2024–25 Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Minnesota State Mavericks
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Minnesota State Mavericks; men's ice hockey season
Conference	CCHA
Home ice	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center
Rankings
USCHO	#11
USA Hockey	#12
Record
Overall	14–4–2
Conference	9–1–2
Home	9–2–2
Road	5–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Luke Strand
Assistant coaches	Troy G. Ward; Keith Paulsen; Cory McCracken
	Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey seasons; « 2023–24 2025–26 »

The 2024–25 Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey season will be the 56th season of play for the program, 29th at the Division I level, and 4th in the CCHA. The Mavericks will represent Minnesota State University, Mankato in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center and be coached by Luke Strand in his second season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Tanner Edwards	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Alaska Anchorage
Connor Gregga	Forward	Canada	Graduate transfer to Long Island
Brandon Koch	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (retired)
Tony Malinowski	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Reading Royals)
Sam Morton	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Calgary Flames)
Keenan Rancier	Goaltender	Canada	Transferred to Vermont
Lucas Sowder	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Pioneers Vorarlberg)
Jordan Steinmetz	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Eaters Limburg)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Cade Alami	Defenseman	United States	23	Bedford, NY; transfer from Arizona State
Luke Ashton	Defenseman	Canada	19	North Vancouver, BC; selected 165th overall in 2024
Luigi Benincasa	Forward	Canada	21	Edmonton, AB; transfer from Ferris State
Ralfs Bergmanis	Defenseman	Latvia	22	Liepāja, LAT; transfer from Vermont
Jacob Bonkowski	Forward	Canada	21	Richmond, BC
Eli Pulver	Goaltender	Canada	21	Vancouver, BC
Sam Rice	Forward	United States	20	Prior Lake, MN
Matthew Syverson	Goaltender	United States	21	Apple Valley, MN; transfer from Lindenwood
Fin Williams	Forward	Canada	21	North Vancouver, BC; transfer from Notre Dame

Roster

As of August 24, 2024.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
4	Brett Moravec	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2003-02-26	Airdrie, Alberta	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
5	Mason Wheeler	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-09-29	Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
7	Luc Wilson	Junior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-11-22	Duncan, British Columbia	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
8	Campbell Cichosz	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2001-08-23	Albert Lea, Minnesota	Anchorage Wolverines (NAHL)	—
9	Luigi Benincasa	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	159 lb (72 kg)	2002-10-07	Edmonton, Alberta	Ferris State (CCHA)	—
10	Evan Murr	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2003-02-27	Stillwater, Minnesota	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
11	Tyler Haskins	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-07-07	Rochester, Minnesota	Denver (NCHC)	—
12	Josh Groll	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2001-08-09	San Diego, California	Michigan (Big Ten)	—
13	Jordan Power	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-07-31	Ottawa, Ontario	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
14	Kade Nielsen	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-08-06	Burnsville, Minnesota	Chippewa Steel (NAHL)	—
15	Adam Eisele	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-07-11	Lake Elmo, Minnesota	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
16	Jacob Bonkowski	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-08-25	Richmond, British Columbia	Coquitlam Express (BCHL)	—
17	Luke Ashton	Freshman	D	6' 7" (2.01 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	2005-01-21	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	CBJ, 165th overall 2024
18	Jakob Stender	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-08-07	Alexandria, Minnesota	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
19	Will Hillman	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2000-11-22	Blaine, Minnesota	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—
21	Fin Williams	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2003-04-21	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Notre Dame (Big Ten)	—
22	Steven Bellini	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	2000-05-23	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
23	Cade Alami	Senior	F	6' 7" (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	2001-03-13	Bedford, New York	Arizona State (NCAA)	—
24	Zach Krajnik	Graduate	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1999-05-13	Eagle River, Alaska	Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL)	—
25	Brenden Olson	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2000-10-18	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
26	Kaden Bohlsen	Senior (RS)	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2001-01-10	Willmar, Minnesota	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
27	Sam Rice	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	2003-12-31	Prior Lake, Minnesota	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
28	Brian Carrabes	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-08-01	North Andover, Massachusetts	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
30	Eli Pulver	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-03-02	Vancouver, British Columbia	Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL)	—
31	Matthew Syverson	Sophomore	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-04-22	Apple Valley, Minnesota	Lindenwood (NCAA)	—
32	Andrew Miller	Senior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	2000-02-10	Boulder, Colorado	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
33	Alex Tracy	Junior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2001-05-04	Chicago, Illinois	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
39	Ralfs Bergmanis	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2002-03-13	Liepāja, Latvia	Vermont (HEA)	—

Standings

2024–25 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Standings v t e
	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	PCT ^	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Lake Superior State	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	15	.833	25	11	14	7	6	1	44	43
#11 Minnesota State	8	5	1	2	0	0	1	18	.750	20	10	16	10	4	2	40	24
Augustana	8	5	3	0	0	1	0	16	.667	25	19	14	8	6	0	41	29
Michigan Tech	8	5	2	1	0	0	0	16	.667	23	16	12	7	4	1	29	24
Bemidji State	8	4	3	1	0	0	0	13	.542	16	17	15	7	6	2	36	37
Bowling Green	6	2	2	2	0	0	1	9	.500	14	17	12	5	5	2	26	34
Ferris State	10	3	7	0	0	0	0	9	.300	22	30	16	4	10	2	32	54
St. Thomas	10	2	5	3	0	0	0	9	.300	26	27	15	3	8	4	37	47
Northern Michigan	8	0	7	1	0	0	1	2	.083	7	31	14	1	12	1	17	52
Championship: March 20, 2024 † indicates conference regular season champion (MacNaughton Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup) ^ Because Augustana is playing a transition schedule of 16 games against conference opponents, point percentage is used to determine conference position Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll Updated: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 4	6:07 pm	at #7 Michigan*		Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan		Tracy	W 5–2	5,274	1–0–0
October 5	5:07 pm	at #7 Michigan*		Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan		Tracy	L 1–4	5,207	1–1–0
October 11	7:07 pm	Merrimack*	#19	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Tracy	L 0–1	4,005	1–2–0
October 12	7:07 pm	Merrimack*	#19	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Tracy	W 4–1	4,053	2–2–0
October 18	7:07 pm	#5 North Dakota*	#20	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Tracy	L 2–3	4,912	2–3–0
October 19	6:07 pm	#5 North Dakota*	#20	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Tracy	W 3–0	5,042	3–3–0
October 25	7:07 pm	#16 Omaha*	#18	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Tracy	W 4–3	4,461	4–3–0
October 26	6:07 pm	#16 Omaha*	#18	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Tracy	W 1–0	4,987	5–3–0
November 1	7:07 pm	at Bemidji State	#16	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Tracy	L 0–1	1,671	5–4–0 (0–1–0)
November 2	6:07 pm	at Bemidji State	#16	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Tracy	W 2–1	2,064	6–4–0 (1–1–0)
November 8	7:07 pm	at St. Thomas	#16	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Tracy	W 5–3	1,082	7–4–0 (2–1–0)
November 9	6:07 pm	St. Thomas	#16	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Tracy	T 1–1 ^SOW	4,463	7–4–1 (2–1–1)
November 15	7:07 pm	Northern Michigan	#16	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Tracy	W 3–0	4,100	8–4–1 (3–1–1)
November 16	6:07 pm	Northern Michigan	#16	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Tracy	T 1–1 ^SOL	4,557	8–4–2 (3–1–2)
November 22	6:07 pm	at Michigan Tech	#17	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Tracy	W 5–2	2,770	9–4–2 (4–1–2)
November 23	5:07 pm	at Michigan Tech	#17	MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan	Midco Sports+	Tracy	W 3–1	2,810	10–4–2 (5–1–2)
December 6	7:07 pm	Bowling Green	#15	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Tracy	W 4–1	3,779	11–4–2 (6–1–2)
December 7	6:07 pm	Bowling Green	#15	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Tracy	W 3–2 ^OT	3,982	12–4–2 (7–1–2)
December 13	7:07 pm	Lake Superior State	#12	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Tracy	W 2–1	3,836	13–4–2 (8–1–2)
December 14	6:07 pm	Lake Superior State	#12	Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Tracy	W 3–2 ^OT	3,863	14–4–2 (9–1–2)
January 10	6:07 pm	at Northern Michigan		Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	Midco Sports+
January 11	5:07 pm	at Northern Michigan		Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan	Midco Sports+
January 17	7:07 pm	Michigan Tech		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
January 18	6:07 pm	Michigan Tech		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
January 24	6:07 pm	at Ferris State		Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+
January 25	5:07 pm	at Ferris State		Ewigleben Arena • Big Rapids, Michigan	Midco Sports+
January 31	7:07 pm	St. Thomas		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
February 1	6:07 pm	at St. Thomas		St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
February 7	7:07 pm	Augustana		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
February 8	6:07 pm	Augustana		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
February 21	6:07 pm	at Lake Superior State		Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	Midco Sports+
February 22	5:07 pm	at Lake Superior State		Taffy Abel Arena • Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan	Midco Sports+
February 28	7:07 pm	Bemidji State		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
March 1	6:07 pm	Bemidji State		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. Source:^[2]

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 (Final)
USCHO.com	RV	19	20	18	16	16	16	17	17	15	12	11	–
USA Hockey	RV	19	RV	16	16	18	16	17	17	15	13	12	–

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.^[3]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Hockey Roster". Minnesota State Mavericks. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Hockey Schedule". Minnesota State Mavericks. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Hockey Roster". Minnesota State Mavericks. Retrieved August 24, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 Men's Hockey Schedule". Minnesota State Mavericks. Retrieved August 24, 2022.

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

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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