UPDATE - FRIDAY'S MARAUDERS-PANTHERS GAME CANCELLED
The University of Mary hockey game at Drury scheduled for Friday, October 9, is cancelled due to facility issues at Brightspeed Ice Park in Springfield, MO

THIS WEEK
After a brief stop for a Homecoming win last week, the #10 University of Mary hockey team returns to the road with a pair of games against #8 Drury at the Brightspeed Ice Park in Springfield, MO, on Friday and Saturday, October 9-10. The puck drops at 7 pm Friday and 6 pm Saturday.
 
MARAUDERS MOVE UP IN ACHA MD1 POLL
The Marauders have moved up to #10 in the first 2026-27 regular season American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Men's Division 1 ranking. UMary was #11 in the preseason coaches poll.
 
UMary made the upwards move after playing all four games this season against teams listed in the preseason rankings, defeating then #12 Grand Canyon and #RV Arizona State on the road and #8 University of Jamestown at home before dropping a road decision to the Jimmies.
 
Of the Marauders 28 remaining games, 19 are against nationally-ranked programs.
 
The first handful of rankings this season are voted on by coaches. The computer ranking, which begins November 4, determines 15 of the 24 teams that qualify for the 2027 ACHA Men's Division I National Championships, with the other nine slots awarded to conference champions.
 
The 2027 ACHA Men's Division I National Championships presented by FloHockey will be hosted March 11-16 at the Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, MO.
 

2026-2027 ACHA Men's Division I Ranking #1
Rank	School Name	1st Votes	M1 Record	Pts	Previous	Conference
1	Ohio	34	4-0-0	848	1	INDEP
2	Adrian	3	4-0-0	807	2	GL6
3	Nevada-Las Vegas		2-0-0	769	3	WCHL
4	Minot State		4-0-1	744	4	INDEP
5	Niagara	1	4-0-0	695	6	ACCHL
6	Calvin		2-0-0	669	5	GL6
7	Liberty		4-0-0	643	7	INDEP
8	Drury		5-1-0	625	9	INDEP
9	Jamestown		1-1-0	564	8	MCH
10	Mary		3-1-0	542	11	MCH
11	Utah		5-0-0	489	13	WCHL
12	Maryville		1-1-0	481	10	INDEP
13	Grand Canyon		2-2-0	389	12	WCHL
14	Purdue Northwest		2-0-0	360	17	GL6
15	Hope		3-1-0	344	14	GL6
16	Arizona		0-1-1	305	15	WCHL
17	Missouri State		4-3-0	284	16	WCHL
18	West Chester		4-1-0	206	22	ECHA
19	Indiana Pennsylvania		5-2-0	193	21	CHMA
20	Northwood		4-2-0	180	23	GLCHL
21	Davenport		5-1-1	153	24	GL6
22	Midland		2-2-0	150	20	MCH
23	Stony Brook		0-1-0	118	18	ACCHL
24	Grand Valley State		0-2-0	93	19	GL6
25	John Carroll		4-2-0	32	NR	CHMA

Others receiving votes: Kentucky, Illinois, Farmingdale State, Rhode Island, Oregon, Colorado, Drexel, Alabama, Kent State, New York, Toledo, Cleary, Indiana Tech, Mercyhurst, New Jersey, Oswego State, and Western Michigan
TEDDY BEAR TOSS SET FOR OCTOBER 17
Fans are encouraged to bring a teddy bear to throw on the ice during the Marauders October 17 game against Minot State University. In conjunction with the Bismarck Cancer Center Foundation, all teddy bears collected will be donated to cancer patients. Game time is 7 pm at the Starion Sports Complex Schwan Cadillac Rink in Mandan, ND.
 
FOLLOW LIVE
Links to live stats and video are available at www.goumary.com/coverage.
 
MARAUDERS WEBCASTS STREAMED LIVE ON NSIC NETWORK POWERED BY MIDCO SPORTS NET
For the first time this season, Marauders home contests will stream live on the NSIC Network powered by Midco Sports Net. Games can be purchased individually for $10. A monthly subscription is available for $15 with an annual subscription $79. Visit www.MidcoSportsPlus.com to subscribe today.
 
THE RECORD
The Marauders are 3-1-0-0-0-0 (W-L-OTL-T-SOW-SOL) this season… The Panthers are 5-1-0-0-0-0 after an overtime win and a loss last weekend to Minot State.
 
LAST WEEK
Back home for their season opener during homecoming, the Marauders rolled past the #8 Jimmies 8-0. Caleb Cross made 23 saves in the shutout win and Joe Gronholz and Isaac Flatley both had two goals. Gronholz also had an assist. Dain Sardelli assisted on four goals and John Lang and Andrew Brubakken had three assists each… two days later in Jamestown, ND, Sardelli scored four minutes into the game but the Jimmies tallied the next five in a 5-1 win as the two I-94 rivals finished the weekend with a split.
 
HISTORY
The Marauders are 0-2 against Drury, dropping two games at home to the Panthers last season.
 
LEADING THE WAY

• Dain Sardelli is off to an impressive start. Through four games the UMary forward leads the team in goals (3), assists (6), points (9) and power play goals (2).
• Four Marauders are tied for second in points with five. Dylan Cunningham, Joe Gronholz and John Lang all have two goals and three assists while Anrew Brubakken has one goal and four assists.
• Isaac Flatley and Hunter Mangan both have two goals and two assists to average 1.0 points/game.
• 12 Marauders have a goal this season and 15 have a point

 
NET GAIN
The Marauders goalkeepers are off to another strong start. Caleb Cross owns a .932 save percentage and a 2.67 goals against average in three starts. Zane Clausen stopped 30-of-31 shots in his lone start. Combined the duo has a .940 save percentage and a 2.25 goals against average.
 
DOUBLE DOWN
After scoring one goal last year in his first season at the University of Mary, John Lang has two goals this season after tallying in each of the Marauders two games. Used in a variety of roles last year, Lang opens this season centering UMary's top line and has taken advantage of the opportunity. He also has three assists and is second on the team in scoring with five points.
 
269 AND COUNTING
Head Coach Dan Huntley, entering his ninth season as the Marauders head coach, has led UMary to all 269 program wins and owns 365 collegiate wins as a head coach.
 
BACK IN THE BLUE AND ORANGE
The Marauders return 16 players, including 2026 All-Midwest College Hockey 2^nd team forward Dain Sardelli, MCH all-rookie team selection Isaac Flatley and ACHA MD1 All-tournament performer Will Falconer. 
 
Sardelli is the Marauders leading returning scorer with 19 goals, including seven game-winners. Joe Gronholz and Sardelli both had 38 points in 40 games prior to the ACHA tournament. Gronholz (16 goals), David Loahr (14), Hunter Mangan (13) and Flatley (12) are all back after reaching double digits in goals.
 
The Marauders also return both of their goaltenders. Caleb Cross finished with 20 wins and four shutouts with a 2.24 goals against average and a 92.7 save percentage. Zane Clausen had one shutout with a 2.68 goals against average and a 91.3 save percentage.
 
THE JUG SERIES
Located just 100 miles apart on I-94, the University of Mary and the University of Jamestown compete annually for a travelling trophy called simply "The Jug." The team that wins the yearly series of games claims possession of The Jug, which is a Bridgeman Russell Company Jug. UMary purchased the trophy and had "The Jug" painted and logoed. Each winning team is responsible for placing their institution's name and record in the series on "The Jug" each season.
 
This is year three of The Jug series, with the Jimmies claimed the trophy in 2024-25 (4-1 series win) and 2025-26 (4-1 series win).
 
2026-27 The Jug Series Scoreboard: UMary 1 win, Jamestown 1 win. Four games remain.
 
A LOOK BACK
The Marauders set an ACHA MD1 program record for wins in a season last year, finishing 2025-26 with a record of 27-14-0-0-0-1 (W-L-OTL-T-SOW-SOL) overall. The 10^th seed at the ACHA MD1 2026 ACHA national tournament, UMary opened the championships with a win to remain undefeated in the opening round of ACHA national tournaments (6-0).
 
HISTORY LESSON
UMary, which won back-to-back ACHA Men's Division II national championships in 2020 and 2021, made the move up to MD1 for the 2022-23 season. Head Coach Dan Huntley has directed the incredibly successful UMary program since the Marauders first took to the ice in September 2018. Over the course of eight seasons UMary has fashioned a record of 266-70-9-11-2-2 (W-L-OTL-T-SOW-SOL), posting a winning season with 20 or more wins each year (all-time record through the 2025-26 season).
 
The Marauders made their third straight MD1 national tournament last spring and went 1-1, defeating #23 Lawrence Tech 2-1 in the opening round before falling to #7 Maryville University 5-1. Throughout program history covering seven national tournaments, the Marauders are 15-3-1-0-0-0 (W-L-OTL-T-SOW-SOL) in ACHA tournament games and has only three losses in regulation. 
 
TICKETS
Tickets for Marauders home games at the Starion Sports Complex Schwan Cadillac Rink are available online at www.UMaryTickets.com and at the door.

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