Mankato, Minn. --- Coming off a season in which it won more games than any other program in the country, the Minnesota State men's hockey team is slated to play 18 home games in 2018-19 as the University formally announced its schedule today.
The Mavericks, who posted a 29-10-1 mark and finished first in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season with a 22-5-1 league mark last year, feature ten home contests prior to the end of December and eight home games in the second half of the 2018-19 schedule.
Following an exhibition game vs. Mount Royal University (Calgary, Alta.) Oct. 6, the Mavericks begin regular-season action with a two-game nonconference home series vs. Boston University Oct. 12-13.
The Mavericks continue nonconference action Oct. 19-20 with a pair of contests at the University of North Dakota Oct. 19-20.
Conference play starts Oct. 26-27 with a home series vs. the University of Alaska and follows with a nonconference home-and-home series with the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis Nov. 2 and Nov. 3 in Mankato. Two home contests vs. Ferris State Nov. 16-17 come prior to road games at Bemidji State Nov. 23-24.
The Mavericks play at Lake Superior State Nov. 30-Dec. 1 and at Bowling Green Dec. 14-15 and participate in the Arizona State Desert Classic Dec. 28-29 (or possibly Dec. 29-30) in closing out the pre-New Year's portion of the schedule.
The Mavericks start the New Year with two home contests vs. Michigan Tech Jan. 4-5. A trip to Big Rapids, Mich., to face Ferris State is slated for the next weekend (Jan. 11-12), Lake Superior State visits Mankato Jan. 18-19 before the Mavericks play their seventh and eighth games for the month of January with a road series at Northern Michigan Jan. 25-26.
Minnesota State begins February with Alabama Huntsville trekking to the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes for games Feb. 1-2. The Mavericks are slated to play at Michigan Tech Feb. 8-9 before a trip north to take on the University of Alaska in Fairbanks Feb. 22-23. Minnesota State closes out the regular season with a home series against Bemidji State March 1-2.
The WCHA first round of best-of-three quarterfinals is scheduled for on-campus sites March 8-10. Semi-final round best-of-three action is set for March 15-17 and the single-game championship ear-marked for March 23.
Including four NCAA tournament appearances, three MacNaughton Cups as WCHA regular-season champions and a pair of Broadmoor Trophies as league post-season champs, Minnesota State has gone 151-72-19 in the last six seasons. The 151 victories are the most by any team in the nation during that span.
The 2018-19 season also marks the 50th season of Minnesota State men's hockey and a special celebration is slated for the opening home series vs. Boston University.
Single-game tickets for Minnesota State men's hockey home games will be available at the beginning of October. Season tickets are now on sale. For more information on the season ticket packages, please call Maverick Athletics at (507) 389-6111 during regular business hours (8:00-4:00, M-F).
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