Team Stats
WMU
SCSU
Shots
27
22
PPG
2
3
SHG
0
0
Penalties
7
6
Penalty Mins
25
12
Faceoffs Won
32
36
Game Leaders
Skaters

Huskies celebrate another goal on Jan. 17.
Photo by: Brian Gardner
#3/4 St. Cloud State Skates to a 5-5 Tie Against WMU
1/17/2014 9:41:00 PM | Men's Hockey
St. Cloud, Minn. - The #3/4 St. Cloud State University men's hockey team (12-3-4, 7-2-2-0 NCHC) skated to a 5-5 tie against Western Michigan University (11-8-4, 5-5-1-1 NCHC) at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. on Friday, Jan. 17.
In a roller-coaster contest, the Huskies jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the contest before WMU staged a comeback in the second period to tie the game at 4-4. Both teams exchanged goals in the final period before the Broncos gained the extra point in the NCHC standings with a 1-0 decision in the shootout after a scoreless OT session.
SCSU's Jimmy Murray kicked the game off with an unassisted goal at 1:47 of the first period. Murray stole the puck from WMU in the neutral zone and then charged in to hit the open top corner against Bronco netminder Frank Slubowski. Justin Kovacs of WMU tied the score at 1-1 at 8:55 of the first with a power play marker with assists from Colton Hargrove and Kenney Morrison.
The Huskies then rolled off three unanswered goals as Murray started the parade with an even-strength goal at 13:57 of the first period with assists from Nic Dowd and Joey Holka. Two goals on the night moved Murray's season total to five in 2013-14.
Kalle Kossila notched his sixth goal of the season with a power play goal at 14:34 of the first period as Ethan Prow and Jonny Brodzinski had assists on the play. This was Kossila's sixth goal of the year and it was also Brodzinski's team-leading 20th point of the season.
The scoring run was completed by SCSU's Cory Thorson at 5:33 of the second period with a power play goal. Thorson's sixth goal of the season was assisted by David Morley and Andrew Prochno.
WMU then took control of the offense in the remainder of the second period. The Broncos scored their second PPG of the evening at 7:26 of the second period with a marker by Mike Cichy on assists from Josh Pitt and Morrison. WMU's Shane Berschbach continue the run with a goal at 10:06 of the second to make it 4-3 and then Chase Balisy tied the game up at 4-4 with a goal at 13:01 of the second period.
In the third period, Dowd scored the Huskies' third power play goal of the night at 7:37 with helpers from Morley and Kevin Gravel. Morley now has a team leading 14 assists in 2013-14, while the goal was Dowd's 11th of the season. He is now tied for th team's goal lead along with Brodzinski at 11 apiece.
The two points on the evening pushed Dowd's career total to 100-points, which makes him the 25th player in the history of St. Cloud State's NCAA Division I hockey program to join the 100-point club. Dowd now has 41 goals and 59 assists as a Husky.
WMU knotted the game up again at 5-5 with a goal by Balisy at 16:38 of the third period with assists from Kovacs and Berschbach.
In the shootout session, neither team was able to score as WMU outshot the Huskies by a 3-1 margin in the extra period. Western Michigan won the post-game shootout by a 1-0 margin as Kovacs netted the only goal in the first attempt against SCSU goalie Ryan Faragher.
On the night, WMU outshot the Huskies 27-22 with Faragher making 22 saves in the game for SCSU. Slubowski made 1 save and allowed three goals for WMU and played the first 14:34 minutes of the game. Lukas Hafner finished the contest for WMU with 16 saves and two goals allowed. He was the goalie of record for the Broncos in the contest.
SCSU was 3-of-5 on the power play in the game and WMU finished the evening at 2-of-4 on the advantage.
St. Cloud State and Western Michigan will complete the weekend series at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center with a 7:07 p.m. game. Great tickets are still available and they are available for this game at the special price of $15. The game will also feature $1 hot dogs at the Sodexo concession stands during the game.
Fans are encouraged to bring their skates with them as the annual Skate with the Huskies program will take place immediately following the game on Feb. 18. This event will allow fans to hit the ice at the Brooks Center along with the members of the SCSU men's hockey team after the game. Skate rental will also be available at the Brooks Center pro shop.
For complete ticket information, please call 1-877-SCSUTIX or visit www.scsutickets.com
In a roller-coaster contest, the Huskies jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the contest before WMU staged a comeback in the second period to tie the game at 4-4. Both teams exchanged goals in the final period before the Broncos gained the extra point in the NCHC standings with a 1-0 decision in the shootout after a scoreless OT session.
SCSU's Jimmy Murray kicked the game off with an unassisted goal at 1:47 of the first period. Murray stole the puck from WMU in the neutral zone and then charged in to hit the open top corner against Bronco netminder Frank Slubowski. Justin Kovacs of WMU tied the score at 1-1 at 8:55 of the first with a power play marker with assists from Colton Hargrove and Kenney Morrison.
The Huskies then rolled off three unanswered goals as Murray started the parade with an even-strength goal at 13:57 of the first period with assists from Nic Dowd and Joey Holka. Two goals on the night moved Murray's season total to five in 2013-14.
Kalle Kossila notched his sixth goal of the season with a power play goal at 14:34 of the first period as Ethan Prow and Jonny Brodzinski had assists on the play. This was Kossila's sixth goal of the year and it was also Brodzinski's team-leading 20th point of the season.
The scoring run was completed by SCSU's Cory Thorson at 5:33 of the second period with a power play goal. Thorson's sixth goal of the season was assisted by David Morley and Andrew Prochno.
WMU then took control of the offense in the remainder of the second period. The Broncos scored their second PPG of the evening at 7:26 of the second period with a marker by Mike Cichy on assists from Josh Pitt and Morrison. WMU's Shane Berschbach continue the run with a goal at 10:06 of the second to make it 4-3 and then Chase Balisy tied the game up at 4-4 with a goal at 13:01 of the second period.
In the third period, Dowd scored the Huskies' third power play goal of the night at 7:37 with helpers from Morley and Kevin Gravel. Morley now has a team leading 14 assists in 2013-14, while the goal was Dowd's 11th of the season. He is now tied for th team's goal lead along with Brodzinski at 11 apiece.
The two points on the evening pushed Dowd's career total to 100-points, which makes him the 25th player in the history of St. Cloud State's NCAA Division I hockey program to join the 100-point club. Dowd now has 41 goals and 59 assists as a Husky.
WMU knotted the game up again at 5-5 with a goal by Balisy at 16:38 of the third period with assists from Kovacs and Berschbach.
In the shootout session, neither team was able to score as WMU outshot the Huskies by a 3-1 margin in the extra period. Western Michigan won the post-game shootout by a 1-0 margin as Kovacs netted the only goal in the first attempt against SCSU goalie Ryan Faragher.
On the night, WMU outshot the Huskies 27-22 with Faragher making 22 saves in the game for SCSU. Slubowski made 1 save and allowed three goals for WMU and played the first 14:34 minutes of the game. Lukas Hafner finished the contest for WMU with 16 saves and two goals allowed. He was the goalie of record for the Broncos in the contest.
SCSU was 3-of-5 on the power play in the game and WMU finished the evening at 2-of-4 on the advantage.
St. Cloud State and Western Michigan will complete the weekend series at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center with a 7:07 p.m. game. Great tickets are still available and they are available for this game at the special price of $15. The game will also feature $1 hot dogs at the Sodexo concession stands during the game.
Fans are encouraged to bring their skates with them as the annual Skate with the Huskies program will take place immediately following the game on Feb. 18. This event will allow fans to hit the ice at the Brooks Center along with the members of the SCSU men's hockey team after the game. Skate rental will also be available at the Brooks Center pro shop.
For complete ticket information, please call 1-877-SCSUTIX or visit www.scsutickets.com
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