Mankato, Minn. - The NCAA announced this evening that the Minnesota State men's hockey team has been selected as the #3 seed in the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Hockey Regional in Fargo, N.D. and will face second-seeded St. Cloud State (24-12-3). Gametime on Thursday is set for 4 p.m. and the game will air on ESPNU.
The other half of the Fargo Region will include top-seeded Minnesota (26-9-1) and fourth-seeded Canisius (20-18-3). The regional opens on Thursday with a regional champion decided Saturday. The winner of the region will advance to the Frozen
Four April 6-8 in Tampa, Florida.
The Mavericks (25-12-1) repeated as the CCHA regular season and post season champions this year and are advancing to the NCAA tournament for the ninth time in program history. Minnesota State also played in the 2003 East Regional in Providence, R.I., the 2013 Midwest Regional in Toledo, Ohio, the 2014 Northeast Regional in Worcester, Mass., the 2015 Midwest Regional in South Bend, Ind., the 2018 West Regional in Sioux Falls, S.D., the 2019 East Regional in Providence, R.I., and the 2021 West Regional in Loveland, Colo., and the 2002 Regional in Albany, N.Y.
Minnesota State has won the last two regional tournaments it has appeared in, earning berths to the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh (2021) and Boston (2022).
This year's NCAA DI men's hockey tournament matchups appear below.
Allentown, Penn./PPL Center (8,500) (Friday-Sunday)
1. Michigan vs. 4. Colgate
2. Penn State vs. 3.Michigan Tech
Manchester, N.H./SNHU Arena (9,852) (Thursday- Saturday)
1. Denver vs. 4. Cornell
2. Boston University vs. 3. Western Michigan
Bridgeport, Conn./Webster Bank Arena (10,000) (Friday - Sunday)
1. Quinnipiac vs. 4. Merrimack
2. Harvard vs. 3. Ohio State
Fargo, N.D./Scheels Arena (6,000) (Thursday and Saturday)
1. Minnesota vs. 4. Canisius
2. St. Cloud State vs. 3. Minnesota State
| Minnesota State NCAA Tournament History |
| Year |
Opponent (Regional) |
Result |
Head Coach |
| 2003 |
Cornell (East Regional) |
L, 5-2 |
Troy Jutting |
| 2013 |
Miami (Midwest Regional) |
L, 2-0 |
Mike Hastings |
| 2014 |
UMASS-Lowell (Northeast Regional) |
L, 2-1 |
Mike Hastings |
| 2015 |
RIT (Midwest Regional) |
L, 2-1 |
Mike Hastings |
| 2018 |
Minnesota Duluth (West Regional) |
L, 3-2 (OT) |
Mike Hastings |
| 2019 |
Providence (Eastern Regional) |
L, 6-3 |
Mike Hastings |
| 2021 |
Quinnipiac (West Regional) |
W, 4-3 |
Mike Hastings |
| 2021 |
Minnesota (West Regional) |
W, 4-0 |
Mike Hastings |
| 2021 |
St. Cloud State (Frozen Four/Pittsburg) |
L, 5-4 |
Mike Hastings |
| 2022 |
Harvard (Albany Regional) |
W, 4-3 |
Mike Hastings |
| 2022 |
Notre Dame (Albany Regional) |
W, 1-0 |
Mike Hastings |
| 2022 |
Minnesota (Frozen Four/Boston) |
W, 5-1 |
Mike Hastings |
| 2022 |
Denver (Frozen Four/Boston) |
L, 5-1 |
Mike Hastings |
