University of St. Thomas Athletics
Men's Hockey to play Minnesota State outdoors in January 2022
5/10/2021 1:00:00 PM | Men's Hockey
The Minnesota Wild, in conjunction with Bally Sports North and Minnesota Hockey, today announced Minnesota State University will play the University of St. Thomas in men's hockey outdoors as part of Hockey Day Minnesota 2022 in Mankato. The two are members of the new Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) debuting in 2021-22.
More details regarding dates and other teams participating in Hockey Day Minnesota 2022 will be announced this summer.
Mankato will host Hockey Day Minnesota 2022 at Blakeslee Stadium, sitting on the southern edge of Minnesota State University. Home to MSU Football, Blakeslee Stadium served as the summer training camp home to the National Football League's (NFL) Minnesota Vikings from 1966-2017. The 7,000-seat, natural grass surface facility opened in 1962.
Minnesota State University is home to one of the top men's and women's hockey programs in WCHA history. The hockey program boasts 16 current and former NHL players and three Olympians.
Under new head coach Rico Blasi, St. Thomas Men's Hockey will make history in its first season in Division I. St. Thomas is the first NCAA institution to make a direct move in all of its sports from Division III to Division I, starting next fall in 22 sports.
About Hockey Day Minnesota
Hockey Day Minnesota originated in 2007 by the Minnesota Wild to celebrate the game that has made Minnesota the State of Hockey. It is produced in partnership with Bally Sports North, Minnesota Hockey and the respective local community that serves as host each year.
Previous locations include:
- Baudette Bay (2007, 2008)
- Phalen Park (2009)
- Hermantown (2010)
- Moorhead (2011)
- Minnetonka (2012)
- Grand Rapids (2013)
- Elk River (2014)
- St. Paul (2015)
- Duluth (2016)
- Stillwater (2017)
- St. Cloud (2018)
- Bemidji (2019)
- Minneapolis (2020)
- Roseville (2021).
For more information, visit www.wild.com/hockeyday
