MINNESOTA STATE Athletics For Immediate Release March 24, 2015 Subject: men’s hockey #1 Minnesota State Advances to 2015 NCAA Tournament Mavericks Claim Second Consecutive Broadmoor Trophy as WCHA Final Five Champions; Mc- Minnesota State University, Mankato Athletics Clure Named Tournament MVP After Racking up Six Points in Two Games; Now 29-7-3 for the 135 Myers Field House • Mankato, MN 56001 Season, Minnesota State Earns NCAA Tournament Berth for Third Straight Season; Mavericks Phone: (507) 389-6111 Face RIT in Midwest Region First-Round Tilt in South Bend Saturday Athletics Fax: (507) 389-2904

Minnesota State Athletic Communications NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Midwest Regional Saturday, March 28 • vs. RIT • 3:00 p.m. CST • Compton Family Ice Arena (5,022) • South Bend, Indiana 175 Taylor Center • Mankato, MN 56001 Radio: AM 1420 KTOE • Live Stats: msumavericks.com • Television: ESPNU • Streaming: WatchESPN Phone: (507) 389-2625 • AC Fax: (507) 389-1923 Saturday, March 28 • vs. Nebraska OmahaHarvard • 6:00 p.m. CST • Compton Family Ice Arena (5,022) • South Bend, Indiana www.msumavericks.com • @msumavericks Radio: AM 1420 KTOE • Live Stats: msumavericks.com • Television: ESPNU • Streaming: WatchESPN

Athletics Administration Director of Athletics On Tap: Rated #1 for the fifth time this year, Minnesota State (29-7-3) has advanced to Kevin Buisman ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-6111 the NCAA postseason tournament and square-off against RIT (19-14-5) in semi-final ac- Associate AD/Fiscal Affairs & Operations Tim Marshall ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-5884 tion Saturday at 3:00 p.m. CST at Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend, Indiana in Associate AD/Communications the Midwest Region. Paul Allan ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-2625 Asst. AD/Sports Medicine Jeff Chambers ([email protected])...... (507 389.3229 The other game in the region, slated for 6:30 p.m. CST, pits Nebraska Omaha (18-12-6) Equipment Manager Dan Rickbeil ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-2481 vs. Harvard (21-12-3). Marketing and Promotions Nathan Christensen ([email protected].....(507) 389-6010 Development The winner of the Midwest Region advances to the NCAA Men’s Hockey Frozen Four, Brandon Thiesse ([email protected])...... (507) 389.6521 Student Development which takes place in Boston at TD Garden April 9 and 11. Karey Kalakian ([email protected])...... (507) 389.1969 Compliance & Eligibility Jay Bresnahan ([email protected]...... (507 389.2018 Minnesota State Most Recently: The Mavericks, who have won their last five games and are 6-1-1 in their last eight contests, downed Ferris State (4-0) and Michigan Tech (5-2) in Head Coaches Baseball winning the Broadmoor Trophy as WCHA Final Five champions for the second straight year. Matt Magers ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-2413 Basketball (men) Matt Margenthaler ([email protected]).... (507) 389-2311 Freshman forward Brad McClure, who tallied five goals and an assist in at the Final Basketball (women) Five, was named tournament MVP and all-tournament. Also named to the all-tournament Emilee Thiesse ([email protected])...... (507) 389-2678 Cross Country (men) team were junior Stephon Williams, along with senior defensemen Zach Loren Ahonen ([email protected])...... (507) 389-2890 Palmquist and Brett Stern. Cross Country & Track (women) Jen Blue ([email protected])...... (507) 389-6415 Football (interim) Mavericks & NCAA Postseason: Minnesota State is making its third straight appear- Todd Hoffner ([email protected])...... (507) 389-5356 Golf (men) ance and fourth overall appearance in the NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament. Bryant Black ([email protected])...... (507) 389-6111 The Mavericks, who appeared in the Eastern Regional (Providence) in 2003, the Midwest Golf (women) Nick Campa ([email protected])...... (507) 389-5236 Regional (Toledo) in 2013 and the Northeast Regional in 2014 (Worcester), are looking to Hockey (men) get their first DI postsesason win this year in the Midwest Regional in South Bend. Mike Hastings ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-5196 Hockey (women) Eric Means ([email protected])...... (507) 389-3217 Overall and including DI, DII and DIII competition, the Mavericks stand 25-27-11 in NCAA Soccer (women) Brian Bahl ([email protected])...... (507) 389-2671 postseason competition. Members of NCAA Division I since 1996-97, Minnesota State Softball won the NCAA Division II championship in 1980. Lori Meyer ([email protected])...... (507) 389-1520 Swimming & Diving (women) Nathan Owens ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-6326 About RIT: The Tigers, who enter the weekend with an 19-14-5 overall mark, have won Tennis (women) Christie Williams ([email protected])...... (507) 389-6111 their last seven games and qualified for the NCAA tournament as champions of Atlantic Track & Field (men) Hockey. RIT, which defeated Canisius and Mercyhurst to claim its league postseason Jim Dilling ([email protected]...... (507.389.5486 Volleyball championship, is led offensively by Hobey Baker finalist senior forwardMatt Garbowsky Dennis Amundson ([email protected])...... (507) 389-2673 (26-27--53), along with junior forward Josh Mitchell (15-35--50) and senior forward Brad Wrestling Jim Makovsky ([email protected]) ...... (507) 389-6521 McGowan (23-22--45). Junior netminder Jordan Ruby (10-7-4, .923, 2.11) has started 21 of 28 games for RIT this year.

Head coach Wayne Wilson (Bowling Green ‘84) is in his 16th year behind the RIT bench and enters the weekend owning a 301-179-54 career record.

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Minnesota State All-Time: The Minnesota State men’s hockey program, begun in 1969- 70, completed its 45th year of competition last year.

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Head Coach Mike Hastings York Islanders, Buffalo and New York Rangers from 1983-98). Named the head coach in April of 2012, Mike Hastings has enjoyed immense success behind the bench of the Minnesota State men’s hockey program in his Matt Leitner Notes: Senior forward Matt first two seasons with the Mavericks. Leitner, who enters the NCAA postsea- son having tallied 2-7--9 in the last eight In his first year as head coach of the Mavericks in 2012-13, Hastings was games, has 49-113--162 for his four-year named WCHA Coach of the Year after leading MSU to a 24-14-3 mark. The Crookston, Minn., native guided MSU to its first top-half league finish since career to rank second on Minnesota State’s 2007-08 in that first season and the Mavericks made their second-ever NCAA career scoring list (DI-era). postseason tournament appearance. MSU achieved an all-time program best national ranking of #7 in the country Feb. 25, had a seven-game winning streak Leitner leads the Mavericks in scoring with from Nov 23-Dec. 14 and during the course of the season, claimed wins over 9-32--41 on the season and also leads the #2 Minnesota, #4 North Dakota and #15 Wisconsin. Hastings was named team in assists. His 113 assists for his ca- national coach of the year by College Hockey News March 27th and was a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award as the AHCA National Coach of the Year. reer are tied for second on MSU’s all-time Mike Hastings list and are #1 for Minnesota State’s DI-era. In his second season in charge, 2013-14, the Mavericks continued its ascent with the program racking up a 26-14-1 mark in establishing a school record for most wins in a season for the Division I-era. MSU Brett Stern Notes: Senior defenseman captured its first ever Broadmoor Trophy as the WCHA Final Five champions (league postseason tourna- Brett Stern owns 3-5--8 on the season, has ment) and made its third NCAA postseason tournament appearance. a +8 and his 68 blocked shots are second

The third coach in the history of the Maverick men’s hockey program, Hastings arrived at MSU following on the team. a three-year stint as the associate head coach at Nebraska-Omaha. He also served as an assistant coach with the men’s hockey program at the University of Minnesota for one season and before that had a 14- Zach Palmquist Notes: Senior defense- year run as head coach of Omaha of the United States Hockey League. He left the USHL as the league’s man Zach Palmquist, who’s tied for fourth all-time winningest coach, compiling a 529-210-56 record with the Lancers, never had a losing season and on the Mavericks with 8-21--29 for the led Omaha to three Clark Cup titles as the USHL’s play-off champions. He was named USHL Coach of season, has 25-71--96 in 159 career games the Year three times and as the team’s general manager, earned league GM of the Year honors five times. which ties with Kurt Davis (2007-11) for Hastings, a native of Crookston, Minn., was an assistant coach for the U.S. national junior team at the first on the school’s scoring by defense- 2003 and 2005 International Federation World Junior Championships and served twice as head men list for the DI era. Palmquist has not coach for the U.S. junior select team that competed in the Viking Cup, earning gold medal honors in 2000. missed a game in his college career and his 159 consecutive games played is a school A 1993 graduate of St. Cloud State, Hastings played two years for the Huskies (1986-87 and 1987-88) record. before a back injury ended his career. Career Scoring By MSU Defensemen - DI-Era Player (Years) GP G A Pts 1. Kurt Davis (2007-11) 148 21 75 96 the Division I era. His 30 career power play Zach Palmquist (2011-SA) 159 25 71 96 3. Todd George (1996-00) 145 20 71 91 MSU is in its 19th year as a member of NCAA markers rank second all-time at Minnesota 4. Jason Krug (1994-98) 129 25 61 86 State (first all-time for DI-era). Pat Carroll 5. Ben Christopherson (1997-01) 148 12 70 82 Division I (first DI season was 1997-98) and 6. Steven Johns (2001-05) 142 8 72 80 the Mavericks are in their 16th season as had 37 PPGs from 1981-85 7. Kyle Peto (2002-06) 111 14 64 78 8. Bryan Lyke (1991-95) 126 15 54 69 members of the Western Collegiate Hockey 9. Ben Youds (2007-11) 145 11 56 66 Association. He is the nephew of National Hockey 10. Joe Bourne (1999-03) 137 12 46 58 League Hall of Famer Pat Lafontaine The Mavericks sport an all-time record of (485-545--1013 in 865 games with New 815-608-141 (.566). Minnesota State Career Assist Leaders - DI-Era Bryce Gervais Notes: Junior forward Player (Years) GP Assists Bryce Gervais, who has scored 14 times Leadership Corps: Serving as team cap- 1. Matt Leitner (2011-SA) 157 113 2. Aaron Fox (1996-2000) 139 107 in the last 16 games, has played in 121 con- tains for Minnesota State in 2014-15 are Jean-Paul Lafontaine (2011-SA) 155 79 secutive games, leads the Mavericks with senior forward Chase Grant and senior 3. (1999-04) 139 76 5. Travis Morin (2003-07) 151 75 27 goals, which ranks second in the nation. defenseman Brett Stern. Alternate captains B.J. Abel (1999-03) 155 75 are senior defenseman Zach Palmquist and Kurt Davis (2007-11) 150 75 8. David Backes (2003-06) 115 73 He ranks second Minnesota State’s scor- sophomore defenseman Carter Foguth. 9. Steven Johns (2001-05) 142 72 10. Todd George (1996-2000) 145 71 Chase Grant Notes: Senior forward Chase Zach Palmquist (2011-SA) 159 71 Grant, who has played in 121 consecutive games, owns 31-37--68 and is +28 in 159 career games. Grant’s 211 career 2014-15 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Standings minutes stand tenth on the school’s all-time WCHA Overall list. GP W L T Pts GF GA W L T GF GA 1 Minnesota State 28 21 4 3 45 98 47 29 7 3 144 75 Max Gaede Notes: Senior forward Max 2 Michigan Tech 28 21 5 2 44 103 48 29 9 2 142 71 Gaede, who has played in 151 consecu- 3 Bowling Green 28 17 8 3 37 87 66 23 11 5 119 93 tive contests, owns 11-26--37 in 151 career 4 Alaska * 28 14 12 2 30 75 69 19 13 2 9 81 games. 5 Bemidji State 28 12 11 5 29 73 62 16 17 5 101 90 6 Ferris State 28 13 14 1 27 66 58 18 20 2 88 88 7 Northern Michigan 28 11 13 4 26 59 71 14 18 6 86 100 Jean-Paul Lafontaine Notes: Senior for- 8 Alabama Huntsville 28 7 20 1 15 44 95 8 26 4 62 121 ward Jean-Paul Lafontaine has 48-79- Lake Superior State 28 7 20 1 15 44 91 8 28 2 60 131 -127 in 155 career games in ranking fifth 10 Alaska Anchorage 28 5 21 2 12 52 94 8 22 4 70 107 on Minnesota State’s career scoring list for 2 msumavericks.com • Minnesota State University Men’s Hockey Weekly Release 2014-15 Minnesota State University Men’s Hockey - Page Three

The Last Time It Happened ing charts this season with 27-9--36 and his Dylan Margonari, who has 10-1--11 in 27 goals are tied for second on Minnesota Swept a Series in Verizon Wireless Center his last 20 games, stands third on the Mav- Mavericks: Alaska Anchorage, Feb. 6-7, 2015 State’s single-season list for the school’s ericks with a career-high 14 goals this year. Opponent: Wisconsin, Jan. 11-12, 2013 DI-era. Along with Gervais, Tyler Deis had He has 14-4--18 in 34 games and owns 32- Swept a Road Series 27 goals in 1996-97 and Grant Stevenson 22--54 in 112 career games played. Mavericks: @ Lake Superior State, 11.28-29, 2014 had 27 in 2002-03. Forward Shane Joseph Opponent: @ Alaska Anchorage, 01.10-11.2013 scored 29 times in 2002-03. Blake Thompson Notes: Junior defen- Shutout Recorded At Verizon Wireless Center By Mavericks: Stephon Williams vs Alaska Anchorage, 2.7.2015 Minnesota State Single-Season Leaders seman Blake Thompson has 1-6--7 in 25 By Opponent: Chris Kamal (Alaska Anchorage), 03.05.2011 NCAA Division I-Era games this year. He owns a +6 on the sea- Player (Year) GP Goals Shutout Recorded On the Road 1. Shane Joseph (2002-03) 41 29 son and has 21 blocked shots. By Mavericks: vs. Ferris State (Stephon Williams, 25 saves), 03.20.2105 2. Tyler Deis (1996-97) 33 27 By Opponent: @ Minnesota, (Michael Shibrowski, 25 saves), 11.16.2013 Grant Stevenson (2002-03) 38 27 Bryce Gervais (2014-15) 39 27 Sean Flanagan Notes: Sophomore defen- Recorded a Hat Trick 5. Aaron Fox (1998-99) 39 22 Jesse Rooney (2000-01) 38 22 seman Sean Flanagan, who has 0-12--12 Mavericks: Dylan Margonari vs. Alaska, 12.06.2014 7. Johnny McInnis (2013-14) 41 21 in 32 games on the season, was named to Brett Knowles @ Lake Superior State, 11.28.2014 8. Tim Wolfe (1999-2000) 39 20 Teddy Blueger vs. Bemidji State, 11.08.2014 Shane Joseph (2001-02) 38 20 the 2013-14 WCHA All-Rookie Team after Bryce Gervais @ Bowling Green, 10.31.2014 Travis Morin (2005-06) 39 20 racking up 6-9--15 in 33 games as a fresh- Brad McClure vs. Michigan Tech, 03.21.2015 Mick Berge (2007-08) 39 20 Opponent: Matt Glasser (Denver), 12.13.2008 Eriah Hayes (2012-13) 41 20 man. MSU Player Recorded a Natural Hat Trick Brad McClure vs. Michigan Tech, 03.21.2015 Flanagan had a career high three assists in Chase Grant vs. UAH, 10.12.2012 (3 PPG) Teddy Blueger Notes: Ted- Zach Harrison vs. North Dakota, 10.17.2008 (3 SHG) Junior forward Minnesota State’s 7-0 win at Lake Superior Ryan Carter vs. Michigan Tech , 02.03.2006 dy Blueger, who has 1-5--6 in his last ten State Nov. 28. MSU Defenseman Recorded a Hat Trick games played, is tied for sixth on the team Jason Krug vs. Concordia, 1.22.1996 with 10-17--27 and his 101 shots on goal Carter Foguth Notes: Sophomore defen- MSU Player Scored Four Goals in a Game stand third on the team. seman Carter Foguth, who is +14 and Jerad Stewart @ Alaska Anchorage, 11.20.2009 leads the team with 71 blocked shots, has 50+ Shots In a Game Blueger was chosen in the second round 3-8--11 in 71 career games. Mavericks: 59 vs. Lake Superior State, 03.13.2015 (52nd) overall by Pittsburgh in the 2012 Na- 57 vs. Alabama-Huntsville, 10.24.2014 58 vs. Northern Michigan, 03.15.2014 tional Hockey League Draft. Michael Huntebrinker Notes: Sopho- 65 vs. Alabama Huntsville, 02.15.2014 more forward Michael Huntebrinker has 53 @ Alabama-Huntsville, 10.13.2012 Jon Jutzi Notes: Jon 52 vs. American International, 01.07.2011 Junior defenseman 2-4--6 in his last ten games played. He has 60 vs. American International, 12.27.2002 Jutzi has 3-8--11 in the last 16 games. Jutzi 2-7--9 in 23 games played in 2014-15. 60 vs. American International, 12.28.2002 has 3-10--13 in 20 games played this year Opponent: 59, Minnesota Duluth, 03.10.2012 and owns 4-24--28 in 102 career games with Cole Huggins Notes: Sophomore netmind- 50, Minnesota, 12.04.2010 66, Wisconsin, 03.13.2009 the Mavericks. er Cole Huggins owns a 4-2-0 record this year to go along with a .863 save percent- Scored Shorthanded Goal Brett Knowles Notes: Mavericks: Matt Leitner vs. Bemidji State, 11.08.2014 Junior forward age and a 2.61 goals against average. Hug- Opponent: John Parker (Bemidji State), 03.06.2015 Brett Knowles, who has 13-17--30 in 107 gins, who was 2013-14 All-WCHA Second Scored Empty Net Goal career games, owns 7-4--11 in 28 games in Team as a freshman, has seven career shut- Mavericks: Brad McClure vs. Bemidji State, 03, 07, 2015 2014-15. Knowles scored three times for his outs which ties Eric Pateman 1998-2002) Opponent: John Parker (Bemidji State), 03.06.2015 first career hat trick in Minnesota State’s 7-0 and Mike Zacharias (2005-09) for second MSU In Overtime win at Lake Superior State Nov. 28. on the school’s all-time list. Won: vs. Minnesota Duluth, 10.17.2014 (Zeb Knutson) Lost: vs. Alaska, 10.05.2014 Minnesota State Career Shutout Leaders Tied: vs. Michigan Tech, 03.08.2014 Stephon Williams Notes: Junior goaltender Goaltender (Years) GP Shut-Outs Stephon Williams 1. Stephon Williams (2012-SA) 81 10 Scored 10+ Goals In a Game , who has started the last 2. Eric Pateman (1998-02) 93 7 Mavericks: Mike Zacharias (2005-09) 102 7 vs. Canisius, 10.23.1998 (11) 19 games in a row, stands 25-5-3 with a 1.64 Cole Huggins (2013-SA) 42 7 Opponent: @ Denver, 10.21.2011 (10) goals against average and .926 save percent- 5. Dave Gross (1969-73) 56 4 6. Emil Mattson (1969-70) 6 3 Penalty Shot age on the season. His 25 wins rank third Ken Hupila (1971-74) 11 3 Mavericks: Dylan Margonari vs. Bemidji State (stopped), 01.24.2015; the nation and is third on Minnesota State’s Steve Carroll (1977-81) 115 3 Dylan Margonari vs. RPI (stopped), 10.20.2012; Joe Schiller vs. Colorado Ken Hilgert (1984-88) 102 3 College (stopped), 10.23.2010; Kael Mouillierat @ Wisconsin, 02.12.10 single-season list. Williams has ten shut- Brian Langlot (1991-93) 52 3 (scored); Zach Harrison vs. Colorado College, (stopped), 11.14.2009; Kael Des Christopher (1995-98) 31 3 Mouillierat vs. St. Cloud State, 03.07.2009 (scored); Trevor Bruess vs. outs for his career in his three years at Min- Jon Volp (2001-05) 85 3 Wisconsin, 01.27.2009 (stopped); Geoff Irwin vs. Bemidji State, 10.11.2008 nesota State, which ranks first all-time with Phil Cook (2009-13) 73 3 (stopped); Shane Joseph vs. Michigan Tech, 1.11.2003 (scored in OT). the Mavericks and his 51 career victories Opponent: Seth Ambroz (Minnesota), 01.23.2015, stopped by Stephon stand third on the school’s all-time wins list. Casey Nelson Notes: Sophomore defen- Williams; Erik Higby (Northern Michigan), 02.01.2014, scored on Cole Huggins; C.J. Eick (Michigan Tech), 02.16.2013, stopped by Stephon The Fairbanks, Alaska native was selected seman Casey Nelson has 7-26--33 in 39 Williams; Colin Wright (Mass-Lowell), 11.26.2010, stopped by Austin by the in the fourth games played in 2014-15 and his 33 points Lee; Bryan McGregor (UMD), 12.16.2006, stopped by Mike Zacharias; Phil Kessel (UM), 10.21.2005, scored on Chris Clark; Marty Goulet round (106th overall) of the 2013 National stand sixth in the nation amongst all blue- (Bemidji State), 10.12.2001, scored on Eric Pateman; Jason White (UNO), Hockey League draft. liners. Nelson’s 33 points are the most 03.5.1998, stopped by Des Christopher. Minnesota State Career Victories Leaders points by a Minnesota State defenseman in MSU Goaltender To Collect Assist: Goatender (Years) GP Wins 1. Steve Carroll (1977-81) 115 81 a single season for its DI-era. Stephon Williams vs. Ferris State (03.20.2015) 2. Ken Hilgert (1984-88) 102 57 Cole Huggins vs. Northern Michigan, 03.15.2014 (1st career assist) 3. Stephon Williams (2012-SA) 81 51 Phil Cook @ Alabama-Huntsville, 10.12.2012 (4th career assist) 4. Eric Pateman (1998-02) 93 49 Jordan Nelson Notes: Sophomore forward Austin Lee vs. Alabama-Huntsville, 12.09.2011 (4th career assist) 5. Mike Zacharias (2005-09) 102 45 Jordan Nelson enters the NCAA tourna- Phil Cook @ St. Cloud State, 01.29.2011 (3rd career assist) 6. Dave Gross (1969-73) 56 35 7. Ron Durner (1972-76) 60 34 ment with 4-9--13 in 35 games and is tied MSU Was Involved in a Scoreless Tie 0-0 ot, vs. St. Cloud State (01.13.2007 in Mankato) & Michigan Tech for sixth on the team with a +14. Nelson, (11.14.2003 in Mankato) (has not happened on the road) who has 2-6--8 in the last 19 games, owns Dylan Margonari Notes: Junior forward a .547 face-off percentage (275 wins, 228 msumavericks.com • Minnesota State University Men’s Hockey Weekly Release 3 2014-15 Minnesota State University Men’s Hockey - Page Four losses). For his career, the Williston, N.D., A three-year veteran of British Columbia was picked by the New York Islanders in native has 9-10--19 in 61 games played. Hockey League, Schmeisser totalled 7-22-- the fourth round (106th overall) in the 2013 29 in 41 games split between West Kelowna draft. Sophomore forward Zach Stepan was Zach Stepan Notes: Sophomore forward and Victoria in 2013-14. selected by Nashville in the fourth round Zach Stepan owns season totals of 3-9--12 (112th) of the 2012 draft. Junior forward in 34 games played. Keep in Mind: Including this season and the Teddy Blueger was selected by Pittsburgh two previous seasons, Mavericks have won in the second round (52nd overall) in the Minnesota State’s top-scoring newcomer 20 games in a season during their NCAA 2012 draft. Junior forward Max Gaede was in 2013-14, he has 12-21--33 in 69 career Division I-era five times. The 26 wins in chosen 88th overall when he was selected games played. 2013-14 is the most ever since Minnesota in the third round of the 2011 draft by San State re-affiliated to NCAA DI in 1996-97. Jose. Freshman forward C.J. Franklin was Selected in the fourth round (112th over- selected in the fifth round (129th overall) of Minnesota State’s 20-Win Seasons (DI-era) the 2014 draft by Winnipeg. all) by Nashville in 2012 National Hockey Year Won-Loss Record League Draft, 1999-2000 21-14-4 2002-03 20-11-10 Prior to this year, Minnesota State’s previous 2012-13 24-14-3 C.J. Franklin Notes: Selected in fifth round, 2013-14 26-14-1 high for number of draft picks on a roster 129th overall, by Winnipeg in 2014 National 2014-15 29-6-3 was 2004-05 (David Backes, Travis Morin, Hockey League Draft, freshman forward Jake Brenk and Chad Brownlee) and 2013- C.J. Franklin stands 14th in the country in For Future Reference: A total of five players 14 (Williams, Stepan, Blueger, Gaede). Since freshman scoring with 8-19--27. Franklin on this year’s roster have been selected by the inception of the program in 1969-70, 17 stands tied for second on the team in plus/ teams in the annual current or former MSU players have been minus at +19 which ranks tied for fifth in the draft. Junior goaltender Stephon Williams selected by NHL teams. nation amongst all freshmen. 2014-15 Minnesota State Men’s Hockey Schedule & Results Zeb Knutson Notes: Freshman forward Zeb Knutson scored his second goal of the Date Opponent Location Time/Result_____ Oct. 5 Trinity Western (exhibition) Mankato, Minn. W, 12-1 season in Minnesota State’s 2-2 tie at North- Oct. 10 Nebraska-Omaha Omaha, Neb. L, 5-3 ern Michigan Jan. 3. Knutson has 2-1--3 in Oct. 11 Nebraska-Omaha Omaha, Neb. W, 4-2 nine games played in his maiden season with Oct. 17 Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minn. W, 5-4 ot the Mavericks. Oct. 18 Minnesota Duluth Mankato, Minn. L, 6-2 Oct. 24 Alabama-Huntsville* Mankato, Minn. W, 3-1 Knutson played on Team USA that won a Oct. 25 Alabama-Huntsville* Mankato, Minn. W, 4-1 gold at the World Junior A Challenge in Oct. 31 Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio W, 5-2 Nov. 1 Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio L, 3-1 2013-14. A two-year veteran of United States Nov. 7 Bemidji State* Mankato, Minn. W, 6-3 Hockey League, he finished 2013-14 leading Nov. 8 Bemidji State* Mankato, Minn. W, 5-3 the Stampede in goals with 27-21-48 in 55 Nov. 21 Michigan Tech* Houghton, Mich. W, 2-1 games played. Nov. 22 Michigan Tech Houghton, Mich. W, 3-2 Nov. 28 Lake Superior State* Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. W, 7-0 Brad McClure Notes: Freshman forward Nov. 29 Lake Superior State* Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. W, 3-0 Brad McClure, scored twice and assisted Dec. 5 Alaska* Mankato, Minn. L, 5-4 ot Dec. 6 Alaska* Mankato, Minn. W, 5-2 on another in Minnesota State’s 4-0 win over Dec. 12 Princeton Mankato, Minn. W, 5-0 Ferris State last Friday and then collected his Dec. 13 Princeton Mankato, Minn. Cancelled first career hat trick by scoring the last three Jan. 2 Northern Michigan* Marquette, Mich. W, 4-1 goals in Saturday’s 5-2 win over Michigan Jan. 3 Northern Michigan* Marquette, Mich. T, 2-2 ot Tech. McClure, who has 15-14--29 in 38 Jan. 9 Lake Superior State* Mankato, Minn. W, 5-2 games played in his maiden season with Jan. 10 Lake Superior State* Mankato, Minn. W, 3-1 the Mavericks, stands tied for ninth in the Jan. 16 Ferris State* Big Rapids, Mich. W, 2-1 Jan. 17 Ferris State* Big Rapids, Mich. W, 3-1 country in freshmen scoring. McClure ranks Jan. 23 Minnesota & St. Paul, Minn. W, 4-2 second on the team with 116 shots on goal, Jan. 24 Bemidji State & St. Paul, Minn. L, 3-1 which ranks fifth in the nation in shots on Jan. 30 Ferris State* Mankato, Minn. W, 5-1 goal by freshmen. Jan. 31 Ferris State* Mankato, Minn. W, 5-1 Feb. 6 Alaska-Anchorage* Mankato, Minn. W, 5-2 Aaron Nelson Notes: Freshman goaltender Feb. 7 Alaska-Anchorage* Mankato, Minn. W, 4-0 Aaron Nelson spent three seasons with Feb. 13 Alaska* Fairbanks, Alaska T, 1-1 ot Feb. 14 Alaska* Fairbanks, Alaska L, 3-1 Bismarck (North ) Feb. 27 Michigan Tech* Mankato, Minn. T, 1-1 prior to joining Mavericks. The Bismarck Feb. 28 Michigan Tech* Mankato, Minn. W, 4-2 native went 29-18-3 with 2.32 goals against Mar. 6 Bemidji State* Bemidji, Minn. L, 5-2 average and .915 save percentage for Bobcats Mar. 7 Bemidji State* Bemidji, Minn. W, 3-0 in 2013-14 regular season while leading the Mar. 13 Lake Superior State$ Mankato, Minn. W, 9-2 NAHL in games played (51) and minutes Mar. 14 Lake Superior State Mankato, Minn. W, 4-2 (3001:39) in 2013-14. Mar. 20 Ferris State (WCHA Final Five) St. Paul, Minn. W, 4-0 Mar. 21 Michigan Tech (WCHA Final Five) St. Paul, Minn. W, 5-2 Mar. 28-29 NCAA Midwest Regional South Bend, Indiana 3:00/6:00 p.m. CST Jaden Schmeisser Notes: Freshman defen- Apr. 9 & 11 NCAA Frozen Four Boston, Mass. TBA seman Jaden Schmeisser made his collegiate * WCHA regular-season game & $WCHA play-offs 1st round debut when he suited up for Minnesota State’s All times local 4-2 win at Nebraska Omaha Oct. 11. 4 msumavericks.com • Minnesota State University Men’s Hockey Weekly Release 2014-15 Minnesota State University Men’s Hockey - Page Five Minnesota State Men’s Hockey Year-By-Year Year Record (Pct) Coach Affiliation League 1969-70 5-8-1 (.392) NCAA Division II Independent 1970-71 15-2-1 (.861) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent 1971-72 13-6-2 (.666) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent 1972-73 14-4-1 (.763) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent 1973-74 8-11-2 (.428) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent 1974-75 14-8-0 (.636) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent 1975-76 20-11-1 (.640) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent 1976-77 17-10-1 (.625) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent 1977-78 17-16-1 (.514) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent 1978-79 25-12-1 (.671) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent 1979-80 30-9-1 (.762) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent 1980-81 28-11-3 (.702) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent 1981-82 22-9-1 (.703) Don Brose NCAA Division II Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 1982-83 26-10-1 (.716) Don Brose NCAA Division II Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 1983-84 16-14-0 (.533) Brad Reeves* NCAA Division II Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 1984-85 19-12-4 (.600) Don Brose NCAA Division II Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 1985-86 26-9-3 (.723) Don Brose NCAA Division III Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 1986-87 21-10-1 (.671) Don Brose NCAA Division III Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 1987-88 18-11-3 (.609) Don Brose NCAA Division III Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 1988-89 13-13-4 (.500) Don Brose NCAA Division III Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 1989-90 15-14-8 (.513) Don Brose NCAA Division III Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 1990-91 23-7-6 (.722) Don Brose NCAA Division III Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 1991-92 17-14-3 (.544) Don Brose NCAA Division III Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 1992-93 12-17-7 (.430) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent 1993-94 11-15-1 (.425) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent 1994-95 20-13-0 (.606) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent 1995-96 16-12-4 (.563) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent 1996-97 17-14-3 (.544) Don Brose NCAA Division I Independent 1997-98 15-17-6 (.473) Don Brose NCAA Division I Independent 1998-99 18-16-5 (.525) Don Brose NCAA Division I Independent 1999-00 21-14-4 (.590) Don Brose NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2000-01 19-18-1 (.513) NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2001-02 16-20-2 (.447) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2002-03 20-11-10 (.610) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2003-04 10-24-5 (.321) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2004-05 13-19-6 (.421) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2005-06 17-18-4 (.487) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2006-07 13-19-6 (.421) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2007-08 19-16-4 (.538) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2008-09 15-17-6 (.474) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2009-10 16-20-3 (.449) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2010-11 14-18-6 (.447) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2011-12 12-24-2 (.342) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2012-13 24-14-3 (.622) Mike Hastings NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2013-14 26-14-1 (.646) Mike Hastings NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association 2014-15 29-7-3 (.782) Mike Hastings NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association Totals (46 yrs) 815-608-141 (.566) *Brose was on sabbatical

Coach Years (Span) Record (Pct.) Don Brose 30 (1969-2000) 536-335-79 (.606) Brad Reeves 1 (1983-84) 16-14-0 (.533) Troy Jutting 12 (2000-12) 184-224-55 (.457) Mike Hastings 3 (2012-SA) 77-35-7 (.676) College Hockey National Polls USA Today/USA Hockey 2014-15 Men’s Hockey Poll #23 USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll Minnesota State in 2014-15 National Polls Minneapolis, Minn./March 23, 2015 Poll # USA Today/USA Hockey USCHO.com Weeks 1 13 (136) 13 (411) Rank School, Pts (firsts) LW Record Top 10 Rank School, Pts (firsts) Record Pts Pvs 2 11 (171) No poll 1. Minnesota State, 506 (30) 2 29-7-3 24 1 Minnesota State (44) 29- 7-3 991 2 3 12 (124) 12 (384) 2. Boston University, 466 (4) 3 25-7-5 24 2 Boston University (6) 25- 7-5 934 3 4 12 (95) 13 (357) 3. North Dakota, 443 1 27-9-3 24 3 North Dakota 27- 9-3 901 1 5 12 (134) 12 (404) 4. Miami, 409 5 25-13-1 24 4 Miami 25-13-1 854 6 6 13 (80) 12 (370) 5. Michigan Tech, 355 4 29-9-2 19 5 Michigan Tech 29- 9-2 763 4 7 9 (212) 9 (513) 6. Denver, 343 6 23-13-2 20 6 Denver 23-13-2 760 5 8 9 (222) 9 (574) 7. Minnesota Duluth, 276 8 20-15-3 17 7 Minnesota-Duluth 20-15-3 660 8 9 7 (321) 7 (746) 8. Harvard, 227 15 21-12-3 19 8 Minnesota 23-12-3 574 13 10 4 (387) 2 (830) 9. Nebraska Omaha, 221 10 18-12-6 18 9 Nebraska-Omaha 18-12-6 548 10 11 3 (379) 3 (818) 10 Minnesota, 202 13 23-12-3 20 10 Harvard 21-12-3 534 17 12 4 (416) 4 (870) 11. Quinnipiac, 177 7 23-11-4 16 11 Quinnipiac 23-11-4 507 7 13 1 (477) 1 (937) 12. Boston College, 148 11 21-13-3 18 12 Boston College 21-13-3 475 11 14 1 (508) 1 (992) 13. St. Cloud State, 82 n/a 19-18-1 9 13 St. Cloud State 19-18-1 342 18 15 3 (461) 3 (931) 14. Providence, 70 14 22-13-2 17 14 Massachusetts-Lowell 21-12-6 333 12 16 1 (480) 1 (952) 15. UMass Lowell, 56 12 21-12-6 20 15 Providence 22-13-2 319 14 17 1 (489) 1 (975) 16 Bowling Green 23-11-5 289 9 18 3 (423) 2 (909) Others Receiving Votes: Yale, 47; Bowling Green, 44; Colgate, 17 Yale 18- 9-5 255 19 19 2 (470) 2 (941) 6; St. Lawrence, 2. 18 Colgate 22-12-4 199 15 20 2 (473) 2 (948) 19 Vermont 22-15-4 93 16 21 2 (452) 2 (928) 20 Michigan 22-15-0 75 NR 22 2 (473) 2 (942) 23 1 (506) 1 (991) Others receiving votes: RIT 54, St. Lawrence 20, Robert 24 Morris 17, Canisius 1, Dartmouth 1, Michigan State 1 25 26 Final

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# Name (NHL draft rights) Yr. Pos. Ht Wt S/C DOB Hometown Previous Team 3 Blake Thompson Jr. D 6-3 210 R 1/3/1991 Eden Prairie, Minn. Minnesota (WCHA) 4 Nick Buchanan Jr. D 6-3 207 L 5/9/1991 Victoria, B.C. Penticton (BCHL) 5 Carter Foguth So. D 6-3 205 R 2/13/1992 Fenton, Mich. Muskegon (USHL) 6 Casey Nelson So. D 6-2 182 R 7/18/1992 Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Johnstown (NAHL) 7 Zach Palmquist Sr. D 6-0 175 L 12/9/1990 So. St. Paul. Minn. Waterloo (USHL) 8 Max Gaede (SJS) Sr. F 6-3 200 R 3/27/1992 Woodbury, Minn. Sioux City (USHL) 9 Bryce Gervais Jr. F 5-10 175 L 2/26/1992 Battleford, Sask. Penticton (BCHL) 10 Zeb Knutson Fr. F 5-11 180 R 1/1/1994 Sioux Falls, S.D. Sioux Falls (USHL) 11 Sean Flanagan So. D 6-1 180 L 5/18/1992 Kindersley, Sask. Salmon Arm (BCHL) 12 Jean-Paul Lafontaine Sr. F 5-10 172 L 2/13/1992 Oxford, Mich. Green Bay (USHL) 15 C.J. Franklin (WPG) Fr. F 5-11 190 L 3/17/1994 Forest Lake, Minn. Sioux Falls (USHL) 16 Jordan Nelson So. F 6-0 190 L 4/16/1992 Williston, N.D. Fargo (USHL) 17 Michael Huntebrinker So. F 5-11 193 L 7/2/1992 Chesterfield, Mo. Waterloo (USHL) 18 Matt Leitner Sr. F 5-9 175 L 11/27/1990 Los Alamitos, Calif. Fargo (USHL) 19 Brad McClure Fr. F 5-11 175 R 8/13/1993 Stratford, Ont. Penticton (BCHL) 21 Chase Grant Sr. F 5-11 195 L 8/17/1989 Oklahoma City, Okla. Fargo (USHL) 22 Jaden Schmeisser Fr. D 6-2 176 R 1/13/1993 Qualicum Beach, B.C. Victoria (BCHL) 23 Teddy Blueger (PIT) So. F 6-0 185 L 8/15/1994 Riga, Latvia Shattuck (prep) 24 Brett Knowles Jr. F 5-11 186 L 4/25/1991 Vanderhoof, B.C. Cowichan Valley (BCHL) 25 Zach Stepan (NSH) So. F 6-0 175 L 1/6/1994 Faribault, Minn. Waterloo (USHL) 26 Dylan Margonari Jr. F 6-1 190 L 2/7/1992 Greensburg, Pa. Youngstown (USHL) 27 Brett Stern Sr. D 6-3 195 L 3/2/1992 Lino Lakes, Minn. Green Bay (USHL) 28 Jon Jutzi Jr. D 6-2 200 L 4/4/1991 Tavistock, Ont. Powell River (BCHL) 29 Aaron Nelson Fr. G 5-9 165 R 8/16/1993 Bismarck, N.D. Bismarck (NAHL) 34 Cole Huggins So. G 6-0 180 L 5/22/1992 Centennial, Colo. Coquitlam (BCHL) 35 Stephon Williams (NYI) Jr. G 6-2 190 L 4/28/1993 Fairbanks, Alaska Sioux Falls (USHL)

Head Coach: Mike Hastings (St. Cloud State ‘93) Assistant Coaches: Darren Blue (Minnesota State ‘96), Todd Knott (Bemidji State ‘02) Equipment Manager: Scott Rideout (Calgary ‘02) • Athletic Trainer: Masayasu Takaiwa (Nebraska Omaha ‘00)

Roster Breakdown (26 players)

By Position: - 3 (Huggins, Aaron Nelson, Williams). Defense - 9 (Buchanan, Flanagan, Foguth, Jutzi, C. Nelson, Palmquist, Schmeisser, Stern, Thompson). Forwards - 14 (Blueger, Franklin, Gaede, Gervais, Grant, Huntebrinker, Knowles, Knutson, Leitner, Lafontaine, Margonari, McClure, Jordan Nelson, Stepan).

By Year: Seniors - 6 (Gaede, Grant, Lafontaine, Leitner, Palmquist, Stern). Juniors - 8 (Blueger, Buchanan, Gervais, Jutzi, Knowles, Margonari, Thompson, Williams). Sophomores - 7 (Flanagan, Foguth, Huggins, Huntebrinker, Casey Nelson, Jordan Nelson, Stepan). Freshmen - 5 (Franklin, Knutson, McClure, Aaron Nelson, Schmeisser).

By State/Province: Minnesota - 6 (Franklin, Gaede, Palmquist, Stepan, Stern, Thompson); British Columbia - 4 (Buchanan, Knowles, Schmeisser); Michigan - 2 (Foguth, Lafontaine); North Dakota - 2 (Aaron Nelson, Jordan Nelson); Ontario - 2 (Jutzi, McClure); Saskatchewan - 2 (Flanagan, Gervais); Missouri - 1 (Huntebrinker); Oklahoma - 1 (Grant); Wisconsin - 1 (Casey Nel- son); Alaska - 1 (Williams); California - 1 (Leitner); Colorado - 1 (Huggins); Latvia - 1 (Blueger); Pennsylvania - 1 (Margonari), South Dakota - 1 (Knutson). Pronounced

Blueger...... BLOOG-er Foguth...... FOH-gooth Gaede...... GAID-ey Gervais...... zhur-VAY Huntebrinker...... HUNT-uh-brinker Jutzi...... YOOT-zee Lafontaine...... LAH-fon-TAIN Leitner...... LIGHT-ner Margonari...... MAR-goh-NAIR-ey Schmeisser...... SCHMY-zer Stepan...... STEP-awn

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Ironmen: Senior defenseman Zach 2014-15 MSU - 3-Star of The Year Standings Minnesota State Career Scoring Name 1st 2nd 3rd Total Pts Leaders - NCAA Division I Era Palmquist has not missed a game in his Bryce Gervais 3 1 1 12 Teddy Blueger 2 3 0 12 MSU’s Career Scoring Leaders - DI Era - 1996-97 to present four-year Minnesota State career and enters Matt Leitner 1 4 0 11 Player (Years) GP G A Pts Dylan Margonari 2 0 3 9 theNCAA tournament having played in 159 C.J. Franklin 1 2 1 8 1. Aaron Fox (1996-00) 147 57 107 164 Casey Nelson 1 1 2 7 2. Matt Leitner (2011-SA) 157 49 113 162 consecutive games. His 159 consecutive J.P. Lafontaine 2 0 1 7 3. Shane Joseph (1999-04) 139 68 76 144 Stephon Williams 1 1 1 6 games is a school record, surpassing B.J. Brad McClure 0 2 1 5 4. Travis Morin (2003-07) 151 58 75 133 Zach Stepan 1 0 0 3 5. Jean-Paul Lafontaine (2011-SA) 155 48 79 127 Abel’s mark of 140 straight games played Zach Palmquist 1 0 0 3 from 1999-2002. Blake Thompson 0 1 1 3 6. David Backes (2003-06) 115 46 73 119 Carter Foguth 1 0 0 3 7. Tyler Deis (1995-99)* 99 60 54 114 Cole Huggins 0 1 0 2 8. B.J. Abel (1999-03) 155 38 75 113 Jon Jutzi 0 1 0 2 Here’s the current consecutive games Michael Huntebrinker 0 0 2 2 9. Jesse Rooney (1998-01) 148 67 41 108 played list for the Mavericks: Max Gaede 0 0 2 2 10. Tim Wolfe (1996-00) 149 65 41 106 MSU’s 3-Star of the Year program awards Maverick players points based 11. Ryan Schrick (1996-00) 140 38 59 97 on three-star of the game accolades in home games. Points are awarded 12. Kurt Davis (2007-11) 150 21 75 96 Zach Palmquist...... 159 on a 3-2-1 basis and the overall individual winner is recognized at the Max Gaede...... 151 team’s year-end banquet. Eriah Hayes (2009-13) 152 52 44 96 Chase Grant...... 121 Zach Palmquist (2011-SA) 159 25 71 96 Bryce Gervais...... 121 Minnesota State At Home 15. Kael Mouillierat (2006-10) 144 49 43 92 Brett Stern...... 77 16. Todd George (1996-00) 145 20 71 91 The Mavericks stand 198-122-45 (.604) all- 17. T.J. Guidarelli (1997-01) 136 28 60 88 time in games played at Verizon Wireless Cen- 18. Mick Berge (2005-09) 133 42 43 85 Patronage: A record-setting sell-out crowd ter, the home of MSU hockey since 1994-95. 19. Geoff Irwin (2006-10) 143 32 52 84 of 5,446 fans attended Minnesota State’s 20. Ben Christopherson (1998-01) 148 12 70 82 home game vs. Michigan Tech Feb. 28. The Minnesota State’s 3,447 fans per game average Zach Lehrke (2010-14) 135 31 51 82 in 2013-14 ranked 23rd in the nation. 22. Pete Holoein (1998-01) 144 22 59 81 previous high-water mark of 5,375 occurred Rylan Galiardi (2007-11) 140 29 52 81 in a game vs. Minnesota Duluth Oct. 18, Minnesota State Won-Loss Record at Verizon 24. Steven Johns (2001-05) 142 8 72 80 Wireless Center Joel Hanson (2004-08) 149 32 48 80 2014 at Verizon Wireless Center. Year GP W L T Pct. 26. Grant Stevenson (2000-03) 76 35 44 79 1994-95 4 2 2 0 0.500 1995-96 16 11 3 2 0.750 Johnny McInnis (2010-14) 133 43 36 79 The Mavericks totalled 10,618 fans for the 1996-97 17 10 4 3 0.676 28. Kyle Peto (2002-06) 111 14 64 78 1997-98 16 9 5 2 0.625 29. Bryce Gervais (2012-SA) 121 51 24 75 weekend vs. Michigan Tech (Feb. 27-28, 1998-99 16 9 5 2 0.625 30. Brock Becker (2002-06) 131 39 35 74 2015), setting a mark for a two-game home 1999-00 22 11 7 4 0.591 2000-01 20 12 8 0 0.600 Rob White (1996-99) 92 36 38 74 series. The previous mark was 10,294 (vs. 2001-02 17 7 8 2 0.471 2002-03 21 15 2 4 0.810 North Dakota, Feb. 21-22, 2003). 2003-04 17 4 9 4 0.353 2004-05 18 8 7 3 0.528 Minnesota State In WCHA Action 2005-06 18 10 5 3 0.639 Year GP W L T Pct. Finish The Mavericks averaged 3,980 fans per 2006-07 18 7 8 3 0.472 2007-08 20 11 7 2 0.600 1999-00 28 15 10 3 0.589 4th home contest in 2014-15, which ranks as 2008-09 16 8 6 2 0.563 2000-01 28 13 14 1 0.482 7th the third-highest average in the history of 2009-10 18 9 8 1 0.528 2001-02 28 11 15 2 0.429 6th 2010-11 18 7 8 3 0.472 2002-03 28 15 6 7 0.661 2nd the program. 2011-12 18 6 10 2 0.389 2012-13 21 13 7 1 0.643 2003-04 28 6 18 4 0.286 9th 2013-14 18 16 1 1 0.971 2004-05 28 8 16 4 0.357 8th First Things First: Minnesota State is 2014-15 18 15 2 1 0.861 2005-06 28 12 13 3 0.482 7th Totals 367 200 122 45 0.606 2006-07 28 10 13 5 0.446 7th tied for the nation’s lead in wins (29) and goals scored (144), and leads the country in Minnesota State Attendance at Verizon 2007-08 28 12 12 4 0.500 4th Wireless Center Year-By-Year 2008-09 28 11 13 4 0.464 8th winning percentage (.782), power play goals Year GP Total Avg. 2009-10 28 9 17 2 0.357 8th (48), shot margin (+451), fewest shots on 1994-95 4 9,686 2,421 2010-11 28 8 16 4 0.357 11th 1995-96 17 34,769 2,045 2011-12 28 8 18 2 0.321 11th goal allowed per game (21.7) and shots on 1996-97 16 42,331 2,490 1997-98 16 47,859 2,991 2012-13 28 16 11 1 0.589 t-4th goal margin per game (+11.6). 1998-99 16 51,479 3,217 2013-14 28 20 7 1 0.732 2nd 1999-00 22 77,137 3,506 2014-15 28 21 4 3 0.804 ---- 2000-01 20 69,506 3,475 Totals 448 195 204 50 0.491 --- Polling: Minnesota State is rated #1 in the 2001-02 17 59,168 3,480 country in this week’s USCHO poll and is 2002-03 21 78,941 3,759 2003-04 17 62,624 3,860 Minn. State By-The-Month 2014-15 #2 in the poll released by USA Today/USA 2004-05 18 63,990 3,555 2005-06 18 64,177 3,565 Year GP W L T Pct. Hockey Magazine. 2006-07 18 68,454 3,803 October 7 5 2 0 .714 2007-08 20 85,388 4,269 November 7 6 1 0 .857 2008-09 16 72,827 4,552 December 3 3 1 0 .667 The Mavericks have been rated #1 in the 2009-10 19 72,827 3,880 January 10 8 1 1 .850 nation five times during the course of the 2010-11 18 66,792 3,711 February 5 2 1 2 .600 2011-12 18 58,110 3,228 March 7 6 1 0 .857 2014-15 season and have been ranked in 2012-13 21 76,746 3,655 2013-14 18 62,040 3,447 Totals 39 29 7 3 .782 the top five for the last 14 weeks in a row. 2014-15 18 71,635 3,980 Top Minnesota State Home Crowds Mavericks With Active Point-Scoring Streaks This year marks the first time that Minnesota 5,446* Michigan Tech (02.28.15) Player Games G-A--Pts State has ever been rated #1 in the nation in 5,375* Minnesota Duluth (10.18.14) Brad McClure 3 6-2--8 5,201* Minnesota (01.30.09) Jon Jutzi 2 0-2--2 men’s hockey. 5,196* Minnesota (11.09.07) 5,182* North Dakota (02.22.03) 5,172* Michigan Tech (02.27.15) 5,144* North Dakota (02.26.00) See page 5 of this release for this week’s 5,134* Minnesota (01.26.13) polls and how Minnesota State has fared in 5,112* North Dakota (02.21.03) 2014-15 Minnesota State Men’s Hockey Honors 5,088* North Dakota (03.09.13) both polls week-by-week this year. 5,087* North Dakota (01.19.08) WCHA Offensive Player of the Week 5,084* Minnesota (11.9.02) Bryce Gervais vs. Alabama-Huntsville, Oct. 24-25 5,013* Wisconsin (02.28.09) Teddy Blueger vs. Bemidji State, Nov. 7-8 5,074* Minnesota (01.17.04) WCHA Defensive Player of the Week 5,007* Wisconsin (02.25.06) Stephon Williams vs. Michigan Tech, Nov. 21-22 5,004* North Dakota (10.17.08) Stephon Williams vs. Lake Superior State, Nov. 28-29 4,965* Alaska Anchorage (01.17.09) Zach Palmquist vs. Ferris State, Jan. 30-31 4,956* North Dakota (10.18.08) 4,937* Minnesota (12.02.06) WCHA Rookie of the Week *sell-out Brad McClure vs. Alaska Anchorage, Jan. 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Team Comparison

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Tournament MSU OPP 1975 WIHA 3 Chicago Circle 2 6 Chicago Circle* 2 1976 WIHA 5 St. John’s 1 5 Hamline* 2 1977 WIHA 4 St. Cloud State 4 (OT) 4 St. Cloud State+ 5 1978 WIHA 7 Chicago Circle 3 2 Lake Forest+ 5 1978 NCAA II-III 1 Merrimack~ 6 5 Elmira~% 3 1979 WIHA 4 St. Cloud State 3 4 Chicago Circle* 4 (OT) 1979 NCAA II-III 5 Salem State~ 3 4 Lowell~$ 6 1980 WIHA 5 Gustavus Adolphus 2 14 St. Scholastica* 6 1980 NCAA II-III 5 Salem State~ 3 5 Elmira~# 2 1981 WIHA 3 Gustavus 2 4 Gustavus + 6 (ot) 1981 NCAA II-III 7 Lowell~ 8 (ot) 9 Concordia~% 7 1982 NCAA II-III 3 Merrimack^ 5 3 Merrimack^ 6 1983 NCAA II-III 1 RIT^ 6 6 RIT^ 3 1985 WIHA 9 UW-River Falls 0 6 UW-River Falls 2 1 St. Thomas 4 6 Gustavus Adolphus 5 1985 NCAA II-III 4 Bemidji State^ 2 2 Bemidji State^ 9 1986 NCHA 1 St. Scholastica@ 1 5 St. Scholastica@ 4 (2ot) 3 Bemidji State= 6 6 Bemidji State= 4 (ot) 1986 NCAA II-III 6 St. Thomas^ 5 1 St. Thomas^ 6 1 St. Thomas” 0 5 Plattsburg State~ 7 0 RIT~& 6 1987 NCHA 3 Bemidji State@ 5 2 Bemidji State@ 4 1988 NCHA 3 UW-River Falls@ 3 3 UW-River Falls@ 10 1989 NCHA 7 UW-Stevens Point@ 4 6 UW-Stevens Point@ 7 0 UW-Stevens Point” 1 (4ot) 1990 NCHA 5 UW-Eau Claire@ 5 4 UW-Eau Claire@ 4 2 UW-Eau Claire” 1 3 UW-Stevens Point= 3 2 UW-Stevens Point= 6 1990 NCAA III 4 Gustavus Adolphus^ 1 2 Gustavus Adolphus^ 2 4 UW-Stevens Point~ 5 3 UW-Stevens Point~ 3 1991 NCAA III 4 Gustavus Adolphus^ 4 7 Gustavus Adolphus^ 2 7 Elmira(NY)~ 3 2 UW-Stevens Point~$ 6 1992 NCAA III 7 UW-Superior^ 8 3 UW-Superior^ 4 2003 NCAA I 2 Cornell§ (Eastern Reg.) 5 2013 NCAA I 0 Miami§ (Midwest Reg.) 4 2014 NCAA I 1 UMass Lowell§ (Northeast Reg.) 2 Post-Season Totals 266 267 Post-Season Record — 25-27-11

#NCAA Division II Champions $NCAA Division II-III Second Place %NCAA Division II Third Place &NCAA III Fourth Place *WIHA Champions +WIHA Second Place @NCHA Semifinals =NCHA Second Place ~NCAA Final Four ^NCAA Quarterfinals “Mini-Game (Does not count in record) §NCAA Division I First Round

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