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Minnesota State 2025-26 Season: Get To Know 'Em
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Double Major
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Well, Augustana was certainly the better team in that series. I'd like to think the Mavs performance was due in part to schedule fatigue...no weekends off in the first half. Lets hope the guys get some mojo back after the holiday break...
Double Major
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Anyone know why Shane Frederick is not blogging this year? Or did I miss something?
TalonsUpPuckDown
Roll along you BG Warriors!
There are three scheduling pods of 3 teams each. Every year one pod plays the other teams in their pod three times instead of four. This is due to having nine teams in the conference and is set up so every team gets the same number of league games. It’s your turn this year (Mavs, Tommies, Vikings). The other two pods are Falcons, Dawgs, Lakers, and ‘Cats, Huskies, Beavers.
This goes away next year when the Tommies leave to join the Nachos. And it didn’t exist last year because the Vikings only played half a league schedule. So yeah, this pod thing exists for only one year.
jwheeler001
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I haven't seen anyone talk about Mankato losing 5 of their last 6 games. I am surprised we have not dropped out of the top-20 power rankings with the recent losses to Ferris, Augustana (1 loss, 1 OT Loss), and U-Mass Lowell.
Yeah, it's been bad. Sitting #17, but in reality it doesn't matter; anything below probably 13 or 14 won't get an at-large bid. They'll likely have to win the conference tourney to get an NCAA bid.
Double Major
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A nice winning streak would be helpful, staring tomorrow in Houghton. Not the easiest of places to roll out that scenario.
And now it's 6 of the last 7. And in 5th place.
Double Major
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Can't seem to find any goal scorers right now...been a while since this was a lingering problem.
Yeah, controlled the play for most of the game, but simply couldn't score.
Double Major
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It certainly wasn't for lack of effort. Never saw a team work so hard to score, without reward. Gotta pull out of this scoring funk!
AgentClass
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Big win Saturday, hopefully it's the start of something. Can maybe afford a split with BG, but pretty much need to win out to put themselves in a decent spot for the postseason.
Double Major
Member
Wow, I've never seen this league so bunched up at the top! After tonight, Mavs could win the whole thing outright, or be a road team for the playoffs. Suspect they'll hold serve and get a first round home game, but you never know if the scorers are going to show up. Hoping Tracy brings his A game and we get some more luck from the other rinks. Go Mavs
Double Major
Member
Never, never expected all those scenarios to play out like that. Wow, against all odds the Mavs win the Cup! talk about a fantastic finish!
jwheeler001
Member
I thought the mavericks blew it after last night, but it ended up paying off. Huge shoutout to Bowling Green and Bemidji for the help!
Mavs take the #1 seed in CCHA playoffs and play at home against Ferris State next weekend
Mavs take the #1 seed in CCHA playoffs and play at home against Ferris State next weekend
The scorers didn't show up. 0 for 6 on the powerplay. One regular goal, one empty net goal, and one that might as well have been an empty netter when NMU's bench couldn't make up its mind about pulling the goalie and got him caught out in no-man's land. A very strange end to the season, but I'm happy the MacNaughton is in Mankato again.
AgentClass
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Crazy that the rest of the conference seemed markedly better, coupled with this being one of the more frustrating Mavs teams in a hot minute...and the MacNaughton’s still staying home. Wouldn’t think it’s going to be a leisurely week of practice after how frustrated Strand was after Friday’s game, so hopefully they’re able to take care of Ferris.
Hopefully they’re able to claw their way into the NCAA Tourney. Really think that being a regular there (even if they haven’t made a run in a couple years now) goes a long way in terms of recruiting.
Hopefully they’re able to claw their way into the NCAA Tourney. Really think that being a regular there (even if they haven’t made a run in a couple years now) goes a long way in terms of recruiting.