Hall of Fame
Matt Read helped take the Bemidji State Men’s Hockey program to new heights in its Division I era. During his four years at the university the Beavers achieved three College Hockey America regular season championships, one CHA Tournament championship and back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2009-10 including the program’s first appearance in the NCAA Frozen Four. Read captained the Beavers in their transition to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association from the CHA leading the team to their first of three WCHA Final Five appearances. Read led the Beavers in point production in three of his four years and is the program’s Division I era leader in points, goals and assists. He is the only Beaver to skater to post two 40-point seasons in the D-I era posting back-to-back 40-point seasons in 2008-09 and 2009-10. Read was the second fastest Beaver to reach 100 career points in BSU D-I history and ended his career with 143 career points off 65 goals and 78 assists. He was the 2010 CHA Player of the Year, RBK Second-Team All-American, two-time First-Team All-CHA and the 2008 CHA Rookie of the Year.
