Minnesota State is adding another goaltender to the roster for 2017-18, as Boston University's Connor LaCouvee will be joining the Mavericks as a graduate transfer.
LaCouvee has one year of eligibility remaining and will be able to play immediately since he will have graduated from BU and will be attending MSU as a grad student.
I got a chance to talk with LaCouvee this week, and you can read his comments in my story here.
That will, at least for one year, help fill the hole left by highly touted recruit Matiss Kivlenieks, who opted to sign an NHL contract rather than play college hockey.
The 6-foot-0, 196-pound LaCouvee played in 32 games in three seasons for the Terriers — 19 as a sophomore — and had a record of 14-9-5, a .905 save percentage and a 2.80 goals-against average. The Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, native played in just five games last year, starting four.
It will be interesting to see if he'll be in goal when the Mavericks play at Boston U in October, but surely he'll be competing for the starting job with Jason Pawloski and Aaron Nelson.
The Mavericks also recently received a commitment from Holy Family Catholic and Sioux Falls Stampede goalie Jaxon Stauber. The son of former Gopher and Hobey Baker winner Robb Stauber likely is a year or two away from joining MSU.
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