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Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey
Current season
Bemidji State Beavers athletic logo
UniversityBemidji State University
ConferenceCCHA
First season1947–48
Head coachTom Serratore
24th season, 388–360–99 (.517)
Assistant coaches
  • Travis Winter
  • Andrew Magera
  • Brock Kautz
ArenaSanford Center
Bemidji, Minnesota
ColorsGreen and white[1]
NCAA Tournament championships
DII:1984,1993,1994,1995,1997
DIII:1986
NCAA Tournament Frozen Four
DI:2009
DII: 1983, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
DIII: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
NCAA Tournament appearances
DI: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2021
DII: 1983, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
DIII: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
NAIA Tournament championships
1968,1969,1970,1971,1973,1979,1980
NAIA Tournament appearances
1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982
Conference Tournament championships
1986, 1987, 1995, CHA: 2005, 2006, 2009
Conference regular season championships
1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1994–95. CHA: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10. WCHA: 2016–17. CCHA: 2023–24
Current uniform

TheBemidji State Beavers men's ice hockeyteam is aNational Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA)Division Icollege ice hockeyprogram that representsBemidji State University.The Beavers are a member of theCentral Collegiate Hockey Associationand play atSanford CenterinBemidji, Minnesota,as of the 2010 season, after previously playing at theJohn S. Glas Field House.

History

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Early history

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Bemidji State Hockey Arena - Sanford Center
Bemidji State Hockey Arena - Sanford Center

The Bemidji State men's ice hockey program began in 1946. From the inaugural 1946-47 season through the 1966-67 season BSU played as an independent member of Division I.[2]In 1968 the team became a member of theNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics(NAIA).[2]The program continued to operate as an independent member, now in the NAIA from 1968-69 through the 1979-80 season. For the 1980-81 season the program joined theNorthern Collegiate Hockey Association(NCHA), in which Bemidji State is a charter member. BSU won the 1981–82 and 1982-83 NCHA regular season championships.[3][4]Following the 1982-83 season BSU moved toNCAA Division IIremaining in the NCHA.[2]During the program's 16-season tenure in the NAIA the team wonNAIA national ice hockey championships9 times, including the first NAIA Championship in 1968.

The Beavers won their third straight NCHA regular season championship in 1983-84 and qualified for the NCAA tournament.[4]In the 1984 tournament BSU won its first NCAA title at the Division II level with BSU sweepingMerrimackin a best-of-three series winning 6-3 and 8-1.[2]Beginning in the following season, the Division II tournament was combined with theNCAA Division IIIlevel. The Beavers won the NCHA regular season championship for the third straight season and qualified for the school's first NCAA Division III ice hockey championship. BSU came in second after a 1-5 loss in the finals toRIT.[5]Bemidji State won the first ever NCHA playoff tournament at the conclusion of the 1985-86 season and continued momentum into the NCAA DIII tournament winning the Division III Championship in an 8-5 win overPlattsburgh State.[5]BSU made the NCAA Division III tournament three more times in the 1980s, 1987-1989 but finished fourth once and third twice.[2]The Division II Ice Hockey Tournament was reinstated beginning in 1992-93 season and BSU won The Division II championship three straight years 1993-1995. In the 1996 championship the Beavers came up short toAlabama-Huntsville.The following season Alabama-Huntsville would get revenge, beating Bemidji State in the 1998 championship game. That would be the last year BSU participated in the DII tournament, the Beavers failed to qualify for the last NCAA DII Tournament in 1999 and the following season the Beavers moved toNCAA Division Ilevel.[2]

Recent history

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CHA era

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Bemidji State joined two other former Division II ice hockey members Alabama–Huntsville andFindlayalong with former DI independent teamsAir Force,Army,andNiagaraand expansion programWayne Stateto formCollege Hockey Americaat theDivision Ilevel after the NCAA ended sponsorship of a Division II ice hockey tournament due to lack of membership.[6][7]Ted Belisle joined the coaching team as an assistant,[8]and BSU won their first CHA regular season championship in the 2003-04 season but lost2004 CHA Championshipand an automatic bid to theNCAA Tournamentin overtime 3-4 to (#2) Niagara.[9]

The 2004-05 marked a historic season for the BSU hockey program. The team swept through the CHA winning the CHA regular season championship and winning the2005 CHA Championshipover Alabama-Huntsville.[10]The 3-0 shutout win gave the Beavers their first berth in theNCAA Division I Ice Hockey Tournamentin program history.[2]the team came close to a major upset, losing 3-4 in overtime to the #1 rankedDenverin the opening round.[11]Bemidji beat Niagara 4-2 to win the2006 CHA Championshipand advance to the2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournamentfor the second year in a row.[12]BSU again lost in the opening round, this time toWisconsin0-4.[13]

The 2008-09 season was the most successful season the team has had at the Division I level. The Beavers finished the regular season 1st in the CHA with a record of 12-5-1 and won the2009 CHA Championshipin 3-2 in overtime overRobert Morris.[2][14]The team picked up the first NCAA Division I tournament win in the2009 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournamentwith a 5-1 upset overNotre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey,a #1 seed and ranked 2nd in the national rankings.[15]The Beavers advanced for the first time in the Division I tournament and beatCornell4-1 to advance to the school's first everFrozen Fourheld at theVerizon CenterinWashington D.C.[16]Bemidji facedMiami (Ohio)in the National Semifinal game with a 1-4 loss to the RedHawks.[17][18]

WCHA era

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In addition to the on-ice success, in 2008 Bemidji began exploring options to strengthen the program. The CHA had lost many of the original member to programs at Findlay and Wayne State folding and other teams transferring to other college hockey conferences. Travel expenses to remaining members inHuntsville, Alabama,andWestern New YorkandPennsylvaniawas also a concern. BSU began looking at theWestern Collegiate Hockey Association(WCHA) as a solution. In a first step the university signed a scheduling agreement against WCHA schools, many within a few hours drive toBemidji, Minnesota.[19]Other than the WCHA BSU's only option was to end the historic program.[20]In 2009 it was announced the university and city of Bemidji would build a 4,000-5,000 seat state-of-the-art arena to meet WCHA requirements, that the 2,400-seatJohn S. Glas Field Housedid not meet. With the news of theBemidji Regional Events CenterBSU applied to join the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in early 2009.[21][22]Bemidji State along withUniversity of Nebraska-Omaha(transferring from theCCHA) was accepted into the WCHA as the 11th and 12th members. BSU officially became a member on July 1, 2010.[23]

The Beavers opened WCHA play in the new Bemidji Regional Events Center on October 15, 2010 againstNorth Dakotain a 2-5 loss.[24]Bemidji picked up their first WCHA win atSt. Cloud State3-2 in overtime.[24]Bemidji ended the regular season with a conference record of 8-15-5 as the 10th seed entering the2011 WCHA Tournament.In the first round of the WCHA playoffs the Beaver beat 3rd-seeded Nebraska-Omaha two games to none with 4-3 and 4-2 wins.[25]The series sweep sent Bemidji to its first everWCHA Final Fiveand upsetMinnesota–Duluth3-2 in overtime,[26]before losing toDenver2-6 in the semifinal game.[27]
With a WCHA Conference record of 20 wins, 6 losses, and 2 ties, The Bemidji State Beavers became WCHA Regular Season Champions at the conclusion of the 2016-2017 season. They compiled 64 conference points, 10 more than runner-up Michigan Tech, and won the school's first coveted MacNaughton Cup.[28]

The Bemidji State men's ice hockey team plays againstAir Forcein 2018

CCHA era

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Bemidji State was one of the seven WCHA members that jointly announced in 2019 that they would leave that league after the 2020–21 season. These seven schools announced in early 2020 that they would reestablish the CCHA, and added an eighth member before starting play in the revived league in 2021.

The Beavers claimed their first CCHA regular season championship and second MacNaughton Cup at the conclusion of the 2023-2024 season.[29]

Season-by-season results

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All-time coaching records

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As of the end of the 2023–24 season.

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
2001–Present Tom Serratore 23 388–360–99 .517
1982–1983 Mike Gibbons 1 30–6–1 .824
1966–1982, 1983–2001 Bob Peters 34 702–293–49 .696
1964–1965 Wayne Peterson 1 10–1–1 .875
1959–1964, 1965–1966 Vic Weber 6 42–19–2 .683
1948–1950 Eric Hughes 2 17–13–0 .567
1947–1948 Jack Aldrich 1 2–8–0 .200
Totals 7 coaches 68 seasons 1191–700–152 .620

Awards

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NCAA

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Individual awards

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Second Team [32]

Individual awards

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First Team [33][34]

Second Team

Rookie Team

Individual awards

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First Team

Second Team

Third Team

Rookie Team


CCHA

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Individual awards

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All-Conference Teams

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First Team All-CCHA

Second Team all-CCHA

CCHA All-Rookie Team

Statistical Leaders

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Career scoring leaders

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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Years GP G A Pts PIM
Mike Alexander 1982–1986 136 98 154 252 160
Mark Eagles 1972–1976 116 100 125 225 80
Joel Otto 1980–1984 122 89 115 204 134
Scott Johnson 1987–1991 132 96 95 191 94
Rod Heisler 1975–1979 121 100 90 190 70
Wendal Jellison 1981–1985 134 86 99 185 157
Dan Richards 1985–1989 132 87 93 180 40
Jamie Erb 1989–1993 108 86 94 180 71
John Murphy 1975–1979 122 71 98 169 50
Scott Currie 1975–1979 122 77 88 165 107

Career goaltending leaders

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GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% =Save percentage;GAA =Goals against average

Minimum 1500 minutes

Player Years GP Min W L T GA SO SV% GAA
Michael Bitzer 2014–2018 138 8227 65 54 19 271 21 .921 1.98
Zach Driscoll 2018–2021 102 5847 52 35 12 213 10 .920 2.19
Matt Dalton 2007–2009 36 2094 20 14 1 80 3 .915 2.29
Blane Comstock 1967–1971 86 4878 70 12 1 190 9 .905 2.34
Matt Climie 2004–2008 95 5427 45 30 11 222 12 .908 2.45

Statistics current through the start of the 2021-22 season.

Players

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Roster

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As of August 5, 2024.[36]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Missouri Tony Follmer Senior D 6' 3 "(1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 2000-10-26 O'Fallon, Missouri Lincoln Stars(USHL)
4 Finland Patrik Satosaari Junior D 6' 0 "(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-06-18 Jyväskylä, Finland Lahti PelicansU20 (U20 SM-sarja)
5 Minnesota Will Magnuson Senior D 5' 10 "(1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2001-10-16 Chaska, Minnesota Bismarck Bobcats(NAHL)
6 Minnesota Mitch Wolfe Junior D 6' 0 "(1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2002-07-19 Andover, Minnesota Des Moines Buccaneers(USHL)
7 Ontario Isa Parekh Freshman D 6' 0 "(1.83 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 2003-09-27 Toronto, Ontario Nanaimo Clippers(BCHL)
8 Minnesota Adam Flammang Junior F 6' 0 "(1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-11-09 St. Michael, Minnesota Cedar Rapids RoughRiders(USHL)
9 Minnesota Carter Randklev Graduate F 5' 8 "(1.73 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1999-11-05 Moorhead, Minnesota Niagara(AHA)
11 Alberta Eric Martin Graduate F 5' 11 "(1.8 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 2000-06-05 Calgary, Alberta Drumheller Dragons(AJHL)
12 Alberta A. J. Macaulay Junior D 5' 9 "(1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-04-12 Bonnyville, Alberta Alaska(NCAA)
13 Minnesota Donte Lawson Senior F 5' 11 "(1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000-11-03 Taconite, Minnesota Minnesota Wilderness(NAHL)
14 Quebec Alexi Sylvestre Freshman F 6' 2 "(1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2004-08-27 Sainte-Martine, Quebec Flin Flon Bombers(SJHL)
15 North Dakota Jaksen Panzer Freshman F 5' 10 "(1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-04-08 Grand Forks, North Dakota Sioux Falls Stampede(USHL)
16 Finland Jere Väisänen Senior F 6' 0 "(1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-07-10 Espoo, Finland Amarillo Bulls(NAHL)
17 British Columbia Noah Quinn Sophomore F 6' 1 "(1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2003-06-02 Nelson, British Columbia Cranbrook Bucks(BCHL)
18 Ontario Rhys Chiddenton Sophomore F 6' 0 "(1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2003-05-23 Campbellville, Ontario Cranbrook Bucks(BCHL)
19 Minnesota Jackson Jutting Graduate F 5' 10 "(1.78 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2001-02-27 Savage, Minnesota Colorado College(NCHC)
20 North Dakota Kirklan Irey Junior F 5' 11 "(1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2001-01-08 Bismarck, North Dakota Sioux City Musketeers(USHL)
21 Illinois Vince Corcoran Junior F 5' 8 "(1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-09-21 Plainfield, Illinois Wichita Falls Warriors(NAHL)
22 Minnesota Austin Jouppi Graduate F 5' 11 "(1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2000-04-18 Duluth, Minnesota Bismarck Bobcats(NAHL)
23 Minnesota Luke Roelofs Freshman D 6' 2 "(1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2003-03-17 Minnetrista, Minnesota Bismarck Bobcats(NAHL)
25 Minnesota Tory Lund Freshman F 5' 10 "(1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-07-30 Sartell, Minnesota El Paso Rhinos(NAHL)
26 Manitoba Reilly Funk Junior(RS) F 6' 3 "(1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-12-23 Portage, Manitoba Northern Michigan(CCHA)
27 British Columbia Jake McLean Sophomore F 6' 0 "(1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2002-07-27 North Vancouver, British Columbia Bismarck Bobcats(NAHL)
28 Norway Kasper Magnussen Sophomore F 6' 1 "(1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2004-02-19 Fredrikstad, Norway Leksands IF J20(J20 Nationell)
29 Alberta Ryan Henderson Freshman D 6' 2 "(1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-06-10 Lethbridge, Alberta Drumheller Dragons(USHL)
30 California Mattias Sholl Senior G 5' 10 "(1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-09-30 Hermosa Beach, California Youngstown Phantoms(USHL)
33 North Dakota Trent Wiemken Freshman G 6' 0 "(1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-03-23 Fargo, North Dakota Austin Bruins(NAHL)
35 Alaska Raythan Robbins Senior G 5' 11 "(1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2002-06-05 Anchorage, Alaska Muskegon Lumberjacks(USHL)

Olympians

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This is a list of Bemidji State alumni were a part of anOlympic team.

Name Position Bemidji State Tenure Team Year Finish
Charles Brown Defenseman 1968–1971 United StatesUSA 1972 Silver
Jim McElmury Defenseman 1967–1971 United StatesUSA 1972 Silver
Blane Comstock Goaltender 1967–1971 United StatesUSA 1976 5th
Gary Ross Defenseman 1973–1975 United StatesUSA 1976 5th
Joel Otto Center 1980–1984 United StatesUSA 1998 6th

Beavers in the NHL

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As of July 1, 2024.

=NHL All-Star team =NHL All-Star[37] =NHL All-Star[37]andNHL All-Star team =Hall of Famers
Player Position Team(s) Years Games Stanley Cups
Matt Climie Goaltender DAL,PHO 2008–2011 5 0
Brad Hunt Defenseman EDM,STL,NSH,VGK,MIN,VAN,COL 2013–2023 288 0
Jim McElmury Defenseman KCS,COR 1972–1978 180 0
Andrew Murray Center CBJ,STL 2007–2013 221 0
Joel Otto Center CGY,PHI 1984–1998 943 1
Matt Read Right wing PHI,MIN 2011–2019 449 0
Gary Sargent Defenseman LAK,MNS 1975–1983 402 0
Dale Smedsmo Left wing TOR 1972–1973 4 0
Zach Whitecloud Defenseman VGK 2017–Present 247 1

WHA

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One player was a member of theWHA.

Player Position Team(s) Years Avco Cups
Dale Smedsmo Left wing CIN,NEW,IND 1975–1978 0

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See also

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  37. ^abPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
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