Hall of Fame
After finishing third in the national tournament in 1978 and second in 1979, the 1979–80 hockey team took on the slogan "Going For The Gold" and came back as the NCAA Division II National Champions. To bring home the title, the Mavericks knocked off Elmira College, 5 – 2 and thrashed the defending champion Lowell 8 – 1 and cruised to a 30 – 9 – 1 record. The championship team consisted of Grant Boisner, Mike Odenbach, Clark Johnson, Mike Johnson, Mike Weinkauf, Dave Hjermstad, Paul Larson, Steve Loomis, Greg Larson, Paul Mattson, Larry Long, Steve Forliti, John Passolt, Tom Kern, Chuck Wedin, Tom Hedrick, Tom Sanvik, Jim Follmer, Mike Hill, Carey Boldenow, Tim Hamrick, Rick Steblay, John Wilharm, Jeff Krensing, Brooks Adlin, Steve Carroll, Westy Graves and Jon Ahles. The team was coached by Don Brose with the assistance from Wayne Harris. Earning NAIA All– American honors were Carroll (goalie) and Weinkauf (defenseman). Coach Brose was named Division II Coach of the Year. The 1979 – 80 team set a record for most games in a season (40) and most victories in a season (30). This team holds the record in several seasonal categories including most goals (293), most assists (400), most total points (693), most shots on goal (1, 562), most goals per game (7.32).
