St. Cloud State men's hockey faces #16 Northern Michigan on Nov. 8-9

Friday, November 8

Marquette, MI

7:00 p.m. ET

St. Cloud State

Northern Michigan University

Tickets

Jack Ahcan

St. Cloud State men's hockey faces #16 Northern Michigan on Nov. 8-9

11/6/2019 10:19:00 PM | Men's Hockey

The St. Cloud State men's hockey team (1-2-3, 0-0-0 NCHC) will travel to #16 Northern Michigan University (6-1-1, 4-0-0 WCHA) on Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9 for a pair of games at the Berry Events Center in Marquette, Mich. The game on Nov. 8 is slated to start at 6:07 pm CT and the Nov. 9 will start at 5:07 p.m. CT.

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CONNECT WITH THE HUSKIES: Fans can follow their Huskies this week by listening to the live broadcast on The River 96.7 FM (www.river967.com) out of St. Cloud with Jim Erickson providing the call.

WATCH THE HUSKIES: Fans can watch the games at Northern Michigan University this weekend on FloHockey.tv
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TICKET TIME: Great seats are still available for home games throughout 2019-20. For complete details on all 2019-20 home games at the Herb Brook National Hockey Center, please call 1-877-SCSUTIX or visit www.scsutickets.com

SCSU STUDENTS GET IN FREE: All SCSU students with a valid ID card will be admitted FREE to all regular season home games in 2019-20. Just show your ID card at the gate and you get in FREE...it is that easy!

NCHC OPENER SET FOR NOV. 15-16: The St. Cloud State University men's hockey team will open NCHC league play on Nov. 15-16 with a pair of home games at the HBNHC against Colorado College. Great tickets are available for this series and you can purchase tickets at scsutickets.com or by calling 1-877-SCSUTIX. St. Cloud State is the two-time defending NCHC regular season champions and the Huskies have won NCHC regular season titles in 2014, 2018 and 2019.

NHL UPDATE: Former Husky Ryan Poehling was recently called up by the Montreal Canadiens and played in his second NHL games this week. Poehling had been playing with Montreal's AHL affiliate the Laval Rocket before joining the Canadiens this week. Poehling is one of 10 former Huskies who have been listed on NHL rosters during the 2019-20 season already. Poehling played for the Huskies from 2016-19.

2020 FROZEN FACEOFF TICKETS: All session tickets for the 2020 NCHC Frozen Faceoff go on sale to the public on Friday, Nov. 8. The 2020 Frozen Faceoff will take place on March 20-21 at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul, Minn. All-session ticket packages start at $60 and can be purchased at the Xcel Energy Center Box Office or online at ticketmaster.com beginning on Firday, Nov. 8 at Noon. Any fan who purchases a 2020 NCHC Frozen Faceoff all-session ticket package by Dec. 31, 2018 is eligible to win access to a special NCHC Chalk Talk and VIP Brunch on March 21. Visit NCHCHockey.com for details.

IN THE POLLS: The Huskies received votes in the USCHO.com weekly poll this week. In the USA TODAY/USA Hockey poll this week, the Huskies received votes.

NCHC CHAMPS: The Huskies claimed the 2018-19 NCHC championship with a 5-0 win at Omaha on Feb. 23. This marks the third time the Huskies have won the Penrose Cup, which is the most of any team in the NCHC. SCSU also won the NCHC regular season title in 2014, 2018 and 2019.

TIGER TALES: St. Cloud State posted a 5-3 loss and a 5-5 OT tie vs. Princeton on Nov. 1-2 at the HBNHC last weekend. On Nov. 1, SCSU goals were charted by Sam Hentges, Spencer Meier and Jack Ahcan as the Huskies outshot the Tigers 34-23 in the match. On the power play, SCSU was solid at 2-of-5...to wrap the weekend, SCSU skated to a 5-5 OT decision vs. Princeton at the HBNHC. SCSU goals were notched by Hentges, Chase Brand, Easton Brodzinski, Nick Perbix and Jake Wahlin. SCSU outshot PU by a 30-24 margin and the Huskies were 3-of-8 in a game that featured 16 penalties and 43 PIMs.

FIRST GOAL AND FIRST ASSIST: Freshman forward Chase Brand posted his first collegiate goal on Nov. 2 with a marker at 15:56. He also tallied an assist on Spencer Meier's goal on Nov. 1. On the season, Brand now has one goal and two assists for the Huskies. He played junior hockey with Madison of the USHL and prepped at Park Rapids H.S.

NCHC PLAYER OF THE MONTH: SCSU sophomore forward was named the NCHC Player of the Month for October 2019. In his first four games of the month, Hentges tallied three goals, three assists, six points and had one game winning goal. He contributed a point on six of SCSU's nine goals scored as a team during the month. He continued his hot start on Nov. 1-2 with two goals and three assists in the series vs. Princeton. Hentges leads SCSU and all NCHC players (overall games played) with 11 points this season (5g/6a). Hentges will bring a four-game goal scoring streak and a six game point scoring streak into the weekend series at NMU. In two years at SCSU, Hentges has accounted for 15g/16. Hentges is a draft pick of the Minnesota Wild and a resident of New Brighton, Minn. (Totino-Grace H.S.).

FIRST GOALS OF 2019-20: A trio of SCSU veterans scored their first goals of the season in play vs. Princeton. On Nov. 1, Meier scored his first goal of 2019-20 (and 2nd career goal) in the 5-3 loss at 13:34 of the 2nd period. On Nov. 2, Nick Perbix and Jake Wahlin both added their first goals of the season in the third period of the 5-5 tie. A senior, Wahlin now has 13 goals during his SCSU career and Perbix has posted six goals in two season with the Huskies. Perbix is a draft pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning...Nolan Walker posted his first point of 2019-20 with an assist on the goal by Perbix. Tyler Anderson and Thomas Rocco both added their first collegiate points with assists on the goal by Wahlin on Nov. 2.

DID YOU KNOW: Nick Poehling leads the Huskies this season with 20 shots on goal...SCSU has posted six power play goals and has given up four power play goals this season...SCSU allowed its first shorthanded goal of the season in the 5-5 tie vs. Princeton...freshman defender Ondrej Trejbal saw his first ice time as a college player on Nov. 2 vs. Princeton. Trejbal played junior hockey with the Minnesota Wilderness of the NAHL. He is from the Czech Republic and is one of three European players on the SCSU roster this winter. Jami Krannila (Finland) and David Hrenak (Slovakia) are also from Europe. SCSU has six international players on its roster this season (this includes three players from Canada).

NMU NOTEBOOK: Last year, SCSU charted a 4-1, 5-0 weekend sweep over NMU at the HBNHC on Oct. 19-20...SCSU leads the all-time series vs. NMU by a 23-17-1 margin. Both SCSU and NMU were members of the WCHA for several seasons before NMU left the WCHA to play in the CCHA. NMU returned to the WCHA when the CCHA disbanded after the 2012-13 season...NMU owns the distinction of being the first team to ever play the Huskies in the HBNHC, which saw SCSU chart a 5-4 victory in the newly opened arena on Dec. 16, 1989...NMU earned a #16 ranking in this week's USCHO.com poll...a total of 10 Minnesota players are on the roster at NMU this season...NMU head coach Grant Potulny played college hockey at the University of Minnesota...SCSU assistant coach Mike Gibbons served as an assistant coach at NMU from 1983 to 1988...SCSU's first ever win the NCAA tournament was a 4-3 OT victory vs. NMU at the West Regional in 2010 at the Xcel Energy Center...SCSU is 2-3-0 in the last five games played vs. NMU...sophomore Griffin Loughran leads NMU this season with eight goals and 12 points...sophomore Vince de Mey ranks second on the team with 7g/2a for 9 points...in the nets, John Hawthorne and Nolan Kent have shared net minding duties...last year, Easton Brodzinski had two goals and one assist in the Huskies sweep over the Wildcats at the HBNHC.