No. 2 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Falls to Bemidji State

Friday, October 28

Bemidji, Minn.

7:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

6-1-0

Bemidji State

3-1-1

#2 St. Cloud St.

Bemidji St.

No. 2 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Falls to Bemidji State

10/29/2022 1:53:00 AM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Penalties plague Huskies, who drop first game of 2022-23 season

BEMIDJI, Minn. – No. 2 St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (6-1-0, 0-0-0 NCHC) suffered its first setback of the season, falling to Bemidji State (3-1-1, 1-0-1 CCHA), 3-1, on Friday evening at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minn. The Huskies were plagued by a season-high seven penalties and were outshot, 28-18, in the game.

TURNING POINT

After leading for the first 37 minutes of the game, Bemidji State grabbed momentum of the game after scoring twice in under 90 seconds late in the second period. First, Jere Vaisanen scored on an even strength goal, followed by a Adam Flammang power play goal with 1:09 left in the second period to take a 2-1 lead.

The Huskies failed to score an equalizer goal in the third and final period, as the Huskies were called for three penalties and were outshot, 9-5.

TOP HUSKIES

Senior forward Zach Okabe (Okotoks, Alberta) scored his third goal of the season with a first period power play goal.
Senior goalie Jaxon Castor (Phoenix, Ariz.) made 25 saves in the game and only allowed two goals, one as an even strength goal.

NOTES

Okabe scored his third goal of the season, 27^th of his career and 65^th point of his career. It was also his 10^th power goal of his career.
Sophomore defenseman Jack Peart (Grand Rapids, Minn.) recorded his third assist of the season, and 20^th career point.
Senior forward Jami Krannila (Nokia, Finland) recorded his fifth assist of the season and 73^rd career point.
Castor made 25 saves in the game, the third time this season and seventh time in his career he has recorded 25 or more saves.

UP NEXT

St. Cloud State and Bemidji State will close its home-and-home series on Saturday in St. Cloud. Puck drop form the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. CT on Fox 9 + and KNSI.

For all the latest on St. Cloud State Men's Hockey, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Tickets for the 2022-23 season are available at www.scsutickets.com, downloading the St. Cloud State Huskies app or by calling 1-877-SCSUTIX / 320-308-2137.