Four Huskies Score, St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Finishes Sweep over Bemidji State

Saturday, October 11

St. Cloud, Minn.

6:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

2-1-0

Bemidji State

2-2-0

Bemidji St.

St. Cloud St.

Four Huskies Score, St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Finishes Sweep over Bemidji State

10/12/2025 12:44:00 AM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Huskies earn seventh consecutive victory over in-state foe

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (2-1-0, 0-0-0 NCHC) scored two goals in each of the first two periods to finish a series sweep and beat Bemidji State (2-2-0, 0-0-0 CCHA), 4-2, on Saturday night at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. Four different Huskies scored while sophomore Patriks Berzins (Talsi, Latvia) earned the win in net while making 32 saves.

The first period was filled with penalties with the Huskies getting five power play chances and the Beavers one in the first 20 minutes. SCSU cashed in on their third time on the man advantage when freshman forward Nolan Roed (White Bear Lake, Minn.) scored his first collegiate goal. Senior defenseman Max Smolinski (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) created the chance when he fired a shot towards the net from above the left circle. The shot hit Roed in the face mask, dropped right in front of the goalie and Roed was able to keep his composure and be the first to find the puck, burying it through the five-hole for the game's first score. The Huskies then doubled their lead with 55 seconds left in the first period senior defenseman Josh Zinger (Red Deer, Alberta) was fed in the high slot from junior forward Tyson Gross (Calgary, Alberta) on a 3-on-2 break. Zinger's wrist shot was too quick for the Beaver goalie to stop and the Huskies went into the first intermission up 2-0.

In the second period, Bemidji State was able to cut the lead down to 2-1 at 6:37 in the period, but the Huskies responded by scoring the next two goals to extend its lead to 4-1. First up was freshman forward Noah Urness (Roseau, Minn.), scoring his second goal of the season at the 14:44 mark of the period. He grabbed the puck behind the net following a dump pass from junior forward Barrett Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) and skated with the puck all the way to the high slot just in front of the blue line, where he fired in a shot that deflected off a Beaver defender and up into the air and eventually behind the goalie for the score. Sophomore forward Austin Burnevik (Ham Lake, Minn.) then scored the Huskies fourth and final goal of the game with nine seconds left in the period. With SCSU cycling and Bemidji looking for a change, the Huskies kept the puck in the offensive zone more than a few times. Sophomore defenseman Finn Loftus (Blaine, Minn.) ended up with the puck behind the goal line and fed Zinger up at the left point, who quickly moved the puck over to an open Burnevik at the top of the right circle. Burnevik had all the space he needed and fired a one-timer on net, beating the goalie top right for his third goal of the season and a 4-1 lead.

The Huskies allowed a power play goal in the first minute of the third period, but then killed off a major penalty just a few minutes to keep the momentum on SCSU's side and secure the 4-2 win.

TOP HUSKIES

Roed and Zinger earned the first and second stars of the game, respectively, by each scoring a goal and an assist for two points.
Urness scored the game-winning goal in the game.
Berzins made 32 save in his first start in net for the Huskies.

NOTES

With the win, St. Cloud State improves to 58-46-7 all-time against Bemidji State and 9-1-0 over the Beavers in the last 10 games.
The Huskies went 1-for-5 on the power play and 4-for-5 on the penalty kill and now sit at 33.3 percent (4-for-12) on the man advantage and 75.0 percent (9-for-12) on the penalty kill this season.
Roed scored his first collegiate goal and added an assist for his first career two-point game.
Zinger scored his first goal and recorded his first assist of the season for his seventh career two-point game.
Burnevik scored his third goal of the season with his 16^th career goal in the second period. The Husky sophomore has scored a goal in three consecutive games and has scored a point in five consecutive games dating back to March 14, 2025.
In four career games against the Beavers, Burnevik has scored five goals and two assists for seven points (1.75 ppg).
Urness scored his second goal of the season and first game-winning goal with his second period score.
In his first start as a Husky and second career start, Berzins made a career-high 32 saves to earn the victory in net.
Smolinski and Loftus each recorded an assist for their first points as a Husky.
Four other Huskies – Hall, Gross, senior defenseman Cooper Wylie (Stillwater, Minn.) and freshman defenseman Tanner Henricks (Mission Viejo, Calif.) recorded an assist in the game.
Gross and Roed each won 10+ faceoffs, going 12-10 and 11-7 in the dot, respectively.

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SCSU continues its seven-game home stand next weekend when the Huskies hosts Vermont on Oct. 17-18 at the Brooks Center.

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