirose	Defenseman	Canada	Signed professional contract (Vancouver Canucks)
Jake Livingstone	Defenseman	Canada	Signed professional contract (Nashville Predators)
Ondřej Pavel	Forward	Czech Republic	Signed professional contract (Colorado Avalanche)
Ryan Sandelin	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Colorado Eagles)
David Silye	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Wisconsin
Simon Tassy	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Wisconsin
Bennett Zmolek	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to North Dakota

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Kaden Bohlsen	Forward	United States	22	Willmar, MN; transfer from Omaha
Brian Carrabes	Forward	United States	22	North Andover, MA; transfer from Boston University
Tyler Haskins	Forward	United States	20	Rochester, MN; transfer from Denver
Brandon Koch	Defenseman	United States	24	Hastings, MN; graduate transfer from Air Force
Brett Moravec	Forward	Canada	20	Airdrie, AB
Evan Murr	Defenseman	United States	20	Stillwater, MN
Kade Nielsen	Forward	United States	21	Burnsville, MN
Jordan Power	Defenseman	Canada	22	Ottawa, ON; transfer from Clarkson
Jordan Steinmetz	Forward	United States	24	Chippewa Falls, WI; graduate transfer from St. Lawrence
Jakob Stender	Defenseman	United States	22	Alexandria, MN

Roster

As of September 18, 2023.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
3	Brandon Koch	Graduate	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-01-18	Hastings, Minnesota	Air Force (AHA)	—
4	Brett Moravec	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2003-02-26	Airdrie, Alberta	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
5	Mason Wheeler	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-09-29	Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota	Tri-City (USHL)	—
6	Sam Morton	Graduate	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	1999-07-28	Lafayette, Colorado	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
7	Luc Wilson	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-11-22	Duncan, British Columbia	Penticton (BCHL)	—
8	Campbell Cichosz	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2001-08-23	Albert Lea, Minnesota	Anchorage (NAHL)	—
9	Tanner Edwards	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	2000-03-11	Anchorage, Alaska	Muskegon (USHL)	—
10	Evan Murr	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2003-02-27	Stillwater, Minnesota	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
11	Tyler Haskins	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-07-07	Rochester, Minnesota	Denver (NCHC)	—
12	Josh Groll	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2001-08-09	San Diego, California	Michigan (Big Ten)	—
13	Jordan Power	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-07-31	Ottawa, Ontario	Lincoln (USHL)	—
14	Kade Nielsen	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-08-06	Burnsville, Minnesota	Chippewa (NAHL)	—
15	Adam Eisele	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-07-11	Lake Elmo, Minnesota	Penticton (BCHL)	—
18	Jakob Stender	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-08-07	Alexandria, Minnesota	Fargo (USHL)	—
19	Will Hillman	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2000-11-22	Blaine, Minnesota	Youngstown (USHL)	—
20	Connor Gregga	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	2000-07-24	Markham, Ontario	Coquitlam (BCHL)	—
21	Lucas Sowder	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	1998-11-15	Trinity, Florida	Wenatchee (BCHL)	—
22	Steven Bellini	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	2000-05-23	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Tri-City (USHL)	—
29	Jordan Steinmetz	Graduate	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-01-10	Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin	Sioux City (USHL)	—
24	Zach Krajnik	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1999-05-13	Eagle River, Alaska	Kenai River (NAHL)	—
25	Brenden Olson	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-10-18	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	Sioux City (USHL)	—
26	Kaden Bohlsen	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2001-01-10	Willmar, Minnesota	Fargo (USHL)	—
27	Tony Malinowski	Senior	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1999-10-15	Clarkston, Michigan	Des Moines (USHL)	—
28	Brian Carrabes	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-08-01	North Andover, Massachusetts	Sioux City (USHL)	—
32	Andrew Miller	Sophomore (RS)	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	2000-02-10	Boulder, Colorado	Fargo (USHL)	—
33	Alex Tracy	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-05-04	Chicago, Illinois	Sioux City (USHL)	—
35	Keenan Rancier	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	2000-06-21	Victoria, British Columbia	Minot (NAHL)	—

Standings

2023–24 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Bemidji State †	24	15	7	2	2	1	2	48	82	64	38	20	16	2	117	111
St. Thomas	24	12	11	1	0	2	0	39	68	62	37	15	20	2	97	105
#19 Michigan Tech*	24	12	10	2	1	2	0	39	63	54	40	19	15	6	109	102
Minnesota State	24	12	10	2	2	1	1	38	73	62	37	18	15	4	111	96
Northern Michigan	24	10	10	4	1	1	2	36	57	67	34	12	16	6	83	105
Bowling Green	24	11	12	1	1	1	1	35	60	69	36	13	22	1	86	116
Lake Superior State	24	11	12	1	2	2	0	34	79	73	38	17	20	1	114	113
Ferris State	24	6	17	1	3	2	1	19	49	80	36	10	24	2	83	125
Augustana ^	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	12	18	4	90	105
Championship: March 22, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup) ^ Augustana is playing a transition schedule of 16 games against conference opponents that are not counted in the standings Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 7	6:07 pm	at Omaha*		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota (Exhibition)	FloHockey	Miller	L 0–1	4,145
Regular Season
October 13	7:07 pm	#10 St. Cloud State*		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey	Tracy	W 3–2 ^OT	4,398	1–0–0
October 14	6:07 pm	#10 St. Cloud State*		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey	Tracy	W 5–1	4,767	2–0–0
October 20	7:07 pm	Massachusetts*	#19	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey	Tracy	L 3–6	4,233	2–1–0
October 21	6:07 pm	Massachusetts*	#19	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey	Tracy	L 0–1	4,543	2–2–0
October 27	7:07 pm	at #4 North Dakota*		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
October 28	6:07 pm	at #4 North Dakota*		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco
November 10	6:07 pm	at Ferris State		Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	FloHockey
November 11	5:07 pm	at Ferris State		Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	FloHockey
November 17	7:07 pm	Bemidji State		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey
November 18	6:07 pm	Bemidji State		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey
November 24	7:07 pm	Michigan Tech		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey
November 25	6:07 pm	Michigan Tech		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey
December 1	6:07 pm	at Lake Superior State		Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	FloHockey
December 2	5:07 pm	at Lake Superior State		Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	FloHockey
December 8	7:07 pm	St. Thomas		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey
December 9	6:07 pm	at St. Thomas		St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	FloHockey
December 15	6:07 pm	at Rensselaer*		Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
December 16	5:07 pm	at Rensselaer*		Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+
January 5	7:07 pm	at Augustana		Denny Sanford Premier Center • Sioux Falls, South Dakota	FloHockey
January 6	6:07 pm	at Augustana		Denny Sanford Premier Center • Sioux Falls, South Dakota	FloHockey
January 12	7:07 pm	Ferris State		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey
January 13	6:07 pm	Ferris State		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey
January 19	6:07 pm	at Bowling Green		Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey
January 20	6:07 pm	at Bowling Green		Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio	FloHockey
January 26	7:07 pm	Northern Michigan		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey
January 27	6:07 pm	Northern Michigan		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey
February 2	7:07 pm	at St. Thomas		St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	FloHockey
February 3	6:07 pm	St. Thomas		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey
February 9	6:07 pm	at Michigan Tech		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey
February 10	4:07 pm	at Michigan Tech		MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	FloHockey
February 23	7:07 pm	Lake Superior State		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey
February 24	6:07 pm	Lake Superior State		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey
March 1	7:07 pm	at Bemidji State		Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	FloHockey
March 2	6:07 pm	at Bemidji State		Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	FloHockey
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27 (Final)
USCHO.com	NR	NR	19	NR
USA Today	NR	NR	20	NR

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Hockey Roster". Minnesota State Mavericks. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Hockey Schedule". Minnesota State Mavericks. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Hockey Roster". Minnesota State Mavericks. Retrieved September 18, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Hockey Schedule". Minnesota State Mavericks. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

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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 2024–25
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