No. 6/5 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Sets Records in 8-0 Win over Miami

Saturday, January 22

St. Cloud, Minn.

6:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

14-6-0, 6-4-0

Miami (OH)

4-18-2, 1-12-1

Miami (OH)

St. Cloud St.

No. 6/5 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Sets Records in 8-0 Win over Miami

1/23/2022 12:45:00 AM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Huskies set NCHC and program record with 19 goals in series

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – No. 6/5 St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (14-6-0, 6-4-0 NCHC) finished off a home series sweep of Miami Ohio (4-18-2, 1-12-1 NCHC) with an 8-0 win on Saturday night at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. The Huskies set an NCHC record for most goals in a series in the win, tallying 19 goals over two games against the RedHawks.

Sophomore forward Veeti Miettinen (Espoo, Finald) and graduate forward Kevin Fitzgerald (Hinsdale, Ill.) led the way for the Huskies, each finding the back of the net twice. In goal, graduate goalie David Hrenak (Považská Bystrica, Slovakia) recorded his 13^th career shutout, stopping all 14 RedHawk shots.

TURNING POINT

Like Friday, the Huskies wasted no time getting on the board, though they waited nearly eight full minutes to score their first goal of the night. After Miami's Michael Regush was called for interference at 6:46, St. Cloud State's power play unit once again went to work, peppering Ludvig Persson with shot after shot. Miettinen eventually found the back of the net, using a wicked wrister from the right circle to put the Huskies ahead 1-0 at 7:20.

Two minutes later, it was Miettinen again who bolstered St. Cloud State's lead, putting his team ahead 2-0 after a neutral zone turnover at 9:54 in the first. The Huskies would end the period with a 3-0 advantage, as a give-and-go between senior forward Micah Miller (Grand Rapids, Minn.), junior forward Kyler Kupka (Camrose, Alberta) and Fitzgerald resulted in St. Cloud State's third goal of the game with three minutes remaining in the first.

The second period resulted in more goals, as senior forward Easton Brodzinski (Blaine, Minnesota) drew a penalty on a breakaway and earned a penalty shot. The savvy fifth year senior did not miss, blasting the puck past Perrson at 4:49 in the second period to put the Huskies up 4-0. St. Cloud State's special teams, then, went on display in the final half of the second, as the Huskies scored both a shorthanded goal (Josh Luedtke - 13:35) and power play goal (Sam Hentges - 15:50) to go up 6-0 after two.

TOP HUSKIES

Miettinen was named the first star of the game after scoring two goals on two shots in the opening frame. The sophomore closed the game with two goals on six shots, five of which were on goal.
Fitzgerald scored two goals in the game to record a new career-high in goals with 11.
Miller was one of eight total players with two or more points Saturday evening, tallying one goal, one assist and six shots.
Hrenak made 14 saves to earn his 12^th win of the season and his 13^th career shutout.

NOTES

The Huskies set an NCHC and a D-I program record for most goals in a series with 19. St. Cloud State surpassed its previous best of 16 goals in an NCHC series on Nov. 13-14, 2015 against Western Michigan (5-2, 11-1) and 17 goals in any series on Jan. 28-29, 1994 against Air Force (9-3, 8-2).
For the first time all season, every skater tallied at least one point for St. Cloud State over the weekend. Senior defenseman Nick Perbix (Elk River, Minnesota) led all skaters with eight points (one goal / seven assists).
The Huskies converted two of its three chances on the power play in the game, improving its nation-leading mark to 38.6 percent (32-of-83) on the season. Miettinen and Hentges scored with a man-advantage in the game, each recording their third power play goals on the season.
In a second period goal from Luedtke, the Huskies tallied their eighth shorthanded goal of the season, the most the team has tallied in a single season since the 2009-10 season. That year, St. Cloud State tallied 10 total shorties in 43 games. St. Cloud State has scored on a remarkable 11 percent (8-of-73) of its penalty kills this season.
Hrenak improved his already school record with his 13^th career shutout.
In just 51 career games, Miettinen has scored two goals three time this season and four times in his career.
Fitzgerald recorded his sixth career multi-goal game with a pair of goals.
Kupka recorded a career-high three assists in the game and has now totaled 17 career assists.
Perbix had another multi-point game, recording two assists in the game. In the series, Perbix had eight points (one goal / seven assists). Over his last six games, Perbix has recorded 15 points (two goals / 13 assists).
Brodzinski had a goal and an assist in the game, to record his 28^th career multi-point game. He now moves to 21^st all-time on the Huskies D-I all-time scoring list with 118 points, matching the marks of David Morley (2012-16) and Jimmy Schuldt (2015-19).
Brodzinski's goal came on a second period penalty shot, the first Husky penalty shot since Jami Krannila scored one against Boston in the NCAA Northeast Regional on March 27, 2021.

UP NEXT

St. Cloud State will go on the road to face No. 10/11 North Dakota on Jan. 28-29 in Grand Forks, N.D.

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