North Star College Cup

North Star College Cup
Sport	College ice hockey
Founded	2014
Venue(s)	Xcel Energy Center (2014–present)
Most recent champion(s)	St. Cloud State
Most titles	Bemidji State (1) Minnesota (1) St. Cloud State (1)

The North Star College Cup is a men's ice hockey tournament among the five NCAA Division I programs in Minnesota. The North Star College Cup is meant to resemble the Beanpot tournament, and maintain the long-standing rivalries amongst the Minnesota schools from when they competed together in the Classic WCHA up until the 2013–2014 season.

Format

The competitors are:

The tournament lasts two rounds, with first-round opponents being rotated from year to year. The second round features the consolation game and the championship game. The University of Minnesota is the only permanent participant. The other four schools each rotate a year off.

History

Prior to the 2013–2014 season all of the schools competed in the WCHA. However, several teams realigned their conference affiliations in 2013, after Minnesota joined the Big Ten. St. Cloud State and the University of Minnesota Duluth joined the NCHC. Minnesota State and Bemidji State remain together in what has been coined the "new-look WCHA". The tournament is meant to maintain the rivalries among the Minnesota schools from the Classic WCHA.

The inaugural tournament was held at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota on January 24–25, 2014. Participating were the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State University, Mankato and St. Cloud State University.^[1]

Trophy

The trophy consists of Minnesota-grown red oak and birch as well as hickory wood historically used to make hockey sticks. Doug Johannsen of Ramsey, MN crafted the cup; Bill Durand of Anoka, MN constructed the base. A star is used between the cup and the base and shows the tournament logo on top of the base. The star includes acrylic color acyrlic in addition to pucks for each individual school participating in the tournament. Sterling Trophy Inc. (Anoka, MN) designed the cup and approached Johannsen and Durand to create the trophy, and laser engraved the tournament logo onto the cup in part of the final production.^[2]

Results

Four games are listed for each North Star College Cup, in the order they were played. Winners are listed in bold. Games requiring overtime are indicated by (OT). Games requiring a shoot out are indicated by (SO) and the shootout score (3–2).^[3]

Year	First Game	Second Game	Consolation	Final
2014	MSU 4–5^OT UMD	#1 UM 4–1 #5 SCSU	#5 SCSU 6–4 MSU	#1 UM 4–4^SO UMD
2015	BSU 4–0 #7 UMD	#1 MSU 4–2 #17 UM	#7 UMD 2–1 #17 UM	BSU 3–1 #1 MSU
2016	#19 MSU 4–5 #3 SCSU	BSU 4–2 #20 UM	#19 MSU 3–2 #20 UM	#3 SCSU 5–2 BSU
2017	#17 SCSU vs #13 BSU	#1 UMD vs #11 UM

Statistics

Through the 2016 North Star College Cup, the five teams have amassed the following statistics:

School	W	L	Pct.	GF	GA	North Star Cup Finishes				Championship Games
School	W	L	Pct.	GF	GA	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Games	Goals	Avg.
Bemidji State	3	1	.750	13	8	1	1	0	0	2	5	2.5
St. Cloud State	3	1	.750	17	14	1	0	1	0	1	5	5.0
Minnesota–Duluth	2	2	.500	11	13	0	1	1	0	1	4	4.0
Minnesota State	2	4	.333	20	23	0	1	1	1	1	1	1.0
Minnesota	2	4	.333	15	18	1	0	0	2	1	4	4.0

Awards

Champions
Year	School	Coach
2014	Minnesota	Lucia, DonDon Lucia
2015	Bemidji State	Serratore, TomTom Serratore
2016	St. Cloud State	Motzko, BobBob Motzko

Most Valuable Players
Year	Name	Position	School	Ref
2014	Wilcox, AdamAdam Wilcox	Goaltender	Minnesota	^[4]
2015	Bitzer, MichaelMichael Bitzer	Goaltender	Bemidji State	^[5]
2016	Eyssimont, MikeyMikey Eyssimont	Forward	St. Cloud State	^[6]

References

↑ Xcel Energy Center. "Xcel Energy Center :: Gophers Host New College Hockey Tournament".
↑ "Gophers hockey: North Star College Cup a state championship of sorts". Twin Cities.
↑ "GOPHERSPORTS.COM Gophers Win North Star College Cup :: University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site :: Ice Hockey".
↑ "Gophers Win North Star College Cup". January 25, 2014.
↑ Streamline Technologies – Nashville, TN. "BSUBeavers.com – Bemidji State drops No. 1 Minnesota State to claim North Star College Cup". BSUBeavers.com.
↑ "St. Cloud State Huskies – #3 SCSU men's hockey wins North Star Cup championship". St. Cloud State University.

St. Paul Pioneer Press http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_24979441/gophers-hockey-north-star-college-cup-state-championship?source=rss

Minneapolis Star Tribune http://www.xcelenergycenter.com/events/detail/minnesota-division-i-annual-hockey-tournament

Xcel Energy Center http://www.xcelenergycenter.com/events/detail/minnesota-division-i-annual-hockey-tournament

External links

Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey

Playing venues	Bemidji Sports Arena (1947–1950) 17th Street Rink (1959–1960) College Rink (1960–1967) John S. Glas Field House (1967–2010) Sanford Center (2010–present)

Head coaches	Jack Aldrich (1947–1948) Eric Hughes (1948–1950) Vic Weber (1959–1964, 1965–1966) Wayne Peterson (1964–1965) Bob Peters (1966–1982, 1983–2001) Mike Gibbons (1982–1983) Tom Serratore (2001–present)

Conference affiliations	NCHA (1981–1999) College Hockey America (1999–2010) WCHA (2010–present)

Culture & lore	North Star College Cup

All-time leaders	Mike Alexander (252 Points) Mark Eagles/Rod Heisler (100 Goals) Blane Comstock (70 Wins)

National championships	1968 (NAIA) 1969 (NAIA) 1970 (NAIA) 1971 (NAIA) 1973 (NAIA) 1979 (NAIA) 1980 (NAIA) 1984 (DII) 1986 (DIII) 1993 (DII) 1994 (DII) 1995 (DII) 1997 (DII)

Frozen Four appearances	2009

NCAA Tournament appearances	2005 2006 2009 2010

Conference Tournament champions	CHA: 2005 2006 2009

Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Academics

Colleges and schools	College of Biological Sciences College of Continuing Education College of Design School of Dentistry College of Education and Human Development College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences School of Journalism and Mass Communication Law School College of Liberal Arts Carlson School of Management Medical School School of Nursing College of Pharmacy Humphrey School of Public Affairs School of Public Health College of Science and Engineering College of Veterinary Medicine College in the Schools

Research centers and institutes	Institute for Advanced Study Charles Babbage Institute Institute on the Environment The Geometry Center GroupLens Research Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute Immigration History Research Center Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Institute for Law and Politics Institute for Mathematics and its Applications Masonic Cancer Center Minnesota International Center Minnesota Population Center National Center for Engineering and Technology Education The Polar Geospatial Center University of Minnesota primate research University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute

Journals	Mechademia Management Information Systems Quarterly Minnesota Law Review Minnesota Journal of International Law Journal of Transport and Land Use Wíčazo Ša Review

Athletics

Campus

Student life

History

Shyamala Rajender v. University of Minnesota

Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey

Playing venues	Williams Arena (1950–93) Mariucci Arena (1993–present)

Head coaches	I. D. MacDonald (1921–22) Emil Iverson (1922–30) Frank Pond (1930–35) Larry Armstrong (1935–47) Doc Romnes (1947–52) John Mariucci (1952–55, 1956–66) Marsh Ryman (1955–56) Glen Sonmor (1966–71) Ken Yackel (1971–72) Herb Brooks (1972–79) Brad Buetow (1979–85) Doug Woog (1985–99) Mike Guentzel (1996) Don Lucia (1999–present)

Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Conference affiliations	WCHA (1951-2013) Big Ten (2013-present)

Rivalries and trophy games	North Dakota Wisconsin Minnesota-Duluth St. Cloud State Mariucci-Bessone Trophy with Michigan State Mariucci-Renfrew Coaches Trophy with Michigan

Culture & lore	Mariucci Classic North Star College Cup

All-time leaders	John Mayasich (298 Points) John Mayasich (144 Goals) Kellen Briggs (84 Wins)

National championships	1974 1976 1979 2002 2003

Runner-Up Finishes	1953 1954 1971 1975 1981 1989 2014

Frozen Four appearances	1953 1954 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1981 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 1994 1995 2002 2003 2005 2012 2014

NCAA Tournament appearances	1953 1954 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1981 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2012 2013 2014

Conference Championships	WCHA 1961 1971 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1981 1993 1994 1996 2003 2004 2007

Notable players	Aaron Broten Neal Broten Kellen Briggs Mike Crowley Tim Harrer Jordan Leopold John Mayasich Pat Micheletti Todd Richards Robb Stauber

Hobey Baker Award winners	Neal Broten (1981) Robb Stauber (1988) Brian Bonin (1996) Jordan Leopold (2002)

University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN

Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs men's ice hockey

Playing venues	DECC Arena (1966–2010) Amsoil Arena (2010–present)

Head coaches	Frank Kovach (1930–32) Joe Oven (1946–47) Hank Jensen (1947–51) Gord Eddolls (1951–54) Bob Boyat (1954–55) John Pleban (1955–60) Ralph Romano (1960–68) Bill Selman (1968–70) Terry Shercliffe (1970–75) Gus Hendrickson (1975–82) Mike Sertich (1982–2000) Scott Sandelin (2000–present)

Seasons	2010–11

Conference affiliations	WCHA (1965–2013) NCHC (2013–present)

Culture & lore	North Star College Cup

All-time leaders	Dan Lempe (222 Points) Thomas Milani (100 Goals) Taras Lendzyk/Rick Kosti (60 Wins)

Retired numbers	9 Keith Christiansen 14 Bill Watson 29 Brett Hull

National championships	2011

Frozen Four appearances	1984 1985 2004 2011

NCAA Tournament appearances	1983 1984 1985 1993 2004 2009 2011 2012 2015

Conference Tournament champions	WCHA: 1984 1985 2009

Hobey Baker winners	Tom Kurvers (1984) Bill Watson (1985) Chris Marinucci (1994) Junior Lessard (2004) Jack Connolly (2012)

University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN

Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey

Formerly the Mankato State Mavericks

Playing venues	All Seasons Arena (1974–1995) Verizon Wireless Center (1995–present)

Head coaches	Don Brose (1969–83, 1984–2000) Brad Reeves (1983–84) Troy Jutting (2000–12) Mike Hastings (2012–present)

Conference affiliations	NCHA (1981–1992) WCHA (1999–present)

Culture & lore	North Star College Cup

All-time leaders	Tom Kern (239 Points) Tom Kern (129 Goals) Steve Carroll (81 Wins)

NCAA Tournament appearances	2003 2013 2014 2015

Conference Tournament champions	WCHA: 2014 2015

Minnesota State University Mankato, MN

St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey

Playing venues	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (1989–present)

Head coaches	Ralph Theisen (1931–1932) Ludwig Andolsek (1932–1935) Robert DePaul (1935–1936) Walter Gerzin (1936–1937) Benedict Vandell (1937–1938) George Lynch (1938–1942) Roland Vandell (1946–1950, 1951–1952) Ray Gasperline (1950–1951) George Martin (1952–1953) Brendan McDonald (1953–1954) Jim Baxter (1954–1956) Jack Wink (1956–1968) Charlie Basch (1968–1984) John Perpich (1984–1986) Herb Brooks (1986–1987) Craig Dahl (1987–2005) Bob Motzko (2005– )

Conference affiliations	NCHA (1981–1987) Independent (1987–1990) WCHA (1990–2013) NCHC (2013–present)

Culture & lore	North Star College Cup

All-time leaders	Ryan Lasch (183 Points) Mark Hartigan (86 Goals) Brian Leitza (66 Wins)

Frozen Four appearances	1987 (DII) 2013

NCAA Tournament appearances	1987 (DII) 1989 2000 2001 2002 2003 2007 2008 2010 2013 2014 2015

Conference Tournament champions	WCHA: 2001

Hobey Baker winners	Drew LeBlanc (2013)

St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN

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North Star College Cup

Format

History

Trophy

Results

Statistics

Awards

See also

References

External links