Minnesota State Stands 0-1-3 For 2010-11 After Loss and Tie at Michigan Tech:  Davis Charts Three-Point Game vs. Huskies Saturday; Elbrecht, Burkemper and Grant Collect First Career Goals; Heath Makes First Career Appearance; Burkemper Riding Three-Game Scoring Streak

On Tap:    Minnesota State (0-1-3 overall, 0-1-1 WCHA) continues Western Collegiate Hockey Association action this week with a pair of  home games vs. Colorado College (2-1-1 overall, 0-0-0 WCHA) this weekend.  The Mavericks and the Tigers play in downtown Mankato at Verizon Wireless Center (4,128) Friday (7:37 p.m.) and Saturday (7:07 p.m.).

Game Promotions:  Friday vs. Colorado College - First 500 fans receive a free Energy Efficient light bulb courtesy of Xcel Energy.
Saturday vs. Colorado College - Skate with the Mavericks and Parents Weekend.

About the MSU-CC Series:   The Mavericks went 0-2-0 in games with the Colorado College last year and trail in the all-time series with CC by a 12-27-1 margin.  MSU’s top active scorer vs. CC is senior defenseman Kurt Davis (0-5-5 in eight games) and head coach Troy Jutting owns an all-time record of 9-22-1 vs. the Tigers.

Most Recently: Minnesota State is 0-1-3 for 2010-11 going 0-1-1 in a pair of WCHA games played at Michigan Tech last weekend.  The Mavericks were tied 2-2 with the Huskies near the end the second period of Friday’s game, before MTU tallied a pair of power play markers to take control en route to a 5-2 win.  Then, in Saturday’s rematch, three MSU defensemen scored goals at the Mavericks battled the Huskies to a 5-5 overtime draw. For the weekend the Mavericks outshot the Huskies by a 83-59 margin.  MSU was 1-for-11 in power play chances, while Michigan Tech converted on 3-of-13 opportunities with the man advantage.

The entire 12-page release (in pdf format) is available here.

Video highlights of MSU's series from Michigan Tech....