Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

As A Maverick: Four-year letterwinner...Played 152 straight games (last 30 games of his freshman season, all 41 games in 2012-13, all 41 in 2013-14 and all 40 in 2014-15)...152 career games played stands tied for seventh on Minnesota State's career games played list...Totaled 11-26--37 during the course of four years with Mavericks...Finished with three career game-winning goals.

2014-15:  Named team Unsung Hero....WCHA 2014-15 All-Academic...Played in all 40 games...Ranked tenth on team in plus/minus with +10...Finished season with 5-5--10...Had goal and assist in 9-2 win over Lake Superior State (March 13) in first game of WCHA play-offs...Collected two assists in 7-0 win at Lake Superior State (Nov. 28).

2013-14: Finished junior season with 2-7--9... Both goals in 2013-14 were game-winning goals (5-0 6-4 win at Alaska Jan. 4 and 5-0 win at Lake Superior State Feb. 28)...2013-14 Academic All-WCHA honoree.

2012-13: Tallied first career game-winning goal in 3-1 series-clinching WCHA play-off series victory over Nebraska Omaha (March 17)...Reached career-highs for assists and points with 1-10--11...Had 1-4--5 in last 12 games of season...Played in every game (41) in 2012-13...Mavericks went 9-1-0 record when he registered a point during course of season...Named 2012-13 WCHA All-Academic.

2011-12: Scored Minnesota State's first goal in 4-2 loss at Minnesota Duluth (03.09.2012) in first round of the WCHA playoffs...Scored first career goal and had first career assist in 7-3 loss at Minnesota Duluth Nov. 19, 2012...Missed first eight games of the season due to injury...Finished year with 3-4--7 in 30 games in his maiden season with the Mavericks.

THE GAEDE FILE: Selected in the third round, 88th overall, by San Jose in the 2010 National Hockey League Draft...Won a gold medal as a member of Team USA at World Junior A Classic in Penticton, B.C. in 2010...Played parts of two seasons with Sioux City of the United States Hockey League...Saw action in 54 games with Sioux City in 2010-11 and totaled 10-18--28...Had eight points on four goals and four assists with the Musketeers in 2009-10...Woodbury (Minn.) High School product was team captain as a senior.

PERSONAL: Given name is Max Ronan Gaede...Son of Frank Gaede and Eileen Gleeson ...Born Mar. 27, 1992 in Woodbury, Minn. ...Mass Communications major.