Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

LISTEN LIVE TO MINNESOTA STATE MEN'S HOCKEY HOME AND ROAD GAMES ON RADIO MANKATO STATION KTOE AM1420/FM 98.7

Matt Dean is the play-by-play broadcaster for all MSU men's hockey games, having completed his first season in 2024-25. Dean comes to the Mavericks from University of Wisconsin. He resides in the twin cities where he also calls home games for the St. Paul Saints (Minnesota Twins AAA) at CHS Field.

Matt Dean Minnesota State Play-by-Play Timeline

Year	Games Worked	Notes
2024-25	38	(missed one game)

Mike Sullivan (Sully) called games for MSU men's hockey for 25 seasons as the play-by-play voice of the Mavericks until his retirement in 2024-15. The Mavericks dedicated the radio booth at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center to Sullivan on October 11, 2024.

Dating back to the start of the 2000-01 and not including exhibition games, Mike Sullivan had worked 504 consecutive Minnesota State men's hockey games prior to the start of the 2013-14 season.  During those 13 years he was the only person in the rink for every one of those 504 games.  Sullivan's preparedness and passion for his profession undoubtedly make him one of the best in the business.

Feature: 'Don't Know What You've Got (Oct. 22, 2013)' by Paul Allan
Feature: Radio man Sullivan returns to Mavs' mic by Shane Frederick
Feature: The Man with the Golden Voice by Robb Murray

Mike Sullivan Minnesota State Play-by-Play Timeline

Year	Games Worked	Notes
2000-01	38
2001-02	38
2002-03	41
2003-04	39
2004-05	38
2005-06	39
2006-07	38
2007-08	39
2008-09	38
2009-10	39
2010-11	38
2011-12	38
2012-13	41
2013-14	19	(missed first 22 games due to throat surgery)
2014-15	40
2015-16	41
2016-17	39
2017-18	40
2018-19	42
2019-20	38
2020-21	28
2021-22	41	(missed 4 games due to flu - UMass series and UMD home-and-home)
2022-23	12
2023-24	35	(missed 2 games due to Covid19 - Augustana road series)
Total	914