No. 15 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Finishes Omaha Series with Tie

Saturday, December 9

Omaha, Neb.

7:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

9-5-2, 7-0-1

Omaha

9-5-2, 3-4-1

OT 1

OT 2

St. Cloud State

Omaha

Photo by: Bill Prout

No. 15 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Finishes Omaha Series with Tie

12/9/2023 10:22:00 PM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

SCSU remains unbeaten in NCHC play with tie, drops shootout point

OMAHA, Neb. – No. 15 St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (9-5-2, 7-0-1 NCHC) finished its weekend series with Omaha (9-5-2, 3-4-1 NCHC) with a 2-2 tie on Saturday night at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb. The Huskies fell behind 2-1 but clawed back thanks to a late second period goal from fifth-year forward Kyler Kupka (Camrose, Alberta).

Freshman goaltender Isak Posch (Umea, Sweden) made his first career start in goal and made 31 saves to earn the tie.

Sophomore forward Grant Ahcan (Savage, Minn.) got the scoring started early on as he finished off a Husky rush with a nifty play in front of the net for his second score of the season at the 5:06 mark of the first period. Junior defenseman Jack Peart (Grand Rapids, Minn.) and freshman forward Tyson Gross (Calgary, Alberta) recorded assists on the tally.

Omaha took the lead following a late goal in the first and another score midway through the second, as Kirby Proctor and Ty Mueller scored unassisted goals. Despite being outshot 11-7 in the second frame, the Huskies stayed resilient and pushed back late in the period, where Kupka scored on a breakaway to tie the score at 17:29 of the second period.

Neither Omaha or St. Cloud State found the back of the net in the third or overtime periods, leading to a shootout where the Mavericks won 1-0.

TOP HUSKIES

Kupka tied the game in the second period with his seventh goal of the season.
Ahcan scored his second goal of the season in the first period.
Posch made 31 saves in his first career start.

NOTES

With the tie, SCSU moves to 29-16-3 all-time against Omaha and 11-9-2 against the Mavericks in Omaha.
Kupka scored for the third consecutive game and for the fifth time in the last five games. It also marked his 25^th career goal.
Ahcan's second goal of the season was his fourth career goal. He also set a season-high with three shots on goal.
Posch made his first career start and made a season-best 31 saves in the tie.
Peart, Gross and freshman defenseman Warren Clark (Riverside, Ontario) all recorded single assists in the game.

UP NEXT

St. Cloud State will next face Bemidji State in a home-and-home series to end the calendar year. The two teams will play on Friday, Dec. 29 in Bemidji and on Sunday, Dec. 31 in St. Cloud.

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 2023-24 season are available at www.scsutickets.com, downloading the St. Cloud State Huskies app or by calling 1-877-SCSUTIX / 320-308-2137.