Hooray to the MSU Mavericks. They are one of the first WCHA schools -- if not the first -- to release its schedule for next season.
MSU Mankato Mavericks release 2011-12 schedule
Gophers host Mavs on Dec. 2-3 at Mariucci.
The Mavs play three WCHA teams twice, Michigan Tech, UMD and Alaska Anchorage. And because they go to Anchorage for a series, they can play an additional two nonconference games.
They play RPI on the road, UMass-Lowell and Alabama-Huntsville at home, and St. Lawrence away. With those eight non-conference games, MSU Mankato has a 36-game schedule.
2011-12 Minnesota State Men's Hockey Schedule
Date Opponent Location
Oct. 3 British Columbia (ex) Mankato, Minn.
Oct. 7 Rensselaer Troy, N.Y.
Oct. 8 Rensselaer Troy, N.Y.
Oct. 14 UMass Lowell Mankato, Minn.
Oct. 15 UMass Lowell Mankato, Minn.
Oct. 21 Denver * Denver, Colo.
Oct. 22 Denver * Denver, Colo.
Nov. 4 Michigan Tech * Houghton, Mich.
Nov. 5 Michigan Tech * Houghton, Mich.
Nov. 11 St. Cloud State * Mankato, Minn.
Nov. 12 St. Cloud State * Mankato, Minn.
Nov. 18 Minnesota Duluth * Duluth, Minn.
Nov. 19 Minnesota Duluth * Duluth, Minn.
Nov. 25 Alaska Anchorage * Mankato, Minn.
Nov. 26 Alaska Anchorage * Mankato, Minn.
Dec. 2 Minnesota * Minneapolis, Minn.
Dec. 3 Minnesota * Minneapolis, Minn.
Dec. 9 Alabama-Huntsville Mankato, Minn.
Dec. 10 Alabama-Huntsville Mankato, Minn.
Dec. 16 Colorado College * Mankato, Minn.
Dec. 17 Colorado College * Mankato, Minn.
Dec. 30 USA U18 (NTDP) (ex) Mankato, Minn.
Jan. 6 St. Lawrence Canton, N.Y.
Jan. 7 St. Lawrence Canton, N.Y.
Jan. 13 Wisconsin * Mankato, Minn.
Jan. 14 Wisconsin * Mankato, Minn.
Jan. 20 Nebraska Omaha * Mankato, Minn.
Jan. 21 Nebraska Omaha * Mankato, Minn.
Jan. 27 Bemidji State * Bemidji, Minn.
Jan. 28 Bemidji State * Bemidji, Minn.
Feb. 3 Michigan Tech * Mankato, Minn.
Feb. 4 Michigan Tech * Mankato, Minn.
Feb. 10 Alaska Anchorage * Anchorage, Alaska
Feb. 11 Alaska Anchorage * Anchorage, Alaska
Feb. 17 Minnesota Duluth * Mankato, Minn.
Feb. 18 Minnesota Duluth * Mankato, Minn.
Mar. 2 North Dakota * Grand Forks, N.D.
Mar. 3 North Dakota * Grand Forks, N.D.
Mar. 9-11 WCHA 1st Round On campus sites
Mar. 15-17 WCHA Final Five St. Paul, Minn.
Mar. 23-35 NCAA Regional TBA
Apr. 5 & 7 NCAA Frozen Four Tampa, Fla.
*WCHA game
TWO EX-BADGERS ADDED TO U.S. TEAM
Defenseman Ryan McDonagh and forward Derek Stepan, both former Wisconsin players, have been added to the U.S. team which will compete in the IIHF Men's World Championships in Slovakia starting Friday.
McDonagh, who played at Cretin-Derham Hall, and Stephan, of Hastings, are both now with the New York Rangers.
Also added to the U.S. team was defenseman Cam Fowler of the Anaheim Ducks.
Only 34 years old, Jeremy Zoll has worked his way up the organizational ranks since coming to the Twins in 2018.