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2021–22 Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey season
CCHA, Champion
CCHA Tournament, Champion
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up
Conference CCHA
Home ice Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center
Rankings
USCHO.com #1
USA Today #1
Record
Overall 38–6–0
Conference 23–3–0
Home 16–1–0
Road 16–3–0
Neutral 4–2–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach Mike Hastings
Assistant Coaches Todd Knott
Paul Kirtland
Captain(s) Wyatt Aamodt
Alternate captain(s) Reggie Lutz
Jack McNeely
Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey season is 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 Flag of the United States United States Transferred to Merrimack
Todd Burgess Forward Flag of the United States United States Graduation (signed with Manitoba Moose)
Walker Duehr Forward Flag of the United States United States Graduation (signed with Calgary Flames)
Ryan Edquist Goaltender Flag of the United States United States Graduation (signed with Evansville Thunderbolts)
Evan Foss Goaltender Flag of the United States United States Left program (retired)
Dallas Gerads Forward Flag of the United States United States Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
Jake Jaremko Forward Flag of the United States United States Graduation (signed with Florida Everblades)
Shane McMahan Forward Flag of the United States United States Left program (retired)
Jared Spooner Forward Flag of the United States United States Graduation (retired)
Chris Van Os-Shaw Forward Flag of Canada Canada Transferred to American International
Riese Zmolek Defenseman Flag of the United States United States Graduation (signed with Iowa Wild)

Recruiting[]

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

Roster[]

As of August 20, 2021.[1]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Flag of Alberta Hirose, AkitoAkito Hirose Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-04-09 Calgary, Alberta Salmon Arm (BCHL)
3 Flag of Minnesota McNeely, JackJack McNeely (A) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-12-16 Lakeville, Minnesota Muskegon (USHL)
4 Flag of Minnesota Carroll, AndyAndy Carroll Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1997-02-17 Northfield, Minnesota Green Bay (USHL)
6 Flag of Colorado Morton, SamSam Morton Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1999-07-28 Lafayette, Colorado Wenatchee (BCHL)
7 Flag of Minnesota Aamodt, WyattWyatt Aamodt (C) Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1997-11-22 Hermantown, Minnesota Lincoln (USHL)
8 Flag of Florida Smith, NathanNathan 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 Flag of Alaska Edwards, TannerTanner Edwards Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-03-11 Anchorage, Alaska Muskegon (USHL)
10 Flag of Ontario Silye, DavidDavid Silye Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1999-03-02 Arnprior, Ontario Clarkson (ECAC)
11 Flag of Minnesota Maass, BentonBenton Maass Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-11-25 Elk River, Minnesota New Hampshire (HEA) WAS, 182nd overall 2017
12 Flag of California Groll, JoshJosh Groll Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-08-09 San Diego, California Michigan (Big Ten)
13 Flag of Ohio Furry, BrendanBrendan Furry Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-07-08 Toledo, Ohio Tri-City (USHL)
14 Flag of Minnesota Sandelin, RyanRyan Sandelin Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1999-01-03 Hermantown, Minnesota Penticton (BCHL)
15 Flag of Germany Napravnik, JulianJulian Napravnik Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1997-05-06 Bad Nauheim, Germany Des Moines (USHL)
16 Flag of Minnesota Lutz, ReggieReggie Lutz (A) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1996-10-18 Elk River, Minnesota Chicago (USHL)
17 Flag of Minnesota Zmolek, BennettBennett Zmolek Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-04-17 Rochester, Minnesota Youngstown (USHL)
18 Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel, OndřejOndřej Pavel Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-08-29 Prague, Czech Republic Fargo (USHL)
19 Flag of Minnesota Hillman, WillWill Hillman Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2000-11-22 Blaine, Minnesota Youngstown (USHL)
20 Flag of Ontario Gregga, ConnorConnor Gregga Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-07-24 Markham, Ontario Coquitlam (BCHL)
21 Flag of Florida Sowder, LucasLucas Sowder Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-11-15 Trinity, Florida Wenatchee (BCHL)
22 Flag of Ontario Bellini, StevenSteven Bellini Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-05-23 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Tri-City (USHL)
23 Flag of British Columbia Livingstone, JakeJake Livingstone Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-04-16 Creston, British Columbia Langley (BCHL)
24 Flag of Alaska Krajnik, ZachZach Krajnik Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1999-05-13 Eagle River, Alaska Kenai River (NAHL)
25 Flag of Wisconsin Olson, BrendenBrenden Olson Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2000-10-18 Eau Claire, Wisconsin Sioux City (USHL)
27 Flag of Michigan Malinowski, TonyTony Malinowski Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-10-15 Clarkston, Michigan Des Moines (USHL)
28 Flag of Minnesota Borchardt, CadeCade Borchardt Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-07-06 Burnsville, Minnesota Sioux Falls (USHL)
29 Flag of Illinois McKay, DrydenDryden McKay Senior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-11-25 Downers Grove, Illinois Madison (USHL)
32 Flag of Colorado Miller, AndrewAndrew Miller Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2000-02-10 Boulder, Colorado Fargo (USHL)
35 Flag of British Columbia Rancier, KeenanKeenan Rancier Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2000-06-21 Victoria, British Columbia Minot (NAHL)

Standings[]

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Minnesota State †* 26 23 3 0 2 0 0 67 115 28 42 37 5 0 172 54
#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; updated April 1, 2022

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 CenterAmherst, 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 CenterMankato, 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 ArenaDuluth, Minnesota (Ice Breaker Semifinal)   McKay W 5–2  [lower-alpha 1] 4–1–0
October 16 4:07 PM vs. #3 Michigan* #1 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota (Ice Breaker Championship)   McKay L 2–3  [lower-alpha 1] 4–2–0
Regular Season
October 29 7:07 PM vs. Northern Michigan #3 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota   McKay W 4–2  3,952 5–2–0 (1–0–0)
October 30 6:07 PM vs. Northern Michigan #3 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota   McKay W 7–0  4,004 6–2–0 (2–0–0)
November 5 6:07 PM at Ferris State #2 Ewigleben ArenaBig Rapids, Michigan   McKay L 1–2  1,745 6–3–0 (2–1–0)
November 6 5:07 PM at Ferris State #2 Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan   McKay W 5–1  1,776 7–3–0 (3–1–0)
November 12 7:07 PM vs. Bowling Green #3 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 McKay W 9–2  4,260 8–3–0 (4–1–0)
November 13 6:07 PM vs. Bowling Green #3 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 McKay W 5–3  4,187 9–3–0 (5–1–0)
November 19 7:07 PM vs. St. Thomas #3 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 McKay W 9–0  3,875 10–3–0 (6–1–0)
November 20 7:07 PM at St. Thomas #3 St. Thomas Ice ArenaMendota Heights, Minnesota   McKay W 5–0  885 11–3–0 (7–1–0)
November 26 6:07 PM at Lake Superior State #1 Taffy Abel ArenaSault Ste. Marie, Michigan   Rancier L 0–1  822 11–4–0 (7–2–0)
November 27 5:07 PM at Lake Superior State #1 Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan   McKay W 3–0  1,014 12–4–0 (8–2–0)
December 3 7:07 PM vs. Michigan Tech #2 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 McKay W 2–1  4,522 13–4–0 (9–2–0)
December 4 6:07 PM vs. Michigan Tech #2 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 McKay W 3–1  4,494 14–4–0 (10–2–0)
December 10 7:07 PM at Bemidji State #1 Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota   McKay W 5–1  2,941 15–4–0 (11–2–0)
December 11 6:07 PM at Bemidji State #1 Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota   McKay W 3–1  3,212 16–4–0 (12–2–0)
December 30 7:07 PM vs. #6 Minnesota Duluth* #1 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 McKay W 2–1 OT 5,117 17–4–0
January 1 7:07 PM at #6 Minnesota Duluth* #1 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota My9 McKay W 3–0  5,878 18–4–0
January 7 7:07 PM vs. Ferris State #1 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 McKay W 7–1  4,016 19–4–0 (13–2–0)
January 8 6:07 PM vs. Ferris State #1 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 McKay W 7–0  4,032 20–4–0 (14–2–0)
January 14 6:37 PM at Northern Michigan #1 Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan   McKay L 2–4  2,284 20–5–0 (14–3–0)
January 15 6:37 PM at Northern Michigan #1 Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   McKay W 4–1  2,897 21–5–0 (15–3–0)
January 20 7:07 PM at St. Thomas #2 St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota   McKay W 5–1  684 22–5–0 (16–3–0)
January 22 7:07 PM vs. St. Thomas #2 Blakeslee Stadium • Mankato, Minnesota (Hockey Day Minnesota) BSN McKay W 7–1  [lower-alpha 1] 23–5–0 (17–3–0)
January 28 7:07 PM vs. Arizona State* #1 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 McKay W 4–2  4,332 24–5–0
January 29 6:07 PM vs. Arizona State* #1 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 McKay W 5–3  4,902 25–5–0
February 4 6:07 PM at Bowling Green #1 Slater Family Ice ArenaBowling Green, Ohio   McKay W 3–1  2,854 26–5–0 (18–3–0)
February 5 6:07 PM at Bowling Green #1 Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio   McKay W 5–0  3,711 27–5–0 (19–3–0)
February 18 7:07 PM vs. Bemidji State #1 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 McKay W 5–1  5,058 28–5–0 (20–3–0)
February 19 6:07 PM vs. Bemidji State #1 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota CCMk–14 McKay W 5–1  5,130 29–5–0 (21–3–0)
February 25 6:07 PM at #14 Michigan Tech #1 MacInnes Student Ice ArenaHoughton, Michigan   McKay W 2–1 OT 2,607 30–5–0 (22–3–0)
February 26 5:07 PM at #14 Michigan Tech #1 MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan   McKay W 2–1  2,736 31–5–0 (23–3–0)
CCHA Tournament
March 4 7:07 PM vs. St. Thomas* #1 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota (Quarterfinal game 1)   McKay W 3–2  3,351 32–5–0
March 5 6:07 PM vs. St. Thomas* #1 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota (Quarterfinal game 2)   McKay W 8–2  3,627 33–5–0
March 12 6:07 PM vs. Northern Michigan* #1 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota (Semifinal)   McKay W 8–1  4,492 34–5–0
March 19 6:07 PM vs. Bemidji State* #1 Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota (Championship)   McKay W 2–1 OT 5,126 35–5–0
NCAA Tournament
March 24 11:00 AM vs. #15 Harvard* #1 MVP ArenaAlbany, New York (East Regional Semifinal) ESPNU McKay W 4–3  2,345 36–5–0
March 26 5:30 PM vs. #9 Notre Dame* #1 MVP Arena • Albany, New York (East Regional Final) ESPNU McKay W 1–0  3,449 37–5–0
April 7 8:30 PM vs. #5 Minnesota* #1 TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (National Semifinal) ESPNU McKay W 5–1  17,850 38–5–0
April 9 7:00 PM vs. #3 Denver* #1 TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (National Championship) ESPN2 McKay L 5–1  17,850 38–6–0
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Source: [2]

Scoring Statistics[]

Goaltending statistics[]

Rankings[]

Poll[3] Week
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 (Final)
USCHO.com 5 (1) 1 (24) 1 (17) 2 (2) 3 (8) 2 (16) 3 (2) 3 (4) 1 (38) 2 (6) 1 (32) 1 (37) 1 (43) 1 (42) 2 (15) 1 (20) 1 (29) 1 (30) 1 (40) 1 (38) 1 (48) 1 (46) 1 (46) 1 (35) -
USA Today 5 2 (9) 1 (10) 2 2 (6) 2 (9) 3 (1) 3 (3) 1 (25) 3 (5) 1 (15) 1 (21) 1 (28) 1 (27) 2 (9) 1 (24) 1 (25) 1 (22) 1 (28) 1 (29) 1 (32) 1 (31) 1 (30) 1 (20) 1 (22)

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.

References[]

  1. 2020–21 Men's Hockey Roster. Minnesota State Mavericks.
  2. Minnesota State 2021-22 Team Schedule. College Hockey Inc. Retrieved on February 2, 2022.
  3. USCHO Division I Men's Poll. USCHO.com. Retrieved on November 26, 2019.
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