St. Cloud State Men's Hockey Hosts Colorado College for Final Home Series of Regular Season

Friday, February 13

St. Cloud, Minn.

7:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

Colorado College

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St. Cloud State Men's Hockey Hosts Colorado College for Final Home Series of Regular Season

2/12/2026 1:56:00 PM | Men's Hockey

Game Notes

Huskies and Tigers to play Friday-Saturday at the Brooks Center

THE MATCHUP

St. Cloud State Men's Hockey returns home for the final time in the regular season this weekend when the Huskies host Colorado College on Feb. 13-14 at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. The series begins Friday at 7:00 p.m. CT and will conclude on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. CT with the voice of the Huskies Jim Erickson, former captain Geno Parrish and Zach Rudeen on the broadcast call on The CW and NCHC.tv. On the radio, Husky Productions alum Nick Maxson and SCSU Hall of Famer Dave Reichel will have the call over the airwaves on KNSI (1450 AM / 99.3 FM).
The Huskies bounced back in a big way last weekend, earning its first road sweep in two years with a sweep and six-key conference points over Arizona State (4-1, 4-3) in the desert. Junior forward captain Tyson Gross willed the Huskies to victory in the desert, scoring four goals and assist for five points with game-winning goals in both games. Colorado College and Denver finished the Gold Pan series last weekend with a home-and-home series and one point against the Pioneers. Denver won a shootout after a 2-2 tie on Friday in Colorado Springs before Denver won 4-1 on Saturday back in Denver.

GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS

Friday, Feb. 13: Player Poster Giveaway & Chuck-a-Puck
Saturday, Feb. 14: CentraCare Bobblehead Giveaway (First 500 fans) & Skate with the Huskies

NATIONAL POLLS / POST-SEASON OUTLOOK

After dropping out of consideration last week, SCSU is receiving votes once again in both polls with just three weeks remaining and only four games left in the regular season for the Huskies. Colorado College was receiving votes earlier in the season, but is now out of the polls.
With the end of the season quickly approaching, all eyes have shifted to the NCAA Percentage Index (NPI), which replaces the Pairwise and is the official system for selecting and seeding teams for the NCAA Tournament. In the current NPI, SCSU sits at No. 19 (15-15-0, 0-3 OT) and is close to striking distance of an at-large postseason bid with a strong end to the season. Colorado College ranks at No. 31 with a 11-13-4 (3-2 OT) record.

SERIES HISTORY

Old WCHA foes, St. Cloud State and Colorado College will meet for the 131^st and 132^nd times this weekend at the Brooks Center. The Huskies lead the all-time series between the two programs with a mark of 68-54-9 and have controlled the series over the last decade-plus, posting a 35-9-3 mark against the Tigers since the 2012-13 season. SCSU is 25-25-6 against the Tigers in St. Cloud and 6-4-0 in the last 10 matchups.
This will be the only regular season series between the two schools, with the two programs splitting last season's series with two wins a piece. First, the two teams split a series played Nov. 22-23 in Colorado Springs with SCSU winning 3-2 on Friday before a 1-0 overtime setback on Saturday. The series shifted to St. Cloud Feb. 21-22 with CC winning 4-3 on Friday before a 4-2 win on Saturday for the Huskies. Sophomore forward Austin Burnevik scored the game-winning goal in both of the Huskies wins, while junior forward Barrett Hall had a two-goal, three-point performance in the Feb. 22 win.

MAKING HIS HOBEY CASE

Junior forward Tyson Gross is flying under the radar but is starting to gain national attention as a legitimate candidate for the Hobey Baker Award, annually awarded to the nation's top collegiate player. Gross has collected a team-best 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points, ranking in the NCAA's top-10 in goals and points while leading the entire nation with 421 faceoff wins. He is currently leading the NCHC scoring title race with 24 points (tied with Arizona State's Bennett Schimek) while his 16 goals in conference play and four ahead of second place.
In College Hockey News' Hobey Tracker, Gross currently ranks No. 10 in the standings. SCSU has not had a Hobey Baker finalist since 2018-19 when Jimmy Schuldt was a top-three Hat Trick finalist.

LEAGUE PLAY LEADERS

SCSU's big three - junior forwards Tyson Gross and Barrett Hall and sophomore forward Austin Burnevik have only elevated their production in conference play, ranking among the league's leaders in several offensive categories.
Gross is making his bid for an All-NCHC First Team selection and currently leads the NCHC in goals (16), points (24) and faceoff wins (282) while ranking second in game-winning goals (three), second in power play goals (five) and fifth in faceoff percentage (.571).
Burnevik ranks third in assists (14) and sixth in points (19) while Hall ranks seventh in game-winning goals (two), eighth in points (18) and 13th in goals (seven).
Additionally, senior defenseman Max Smolinski ranks 14th in assists (10), sophomore forward Gavyn Thoreson ranks 13th in goals (seven) and senior defenseman Mason Reiners ranks fifth in plus/minus (+10).

MORE ON GROSS

Junior forward Tyson Gross has been dominate in the faceoff circle this season and is quickly shooting up the nation's leaders with his offensive production. He has won an NCAA-best 421 draws this season and ranks sixth with a 60.1 percent (421-279) success rate among those with 100+ wins. He also won an NCAA-high 20 draws in both games of the Alaska Anchorage series (Oct. 24-25).
The Husky junior has won 10+ faceoffs in 27 of 30 games this season and 15+ faceoff wins in 15 games.
Gross has scored a point in 23 of 30 games this season, collecting 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points, ranking seventh nationally in goals, ninth in points and 30^th in assists. He is one of two players in the nation this season to have multiple streaks of 8+ games with a point (Quinnipiac's Ethan Wyttenback), owning a nine-game streak to start the season and eight-game streak from Nov. 21 to Jan. 3. His streak to begin the season extended to 10 games dating back to March 15, 2025, as he became just the seventh Husky since 2002-03 to record a point streak of 10+ games.
The Husky junior captain is currently producing 1.23 points per game, the best mark in program history since Kale Kossilla scored 1.23 points per game (54p/41g) in 2015-16.
In the series sweep over Arizona State, Gross scored 2+ goals in back-to-back games for the second time in his career (Dec. 6-7, 2024 vs. Omaha). Since 2002-03, he is just the second in program history to have two instances of 2+ goals in back-to-back games, joining Garrett Roe (Jan. 11-12, 2008 & Feb. 25-26, 2011).
When he scored his 20^th point with an assist against North Dakota on Dec. 6, Gross became the 23rd player in program history to begin their SCSU career with three consecutive 20-point seasons.

TERRIFIC TRIO

Junior forward Tyson Gross (37 points / 1.23 ppg), sophomore forward Austin Burnevik (33 points / 1.10 ppg) and junior forward Barrett Hall (27 points / 0.90 ppg) have led the way offensively for the Huskies through 30 games, all averaging more than or nearly a point per game.
SCSU has not had three players average 1.00+ ppg over a full season since 2018-19 when Patrick Newell (1.17 ppg), Blake Lizotte (1.08 ppg) and Robby Jackson (1.05 ppg) all reached the mark. Gross' current mark of 1.23 ppg is the best mark by a Husky since Kale Kossila posted 1.32 points per game in 2015-16 (54 points in 41 games).
In 38 seasons of Division-I hockey, SCSU has had three or more players average 1.00+ ppg in 14 seasons and just four times since 2003-04.

GROSS AND BERZINS EARN NCHC WEEKLY HONORS AFTER SWEEP OF SUN DEVILS

SCSU junior forward Tyson Gross and sophomore goaltender Patriks Berzins both earned NCHC weekly honors, with Gross named the forward of the week after a four-goal and five-point weekend while Berzins backstopped the Huskies to a road series sweep over Arizona State and was named goaltender of the week.
The weekly honor is the third career honor for Gross, who was named the NCHC Rookie of the Week on March 11, 2024, and the NCHC Forward of the Week on Dec. 9, 2024. He was also named the NCHC Rookie of the Month in March 2024. It is the first career weekly honor for Berzins, as well as the sixth and seventh weekly honors for the Huskies this season.
Gross scored four goals and an assist for five points with a +1 mark on the ice with both game-winning goals, a power play, and a shorthanded goal each night in the sweep over the Sun Devils. Gross had three points in Friday's 4-1 win, scoring SCSU's first goal shorthanded and the game-winning score in the third period before assisting on an empty net goal to seal the victory. On Saturday, Gross scored a power play goal in the second period to take a 2-1 lead and then a shorthanded score with 37 seconds left in the game to lift the Huskies to a 4-3 win. He was named the first star of the game in both nights of the sweep, while his shorthanded goals marked the first time SCSU scored shorthanded goals in back-to-back games since Jan. 21-22, 2022. He recorded his third and fourth two-goal games of the season, as well as the fifth and sixth of his career.
On the season, Gross has scored 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points with seven power play goals and two shorthanded goals. His 37 points are the most a Husky has scored since Jami Krannila scored 40 points in 2022-23. In conference games, Gross leads all NCHC skaters in goals (16), points (24) and faceoff wins (277).
Berzins backstopped the Huskies to the sweep in Tempe, posting a 2-0-0 record with 30+ saves in each win, a 2.00 goals-against-average and a .948 save percentage. The Husky goaltender made 33 saves in a 4-1 win on Friday while stopping both power plays before making a career-high 40 saves in a 4-3 win on Saturday, including 19 in the final frame alone. He made nine short-handed saves in the series to help SCSU go 5-for-6 on the penalty kill against ASU's top-10 ranked power play.
On the season, Berzins improved to 9-6-0 with a 2.68 GAA and .916 S%. His save percentage ranks second among NCHC netminders.

NETS CLOSED

Ever since being pulled from a start on Dec. 12, freshman goaltender Yan Shostak has flipped a switch and played lights out between the net for the Huskies. In his last five starts, Shostak has posted a 3-2-0 mark with a 2.04 goals-against-average and .935 save percentage while earning NCHC Goaltender of the Week honors following his performance against Minnesota Duluth.
In a Jan. 16 6-0 shutout win over UMD, Shostak made a career-high 42 saves, the most saves by a Husky goaltender in a shutout since Jeff Smith had 42 in a 4-0 win over Minnesota State on Oct. 7, 2017. The 6-0 win was SCSU's first shutout win over UMD since a 2-0 win at Duluth on March 5, 2022, and its largest margin of victory against the Bulldogs since an 8-2 win in Duluth on Feb. 11, 2011.
The 2024-25 USHL Goaltender of the Year has had an up-and-down freshman campaign, but is most recent solid stretch of play has his record to 6-8-0 with a 2.86 GAA, .901 S% and two shutouts.

A LOOK BACK AT LAST SERIES

SCSU went back to the desert for the second time this season and came away with two more wins, beating Arizona State 4-1 and 4-3 in Tempe, Ariz., on Feb. 6-7. It marked the first sweep of the season for the Huskies in NCHC play and the first on the road since Feb. 9-10, 2024 when the Huskies beat Miami 5-1 and 3-1 in Oxford. Junior forward Tyson Gross kept his magical season moving forward, scoring two goals in each game while adding an assist on Friday for a five-point weekend in the sweep. Gross scored the game-winning goal in both games and had a shorthanded goal in each game as well.

NOTES FROM LAST SERIES:

GAME 1 - 4-1 win at Arizona State (2-6-26)
- SCSU improves to 4-2-0 all time against Arizona State with its first win in Tempe and at Mullett Arena. SCSU did previously beat Arizona State in Arizona, winning 4-2 in Prescott Valley in the 2016 Desert Hockey Classic.
- With the win, SCSU improves to 6-8-0 on Fridays, 5-6-0 on the road, 12-2-0 when scoring first, 2-4-0 when tied after first period and 3-0-0 when tied after second period.
- The SCSU penalty kill unit killed both penalties in the game to improve to 75.9 percent (63-of-83) on the season. The Huskies have now killed eight straight penalties dating back to Jan. 24 at Denver.
- One of junior Tyson Gross' goal was shorthanded, the Huskies fifth shorthanded goal of the season, which is the most since scoring eight in 2022-23.
- Gross scored his 15th and 16th goals of the season with his first career shorthanded goal in the second period. It marks his third two-goal game of the season and the fifth of his career.
- The Husky captain added an assist for three points, his fourth three-point game of the season and sixth of his career.
- Gross now has 16 goals and 19 assists for 35 points to move his point-per-game average back to 1.20 ppg.
- Sophomore forward Austin Burnevik had two points with his 16th goal and 16 assist for 32 points. It marks his 10th game this season with two or more points, and 16th of his career.
- Sophomore goaltender Patriks Berzins stopped 33 of 34 shots to lower his goals-against-average to 2.66 and raise his save percentage to .914. It marks the fifth time this season he has made 30 or more saves.
- Junior forward Verner Miettinen netted his fourth goal of the season and 16th of his career.
GAME 2 - 4-3 win at Arizona State (2-7-26)
- SCSU improves to 5-2-0 all time against Arizona State and 2-0-0 against the Sun Devils in Tempe, Ariz. SCSU did previously beat Arizona State in Arizona, winning 4-2 in Prescott Valley in the 2016 Desert Hockey Classic.
- The Huskies improve to 9-6-0 on Saturdays, 6-6-0 on the road, 3-13-0 when opponent scores first, 2-4-0 when tied after first period, 11-2-0 when leading after two periods and 5-7-0 in one-goal games.
- SCSU earned its first NCHC sweep of the season and first since Oct. 24-25 against Alaska Anchorage (5-2, 5-1) and first sweep on the road since Feb. 9-10, 2024 in 5-2 and 3-1 wins at Miami.
- SCSU scored shorthanded goals in back-to-back games for the first time since Jan. 21-22, 2022, against Miami. The Huskies' sixth shorthanded goal of the season is its most since scoring eight in 2022-23.
- Junior forward Tyson Gross scored his 17th and 18th goals of the season with his second career shorthanded goal in the third period. It marks his fourth two-goal game of the season and the sixth of his career. Gross' 37 points are the most by a Husky since Jami Krannila scored 40 (21-19—40) in 2022-23.
- Gross played in his 100th career game, becoming the 156th Husky in program history to play in 100 career games for the black and red.
- Freshman forward Noah Urness scored his seventh goal of the season and seventh assist for 14 points. It marks his second two-point game of the season (Alaska Anchorage, Oct. 25).
- Senior defenseman Max Smolinski scored his sixth goal of the season to set a new career-high, surpassing his previous high of five at RPI in 2024-25.
- Sophomore goaltender Patriks Berzins made a career-high 40 saves while improving to 9-6-0 on the season with a 2.68 GAA and .916 S%.