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HOME ICE: All Seasons Arena, Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, UNRL Rink at The Pond DISTRICT: PRESIDENT: Kelli Bohm 9 Mavericks NICKNAME: 504 2019-20 REGISTRATION NUMBERS: M H J O N L I N E . C O M | O C T O B E R 2 0 2 6 12 of STATE HOCKEY Mankato State of Hockey Spotlight WHY THEY'RE AWESOME When it comes to ice hockey, Mankato is building a reputation as a force to be reckoned with. For the first time in 2025-26, the Mankato Area Hockey Association (MAHA) sent three teams—Peewee B1, Bantam B1 and Bantam A—to the Minnesota Hockey State Tournament. The Bantam A team finished third, the highest finish for a youth team in association history. Meanwhile, both the Mankato West boys and Mankato East girls reached the state high school tournament, while the Minnesota State University men's team won the CCHA regular season and the Mavericks women's hockey team set a program record with 17 wins while qualifying for the WCHA Final Faceoff for the first time since 2009. Kelli Bohm, president of MAHA and a graduate of Loyola High School, has had a front-row seat for the growth of her Minnesota River Valley community, both on and off the ice. "We're not just a southern town in the sticks," said Bohm, who has overseen a steady increase in MAHA registration numbers over the last four years, top- ping 500 members in each of the last two seasons. "There's an abundance of hockey in our community that gets people involved one way or another. People get hooked on the sport quickly. We have a great hockey culture in Mankato." HOCKEY FOR ALL AGES From Try Hockey for Free and Learn to Skate for the "newbies," to a Mite In-House program for players ages 4-8, to boys travel teams and girls teams Photos / Mankato Area Hockey Association by Steve Mann Community Rinks Drive the State of Hockey: All Seasons Arena recently received a $14 million renovation. P R E S E N T E D B Y