Friday, February 27
Ridder Arena • Minneapolis
6 p.m.
St. Cloud State
at
#4 Minnesota
Photo by: Josiah Phifer
(RV) St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey Travels to Minneapolis for WCHA First Round Series
2/26/2026 3:26:00 PM | Women's Hockey
Huskies set for best-of-three series against No. 4 Minnesota at Ridder Arena Friday-Sunday
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – (RV) St. Cloud State Women's Hockey (11-21-2, 7-19-2 Western Collegiate Hockey Association) begins postseason play with a WCHA First Round series at No. 4 Minnesota (24-91, 18-9-1 WCHA). The best-of-three series is set for Friday-Sunday at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis with puck drops slated for 6 p.m. (Friday - Game One), 2 p.m. (Saturday - Game Two) and 3 p.m. (Sunday - Game Three – if necessary).
SERIES NOTES
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
The games will be broadcast on FOX9+ and Big Ten Plus (note – a paid subscription is required for B1G+). Audio coverage will be provided on 97.5 FM RadioX with KVSC talent Brian Moos on the call. Live stats will be provided by Minnesota.
Game 35 – @ #4 Minnesota (Ridder Arena // Minneapolis) – Friday, Feb. 27 / 6 p.m. / Watch ($ - B1G+) / Live stats / Listen (97.5 FM RadioX)
Game 36 – @ #4 Minnesota (Ridder Arena // Minneapolis) – Saturday, Feb. 28 / 2 p.m. / Watch ($ - B1G+) / Live stats / Listen (97.5 FM RadioX)
Game 37* – @ #4 Minnesota (Ridder Arena // Minneapolis) – Sunday, March 1 / 3 p.m. / Watch ($ - B1G+) / Live stats / Listen (97.5 FM RadioX)
*If necessary
Links to each coverage option can also be found on the St. Cloud State Women's Hockey game day central or schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
SCSU trails the all-time series against the Gophers, 6-112-4, and are 0-5-0 and 2-8-0 in its last five and 10 games against the "U". The Huskies are 1-62-2 against Minnesota in Minneapolis after earning its first ever road win at Minnesota in February 2025 in an instant classic, winning 4-3 with the game-winner coming in the final seconds of regulation. This season, SCSU went 0-4-0 against the Gophers and were outscored 22-6.
LET'S GO POLLING
The Huskies are no longer receiving votes in the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Poll but are still receiving votes the USA Hockey Poll. Minnesota is ranked No. 4 in both polls. The WCHA has five programs featured in the rankings, with one additional club receiving votes.
WCHA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Freshman defender Sydney Lamb (Lombard, Ill.) was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team by the league office on Feb. 26. She became just the program's second defender to be named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team and the 10th overall player.
During conference play, Lamb played in 25 of the 28 games, scoring six goals and seven assists for 13 points. She also blocked 24 shots, only took one penalty and skated to a +1 mark, while producing two multi-point games. Among rookie defenders in the WCHA, she ranked first in goals, second in assists and first in points in conference games. She also ranked No. 1 in +/-, No. 2 in shot percentage (.167), No. 4 in power play scoring (1-3—4), tied for No. 5 in goals, tied for No. 5 in assists and No. 6 in points for the Huskies.
LAST TIME OUT
(RV) SCSU was swept by No. 1 Wisconsin in its final regular series of the season, dropping game one 9-2 before falling 4-2 in the series finale.
Notes from the games
GAME 33 - 9-2 loss @ #1 Wisconsin (2-21-26)
Friday, Feb. 27
(5) #14 Minnesota State at (4) #9 Minnesota Duluth - 2 PM
(7) St. Thomas at (2) #2 Ohio State - 5 PM
(6) (RV) St. Cloud State at (3) #4 Minnesota - 6 PM FOX9+
(8) Bemidji State at (1) #1 Wisconsin - 6 PM
Saturday, Feb. 28
(5) #14 Minnesota State at (4) #9 Minnesota Duluth - 1 PM
(6) (RV) St. Cloud State at (3) #4 Minnesota - 2 PM FOX9+
(7) St. Thomas at (2) #2 Ohio State - 2 PM
(8) Bemidji State at (1) #1 Wisconsin - 3 PM
Sunday, March 1 (IF NECESSARY)
(5) #14 Minnesota State at (4) #9 Minnesota Duluth - 1 PM
(8) Bemidji State at (1) #1 Wisconsin - 2 PM
(7) St. Thomas at (2) #2 Ohio State - 2 PM
(6) (RV) St. Cloud State at (3) #4 Minnesota - 3 PM FOX9+
*() are seed in WCHA Tournament
**# rankings are USCHO/USA Hockey
***All times in CT
ZIMMY EARNS BRONZE, KLUGE SHINES IN OLYPIC DEBUT / HUSKIES AT MILANO CORTINA 2026 RECAP
Redshirt junior forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) capped off her second Olympics appearance by winning a bronze medal as Team Switzerland took down Sweden 2-1 in overtime at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan on Feb. 19. She became just the second active Husky and fifth overall in program history to win an Olympic medal.
The Huskies had a program record eight representatives (four current players and four alumnae) at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Milano Cortina, doubling the previous record of four in 2022. The 10-team tournament ran from February 5-19 in Milan, Italy. Seven of the eight Huskies saw action in the games which was also a new program record.
The largest contingent of Huskies, two current players and two alumnae, suited up for Team Finland. Sophomore goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Nokia) and sophomore defender Siiri Yrjölä (Vantaa) were joined by former goaltender Sanni Ahola (Helsinki), who played for the Huskies from 2020-25 and former alternate captain, forward Jenniina Nylund (Pietarsaari) who wore the red and black from 2018-23.
Nylund skated in all five games and recorded her first-ever Olympic assists and second career Olympic point in Finland's 3-1 win over Switzerland. Ahola made her Olympic debut, starting four games for Suomi. She earned her first-ever Olympic win after saving 14-of-15 shots (.933 save percentage) in Finland's 3-1 win over Switzerland in the opening round and made 44 saves against Team USA. Yrjölä also made her Olympic debut and skated in all five games for the Finns. Kyrrkö made her Olympic team debut and dressed for two games but did not appear in any either of them.
Senior forward Svenja Voigt (Cologne) and former alternate captain, forward Laura Kluge (Berlin) who wore a Huskies sweater from 2017-21 both made their Olympic debuts for Team Germany. Additionally, Kluge served as an alternate captain for the tournament.
Kluge was dominant in her Olympics debut, leading the team in goals (three), assists (four), points (seven) and +/- (+6). Additionally, among all skaters in the Olympics, she ranked tied for No. 4 in goals, No. 7 in points, No. 9 in assists and No. 13 in +/- while playing in two less games than everyone else in front of her. She notched four points (1g, 3a) in Germany's 5-2 win over Japan for her first Olympic goal/assists/points, recorded two points (1g, 1a) including the game-winning goal in Germany's 2-1 win over Italy and scored Germany's first goal in its 2-1 overtime win over France. She became the first Husky to tally more than one point in a single Olympics. Voigt skated in all five games but did not record a point.
Zimmermann skated for the bronze medalists, Team Switzerland, and former alternate captain forward Klára Hymlárová (Opava), who skated for the Huskies from 2019-24 and is now in her second season with the PWHL's Minnesota Frost played for Team Czechia.
Zimmermann skated in all seven games for the Swiss and scored her first Olympic goal/point when Switzerland beat Czechia in a shootout in its first game of the opening round. Hymlárová skated in all five games for Czechia. She recorded her first-ever Olympic assist and second career Olympic point in Czechia's 4-3 shootout loss to Switzerland. In the shootout, she converted one of her two attempts.
Hymlárová, Nylund and Zimmermann became the second, third and fourth Huskies to be named to multiple Olympic rosters/appear in multiple Olympics. In total, 11 Huskies will have made 15 appearances on Olympic rosters. The 2026 octet joins fellow Husky Olympians Janine Alder (Team Switzerland - 2014 Sochi, 2018 PyeongChang), Josefin Pettersson (Team Sweden - 2002 Salt Lake City), Sofianna Sundelin (Team Finland - 2022 Beijing) and the trio from 2022 who are returning to the 2026 games.
In 2022, Nylund became the program's first-ever active player to earn an Olympic medal, while the three other previous medal winners, Pettersson (2002), Alder (2014) and Sundelin (2022), did so before joining the Huskies.
WCHA WEEKLY/MONTHLY HONORS
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey junior forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) and redshirt sophomore defender Sydney Bryant (Traverse City, Mich.) earned Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) weekly honors, as announced by the league office on Feb. 16. Sauriol was named the Forward of the Week after tallying eight points (2 goals, 6 assists) while Bryant was named Defender of the Week after a three-point weekend in SCSU's home sweep of Bemidji State.
The weekly honor was the third career honor and second this season for Sauriol, who was named Forward of the Week earlier this season on Oct. 20 and the WCHA Rookie of the Week on Oct. 19, 2023. It was the first career weekly honor for Bryant, as well as the seventh and eighth weekly honors for the Huskies this season.
Sauriol became the third Husky to win multiple weekly honors from the conference after sophomore goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Nokia, Finland), who was named Goaltender of the Week on Dec. 1 and Jan. 19 and freshman forward Maria Mikaelyan (Moscow, Russia), who was named WCHA Rookie of the Week on Oct. 13 and Dec. 8. The Huskies have won all four conference weekly honors (forward, defender, goaltender and rookie) at least once. In addition to Bryant, Kyrkkö, Mikaelyan and Sauriol, sophomore defender Siiri Yrjölä (Vantaa, Finland) was named Defender of the Week on Sept. 22.
2025-26 WCHA MONTHLY/WEEKLY HONORS
Rookie of the Month
In SCSU's series opening 6-2 win over Bemidji State, junior forward Alice Sauriol posted a career-high five points (two goals, three assists) including a school record four points (one goal, three assists) in the second period. Additionally, her three assists in the period tied the program record for assists in a period. It was the Huskies second three-assist game of the season, the first 5-point performance by a Husky since Holly Roberts had six in 2010 and the most points in a game since Taylor Lind and Jenniina Nylund each had four-point performances in 2022-23.
In Saturday's 5-0 shutout win against Bemidji State, graduate goaltender Jojo Chobak (Chicago, Ill.) posted a 24-save shutout performance, her 11th as a Husky which broke her tie with former teammate Sanni Ahola (2020-25) for the most career shutouts in program history.
ACADEMIC WEAPONS
The WCHA announced its All-Academic Team (Feb. 17) and Scholar-Athlete Award winners (Feb. 19) and SCSU had 17 players named to the All-Academic Team, which was the second most honorees among conference schools and is the second most in program history, only trailing last year's team that had 20 and 11 players named Scholar-Athletes which was tied for the most the Scholar-Athletes the Huskies have had since the 2018-19 team had 13 – there were also 11 in 2024-25.
WCHA All-Academic Team
Jojo Chobak (three times with SCSU, once with UMD) and Grace Wolfe are four-time selections, Regan Bulger, Svenja Voigt and Laura Zimmermann are three-time honorees, Sydney Bryant, Avery Farrell, Payton Holloway (once with SCSU, once with UMD), Paige Hoogedam, Myah Krueger, Marie Moran, Sofianna Sundelin and Alice Sauriol are two-time picks while Sidney Jackel, Emilia Kyrkkö, Hali Lawrence and Siiri Yrjölä were all first-time selections.
WCHA Scholar Athletes
Chobak (three times with SCSU, once with UMD) is a four-time selection, Bulger, Voigt and Wolfe are three-time honorees, Bryant, Farrell and Sauriol are two-time picks, while Jackel, Lawrence, Moran and Zimmermann are all first-time selections.
SENIOR DAY
On Feb. 5, the Huskies honored four of its five seniors for their contributions to Husky Hockey after the game. The program recognized goaltender Jojo Chobak (Chicago, Ill.), forward Avery Farrell, goaltender Hali Lawrence (Calgary, Alberta) and defender Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn.). Forward Svenja Voigt (Cologne, Germany) was honored on Jan. 23 prior to her departure for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
ALL-STAR ACH
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey assistant coach Emily Ach was named a Mentorship Coach for the 2026 American Hockey League (AHL) All-Star Classic presented by BMO, as announced by the organization on Jan. 30. Ach was behind the bench when the best players in the AHL convened at the BMO Center in Rockford, Ill. Feb. 10-11. for the AHL All-Star Skills Competition and the AHL All-Star Challenge.
Ach was one of four NHL Coaches' Association (NHLCA) program members and one of two NHLCA Female Coaches Program members who were invited to participate in the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic as mentorship coaches.
NURSING STUDENT BY DAY, GOALTENDER BY NIGHT
Graduate goaltender Jojo Chobak's (Chicago, Ill.) journey as the first hockey player to make their way through St. Cloud State University's nursing program was recently featured on #OurSCSU.
WCHA COMMISSIONER'S CORNER
Redshirt junior forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) was featured on the most recent installment of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Commissioner's Corner podcast series on Nov. 5. In the series, WCHA Commissioner Michelle McAteer sits down one-on-one with extraordinary student-athletes from across the league to discuss real-life topics, hockey, and everything in between. You can watch the video on the WCHA Hockey YouTube page.
NEW LEADER OF THE PACK
Former assistant coach, Mira Jalosuo (MEER-ah YAH-loh-SUE-oh) was named the seventh head coach of the St. Cloud State Women's Hockey team on June 27, 2025. She is just the second woman to lead the Huskies during the program's 27-year history, following in the footsteps of Kerry Brodt Wethington, who was the programs first head coach from 1998-99 to 2001-02.
Jalosuo picked up her first win as the Huskies bench boss in her first game, a 5-0 win over Lindenwood (Mo.) on September 19. She earned her first series sweep the next day after SCSU took down the Lions 5-0 for the second straight game. It was the first time in program history that a team posted back-to-back shutouts to open a season and the fourth season in a row that the Huskies opened their season with a series sweep. Jalosuo earned her first ranked win in her third game when SCSU took down No. 12/13 UConn at the Toscano Family Ice Forum in Storrs, Conn. and her first WCHA win on Oct. 17 with a 4-3 overtime win over (RV) St. Thomas.
A highly decorated member of Finland's National Team, the two-time Olympian and five-time World Championships Bronze medalist spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach with the Minnesota Frost (formerly PWHL Minnesota), helping the franchise win back-to-back PWHL Walter Cups in each of the first two seasons of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
ALL-FEMALE COACHING STAFF
For the first time in program history, the Huskies have an all-female coaching staff. SCSU is one of two programs in the WCHA and one of six programs in all of NCAA DI Women's Hockey with an all-female staff.
O CAPTAINS! OUR CAPTAINS!
St. Cloud State named four captains ahead of the 2025-26 season on Friday. Graduate student defender Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn.) with be the fifth Husky to wear the "C" as captain for two seasons, while redshirt junior defender Regan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories), graduate student goaltender Jojo Chobak (Chicago, Ill.) and redshirt junior forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) will be alternate captains and wear a letter for the first time in their career.
Wolfe, who served as a co-captain in 2024-25 and an alternate captain in 2023-24, becomes just the second Husky to wear a letter in three seasons after Katy Battis (C – 1999-2000, A – 2001-02, 2002-03).
PWHL HUSKIES
Last season, Klára Hymlárová (2019-24) became the first former Husky to be drafted into the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), the first to be named to an opening day roster and the first to play in a PWHL game. This season, Hymlárová was joined by SCSU alumnae Sanni Ahola (2020-25), Emma Gentry (2020-25), Laura Kluge (2017-21) and Dayle Ross (2021-25) on PWHL opening day rosters.
Hymlárová is looking to win back-to-back Walter Cups with the Minnesota Frost, who as a franchise have won the first two league championships. Ahola was the 37th overall pick by the Ottawa Charge in the 2025 PWHL Draft in June becoming the program's first netminder to be drafted. Gentry became the highest draft pick in program history when she was selected in the second round with the 11th overall pick by the Toronto Sceptres. Kluge, who became the second former Husky to play in a PWHL game after joining the Sceptres late in the 2024-25 season signed with the Boston Fleet during the offseason. Ross became the program's first blueliner drafted when she was picked No. 25 overall by the New York Sirens.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Hockey, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
SERIES NOTES
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
The games will be broadcast on FOX9+ and Big Ten Plus (note – a paid subscription is required for B1G+). Audio coverage will be provided on 97.5 FM RadioX with KVSC talent Brian Moos on the call. Live stats will be provided by Minnesota.
Game 35 – @ #4 Minnesota (Ridder Arena // Minneapolis) – Friday, Feb. 27 / 6 p.m. / Watch ($ - B1G+) / Live stats / Listen (97.5 FM RadioX)
Game 36 – @ #4 Minnesota (Ridder Arena // Minneapolis) – Saturday, Feb. 28 / 2 p.m. / Watch ($ - B1G+) / Live stats / Listen (97.5 FM RadioX)
Game 37* – @ #4 Minnesota (Ridder Arena // Minneapolis) – Sunday, March 1 / 3 p.m. / Watch ($ - B1G+) / Live stats / Listen (97.5 FM RadioX)
*If necessary
Links to each coverage option can also be found on the St. Cloud State Women's Hockey game day central or schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
SCSU trails the all-time series against the Gophers, 6-112-4, and are 0-5-0 and 2-8-0 in its last five and 10 games against the "U". The Huskies are 1-62-2 against Minnesota in Minneapolis after earning its first ever road win at Minnesota in February 2025 in an instant classic, winning 4-3 with the game-winner coming in the final seconds of regulation. This season, SCSU went 0-4-0 against the Gophers and were outscored 22-6.
LET'S GO POLLING
The Huskies are no longer receiving votes in the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Poll but are still receiving votes the USA Hockey Poll. Minnesota is ranked No. 4 in both polls. The WCHA has five programs featured in the rankings, with one additional club receiving votes.
WCHA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Freshman defender Sydney Lamb (Lombard, Ill.) was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team by the league office on Feb. 26. She became just the program's second defender to be named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team and the 10th overall player.
During conference play, Lamb played in 25 of the 28 games, scoring six goals and seven assists for 13 points. She also blocked 24 shots, only took one penalty and skated to a +1 mark, while producing two multi-point games. Among rookie defenders in the WCHA, she ranked first in goals, second in assists and first in points in conference games. She also ranked No. 1 in +/-, No. 2 in shot percentage (.167), No. 4 in power play scoring (1-3—4), tied for No. 5 in goals, tied for No. 5 in assists and No. 6 in points for the Huskies.
LAST TIME OUT
(RV) SCSU was swept by No. 1 Wisconsin in its final regular series of the season, dropping game one 9-2 before falling 4-2 in the series finale.
Notes from the games
GAME 33 - 9-2 loss @ #1 Wisconsin (2-21-26)
- SCSU moved to 9-101-5 all-time against the Badgers, 0-3-2 in the last five games and 0-8-2 in the 10 games against UW. The Huskies moved to 4-53-1 all time against Wisconsin in Madison and moved to 0-2-1 against the Badgers this season.
- The Huskies moved to 4-10-1 in road games this season and 6-19-2 in games against teams ranked/receiving votes in either the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Poll or the USA Hockey Poll.
- SCSU went 0-for-1 on the penalty kill and 1-for-1 on the power play. For the season, SCSU is 73-for-97 (75.3%) on the penalty kill and 15-for-86 on the power play (17.4%).
- The Badgers led the game in shots (58-17) and won 69.6% of the faceoffs. The Huskies led the game in blocked shots (7-5).
- SCSU conceded a season-high nine goals, which is the most since Minnesota scored nine on the Huskies (9-0) on Dec. 9, 2022.
- Freshman defender Sydney Lamb (Lombard, Ill.) and graduate defender Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn.) scored the Huskies two goals. It was Lamb's fifth goal of the season and second in a row. Wolfe's goal was her fifth of the season and second on the power play. It was her second straight game with a power play goal. Her goal was her 19th point of the season which is a new single season best. It was her 150th career game which gives her sole possession of third place for the most career games played in program history.
- Freshman forward Raili Mustonen (Kalajoki, Finland) provided an assist and was the lone Husky to skate to a positive mark (+1).
- Redshirt sophomore forward Marie Moran (Lakeville, Minn.) provided an assist for her 10th career point.
- Junior forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) tallied her 19th assist of the season, extending her team lead in the category and her 27th point which is the most on the team. Her 19 assists are a top 10 program mark for assists in a season and are the most in a season since a trio of Huskies had more in 2009-10. Her 27 points are the most in a season since Jenniina Nylund had 28 in 2022-23. It was her 105th career game.
- Junior forward Sofianna Sundelin (Ulvila, Finland) provided her 10th assist/25th point of the season.
- Graduate goaltender Jojo Chobak (Chicago, Ill.) started her 20th game of the season. It was also her 80th career game and 70th career start. She made 37+ saves for the fifth time this season.
- Sophomore defender Siiri Yrjölä (Vantaa, Finland) returned to the lineup for the first time in six games after being away with Team Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Milano Cortina.
- Sophomore goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Nokia, Finland) returned to the lineup for the first time in eight games after being away with Team Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Milano Cortina. She played the final period.
- SCSU moved to 9-102-5 all-time against the Badgers, 0-3-2 in the last five games and 0-8-2 in the 10 games against UW. The Huskies moved to 4-54-1 all time against Wisconsin in Madison and 0-3-1 against the Badgers this season.
- The Huskies moved to 4-11-1 in road games this season and 6-20-2 in games against teams ranked/receiving votes in either the U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) Poll or the USA Hockey Poll.
- SCSU went 3-for-5 on the penalty kill and 2-for-3 on the power play. For the season, SCSU is 76-for-102 (74.5%) on the penalty kill and 17-for-89 on the power play (19.1%).
- The Badgers led the game in shots (44-27) and won 61.5% of the faceoffs. The Huskies led the game in blocked shots (16-15).
- SCSU's 16 blocks were the second most in a game this season.
- Sauriol led the Huskies with two points (2a) and blocked two shots. Her two assists pushed her season total to 21 and her career total to 45. Sauriol's 21 assists this season rank tied for No. 8 on the single season assists list, are the most on the team by six and are the most in a season since Meaghan Pezon (26), Caitlin Hogan (27) and Holly Roberts (28) each had more in 2009-10 - Her 29 points this season are the most on the team by three and the most since Molly Illikainen had 32 in 2015-16. Sauriol was named one of the WCHA 3 Stars of the Night.
- Lamb and Sundelin scored the Huskies two goals, both coming on the powerplay. Lamb scored a goal for the third consecutive game. It was her first career power play goal and 15th point this season which ranks sixth on the team. Sundelin's goal was her 16th of the season (most on the team by four) and fifth on the power play (most on the team by one). It was her 105th career game. Her 26 points this season are the second most on the team.
- Kyrkkö made 40 saves (.909 save percentage) and only allowed two even strength goals. She made 40+ saves for the second time this season, both coming against Wisconsin. It was her 30th career start and first this season in over a month after recently returning from being away with Team Finland at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
- Redshirt junior defender Regan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) blocked a game and season-high five shots.
- Wolfe's assist was her 15th of the season and 45th of her career. She became the fourth Husky to reach 20 points this season. She is on a four-game point streak.
- In her second game back from the Olympics, Yrjölä notched her first assist/point since Nov. 15 vs. Wisconsin (15 games).
- Senior forward Svenja Voigt (Cologne, Germany) returned to the lineup for the first time in a month (seven games) after being away with Team Germany at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. It was her 115th career game.
- Redshirt junior forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) returned to the lineup for the first time in a month (seven games) after being away with Team Switzerland at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
- Senior forward Avery Farrell (Rogers, Minn.) skated in her 140th career game.
Friday, Feb. 27
(5) #14 Minnesota State at (4) #9 Minnesota Duluth - 2 PM
(7) St. Thomas at (2) #2 Ohio State - 5 PM
(6) (RV) St. Cloud State at (3) #4 Minnesota - 6 PM FOX9+
(8) Bemidji State at (1) #1 Wisconsin - 6 PM
Saturday, Feb. 28
(5) #14 Minnesota State at (4) #9 Minnesota Duluth - 1 PM
(6) (RV) St. Cloud State at (3) #4 Minnesota - 2 PM FOX9+
(7) St. Thomas at (2) #2 Ohio State - 2 PM
(8) Bemidji State at (1) #1 Wisconsin - 3 PM
Sunday, March 1 (IF NECESSARY)
(5) #14 Minnesota State at (4) #9 Minnesota Duluth - 1 PM
(8) Bemidji State at (1) #1 Wisconsin - 2 PM
(7) St. Thomas at (2) #2 Ohio State - 2 PM
(6) (RV) St. Cloud State at (3) #4 Minnesota - 3 PM FOX9+
*() are seed in WCHA Tournament
**# rankings are USCHO/USA Hockey
***All times in CT
ZIMMY EARNS BRONZE, KLUGE SHINES IN OLYPIC DEBUT / HUSKIES AT MILANO CORTINA 2026 RECAP
Redshirt junior forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) capped off her second Olympics appearance by winning a bronze medal as Team Switzerland took down Sweden 2-1 in overtime at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan on Feb. 19. She became just the second active Husky and fifth overall in program history to win an Olympic medal.
The Huskies had a program record eight representatives (four current players and four alumnae) at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Milano Cortina, doubling the previous record of four in 2022. The 10-team tournament ran from February 5-19 in Milan, Italy. Seven of the eight Huskies saw action in the games which was also a new program record.
The largest contingent of Huskies, two current players and two alumnae, suited up for Team Finland. Sophomore goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Nokia) and sophomore defender Siiri Yrjölä (Vantaa) were joined by former goaltender Sanni Ahola (Helsinki), who played for the Huskies from 2020-25 and former alternate captain, forward Jenniina Nylund (Pietarsaari) who wore the red and black from 2018-23.
Nylund skated in all five games and recorded her first-ever Olympic assists and second career Olympic point in Finland's 3-1 win over Switzerland. Ahola made her Olympic debut, starting four games for Suomi. She earned her first-ever Olympic win after saving 14-of-15 shots (.933 save percentage) in Finland's 3-1 win over Switzerland in the opening round and made 44 saves against Team USA. Yrjölä also made her Olympic debut and skated in all five games for the Finns. Kyrrkö made her Olympic team debut and dressed for two games but did not appear in any either of them.
Senior forward Svenja Voigt (Cologne) and former alternate captain, forward Laura Kluge (Berlin) who wore a Huskies sweater from 2017-21 both made their Olympic debuts for Team Germany. Additionally, Kluge served as an alternate captain for the tournament.
Kluge was dominant in her Olympics debut, leading the team in goals (three), assists (four), points (seven) and +/- (+6). Additionally, among all skaters in the Olympics, she ranked tied for No. 4 in goals, No. 7 in points, No. 9 in assists and No. 13 in +/- while playing in two less games than everyone else in front of her. She notched four points (1g, 3a) in Germany's 5-2 win over Japan for her first Olympic goal/assists/points, recorded two points (1g, 1a) including the game-winning goal in Germany's 2-1 win over Italy and scored Germany's first goal in its 2-1 overtime win over France. She became the first Husky to tally more than one point in a single Olympics. Voigt skated in all five games but did not record a point.
Zimmermann skated for the bronze medalists, Team Switzerland, and former alternate captain forward Klára Hymlárová (Opava), who skated for the Huskies from 2019-24 and is now in her second season with the PWHL's Minnesota Frost played for Team Czechia.
Zimmermann skated in all seven games for the Swiss and scored her first Olympic goal/point when Switzerland beat Czechia in a shootout in its first game of the opening round. Hymlárová skated in all five games for Czechia. She recorded her first-ever Olympic assist and second career Olympic point in Czechia's 4-3 shootout loss to Switzerland. In the shootout, she converted one of her two attempts.
Hymlárová, Nylund and Zimmermann became the second, third and fourth Huskies to be named to multiple Olympic rosters/appear in multiple Olympics. In total, 11 Huskies will have made 15 appearances on Olympic rosters. The 2026 octet joins fellow Husky Olympians Janine Alder (Team Switzerland - 2014 Sochi, 2018 PyeongChang), Josefin Pettersson (Team Sweden - 2002 Salt Lake City), Sofianna Sundelin (Team Finland - 2022 Beijing) and the trio from 2022 who are returning to the 2026 games.
In 2022, Nylund became the program's first-ever active player to earn an Olympic medal, while the three other previous medal winners, Pettersson (2002), Alder (2014) and Sundelin (2022), did so before joining the Huskies.
WCHA WEEKLY/MONTHLY HONORS
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey junior forward Alice Sauriol (Sherbrooke, Quebec) and redshirt sophomore defender Sydney Bryant (Traverse City, Mich.) earned Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) weekly honors, as announced by the league office on Feb. 16. Sauriol was named the Forward of the Week after tallying eight points (2 goals, 6 assists) while Bryant was named Defender of the Week after a three-point weekend in SCSU's home sweep of Bemidji State.
The weekly honor was the third career honor and second this season for Sauriol, who was named Forward of the Week earlier this season on Oct. 20 and the WCHA Rookie of the Week on Oct. 19, 2023. It was the first career weekly honor for Bryant, as well as the seventh and eighth weekly honors for the Huskies this season.
Sauriol became the third Husky to win multiple weekly honors from the conference after sophomore goaltender Emilia Kyrkkö (Nokia, Finland), who was named Goaltender of the Week on Dec. 1 and Jan. 19 and freshman forward Maria Mikaelyan (Moscow, Russia), who was named WCHA Rookie of the Week on Oct. 13 and Dec. 8. The Huskies have won all four conference weekly honors (forward, defender, goaltender and rookie) at least once. In addition to Bryant, Kyrkkö, Mikaelyan and Sauriol, sophomore defender Siiri Yrjölä (Vantaa, Finland) was named Defender of the Week on Sept. 22.
2025-26 WCHA MONTHLY/WEEKLY HONORS
Rookie of the Month
- Maria Mikaelyan (1x, December)
- Sydney Bryant (1x, Feb. 16)
- Siiri Yrjölä (1x, Sept. 22)
- Alice Sauriol (2x, Oct. 20 | Feb. 16)
- Emilia Kyrkkö (2x, Dec. 1 | Jan. 19)
- Maria Mikaelyan (2x, Oct. 13 | Dec. 8)
In SCSU's series opening 6-2 win over Bemidji State, junior forward Alice Sauriol posted a career-high five points (two goals, three assists) including a school record four points (one goal, three assists) in the second period. Additionally, her three assists in the period tied the program record for assists in a period. It was the Huskies second three-assist game of the season, the first 5-point performance by a Husky since Holly Roberts had six in 2010 and the most points in a game since Taylor Lind and Jenniina Nylund each had four-point performances in 2022-23.
In Saturday's 5-0 shutout win against Bemidji State, graduate goaltender Jojo Chobak (Chicago, Ill.) posted a 24-save shutout performance, her 11th as a Husky which broke her tie with former teammate Sanni Ahola (2020-25) for the most career shutouts in program history.
ACADEMIC WEAPONS
The WCHA announced its All-Academic Team (Feb. 17) and Scholar-Athlete Award winners (Feb. 19) and SCSU had 17 players named to the All-Academic Team, which was the second most honorees among conference schools and is the second most in program history, only trailing last year's team that had 20 and 11 players named Scholar-Athletes which was tied for the most the Scholar-Athletes the Huskies have had since the 2018-19 team had 13 – there were also 11 in 2024-25.
WCHA All-Academic Team
Jojo Chobak (three times with SCSU, once with UMD) and Grace Wolfe are four-time selections, Regan Bulger, Svenja Voigt and Laura Zimmermann are three-time honorees, Sydney Bryant, Avery Farrell, Payton Holloway (once with SCSU, once with UMD), Paige Hoogedam, Myah Krueger, Marie Moran, Sofianna Sundelin and Alice Sauriol are two-time picks while Sidney Jackel, Emilia Kyrkkö, Hali Lawrence and Siiri Yrjölä were all first-time selections.
WCHA Scholar Athletes
Chobak (three times with SCSU, once with UMD) is a four-time selection, Bulger, Voigt and Wolfe are three-time honorees, Bryant, Farrell and Sauriol are two-time picks, while Jackel, Lawrence, Moran and Zimmermann are all first-time selections.
SENIOR DAY
On Feb. 5, the Huskies honored four of its five seniors for their contributions to Husky Hockey after the game. The program recognized goaltender Jojo Chobak (Chicago, Ill.), forward Avery Farrell, goaltender Hali Lawrence (Calgary, Alberta) and defender Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn.). Forward Svenja Voigt (Cologne, Germany) was honored on Jan. 23 prior to her departure for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
ALL-STAR ACH
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey assistant coach Emily Ach was named a Mentorship Coach for the 2026 American Hockey League (AHL) All-Star Classic presented by BMO, as announced by the organization on Jan. 30. Ach was behind the bench when the best players in the AHL convened at the BMO Center in Rockford, Ill. Feb. 10-11. for the AHL All-Star Skills Competition and the AHL All-Star Challenge.
Ach was one of four NHL Coaches' Association (NHLCA) program members and one of two NHLCA Female Coaches Program members who were invited to participate in the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic as mentorship coaches.
NURSING STUDENT BY DAY, GOALTENDER BY NIGHT
Graduate goaltender Jojo Chobak's (Chicago, Ill.) journey as the first hockey player to make their way through St. Cloud State University's nursing program was recently featured on #OurSCSU.
WCHA COMMISSIONER'S CORNER
Redshirt junior forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) was featured on the most recent installment of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Commissioner's Corner podcast series on Nov. 5. In the series, WCHA Commissioner Michelle McAteer sits down one-on-one with extraordinary student-athletes from across the league to discuss real-life topics, hockey, and everything in between. You can watch the video on the WCHA Hockey YouTube page.
NEW LEADER OF THE PACK
Former assistant coach, Mira Jalosuo (MEER-ah YAH-loh-SUE-oh) was named the seventh head coach of the St. Cloud State Women's Hockey team on June 27, 2025. She is just the second woman to lead the Huskies during the program's 27-year history, following in the footsteps of Kerry Brodt Wethington, who was the programs first head coach from 1998-99 to 2001-02.
Jalosuo picked up her first win as the Huskies bench boss in her first game, a 5-0 win over Lindenwood (Mo.) on September 19. She earned her first series sweep the next day after SCSU took down the Lions 5-0 for the second straight game. It was the first time in program history that a team posted back-to-back shutouts to open a season and the fourth season in a row that the Huskies opened their season with a series sweep. Jalosuo earned her first ranked win in her third game when SCSU took down No. 12/13 UConn at the Toscano Family Ice Forum in Storrs, Conn. and her first WCHA win on Oct. 17 with a 4-3 overtime win over (RV) St. Thomas.
A highly decorated member of Finland's National Team, the two-time Olympian and five-time World Championships Bronze medalist spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach with the Minnesota Frost (formerly PWHL Minnesota), helping the franchise win back-to-back PWHL Walter Cups in each of the first two seasons of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
ALL-FEMALE COACHING STAFF
For the first time in program history, the Huskies have an all-female coaching staff. SCSU is one of two programs in the WCHA and one of six programs in all of NCAA DI Women's Hockey with an all-female staff.
O CAPTAINS! OUR CAPTAINS!
St. Cloud State named four captains ahead of the 2025-26 season on Friday. Graduate student defender Grace Wolfe (Owatonna, Minn.) with be the fifth Husky to wear the "C" as captain for two seasons, while redshirt junior defender Regan Bulger (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories), graduate student goaltender Jojo Chobak (Chicago, Ill.) and redshirt junior forward Laura Zimmermann (Ringgenberg, Switzerland) will be alternate captains and wear a letter for the first time in their career.
Wolfe, who served as a co-captain in 2024-25 and an alternate captain in 2023-24, becomes just the second Husky to wear a letter in three seasons after Katy Battis (C – 1999-2000, A – 2001-02, 2002-03).
PWHL HUSKIES
Last season, Klára Hymlárová (2019-24) became the first former Husky to be drafted into the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), the first to be named to an opening day roster and the first to play in a PWHL game. This season, Hymlárová was joined by SCSU alumnae Sanni Ahola (2020-25), Emma Gentry (2020-25), Laura Kluge (2017-21) and Dayle Ross (2021-25) on PWHL opening day rosters.
Hymlárová is looking to win back-to-back Walter Cups with the Minnesota Frost, who as a franchise have won the first two league championships. Ahola was the 37th overall pick by the Ottawa Charge in the 2025 PWHL Draft in June becoming the program's first netminder to be drafted. Gentry became the highest draft pick in program history when she was selected in the second round with the 11th overall pick by the Toronto Sceptres. Kluge, who became the second former Husky to play in a PWHL game after joining the Sceptres late in the 2024-25 season signed with the Boston Fleet during the offseason. Ross became the program's first blueliner drafted when she was picked No. 25 overall by the New York Sirens.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Hockey, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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