#9/10 SCSU Huskies to play at #13/14 Quinnipiac on Oct. 23-24

The #9/10 St. Cloud State University men's hockey team (4-0-0, 0-0-0 NCHC) will travel to Hamden, Conn. this weekend for a pair of games against #13/14 Quinnipiac University (4-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC). The games on Oct. 23 and Oct. 24 will both be played at the TD Bank Sports Center and both games are scheduled to start at 6 p.m. (CT)...SCSU owns a 4-3-0 series lead against Quinnipiac.

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GAME NOTES: SCSU Weekly Notes (PDF)

HUSKIES HEADLINES:

POLL POSITION: SCSU was ranked #9 in the USCHO.com and 10th in the USA Today/USA Hockey DI national polls this week. Quinnipiac is ranked #13/14 in the national polls this week.

QUICK HITS:

• Goalie Charlie Lindgren was named the NCAA #1 Star of the Week and the NCHC Goaltender of the Week after his pair of shutouts vs. Minnesota State.

• Lindgren is the first goalie in SCSU DI history to chart three consecutive shutouts in three consecutive starts.

• Judd Peterson leads the Huskies this season with three goals and two of those goals are ENGs.

• Patrick Russell paces the club with six points (2g/4a).

• SCSU is a perfect 12-of-12 on the penalty kill this year.

• SCSU has only allowed two goals this season and leads the nation on defense with 0.50 goals allowed per game.

4-0 START: The Huskies improved to 4-0-0 on the season with a 4-0 and 3-0 series sweep at home against MSU Mankato on Oct. 16-17. On Friday night, SCSU's David Morley posted the game winner at 8:43 of the first while the Huskies' other goals were scored by Jimmy Schuldt, Patrick Russell and Kalle Kossila. Netminder Charlie Lindgren made 30 saves on the way to the shutout...on Saturday, Russell posted the GWG at 4:20 of the first while Robby Jackson and Judd Peterson also had goals in the contest. Lindgren coined his second shutout of the series with 24 saves in the game...the 4-0-0 start is SCSU's best start since going 9-0-0 to begin the 2001-02 season.

HUSKIES VS. BOBCATS:  SCSU is 4-3-0 in the all-time series against Quiinipiac...last year, SCSU split a series at the HBNHC against QU. The Huskies won on Jan. 2, 2015 by a 3-2 tally and then lost the second game 4-1 on Jan. 3, 2015...at the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh in 2013, the Huskies lost a 4-1 match against QU...the last time the series was played in Hamden, the Huskies posted a 3-1 and 3-2 sweep on Jan. 15-16, 2010...Quinnipiac hockey moved to the NCAA Division I level in 1998 and became part of the ECAC in 2005-06. The Bobcats' home arena is the TD Bank Sports Center - opened in 2007...last year at the NCAA West Regional, the Bobcats lost a 4-1 game to North Dakota in Fargo, N.D. on March 27, 2015...last weekend, QU charted a 5-0 win over Arizona State and a 4-0 win against Maine at home...QU was ranked #13/14 in the polls this week...junior Sam Anas and Thomas Aldworth lead QU with six points apiece (3g/3a)...Devon Toews also has five points (2g/3a)...senior goalie Michael Garteig owns a 4-0-0 record with a 1.25 GAA and a .932 save rate.

NATIONAL LEADERS:  SCSU's Charlie Lindgren leads the nation with a 1.000 save rate, a 0.00 goals against average and a 1.000 win percentage...as a team, SCSU leads the nation on defense with an average of 0.50 goals allowed per game this season - Quinnipiac ranks fifth in the nation on defense at 1.25 goals allowed per game...Lindgren leads the country with three shutouts, while QU's Michael Gartieg is second with two shutouts this winter...SCSU's penalty kill unit leads the nation with a 1.000 penalty kill rate (12-of-12). Quinnipiac is also perfect at 15-of-15 this season.

KILLING TIME:  The Huskies' penalty kill is a perfect 12-of-12 in 2015-16. On the power play, SCSU is 3-of-12 (.250) this season.

AND THE AWARD GOES TO...: SCSU goalie Charlie Lindgren was selected as the NCHC Goaltender of the Week and the NCAA #1 Star of the Week after his work vs. Mankato on Oct. 16-17. Lindgren charted his third consecutive shutout of the season with the Huskies' 3-0 win vs. #14 Minnesota State. He opened the weekend with a 4-0 shutout against the Mavs and is now the first goalie in SCSU's Division I history (since 1987-88) to post three consecutive shutouts in three consecutive starts. Lindgren owns a perfect 0.00 goals against average and a 1.000 save percentage in 2015-16. He has turned aside all 68 shots he has faced this season. Lindgren has six career shutouts at SCSU, which ranks third in the team records. Scott Meyer is the career shutout leader at SCSU with nine from 1996 to 2001.

NEWCOMER NEWS: Freshman forward Robby Jackson tallied his third goal of the season on Oct. 17…rookie blueliner Jimmy Schuldt scored his first collegiate point and goal vs. Minnesota State on Oct. 16.

100 AND COUNTING: Senior forward Kalle Kossila joined SCSU's 100-point cub on Oct. 9 with his assist on Joey Benik's power play goal at 2:07 of the first period. Kossila becomes just the 27th player in team history to score 100 career points. In 120 career games at SCSU, Kossila now has 35 goals and 69 assists. He had 1g/1a vs. MSU last weekend.

ENG SPECIALIST: Judd Peterson posted an empty net goal to ice SCSU's 3-0 win over MSU on Oct. 17. Peterson and Robby Jackson are now tied for the team's goal scoring lead with three apiece in 2015-16. In his two years at SCSU, Peterson now has seven goals and 11 points. Peterson has two ENGs this season.

SHORT STORY: Judd Peterson scored SCSU's first shorthanded goal of 2015-16 on Oct. 10 in the win over UAA. Peterson finished his weekend in Anchorage with two goals. Of note, SCSU's lone shorthanded goal in 2014-15 was posted by Joey Benik..

WINNER, WINNER: In 2014-15, David Morley tied a team record with 5 game winners. He posted his first GWG of 2015-16 vs. MSU on Oct. 16. Morley now has 11 game winners in his career at SCSU. The team record for career game winners is 13, set by Joe Jensen (2002-06) and Ryan Lasch (2006-10).

DRAFT PICK: Newcomer Will Borgen was selected by Buffalo in this year's NHL draft. He will join Judd Peterson (Buffalo) and Ben Storm (Colorado) as NHL drafted players on this year's roster. Of note, former Huskies Matt Cullen (Pittsburgh) and Matt Hendricks (Edmonton) are both listed on NHL rosters to start the 2015-16 season.

DANDY DANE: Sophomore forward Patrick Russell continues to impress with a team leading six points this winter. Russell had two goals and two assists in the weekend sweep against MSU. On the year, Russell has four goals, two assists, 13 shots and is +5 on the plus/minus. He is the only player on the roster from Denmark this season. He has totaled six points in his last three games played.

RANDOM NOTES: Senior forward Joey Benik played in his 100th career game for the Huskies on Oct. 17 vs. Minnesota State. Benik has scored 38 goals and 43 assists during his time on campus.

NEXT HOME SERIES: Fans should make plans now to attend the Huskies' weekend series against Miami University at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on Oct. 30-31. These games will mark the start of the Huskies' 2015-16 NCHC schedule. For complete ticket information, please visit www.scsutickets.com or call 1-877-SCSUTIX.