MANKATO — Three Minnesota State men’s hockey players received weekly honors from the WCHA for their play in last weekend’s series sweep over Alabama Huntsville.

The civic center was fairly quiet late Saturday night when Minnesota State clinched its third straight MacNaughton Cup.

MANKATO — It was the eighth goal in an 8-0 blowout, and it came with 40 seconds left in the game.

It's the final regular-season home game for the No. 3 Mavericks, who will go for the season sweep against the Chargers, following a 10-0 win on Friday. It will be the final regular-season home games for seven seniors — Marc Michaelis, Parker Toumie, Charlie Gerard, Nick Rivera, Josh French, …

MANKATO — After missing seven games with a lower-body injury, senior center Marc Michaelis made his much-anticipated return to the Minnesota State men’s hockey lineup on Friday night.

No. 3 Minnesota State opens its final regular-season weekend at home with the first of two games against Alabama Huntsville. 

It's senior weekend for the Mavericks, who host Alabama Huntsville in their final regular-season series of the weekend. Minnesota State's senior class has made a major impact on the program — Marc Michaelis (who, it appears, will be be back in the lineup after missing seven games with a lowe…

The No. 3 Mavericks (26-4-2, 20-3-1 in WCHA) wrap up their regular-season home schedule with a series against the Chargers (2-22-6, 2-16-6). The teams played at Huntsville Oct. 25-26 with Minnesota State winning 5-1 and 4-1. The Mavericks have won 12 straight games against the Chargers. Minn…

MANKATO — When the seven seniors on the Minnesota State men’s hockey team wrap up their college careers, the holes they’ll leave behind on the Mavericks’ line chart will be massive.

MANKATO — Minnesota State and a group of six other men’s hockey teams that announced last summer that they will be leaving the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, are dusting off an old name for their new conference.

Before going into its final break of the season, the Minnesota State men’s hockey team probably thought it would have a good chance to lock up a third straight MacNaughton Cup on its home ice once it returned from a weekend off.

On Thursday evening, six members of the Miracle on Ice 1980 Olympic hockey team gathered together at the civic center in an intimate event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the greatest upset in sports history.

Mavs’ McKay cited by WCHA

The Minnesota State men’s hockey team is ready for a break.

MANKATO — Emily Antony is a fifth-year senior for the Minnesota State women’s hockey team. Just once, she told her dad earlier this week, she wanted to beat Wisconsin before her college career came to an end.

MANKATO — Allowing a national-best 1.53 goals per game, the Minnesota State men’s hockey team’s bread and butter is its defense, players and coaches regularly say.

The No. 3 Mavericks (24-4-2, 18-3-1 in WCHA) return to Mankato after a week away to take on the No. 15 Wildcats (16-8-4, 14-5-1). It’s a series between two of the WCHA’s top three teams. Minnesota State and Northern Michigan split a series at Marquette, Michigan, on Dec. 13-14 with the Maver…

MANKATO — Bill Baker isn’t sure what exactly constitutes a miracle.

MANKATO — Minnesota State junior Connor Mackey was named WCHA Defenseman of the Week on Monday for his performance in two games at Alaska Anchorage over the weekend.

The Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers has completed three Hail Mary passes in his career, something most NFL quarterbacks haven’t done once.

Late in the third period with his team down by two goals, Mike Hastings noted what his bench looked like as it desperately sought to prevent being upset by Alaska Anchorage on Saturday.

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — A seriously short-handed Minnesota State men's hockey team fended off a major upset on Saturday night, scoring two extra-attacker goals in the final minute of regulation to force overtime and tie Alaska Anchorage 2-2 in a WCHA game.

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — Four players each had a goal and an assist and Julian Napravnik assisted on three goals as the No. 3 Minnesota State men's hockey team dominated Alaska Anchorage 7-1 in a WCHA series opener on Friday.

The No. 3 Mavericks (23-4-1, 17-3-0 in WCHA) are back on the road for a conference series against the Seawolves (4-15-5, 4-12-4). The teams played each other Nov. 22-23 in Mankato, with Minnesota State winning 7-1 and 3-0. The Mavericks have won their last nine games and 15 of their last 16 …

Evan Foss figured his hockey career was over after graduating last spring from White Bear Lake.

Jason Anderson has been involved in Mankato hockey as a player or a coach for nearly his entire life.

It can be easy to criticize the Minnesota State High School League, and, indeed, the organization that oversees prep athletics and activities gets its share of condemnation every year.

Kyle Looft had attended Minnesota State men’s hockey games growing up, so he probably knew what was coming from the student section behind him when his name was announced as a Bemidji State starter on Saturday night at the civic center.

MANKATO — With his team down by three goals, Minnesota State men’s hockey coach Mike Hastings pulled goaltender Dryden McKay for an extra attacker with 6:35 remaining in Saturday’s game against Bemidji State.

MANKATO — Trailing by a goal to a team that traditionally shuts things down with a lead, the Minnesota State men’s hockey team had difficulty getting both pucks and bodies to the net for about half of Friday night’s game.

Nick Rivera and Josh French are different in a lot of ways.

The No. 3 Mavericks (22-3-1, 16-2-0 in WCHA) return to Mankato after two weeks away to face the Beavers (13-7-4, 13-3-2), their in-state conference rival. It’s a matchup between the top two teams in the WCHA. First-place Minnesota State has a six-point lead over Bemidji State. This will be t…

The Mankato West boys basketball team overcame a dreadful start Tuesday night to upend Red Wing 60-57 in a Big Nine Conference game at the West gym.

For the second time in three weeks, hockey fans in these parts let out a collective, “Finally!”

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BOWLING GREEN, OHIO — Playing without senior captain Marc Michaelis and junior Jake Jarmeko — its top two centers — the third-ranked Minnesota State men’s hockey team relied on its great depth to get it through the second game of a WCHA series at No. 15 Bowling Green on Saturday.

Minnesota State’s McKenzie Sederberg entered Friday’s women’s hockey game against St. Cloud State with no goals for her senior year and just three total for her career.