Marty Mjelleli reacts to the first period goal by Gary Houseman
"It was just like the first time I walked into the arena at St. Cloud State. I left high school early, drove up alone and had no idea where I was going. I walked into the Zamboni gate. The whole arena was shut off except one light on the ST-C symbol at center ice. I walked out there alone , and just got the feeling this is home."
Mark Parrish - St. Cloud State Husky 1995-97
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“The atmosphere here is great. I’ve had friends playing on other teams who have told me that this is their favorite place to come play just because of our student section and how crazy they are. In the big games, you can’t even hear yourself think. It’s an unbelievable place to play and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”
Justin Fletcher - St. Cloud State Husky 2003-07
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“Then you see the atmosphere at the games, and it just blows you away. People here are just dying for a championship. They’re behind the team in every way, and it’s really a leg up for recruiting. You go out there and see a packed house every night and a rowdy student section, and for me it was a no-brainer to choose St. Cloud.”
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" Once I heard St. Cloud State had interest I wanted to be here. I heard a lot about it growing up and it's just a great place to play. I can't imagine too many schools would be able to beat it."
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JLG ARCHITECTS SELECTED FOR ST. CLOUD STATE HOCKEY, EVENTS CENTER PROJECT
JLG Architects of Alexandria and Minneapolis, Minn., and Grand Forks and Fargo, N.D., has been selected as the architect for St. Cloud State University 's planned National Hockey and Event Center addition and renovation project slated to start in 2011.JLG will work with Hagemeister Mack Architects of St. Cloud in providing the architectural services for the project estimated to cost $29.3 million. MORE HERE
"It was an unbeleivable experience. People in Minnesota love their hockey and obviously they are great people too. (St. Cloud State University) was just a great four years. I got a degree there and it was an unbelievable place to play college hockey. A great atmosphere every night."
Konrad Reeder - St. Cloud State Husky 2002-2006
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"For myself, the college route was the better route to develop my overall game and also get stronger. (St. Cloud State University) just seemed like the right fit for me with the conditioing program and an Olympic sheet of ice to build my skating skills. But, the environment was also a huge part. I liked that small town feel and they had that at St. Cloud. Hockey is everything there and the fans were so passionate."
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MOTZKO SIGNS SIX YEAR CONTRACT
The future of the SCSU men's hockey coaching staff became that much clearer when it was announced on June 2 that Bob Motzko agreed to a six-year deal that will put him under contract through the 2014-15 season. Motzko, only the second coach in the D-I programs history has compiled a 81-58-19 overall record in four years including three WCHA Final Five appearances and two NCAA appearances. He was named WCHA Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2007. "St. Cloud State University is delighted to have Bob (Motzko) signed up for the next six years as the head coach of our men's hockey program," Athletic Director Morris Kurtz said. "He has built on the foundation established by Craig Dahl and we are pleased with his teams' athletic and academic accomplishments over the past four seasons."
Holly Roberts celebrates Felicia Nelson's 1st period goal on Saturday. Nelsom was named WCHA Player of the Year and All-WCHA second team
SEASONS ENDS AS BSU TOPS SCSU 4-1
St. Cloud, Minn. -- Bemidji State University (12-18-7, 9-12-7-3 WCHA) advances to the WCHA Final Face-Off for the first time in school history as the No. 6 seed Beavers defeated the No. 3 seed St. Cloud State women's hockey team (15-14-8, 11-11-6-4 WCHA) by a score of 4-1 in the third and decisive playoff game on Sunday, Feb. 28, in the National Hockey Center. With the loss, the Huskies complete the 2009-10 season with a 15-14-8 overall record and a third place finish in the WCHA with a mark of 11-11-6-4. St. Cloud State is now 7-12 in playoff action and 1-3 in third and decisive playoff games.
After skating to a scoreless first period, Bemidji State took the initial lead at the 1:18 mark of the second frame on a power play goal from Annie Bauerfeld. The Beavers then upped their lead to 2-0 at the 6:29 mark of the third frame with an important goal from Montana Vichorek. St. Cloud native Holly Roberts cut the lead in half with a rebound goal at 8:35. It was her her 21st goal of the season and Felicia Nelson was awarded the lone assist on the goal, her 15th of the year. BSU put the game oiut of reach when Bemidji State took advantage of a Husky turnover in the SCSU zone and BSU’s Erin Johnson beat St. Cloud State’s junior netminder Ashley Nixon top shelf to put the Beavers up 3-1. SCSU pulled Nixon from the net for 2:24 to garner the player advantage, but the BSU defense held strong and sealed the victory with an empty net score at 17:54 from Erin Cody.
The Huskies say good-bye to nine seniors this season in; Holly Roberts, Caitlin Hogan, Felicia Nelson, Katie Kemmerer, Kelly Meierhofer, Jeneca Fredheim, Meaghan Pezon, Danielle Hirsch and Ashlan Lambert. "Top to bottom, this is an amazing senior class and we will miss all nine of them," said SCSU’s fourth-year head coach Jeff Giesen. "They have contributed a lot to this program and will be tough to replace," added Giesen about the 2009-10 senior class that currently holds eight school records. Ashley Nixon completed tonight’s contest between the pipes with 26 saves as herseason mark ends at 13-10-8 overall.
Holly Roberts (L) and Caitlin Hogan (center) ended their SCSU hockey careers as the #1 and #2 all-time scorers for the SCSU Womens hockey program. Hogan was named to the All-WCHA third team and WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year. Roberts was named to the ALL-WCHA second team.
NELSON, HOGAN AND ROBERTS GAIN LEAGUE HONORS
MADISON, Wis. – It was a season of balance and unpredictability and that trend was reflected in the 2009-10 post-season women’s honors announced by the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Two members of the All-WCHA Second Team, Bemidji State goaltender Zuzana Tomcikova and St. Cloud State forward Felicia Nelson, were named as co-players of the year.
The first team All-WCHA squad is led by Minnesota Duluth forward Emmanuelle Blais, a senior from Lasalle, Que., who had 26 goals and 53 points heading into the WCHA FINAL FACE-OFF March 6-7 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minn. The first team also includes Ohio State forward Natalie Spooner, a sophomore from Scarborough, Ont., who has scored 21 goals and 42 points, and Minnesota forward Emily West, a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo., who had 20 goals and 40 points. The all-league first team defense features Minnesota Duluth’s Jaime Rasmussen, a senior from Garden Grove, Calif., who had six goals and 24 points, and Minnesota’s Anne Schleper, a sophomore from St. Cloud, Minn.
Tomcikova, a sophomore from Bratislava, Slovakia, is joined on the second team by co-player of the year and Kazmaier finalist Felicia Nelson, the St. Cloud State senior who led the country with 31 goals. The second team also has WCHA Rookie of the Year Hokey Langan, who scored 25 goals and 51 points for Ohio State, St. Cloud State senior Holly Roberts and Minnesota Duluth junior Laura Fridfinnson. The defense pair is Minnesota freshman Megan Bozek and Ohio State senior Rachel Davis.
St. Cloud State’s Caitlin Hogan, a senior forward from Oakdale, Minn., was named the Turfer WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year. Hogan scored 16 goals and had 27 assists for 43 points, the seventh best total in the league.
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NIXON SELECTED TO ELITE GOALTENDER CAMP
St. Cloud, Minn. – St. Cloud State University’s senior goaltender Ashley Nixon (Blaine) was recently selected to participate at the prestigious 2010 Warren Strelow National Team Goaltending Camp on May 27-30 in Ann Arbor, Mich. "This camp will be a great opportunity for Ashley (Nixon)," said SCSU’s head women’s hockey coach Jeff Giesen. Nixon will join 11 other top female goaltenders at the camp this weekend. To view the complete roster, click here.
Nixon earned a 13-10-8 record between the pipes for the Huskies during her junior stint in 2009-10. She currently holds four SCSU career records with most ties (12), most saves per game (27.58), best save percentage (.915), and best GAA (2.68).
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The date is now set for the 2010 Center Ice Club / SCSU Hockey Golf Tournament. This year we will combine both the men's and women's event into one tourney. We fully anticipate this golf event will fill completely so please be sure to regisyer early. Once again it will take place at the Wapicada Golf Course in Sauk Rapids, MN on Saturday, August 28 with a shotgun start at 1:00 PM. The registration form will be up shortly.
St. Paul, Minn. - The #7 St. Cloud State University men's hockey team (24-13-5) earned a 4-3 double overtime victory over #9/10 Northern Michigan (20-13-8) in the first round of the NCAA Division I West Regional on Friday, March 26. The victory provided the Huskies with a berth in the West Regional championship game on March 27, at 8 p.m. The Huskies will play the University of Wisconsin.
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Huskies opened the game with an even-strength goal by sophomore forward Travis Novak at 8:14 of the first period. LeBlanc provided the assist on the play, as Novak posted his 11th goal of the season.
Senior forward Ryan Lasch made it 2-0 at 12:25 of the first with his 20th goal of the season. His power play effort was assisted by Roe and senior defender Garrett Raboin .This was Lasch's 48th point of the season, and his 182nd career point at SCSU. Lasch added to his team records by playing in his 160th consecutive career game as a Husky. Northern Michigan made it 2-1 with a power play goal by Justin Florek at 14:04 of the first. Jared Brown and Erik Gustafson each had assists on the play.
To open the second period scoring, Roe netted a power play goal at 12:52 with assists from Lasch and junior forward Aaron Marvin. NMU charged back at 16:12 of the second with an unassisted goal by Ray Kaunisto. NMU then tied the game at 16:11 of the third period with a goal by Erik Spady, as Mark Oliver and Florek added assists.
In the first overtime, the Huskies outshot the Wildcats 22-12 but the game remained tied at 3-3. In the second OT session, SCSU only had one shot on goal but it proved to be the game-winner as SCSU junior forward Tony Mosey (Prior Lake) brought home the victory for the Huskies with the OT goal at :23 of the second OT session. Mosey's power play marker was assisted by junior forward Garrett Roe and sophomore forward Drew LeBlanc. In the nets, Mike Lee was solid with 42 saves to lead the Huskies to the victory in 80:15 minutes of work. Brian Stewart had 50 saves for the Wildcats. Overall, SCSU outshot the Wildcats 54-45, as a total of 99 shots were taken in the game.On the power play, SCSU was 3-of-7 and NMU was 1-of-5. BOX SCORE
END OF THE ROAD-SCSU FALLS TO UW 5-3
St. Paul, Minn. - The St. Cloud State University men's hockey team (24-14-5) saw its 2009-10 season come to an end on March 27, with a 5-3 loss to Wisconsin (27-10-4) in the championship game of the 2010 NCAA Division I West Regional, which was played at the Xcel Energy Center tonight in St. Paul. The loss completed the Huskies' season, as Wisconsin will now advance to the NCAA Frozen Four on April 8-10 in Detroit, where the Badgers will meet up with RIT.
Wisconsin opened the night's scoring in the first period with a goal at 2:31 by John Mitchell. Andy Bohmbach and Jordy Murray added assists on the play. UW pushed its early lead to 2-0 with a goal by Blake Geoffrion at 13:18 of the first period with helpers from Ryan McDonagh and Craig Smith.
The Huskies broke the shutout at 14:48 of the first period with a goal by sophomore Jared Festler (Little Falls). He was assisted on the play by senior Ryan Lasch (Lake Forest, Calif.) and junior Aaron Marvin (Warroad). Lasch completed his career at SCSU with a school record 183 career points and 104 career assists.
UW regained its two goal lead at 15:21 of the first with a marker by Jake Gardiner as Smith and Geoffrion had assists on the play.
In the third period, Festler added his second goal of the night with a shorthanded post at 4:16. The unassisted goal pushed the score to 3-2 in favor of UW.The Badgers padded its lead again with a goal by Mitchell at 6:54 of the third. Bohmbach and Gardnier had assists on the play, which made it 4-2. At 17:10 of the third period, junior Tony Mosey (Prior Lake) scored an extra-attacker goal to make it 4-3. David Eddy (Woodbury) gained the solo assist on the play. This was Mosey's 14th goal of the season and Eddy's 11th assist of the year.To ice the game, Wisconsin's Aaron Bendickson scored an empty net goal at 18:52.In the game, Mike Lee started the game for SCSU and made 8 saves before making way for Dan Dunn in the first period. Dunn finished with 31 saves in the game and one goal allowed. Scott Gudmandson made 26 saves for UW.
SCSU was outshot in the game 44-29 and neither team was able to convert on the power. SCSU was 0-7 and UW was 0-6. BOX SCORE
Ryan Lasch observes the Wisconsin celebration at the conclusion of the game on Saturday.
UW goaltender Scott Gudmandson follows a puck over his head.
FORMER SCSU HUSKY ANDREW GORDON AND THE HERSHEY BEARS WIN THE AHL'S CALDER UP.
FORMER HUSKY CULLEN SIGNS 3 YEAR DEAL WITH WILD
After 12 NHL seasons, former SCSU Husky Matt Cullen is returning home to Minnesota after signing a lucrative three-year deal with the home state Minnesota Wild on July 1, the first day of NHL free agent signings. "Holy cow. I'm so pumped. I'm so fired up. I'm just, I'm just thrilled. Oh!!!" Cullen, 33, said literally seconds after agreeing to terms. "Not to overuse the phrase, but it truly is a dream come true. I remember watching the North Stars when I was younger, and a Minnesota guy to get to play in Minnesota, you just can't dream it any better. I think I'm at a point in my career where I can truly appreciate it and I can really make the most of it.
"I've got a smile on my face that I can't wipe off." In response to the pressures of playing for a home state team Cullen responded "I know that there'll be expectations and a little added pressure from outside sources, but that's just going to kind of add to the excitement and challenge of it," Cullen said. The 33 year old Cullen has logged 880 NHL games and has 169 goals and 292 assists. He was a member of the SCSU Huskies from 1995 to 1997.
