DULUTH, Minn.- Former forward Jack Smith has found a new home after entering the transfer portal. Smith is continuing his hockey career with Minnesota State-Mankato next season. In his three seasons ...

From being a 27-year-old rookie hockey coach for Miami (Ohio) in 1999 to now leading St. Thomas in its Division I journey, there’s nothing Rico Blasi hasn’t seen or won’t be prepared for.

The team all slapped their sticks before the legions of Minnesota State fans that supported them all season. “We have the best fan base in college hockey,” Bohlsen said. “They traveled all ...

MANKATO — Minnesota State men's hockey coach Luke Strand has been named CCHA Coach of the Year, it was announced Wednesday. Other finalists for the award included St. Thomas' Rico Blasi and ...

MANKATO — The Minnesota State men's hockey team will play Western Michigan at 4 p.m. Thursday in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament's West Regional at Scheels Arena in Fargo N.D. The game ...

For Minnesota (25-10-4 overall) it is the fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA’s 16-team tournament field. They fell to Boston University in the Sioux Falls regional final a year ago.

One of the first spots in the NCAA Men’s Hockey Frozen Four will be determined on Saturday in Fargo as the Western Michigan Broncos take on the The first game in Fargo featured an intriguing matchup.

Mavericks at a glance: Champions of the CCHA regular season and tournament, Minnesota State (27-8-3 ... finished sixth in Hockey East in the regular season and lost in the tournament quarterfinals.

Shjon Podein played in 826 games across 11 seasons in the NHL. He won a Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001, when he was teammates with some of the sport's all-time greats, including Joe ...

At the end of that first D-I season, St. Thomas was 3-32-1 and MSU Mankato was 38-6, beating the Gophers in the national semis before losing to Denver 5-1 in the title game. Three years later, the ...

The NCAA men’s hockey tournament will be broadcast ... Western Michigan vs. Minnesota State-Mankato at Scheels Arena, Fargo, North Dakota, 5 p.m. (ESPNU) Michigan State vs.