No. 16 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Shuts out No. 20 St. Thomas to Open Season

Sunday, October 6

Saint Thomas Ice Arena | St. Paul, Minn.

5:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

1-0-0

St. Thomas

0-1-0

St. Cloud St.

St. Thomas (MN)

No. 16 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Shuts out No. 20 St. Thomas to Open Season

10/6/2024 11:13:00 PM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Posch makes 34 saves in shutout, Rosborough scores game’s lone goal

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. – No. 16 St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (1-0-0, 0-0-0 NCHC) opened its 2024-25 season with a 1-0 shutout victory over No. 20 St. Thomas (0-1-0, 0-0-0 CCHA) on Sunday afternoon at the St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn. Sophomore goaltender Isak Posch (Umea, Sweden) was spectacular in net for the Huskies, stopping all 34 shots on goal and turning away four Tommie power plays.

The Huskies capitalized on an early four-on-four situation in the first period to record the game's only score. At the 5:38 mark of the first frame, redshirt junior forward Ryan Rosborough (Mt. Brydges, Ontario) was able to tip-in freshman defenseman Colin Ralph's (Maple Grove, Minn.) shot from the blue line to grab momentum early. SCSU dominated the first period overall, recording nearly double the amount of shots on goal at 15-8.

St. Thomas made many pushes in the second and third periods, outshooting the Huskies 14-5 and 12-8, respectively, but couldn't find the equalizer to pull even. Posch and the Husky defense turned away three power play chances in the final two periods, halting a UST comeback.

TOP HUSKIES

Posch made 34 saves in the shutout and was named the first star of the game.
Rosborough scored his first goal of the season and second career game-winning goal.
Ralph and sophomore forward Jack Reimann (Ham Lake, Minn.) each had assists in the game.

NOTES

With the win, the Huskies improve to 22-25-0 all-time against St. Thomas and 6-1-0 as Division-I opponents (2021-22).
Posch recorded 30+ saves for the seventh time in his career and had his second career shutout.
Rosborough scored his fourth career goal and second career game-winning goal.
Ralph recorded his first career collegiate point with an assist on Rosborough's goal.
Three of SCSU's centers had 10+ faceoff wins and a faceoff percentage of 50 percent or better. Senior forward Mason Salquist (Grand Forks, N.D.) led the way with 12 wins (12-10, 54.5%), while sophomore forward Tyson Gross (Calgary, Alberta) won 11 (11-7, 61.1%) and sophomore forward Verner Miettinen (Espoo, Finland) had 10 (10-8, 55.6%) faceoff wins.

UP NEXT

St. Cloud State will next play a home-and-home series with in-state rival Bemidji State. First, the Huskies host the Beavers on Friday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. CT on Fox 9 + and NCHC.tv. Then, the Huskies will travel up to Bemidji State on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 6:00 p.m. CT.

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 2024-25 season are available at www.scsutickets.com, downloading the St. Cloud State Huskies app or by calling 1-877-SCSUTIX / 320-308-2137.