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St. Cloud State
University of Minnesota
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#7 St. Cloud State Men's Hockey at Minnesota on Nov. 27 & 29
11/25/2015 7:13:00 AM | Men's Hockey
The #7 St. Cloud State University men's hockey team (9-3-0, 5-1-0 NCHC) will play a weekend series at the University of Minnesota (4-5-0, 0-0-0 B10). On Nov. 27, the Huskies will play a 6 p.m. game at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis and then complete the weekend with a 6 p.m. game at Mariucci on Nov. 29.
TELEVISION: Fox Sports North
RADIO: KCML FM 99.9 (www.lite999.com) and KVSC FM 88.1 (www.kvsc.org)
VIDEO STEAM: BTN2Go and Fox Sports Go
LIVE STATS: GAME 1 / GAME 2
TICKETS: MyGopherSports.com
GAME NOTES: SCSU Notes / Minnesota Notes
POLL POSITION: SCSU was ranked #7 in the USCHO.com and 7th in the USA Today/USA Hockey DI national polls this week....SCSU has been ranked among the nation's top 20 teams in every poll so far this season.
UGLY SWEATER CONTEST: Start digging through your closets! Fans are encouraged to wear their ugliest holiday sweater to the upcoming SCSU-Omaha men's hockey game on Saturday, Dec. 5 at the HBNHC to participate in an Ugly Sweater contest. Anyone wearing an "ugly sweater" to the game will receive a 25% off coupon for Ragstock. For complete ticket information on this, or any home game, please visit www.scsutickets.com or call 1-877-SCSUTIX.
ANNUAL TEDDY BEAR TOSS: St. Cloud State's annual Teddy Bear Toss will take place during intermission at the SCSU-Omaha men's hockey game on Dec. 5. Fans are encouraged to bring a new or gently used Teddy Bear or stuffed animal to the game to throw on the ice during the intermission. All items collected will then be donated to the Toys for Tots program in the St. Cloud area
STREAK SUMMARY: David Morley and Jimmy Schuldt both lead the Huskies this week with active three-game point scoring streaks headed into the games at Minnesota.
HOME AND AWAY: SCSU is 5-1-0 in the games played at home this season and the Huskies are 3-3-0 in away games this season. SCSU is 1-0-0 in neutral site matches this year...the Huskies are also 5-3-0 in play against top 20 ranked team this season.
NCHC FROZEN FACEOFF: The 2016 NCHC Frozen Faceoff will take place on March 18-19 at Target Center in Minneapolis. For complete ticket information, please visit www.nchc.com or www.axs.com
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: A native of Grand Forks, N.D., rookie blueliner Jon Lizotte enjoyed a strong showing against his hometown Fighting Hawks with three assists, five blocks and a +5 rating on the plus/minus. For his efforts, Lizotte was named the NCHC Rookie of the Week.
BLUELINER OF THE WEEK: Junior Niklas Nevalainen scored his first goal of the season on Nov. 21 with power play effort against UND. This was his third career goal at SCSU and his first goal since Nov. 22, 2013 against Colorado College. Nevalainen also had two assists in the games against UND and was +5 on the plus/minus. He was named the NCHC Defenseman of the Week on Nov. 23.
LEADING THE WAY: Senior Kalle Kossila leads the team with 11 assists and 13 points this season. He ranks 19th in the team records now with 112 career points, which includes 76 assists (12th in the team records). Kossila ranks 10th in the nation this season for most assists.
NEEDS SEVEN POINTS: Senior David Morley inched closer to membership in the Huskies' 100-point club with his two goals and one assist against UND on Nov. 20-21. Morley now has 42 goals, 51 assists and 93 points during his time at SCSU.
FIRST GOALS: Junior forward Daniel Tedesco added his first goal of the season in the win vs. UND on Nov. 21...Rookie Jacob Benson, a native of Grand Forks, N.D., posted his first career goal at SCSU with a marker against his hometown Fighting Hawks on Nov. 21 at the HBNHC.
NCAA NOTEWORTHY: SCSU ranks third in the nation with a scoring average of 4.17 goals per game this season...On defense, SCSU ranks sixth in the nation with an average of 1.67 goals allowed per game this season...SCSU's scoring margin of 2.50 goals per game ranks second in the nation this season...SCSU's added three power play goals this weekend vs. UND and it now ranks 11th in the nation at 23.4% (11/47).
WEEKEND SPLIT: St. Cloud State University moved up to number two in the pairwise rankings after a weekend split against North Dakota on Nov. 20-21 in St. Cloud, Minn...SCSU lost a close 4-3 decision against the Fighting Hawks on Nov. 20 and then rallied to gain a big 6-1 victory over Nov. 21 at the HBNHC.
RANDOM NOTES: SCSU hockey tickets make the perfect holiday gift idea. For complete information on tickets for any upcoming home games, please call 1-877-SCSUTIX or visit www.scsutickets.com...SCSU is 9-1-0 this season when it scores three or more goals in a game...SCSU is 9-0-0 this season when it allows less than three goals in a game...SCSU has outscored its opponents 50-20 this season. Take away the weekend series against Quinnipiac, and SCSU has outscored its opponents 47-11 this season...the Huskies own a 29-54-12 record in the series against Minnesota, which includes a 2-3 record against the Gophers in the last five meetings (and 3-7 in the last 10 meetings). Last year, SCSU split a weekend series against Minnesota with a 4-1 win at the HBNHC on Oct. 31, 2014 and a 4-3 OT loss at Mariucci Arena on Nov. 1, 2014...The Huskies will be looking to break a five-game losing skid at Mariucci Arena against the Gophers. SCSU's last win at UM was a 5-2 victory on Oct. 22, 2010...Jon Lizotte paces SCSU this season on the plus/minus at +14...Joey Benik leads the Huskies this winter with 56 shots on target and he also paces SCSU with four power play goals...the next game played for Judd Peterson and Nate Widman will be their 50th games in a SCSU uniform.
NEXT HOME SERIES: Fans should make plans now to attend the Huskies' weekend series against Omaha at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on Dec. 4-5. For complete ticket information, please visit www.scsutickets.com or call 1-877-SCSUTIX.
