St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Scores Four Power Play Goals in 4-0 Shutout over Vermont

Saturday, October 18

St. Cloud, Minn.

6:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

3-2-0

Vermont

2-2-0

Vermont

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Kayden Kircher

St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Scores Four Power Play Goals in 4-0 Shutout over Vermont

10/19/2025 1:07:00 AM | Men's Hockey

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Huskies score four power play goals for first time since 2023, Shostak records first collegiate shutout

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (3-2-0, 0-0-0 NCHC) scored all four of its goals on the power play to power past Vermont (2-2-0, 0-0-0 HEA), 4-0, in its series finale on Saturday night at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn.). Sophomore forward Austin Burnevik (Ham Lake, Minn.) scored twice while freshman goaltender Yan Shostak (Minsk, Belarus) made 21 saves to record his first collegiate shutout.

SCSU outshot the Catamounts, 14-4, in the first period, but with under two minutes to go, the Huskies had not yet been able to find the back of the net. While on their second power play chance of the night, SCSU was working the puck around for many chances and with 31 seconds left on the man advantage, they were able to strike. Senior forward Adam Ingram (West St. Paul, Manitoba) took the puck towards the left dot and drew a defender towards him before passing to junior forward Tyson Gross (Calgary, Alberta), who pivoted in front of the net and tried to jam the puck in. Vermont goalie Aiden Wright made the first stop, but there was Burnevik waiting for a rebound, jamming it in for the 1-0 lead with 1:49 minute left in the period.

The goal seemingly opened the water gates for the Huskies, who then scored twice in the first 3:19 of the second period to break the game open. First up was junior forward Barrett Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) and pair of slick moves on the Huskies zone entry on the power play. Gross fed Hall at SCSU's blue line on the rush and Hall did the rest, making two Catamount defenders overcommit before deking past and all alone with the goalie. The Husky junior then buried a wrist shot top shelf for the score and 2-0 lead. Just over a minute later and again on the power play, SCSU struck again. Vermont tried to clear the puck but it was intercepted and kept in the zone at the blue line by Burnevik. The Huskies' leading goal scorer faked like he was going to take a wrist shot, causing two defenders to hit the ice in attempt to block, before switching to the backhand and beating the goalie to the five-hole for his second goal of the game.

SCSU scored its fourth goal of the night in the third period, again on the power play. With most the defense on the left side of the ice, freshman forward Nolan Roed (White Bear Lake, Minn.) held the puck under the goal line and waited for a lane to open. Roed waited till he was almost at the crease before finishing senior defenseman Max Smolinski (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) on the backside, who then buried the puck to the back of the net for his first goal as a Husky and a 4-0 lead.

TOP HUSKIES

Burnevik scored two goals for the third time in his career.
Hall and Gross each scored two points, with Hall scoring a goal and an assist while Gross had two assists.
Shostak made 21 saves and registered his first collegiate shutout.

NOTES

With the win, SCSU improves to 5-2-0 against Vermont.
After recording 46 shots on Friday, SCSU had 45 shots on goal in the victory. The 91 shots on goal are its most in a series since registering 92 shots on goal against Minnesota Duluth on March 8-9, 2024 (38-54) and its first time recording back-to-back games of 40+ shots since Jan. 21-22, 2022, against Miami.
SCSU went 4-of-5 on the power play to improve to 39.1 percent (9-of-23) on the man advantage this season.
The Huskies' four power play goals are its most since scoring four against St. Thomas on Oct. 7, 2023.
Burnevik is the first Husky to score two power play goals in the same game since Grant Cruikshank scored twice on the man advantage at Omaha on Feb. 24, 2023.
The Husky sophomore scored two goals for the third time in his career after last doing so against Miami on Nov. 9, 2024. His five goals this season are two off the NCAA lead and rank sixth nationally.
Shostak made 21 saves to record his first collegiate shutout and the first SCSU shutout since Isak Posch on Oct. 19, 2024 against Michigan (4-0).
Hall scored a goal and assist for his second two-point game of the season and 10^th of his career.
Gross had two assists for his first two-point game of the season and 12^th of his career. His five assists this season rank 13^th in the NCAA.
Smolinski scored his first goal as a Husky and 11^th career goal overall.
Freshman defenseman Tanner Henricks (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Ingram, Roed, and sophomore forward Gavyn Thoreson (Andover, Minn.) each had single assists in the game.

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SCSU continues its home stand next weekend when the Huskies host Alaska Anchorage for its homecoming series on Oct. 24-25 at the Brooks Center.

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