#14/15 St. Cloud State Headed to Western Michigan on Nov. 14-15

The #14/15 St. Cloud State University men's hockey team (3-5-0, 0-2-0-0 NCHC) will continue its National Collegiate Hockey Conference season with a pair of games at Western Michigan University on Friday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Nov. 15. Both games will begin at 6:07 p.m. (CT) and they will be played at the Lawson Ice Arena in Kalamazoo, Mich. (3,667 cap./200x85). Fans can listen to both games on KCML FM 99.9 (www.lite999.com). Fans can also watch both games on the web at NCHC.tv

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TEDDY BEAR TOSS: The annual Teddy Bear Toss will take place at the HBNHC during the Huskies' game vs. UND on Saturday, Nov. 22. Please bring a new or gently used stuffed animal toy to the game to throw onto the ice during the intermission's Teddy Bear Toss. All toys and stuffed animals collected will be donated to the local Toys for Tots campaign in St. Cloud. Tickets for both UND games on Nov. 21 and Nov. 22 are available at www.scsutickets.com or call 1-877-SCSUTIX.

POLL POSITION: The Huskies were ranked #14 in this week's USA TODAY/USA Hockey Division I men's hockey poll, and they were ranked #15 in the USCHO.com national poll on Nov. 10.

TOUGH WEEKEND AT HOME: The Huskies lost a tough 3-2 OT decision against Minnesota Duluth on Nov. 7 and followed that with a 3-1 loss on Nov. 8 against the Bulldogs at the HBNHC. This marked the first time this season that the Huskies have been swept in a weekend series and it was the first time the Huskies have suffered a regular season series sweep since a pair of home losses to Northern Michigan on Jan. 4-5, 2013... The loss on Nov. 7 also snapped a five-game win streak by the Huskies against UMD and it was the first time that UMD has charted a victory in St. Cloud since a 3-1 Bulldog win on March 9, 2007 in the first round of the WCHA playoffs.

GREAT DANE: Patrick Russell, a freshman forward from Denmark, coined his first collegiate goal with a power play marker against UMD on Nov. 7. Russell is one of five European players on the SCSU roster this winter.

OFFENSE ON DEFENSE: Senior blueliner Andrew Prochno added to his offensive totals in action against UMD. Prochno had assist on all of the SCSU goals this weekend, which moved his season totals to two goals and three assists for five points. In 119 games at SCSU, Prochno now has 15 goals, 66 assists and 81 points. He ranks third in the Huskies' career records for most assists by a defenseman.

THE STREAK: Junior forward Joey Benik continued to impress in 2014-15 with a goal and an assist in play against UMD. Benik owns an active four-game point streak headed into the Huskies' games at WMU on Nov. 14-15. On the season, Benik ranks second on the team with four goals and six points.

LEADERS OF THE PACK: On the topic of team leaders, Jonny Brodzinski continues to pace SCSU with five goals and eight points in 2014-15. Both Brodzinski and Benik lead the club with six power play goals in 2014-15.

ADVANTAGE ST. CLOUD: The Huskies have only missed one game this season where they did not score on the power play, which was a 5-1 loss at Union on Oct. 24. In SCSU's last five outings, the Huskies have combined for eight power play goals. In fact, all of SCSU's goals scored in the weekend series against UMD were on the power play... In the Division I rankings, the Huskies currently rank fifth in the nation with an impressive power play rate of 26.3% (10-of-38). Both Jonny Brodzinski and Joey Benik rank fifth in the country with three power play goals apiece this winter

ASSIST NUMBER ONE: Finnish rookie blueliner Mika Ilvonen charted his first career point on Nov. 8 with the first assist on Joey Benik's goal against UMD.

RUGGED SCHEDULE: This weekend will mark the first time in 2014-15 that the Huskies will play a team not ranked among the nation's top 20 teams. The Huskies' schedule to date has included #6 Colgate, #12 Union, #1 Minnesota and #13 Minnesota Duluth. This weekend's upcoming opponent Western Michigan received votes in this week's DI polls, while SCSU's opponent on Nov. 21-22 will be #2 North Dakota.

HUSKIES NOTES: The Huskies have outshot their opponents 248-215 this season but have been outscored 22-18... The St. Cloud State University men's hockey team will make its first-ever trip to Western Michigan University for a pair of league games on Nov. 14-15. In the all-time series against WMU, the Huskies own a 1-2-1 record that includes a 5-5 tie and a 2-1 loss at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on Jan. 17-18, 2014...Patrick Russell's goal on Nov. 7 was selected as the #5 play of the week by the NCAA on Nov. 11...Andrew Prochno will be playing in his 120th college game on Nov. 14...Garrett Milan, Blake Winiecki and TJ Belisle pace the Huskies with a +1 on the plus/minus this season...Coach Motzko is 1-2-1 during his career against WMU...Jonny Brodzinski leads the club with 37 shots on goal this season, while Tim Daly has 15 blocks on defense to pace the Huskies.

NCHC CHAMPIONS: St. Cloud State University captured the inaugural regular season championship of the NCHC in 2013-14. The Huskies finished the year with a first place mark of 15-6-3-0 in the always rugged NCHC. SCSU posted 48 league points to win the Penrose Trophy, while North Dakota trailed in second place with 45 points. This marked the second consecutive season that SCSU has won a regular season conference title. In 2013, the Huskies won the WCHA regular season championshp.

ON THE AIR: KCML Lite 99.9 FM will broadcast all home and away SCSU men's hockey games during the 2014-15 season. Fans can tune into KCML on the web at www.lite999.com. Dan Terhaar, the Voice of the Huskies, and Dave Reichel will provide the call for KCML in 2014-15...select SCSU hockey games will also be broadcast live on KVSC FM 88.1 (www.kvsc.org). KVSC sports director Declan Goff will lead the KVSC broadcast team.

HUSKIES ON TV: Select SCSU home games in 2014-15 will be televised live on Charter Cable channel 823 HD/426 in the St. Cloud area and on Charter markets throughout the region (check your local cable provider for details). Select games will also be televised on Comcast Cable channel 999 in the Twin Cities. Twin Cities sports media personality Jim Rich and former NHL and Husky standout Mark Parrish called the games this season for Husky Productions. Special thanks to Brian Stanley and the rest of the award winning Husky Productions staff for providing top quality programming throughout the season for SCSU fans. Select NCHC games featuring SCSU will be televised on the CBS Sports Network with Ben Holden, Dave Starman and Shireen Saski providing coverage. Selected games will also be televised nationally on Fox Sports North and Fox College Sports. Please check you local guide for the channel location of CBS Sports and Fox Sports.

WATCH ON THE WEB: Fans will have a chance to watch SCSU games on the web (both home and away) with the new NCHC.tv web streaming service. Just visit NCHC.tv and then click on the SCSU channel to get information on how you can subscribe to this great new web streaming service.

UP NEXT: The Huskies will return to the HBNHC on Nov. 21-22 for a pair of home dates against North Dakota. For complete ticket details on these two games, please visit www.scsutickets.com or call 1-877-SCSUTIX.