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51-626: The Broadmoor Trophy was commissioned as a replacement for the MacNaughton Cup , held in trust by Michigan Tech . In 1981, Michigan Tech left the WCHA for the Central Collegiate Hockey Association , taking the Cup with them. To fill the void, The Broadmoor resort presented a new trophy to the WCHA to award to their regular season champion. When Michigan Tech returned to the WCHA in 1984,

102-422: A 1-5 record in their first season, with several closely contested losses. Throughout the late 1960s, the extramural team gained popularity and saw more success on the ice. The extramural Indians continued playing many different colleges from Minnesota as a large part of their schedule, often playing games against those schools' varsity teams. Finally, in early 1968, MSC approved a re-allocation of funds which allowed

153-633: A 3-0 lead, then finished off the game to win 5-2 and claim their first national championship. Following the 1979-80 season, several schools in Wisconsin and Minnesota met to create the NCHA , thus ending the Mavericks 11 season streak as an Independent. The 1980-81 proved to be another successful season, with the Mavericks finishing first in the NCHA and finishing third in the national tournament. The Mavericks would qualify for

204-600: A great improvement in their second season as they only lost two games, en route to a 15-2-1 record, though they did not qualify for the NCAA playoffs. The next several years of Indian hockey were relatively uneventful, though the team did transition into Division II after the 1973 split of the NCAA College Division was split into Division II and Division III . In 1974, the Indians finally got their long-awaited indoor rink, with

255-418: A hockey team to represent the university. The first hockey team at MSTC was formed in 1935, sponsored by faculty member Al Theide, who also coached the team. The 1935 squad played a few games against local community teams and other colleges before disbanding at the end of the school year. Interest in forming a new team remained throughout the mid-to-late 1930s. In 1939, MSTC student Nic Schultz put out an ad in

306-467: A lack of funding and equipment. In 1959, MSTC, now Mankato State College (MSC), saw their best opportunity for the creation of a hockey team since the 1940s. As part of an annual “Snow Day Celebration”, the school formed an official hockey team and played one officially sanctioned intercollegiate game against Gustavus Adolphus College as part of the Snow Day events. The school advertised that if interest in

357-546: A mere formality. Despite this, on September 30, 1992, the Minnesota State University Board denied Mankato State's request and unanimously voted that the school had violated the State Board as they did not look for their input on the move. The decision was very demoralizing for the school's leadership and its students and widely panned, with some MSU leaders calling the decision a power move to exert control over

408-541: A national tournament. To make matters worse, a few days later, MSU's new planned hockey arena was put into jeopardy as well as the Mankato City Council started exploring budget cuts to the new civic center's funding which involved removing the hockey arena from the plans. Regardless, MSU had no choice other than to make the move to Division II for the upcoming season. Without a conference in Division II, MSU opened

459-471: A strange one. After the first sudden-death overtime, the Mavericks were tied with the Chicago Circle Flames at 4-4. Given the opportunity to continue playing, the head coaches of both teams came together and jointly decided to end the game at a 4-4 tie with the thought that the NCAA would need to choose both teams for the national tournament if neither team won. Thus, both teams claimed joint shares of

510-486: A winning record of 21-14-4. On February 14, 2000, Don Brose announced his retirement, stating that he would be ending his long tenure after the current season. The 2000 WCHA Tournament would be his final games coaching in Mankato. Brose ended with a record of 540-363-79 in official NCAA play, good for the 7th most coaching wins of all time at his retirement, leading the Mavericks to a winning record in 24 of his 29 full seasons as

561-509: Is an NCAA Division I college ice hockey program that represents Minnesota State University, Mankato . The Mavericks compete in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). Their home arena is the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center located in downtown Mankato , Minnesota . In the early 1930s, students at Minnesota State, then Mankato State Teachers College (MSTC), first expressed interest in forming

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612-460: The St. Cloud State Huskies . The Indians' first goal was scored by Jim Lang, though the team lost in a two game sweep. The team rebounded soon after, earning their first win against Stout State Blue Devils , a game in which MSC's Dave Kramer scored the teams first ever hat trick . The Indians first season was relatively uneventful, as the team finished their first season with a 5-8-1 record. The Indians saw

663-477: The 1981–82 season. Since Michigan Tech is the trustee of the Cup, the Cup went to the CCHA. The Broadmoor Trophy was created as a replacement and awarded to the regular season champion until Michigan Tech returned to the WCHA for the start of the 1984–85 season. The MacNaughton Cup also returned and continued to be awarded to the regular season champion through the final WCHA men's season in 2020–21. On May 18, 2021, it

714-490: The 1992 elections when the Mankato City Council approved the addition of a hockey arena in the new civic center. On July 17, 1995, MSU was approached by a local business group with a plan to go to move to Division I. The plan involved new details on funding and financials related to the viability of a Division I hockey team in Mankato and provided new methods for the Mavericks to generate revenue, including new hockey memberships, season ticket packages, and advertisement deals in

765-486: The 1992-1993 season. This meant that MSU could not compete in Division III. Without a division, MSU was forced to consider moving to Division II, which did allow scholarships, in order to keep the program going. A move to Division II was seen as a big blow to the program because, despite being a division higher, Division II was viewed as lesser than Division III in hockey due to Division II's issues with scheduling and lack of

816-452: The 2027-28 season), providing its coach with the longest contract term in all of Division I men's hockey. In addition to the contract extension, the university said it would invest further resources into the program's recruiting and equipment budgets and work to cover full cost of attendance. The program has seen sustained success in recent seasons, winning their conference tournament in three out of four tries from 2019 to 2023, and achieving

867-574: The Cup was given to semi-pro and intermediate hockey teams in Michigan 's Copper Country. In 1951, the MacNaughton family arranged to have the Cup awarded to the newly founded Midwest Collegiate Hockey League (MCHL), a precursor to the WCHA. The MCHL was composed of Michigan Tech , Colorado College , University of Denver , University of Michigan , Michigan State University , University of Minnesota , and University of North Dakota . Michigan Tech became

918-496: The Indians for the national tournament. In 1977, Mankato State College, now Mankato State University (MSU), changed the name of all its sports teams from the Indians to the Mavericks. The 1977 Western Tournament saw the Mavericks finish as runners-up, though the NCAA finally selected the team to compete in their first national tournament after several snubs in previous seasons. The Mavericks finished third place in their first national tournament. The 1979 Western Tournament proved to be

969-518: The MSTC school newspaper calling students interested in hockey to meet with him to create a team. After this, Schultz contacted MSTC Athletic Coordinator C. P. Blakeslee and convinced him to allow the newly formed team to borrow some of the MSTC football team’s equipment to play in. The team did not have many resources, relying on donated sticks and skates and using old magazines as shin guards. They did not have any practices, with all their ice time coming in

1020-556: The Mavs head coach. Brose coached the Mavs to 11 national tournaments, two second place finishes, and the 1980 National Championship. Following Don Brose's retirement, he immediately endorsed assistant coach Troy Jutting as his replacement. Just a few weeks later on March 27, 2000, MNSU announced that they had officially hired Troy Jutting as the third head coach of the Minnesota State Mavericks hockey team. The Mavericks reached

1071-456: The NCAA Division I Tournament for the first time in 2003, falling to Cornell in their first game with a score of 2-5. In 2013 and 2014, the Mavericks reached the NCAA Division I Tournament in consecutive seasons for the first time in program history. On March 29, 2017, the university announced that it was in negotiations to extend the contract of head coach Mike Hastings by 10 years (through

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1122-462: The NCAA did give extra consideration to the winner of the tournament. The 1974-75 Indians won the tournament with a two-game sweep of Chicago Circle , though they were not selected for the national tournament. The next season, the 1975-76 Indians once again found themselves the champions of the Western Tournament with a 5-2 victory over Hamline , though the NCAA once again decided not to choose

1173-492: The NCHA re-classified as a Division III conference, thus moving the Mavericks to Division III. The Mavericks would see some success at the Division III level, winning the NCHA conference three times and qualifying for the national tournament in five of eight seasons. The Mavs would reach the Division III Frozen Four three times, ending as national runners-up in 1991 following a 2-6 loss to UW – Stevens Point . In

1224-408: The WCHA extended an offer to Mankato State, now Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU), to join the conference beginning in the 1999-2000 season. The 1999 WCHA Tournament would be the Mavs last game as a Independent Division I team. They would finish with a record of 50-47-14 in their three seasons as an Independent. Their first season in the WCHA was relatively successful as they would finish with

1275-454: The WCHA in 1996, the Mavericks saw interest from the WCHA, though little assurances about whether or not they would be permitted to join. The Mavericks first season in Division I was successful, as they finished with a winning record of 17-14-3. On June 10, 1997, the Mavericks would take their first step toward joining the WCHA. Due to Northern Michigan's departure from the WCHA, the conference

1326-476: The Western Tournament Championship. This strategy proved to be successful, as both the Mavericks and Flames were chosen to the tournament. The Mavericks would go on to improve their previous season's finish as they ended as runners-up in the 1979 tournament after falling to UMass Lowell 4-6 in the final. The 1979-80 season proved to be the Mavericks' most successful to date. The team finished

1377-665: The best record in their conference for six consecutive seasons from 2018 to 2023. In 2021, the Mavericks won their first NCAA Division I Tournament game in their first of two consecutive trips to the Frozen Four. With the 2021–22 season, the Mavericks, and six other teams formerly in the WCHA, began play in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association , restarting the conference after an eight-year hiatus. On March 30, 2023, head coach Mike Hastings left Mankato to coach Wisconsin . The Mavericks hired Luke Strand , former Ohio State assistant coach and Sioux City Musketeers head coach to head

1428-489: The case as the school once again declined to create a team due to lack of funding and soon removed the intramural team as well. That did not last long though, as by 1963, the school once again permitted intramural teams after petitioning by students. In late 1965, the school selected the best players from each intramural team to form an extramural team. This team was coached by Physical Education Instructor Don Brose and played local community teams and other colleges, compiling

1479-499: The community as the Mavericks saw an immediate increase in ticket sales and revenue following the announcement. The Mavericks would open their first Division I series against Ferris State , splitting the series to earn their first Division I win with a 5-4 victory in overtime. Part of the original 1995 business plan involved a requirement for the Mavericks to join the WCHA within 1-2 years of joining Division I. After several meetings with

1530-470: The construction of All Seasons Arena a few blocks away from campus. During various seasons in the 1970s and early 1980s, NCAA Division II decided to create a Western Tournament for the independent hockey teams to assist in the NCAA's selection of teams for the Division II men's ice hockey tournament . Though the winner of this divisional tournament was not guaranteed to be selected to the national tournament,

1581-494: The event was high, there would be a possibility of a permanent intercollegiate hockey team for the school. A few hundred spectators attended the Snow Day game as the Indians lost to the Gusties 0-4. This event marked MSC’s first official intercollegiate game since the 1940s. Afterwards, the university newspaper reported that the interest in hockey indicated the possibility of a team within a few seasons or less. This ended up not being

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1632-475: The fall of 1991, funding was approved for a new civic center and arena in downtown Mankato. This arena had a much higher capacity than All Seasons Arena and would be above the capacity requirements for a Division I team. In January 1992, MSU announced its intention to move to Division I in hockey. The move was praised by students and the move seemed to be imminent after reporting from The MSU Reporter and statements from MSU President Margaret Preska, with approval

1683-404: The formation of a MSTC Indians hockey team in the early-to-mid 1950s. Creating a team became an annual conversation within the university with the occasional game scheduled against local community teams, though nothing substantial formed due to a lack of personnel. In late 1956, a group of MSTC students met with the athletics board to discuss the addition of intercollegiate hockey. While the request

1734-456: The national tournament in the next two seasons, falling in the quarterfinal round both times. At the end of the 1982-83 season, Don Brose left the team on a sabbatical to study new hockey techniques in Sweden. Brad Reeves took over for the 1983-84 season, in which the Mavericks finished 11-7 and failed to qualify for the national tournament for the first time since 1977. Following the 1983-84 season,

1785-476: The new Mankato Civic Center they were set to move into at the start of the 1995-1996 season. As the Minnesota State University Board had since been dissolved, the proposal was to be presented to the newly formed Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system for approval. On December 20, 1995, the proposal was approved and the Mavericks were set to join Division I starting in the 1996-97 season. The decision saw widespread praise and an outpouring of support from

1836-520: The new name of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. From the 1961–62 through the 1964–65 seasons, the Cup was awarded to the WCHA's playoff tournament champion instead of the regular season champion, but the WCHA resumed awarding the Cup to the regular season Champion again for the start of the 1965–66 season through the 1981–82 season. Michigan Tech left the WCHA to join the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) for

1887-601: The school returned the MacNaughton Cup to the league. The MacNaughton Cup returned to being awarded to the WCHA regular season champion, while the Broadmoor Trophy began being awarded to the playoff champion. The trophy was redesigned in 2010. The new bronze cast trophy, created by Blue Ribbon Trophies & Awards of Colorado Springs, Colo., is a recreation of the famous The Broadmoor resort. The Broadmoor Trophy has been awarded every year since 1982. From 1982 to 1984,

1938-445: The school to form an official NCAA intercollegiate hockey team. The 1968-69 season was the last season for the extramural hockey team at MSC before they elevated the team at the start of the 1969-70 season. The Mankato State College Indians men's ice hockey team commenced play as a varsity sport in 1969-70. For monetary reasons, the school was not able to play home games in an indoor ice rink, instead opting to build an outdoor rink. At

1989-405: The school, as they said the State Board was biased and did not legitimately consider the request. Not only did the decision end MSU's Division I hopes, but it also put the entire hockey program into jeopardy. By NCAA rules, Division III schools are not allowed to give out scholarships, yet, anticipating the approval to move to Division I, MSU had given out three scholarships to its hockey players for

2040-402: The season 26-9-1 after the regular season and easily coasted to a Western Tournament championship with a 14 goal victory over St. Scholastica . The Mavs were selected to the 1980 national tournament as the third seeded team and played their first game against UMass Lowell , avenging last season's loss with a 8-1 victory. The championship game was against Elmira , in which the Mavs quickly gained

2091-420: The season as an Independent once again on October 20, 1992. The Mavs first season in Division II was disappointing, as the team played an exceptionally tough schedule, facing many Division I teams due to scheduling issues and the lack of Division II teams to play. The 1992-93 season would be their first losing season since 1973-74, and just their third losing season in school history. One bright spot did come after

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2142-464: The team. The team gained more legitimacy and donated money to purchase lumber for the construction of a practice rink formed by flooding the MSTC football field. Cushman would coach the team as a player-coach for the next two seasons as the Indians played more local teams and finished around .500. After the 1941 season, the team disbanded. Throughout the 1940s, interest remained in re-forming a team, though nothing materialized. Interest remained high for

2193-401: The team. In his first season in Mankato, the Mavs finished with a record of 18-15-4. Source: As of April 15, 2024 Source: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage ; GAA = Goals against average Minimum 30 games Statistics current through the start of

2244-536: The team’s five games played against local community teams, mostly in the Mankato area. Their first game came against the North Mankato Juniors in a 3-7 loss. The 1939 team had no home ice rink, nor did they even have a head coach. The team ended their first season with a record of 1-4, with their lone win coming against Madison Lake. At the beginning of the 1940 season, the team was approached by MSTC Health Education Professor W. E. Cushman who offered to coach

2295-600: The time, schools with outdoor ice rinks were viewed to be at a competitive disadvantage. For this reason, head coach Don Brose decided the team would compete independent of conference affiliation, as most of the teams in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference had indoor rinks, thus putting MSC at a distinct disadvantage in conference play. The team competed in the NCAA College Division and played their first varsity games against

2346-408: The trophy was awarded to the WCHA regular season champions. North Dakota's 8 Broadmoor trophies leads the WCHA. Minnesota is second with 7. MacNaughton Cup The MacNaughton Cup is a trophy awarded annually to the regular season conference champion of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). The trophy is named after James MacNaughton of Calumet, Michigan , who

2397-634: The trustee for the Cup. In the original spirit of the trophy, the league decided to award the trophy to its regular season champion. In 1953, the MCHL became the Western Intercollegiate Hockey League (WIHL). The Cup remained a part of the WIHL until the league was disbanded in March 1958. There was no league play for the 1958–59 season, and for the 1959–60 season the seven teams resumed competition under

2448-639: Was a supporter of amateur ice hockey. The Cup is hand crafted of pure silver and stands almost three-feet high and weighs nearly 40 pounds. In 1913, MacNaughton purchased a cup trophy for US$ 2,000 and donated it to the President of the American Hockey Association , which was to be awarded to the league's champion at the end of the season. The MacNaughton Cup remained with the American Hockey Association until 1932. From 1933 to 1950,

2499-499: Was announced that the trophy would be returning to the re-formed CCHA, beginning with the 2021–22 season. North Dakota 's 14 MacNaughton Cups led the WCHA. Denver and Minnesota are tied for second, with 13 MacNaughton Cups. Bowling Green was the first school to win the cup 3 straight times. They were later supplanted by Minnesota State , who has 6 consecutive wins as of 2023. Minnesota State Mavericks men%27s ice hockey The Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey team

2550-467: Was left with one empty spot for their 1998 Conference Tournament. Due to this opening, the WCHA would offer MSU the opportunity to participate as the lowest seed in the tournament. The Mavs would end up losing the series 0-2 to North Dakota , however, they wouldn't have to wait much longer to join the conference. Following an April 1998 presentation to the WCHA by the MSU Athletics Department,

2601-424: Was once again denied, the school agreed to the formation of an intramural hockey organization within the school. Several students from the intramural teams competed in extramural events against local community teams and Gustavus Adolphus College . Throughout the late 1950s, multiple petitions were submitted to the school regarding the creation of an intercollegiate hockey team, though all were rejected, chiefly due to

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