HUSKIES ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS www.scsuhuskies.com • Contact: Tom Nelson (320-308-5400 or [email protected]) 2017-18 SCSU Schedule 2017-18 SCSU Men’s Hockey Release: September/October Sept. 30 Regina (EX) W, 8-0 #1 ST. CLOUD STATE (25-8-6, 16-4-4 NCHC) Oct. 7 at Minnesota State W, 4-0 vs. Air Force Academy (22-14-5, 13-11-4 AH) Oct. 13 Alaska W, 6-3 Oct. 14 Alaska W, 5-4 OT NCAA West Regional - Mar. 23 - 3:00 p.m. Oct. 20 Boston College W, 5-2 Denny Sanford Premier Center - Sioux Falls, S.D. Oct. 21 Boston College W, 3-1 AT THE DANCE: The #1 St. Cloud State University men’s hockey November team (25-8-6, 16-4-4 NCHC) will open NCAA Division I tourna- Nov. 3 Minnesota Duluth* W, 5-3 ment play on Friday, March 23 with a 3 p.m. (CT) game against Nov. 4 Minnesota Duluth* W, 5-0 Air Force (22-14-5, 13-11-4 AH) at the NCAA West Regional. Nov. 10 at Denver* L, 4-2 The game will be played at the Denny Sanford Premier Center Nov. 11 at Denver* L, 5-1 in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Huskies are the region’s number one 2017-18 St. Cloud State Leaders Nov. 17 Colorado College* W, 6-1 seed and the tournament’s overall number one seed. Air Force Goals is the region’s number four seed. In the other first round game, Nov. 18 Colorado College* W, 5-1 Mikey Eyssimont ................. 17 #6 Minnesota State (29-9-1) will play #11 Minnesota Duluth Robby Jackson .................... 15 (21-16-3) at 6:30 p.m. (CT). The two winning teams will play in December Easton Brodzinski ................ 14 the Regional title game at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 24. The Dec. 1 at Omaha* W, 7-4 Ryan Poehling ..................... 14 Dec. 2 at Omaha* W, 5-0 winner of the 2018 NCAA West Regional will advance to the upcoming 2018 NCAA Frozen Four, which will be played at the Dec. 8 North Dakota* T, 2-2 OT Assists Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on April 5 & 7. Dec. 9 North Dakota* W, 3-1 Jimmy Schuldt ..................... 28 Dec. 29 at Princeton T, 3-3 OT Robby Jackson .................... 27 Attention SCSU Dec. 30 at Princeton T, 2-2 OT SCSU PRE-GAME SOCIAL AT BUFFALO WILD WINGS: Mikey Eyssimont ................. 22 fans! Join the fun at the pre-gam social at the Buffalo Wild Patick Newell ...................... 20 WIngs in Sioux Falls, S.D. prior to the start of the SCSU-Air January Jack Ahcan ......................... 20 Jan. 6 Minnesota W, 5-2. Force game on Friday at the Regional. Buffalo Wild WIngs is located at 909 West Ave. in Sioux Falls, S.D. Jan. 7 at Minnesota L, 2-0. Points Jan. 12 Western Michigan* L, 7-5 Robby Jackson .................... 42 SCSU fans will Jan. 13 Western Michigan* W, 4-3 FOLLOW THE HUSKIES IN 2017-18 ON THE RADIO: Mikey Eyssimont ................. 39 be able to listen to the games on 96.7 FM The River (www. Jan. 20 MSU, Mankato (HDM) L, 5-2 Jimmy Schuldt ..................... 38 river967.com) with Jim Erickson and Dave Reichel on the call. Jan. 26 at Minnesota Duluth* L, 5-2 Ryan Poehling ..................... 31 Jan. 27 at Minesota Duluth* W, 2-1. Fans can also listen on KVSC FM 88.1 or at kvsc.org Power Play Goals Watch the SCSU-Air Force game on Friday, March 23 February WATCH: Jimmy Schuldt ....................... 8 Feb. 2 Omaha* W, 5-3 on ESPNU. Fans can also watch the regional championship game on ESPN2. Check your local listings for the cable and Feb. 3 Omaha* W, 6-2 Goals Against Average dish listings near you. Feb. 9 at Miami* W, 5-2 Hrenak .............................2.12 Feb. 10 at Miami* W, 4-0 Smith ............................... 2.58 Feb. 16 at Western Michigan* T, 5-5 OT IN THE POLLS: The Huskies received a #1 ranking in the USA TO- DAY/USA Hockey Division I poll this week. SCSU also gained a Feb. 17 at Western Michigan* W, 4-2 Save Percentage #1 ranking in the USCHO.com poll this week...St. Cloud State Feb. 23 Denver* T, 1-1 OT Hrenak ..........................91.9% was picked as the #2 team in the 2017-18 preseason NCHC Feb. 24 Denver* W, 4-2 Smith .............................91.0% poll. Of note, the Huskies received votes in the final USCHO. March com poll of 2016-17. Air Force received votes in the latest polls, Mar. 2 at North Dakota* W, 4-3 OT while UMD was ranked #11 and Minnesota State was ranked Mar. 3 at North Dakota* T, 2-2 OT #6. NEED TICKETS? Mar. 9 vs. Miami# W, 5-2 Visit www.scsutickets.com or Mar. 10 vs. Miami# L, 3-2 OT LEAGUE CHAMPS: SCSU clinched the NCHC regular season title call 1-877-SCSUTIX or 320-308- Mar. 11 vs. Miami# W, 4-3 OT with its four point weekend vs. Denver. This marks the second 2137. Mar. 16 vs. North Dakota√ W, 3-2 OT time in team history that SCSU has won the Penrose Cup (first Mar. 17 vs. Denver√ L, 4-1 Mar. 23 vs. Air Force% 3 p.m. was in 2013-14) and the third time SCSU has won a regular sea- Apr. 5-7 NCAA Frozen Four TBA son league title during the DI era. SCSU also won the WCHA St. Paul, Minn. regular season crown in 2012-13. As a DIII affiliate, SCSU won * NCHC Games / #NCHC First Round the NCHA league title in 1986-87. √ NCHC Frozen Faceoff % NCAA West Regional NCAA NOTES: This marks the first time that the Huskies have earned the top seed in the NCAA tournament... this is SCSU’s All times listed as Central Time 12th NCAA tournament bid ....SCSU’s last NCAA bid was in 2016. The Huskies also gained NCAA bids in 1989, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2015. St. Cloud State University Hockey Release St. Cloud State Huskies 2017-18 NCHC Regular Season Champions HUSKIES HIGHLIGHTS! • 2017-18 Record: 25-8-6, 16-4-4 NCHC • Penrose Cup Champions in 2017-18 and 2013-14 • #1 nationally ranked team (Mar. 19 USCHO & USA Hockey polls) • 16-3-2 record at home in 2017-18 • 16-6-4 record vs. nationally ranked teams (top 20) in 2017-18 • Overall number one seed for the 2018 NCAA DI Tournament • Number one seed at 2018 NCAA West Regional • Has outscored opponents 143-97 in 2017-18 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Championship Regionals Semifinals Championship March 23-25 April 5 April 7 1 St. Cloud St. (25-8-6) Fri. March 23 - 4 p.m. ESPNU West: Air Force (22-14-5) Denny Sanford PREMIER Center Sioux Falls, SD Minnesota St. (29-9-1) Sat. March 24 - 9 p.m. ESPN2 Fri. March 23 - 7:30 p.m. ESPN3 Minn. Duluth (21-16-3) Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, MN 4 Ohio St. (24-9-5) 6 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 Sat. March 24 - 3:30 p.m. ESPNU Midwest: Princeton (19-12-4) PPL Center Allentown, PA Denver (22-9-8) Sun. March 25 - 6:30 p.m. ESPNU Sat. March 24 - 7 p.m. ESPN3 Penn St. (18-14-5) Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, MN 3 Cornell (25-5-2) 7:30 p.m. NATIONAL Sat. March 24 - 1 p.m. ESPN2 ESPNews CHAMPION Northeast: Boston U. (21-13-4) DCU Center Worcester, MA Michigan (20-14-3) Sun. March 25 - 4 p.m. ESPN2 Sat. March 24 - 4:30 p.m. ESPNews Northeastern (23-9-5) Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, MN 2 Notre Dame (25-9-2) 6 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 Fri. March 23 - 3 p.m. ESPN2 East: Michigan Tech (22-16-5) Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT Providence (23-11-4) Sat. March 24 - 6 p.m. ESPNU Fri. March 23 - 6:30 p.m. ESPNU Clarkson (23-10-6) East Seeds Midwest Seeds Northeast Seeds West Seeds 1. Notre Dame 1. Ohio St. 1. Cornell 1. St. Cloud St. 2. Providence 2. Denver 2. Michigan 2. Minnesota St. 3. Clarkson 3. Penn St. 3. Northeastern 3. Minn. Duluth 4. Michigan Tech 4. Princeton 4. Boston U. 4. Air Force All times are Eastern time. Information subject to change. © 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association. No commercial use without the NCAA's written permission. The NCAA opposes all forms of sports wagering. St. Cloud State University Hockey Release 2017-18 SCSU Hockey Roster MORE NEWS AND NOTES... #1 Jeff Smith JR G 6-2 L Maple Ridge, BC #2 Clark Kuster JR D 5-10 R St. Louis, Missouri LAST YEAR: The Huskies (16-19-1, 10-13-1 NCHC) placed fifth in the #3 Jack Poehling SO F 6-0 L Lakeville, Minnesota NCHC’s regular season standings last year. #6 Luke Jaycox FR D 6-3 L Warroad, Minnesota #7 Nick Poehling SO F 5-11 L Lakeville, Minnesota POLL POSITION: SCSU was ranked #1 in this week’s USA TODAY/USA #8 Tyler Anderson FR D 6-2 L Winnipeg, Manitoba Hockey poll and #1 in this week’s USCHO.com poll. SCSU was ranked #4 in the NCHC preseason media poll. #10 Jon Lizotte JR D 6-2 L Grand Forks, ND #11 Ryan Poehling (MTL) SO F 6-2 L Lakeville, Minnesota WEEKS SCSU HAS BEEN RANKED IN THE TOP 20 DURING 2017-18: 23 #12 Jack Ahcan SO D 5-8 L Savage, Minnesota #14 Patrick Newell JR F 5-9 L Thousand Oaks, California THE BOB MOTZKO SHOW: The Bob Motzko Show airs every Monday dur- #16 Will Hammer FR F 6-2 L St.