BISMARCK, ND – Championship season starts this week for the #13 University of Mary hockey team as the Marauders compete in the Midwest College Hockey playoffs. UMary opens the 8-team 3-day tournament Friday, February 21, against Illinois State University. The puck drops at 8:30 pm between the Marauders and the MCH playoff host Redbirds.
The 2025 Midwest College Hockey playoffs run Friday through Sunday, February 21-23, at the Bloomington Ice Center in Bloomington, IL, and features the top four teams in each of the two MCH divisions. The tournament champion earns an automatic berth to the ACHA Men's Division I national tournament.
The Marauders are the #3 seed in the MCH North division with the Redbirds the #2 seed in the MCH South. UMary swept the season series from ISU, winning 2-1 and 5-4 on the road on September 27-28.
2025 MIDWEST COLLEGE HOCKEY PLAYOFF PAIRINGS
Friday, February 21
10 am N2 University of Jamestown vs. S3 University of Illinois
1:30 pm N1 Minot State University vs. S4 Iowa State University
5 pm S1 McKendree University vs. N4 Midland University
8:30 pm S2 Illinois State University vs. N3 University of Mary
Saturday, February 22 | Semifinals
5 pm Jamestown/Illinois winner vs. McKendree/Midland winner
8:30 pm Minot State/Iowa State winner vs. UMary/Illinois State winner
Sunday, February 23
1 pm MCH Playoff Championship Game
TICKETS
Tickets are sold for each day and are good for all games that day. Purchase tickets at the gate or online at
https://illinoisstatehockey.acha.hockeytech.com/tickets
- $10 for Adults
- $6 for Students
- $3 for Kids 12 and Under
FINAL 2024-25 MIDWEST COLLEGE HOCKEY STANDINGS
North Division
Minot State 59 points (20 games)
Jamestown 44 (20)
UMary 34 (20)
Midland 25 (20)
Waldorf 12 (20)
South Division
McKendree 36 points (20 games)
Illinois State 30 (19)
Illinois 29 (20)
Iowa State 17 (19)
Northern Illinois 9 (20)
The Marauders finished the regular season with a record of 22-13-0-0-0-0 (W-L-OTL-T-SOW-SOL) overall, 21-13-0-0-0-0 in ACHA MD1 play and 12-8-0-0-0-0 against Midwest College Hockey competition. Since UMary's inaugural hockey season in 2018-19, the Marauders have finished with a winning record and at least 22 wins all seven seasons.
Illinois State is 15-16-3-0-1-1 this season and finished with 30 points for second place in the MCH South division.
Links to view the UMary games are available at
www.GoUMary.com/coverage with all tournament games available on the Illinois State University hockey YouTube channel at
https://www.youtube.com/@illinoisstatehockey
The 24-team ACHA MD1 national tournament is set for March 13-18 in Maryland Heights, MO.
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