ACHA Division I Member Since: 1996-1997
ACHA Playoff Appearances: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Home Arena: All Seasons Arena
Capacity: 4,500
Dimensions: 200 x 85

Head Coach:  Sheldon Schneider

Assistant Coach: 
President: Mike Morelli

1995-1996
The Minot State University Hockey Club was founded in the fall of 1995. The team consisted of old Minot High players as well as Canadian football players in their off-season. The team played 6 games in the spring of 1996 and recorded their first win on March 8th vs. the Carnduff Red Devils.

1996-1997
Beaver Hockey joined the American Collegiate Hockey Association. Transfer students from MSU Bottineau and ex-junior players filtered into the program. The team went 15-9 on the season and was ranked 14th in the ACHA.

1997-1998
The Beavers went 23-6-3 on the season. Teams like Iowa State, NDSU, and MSU-Bottineau were the major competition. MSU expanded their travel schedule and were now playing the University of Arizona and the University of Colorado.

1998-1999
The team finished the season 27-9. The Beavers finished 9th in the ACHA national poll and just missed a bid to go to the national tournament.

1999-2000
The Beavers were the host of the 2000 National Championships. In front of 2600+ fans, MSU lost to Penn State University for the first time ever, losing 5-4 in overtime. Minot State finished the year 7th in the ACHA polls.

2000-2001
The Beavers went 23-3-0 on the season. They recorded their 100th win on January 13, 2001 vs. MSU-Bottineau. Ranked 3rd going into the National Tournament in Tucson, Arizona, the Beavers were upset by the University of Illinois and finished the year ranked 6^th .

2001-2002
The Beavers went 18-4 on the year. The Beavers were defeated by Illinois in the semi final of the National Tournament in Laurel, Maryland. The Beavers went on to defeat Iowa State in a shootout to win 3rd place.

2002-2003
The Beavers went into the National Tournament ranked third with a record of 19-9, being upset in round robin play. The Beavers did manage to win the 5th place game against Arizona University.

2003-2004
The Beavers went 15-15-2 on the season. The Beavers were ranked #5 going into the National tournament where they lost to Penn St. defending 4 time champions in the semi final. The Beavers went on to win the 3rd place game vs Rhode Island.

2004-2005

The Beavers were ranked 6^th before the final ranking. The club was suspended from post-season play due to the cancellation of a road trip earlier in the year. MSU won their final game vs. the NDSU Bison (7-6) in overtime on Caley Cox Benefit Night.

Head Coaches:

Brian Wilkie: 1995-2004

Todd MacMurchy: 2004-2005

Bernie Lynch: 2005-2007

Sheldon Schneider: 2007-

Interesting Information

Club sport….the MSU Beaver Club hockey team do not receive monies directly from Minot State University or the Athletic Department. The club raises their entire travel, equipment, official and coach salary budget.

In the fall of 2005, as a result of a student vote, the MSU Club Hockey team will receive money from the Student Association in the form of a percentage of the activity fee.