| Jan. 16, 1970: Jim Lang's goal at 3:15 of the third period is first goal in school history but MSU loses its first game, 8-2 to St. Cloud State. |
| Jan. 24, 1970: Dave Kramer records the first hat trick in school history, leading MSU to its first-ever win, a 5-2 victory over UW-Stout. |
| Feb. 5, 1971: Greg Tagaros scores the 100th goal in school history at 15:47 of the third period, the final goal in an 8-0 win over Iowa State. |
| Jan. 12, 1974: Tom Dougherty registers a goal and an assist to help MSU to its 50th win, 3-2 vs St. Cloud State. |
| Jan. 17, 1975: Chuck Eyberg's second goal, at 16:51 of the second period, gives MSU a 5-2 lead enroute to a 9-4 win over Macalester and is the 500th goal in school history. |
| Jan. 14, 1977: Bill Essel scores two goals to lead MSU to its 100th win, a 4-2 victory over UW-Stout. |
| Jan. 28, 1977: Casey Kenevan records the 1,000th goal in school history in a 9-5 win over St. Cloud State. |
| March 3, 1978: making their first post-season appearance, MSU posts a 7-3 win over Illinois-Chicago on two third period goals by Steve Forliti. |
| March 18, 1978: Dave Pilot stops 33 shots and Marc Peckham scores into an empty net with :05 to play to secure a 5-3 win over Elmira as MSU finishes third in its first NCAA tournament appearance. |
| Nov. 16, 1979: John Passolt scores three goals and five points in leading MSU to its 150th victory, an 8-3 win over Hamline. |
| Dec. 7, 1979: Paul Mattson scores a school-record six goals in a 13-2 rout of UW-Eau Claire...Steve Forliti also sets school records for assists (7) and points (9) in a game. |
| March 22, 1979: the Mavericks drop a 6-4 game to Lowell to finish second at the NCAA Div. II championship. |
| Feb. 16, 1980: Steve Forliti's goal at 1:40 of the third period is the 1,500th goal in MSU history and sparks a five-goal outburst as the Mavericks rout UW-River Falls, 11-4. |
| March 16, 1980: Steve Carroll's 42 saves enable the Mavericks to claim their first NCAA title with a 5-2 win over Elmira in the Division II championship. |
| Feb. 7, 1981: a 6-4 win over St. Cloud State gives MSU and head coach Don Brose their 200th win. |
| Nov. 19, 1982: the first of Pat Carroll's three goals at 18:38 of the first period is the 2,000th goal in school history and helps MSU to a 9-1 win over St. Olaf. |
| Feb. 19, 1983: Rob Harrington stops 39 shots and Pat Carroll scores four goals as Brose and MSU record their 250th win with a 7-3 victory over UW-River Falls. |
| Feb. 5, 1985: Erik Evans scores the 2,500th goal in school history at 17:56 of the third period to clinch a 5-3 win over Hamline. |
| Dec. 20, 1985: Matt Mountain's two third period goals lead the Mavericks to their 300th win, a 4-2 victory over St. Scholastica. |
| March 15, 1986: Dan Horn scores a pair of goals to enable MSU to post a 6-5 win over St. Thomas in the first game of its NCAA quarterfinal series, giving Don Brose his 300th career victory. |
| March 21, 1986: the Mavericks fall 6-0 to Rochester Institute of Technology in the NCAA Division III national tournament third place game. |
| Jan. 23, 1988: Derek Cooper's two goals lead the Mavericks to their 350th win while Mark Kasner scores the final goal of the 8-2 win over UW Eau Claire to record the 3,000th goal in school history. |
| Feb. 15, 1991: Bill Rooney and Dan Brettschneider each score two goals as MSU records its 400th win with a 4-2 victory over UW-Stevens Point. |
| Nov. 1, 1991: Dan Brettschneider scores the 3,500th goal in school history, but the Mavericks open the season with a 5-2 loss at Alaska Anchorage. |
| March 16, 1991: the Mavericks lose 6-2 in the NCAA Div. III championship game to UW-Stevens Point. |
| Jan. 13, 1992: MSU announces the intention to elevate the hockey program to NCAA Division I. |
| Jan. 24, 1992: a 4-2 win over UW-Superior, spearheaded by Dan Brettschneider's two-goal effort, enables Brose to become the 14th coach in NCAA history to record 400 career wins. |
| Sept. 30, 1992: the Minnesota State University Board denies MSU's attempt to elevate the program to NCAA Division I level. |
| Oct. 30, 1992: MSU begins play as a NCAA Division II independent with game at Ferris State. |
| Nov. 25, 1994: Brian Lyke and Ryan Rintoul both record hat tricks as MSU wins its 450th game by a 9-1 count over St. Scholastica...those two and Alex Wheaton combine to set a school record by closing out the game with three goals in a :38 second span. |
| Feb. 3, 1995: Chris Hvinden christens the new Mankato Civic Center with a goal at 1:58 of the first period in MSU's 6-3 win over Alabama-Huntsville...Ryan Rintoul's goal at 6:55 begins a four-goal third period for the Mavericks and is the 4,000th goal in school history. |
| July 17, 1995: Mankato business group presents NCAA Division I proposal to MSU. |
| Dec. 20, 1995: the board of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) approves MSU's bid to become an NCAA Division I member. |
| Mar. 2, 1996: the Mavericks close out 27 years as an NCAA II-III member with a 4-3 home loss to eventual Div. II national champion Alabama-Huntsville. |
| Oct. 11, 1996: MSU kicks off its first season as an independent member of NCAA Division I with an away game at Ferris State...MSU defeats FSU the next night (5-4 ot) to record the first win as a member of Division I...the Mavericks go on to a 17-14-3 record for 1996-97. |
| Nov. 2, 1996: Forward Aaron Fox scores a pair of goals, including the game-winner, as the Mavericks earn their first Division I home win, a 5-3 victory over Ferris State. |
| April 24, 1997: MSU makes presentation during Western Collegiate Hockey Association annual meetings in Florida. |
| June 10, 1997: announcement is made that the WCHA has invited MSU to participate in the 1997-98 post-season tournament and with its first completely Division I schedule in place, MSU accepts. |
| Oct. 17, 1997: Des Christopher stops 36 UMD shots as the Mavericks open the '97-98 season by handing the Bulldogs a 2-1 loss in Duluth...MSU goes on to record wins over Ferris State and Denver during the season. |
| March 14, 1998: MSU drops 5-4 decision to North Dakota in WCHA playoff action to finish 15-17-6 for the season...including the two playoff games with UND, the Mavericks finish 3-13-2 in games vs WCHA teams. |
| May 1, 1998: theWCHA announces that MSU's application for membership has been accepted and the Mavericks will begin playing a full conference schedule in 1999-2000. |
| Oct. 23, 1998: MSU downs Canisius 11-3 as head coach Don Brose claims his 500th career win. |
| March 12, 1999: a goal by Andy Fermoyle in OT gives the Mavericks a 3-2 win over No. 1-ranked North Dakota in the first round of the WCHA playoffs...MSU drops the next two games to finish with a 18-16-5 mark. |
| Jan. 22, 2000: Eric Pateman stymies top-ranked Wisconsin with 39 saves as Mavericks claim 3-0 home win. |
| Jan. 29, 2000: Andy Fermoyle's goal at 2:01 of overtime gives the Mavericks their first-ever win over UM. |
| Feb. 14, 2000: Don Brose announces he will retire at the conclusion of the season, ending his 30-year career as MSU's hockey coach. |
| Feb. 26, 2000: a school record and standing-room only crowd of 5,144 watch the Mavericks and No. 2-ranked North Dakota battle to 1-1 overtime draw in the Civic Center. |
| March 11, 2000: Minnesota State-Mankato records a 3-2 win to sweep visiting Alaska Anchorage in first round WCHA playoff action and earn a trip to the WCHA Final Five. |
| March 16, 2000: Minnesota claims a 6-4 Final Five victory to end MSU's season...the avericks finish '99-00 with a 21-14-4 mark...Brose finishes his tenure as head coach with a 536-327-72 all-time mark and ranks seventh on all-time NCAA coaching wins list. |
| March 27, 2000: assistant coach Troy Jutting is named the new head coach of the Mavericks. |
