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Friday, March 14
7:37 p.m.
St. Cloud State
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Miami University (OH)
Nick Oliver
Photo by: Tom Nelson
#4 SCSU Men's Hockey to Host Miami in NCHC Playoff Action
3/12/2014 3:17:00 PM | Men's Hockey
The #4 St. Cloud State University men's hockey team (21-8-5, 15-6-3-0 NCHC) will open postseason play with the first round games in the NCHC tournament at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (5,371 cap./200x100) this weekend against Miami University (12-19-3, 6-17-1-1 NCHC). The best-of-three series will open on Friday, March 14 with a 7:37 p.m. game. The series will continue on Saturday, March 15 at 7:07 p.m. and, if needed, the third and deciding game will begin at 7:07 p.m. on Sunday, March 16 at the Brooks Center. The winner of the series will advance to the 2014 NCHC Frozen Face-off, which will take place at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis on March 21-22. Of note, SCSU is the number one seed in the NCHC playoffs, while Miami is the number eight seed.
THE CHAMPS: St. Cloud State University captured the inaugural regular season championship of the NCHC with a weekend sweep at Colorado College. 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. These are the first two regular season league titles claimed by the Huskies since they moved to the NCAA DI level in 1987-88.
LISTEN TO THE HUSKIES THIS WEEKEND: Fans can follow all the action from live on KNSI AM 1450/FM 103.3 this weekend. You can listen on the web at www.knsiradio.com with Dan Terhaar and Dave Reichel providing the call. The games will also be carried on KVSC FM 88.1 (www.kvsc.org) with Scott Gross and Gina Carlson on the call from the Brooks Center.
WATCH THE GAME ON FSN+: Fans can watch all three games live on Fox Sports North Plus this weekend. FSN Plus will pick up the Husky Productions feed featuring play-by-play from Jim Rich and color commnetary from Mark Parrish. FSN Plus is available on cable systems and dish services throughout the nation. Fans can watch Fox Sports North Plus on Charter Cable in St. Cloud on channels 827 or 327 (HD) or 227 (HD), Comcast Cable 963 (HD) and 254 (SD) in the Twin Cities market. Please check your local cable listings for the location of Fox Sports North Plus in your area. FSN Plus is available on DirecTV on 652-1 (HD) and 652 (SD) and on DISH Network 9574 (HD), 452 (SD) and 412-40 (Hopper).
NEED TICKETS: Plenty of great tickets are available for the first round games at SCSU. The cost is just $20. SCSU students will need to purchase a ticket for these games and the cost for SCSU student tickets are just $5. Visit www.scsutickets.com or call 1-877-SCSUTIX for details.
2013-14 All-NCHC Award Winners:First Team: Nic Dowd, Second Team: Ryan Farahger, Rookie Team: Charlie Lindgren, Honorable Mention: Andrew Prochno and Jonny Brodzinski
2013-14 NCHC Scholar-Athlete Team: Nic Dowd
2013-14 NCHC All-Academic: Joey Benik, Brooks Bertsch, Brandon Burrell, Nic Dowd, Ryan Faragher, Kevin Gravel, Joseph Holka, Kalle Kossila, David Morley, Jimmy Murray, Niklas Nevalainen, Nick Oliver, Ryan Papa, Joseph Phillippi, Andrew Prochno, Ethan Prow, Joe Rehkamp, Rasmus Reijola, Ben Storm, Daniel Tedesco Â
THREE-PEAT: Jonny Brodzinski scored his first career hat trick with a three-goal night at Colorado College on March 7. He ended the weekend with SCSU's fourth goal in a 4-1 win on March 8. On the season, Brodzinski currently leads the team with 20 goals and 39 points. This marks Brodzinski second consecutive season with 20-or-more goals. He now has 42 goals, 30 assists and 72 points in two years as a Husky.
20-20 VISION: The Huskies' 7-4 victory at CC was their 20th of the season. This marks the 11th time since moving to the Division I level in 1987-88 that the Huskies have won 20-or-more games in a season. Under the leadership of head coach Bob Motzko, the Huskies have won 20-or-more games five times since 2005-06. Last year, SCSU posted a 25-16-1 overall record on their way to an appearance at the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four.
FAB FINN: Sophomore forward Kalle Kossila hit a career game-high with his four assists in the Huskies' 7-4 win on Mar. 8. This marked the first time a SCSU player had four assists in a game since Drew LeBlanc had four assists against Quinnipiac on Oct. 30, 2010. On the season, Kossila leads the Huskies with 23 helpers. He has posted 36 points (13g/26a) this year and has a total of 69 points in two seasons at SCSU with 28 goals and 41 assists.
BIG NIGHT: Joey Benik had an epic night on March 7 as he posted two goals and three assists for a career game-high of five points. This marks the first time since Andrew Gordon on Nov. 18, 2006 against Clarkson that a Husky player has posted five points in a game. In 2013-14, Benik has scored 12 goals and 14 assists for the Huskies.
HOT HAND: Jonny Brodzinski will bring a seven-game point streak into the Huskies' game next Friday against Miami. He has 13 points and six goals during the last seven games for the Huskies. Of note, Brodzinski has 11 goals and 14 points in 8 games played vs. CC during his career.
DOWD DATA: Nic Dowd posted his 117th career point with a goal against CC on March 8. He currently ranks 16th in the team career scoring records. In 2013-14, Dowd has 19 goals and 17 assists for a total of 36 points. He needs four more points to surpass his career season-high of 39 points he hit in 2012-13. Dowd has already hit a new career season-high with his 19 goals this season.
FUTURE KVSC TRIVIA QUESTION: Sophomore Jimmy Murray will go down in the records as the player to score the game winning goal in the game that clinched SCSU's first-ever NCHC regular season championship. Murray scored twice over the weekend at Colorado College and now has 12g/10a this season.
CLIMBING THE CHARTS: SCSU junior goalie Ryan Faragher earned his 19th win of the season on March 8. He currently is tied for seventh in the team records with 19 wins this season along with Brian Leitza, who had 19 wins in 1996-97. Faragher also ranks second in the team records for wins in a season with 24 during the 2012-13 campaign. In his career, Faragher ranks second in the team records with 52 wins. In 2013-14, Farahger has 791 saves with a 2.67 goals against average and a .909 save rate.
FACT CHECKER: In the all-time series against Miami, the RedHawks own a 10-5-2 series lead. SCSU is 3-2-0 in the last five games of this series. In St. Cloud, the Huskies are 1-4-1 against Miami since the series started. Of note, SCSU suffered an 8-1 loss at Miami in the first game of the series on Nov. 13, 1987... The Huskies own a 2-2-0 record against first round opponent Miami University in 2013-14. In Oxford, the Huskies lost a 4-3 game on Feb. 21 and rebounded with a 3-0 win on Feb. 22. Earlier in year at the Brooks Center, St. Cloud State lost 2-0 on Nov. 8 and replied with a 2-1 win on Nov. 9. Coach Motzko is a former associate head coach at Miami with stints there from 1991 to 1993 and 1994 to 1998. He is 4-6-1 during his career in games played against Miami.
FIRST ROUND TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets for the NCHC best-of-three first round tournament games on Mar. 14-16 at the Herb Brooks National Center are now available at www.scsutickets.com. Tickets prices for the games will be $20. Since these are NCHC tournament games, SCSU students must purchase a ticket for $5. Fans can also purchase the always popular $50 Husky Four-Pack for these games. This special offer includes four tickets in the Plaza Park Bank Family section and two popcorns for just $50.
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 #4 St. Cloud State (21-8-5,15-6-3-0 NCHC) - NCHC Playoffs vs. Miami University (12-19-3, 6-17-1-1 NCHC) |
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| Date / Time | Friday, March 14, 2014 - 7:37 p.m. (CT)Â |
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Saturday, March 15, 2014 - 7:07 p.m. (CT) Sund, March 16, 2014 - 7:07 p.m. (CT) - If needed |
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| Â Location | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center |
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KNSI Radio AM 1450/FM 103.3Â Â KVSC Radio FM 88.1 |
| Â TV | Fox Sports North Plus |
|  Live Video Stream  | NCHCHockey.com |
| Â Live Stats | SCSU Live Stats |
|  Game Notes | Complete Game Notes from (PDF) St. Cloud State |
| Â Social Media | Â @SCSUHUSKIES_MHÂ Â |Â Facebook |
THE CHAMPS: St. Cloud State University captured the inaugural regular season championship of the NCHC with a weekend sweep at Colorado College. 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. These are the first two regular season league titles claimed by the Huskies since they moved to the NCAA DI level in 1987-88.
WATCH THE GAME ON FSN+: Fans can watch all three games live on Fox Sports North Plus this weekend. FSN Plus will pick up the Husky Productions feed featuring play-by-play from Jim Rich and color commnetary from Mark Parrish. FSN Plus is available on cable systems and dish services throughout the nation. Fans can watch Fox Sports North Plus on Charter Cable in St. Cloud on channels 827 or 327 (HD) or 227 (HD), Comcast Cable 963 (HD) and 254 (SD) in the Twin Cities market. Please check your local cable listings for the location of Fox Sports North Plus in your area. FSN Plus is available on DirecTV on 652-1 (HD) and 652 (SD) and on DISH Network 9574 (HD), 452 (SD) and 412-40 (Hopper).
NEED TICKETS: Plenty of great tickets are available for the first round games at SCSU. The cost is just $20. SCSU students will need to purchase a ticket for these games and the cost for SCSU student tickets are just $5. Visit www.scsutickets.com or call 1-877-SCSUTIX for details.
2013-14 All-NCHC Award Winners:First Team: Nic Dowd, Second Team: Ryan Farahger, Rookie Team: Charlie Lindgren, Honorable Mention: Andrew Prochno and Jonny Brodzinski
2013-14 NCHC Scholar-Athlete Team: Nic Dowd
2013-14 NCHC All-Academic: Joey Benik, Brooks Bertsch, Brandon Burrell, Nic Dowd, Ryan Faragher, Kevin Gravel, Joseph Holka, Kalle Kossila, David Morley, Jimmy Murray, Niklas Nevalainen, Nick Oliver, Ryan Papa, Joseph Phillippi, Andrew Prochno, Ethan Prow, Joe Rehkamp, Rasmus Reijola, Ben Storm, Daniel Tedesco Â
THREE-PEAT: Jonny Brodzinski scored his first career hat trick with a three-goal night at Colorado College on March 7. He ended the weekend with SCSU's fourth goal in a 4-1 win on March 8. On the season, Brodzinski currently leads the team with 20 goals and 39 points. This marks Brodzinski second consecutive season with 20-or-more goals. He now has 42 goals, 30 assists and 72 points in two years as a Husky.
20-20 VISION: The Huskies' 7-4 victory at CC was their 20th of the season. This marks the 11th time since moving to the Division I level in 1987-88 that the Huskies have won 20-or-more games in a season. Under the leadership of head coach Bob Motzko, the Huskies have won 20-or-more games five times since 2005-06. Last year, SCSU posted a 25-16-1 overall record on their way to an appearance at the 2013 NCAA Frozen Four.
FAB FINN: Sophomore forward Kalle Kossila hit a career game-high with his four assists in the Huskies' 7-4 win on Mar. 8. This marked the first time a SCSU player had four assists in a game since Drew LeBlanc had four assists against Quinnipiac on Oct. 30, 2010. On the season, Kossila leads the Huskies with 23 helpers. He has posted 36 points (13g/26a) this year and has a total of 69 points in two seasons at SCSU with 28 goals and 41 assists.
BIG NIGHT: Joey Benik had an epic night on March 7 as he posted two goals and three assists for a career game-high of five points. This marks the first time since Andrew Gordon on Nov. 18, 2006 against Clarkson that a Husky player has posted five points in a game. In 2013-14, Benik has scored 12 goals and 14 assists for the Huskies.
HOT HAND: Jonny Brodzinski will bring a seven-game point streak into the Huskies' game next Friday against Miami. He has 13 points and six goals during the last seven games for the Huskies. Of note, Brodzinski has 11 goals and 14 points in 8 games played vs. CC during his career.
DOWD DATA: Nic Dowd posted his 117th career point with a goal against CC on March 8. He currently ranks 16th in the team career scoring records. In 2013-14, Dowd has 19 goals and 17 assists for a total of 36 points. He needs four more points to surpass his career season-high of 39 points he hit in 2012-13. Dowd has already hit a new career season-high with his 19 goals this season.
FUTURE KVSC TRIVIA QUESTION: Sophomore Jimmy Murray will go down in the records as the player to score the game winning goal in the game that clinched SCSU's first-ever NCHC regular season championship. Murray scored twice over the weekend at Colorado College and now has 12g/10a this season.
CLIMBING THE CHARTS: SCSU junior goalie Ryan Faragher earned his 19th win of the season on March 8. He currently is tied for seventh in the team records with 19 wins this season along with Brian Leitza, who had 19 wins in 1996-97. Faragher also ranks second in the team records for wins in a season with 24 during the 2012-13 campaign. In his career, Faragher ranks second in the team records with 52 wins. In 2013-14, Farahger has 791 saves with a 2.67 goals against average and a .909 save rate.
FACT CHECKER: In the all-time series against Miami, the RedHawks own a 10-5-2 series lead. SCSU is 3-2-0 in the last five games of this series. In St. Cloud, the Huskies are 1-4-1 against Miami since the series started. Of note, SCSU suffered an 8-1 loss at Miami in the first game of the series on Nov. 13, 1987... The Huskies own a 2-2-0 record against first round opponent Miami University in 2013-14. In Oxford, the Huskies lost a 4-3 game on Feb. 21 and rebounded with a 3-0 win on Feb. 22. Earlier in year at the Brooks Center, St. Cloud State lost 2-0 on Nov. 8 and replied with a 2-1 win on Nov. 9. Coach Motzko is a former associate head coach at Miami with stints there from 1991 to 1993 and 1994 to 1998. He is 4-6-1 during his career in games played against Miami.
FIRST ROUND TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets for the NCHC best-of-three first round tournament games on Mar. 14-16 at the Herb Brooks National Center are now available at www.scsutickets.com. Tickets prices for the games will be $20. Since these are NCHC tournament games, SCSU students must purchase a ticket for $5. Fans can also purchase the always popular $50 Husky Four-Pack for these games. This special offer includes four tickets in the Plaza Park Bank Family section and two popcorns for just $50.
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