Western Collegiate Hockey Association

Minnesota State University, Mankato has become a destination for those seeking higher education. The University is experiencing its highest enrollment in a decade with more than 13,000 students enrolling in fall, 2005. In addition, 1,300 faculty and staff, approximately 600 international students who represent 70 countries, and more than 94,000 alumni from around the world are proud to be a part of the Mavericks tradition.

AC: 507
Location: Mankato, MN 56001
Founded: 1868
Enrollment: 14,251
Colors: Purple and Gold
Nickname: Mavericks
Arena: All Seasons Arena (200 x 85)
Arena Capacity: 750
Press Box Phone: 382-1571

Minnesota State hopes to carry the momentum it gained during the course of the second half of last year into the 2007-08 season. The youthful Mavericks, who finished 2006-07 with a 13-19-6 overall record, went 10-8-3 in the last 21 games of the year giving rise to optimism for 2007-08.

Selected to guide the Minnesota State men's hockey program in the summer of 2000, Troy Jutting is recognized as one of the top young college coaches in the nation. The recipient of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's Coach of the Year award following the 2002-03 season, Jutting also garnered USA Hockey's 2003 National Coach of the Year award after piloting the country's entry to the gold medal at the Under-18 Junior World Cup.