Minnesota State Mankato to name its hockey facilities at Verizon Center after former coach

Minnesota State Mankato's hockey facilities at Verizon Center — staff offices, training room, locker room, etc. — will be named after former Mavericks men's hockey coach Don Brose.

"Coach Brose will be always be synonymous with Maverick Hockey," said Dr. Richard Davenport, MSU Mankato president.

"His record speaks for itself, but the reality is that his contributions reach far beyond coaching during the course of his career."

Brose coached the Mavericks for 30 years, from 1969-2000.

His team won the NCAA Division II title in 1980 and he had a career record of 536-335-79 and his teams won seven conference titles.

"The Don Brose Training Center will stand as a fitting tribute to the significance that Coach Brose has had in the City of Mankato and for Minnesota State University for the game of hockey," said Pat Hentges, Mankato's city manager.

Eleanor "Ellie" Rynda, a pioneer in Minnesota Duluth women's athletics, died Wednesday from cancer in her hometown of Montgomery, Minn.

Rynda started the UMD women's track and field (1966) and women's cross-country (1975) programs and coached both teams through 1993.

She also served as the head coach for men's track from 1969-90 and men's cross country from 1968-89.

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