St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Finishes Homecoming Sweep of Alaska Anchorage

Saturday, October 25

St. Cloud, Minn.

6:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

5-2-0

Alaska Anchorage

0-4-0

Alas. Anchorage

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Jason Soria

St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Finishes Homecoming Sweep of Alaska Anchorage

10/25/2025 11:36:00 PM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Burnevik scores twice to bring season total to eight, Huskies score three power play goals

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (5-2-0, 0-0-0 NCHC) scored three more power plays and five goals overall in a 5-1 victory over Alaska Anchorage (0-4-0, Ind.) on Saturday night at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Sophomore forward Austin Burnevik (Ham Lake, Minn.) scored two more goals to bring his season total to eight through seven games while sophomore goaltender Patriks Berzins (Talsi, Latvia) made 28 saves to secure the win in net.

SCSU jumped out to a 1-0 lead with its quickest goal of the season to-date, capitalizing on an early power play opportunity when senior defenseman Cooper Wylie's (Stillwater, Minn.) one-timer from just inside the blue line made its way to the back of the net at 2:19 of the opening period. Junior forward Tyson Gross (Calgary, Alberta), who made the initial pass to setup the play, provided a screen in front of the Seawolves goaltender to block his view. Next up was freshman forward Noah Urness (Roseau, Minn.), who scored SCSU's second power play goal of the night halfway through the period when his wrist shot from the top of the left circle made its way through traffic and past the goaltender for a 2-0 Husky lead. Finally, near the end of the period was Burnevik's first goal of the night, as he buried home a rebound in front of the net with 2:33 left in the period to give the Huskies a 3-0 lead at the first intermission.

SCSU continued to pile on in the second period, first with freshman forward Aiden Welch (White Bear Lake, Minn.) scoring his first collegiate goal at the 11:08 mark of the period when junior forward Daimon Gardner's (Eagle Lake, Ontario) shot deflected off Welch's skate. Late in the period was Burnevik's turn again as he teed up a one-timer from the right dot on the power play to score for the second time on the night with 1:35 left in the period.

Alaska Anchorage was able to score in the third period to get on the scoreboard, but Berzins made 10 of his 28 saves in the final period of the night to shutdown the Seawolves and finish off the sweep.

TOP HUSKIES

Burnevik scored two goals and earned the first star of the game.
Wylie scored a goal and added an assist for his second two-point game of the season.
Berzins was impressive between the pipes for the Huskies, stopping 28 of 29 shots while only allowing a power play goal.

NOTES

With the win, SCSU improves to 55-17-6 all-time against Alaska Anchorage and 35-4-4 against the Seawolves in St. Cloud.
SCSU matched its season-high output for goals in a game from the night before. The 10 goals scored over the last two games are its most in a two-game series since scoring 12 against Bemidji State on Dec. 29 and 31, 2023.
The Huskies sweep over the Seawolves is its first series sweep at the Brooks Center since Nov. 8-9, 2024 against Miami (3-2 OT and 3-1).
SCSU went 3-of-6 on the power play to improve to a nation-leading 42.4 percent (14-of-33) on the man advantage this season.
The Huskies went 38-19 in the faceoff dot, marking the sixth time in seven games SCSU has won the faceoff battle.
Burnevik scored two goals and now has eight on the season, a mark which ranks second nationally. His five power play goals lead the NCAA this season.
Burnevik is the first Husky to score eight goals in the first seven games of the season since Matt Hendricks in hit the same mark in the 2001-02 season.
Wylie recorded his second two-point game of the season and fourth of his career with one goal and one assist.
Urness scored his second power play goal and third goal overall this season with his first period score. The goal was also his second game-winning goal of the season.
Welch scored his first career goal and recorded his first career point with his second period score.
Gross matched his career-best for faceoff wins in the game with 20, hitting the mark for the second consecutive game after a 20-5 performance in the dot.
Eight Huskies recorded a single assist in the game.

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UP NEXT

SCSU will open conference play next weekend when the Huskies host No. 2 Western Michigan at the Brooks Center on Oct. 31-Nov. 1.

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