Friday, February 8
St. Cloud
7:37 p.m.
St. Cloud State
vs
University of Minnesota
Cory Thorson
#8/10 St. Cloud State Men's Hockey to Host Minnesota on Feb. 8-9
2/6/2013 10:46:00 AM | Men's Hockey
The #8/10 St. Cloud State University men's hockey team (17-10-1, 14-5-1 WCHA) will host #1 University of Minnesota (18-4-4, 10-4-4 WCHA) at the National Hockey and Event Center (5,371 cap./200x100) at 7:37 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8 and at 7:07 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9.
This marks the only time that UM and SCSU will play each other during the regular season in 2012-13. This series will also mark the final regular season meetings between these two schools in WCHA competition. In 2013-14, SCSU will join the National Collegiate Hockey Conference and Minnesota will join the Big 10 hockey league.
THE GAMES:
Feb. 8 - #1 Minnesota at #8/10 St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m.
Feb. 9 - #1 Minnesota at #8/10 St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m.
WATCH ON TV:
Charter Cable Channel 87 in St. Cloud area/Comcast Cable 13/23 in Twin Cities
FOX Sports North Plus
LISTEN ON THE RADIO:
KNSI AM 1450/FM 103.3 (www.knsiradio.com)
KVSC Sports Stream (www.ksvc.org)
VIDEO STREAMING:
America One PPV
LIVE BLOG:
www.scsuhuskies.com
LIVE STATS:
Husky Live Stats
THIS WEEK'S SCSU NOTES (PDF)
HUSKY HEADLINES:
FIRST PLACE HUSKIES: SCSU team pushed its unbeaten streak in WCHA play to nine games with a weekend sweep at Bemidji State on Feb. 1-2. The Huskies, who also own a six-game unbeaten streak in overall play, charted a 4-0 victory at BSU on Feb. 1, and then completed the series with a 4-1 victory on Feb. 2. The Huskies now own a perfect 4-0 record in games played at BSU new arena. The two wins at BSU allowed the Huskies to maintain their hold on first place in the WCHA with a 14-5-1 league record (29 points). This is already the most league points amassed by the Huskies in a season since 2009-10, when the Huskies placed third in league play with 35 points. Overall, the Huskies own a 17-10-1 record.
HERMANTOWN HERO: SCSU Hobey Baker candidate Drew LeBlanc continues to provide offensive input into the Huskies' winning equation in 2012-13. On Feb. 1, LeBlanc had an assist on Ben Hanowski's first period goal in the 4-0 shutout. LeBlanc capped the weekend with a two-point night in the 4-1 win. He scored his 30th assist of the year on David Morley's power play marker in the second period and also scored an unassisted goal at :12 of the third period. LeBlanc leads the nation in assists and he ranks second in the nation with 38 points. As a Husky, LeBlanc has played in 157 games and is drawing close to the team record of 161 career games played by Ryan Lasch from 2006-10. LeBlanc has posted 37 goals, 98 assists and 135 points during his run at SCSU. He ranks fifth in the team records for career assists and 10th for career points. For a season, LeBlanc becomes just the 11th player in team history to hit the 30-assist plateau in a season. Of note, the SCSU team record for assists in a season is owned by Mark Hartigan (2001-02) and Brandon Sampair (2000-01) with 38 apiece. LeBlanc was named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week for his work at BSU.
IN THE ZONE: Sophomore netminder Ryan Faragher scored his third shutout of the 2012-13 season on Feb. 1 with his 4-0 win over the Beavers. This ranks third in the team charts for most shutouts in a season, while Scott Meyer owns the team record of seven shutouts in 1999-00. Faragher has four shutouts in his career and he brings a six-game unbeaten streak in the nets into the series vs. Minnesota. Faragher currently tops the WCHA (league games only) with a 1.89 goals against average and a .763 winning rate (14-4-1) and he ranks third in the league with a .927 save rate. His overall goals against average in 2012-13 is 2.08 and his overall save percentage is .918. Of note, SCSU's current season records for goaltending are owned by Jase Weslosky with a 2.11 GAA and a .931 save rate in 2007-08.
JONNY ON THE SPOT: Rookie sensation Jonny Brodzinski brings a 13-game point streak into the weekend vs. Minnesota. Brodzinski scored his first empty net goal as a Husky on Feb. 1, and then completed the weekend with his 13th goal of the season on Feb. 2. Brodzinski leads the Huskies (and all Division I rookies) with 13 goals this season. The last time Brodzinski was held off the scoresheet was on Nov. 24 at UMD.
SOUTHERN COOKING: Nic Dowd tied a team record with his fifth game winning goal of the season on Feb. 1. Dowd ranks second in the nation this season with five GWGs and he has seven game winners during his career at SCSU. On the season, Dowd has 12 goals , 17 assists and 29 points – all of which are career season-highs for the winger from Huntsville, Alabama.
THE ROOKIE: Rookie Kalle Kossila leads WCHA rookie and ranks fourth in the nation for rookies with 25 points scored in 2012-13. Kossila added a goal and an assist at BSU on Feb. 4 to raise his totals to 12 goals and 13 assists this winter. He is one of two players from Finland on the SCSU roster in 2012-13.
BLUELINE HELP: Junior Nick Jensen added another two assists to his point totals at BSU on Feb. 1-2. Jensen ranks second among NCAA blueliners this year with 18 assists and he ranks 7th among DI defenders with 21 points in 2012-13. He is a resident of nearby Rogers, Minn. - one of 14 Minnesota residents on the SCSU roster in 2012-13.
CLEAN MACHINE: SCSU did not have one penalty called against it in the two games at Bemidji State on Feb. 1-2. This penalty-free weekend helped the Huskies move into last place among DI teams for most penalty minutes in game. SCSU ranks 59th in the nation this week with an average of 8.5 penalty minutes per game.
NEED A FEW MORE NOTES? SCSU is 16-0-0 this season when Nic Dowd or Drew LeBlanc scores a goal...SCSU is 14-6-0 in games played in the state of Minnesota this season and the Huskies are 3-4-1 in games played out of the state of Minnesota...the country of Finland will be well represented on the ice this weekend. SCSU's Kalle Kossila and Rasmus Reijola are both from Finland along with UM's Erik Haula. Kossila and Haula have scored a combined total of 56 points this season. Kossila has 12g/13a and Haula has 11g/20a for the Gophers... SCSU ranks eighth in the nation with a scoring rate of 3.32 goals per game, while upcoming opponent Minnesota leads the nation with a 3.77 goals per game average. On defense, SCSU ranks 12th at 2.32 goals allowed per game. SCSU's six-game unbeaten streak currently ranks second in the nation behind Quinnpiac's 19-game unbeaten run.
This marks the only time that UM and SCSU will play each other during the regular season in 2012-13. This series will also mark the final regular season meetings between these two schools in WCHA competition. In 2013-14, SCSU will join the National Collegiate Hockey Conference and Minnesota will join the Big 10 hockey league.
THE GAMES:
Feb. 8 - #1 Minnesota at #8/10 St. Cloud State, 7:37 p.m.
Feb. 9 - #1 Minnesota at #8/10 St. Cloud State, 7:07 p.m.
WATCH ON TV:
Charter Cable Channel 87 in St. Cloud area/Comcast Cable 13/23 in Twin Cities
FOX Sports North Plus
LISTEN ON THE RADIO:
KNSI AM 1450/FM 103.3 (www.knsiradio.com)
KVSC Sports Stream (www.ksvc.org)
VIDEO STREAMING:
America One PPV
LIVE BLOG:
www.scsuhuskies.com
LIVE STATS:
Husky Live Stats
THIS WEEK'S SCSU NOTES (PDF)
HUSKY HEADLINES:
FIRST PLACE HUSKIES: SCSU team pushed its unbeaten streak in WCHA play to nine games with a weekend sweep at Bemidji State on Feb. 1-2. The Huskies, who also own a six-game unbeaten streak in overall play, charted a 4-0 victory at BSU on Feb. 1, and then completed the series with a 4-1 victory on Feb. 2. The Huskies now own a perfect 4-0 record in games played at BSU new arena. The two wins at BSU allowed the Huskies to maintain their hold on first place in the WCHA with a 14-5-1 league record (29 points). This is already the most league points amassed by the Huskies in a season since 2009-10, when the Huskies placed third in league play with 35 points. Overall, the Huskies own a 17-10-1 record.
IN THE ZONE: Sophomore netminder Ryan Faragher scored his third shutout of the 2012-13 season on Feb. 1 with his 4-0 win over the Beavers. This ranks third in the team charts for most shutouts in a season, while Scott Meyer owns the team record of seven shutouts in 1999-00. Faragher has four shutouts in his career and he brings a six-game unbeaten streak in the nets into the series vs. Minnesota. Faragher currently tops the WCHA (league games only) with a 1.89 goals against average and a .763 winning rate (14-4-1) and he ranks third in the league with a .927 save rate. His overall goals against average in 2012-13 is 2.08 and his overall save percentage is .918. Of note, SCSU's current season records for goaltending are owned by Jase Weslosky with a 2.11 GAA and a .931 save rate in 2007-08.
JONNY ON THE SPOT: Rookie sensation Jonny Brodzinski brings a 13-game point streak into the weekend vs. Minnesota. Brodzinski scored his first empty net goal as a Husky on Feb. 1, and then completed the weekend with his 13th goal of the season on Feb. 2. Brodzinski leads the Huskies (and all Division I rookies) with 13 goals this season. The last time Brodzinski was held off the scoresheet was on Nov. 24 at UMD.
SOUTHERN COOKING: Nic Dowd tied a team record with his fifth game winning goal of the season on Feb. 1. Dowd ranks second in the nation this season with five GWGs and he has seven game winners during his career at SCSU. On the season, Dowd has 12 goals , 17 assists and 29 points – all of which are career season-highs for the winger from Huntsville, Alabama.
THE ROOKIE: Rookie Kalle Kossila leads WCHA rookie and ranks fourth in the nation for rookies with 25 points scored in 2012-13. Kossila added a goal and an assist at BSU on Feb. 4 to raise his totals to 12 goals and 13 assists this winter. He is one of two players from Finland on the SCSU roster in 2012-13.
BLUELINE HELP: Junior Nick Jensen added another two assists to his point totals at BSU on Feb. 1-2. Jensen ranks second among NCAA blueliners this year with 18 assists and he ranks 7th among DI defenders with 21 points in 2012-13. He is a resident of nearby Rogers, Minn. - one of 14 Minnesota residents on the SCSU roster in 2012-13.
CLEAN MACHINE: SCSU did not have one penalty called against it in the two games at Bemidji State on Feb. 1-2. This penalty-free weekend helped the Huskies move into last place among DI teams for most penalty minutes in game. SCSU ranks 59th in the nation this week with an average of 8.5 penalty minutes per game.
NEED A FEW MORE NOTES? SCSU is 16-0-0 this season when Nic Dowd or Drew LeBlanc scores a goal...SCSU is 14-6-0 in games played in the state of Minnesota this season and the Huskies are 3-4-1 in games played out of the state of Minnesota...the country of Finland will be well represented on the ice this weekend. SCSU's Kalle Kossila and Rasmus Reijola are both from Finland along with UM's Erik Haula. Kossila and Haula have scored a combined total of 56 points this season. Kossila has 12g/13a and Haula has 11g/20a for the Gophers... SCSU ranks eighth in the nation with a scoring rate of 3.32 goals per game, while upcoming opponent Minnesota leads the nation with a 3.77 goals per game average. On defense, SCSU ranks 12th at 2.32 goals allowed per game. SCSU's six-game unbeaten streak currently ranks second in the nation behind Quinnpiac's 19-game unbeaten run.
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