Minnesota State University-Mankato Men's Ice Hockey

Hastings has enjoyed immense success behind the bench of the Minnesota State mens hockey program in his four seasons with the Mavericks. Under his guidance, the Mavericks have forged a 100-49-7 record, won a pair of MacNaughton Cups as WCHA regular-season champions, two Broadmoor Trophies as WCHA post-season tournament champions and made three NCAA postseason tournament appearances. In his first year as head coach of the Mavericks in 2012-13, Hastings was named after leading MSU to a 24-14-3 mark. The Crookston, Minn., native guided MSU to its first top-half league finish since 2007-08 in that first season and the Mavericks made their second-ever NCAA postseason tournament appearance.  MSU had a seven-game winning streak from Nov 23-Dec. 14 and during the course of the season, and claimed wins over #2 Minnesota, #4 North Dakota and #15 Wisconsin. Hastings was named national coach of the year by College Hockey News and was a finalist for the as the AHCA National Coach of the Year. In his second season in charge, 2013-14, the Mavericks continued its ascent with the program racking up a 26-14-1 mark. Minnesota State captured its first ever Broadmoor Trophy as the WCHA Final Five champions (league postseason tournament) and made its third NCAA postseason tournament appearance. The ascendency continued in 2014-15 with a third consecutive trip to the NCAA postseason, while establishing a school record for wins with a 29-8-3 record. Rated #1 in the country five times during the course of the season, the Mavericks won the Broadmoor for the second consecutive year, while a 21-4-3 league mark gave the school its first MacNaughton Cup as conference regular-season champs. Hastings was named and the recipient of the as the AHCA National Coach of the Year. Year Four of the Hastings regime concluded with a share of the MacNaughton Cup as the WCHA regular-season champions with Minnesota State turning in a 16-5-7 league slate en route a fourth consecutive 20-win campaign (21-13-7). The Mavericks won a first-round play-off series for the fourth straight year in advancing to the Final Five championship game for the third straight year.   The third coach in the history of the Maverick mens hockey program, Hastings arrived at Minnesota State following a three-year stint as the associate head coach at Nebraska-Omaha. He also served as an assistant coach with the mens 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. He left the USHL as the leagues all-time winningest coach, compiling a 529-210-56 record with the Lancers, never had a losing season and led Omaha to three Clark Cup titles as the USHLs play-off champions. He was named USHL Coach of the Year three times and as the teams general manager, earned league GM of the Year honors five times. Hastings 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 2000. A 1993 graduate of St. Cloud State, Hastings played two years for the Huskies (1986-87 and 1987-88) before a back injury ended his career. Hastings and his wife, Jean Ann, reside in North Mankato with their daughter, Hannah, and son, Hudson. Mike Hastings at Minnesota State Year-By-Year     Mike Hastings Head Coach, Men's Hockey Named the head coach in April of 2012, Mike Hastings has enjoyed immense success behind the bench of the Minnesota State mens hockey program in his four seasons with the Mavericks. Under his guidance, the Mavericks have forged a 100-49-7 record, won a pair of MacNaughton Cups as WCHA regular-season champions, two Broadmoor Trophies as WCHA post-season tournament champions and made three NCAA postseason tournament appearances. In his first year as head coach of the Mavericks in 2012-13, Hastings was named after leading MSU to a 24-14-3 mark. The Crookston, Minn., native guided MSU to its first top-half league finish since 2007-08 in that first season and the Mavericks made their second-ever NCAA postseason tournament appearance.  MSU had a seven-game winning streak from Nov 23-Dec. 14 and during the course of the season, and claimed wins over #2 Minnesota, #4 North Dakota and #15 Wisconsin. Hastings was named national coach of the year by College Hockey News and was a finalist for the as the AHCA National Coach of the Year. In his second season in charge, 2013-14, the Mavericks continued its ascent with the program racking up a 26-14-1 mark. Minnesota State captured its first ever Broadmoor Trophy as the WCHA Final Five champions (league postseason tournament) and made its third NCAA postseason tournament appearance. The ascendency continued in 2014-15 with a third consecutive trip to the NCAA postseason, while establishing a school record for wins with a 29-8-3 record. Rated #1 in the country five times during the course of the season, the Mavericks won the Broadmoor for the second consecutive year, while a 21-4-3 league mark gave the school its first MacNaughton Cup as conference regular-season champs. Hastings was named and the recipient of the as the AHCA National Coach of the Year. Year Four of the Hastings regime concluded with a share of the MacNaughton Cup as the WCHA regular-season champions with Minnesota State turning in a 16-5-7 league slate en route a fourth consecutive 20-win campaign (21-13-7). The Mavericks won a first-round play-off series for the fourth straight year in advancing to the Final Five championship game for the third straight year.   The third coach in the history of the Maverick mens hockey program, Hastings arrived at Minnesota State following a three-year stint as the associate head coach at Nebraska-Omaha. He also served as an assistant coach with the mens 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. He left the USHL as the leagues all-time winningest coach, compiling a 529-210-56 record with the Lancers, never had a losing season and led Omaha to three Clark Cup titles as the USHLs play-off champions. He was named USHL Coach of the Year three times and as the teams general manager, earned league GM of the Year honors five times. Hastings 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 2000. A 1993 graduate of St. Cloud State, Hastings played two years for the Huskies (1986-87 and 1987-88) before a back injury ended his career. Hastings and his wife, Jean Ann, reside in North Mankato with their daughter, Hannah, and son, Hudson. Mike Hastings at Minnesota State Year-By-Year     Mike Hastings Head Coach, Men's Hockey Named the head coach in April of 2012, Mike Hastings has enjoyed immense success behind the bench of the Minnesota State mens hockey program in his four seasons with the Mavericks. Under his guidance, the Mavericks have forged a 100-49-7 record, won a pair of MacNaughton Cups as WCHA regular-season champions, two Broadmoor Trophies as WCHA post-season tournament champions and made three NCAA postseason tournament appearances. In his first year as head coach of the Mavericks in 2012-13, Hastings was named after leading MSU to a 24-14-3 mark. The Crookston, Minn., native guided MSU to its first top-half league finish since 2007-08 in that first season and the Mavericks made their second-ever NCAA postseason tournament appearance.  MSU had a seven-game winning streak from Nov 23-Dec. 14 and during the course of the season, and claimed wins over #2 Minnesota, #4 North Dakota and #15 Wisconsin. Hastings was named national coach of the year by College Hockey News and was a finalist for the as the AHCA National Coach of the Year. In his second season in charge, 2013-14, the Mavericks continued its ascent with the program racking up a 26-14-1 mark. Minnesota State captured its first ever Broadmoor Trophy as the WCHA Final Five champions (league postseason tournament) and made its third NCAA postseason tournament appearance. The ascendency continued in 2014-15 with a third consecutive trip to the NCAA postseason, while establishing a school record for wins with a 29-8-3 record. Rated #1 in the country five times during the course of the season, the Mavericks won the Broadmoor for the second consecutive year, while a 21-4-3 league mark gave the school its first MacNaughton Cup as conference regular-season champs. Hastings was named and the recipient of the as the AHCA National Coach of the Year. Year Four of the Hastings regime concluded with a share of the MacNaughton Cup as the WCHA regular-season champions with Minnesota State turning in a 16-5-7 league slate en route a fourth consecutive 20-win campaign (21-13-7). The Mavericks won a first-round play-off series for the fourth straight year in advancing to the Final Five championship game for the third straight year.   The third coach in the history of the Maverick mens hockey program, Hastings arrived at Minnesota State following a three-year stint as the associate head coach at Nebraska-Omaha. He also served as an assistant coach with the mens 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. He left the USHL as the leagues all-time winningest coach, compiling a 529-210-56 record with the Lancers, never had a losing season and led Omaha to three Clark Cup titles as the USHLs play-off champions. He was named USHL Coach of the Year three times and as the teams general manager, earned league GM of the Year honors five times. Hastings 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 2000. A 1993 graduate of St. Cloud State, Hastings played two years for the Huskies (1986-87 and 1987-88) before a back injury ended his career. Hastings and his wife, Jean Ann, reside in North Mankato with their daughter, Hannah, and son, Hudson. Mike Hastings at Minnesota State Year-By-Year    

Knott (pronounced cuh-NOT) spent the 2008-09 campaign as the head coach and general manager of Sioux City of the United States Hockey League. He was an associate head coach for Des Moines for three years (2005-08) where he was part of a Buccaneer staff that earned a Clark Cup title (USHL play-off championship) in 2005-06. Prior to his time in Des Moines, Knott spent a pair of seasons (one as an assistant coach, one as head coach) of Fargo-Moorhead in the North American Hockey League. Under his guidance, the Jets earned a NAHL regular-season title with a 36-17-3 record, a West Division play-off championship and a runner-up finish at the Tier II national tournament in 2004-05. Born and raised in Red Lake Falls, Minn., Knott played in the USHL with Lincoln in 1998-99 and was a forward for Bemidji State from 1999-2002 where he tallied 14 goals and nine assists for 23 points in 72 games for the Beavers.  Knott earned a degree in physical education from BSU in 2002. Along with his wife, Angie, daughter Baylee and son Jackson, Knott resides in Eagle Lake. Todd Knott Assistant Coach, Men's Hockey was named assistant coach with the Minnesota State men's hockey program in June of 2009. Knott (pronounced cuh-NOT) spent the 2008-09 campaign as the head coach and general manager of Sioux City of the United States Hockey League. He was an associate head coach for Des Moines for three years (2005-08) where he was part of a Buccaneer staff that earned a Clark Cup title (USHL play-off championship) in 2005-06. Prior to his time in Des Moines, Knott spent a pair of seasons (one as an assistant coach, one as head coach) of Fargo-Moorhead in the North American Hockey League. Under his guidance, the Jets earned a NAHL regular-season title with a 36-17-3 record, a West Division play-off championship and a runner-up finish at the Tier II national tournament in 2004-05. Born and raised in Red Lake Falls, Minn., Knott played in the USHL with Lincoln in 1998-99 and was a forward for Bemidji State from 1999-2002 where he tallied 14 goals and nine assists for 23 points in 72 games for the Beavers.  Knott earned a degree in physical education from BSU in 2002. Along with his wife, Angie, daughter Baylee and son Jackson, Knott resides in Eagle Lake.

Blue was the head coach the Chisago Lakes boys high school program for three years (1996-99) and spent the 1999-00 season as an assistant coach/interim head coach of Bozeman of the America West Hockey League. The East Grand Forks, Minn., native tallied three goals and 35 assists for 38 points in 90 career games with the Mavericks. A two-time team captain and two-time recipient of MSU's award, he earned the as a senior scholar-athlete and was also a member of the MSU men's golf team. He is a 1996 MSU grad. In addition to on-ice and recruiting responsibilities and working with the Maverick defensemen, Blue handles much of the men's hockey program administrative duties. He has also served on staffs at several USA Hockey select camps. Blue, his wife Jen (MSU's women's cross country/track & Field head coach) and son Carter, reside in North Mankato. Darren Blue Assistant Coach, Men's Hockey Former MSU defenseman has been a member of the MSU men's hockey coaching staff since the 2000-01 season. A member of Maverick men's hockey teams from 1991-95, Blue was the head coach the Chisago Lakes boys high school program for three years (1996-99) and spent the 1999-00 season as an assistant coach/interim head coach of Bozeman of the America West Hockey League. The East Grand Forks, Minn., native tallied three goals and 35 assists for 38 points in 90 career games with the Mavericks. A two-time team captain and two-time recipient of MSU's award, he earned the as a senior scholar-athlete and was also a member of the MSU men's golf team. He is a 1996 MSU grad. In addition to on-ice and recruiting responsibilities and working with the Maverick defensemen, Blue handles much of the men's hockey program administrative duties. He has also served on staffs at several USA Hockey select camps. Blue, his wife Jen (MSU's women's cross country/track & Field head coach) and son Carter, reside in North Mankato.

A native of Fruitvale, B.C., Scott Rideout joined the Minnesota State men’s hockey staff in the summer of 2008.   Rideout, who spent 2006-07 and 2007-08 handling equipment responsibilities for the Mavericks women’s hockey program, is a University of Calgary graduate. He tended goal for the Dinos from 1997-2002.   A product of the Western Hockey League where he played for Portland, Calgary and Edmonton from 1993-97, Rideout was a two-time academic All-Canadian and was the University of Calgary’s Most Valuable Player in 2001-02.  He spent part of the 2001-02 postseason with Idaho of the West Coast Hockey League and toiled with Ft. Wayne of the United Hockey League in 2002-03. Rideout holds a master’s degree from MSU in educational leadership. He and his wife, Mandy (she played for the Minnesota State women’s hockey team from 1998-2002), and two daughters (Jaydee and Kenzie), reside in Mankato.