St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey’s Offense Remains Hot in 5-1 Win over No. 3 Western Michigan

Saturday, November 1

St. Cloud, Minn.

6:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

6-3-0, 1-1-0

Western Michigan

5-3-0, 1-1-0

Western Mich.

St. Cloud St.

Photo by: Elizabeth Hennen

St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey’s Offense Remains Hot in 5-1 Win over No. 3 Western Michigan

11/2/2025 1:32:00 AM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Huskies score five goals in fourth consecutive game, Berzins solid in net to secure series split

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (6-3-0, 1-1-0 NCHC) scored five goals for the fourth consecutive game and earned a statement win over No. 3 Western Michigan (5-3-0, 1-1-0 NCHC), 5-1, on Saturday night at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Sophomore goaltender Patriks Berzins (Talsi, Latvia) flirted with a shutout, making 32 saves while sophomore forward Jack Reimann (Ham Lake, Minn.) scored twice to lead the way offensively.

SCSU seized momentum early, scoring on a 5-on-3 power play just 6:12 into the game when junior forward Tyson Gross (Calgary, Alberta) one-timed a slap shot from the right dot to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead. Junior forward Barrett Hall (Apple Valley, Minn.) and sophomore forward Austin Burnevik (Ham Lake, Minn.) played a two-man game under the goal line before finding Gross alone in the slot for the score. The Huskies were then put to the test early when senior defenseman Mason Reiners (Edina, Minn.) was called for a five-minute major cross-checking penalty at 8:37. Instead of yielding a goal, SCSU used the penalty kill to build momentum with Berzins turning away all seven Bronco shots on goal while senior forward Grant Ahcan (Savage, Minn.) and redshirt senior forward Ryan Rosborough (Mt. Brydges, Ontario) caused distribution on the forecheck.

Reimann scored his first of two goals in the second period as the Huskies were relentless out in front of the net. Senior defenseman Max Smolinski (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) started the chance with a shot from the point that was saved but left out in front where Rosborough grabbed the rebound and worked his way around the back of the net before finding Reimann in front of the net for a one-timer that found the back of the net. SCSU then extended its lead later on in the period when Burnevik converted on the power play for his nation-leading sixth power play goal and NCHC-leading 11^th goal overall. The Husky sophomore scored from his favorite spot on the ice, the right faceoff dot, sending a one-time rocket to the back of the net off a feed from senior forward Adam Ingram (West St. Paul, Manitoba).

SCSU then pushed its lead to as high as 5-0 after scoring twice in the third period on goals from sophomore forward Gavyn Thoreson (Andover, Minn.) at the 3:21 mark and Reimann's second of the game at the 15:33 mark. Western Michigan found the back of the net at 16:14 to make the score 16:14.

TOP HUSKIES

Berzins made a season-high 32 saves and earned the first star of the game.
Reimann recorded his first career multi-goal game and earned the second star.
Hall and Gross each recorded three assists with Hall recording three saves and Gross scoring a goal and two assists.

NOTES

With the win, SCSU snaps a five-game losing streak and improves to 26-20-5 all-time against Western Michigan.
The Huskies win over No. 3 Western Michigan is its first over a top-three ranked opponent since Jan. 7, 2023 when SCSU beat No. 3/1 Minnesota, 3-0 at the Brooks Center.
SCSU scored five goals in its fourth consecutive game, marking its first streak of four consecutive games with five or more goals since Nov. 19 – Dec. 9, 2022, when the Huskies scored five, seven, six and seven goals.
With 20 goals in its last five games, the Huskies are now averaging 3.9 goals per game, which ranks third in the NCHC and eighth nationally.
SCSU went 2-of-4 on the power play and extended its streak of scoring on the man advantage to nine, its longest streak in a single season since nine games between Feb. 22 – March 20, 2008. Counting the last two games of last season, SCSU has now scored a power play goal in a program-best 11 consecutive games.
The Huskies power play conversion rate currently sits at 39.5 percent (17-of-43), the second-best mark in the nation.
SCSU killed off all three penalties in the game, marking the second time this season they have held their opponents scoreless on the man advantage.
Berzins matched a season- and career-high with 32 saves while lowering his goals-against-average to 1.34 and raising his save percentage to .958.
Reimann recorded his first career two-goal game with his third and fourth career goals. The Husky junior's first goal was the game-winning goal, his first career game-winning score.
Burnevik scored his 10^th goal of the season and added an assist for another two-point game, his fifth of the season. The Husky sophomore's 10 goals leads the NCHC and ranks second in the nation.
Burnevik extended his point streak to 11 games dating back to last season, as he becomes just the sixth Husky since 2002-03 to record a point streak of 11+ games. He joins Garrett Roe (14, 2007-08), Jonny Brodzinski (13, 2012-13), Drew LeBlanc (13, 2012-13) and Ryan Lasch (11, 2007-08).
The Ham Lake native's power play goal is his nation-leading sixth on the man advantage.
Burnevik has scored goals in five consecutive games, the longest streak since Veeti Miettinen scored in six straight games between Oct. 20 – Nov. 11, 2023.
Gross scored a power play goal and had two assists to extend his point streak to 10 consecutive games dating back to March 15, 2025. His 10-game point streak is the just the seventh streak of 10+ games in program history since 2002-03.
Gross' three points match a career-high, the third time he has reached that mark after also reaching that mark against Omaha on Dec. 7, 2024 and against Colorado College on Feb. 21, 2025.
Hall set a career-high with three assists and became the first Husky to record three helpers since Gross did so against Colorado College on Feb. 21, 2025.
Thoreson scored his first goal of the season and seventh of his career in the third period.
Rosborough, Smolinski and Ingram each recorded single assists in the game.

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SCSU will hit the road for the first time in conference play next weekend when the Huskies head to face No. 18/19 Minnesota Duluth in Duluth on Nov. 7-8.

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