St. Cloud State men's hockey alumni at NHL training camps in 2019-20

iSt. Cloud State University men's hockey is making an impact at NHL training camps this month as a total of 17 former Huskies have been invited to participate in NHL camps in September 2019.

The Huskies have enjoyed a long history of moving players to the NHL ranks since the program's first alum Frank Brimsek made it to the NHL's Boston Bruins in 1939. Since that time, a total of 36 former Huskies have skated in NHL games, including 14 players on NHL lineups in 2018-19 - Jonny Brodzinski (Los Angeles Kings), Dennis Cholowski (Detroit), Matt Cullen (Pittsburgh), Nic Dowd (Washington), Kevin Gravel (Edmonton), Matt Hendricks (Minnesota/Winnipeg), Nick Jensen (Detroit/Washington), Kalle Kossila (Anaheim), Will Borgen (Buffalo), Charlie Lindgren (Montreal), Patrick Russell (Edmonton), Ryan Poehling (Montreal), Jimmy Schuldt (Las Vegas) and Blake Lizotte (Los Angeles Kings). Of note, Cullen and Hendricks both announced their retirements from the NHL after lengthy pro careers in 2018-19.

The following is a list of former SCSU players who are participating in NHL camps this year include the following:

Will Borgen (Buffalo)
Jonny Brodzinski (San Jose)
Dennis Cholowski (Detroit)
Nick Dowd (Washington)
Mikey Eyssimont (Los Angeles)
Kevin Gravel (Toronto)
Robby Jackson (St. Louis)
Nick Jensen (Washington)
Kalle Kossila (Toronto)
Charlie Lindgren (Montreal)
Blake Lizotte (Los Angeles)
Jon Lizotte (Pittsburgh)
Patrick Newell (New York Rangers)
Ryan Poehling (Montreal)
Ethan Prow (Florida)
Patrick Russell (Edmonton)
Jimmy Schuldt (Vegas)

The Huskes will open their 2019-20 season on Oct. 6 with an exhibition game against the University of Alberta at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. Single game and season tickets are now available for the 2019-20 season at SCSU. Please visit www.scsutickets.com or call 1-877-SCSUTIX for complete ticket details.

Fans can get an insider's look into the upcoming 2019-20 season as the SCSU Hockey Puck Drop Breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. The event will be held at the Husky Den and it will start at 9 a.m. SCSU men's head coach Brett Larson along with SCSU women's hockey coach Steve Macdonald will be the keynote speakers along with comments from SCSU men's and women's hockey players. Jim Erickson will serve as the emcee of the Puck Drop Breakfast. To register for this event, please visit www.scsutickets.com or call 1-877-SCSUTIX.