St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Drops Regular Season Finale to No. 3 North Dakota

Saturday, February 21

Ralph Engelstad Arena | Grand Forks, N.D.

6:00 P.M. CT

St. Cloud State

16-17-1, 9-14-1

North Dakota

24-7-1, 16-5-1

St. Cloud St.

North Dakota

Photo by: Russell Hons

St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Drops Regular Season Finale to No. 3 North Dakota

2/21/2026 9:45:00 PM | Men's Hockey

Box Score

Thoreson scores twice and records three points, Ingram records two points

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – No. 3 North Dakota (24-7-1, 16-5-1) held off multiple St. Cloud State Men's Hockey (16-17-1, 9-14-1 NCHC) comebacks, with the Huskies falling 6-4 in its regular season finale on Saturday at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D. SCSU scored the game's first goal, then fell behind 3-1 before tying the game at 3-3 and 4-4, but could never regain the lead.

SCSU scored its fastest first goal of the season with sophomore forward Gavyn Thoreson (Andover, Minn.) cleaning up his own rebound on a breakaway chance at the 2:06 mark to put the Huskies up 1-0 early. Momentum shifted quickly however, with North Dakota scoring three goals in a four-minute span to take a 3-1 lead just eight minutes into the game. The Huskies then began their first comeback near the end of the period, first with freshman defenseman Tanner Henricks (Mission Viejo, Calif.) making an impressive toe-drag and snipe to pull within one goal with 1:40 left in the opening period.

Thoreson struck quick again in the second period, scoring 93 seconds into the middle frame when a North Dakota clearing pass was intercepted by Thoreson in the slot and sent quickly into the back of the net to tie the score at 3-3. UND re-took the lead a 4-3 at 7:37 before senior forward Adam Ingram (West St. Paul, Manitoba) made a play and extended his goal streak to three games. Ingram got in-between two Fighting Hawk defenders and got his stick on a puck around the red line, forcing a breakaway where he was all alone and finished with a backhanded shot through the five-hole to make the score 4-4.

In the final period, both teams traded unsuccessful power play attempts before North Dakota's Jack Kernan scored the eventual game-winning goal at 13:40. UND added an empty net goal from Ellis Rickwood to close the scoring at 6-4.

TOP HUSKIES

Thoreson had his second career three-point game with two goals and an assist.
Ingram recorded his second consecutive two-point game with a goal and an assist.
Henricks scored his third goal of the season in the first period.

NOTES

With the loss, SCSU moves to 50-86-20 all-time against North Dakota and 19-44-10 against the Fighting Hawks in Grand Forks.
SCSU moves to 9-8-0 on Saturdays, 6-7-1 on the road, 12-3-0 when scoring first, 3-12-0 when its opponent leads after the first period, 3-1-0 when tied after the second period and 3-5-0 in two-goal games.
The Huskies killed off four of five penalties to improve to 76.3 percent (71-of-93) on the penalty kill this season. In its last eight games, SCSU is 88.2 percent (15-of-17) on the kill.
Thoreson scored his ninth and 10^th goals of the season for his second career two-goal game while adding an assist for his second career three-point game. Thoreson also scored two goals at Miami on Nov. 21 and recorded three points against Colorado College on Feb. 13.
Ingram scored a goal for the third consecutive game, marking his first career three-game goal streak. Ingram also added an assist for his second consecutive game with two points.
Henricks scored his third goal of the season with his first period score.
Freshman forward Noah Urness (Roseau, Minn.) notched his ninth assist of the season with the primary assist on Thoreson's first goal.
Junior forward Tyson Gross (Calgary, Alberta) went 12-7 in the faceoff dot, marking the 30^th time in 34 games this season he has won 10 or more faceoffs.

UP NEXT

SCSU will be on a bye for the final weekend of the regular season and will await its NCHC Quarterfinals opponent on March 6-8. The Huskies will be on the road for the opening weekend of the playoffs.

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