Ceremony Held at Thursday, March 20th Conference Awards Banquet held prior to 1st Game of Final Five.
USCHO/CSTV Division I Poll National Rankings - As of 3/24/08 the Maverick Men's Hockey Team was ranked 13th (tied with Notre Dame) out of 59 NCAA Division I colleges and universities.
WCHA Rankings - As of 3/24/08 with the regular season over the Maverick Men's Hockey Team was in a 4th place tie with St. Cloud State University out of 10 teams in the Men's Divison of the WCHA (Western Collegiate Hockey Association) - Denver Pioneers (3rd place), North Dakota Fighting Sioux (2nd place) and Colorado College Tigers (1st place). Maverick Women were ranked 6th of 8 teams in the Women's Division of the WCHA.
USCHO PairWise Ranking for National Tournament Placement: 13th (tied with Notre Dame) as of March 24, 2008.
On March 23, 2008, Minnesota State's Mavericks received no invite to the National NCAA Hockey Championship Tournament. Six of ten WCHA teams made the national tournament: St. Cloud State University Huskies; Colorado College Tigers; North Dakota Fighting Sioux; Denver Pioneers; Wisconsin Badgers; and University of Minnesota Gophers.
The Mavericks recently got a commitment from Park Rapids forward Zach Lehrke. Lehrke, a top-10 Mr. Hockey finalist who finished 2nd in scoring in Minnesota high school hockey with 54 goals and 45 assists for 99 points. The state's leading goal scorer, he finished one point behind Mankato West's Ricky Litchfield in the regular-season scoring race. After the playoffs and the state tournament, Lehrke was one point behind Beau Hanowski of Little Falls. It appears likely that Lehrke will play some junior hockey before coming to Mankato. MSU coach Troy Jutting cannot comment on committed or potential recruits until they have signed national letters of intent. - Tuesday, March 18, 2008.
Ready for a repeat of the Maverick/Gopher playoff action?
At its Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, meeting the Board of Directors elected Troy Werk Club President, Sherry Stagg Vice President, and David Cowan Secretary-Treasurer. All officer terms are for one year. During the Board's March 10th session it was announced that Rick Junker had left the Board. Tom Paradis was elected to fill the remainder of Rick's two year term. Gary Sandvig was elected to fill the vacant two year term formerly held by Todd Malo who moved. All 11 seats of the Board of Directors are now filled. To be considered by the Board for any vacant seats or alternate positions that may occur in the future, or to request committee assignments, please email Club Secretary-Treasurer David Cowan david.cowan@mnsu.edu.
The Board meets the 2nd Monday of Every Month @ 4 pm in MSU's Bud Myers Field House.
A packed house of Blue Line Club members listen to Coach Jutting in the Intergovernmental Center's Atrium just before one of the three playoff games with the University of Minnesota Gophers.
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The Blue Line Club's Hospitality Room is a "pre-game" event with its doors opening up one hour before each men's home game at the Alltel Center in Mankato, Minnesota. Men's Coach Troy Jutting briefs all those present, an attendance drawing is held with plenty of prizes, beverages are served, and food and/or snacks are available.
During the 1st Period Intermission the Blue Line Club's Maverick Corral in open with its own smaller attendance drawing, beverages, and protected bathrooms. The "protected" restrooms benefit is no joke as Club members would otherwise have to wait in long lines to use the more public bathrooms. The Maverick Corral is under the stairs right in the Alltel Center and is a smaller room so not everybody gets to sit for the duration of the intermission between periods.
