2019–20 Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Minnesota State Mavericks
men's ice hockey season
WCHA, Champion
Conference1st WCHA
Home iceMankato Civic Center
Rankings
USCHO.com3
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		3
Record
Overall31–5–2
Conference23–4–1–1
Home17–2–1
Road13–2–1
Neutral1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachMike Hastings
Assistant coachesTodd Knott
Darren Blue
Brennan Poderzay
Captain(s)Marc Michaelis
Nicholas Rivera
Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey season was the 51st season of play for the program, the 24th at the Division I level and the 21st in the WCHA conference. The Mavericks represented Minnesota State University, Mankato and were coached by Mike Hastings, in his 8th season.

The team's season ended abruptly when the WCHA announced that the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States on March 12, 2020.[1]

Roster

As of July 12, 2019.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Minnesota Jaxson Stauber Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1999-04-27 Plymouth, Minnesota Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
1 Minnesota Evan Foss Freshman G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-02-17 White Bear Lake, Minnesota White Bear Lake (USHS–MN) —
2 Illinois Connor Mackey Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1996-09-12 Tower Lakes, Illinois Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
3 Minnesota Jack McNeely Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-12-16 Lakeville, Minnesota Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —
4 Minnesota Andy Carroll Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-02-17 Northfield, Minnesota Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
5 Minnesota Jake Jaremko Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1996-08-24 Nowthen, Minnesota Chicago Steel (USHL) —
6 Germany Parker Tuomie Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-10-31 Bremerhaven, Germany Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
7 Minnesota Wyatt Aamodt Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1997-11-22 Hermantown, Minnesota Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
8 Florida Nathan Smith Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1998-10-18 Hudson, Florida Cedar Rapids (USHL) WPG, 91st overall 2018
9 Ohio Charlie Gerard Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1995-11-19 Rocky River, Ohio Madison Capitols (USHL) —
10 Colorado Shane McMahan Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1996-07-30 Lakewood, Colorado Fargo Force (USHL) —
11 North Dakota Jared Spooner Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1996-03-22 Bismarck, North Dakota Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
12 Colorado Colby Bukes Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1999-02-01 Littleton, Colorado Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —
14 Minnesota Ryan Sandelin Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1999-01-03 Hermantown, Minnesota Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
15 Germany Julian Napravnik Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-05-06 Bad Nauheim, Germany Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
16 Minnesota Reggie Lutz Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1996-10-18 Elk River, Minnesota Chicago Steel (USHL) —
17 South Dakota Walker Duehr Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1997-11-23 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Bloomington Thunder (USHL) —
18 Minnesota Ian Scheid Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1995-06-14 Coon Rapids, Minnesota Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
19 Saskatchewan Chris Van Os-Shaw Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-05-20 Regina, Saskatchewan Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) —
20 Germany Marc Michaelis (C) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-07-31 Mannheim, Germany Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
21 Florida Lucas Sowder Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-11-15 Trinity, Florida Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) —
22 Minnesota Dallas Gerads Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1996-06-01 Blaine, Minnesota Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
23 California Nicholas Rivera (C) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-05-03 Pacific Palisades, California Omaha Lancers (USHL) —
24 Saskatchewan Edwin Hookenson Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1995-09-15 Lampman, Saskatchewan Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) —
25 Minnesota Riese Zmolek Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1996-09-12 Rochester, Minnesota Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
26 Minnesota Josh French Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1995-12-18 Woodbury, Minnesota Omaha Lancers (USHL) —
27 Michigan Tony Malinowski Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-10-15 Clarkston, Michigan Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
28 Minnesota Cade Borchardt Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-07-06 Burnsville, Minnesota Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
29 Illinois Dryden McKay Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-11-25 Downers Grove, Illinois Madison Capitols (USHL) —
31 Minnesota Jacob Berger Sophomore G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 1997-07-01 Minnetonka, Minnesota Merritt Centennials (BCHL) —

Standings

2019–20 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Minnesota State 28 23 4 1 1 71 115 38 36 29 5 2 141 53
#11 Bemidji State 28 20 5 3 2 65 101 46 34 20 9 5 111 65
Northern Michigan 28 16 11 1 1 50 92 87 36 18 14 4 115 112
Alaska 28 14 9 5 2 49 73 65 34 16 13 5 84 86
Bowling Green 28 14 10 4 3 49 85 70 36 19 13 4 112 92
Michigan Tech 28 14 12 2 0 44 68 65 37 19 15 3 96 85
Lake Superior State 28 11 13 4 4 41 66 77 38 13 21 4 90 112
Alaska Anchorage 28 4 18 6 3 21 56 96 34 4 23 7 66 122
Ferris State 28 5 21 2 0 17 54 100 35 7 26 2 70 127
Alabama–Huntsville 28 2 20 6 1 13 50 116 34 2 26 6 57 145
Championship: March 21, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2020

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 6:07 PM vs. Mount Royal* #3 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota (Exhibition)   McKay W 5–2  2,951
Regular Season
October 11 7:07 PM vs. Arizona State* #3 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota   McKay W 4–1  4,216 1–0–0
October 12 6:07 PM vs. Arizona State* #3 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota   McKay W 5–0  4,439 2–0–0
October 18 7:07 PM vs. #16 North Dakota* #2 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota   McKay T 4–4 OT 4,565 2–0–1
October 19 6:07 PM vs. #16 North Dakota* #2 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota   McKay W 2–1  5,038 3–0–1
October 25 7:07 PM at Alabama–Huntsville #2 Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama FloHockey.tv McKay W 5–1  1,862 4–0–1 (1–0–0–0)
October 26 7:07 PM at Alabama–Huntsville #2 Von Braun Center • Huntsville, Alabama FloHockey.tv Stauber W 4–1  3,084 5–0–1 (2–0–0–0)
November 1 7:07 PM at #18 Bowling Green #2 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv McKay L 2–3 OT 4,114 5–1–1 (2–1–0–0)
November 2 6:07 PM at #18 Bowling Green #2 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv McKay W 5–1  5,127 6–1–1 (3–1–0–0)
November 8 6:07 PM at Michigan Tech #3 MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan FloHockey.tv McKay W 3–0  3,185 7–1–1 (4–1–0–0)
November 9 5:07 PM at Michigan Tech #3 MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan FloHockey.tv McKay W 2–1  3,328 8–1–1 (5–1–0–0)
November 22 7:07 PM vs. Alaska Anchorage #1 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv McKay W 7–1  4,037 9–1–1 (6–1–0–0)
November 23 6:07 PM vs. Alaska Anchorage #1 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv McKay W 3–0  4,522 10–1–1 (7–1–0–0)
November 29 7:07 PM at #8 Minnesota–Duluth* #1 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   McKay W 4–1  5,494 11–1–1 (7–1–0–0)
November 30 7:07 PM at #8 Minnesota–Duluth* #1 AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota   McKay W 3–1  5,103 12–1–1 (7–1–0–0)
December 6 7:07 PM vs. Lake Superior State #1 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv McKay W 5–1  4,330 13–1–1 (8–1–0–0)
December 7 6:07 PM vs. Lake Superior State #1 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv McKay W 2–0  4,452 14–1–1 (9–1–0–0)
December 13 6:07 PM vs. Northern Michigan #1 Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan FloHockey.tv McKay W 5–2  2,227 15–1–1 (10–1–0–0)
December 14 6:07 PM vs. Northern Michigan #1 Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan FloHockey.tv McKay L 1–4  2,246 15–2–1 (10–2–0–0)
Mariucci Classic
December 28 4:00 PM at St. Cloud State* #2 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Semifinal)   McKay L 2–7  7,615 15–3–1 (10–2–0–0)
December 29 4:00 PM vs. Bemidji State* #2 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Third Place)   McKay W 2–0  6,772 16–3–1 (10–2–0–0)
January 3 7:07 PM vs. Alaska #3 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv McKay W 4–0  3,554 17–3–1 (11–2–0–0)
January 4 6:07 PM vs. Alaska #3 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv McKay W 3–1  4,065 18–3–1 (12–2–0–0)
January 10 7:07 PM at Ferris State #3 Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv McKay W 5–0  850 19–3–1 (13–2–0–0)
January 11 6:07 PM at Ferris State #3 Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan FloHockey.tv McKay W 5–1  1,100 20–3–1 (14–2–0–0)
January 17 7:07 PM at #15 Bowling Green #3 Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv McKay W 6–3  2,042 21–3–1 (15–2–0–0)
January 18 7:07 PM at #15 Bowling Green #3 Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio FloHockey.tv McKay W 3–2 OT 2,289 22–3–1 (16–2–0–0)
January 24 7:07 PM vs. Bemidji State #3 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv McKay W 3–2  5,013 23–3–1 (17–2–0–0)
January 25 6:07 PM vs. Bemidji State #3 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv McKay L 2–4  5,232 23–4–1 (17–3–0–0)
January 31 10:07 PM at Alaska Anchorage #3 Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv McKay W 7–1  666 24–4–1 (18–3–0–0)
February 1 8:07 PM at Alaska Anchorage #3 Wells Fargo Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska FloHockey.tv McKay T 2–2 SOW 666 24–4–2 (18–3–1–1)
February 7 7:07 PM vs. #15 Northern Michigan #3 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv McKay W 7–3  4,436 25–4–2 (19–3–1–1)
February 15 7:07 PM vs. #15 Northern Michigan #3 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv McKay W 1–0  5,090 26–4–2 (20–3–1–1)
February 21 7:07 PM vs. Alabama–Huntsville #3 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv McKay W 10–0  4,584 27–4–2 (21–3–1–1)
February 22 6:07 PM vs. Alabama–Huntsville #3 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota FloHockey.tv McKay W 8–0  5,131 28–4–2 (22–3–1–1)
February 28 7:07 PM at #11 Bemidji State #2 Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota FloHockey.tv McKay L 1–3  3,612 28–5–2 (22–4–1–1)
February 29 6:07 PM at #11 Bemidji State #2 Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota FloHockey.tv McKay W 4–1  4,079 29–5–2 (23–4–1–1)
WCHA Tournament
March 6 8:07 PM vs. Alaska Anchorage* #3 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 1)   McKay W 8–1  3,090 30–5–2 (24–4–1–1)
March 7 7:07 PM vs. Alaska Anchorage* #3 Mankato Civic Center • Mankato, Minnesota (WCHA Quarterfinals Game 2)   McKay W 4–2  3,417 31–5–2 (25–4–1–1)
Minnesota State Won Series 2–0
Remainder of Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Scoring Statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Marc Michaelis LW/C 31 20 24 44 8
Parker Tuomie RW 37 14 23 37 16
Lucas Sowder LW 31 6 25 31 4
Charlie Gerard F 37 13 17 30 18
Nathan Smith C 35 9 18 27 37
Julian Napravnik RW 35 9 16 25 8
Dallas Gerads LW 33 8 17 25 30
Reggie Lutz RW 38 13 11 24 12
Connor Mackey D 36 7 17 24 29
Ian Scheid D 37 3 19 22 26
Jared Spooner LW 31 9 10 19 35
Jake Jaremko C/LW 24 8 8 16 12
Walker Duehr RW 32 3 12 15 33
Nicholas Rivera F 35 10 3 13 8
Josh French F 37 5 8 13 0
Jack McNeely D 38 4 9 13 16
Edwin Hookenson D 38 3 10 13 23
Riese Zmolek D 37 3 8 11 22
Andy Carroll D 33 2 7 9 6
Wyatt Aamodt D 18 1 3 4 12
Ryan Sandelin C 22 1 3 4 4
Chris Van Os-Shaw LW 15 2 1 3 21
Dryden McKay G 37 0 2 2 2
Colby Bukes D 2 0 1 1 0
Jaxson Stauber G 1 0 0 0 0
Jacob Berger G 2 0 0 0 0
Cade Borchardt F 10 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 4
Total 153 272 425 386

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Jaxson Stauber 1 60 1 0 0 1 14 0 .933 1.00
Dryden McKay 37 2156 30 4 2 47 761 10 .942 1.31
Jacob Berger 2 67 0 1 0 4 21 0 .840 3.58
Empty Net - 12 - - - 4 - - - -
Total 38 2296 31 5 2 56 796 10 .934 1.46

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll 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 (Final)
USCHO.com 3 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3
USA Today 4 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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References

  1. ^ "Remainder Of WCHA Postseason Cancelled". wcha.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019–20 Men's Hockey Roster". Minnesota State Mavericks. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Minnesota State Mavericks (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.