2025–26 Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey season

2025–26 Bemidji State Beavers
men's ice hockey season
Conference6th CCHA
Home iceSanford Center
Rankings
USCHONR
USA HockeyNR
Record
Overall13–19–4
Conference11–11–4
Home8–8–1
Road5–11–3
Coaches and captains
Head coachTom Serratore
Assistant coachesTravis Winter
Joe Wegwerth
Jackson Keane
CaptainKirklan Irey
Alternate captain(s)Vincent Corcoran
Adam Flammang
Mitchell Wolfe
Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2025–26 Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey season was the 70th season of play for the program, the 26th at the Division I level and 4th in the CCHA. The Beavers represented Bemidji State University, played their home games at Sanford Center and were coached by Tom Serratore in his 25th season.

Season

Looking to rebound from a subpar season in 2025, Bemidji State began the year with a goaltender rotation that produced results early. Alternating between Max Hildebrand and Raythan Robbins, the Beavers got to Thanksgiving with a decent overall record and a stellar mark in conference play. Losing just once in their first 12 CCHA matches, Bemidji State looked to well on their way to competing for a NCAA tournament berth. Oliver Peer, a senior transfer who had helped New Brunswick to a record of 71–1–2 over the previous two seasons,[1] demonstrated that he was just as effective south of the border by leading the team in scoring and accounting for more than one out of every five of BSU's goals. Despite losing both games to North Dakota in their late-November series, Bemidji State had given the nation's then-#6 team all that they could handle but the club went into a steep decline afterwards.

December and January saw the team's scoring dry up with Bemidji State averaging 1.8 goals over a 10-game stretch. Compounding their problems was the decline in goaltending that saw Robbins' play slip so much that Hildebrand was given full control over the Beavers' crease. The 0–10–2 slide in the middle of their season resulted in BSU plummeting down the standings. Things got so bad for the Beavers that they were even shutout by a lowly Northern Michigan squad at the end of January. However, that embarrassing loss seemed to snap the team out of their funk and they responded by winning four of their final seven regular season games, including two victories over ranked teams.

Thanks to their losing streak, Bemidji State finished sixth in the CCHA and they had to travel to face Augustana for their quarterfinal match. After a poor outing by Hildebrand in the first game, the freshman netminder got a reprieve with Bemidji State outshooting the Vikings 43–19 in the rematch. Unfortunately, the Beavers' offense could not break through and their season ended after a 1–2 loss.

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Rhys Chiddenton Forward  Canada Transferred to Canisius
Tony Follmer Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Orlando Solar Bears)
Austin Jouppi Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Jackson Jutting Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Kansas City Mavericks)
Donte Lawson Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák)
William Magnuson Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Norfolk Admirals)
Eric Martin Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Indy Fuel)
Carter Randklev Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Wichita Thunder)
Mattias Sholl Goaltender  United States Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
Jere Väisänen Forward  Finland Graduation (signed with Kiekko-Espoo)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Max Hildebrand Goaltender  Canada 21 Martensville, SK
Oscar Karlsson Forward  Sweden 20 Linköping, SWE
Vincent Labelle Forward  Canada 23 Ottawa, ON; transfer from Ottawa
Connor McClennon Forward  Canada 23 Wainwright, AB; transfer from Alberta; selected 178th overall in 2020
Max Namestnikov Forward  United States 21 Wolverine, MI
Oliver Peer Forward  Canada 22 Burlington, ON; transfer from New Brunswick
Hudson Thornton Defenseman  Canada 21 Winnipeg, MB
Maxon Vig Defenseman  United States 19 Bismarck, ND; selected 209th overall in 2025
Ben Vigneault Defenseman  Canada 21 Boischâtel, QC
Vann Yuhas Forward  Canada 21 Medicine Hat, AB; transfer from Merrimack

Roster

As of August 29, 2025.[2]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Max Hildebrand Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2004-06-29 Martensville, Saskatchewan Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) —
2 Maxon Vig Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2005-11-17 Bismarck, North Dakota Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) MTL, 209th overall 2025
4 Patrik Satosaari Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-06-18 Jyväskylä, Finland Lahti Pelicans U20 (U20 SM-sarja) —
5 Hudson Thornton Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2003-11-04 Winnipeg, Manitoba Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) —
6 Mitch Wolfe (A) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2002-07-19 Andover, Minnesota Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
7 Isa Parekh Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 2003-09-27 Toronto, Ontario Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) —
8 Vincent Labelle Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2002-09-03 Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa (OUA) —
9 Jaksen Panzer Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-04-08 Grand Forks, North Dakota Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
11 Adam Flammang (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2001-11-09 St. Michael, Minnesota Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) —
12 A. J. Macaulay Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2002-04-12 Bonnyville, Alberta Alaska (NCAA) —
13 Ben Vigneault Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2004-06-04 Boischâtel, Quebec Québec Remparts (QMJHL) —
14 Alexi Sylvestre Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2004-08-27 Sainte-Martine, Quebec Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) —
15 Connor McClennon Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 2002-06-25 Wainwright, Alberta Alberta (CWUAA) PHI, 178th overall 2020
16 Oscar Karlsson Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2005-07-18 Linköping, Sweden Linköping HC J20 (J20 Nationell) —
17 Noah Quinn Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2003-06-02 Nelson, British Columbia Cranbrook Bucks (BCHL) —
18 Max Namestnikov Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2004-02-06 Wolverine, Michigan Guelph Storm (OHL) —
19 Vann Yuhas Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2004-02-20 Medicine Hat, Alberta Drumheller Dragons (AJHL) —
20 Kirklan Irey (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2001-01-08 Bismarck, North Dakota Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
21 Vince Corcoran (A) Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-09-21 Plainfield, Illinois Wichita Falls Warriors (NAHL) —
22 Oliver Peer Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-03-09 Burlington, Ontario New Brunswick (AUS) —
23 Luke Roelofs Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2003-03-17 Minnetrista, Minnesota Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) —
25 Tory Lund Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-07-30 Sartell, Minnesota El Paso Rhinos (NAHL) —
26 Reilly Funk Senior (RS) F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-12-23 Portage, Manitoba Northern Michigan (CCHA) —
27 Jake McLean Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2002-07-27 North Vancouver, British Columbia Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) —
28 Kasper Magnussen Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2004-02-19 Fredrikstad, Norway Leksands IF J20 (J20 Nationell) —
29 Ryan Henderson Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-06-10 Lethbridge, Alberta Drumheller Dragons (USHL) —
33 Trent Wiemken Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-03-23 Fargo, North Dakota Austin Bruins (NAHL) —
35 Raythan Robbins Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2002-06-05 Anchorage, Alaska Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —

Standings

2025–26 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#16 Minnesota State † 26 14 7 5 1 2 3 51 71 53 38 21 10 7 106 77
#15 St. Thomas 26 15 7 4 2 1 2 50 89 67 37 21 11 5 130 105
#18 Augustana 26 14 8 4 1 2 3 50 72 49 37 22 11 4 109 74
Michigan Tech 26 16 7 3 3 1 0 49 84 59 39 23 13 3 126 106
Bowling Green 26 15 7 4 3 2 1 49 80 59 36 18 11 7 107 88
Bemidji State 26 11 11 4 5 1 3 36 69 68 36 13 19 4 98 103
Lake Superior State 26 8 16 2 1 4 2 31 57 83 36 11 22 3 92 121
Ferris State 26 6 18 2 1 2 1 22 70 100 37 8 27 2 91 138
Northern Michigan 26 3 21 2 0 2 0 13 44 98 34 3 29 2 56 132
Championship: March 20, 2026
† indicates conference regular-season champion (MacNaughton Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Mason Cup)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 16, 2026
Source: CCHA

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 3 10:00 pm Alaska Anchorage* Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska   Robbins W 9–2  775 1–0–0
October 4 8:00 pm Alaska Anchorage* Avis Alaska Sports Complex • Anchorage, Alaska   Hildebrand W 5–0  651 2–0–0
October 10 7:07 pm St. Cloud State* Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Robbins L 2–3  2,456 2–1–0
October 11 6:07 pm at St. Cloud State* Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota The CW Hildebrand L 2–4  3,345 2–2–0
October 17 7:07 pm Minnesota Duluth* Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+, My9 Hildebrand L 3–7  2,694 2–3–0
October 18 6:07 pm Minnesota Duluth* AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota My9 Hildebrand L 1–5  5,232 2–4–0
October 24 7:07 pm Augustana Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Robbins W 1–0 OT 2,818 3–4–0 (1–0–0)
October 25 6:07 pm Augustana Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Hildebrand W 3–2  2,613 4–4–0 (2–0–0)
October 31 6:07 pm at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio Midco Sports+ Robbins T 4–4 SOW 1,863 4–4–1 (2–0–1)
November 1 5:07 pm at Bowling Green Slater Family Ice Arena • Bowling Green, Ohio Midco Sports+ Hildebrand W 3–2 OT 2,189 5–4–1 (3–0–1)
November 7 7:07 pm Lake Superior State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Robbins W 4–1  2,137 6–4–1 (4–0–1)
November 8 6:07 pm Lake Superior State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Hildebrand W 3–2 OT 2,263 7–4–1 (5–0–1)
November 14 6:07 pm at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan Midco Sports+ Robbins T 2–2 SOW 2,893 7–4–2 (5–0–2)
November 15 5:07 pm at Michigan Tech MacInnes Student Ice Arena • Houghton, Michigan Midco Sports+ Hildebrand L 1–2 OT 3,026 7–5–2 (5–1–2)
November 21 7:07 pm Northern Michigan Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Robbins W 7–3  2,032 8–5–2 (6–1–2)
November 22 6:07 pm Northern Michigan Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Robbins W 6–2  2,417 9–5–2 (7–1–2)
November 28 7:37 pm #6 North Dakota* Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Robbins L 3–5  4,243 9–6–2
November 29 6:07 pm at #6 North Dakota* Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco, TSN2 Hildebrand L 1–2 OT 11,573 9–7–2
December 5 7:07 pm at Augustana Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota Midco Sports+ Robbins L 1–3  2,540 9–8–2 (7–2–2)
December 7 7:07 pm at Augustana Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota Midco Sports+ Hildebrand T 4–4 SOW 2,290 9–8–3 (7–2–3)
January 2 7:07 pm Minnesota* Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota (Exhibition) Midco Sports+, Fox9+ Hildebrand T 3–3 SOW 4,231
January 9 7:07 pm Michigan Tech Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Robbins L 2–5  2,103 9–9–3 (7–3–3)
January 10 6:07 pm Michigan Tech Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Hildebrand L 3–4  1,793 9–10–3 (7–4–3)
January 16 7:07 pm at #19 St. Thomas Lee & Penny Anderson Arena • Saint Paul, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Robbins L 1–5  2,426 9–11–3 (7–5–3)
January 17 6:07 pm at #19 St. Thomas Lee & Penny Anderson Arena • Saint Paul, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Hildebrand L 2–3  2,664 9–12–3 (7–6–3)
January 23 7:07 pm Bowling Green Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Hildebrand L 1–3  1,727 9–13–3 (7–7–3)
January 24 6:07 pm Bowling Green Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Hildebrand L 1–5  1,888 9–14–3 (7–8–3)
January 30 6:07 pm at Northern Michigan Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Hildebrand L 0–2  2,331 9–15–3 (7–9–3)
January 31 5:07 pm at Northern Michigan Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan Midco Sports+ Hildebrand W 7–1  2,460 10–15–3 (8–9–3)
February 6 6:07 pm Ferris State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Hildebrand L 3–6  1,593 10–16–3 (8–10–3)
February 7 5:07 pm Ferris State Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Hildebrand W 4–3 OT 1,951 11–16–3 (9–10–3)
February 13 7:07 pm at #16 Minnesota State Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Hildebrand L 0–1  4,101 11–17–3 (9–11–3)
February 14 6:07 pm at #16 Minnesota State Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Hildebrand W 1–0 OT 4,415 12–17–3 (10–11–3)
February 27 7:07 pm #17 St. Thomas Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Hildebrand W 3–1  1,764 13–17–3 (11–11–3)
February 28 6:07 pm #17 St. Thomas Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Hildebrand T 2–2 SOL 2,403 13–17–4 (11–11–4)
CCHA Tournament
March 6 7:07 pm at #15 Augustana* Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota (CCHA Quarterfinal Game 1) Midco Sports+ Hildebrand L 2–5  3,082 13–18–4
March 7 6:07 pm at #15 Augustana* Midco Arena • Sioux Falls, South Dakota (CCHA Quarterfinal Game 2) Midco Sports+ Hildebrand L 1–2  3,082 13–19–4
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Source:[3]

Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Oliver Peer C/RW 34 20 16 36 30
Kasper Magnussen LW 36 10 21 31 8
Adam Flammang RW 29 8 20 28 34
Reilly Funk C 36 12 8 20 26
Connor McClennon RW 36 11 7 18 29
Hudson Thornton D 36 2 16 18 30
Max Namestnikov LW/RW 34 5 10 15 10
Jake McLean F 33 5 8 13 4
Vincent Labelle C 30 3 7 10 22
Kirklan Irey F 36 1 9 10 14
Vann Yuhas F 28 2 6 8 7
Maxon Vig D 36 6 1 7 22
Mitch Wolfe D 36 2 5 7 16
Vince Corcoran D 32 1 6 7 8
Tory Lund F 24 4 2 6 0
Luke Roelofs D 34 2 4 6 12
Noah Quinn F 22 1 5 6 8
Alexi Sylvestre C/LW 21 1 4 5 4
Jaksen Panzer F 32 0 5 5 2
Patrik Satosaari D 15 1 1 2 0
Ryan Henderson D 11 0 2 2 6
Isa Parekh D 27 0 2 2 12
Ben Vigneault D 15 1 0 1 8
Max Hildebrand G 24 0 1 1 0
Trent Wiemken G 3 0 0 0 0
Oscar Karlsson C/W 3 0 0 0 0
A. J. Macaulay D 8 0 0 0 0
Raythan Robbins G 12 0 0 0 0
Total 98 166 264 316

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Trent Wiemken 3 68:02 0 0 0 2 17 0 .895 1.76
Raythan Robbins 12 724:58 5 5 2 32 263 1 .892 2.65
Max Hildebrand 24 1372:22 8 14 2 62 530 2 .895 2.71
Empty Net - 27:57 - - - 7 - - - -
Total 36 2193:19 13 19 4 103 810 3 .887 2.82

Rankings

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com RV RV NR NR RV NR RV RV RV RV RV RV – RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
USA Hockey RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV – NR RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.[5]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

  1. ^ "History - Team History". Reds Hockey. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey". Bemidji State Beavers. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Bemidji State Beavers. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bemidji State Univ. 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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