Head coach Don Lucia (Notre Dame 81) is in his 27th year as a college head coach and owns a career mark.

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1 Minnesota State University, Mankato Athletics 135 Myers Field House Mankato, MN Phone: (507) Athletics Fax: (507) Minnesota State Athletic Communications 175 Taylor Center Mankato, MN Phone: (507) AC Fax: (507) Athletics Administration Director of Athletics Kevin Buisman Associate AD/Fiscal Affairs & Operations Tim Marshall Associate AD/Communications Paul Allan Asst. AD/Sports Medicine Jeff Chambers ( Equipment Manager Dan Rickbeil Marketing and Promotions Nathan Christensen Development Brandon Thiesse Student Development Brittany Henderson Compliance & Eligibility Jay Bresnahan ( Head Coaches Baseball Matt Magers Basketball (men) Matt Margenthaler (507) Basketball (women) Emilee Thiesse (507) Cross Country (men) Loren Ahonen (507) Cross Country & Track (women) Jen Blue Football (interim) Aaron Keen Golf (men) Geoff Klein (507) Golf (women) Nick Campa (507) Hockey (men) Mike Hastings Hockey (women) Eric Means (507) Soccer (women) Brian Bahl Softball Lori Meyer (507) Swimming & Diving (women) Nathan Owens Tennis (women) Christie Williams (507) Track & Field (men) Jim Dilling ( Volleyball Dennis Amundson (507) Wrestling Jim Makovsky MINNESOTA STATE Athletics For Immediate Release Nov. 12, 2013 Subject: men s hockey Mavericks Face #1 Minnesota in Minneapolis Friday and Saturday Minnesota State Stands Overall on the Year After Splitting Home League Series With Bowling Green; McInnis Riding Three-Game Goal-Scoring Streak; Huggins Nets First Career Shut-Out in 1-0 Overtime Win Over Falcons Saturday On Tap: Minnesota State (4-4-0 overall, WCHA) steps outside Western Collegiate Hockey Association action this weekend with a pair of nonconference games in Minneapolis vs. #1 Minnesota (6-1-1, Big 10). MSU and UM play at Mariucci Arena (10,000) Friday (7:07 p.m.) and Saturday (7:07 p.m.) CST. About the MSU-UM Series: MSU has gone in the last ten meetings with Minnesota and owns a all-time record in the series vs. the Golden Gophers. The series dates back to the start of the season. MSU Most Recently: Minnesota State split a pair of Western Collegiate Association home games to Bowling Green last weekend, falling 4-3 to the Falcons before rebounding to claim a 1-0 overtime win in the second contest. About the Golden Gophers: Top-rated Minnesota is coming off a weekend in which it split a nonconference road series at Notre Dame (4-1 loss, 5-4 win). The Golden Gophers enter this weekend with an overall record of and stand in Big 10 games. The Gophers are paced offensively by junior forward Sam Warning ( in eight games), freshman forward Hudson Fasching ( in eight games) and freshman forward Justin Kloos ( in eight games). Sophomore Adam Wilcox stands with a 2.11 goals against average and a.924 saves percentage. Head coach Don Lucia (Notre Dame 81) is in his 27th year as a college head coach and owns a career mark. MSU On the Web: Tickets, Releases, statistics, player and staff biographies, etc. on all of Minnesota State s 20 sports are available at the official website of MSU Athletics located at MSU All-Time: The Minnesota State men s hockey program, begun in , completed its 44th year of competition last year. MSU is in its 17th year as a member of NCAA Division I (first DI season was ) and the Mavericks are in their 15th season as members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The Mavericks sport an all-time record of (.558). Evan Karambelas Notes: Senior Evan Karambelas, a Fort St. John, B.C., native is a two-time WCHA All-Academic and two-time WCHA Scholar-Athlete selection. Karambelas has appeared in one game during the course of his MSU career (Nov. 28, 2011 vs. Alaska Anchorage - six saves on six shots). Minnesota State vs. Minnesota Dates: Nov. 15 (7:07 pm) & Nov. 16 (7:07 p.m.) Location: Mariucci Arena (10,000) (200 x 100) Series: Minnesota leads Livestats: Click on Livestats tab located on rightside of men s hockey page on msumavericks.com Video Streaming: BTN2Go.com Radio: KTOE AM 1420 AM & FM Television: FSN + Website: msumavericks.com Facebook: facebook.com/maverickathletics msumavericks.com Minnesota State University Men s Hockey Weekly Release 1

2 Minnesota State University Men s Hockey - Page Two Johnny McInnis Notes: Senior forward Johnny McInnis, MSU s team captain, scored his third goal in as many games when he tallied in overtime to lift the Mavericks past Bowling Green last Saturday. The goal is his ninth career game-winning goal, which stands tied for eighth all-time at MSU. McInnis, who has in his four seasons with the Mavericks, is the program s active career leader in terms of games played with 100. The Boston, Mass., native leads the Mavericks with 31 shots on goal and he s tied for the team lead in assists (3) and leads the Mavericks in points (6). Josh Nelson Notes: Senior defenseman Josh Nelson, an alternate captain for Minnesota State, has in 87 career games. Chase Grant Notes: Junior forward Chase Grant, who saw action in all 41 games in , has in 87 career games. The Oklahoma City, Okla., native tied for third in last year s team with four gamewinning goals. Max Gaede Notes: Junior forward Max Gaede has played in 79 straight games (last 30 games of his freshman season, all 41 games in and eight in ). Gaede, a third-round NHL draft selection Minnesota State Head Coach Mike Hastings Named the head coach of the men s hockey program in April of 2012, Mike Hastings owned an outstanding debut season with Minnesota State in In his first year as head coach of the Mavericks, Hastings was named WCHA Coach of the Year after leading MSU to a school all-time NCAA Division I-high 24 wins. The Crookston, Minn., native guided MSU to its first top-half league finish since and the Mavericks made their second-ever NCAA postseason tournament appearance. MSU achieved an all-time program best national ranking of #7 in the country Feb. 25, had a seven-game winning streak from Nov 23-Dec. 14 and during the course of the season, claimed wins over #2 Minnesota, #4 North Dakota and #15 Wisconsin. Under his guidance, the Mavericks had an all-time program-best 16 wins versus WCHA opponents. Hastings was named national coach of the year by College Hockey News Mike Hastings March 27th and was a finalist for the Spencer Penrose Award as the AHCA National Coach of the Year. Hastings, who became the third coach in the history of the Maverick men s hockey program, arrived at MSU following a three-year stint as the associate head coach at Nebraska-Omaha. He also served as an assistant coach with the men s hockey program at the University of Minnesota for one season and before that had a 14-year run as head coach of Omaha of the United States Hockey League. The USHL s all-time winningest coach, Hastings compiled a record with the Lancers, never had a losing season and led Omaha to three Clark Cup titles as the USHL s play-off champions. He was named USHL Coach of the Year three times and as the team s general manager, earned league GM of the Year honors five times. Hastings, a native of Crookston, Minn., was an assistant coach for the U.S. national junior team at the 2003 and 2005 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships and served twice as head coach for the U.S. junior select team that competed in the Viking Cup, earning gold medal honors in A 1993 graduate of St. Cloud State, Hastings played two years for the Huskies ( and ) before a back injury ended his career.a 1993 graduate of St. Cloud State, Hastings played two years for the Huskies before an injury ended his career. by San Jose in 2010 and a native of Woodbury, Minn., has in 77 career games with the Mavericks. Mat Knoll Notes: Sophomore defenseman Mat Knoll, who had in 25 games in his inaugural season with MSU in and was named the team s co-most Improved Player, did not play in , due to injury. Knoll returned to action in the series vs. UConn Oct and has seen action in five games in (0-0--0). Jean-Paul Lafontaine Notes: Junior forward Jean-Paul Lafontaine, who assisted on the overtime game-winning goal scored by Johnny McInnis last Saturday vs. Bowling Green, has in eight games in Lafontaine has not missed a game in his three-year Minnesota State playing Western Collegiate Hockey Association Standings career and enters the Minnesota series with 87 consecutive games played. Lafontaine has in 87 career games with the Mavericks. The Flint, Mich., native, who prepped at Shattuck-St. Mary s prior to joining MSU, is the nephew of National Hockey League Hall of Famer Pat Lafontaine ( in 865 games with New York Islanders, Buffalo and New York Rangers from ). Matt Leitner Notes: Junior forward Matt Leitner, who has led Minnesota State in scoring in his first two years with the program, has this year in six games played. Leitner, who assisted on MSU s first goal in the 2-1 win over UConn Oct. 18 and added two more assists in a 6-1 win over the Huskies the next night, led the country in power play points as a sophomore with 28. Leitner has 79 career points on 28 goals and 51 assists to tie for 22nd on the school s DIera charts with Grant Stevenson ( in 76 games from Next on the list, tied for 20th is Steven Johns ( in 142 GP from ) and Joel Hanson ( in 149 GP from ). Leitner was selected as the WCHA Pre-Season Player of the Year by media and the league coaches. Zach Palmquist Notes: Junior defenseman Zach Palmquist enters the Minnesota series with in the last three games. Palmquist has tallied in 87 career games and has not missed a game in WCHA Overall Team Pts GP W-L-T W% GF-GA GP W-L-T W% GF-GA 1 Ferris State Bowling Green Bemidji State Alaska Anchorage Alaska Minnesota State Northern Michigan Lake Superior State Michigan Tech Alabama Huntsville msumavericks.com Minnesota State University Men s Hockey Weekly Release

3 The Last Time It Happened Swept a Series in Verizon Wireless Center Mavericks: Connecticut, Oct , 2013 Opponent: Wisconsin, Jan , 2013 Swept a Road Series Minnesota Duluth, , 2013 Providence, , 2013 Shutout Recorded At Verizon Wireless Center By Mavericks: Cole Huggins vs. Bowling Green, By Opponent: Chris Kamal (Alaska Anchorage), Shutout Recorded On the Road By Alaska Anchorage, (S. Williams, 18 saves), By Providence (Jon Gillies), Recorded a Hat Trick Mavericks: Eriah Mnnesota Duluth, Opponent: Matt Glasser (Denver), MSU Player Recorded a Natural Hat Trick Chase Grant vs. UAH, (3 PPG) Zach Harrison vs. North Dakota, (3 SHG) Ryan Carter vs. Michigan Tech, MSU Defenseman Recorded a Hat Trick Jason Krug vs. Concordia, MSU Player Scored Four Goals in a Game Jerad Alaska Anchorage, Shots In a Game Mavericks: Alabama-Huntsville, vs. American International, vs. American International, vs. American International, Opponent: 59, Minnesota Duluth, , Minnesota, , Wisconsin, Scored Shorthanded Goal Mavericks: Zach Lehrke vs. Michigan Tech, Opponent: Adam Berkle (BDGS), Scored Empty Net Goal Mavericks: Teddy Bemidji State, Opponent: Alex Krushelnyski (Colroado College), MSU In Overtime Won: vs. North Dakota, (Brett Knowles GWG) Lost: vs. Wisconsin, (Mike Seidel GWG) Alaska Anchorage, Scored 10+ Goals In a Game Mavericks: vs. Canisius, (11) Denver, (10) Penalty Shot Mavericks: Dylan Margonari vs. RPI (stopped), ; Joe Schiller vs. Colorado College (stopped), ; Kael Wisconsin, (scored); Zach Harrison vs. Colorado College, (stopped), ; Kael Mouillierat vs. St. Cloud State, (scored); Trevor Bruess vs. Wisconsin, (stopped); Geoff Irwin vs. Bemidji State, (stopped); Shane Joseph vs. Michigan Tech, (scored in OT). Opponent: C.J. Eick (Michigan Tech), , stopped by Stephon Williams; Colin Wright (Mass-Lowell), , stopped by Austin Lee; Bryan McGregor (UMD), , stopped by Mike Zacharias; Phil Kessel (UM), , scored on Chris Clark; Marty Goulet (Bemidji State), , scored on Eric Pateman; Jason White (UNO), , stopped by Des Christopher. MSU Goaltender To Collect Assist: Phil Alabama-Huntsville, (4th career assist) Austin Lee vs. Alabama-Huntsville, (4th career assist) Phil St. Cloud State, (3rd career assist) MSU Was Involved in a Scoreless Tie 0-0 ot, vs. St. Cloud State ( in Mankato) & Michigan Tech ( in Mankato) (has not happened on the road) Minnesota State University Men s Hockey - Page Three his three-year collegiate career. Brett Stern Notes: Junior defenseman Brett Stern, who is in his first season as an alternate captain with the Mavericks, totalled in 37 games in Stern, who has in 64 career games, was named WCHA Co-Defensive Player of the Week following MSU s two-game sweep over Bemidji State Nov. 30-Dec. 1, Teddy Blueger Notes: Sophomore Teddy Blueger, who leads the Mavericks with two power play goals on the season, enters the Minnesota series with in the last three games. Blueger, who was selected in the second round (52nd) overall by Pittsburgh in the 2012 National Hockey League Draft, has in 45 career games with the Mavericks. Nick Buchanan Notes: Sophomore defenseman Nick Buchanan played in his first game of when he suited up for MSU s 4-3 win at Bemidji State Nov. 2. Buchanan, who saw action in 24 games last year, tied for third on the team with a +6. Buchanan, who picked up his first point as a Maverick when he assisted on a goal by Zach Lehrke in MSU s 5-1 win at Minnesota Duluth Feb. 9, helped Penticton (BCHL) win a Canadian national Junior A title in Bryce Gervais Notes: Sophomore forward Bryce Gervais has not missed a game in his two-year MSU career and has now played 49 consecutive games. Gervais, who has in eight games this season, owns in his two seasons at Minnesota State. Gervais helped Penticton (BCHL) win a Canadian national Junior A title in Taylor Herndon Notes: Sophomore forward Taylor Herndon scored the first goal of his MSU career when he tallied the Mavericks second goal vs. North Dakota March 8, 2013 Herndon finished his first year with Minnesota State with in 12 games in Jon Jutzi Notes: Sophomore defenseman Jon Jutzi, who has for his two-year MSU career, leads the Mavericks with 17 blocked shots and a +4. Jutzi has not missed a game during his time with the Mavericks and enters the series vs. Minnesota having played in 49 consecutive games. Brett Knowles Notes: Sophomore forward Brett Knowles has played in all eight games this year and registered his first point of the season when he assisted on a goal by Johnny McInnis last Friday vs. Bowling Green. Knowles collected in 40 games played in his first year with Minnesota State in and tied for sixth on the Mavericks with a +5. Dylan Margonari Notes: Sophomore forward Dylan Margonari is riding a threegame point-scoring streak (0-3--3) and he has for the year in seven games played. A two-time WCHA Rookie of the Week in , Margonari has in 45 career games with the Mavericks. Stephon Williams Notes: Sophomore Stephon Williams, named the WCHA Rookie of the Year, First Team All- WCHA and WCHA Goaltending Champion, stands with a.867 saves percentage and 3.40 goals against average in six starts in Last season Williams collected his fourth shut-out of the season in MSU s 3-0 victory over at Alaska Anchorage (Jan. 19, 2013) with his four shut-outs standing tied for second on the school s single-season chart. His 2.00 goals against average on the year established a MSU record and his.924 save percentage tied for second on MSU s single-season list. Sean Flanagan Notes: Freshman defenseman Sean Flanagan, who notched his first career goal as a collegian when he tallied last Friday vs. Bowling Green, owns in five games played as a Maverick. Carter Foguth Notes: Freshman defenseman Carter Foguth, who has played in six of Minnesota State s games in , ranks fifth on the Mavericks with nine blocked shots Foguth, a two-time team captain for Muskegon (Mich.) of United States Hockey League, where he played for three seasons. Foguth registered in 59 games with Muskegon in msumavericks.com Minnesota State University Men s Hockey Weekly Release 3

4 Minnesota State University Men s Hockey - Page Four Cole Huggins Notes: Freshman netminder Cole Huggins stopped all nine shots he faced in his period and half of relief work in last Friday s game vs. Bowling Green, then pitched his first career shut-out by stopping all 33 shots in the 1-0 win over Bowling Green Saturday. In his four appearances in , the Centennial, Colo., native has owns, 2-0-0, 1.11 and.964 numbers. Huggins played two years with Coquitlam (he also played for Langley in ) prior to joining the Mavericks. In Coquitlam he finished with a wonloss recorded with a 3.40 goals against average and a.905 save percentage Michael Huntebrinker Notes: Freshman forward Michael Huntebrinker, who played both games for Minnesota State in season-opening action at Providence Oct , played two seasons with Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL prior to joining Minnesota State. He saw action in 46 games with Waterloo in and totalled after collecting in 54 games in Casey Nelson Notes: Freshman defenseman Casey Nelson, who has played in all eight games for Minnesota State in and totalled , registered his first career goal, his first career assist, had three shots on goal and was +4 in Minnesota State s 6-1 win over Connecticut Oct. 19. Nelson totalled in 56 games with Johnstown (NAHL) in A threeyear NAHL veteran, Nelson spent and with Alaska prior to joining Johnstown for Jordan Nelson Notes: Freshman forward Jordan Nelson scored his second goal of the season vs. Bemidji State Nov. 1. Nelson, who has played in all eight games for the Mavericks in , has 16 shots on goal. Nelson, who got his first career goal in Minnesota State s 6-1 win over visiting Connecticut Oct. 19, was named Mr. Hockey for the state of North Dakota in Zach Stepan Notes: Selected in the fourth round (112th overall) by Nashville in 2012 National Hockey League Draft, freshman forward Zach Stepan assisted on Jordan Nelson s goal last Friday vs. Bemidji State for his first career point. Stepan, who has played in six of MSU s games in , then scored his first career goal as a Maverick when he tallied on the power play for the game s first goal in Saturday s 4-3 victory over the Beavers. A cousin of current New York Ranger Derek Stepan, Stepan is a product of the boys hockey program at Shattuck-St. Mary s where he racked up in 50 games with the Sabres in Named the WCHA Preseason Rookie of the Year by both the media and league coaches, the Hastings, Minn., native participated in the U.S. World Junior development camp this summer. For Future Reference: A total of four players on this year s Minnesota State roster have been selected by National Hockey League teams in the annual draft. Sophomore goaltender Stephon Williams was picked by the New York Islanders in Minnesota State Men s Hockey Schedule & Results Date Opponent Location Time/Result Oct. 6 Lethbridge (exhibition) Mankato, Minn. W, 7-1 Oct. 11 Providence Providence, R.I. L, 5-1 Oct. 12 Providence Providence, R.I. L, 3-0 Oct. 18 Connecticut Mankato, Minn. W, 2-1 Oct. 19 Connecticut Mankato, Minn. W, 6-1 Nov. 1 Bemidji State* Bemidji, Minn. L, 4-1 Nov. 2 Bemidji State* Bemidji, Minn. W, 4-3 Nov. 8 Bowling Green* Mankato, Minn. L, 4-3 Nov. 9 Bowling Green* Mankato, Minn. W, 1-0 ot Nov. 15 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 7:07 p.m. Nov. 16 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 7:07 p.m. Nov. 22 Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio 7:07 p.m. Nov. 23 Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio 7:07 p.m. Nov. 29 Alaska Anchorage* Mankato, Minn. 7:37 p.m. Nov. 30 Alaska Anchorage* Mankato, Minn. 7:07 p.m. Dec. 6 Northern Michigan* Mankato, Minn. 7:37 p.m. Dec. 7 Northern Michigan* Mankato, Minn. 7:07 p.m. Dec. 13 Alabama-Huntsville* Huntsville, Ala. 7:07 p.m. Dec. 14 Alabama-Huntsville* Huntsville, Ala. 7:07 p.m. Dec. 17 U.S. Junior Team (ex.) Mankato, Minn. 7:37 p.m. Jan. 3 Alaska* Fairbanks, Alaska 7:07 p.m. Jan. 4 Alaska* Fairbanks, Alaska 7:07 p.m. Jan. 10 Alaska Anchorage* Anchorage, Alaska 7:07 p.m. Jan. 11 Alaska Anchorage* Anchorage, Alaska 7:07 p.m. Jan. 17 Ferris State* Mankato, Minn. 7:37 p.m. Jan. 18 Ferris State* Mankato, Minn. 7:07 p.m. Jan. 24 Minnesota Duluth St. Paul, Minn. TBA Jan. 25 SCSU or Minnesota St. Paul, Minn. TBA Jan. 31 Northern Michigan* Marquette, Mich. 7:07 p.m. Feb. 1 Northern Michigan* Marquette, Mich. 7:07 p.m. Feb. 7 Bemidji State* Mankato, Minn. 7:37 p.m. Feb. 8 Bemidji State* Mankato, Minn. 7:07 p.m. Feb. 14 Alabama-Huntsville* Mankato, Minn. 7:37 p.m. Feb. 15 Alabama-Huntsville* Mankato, Minn. 7:07 p.m. Feb. 28 Lake Superior State* Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 7:37 p.m. Mar. 1 Lake Superior State* Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 7:07 p.m. Mar. 7 Michigan Tech* Mankato, Minn. 7:37 p.m. Mar. 8 Michigan Tech* Mankato, Minn. 7:07 p.m. Mar WCHA First Round TBA TBA Mar WCHA Final Five Grand Rapids, Mich. TBA Mar NCAA Regional TBA TBA Apr Frozen Four Philadelphia, Pa. TBA * WCHA regular-season game the fourth round (106th overall) in the 2013 draft. Freshman forward Zach Stepan was selected by Nashville in the fourth round (112th) of the 2012 draft. Sophomore forward Teddy Blueger was selected by Pittsburgh in the second round (52nd overall) in the 2012 National Hockey League Draft and junior forward Max Gaede was chosen 88th overall when he was selected in the third round of the 2011 draft by San Jose. Since the inception of the program in , 16 current or former MSU players have been selected by NHL teams. This is What We Do: Junior forward Jean- Paul Lafontaine and junior defenseman Zach Palmquist have not missed a game in their three-year Minnesota State careers and enter the games vs. Minnesota having played in 87 straight games. 4 msumavericks.com Minnesota State University Men s Hockey Weekly Release

5 Minnesota State Men s Hockey Year-By-Year Year Record (Pct) Coach Affiliation League (.392) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent (.861) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent (.666) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent (.763) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent (.428) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent (.636) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent (.640) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent (.625) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent (.514) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent (.671) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent (.762) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent (.702) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent (.703) Don Brose NCAA Division II Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (.716) Don Brose NCAA Division II Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (.533) Brad Reeves* NCAA Division II Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (.600) Don Brose NCAA Division II Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (.723) Don Brose NCAA Division III Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (.671) Don Brose NCAA Division III Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (.609) Don Brose NCAA Division III Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (.500) Don Brose NCAA Division III Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (.513) Don Brose NCAA Division III Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (.722) Don Brose NCAA Division III Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (.544) Don Brose NCAA Division III Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (.430) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent (.425) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent (.606) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent (.563) Don Brose NCAA Division II Independent (.544) Don Brose NCAA Division I Independent (.473) Don Brose NCAA Division I Independent (.525) Don Brose NCAA Division I Independent (.590) Don Brose NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (.513) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (.447) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (.610) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (.321) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (.421) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (.487) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (.421) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (.538) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (.474) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (.449) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (.447) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (.342) Troy Jutting NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (.622) Mike Hastings NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association (.500) Mike Hastings NCAA Division I Western Collegiate Hockey Association Totals 45 years (.558) *Brose was on sabbatical Coach Years (Span) Record (Pct.) Don Brose 30 ( ) (.606) Brad Reeves 1 ( ) (.533) Troy Jutting 12 ( ) (.457) Mike Hastings 2 (2012-SA) (.602) Minnesota State University Men s Hockey - Page Five Men s College Hockey National Polls USA Today/USA Hockey Men s Hockey Poll #7 Weeks in Rank School, Pts (firsts) LW Record Top 10 1 Minnesota, 510 (34) Michigan, Notre Dame, St. Cloud State, Providence College, Quinnipiac, Miami University, Boston College, Yale University, North Dakota, Mass.-Lowell, Wisconsin, Rensselaer, Cornell, Clarkson, 40 RV Others receiving votes: Lake Superior State, 39; Boston University, 22; Ferris State, 11; Minnesota Duluth, 9; Union College, 8; Minnesota State, 6; St. Lawrence, 2; New Hampshire, 1. USCHO.com Division I Men s Poll Minneapolis, Minn./Nov. 11, 2013 Team (First Place) Record Pts Last week 1 Minnesota (38) Michigan (9) St. Cloud State (1) Notre Dame Providence Quinnipiac (2) Boston College Miami Yale Rensselaer Clarkson Wisconsin North Dakota Ferris State Lake Superior UMass-Lowell St. Lawrence NR 18 Northeastern NR 19 Cornell Minnesota-Duluth Others receiving votes: Minnesota State 47, Boston University 39, Bowling Green 27, Union 24, Nebraska-Omaha 20, Air Force 11, Alaska 8, Alaska-Anchorage 5, Brown 2, Harvard 2, Ohio State 2, New Hampshire 1. MSU in National Polls Poll # USA Today/USA Hockey USCHO.com 1 14 (110) 11 (417) 2 11 (139) no poll 3 RV (10) 18 (150) 4 RV (15) 16 (212) 5 RV (12) 16 (195) 6 RV (6) 18 (144) 7 RV (47) msumavericks.com Minnesota State University Men s Hockey Weekly Release 5

6 Minnesota State University Men s Hockey - Page Six Minnesota State Men s Hockey Numerical Roster # Name (NHL draft rights) Yr. Pos. Ht Wt S/C DOB Hometown Previous Team 2 Josh Nelson Sr. D R 4/21/1989 Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Fairbanks (NAHL) 3 Blake Thompson So. D R 7/3/1991 Eden Prairie, Minn. Minnesota (WCHA) 4 Nick Buchanan So. D L 5/9/1991 Victoria, B.C. Penticton (BCHL) 5 Carter Foguth Fr. D R 2/17/1992 Fenton, Mich. Muskegon (USHL) 6 Casey Nelson Fr. D R 7/18/1992 Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Johnstown (NAHL) 7 Zach Palmquist Jr. D L 12/9/1990 So. St. Paul. Minn. Waterloo (USHL) 8 Max Gaede (SJS) Jr. F R 3/27/1992 Woodbury, Minn. Sioux City (USHL) 9 Bryce Gervais So. F L 2/26/1992 Battleford, Sask. Penticton (BCHL) 10 Mat Knoll So. D R 8/24/1990 Edmonton, Alta. Spruce Grove (AJHL) 11 Sean Flanagan Fr. D L 5/18/1992 Kindersley, Sask. Salmon Arm (BCHL) 12 Jean-Paul Lafontaine Jr. F L 2/13/1992 Oxford, Mich. Green Bay (USHL) 14 Taylor Herndon So. F L 5/27/1991 Oklahoma City, Okla. Texas (NAHL) 16 Jordan Nelson Fr. F L 4/16/1992 Williston, N.D. Fargo (USHL) 17 Michael Huntebrinker Fr. F L 7/2/1992 Chesterfield, Mo. Waterloo (USHL) 18 Matt Leitner Jr. F L 11/27/1990 Los Alamitos, Calif. Fargo (USHL) 21 Chase Grant Jr. F L 8/17/1989 Oklahoma City, Okla. Fargo (USHL) 22 Johnny McInnis Sr. F R 8/5/1989 Boston, Mass. Okotoks (AJHL) 23 Teddy Blueger (PIT) So. F L 8/15/1994 Riga, Latvia Shattuck (prep) 24 Brett Knowles So. F L 4/25/1991 Vanderhoof, B.C. Cowichan Valley (BCHL) 25 Zach Stepan (NSH) Fr. F L 1/6/1994 Hastings, Minn. Waterloo (USHL) 26 Dylan Margonari So. F L 2/7/1992 Greensburg, Pa. Youngstown (USHL) 27 Brett Stern Jr. D L 3/2/1992 Lino Lakes, Minn. Green Bay (USHL) 28 Jon Jutzi So. D L 3/4/1991 Tavistock, Ont. Powell River (BCHL) 31 Evan Karambelas Sr. G L 1/28/1989 Fort St. John, B.C. Topeka (NAHL) 34 Cole Huggins Fr. G L 5/22/1992 Centennial, Colo. Coquitlam (BCHL) 35 Stephon Williams (NYI) So. G L 4/28/1993 Fairbanks, Alaska Sioux Falls (USHL) Head Coach: Mike Hastings (St. Cloud State 93) Assistant Coaches: Darren Blue (Minnesota State 96), Todd Knott (Bemidji State 02) Equipment Manager: Scott Rideout (Calgary 02) Athletic Trainer: Chad Brinkman (Minnesota State 13) Roster Breakdown (26 players) By Position: Goaltenders - 3 (Huggins, Karambelas, Williams). Defense - 10 (Buchanan, Flanagan, Foguth, Jutzi, Knoll, C. Nelson, Josh Nelson, Palmquist, Stern, Thompson). Forwards - 13 (Blueger, Gaede, Gervais, Grant, Herndon, Huntebrinker, Knowles, Leitner, Lafontaine, Margonari, McInnis, Jordan Nelson, Stepan). By Year: Seniors - 3 (Krambelas, McInnis, Nelson). Juniors - 7 (Gaede, Grant, Lafontaine, Leitner, Palmquist, Stern). Sophomores - 9 (Blueger, Buchanan, Gervais, Herndon, Jutzi, Knowles, Knoll, Margonari, Thompson, Williams). Freshmen - 7 (Flanagan, Foguth, Huggins, Huntebrinker, C. Nelson, Jordan Nelson, Stepan). By State/Province: Minnesota - 5 (Gaede, Palmquist, Stepan, Stern, Thompson); British Columbia - 3 (Buchanan, Karambelas, Knowles); Michigan - 2 (Foguth, Lafontaine); Oklahoma - 2 (Grant, Herndon); Saskatchewan - 2 (Flanagan, Gervais); Wisconsin - 2 (Casey Nelson, Josh Nelson); Alaska - 1 (Williams); Alberta - 1 (Knoll); California - 1 (Leitner); Colorado - 1 (Huggins); Latvia - 1 (Blueger); Massachussets - 1 (McInnis); Missouri - 1 (Huntebrinker); North Dakota - 1 (Jordan Nelson); Ontario - 1 (Jutzi); Pennsylvania - 1 (Margonari). Pronounced Blueger... BLOO-ger Foguth... FOH-gooth Gervais... jurh-vay Huntebrinker.. HUNT-uh-BRINK-er Jutzi... YOOT-zee Karambelas... KAIR-um-BELL-us Lafontaine...LAH-fon-TAYN Leitner... LIGHT-ner Margonari...MAR-go-NAIR-ey Stepan...STEP-on 6 msumavericks.com Minnesota State University Men s Hockey Weekly Release

7 On Tap: Following the games at Minnesota Nov , MSU resumes WCHA play the following weekend with a pair of league games at Bowling Green Nov Minnesota State University Men s Hockey - Page Seven MSU - 3-Star of The Year Standings Name 1st 2nd 3rd Total Pts Johnny McInnis Casey Nelson Cole Huggins Bryce Gervais Teddy Blueger Matt Leitner Sean Flanagan MSU s 3-Star of the Year program awards Maverick players points based on three-star of the game accolades in home games. Points are awarded on a basis and the overall individual winner is recognized at the team s year-end banquet. MSU At Home The Mavericks stand (.578) all-time in games played at Verizon Wireless Center, the home of MSU hockey since Minnesota State s 3,655 fans per game average in ranked 21st in the nation. MSU Won-Loss Record at Verizon Wireless Center Year GP W L T Pct Totals MSU Attendance at Verizon Wireless Center Year-By-Year Year GP Total Avg ,686 2, ,769 2, ,331 2, ,859 2, ,479 3, ,137 3, ,506 3, ,168 3, ,941 3, ,624 3, ,990 3, ,177 3, ,454 3, ,388 4, ,827 4, ,827 3, ,792 3, ,110 3, ,746 3, ,936 3,686 MSU s Career Scoring Leaders NCAA Division I Era MSU s Career Scoring Leaders - DI Era to present Player (Years) GP G A Pts 1. Aaron Fox ( ) Shane Joseph ( ) Travis Morin ( ) David Backes ( ) Tyler Deis ( )* B.J. Abel ( ) Jesse Rooney ( ) Tim Wolfe ( ) Ryan Schrick ( ) Kurt Davis ( ) Eriah Hayes ( ) Kael Mouillierat ( ) Todd George ( ) T.J. Guidarelli ( ) Mick Berge ( ) Geoff Irwin ( ) Ben Christopherson ( ) Pete Holoein ( ) Rylan Galiardi ( ) Steven Johns ( ) Joel Hanson ( ) Grant Stevenson ( ) Matt Leitner (2011-SA) Kyle Peto ( ) Brock Becker ( ) Rob White ( ) *does not include stats from (NCAA Division II) MSU In WCHA Action Year GP W L T Pct. Finish th th th nd th th th th th th th th th t-4th Totals MSU By-The-Month Year GP W L T Pct. October November December January February March Totals Freshman goaltender Cole Huggins recorded his first career shutout as Minnesota State claimed a 1-0 overtime win over Bowling Green last Saturday. Top MSU Home Crowds 5,201* Minnesota ( ) 5,196* Minnesota ( ) 5,182* North Dakota ( ) 5,144* North Dakota ( ) 5,134* Minnesota ( ) 5,112* North Dakota ( ) 5,088* North Dakota ( ) 5,087* North Dakota ( ) 5,084* Minnesota ( ) 5,013* Wisconsin ( ) 5,074* Minnesota ( ) 5,007* Wisconsin ( ) 5,004* North Dakota ( ) 4,965* Alaska Anchorage ( ) 4,956* North Dakota ( ) 4,937* Minnesota ( ) 4,931* North Dakota ( ) 4,931* Minnesota ( ) *sell-out Mavericks With Active Scoring Streaks Player Games G-A--Pts Johnny McInnis MSU Men s Hockey Honors WCHA Offensive Player of the Week WCHA Defensive Player of the Week WCHA Rookie of the Week msumavericks.com Minnesota State University Men s Hockey Weekly Release 7

8 Minnesota State Men's Hockey Minnesota State Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2013) All games Date Opponent Score Att. Oct 10 at #14 Providence L Oct 12 at #14 Providence L Oct 18 UCONN W Oct 19 UCONN W * Nov 01 at Bemidji State L * Nov 02 at Bemidji State W * Nov 08 BOWLING GREEN L * Nov 09 BOWLING GREEN Wot TEAM STATISTICS MSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct Goals/Game Shots/Game POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play 4 5 Short-handed 0 3 Empty net 1 0 Penalty 0 0 Unassisted 2 3 Overtime 1 0 Shootout 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 0 PENALTIES Number Minutes Penalties/Game Pen minutes/game SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) Record: Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% pen-min pp sh 22 McInnis, Johnny Margonari, Dylan Blueger, Teddy Gervais, Bryce Nelson, Jordan Grant, Chase Lafontaine, JP Leitner, Matt Flanagan, Sean Nelson, Casey Stepan, Zach Gaede, Max Palmquist, Zach Jutzi, Jon Knowles, Brett Nelson, Josh Buchanan, Nick Foguth, Carter Herndon, Taylor Huntebrinker, Michae Knoll, Mat Stern, Brett TM TEAM Total Opponents ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves save% w-l-t 34 Huggins, Cole 4 162: Williams, Stephon 6 317: TM EMPTY NET 4 1: Total 8 481: Opponents 8 481: Attendance Summary MSU Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 4/3686 4/2936 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Minnesota State Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Minnesota State Opponents msumavericks.com Minnesota State University Men s Hockey Weekly Release

9 Minnesota State Men's Hockey Minnesota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Nov 12, 2013) All games Shots Penalties Power Plays Date Opponent Score Goals Assists Shots Pen-Min Pen-Min G-Ch G-Ch Oct 10 at Providence / 5 1 / 6 26 / / / 1-8 Oct 12 at Providence / 3 0 / 2 38 / / / 1-10 Oct 18 UCONN / 1 4 / 2 31 / / / 0-2 Oct 19 UCONN / 1 9 / 2 48 / / / 1-3 Nov 01 at Bemidji State / 4 1 / 7 28 / / / 1-6 Nov 02 at Bemidji State / 3 5 / 5 31 / / / 1-3 Nov 08 BOWLING GREEN / 4 4 / 4 33 / / / 0-5 Nov 09 BOWLING GREEN / 0 2 / 0 25 / / / 0-3 Totals / / / / / 5-40 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category Minnesota State Men's Hockey Minnesota State Game-by-Game Goals-Assists-Points (as of Nov 12, 2013) All games Opponent Date Score NELSON,JOS BUCHANAN,N FOGUTH,CAR NELSON,CAS PALMQUIST,Z GAEDE,MAX GERVAIS,BR KNOLL,MAT FLANAGAN,S LAFONTAINE, HERNDON,TA at PC Oct L DNP DNP DNP DNP at PC Oct L DNP DNP DNP UCONN Oct W DNP DNP DNP UCONN Oct W DNP DNP DNP at BSU Nov L DNP DNP at BSU Nov W DNP DNP BGSU Nov L DNP DNP BGSU Nov W DNP DNP Opponent Date Score NELSON,JOR HUNTEBRINK LEITNER,MAT GRANT,CHAS MCINNIS,JOH BLUEGER,TE KNOWLES,BR STEPAN,ZAC MARGONARI, STERN,BRET JUTZI,JON at PC Oct L at PC Oct L DNP UCONN Oct W DNP UCONN Oct W DNP at BSU Nov L DNP DNP at BSU Nov W DNP DNP BGSU Nov L DNP DNP BGSU Nov W DNP DNP Opponent Date Score HUGGINS,CO WILLIAMS,ST at PC Oct L at PC Oct L DNP UCONN Oct W DNP UCONN Oct W DNP at BSU Nov L DNP at BSU Nov W DNP BGSU Nov L BGSU Nov W DNP msumavericks.com Minnesota State University Men s Hockey Weekly Release 9

10 Minnesota State Men's Hockey Minnesota State Category Leaders (as of Nov 12, 2013) All games ## Points GP G A Pts Sh 22 McInnis, Johnny Margonari, Dylan Blueger, Teddy Gervais, Bryce Nelson, Jordan Grant, Chase Lafontaine, JP Leitner, Matt Flanagan, Sean Nelson, Casey ## Goals GP G A Pts Sh 22 McInnis, Johnny Blueger, Teddy Gervais, Bryce Margonari, Dylan Nelson, Jordan Grant, Chase Lafontaine, JP Flanagan, Sean Nelson, Casey Stepan, Zach ## Power-Play Goals GP PPG 23 Blueger, Teddy 8 2 ## Short-Handed Goals GP SHG ## Game-Winning Goals GP GWG 23 Blueger, Teddy Gervais, Bryce Margonari, Dylan McInnis, Johnny 8 1 ## Plus/Minus GP +/- 28 Jutzi, Jon Gervais, Bryce Margonari, Dylan Nelson, Jordan 8 +2 ## Assists GP G A Pts Sh 22 McInnis, Johnny Margonari, Dylan Leitner, Matt Grant, Chase Lafontaine, JP Gaede, Max Palmquist, Zach Blueger, Teddy Gervais, Bryce Nelson, Jordan ## Shots GP G A Pts Sh Sh% 22 McInnis, Johnny Jutzi, Jon Blueger, Teddy Grant, Chase Gaede, Max Nelson, Casey Margonari, Dylan Leitner, Matt Nelson, Jordan Palmquist, Zach ## Shot Pct. GP G A Pts Sh Sh% 11 Flanagan, Sean Gervais, Bryce Blueger, Teddy Margonari, Dylan Nelson, Jordan McInnis, Johnny Lafontaine, JP Stepan, Zach Nelson, Casey Grant, Chase ## Penalties GP Pen Min 21 Grant, Chase Gaede, Max Lafontaine, JP Blueger, Teddy Stern, Brett Margonari, Dylan Gervais, Bryce TM TEAM Knowles, Brett Herndon, Taylor ## Penalty Minutes GP Pen Min 12 Lafontaine, JP Stern, Brett Blueger, Teddy Gervais, Bryce Herndon, Taylor Grant, Chase Gaede, Max Margonari, Dylan Jutzi, Jon Palmquist, Zach msumavericks.com Minnesota State University Men s Hockey Weekly Release

11 Minnesota State Men's Hockey Minnesota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2013) All games SEASON CAREER ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% +/- pen-min pp sh fg gw gt ot ht ua gp g a pts sh sh% +/- pen-min pp sh fg gw gt ot ht ua 2 Nelson, Josh Buchanan, Nick Foguth, Carter Nelson, Casey Palmquist, Zach Gaede, Max Gervais, Bryce Knoll, Mat Flanagan, Sean Lafontaine, JP Herndon, Taylor Nelson, Jordan Huntebrinker, Michae Leitner, Matt Grant, Chase McInnis, Johnny Blueger, Teddy Knowles, Brett Stepan, Zach Margonari, Dylan Stern, Brett Jutzi, Jon Total Opponents ## Goalie gp-gs minutes ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho pp sh en gp-gs minutes ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho pp sh en 34 Huggins, Cole : : Williams, Stephon : : Total : Opponents : msumavericks.com Minnesota State University Men s Hockey Weekly Release 11