MANKATO, Minn. – Minnesota State men's hockey, a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, announced its 2024-25 regular season schedule on Tuesday (May 7). The Mavericks will play 34 contests, including 20 at Mayo Health System Event Center.
 
MSU opens non-conference play at University of Michigan (B1G) October 5-6. The Mavericks and Wolverines have met just once in program history. Michigan fell to No. 1 Boston College in the NCAA Frozen Four semifinals in April.
 
MSU welcomes Merrimack on October 11-12 for the first home series of the fall. The Warriors lead the all-time series 5-1 and finished 10^th in the Hockey East Association (HEA) last season.
 
University of North Dakota (NCHC) is in town on Oct. 18-19 after Minnesota State traveled to Grand Forks early last year. The Fighting Hawks took game one 6-2 but the Mavericks rebounded for a shootout win the following night, after a 2-2 tie.
 
An exhibition game went in University of Nebraska Omaha's favor last fall, but the Spirit of the Mavericks trophy will be battled for again in Mankato on Oct. 25-26, this time in a regular season setting.

"Our non-conference schedule has three programs that made the tournament in 2023-24," said head coach Luke Strand. "We are excited for the challenge as they will prepare us for our heavy conference opponents."
 
CCHA play begins Nov. 1-2 at defending conference regular season champion Bemidji State. The Mavericks play a full slate of conference contests, including home and home series against St. Thomas. The regular season ends at home against Bemidji State Feb. 28-Mar. 1.
 
Minnesota State finished 18-15-4 in 2023-24, including 12-10-2 against CCHA opponents and 10-7-1 at home. Under first-year head coach Luke Strand, the Mavericks swept Northern Michigan in the CCHA quarterfinals but fell 4-3 to Michigan Tech in the semifinal game in Houghton, Michigan.
 
The CCHA completed a three-year media rights agreement with Midco Sports Plus starting with the 2024-25 season. More information on how to watch hockey games will be released in the coming weeks. Additional information on season and regular season tickets for men's hockey games will also be announced.