MSU Mankato gives hockey coach Hastings eight-year contract

The Mavericks have the best record in Division I men's hockey over the past three seasons.

July 6, 2015 at 7:26PM
Mike Hastings
Mike Hastings (Brian Wicker/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minnesota State Mankato announced an eight-year contract for men's hockey coach Mike Hastings on Monday.

No terms were released. Shane Frederick of the Mankato Free Press reported the contract was worth $290,000 per season.

In three seasons in Mankato, Hastings is 79-36-7, the top record among Division I men's teams during that period. The Mavericks have three consecutive NCAA appearances and won the WCHA regular season and playoff titles in 2015. Hastings won the Penrose Award as the nation's top coach as well.

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Chris Miller supervises coverage of professional sports teams. He has been at the Minnesota Star Tribune since 1999 and is a former sports editor of the Duluth News-Tribune and the Mesabi Daily News.

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