HUSKIES ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS • Contact: Tom Nelson (320-308-5400 Or [email protected])
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HUSKIES ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS www.scsuhuskies.com • Contact: Tom Nelson (320-308-5400 or [email protected]) 2015-16 SCSU Schedule 2015-16 SCSU Men’s Hockey Release: October Oct. 3 ALBERTA (EX) W, 6-2 #7 ST. CLOUD STATE vs. #11/12 DENVER Oct. 9 vs. Alaska^ W, 3-0 Dec. 11, 2015 - 8:37 p.m./Dec. 12, 2015 - 8:07 p.m. Oct. 10 at UAA^ W, 6-2 Magness Arena Oct. 16 MSU Mankato W, 4-0 Oct. 17 MSU Mankato W, 3-0 Denver, Colo. Oct. 23 at Quinnipiac L, 5-2 Oct. 24 at Quinnipiac L, 4-1 WESTERN SWING: The #6 St. Cloud State University men’s Oct. 30 Miami* W, 3-0 hockey team (12-4-0, 6-2-0 NCHC) will play a weekend series Oct. 31 Miami* W, 3-1 at Denver, Colo. against the #11/12 University of Denver on Dec. 11-12. The Friday game will begin at 8:37 p.m. (CT) and November the second game of the series at DU’s Magness Arena (6,315 Nov. 13 at WMU* W, 5-2 cap./200x85) will begin at 8:07 p.m. 2015-16 St. Cloud State Leaders Nov. 14 at WMU W, 11-1 Goals Nov. 20 North Dakota* L, 4-3 POLL POSITION: SCSU was ranked #6 in the USCHO.com Peterson ............................. 10 Nov. 21 North Dakota* W, 6-1 and 6th in the USA Today/USA Hockey DI national polls this Benik .................................... 8 Nov. 27 at Minnesota W, 3-2 week....SCSU has been ranked among the nation’s top 20 Russell .................................. 7 Nov. 29 at Minnesota W, 7-4 teams in every poll so far this season...Denver comes into the Morley ................................. 7 games this weekend ranked #11/12 in the polls. December Assists Dec. 4 Omaha* W, 4-1 TICKETS: SCSU hockey tickets make the perfect holiday gift Kossila ............................... 15 Dec. 5 Omaha* L, 7-2 giving idea for your favorite SCSU fans. Great tickets are Prow ...................................11 Dec. 11 at Denver* 8:37 p.m. available for all remaining home games in 2015-16. Fans can Morley ................................11 Dec. 12 at Denver* 8:07 p.m. purchase tickets online at www.scsutickets.com or by calling 1-877-SCSUTIX. You can also stop by the SCSU Athletic Ticket Points January Office in the HBNHC during regular business hours and pur- Morley ............................... 18 Jan. 1 Arizona State 7:37 p.m. chase your tickets in person. Kossila ............................... 18 Jan. 2 Arizona State 7:07 p.m. Russell ................................ 15 Jan. 3 NTDP U18 (EX) 7:07 p.m. FOLLOW THE HUSKIES THIS WEEKEND: The SCSU-Denver games Benik .................................. 14 Jan. 8 Colorado College* 7:37 p.m. will be aired live on KCML FM 99.9 (www.lite999.com) with Peterson ............................. 14 Jan. 9 Colorado College* 7:07 p.m. Dan Terhaar and Zach Halverson making the call from Denver. Murray .............................. 14 Jan. 15 at Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. Jan. 16 at Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. WATCH THE HUSKIES: The SCSU-Denver game on Dec. 11 will Power Play Goals Jan. 22 WMU* 7:37 p.m. be televised live on ROOT Sports out of Denver (683 Direct Benik .................................... 4 Jan. 23 WMU* 7:07 p.m. TV/414 Dish Network). Several ................................. 2 Jan. 30 vs. MSU Mankato# 1 p.m. Jan. 31 TBD# TBD LIVE VIDEO STREAM: Fans can also watch the Dec. 12 game on Goals Against Average the NCHC.tv/scsu video stream. This is a pay per view online Lindgren .......................... 2.03 February service. Reijola ............................ 2.99 Feb. 5 at Miami* TBA Feb. 6 at Miami* TBA ANNUAL TEDDY BEAR TOSS: Thanks to all who participated in Save Percentage Feb. 19 at Omaha* 7:07 p.m. the fifth annual Teddy Bear Toss at the hockey and basketball Lindgren ....................... 92.6% Feb. 20 at Omaha* 7:07 p.m. games at SCSU on Dec. 5. A total of over 1,500 Teddy Bears Reijola ......................... 88.1% Feb. 26 Minnesota Duluth* 7:37 p.m. and stuffed animal toys were collected through the event for Feb. 27 Minnesota Duluth* 7:07 p.m. donation to this year’s Toys for Tots drive in the St. Cloud area. Thank You SCSU Fans! WATCH ON THE WEB: March www.nchc.tv/scsu Mar. 4 at Colorado College* 8:37 p.m. BIG NUMBERS IN 2015-16: As a team, SCSU ranks fifth in the Mar. 5 at Colorado College* 8:07 p.m. nation with a scoring average of 4.12 goals per game in Need Tickets? Mar. 11-13 NCHC First Round TBA 2015-16. On defense, SCSU now ranks 12th in the nation www.scsutickets.com Mar. 18-19 NCHC Frozen Faceoff TBA with a goals allowed average of 2.12 goals per game... Mar. 25-27 NCAA Regionals TBA The Huskies power play continues to find success in 2015-16. NCHC FROZEN FACEOFF: The Apr. 7-9 NCAA Frozen Four TBA The Huskies have scored on the advantage in seven of its 2016 NCHC Frozen Faceoff will Tampa, Fla. last eight games played. They currently ranked third in the take place on March 18-19 at ^ UAA Kendall Classic country on the power play with a 28.6 percent conversion Target Center in Minneapolis. * NCHC Games # North Star Cup rate (18-of-63). For complete ticket information, please visit www.nchc.com or All times listed as Central Time SERIES HISTORY: In the series against Denver, the Huskies own www.axs.com a 38-45-5 all-time record against the Pioneers. The series opened on Nov. 29, 1988 with an 8-4 win by DU in Denver, Colo.. St. Cloud State University Hockey Release 2015-16 SCSU Hockey Roster MORE NEWS AND NOTES... #2 Clark Kuster FR D 5-10 R St. Louis, Missouri #4 Ben Storm (COL) JR F/D 6-7 L Laurium, Michigan LAST YEAR: The Huskies (20-19-1, 11-12-1 NCHC) placed sixth in the #5 Nathan Widman - A SO D 6-0 L Naperville, Illinois NCHC’s regular season standings last year and also finished as the #6 Daniel Tedesco JR F 5-10 L Vaughan, Ontario runner-up at the 2015 NCAA West Regional and at the 2015 NCHC Fro- #7 Niklas Nevalainen JR D 5-9 L Pori, Finland zen Faceoff. Nick Oliver was named as the 2015 NCHC Sportmanship Award winner. #9 Joey Benik SR F 5-10 L Andover, Minnesota #10 Ryan Papa SO F 5-6 L Prospect Heights, Illinois POLL POSITION: SCSU was ranked #6 in the USA Hockey national #11 Kalle Kossila SR F 5-10 L Kauniainen, Finland college hockey poll and was ranked 6th in the USCHO.com poll this #12 Ethan Prow - C SR D 6-0 R Sauk Rapids, Minnesota week...SCSU earned a 17th place ranking in the 2015-16 USCHO.com #13 David Morley - A SR F 5-7 R Richmond Hill, Ontario preseason poll and the Huskies were ranked #6 in the NCHC pre- #14 Patrick Newell FR F 5-9 L Thousand Oaks, Calif. season media poll. SCSU ended the 2014-15 season ranked #10/12 in #16 Jon Lizotte FR D 6-1 L Grand Forks, N.D. the national polls. #17 Jacob Benson FR F 6-1 R Grand Forks, N.D. WEEKS SCSU HAS BEEN RANKED IN THE TOP 20 DURING 2015-16: 10 #18 Judd Peterson (BUF) SO F 6-0 R Duluth, Minnesota #19 Mikey Eyssimont FR F 6-0 L Littleton, Colo. THE BOB MOTZKO SHOW: The Bob Motzko #20 Will Borgen (BUF) FR D 6-2 R Moorhead, Minn. Show airs every Monday during the sea- #21 Jimmy Murray SR F 5-7 L Darien, Illinois son from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on KNSI 1450 #22 Jimmy Schuldt FR D 6-0 L Minnetonka, Minn. AM/103.3 FM. The show is broadcast live #23 Robby Jackson FR F 5-9 L Alameda, Calif. from the Green Mill in downtown St. Cloud #26 Mika Ilvonen SO D 5-8 L Espoo, Finland with Dan Terhaar serving as the show host. Fans are encouraged to attend this show live #29 T.J. Belisle SR F 5-10 L Andover, Minnesota at the Green Mill and admission is FREE. Special menu discounts will be #30 David Zevnik FR G 5-11 R Lakeville, Minn. offered during the Bob Motzko Show in 2015-16. You can also listen to #35 Charlie Lindgren JR G 6-2 R Lakeville, Minnesota the show live on the web at www.knsiradio.com #42 Blake Winiecki SO F 6-1 L Lakeville, Minnesota #45 Rasmus Reijola SR G 6-3 L Espoo, Finland All SCSU games are broadcast live on KCML Lite 99.9 in ON THE AIR: #63 Patrick Russell SO F 6-1 R Copenhagen, Denmark the St. Cloud area with Dan Terhaar and Dave Reichel calling the shots this season. Fans are able to listen to the games on the web by going Head Coach: Bob Motzko to this website at www.lite999.com. Selected Husky games are also Assistant Coaches: Mike Gibbons, Garrett Raboin, Dave Rogalski broadcast live on KVSC FM 88.1 (www.kvsc.org) in 2015-16. KVSC’s Athletic Trainer: Bryan DeMaine crew is led by sports director Declan Goff. Equipment Manager: Jeremiah Minkel Coordinator Hockey and Video Operations: Matt Chapman WATCH ON THE WEB: Once again in 2015-16, all SCSU home games are available to watch on the NCHC.tv live video streaming service.