Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato) News & Stories
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Dec 11th, 14:42NCAAElite Prospects NCAA Power Rankings for early December
As the holiday break approaches, what are we seeing out there?
Nov 14th, 15:38NCAAAn early look at the NCAA hockey tournament field
We already know the vast majority of March's NCAA tournament participants. It's just a matter of the order in which they finish.
Oct 4th, 15:40NCAA
NCAA hockey season preview: Top-10 candidates for the Hobey, Richter, and Taylor awards
Who has the inside track to win the major college hockey awards?
Oct 3rd, 15:47NCAANCAA 2024-25 season preview: Ranking the top 10 transfer classes
With transfers more important than ever, who did the best at bringing them to campus this summer?
Jan 16th, 22:00NCAACCHA race currently too close to call
The race for the CCHA regular-season title is very tight, so who should be the favourite?
2023-10-04, 21:15NCAANCAA Hockey Season Preview: BU well-positioned for another Frozen Four run
Ryan Lambert previews the 2023-24 NCAA Div. 1 men's college hockey season, looking at major storylines and important dates for a new season.
2023-03-24, 03:37NCAANCAA Tourney Takes Day 1: Cornell pulls off the upset; stage set for all Minnesota battle
Ryan Lambert recaps all four games from the first day of the NCAA Tournament, going over Cornell, Minnesota, St. Cloud, and Boston University's wins.
2023-03-22, 13:00NCAANCAA Hockey Tournament Preview: Can Quinnipiac finally break through?
The NCAA men's hockey tournament starts tomorrow, and Ryan Lambert's preview tells you everything you need to know ahead of four action-packed days of college hockey.
2023-03-18, 16:15NCAANCAA Tournament Update: Where things stand ahead of conference championships
Five of six conference semifinals went to overtime on Friday, and two heavy underdogs won, setting up a wild Championship Saturday.
2022-04-10, 05:10NCAANCAA Championship: Monster third period powers Denver to record-tying ninth title
EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert reports on Denver's stunning third period comeback victory over Minnesota State for their record-tying ninth NCAA championship title.
2022-04-09, 19:49NCAANCAA Championship Preview: No surprises between two elite teams
EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert sets the stage for the NCAA championship game between the University of Denver and Minnesota State (Mankato).
2022-04-09, 00:11NCAADryden McKay wins Hobey Baker award, Devon Levi wins Mike Richter award
How can a goalie be the most outstanding player in the country, but not the most outstanding goalie? Well, as EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert writes, it's complicated.
2022-04-08, 05:26NCAAFrozen Four Game 2: Minnesota State sticks to the blueprint en route to national title game
Ryan Lambert reports on Minnesota State's commanding win over their in-state rival the University of Minnesota, one that's booked them their first NCAA championship game appearance in program history.
2022-04-05, 17:04NHLFrozen Four 2022: Historically dominant teams highlight exciting matchups
The end of the college hockey season is here. Starting tomorrow afternoon, the four teams left standing will be whittled down to just one champion by Saturday night.Three of the...
2022-04-04, 16:38NCAAWho will win the Hobey Baker award, and who should?
EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert profiles the candidates for the Hobey Baker Award, and makes his case for each.
2022-04-04, 16:00NCAAWho will win the Mike Richter award, and who should?
EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert profiles the candidates for the Mike Richter Award, and makes his case for each.
2022-03-27, 04:00NCAANCAA Tournament Takes Day 3: Denver, Minnesota State head to Frozen Four with narrow wins
EP Rinkside's college hockey expert Ryan Lambert recaps the third day of the NCAA tournament, with recaps of the action at the Loveland and Albany regional finals.
2022-03-25, 04:49NCAANCAA Tournament Takes Day 1: Irish win in overtime; NCHC already guaranteed one Frozen Four team
EP Rinkside's resident college hockey expert Ryan Lambert recaps the first day of action at the NCAA tournament
2022-03-21, 12:45NHLWhat We Learned: This isn’t a division, it’s an arms race
It's an arms race in the Atlantic Division, as the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins, and Toronto Maple Leafs stockpile talent for what each team hopes will be a long playoff run.
2022-03-07, 17:45NCAAAs NCAA tournament approaches, who’s in and who’s out?
It's playoff time in college hockey, and NCAA tournament seeding is on the line every night.
2022-03-04, 20:30NCAAThe EP Rinkside 2022 NCAA free agency guide
J.D. Burke, Mitch Brown, and Catherine Silverman team up to build an exhaustive guide on the 2022 cycle's best NCAA free agents, one that offers proprietary analytics and scouting reports on each of the 40 or so players included in the piece.
2022-02-22, 15:50NCAAHow is Michigan Tech holding down an NCAA tournament spot?
Michigan Tech is an unlikely NCAA tournament team, and they're taking advantage of a quirk in the rules to do it.
2022-01-18, 16:52NHLHow will Olympic invitations impact NCAA hockey?
The United States and Canada are using college players to fill out their rosters at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing. Ryan Lambert looks at the playoff picture with so many high-end players out of action during the games.
2022-01-04, 19:28NCAAWhich NCAA teams can take a step forward in the second half?
Ryan Lambert goes conference-by-conference to look at the NCAA tournament picture after the holiday break.
2021-10-19, 21:16NCAAIs this the year for Minnesota State?
Minnesota State has been one of the better NCAA hockey programs in the country but is this the year that they finally break through?
2021-10-05, 13:00NCAAWho should be seen as the NCAA's top team?
EP Rinkside Senior Columnist Ryan Lambert looks at the NCAA field and ranks college hockey's five best teams.
2021-09-21, 17:20Prospect Pool RankingsEP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 20-ranked Winnipeg Jets
The Winnipeg Jets are a victim of a lack of draft capital, not a poor draft table. That they land at No. 20 in Elite Prospects’ Prospect Pool ranking despite...
2021-04-06, 15:00NCAAMake no mistake: Cole Caufield is going to rightly win the Hobey Baker Award in a walk
Some years, it's a dogfight for the Hobey Baker Award. Then in others, it's a walk, decided before the finalists are even announced. Count this one in the latter camp, and let's give Cole Caufield his trophy. Ryan Lambert has more with help from InStat.
2021-03-29, 19:00PodcastsThe EliteProspects Podcast With J.D. Burke and Craig Button: A conversation with the Chicago Steel's Noelle Needham
The EliteProspects Podcast with J.D. Burke and Craig Button returns, available wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode, our hosts interview the Chicago Steel's Noelle Needham, and discuss the Tim Peel incident that set the hockey world on fire last week.
2021-03-25, 17:30NCAAA thorough review of the candidates for the NCAA's 2020-21 Mike Richter Award
Ryan Lambert takes a look at this year's nine finalists for the Mike Richter Award, granted to the best goalie in college hockey at the end of the season, and explains with data from InStat how his ballot shakes out (kind of).
