ST. CLOUD STATE Huskies Men’s Hockey 2016 NCHC Frozen Facoff Champions • 2016 NCAA West Regional Number One Seed • 2015 NCHC Frozen Faceoff Runner-Up 2014 NCHC Regular Season Champions • 2015 & 2014 NCAA West Regional Runner-Up 2013 WCHA Regular Season Champions • 2013 NCAA Midwest Regional Champions • 2013 NCAA Frozen Four Participant 2016-17 HUSKIES HOCKEY Media Guide and Team Records TROPHY TIME at SCSU! 2016 NCHC Frozen Faceoff Champions 2013-14 NCHC Regular Season Champions - Penrose Cup 2012-13 WCHA Regular Season Champions MacNaughton Cup 2016-17 ST. CLOUD STATE QUICK FACTS & INFORMATION 2016-17 ST. CLOUD STATE HOCKEY RECORD BOOK 2016-17 St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey Information Founded .............................................................................1869 Location ............................................St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498 Enrollment ....................................................................... 15,092 Team Colors .................................................. Cardinal and Black Team Nickname ...............................................................Huskies Home Arena ...Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (5,371 cap.) National Affiliation ........................................... .NCAA Division I Conference Affiliation ......National Collegiate Hockey Conference 2015-16 Overall Record ...................................................31-19-1 2015-16 NCHC Record/Finish ..................................... 17-6-1/2nd NCHC Playoffs .........................................4-0 NCHC Playoffs/1st NCAA Playoffs ................................0-1 (West Regional #1 seed) Returning Players ......................................................11F/4D/2G Players Lost ............................................................... 5F/3D/1G SCSU Men’s Hockey Staff Head Coach .............................................................Bob Motzko Alma Mater ................................................St. Cloud State, 1987 Office Phone ........................................................ 320-308-4806 Coach Motzkoʼs e-mail [email protected] Record at SCSU ......................................235-164-42 (11seasons) Career Record ........................................235-164-42 (11seasons) Assistant Coach .....................................................Mike Gibbons Office Phone ........................................................ 320-308-4806 Coach Gibbonʼs e-mail ..................... [email protected] Assistant Coach ....................................................Garrett Raboin Office Phone ........................................................ 320-308-4806 Coach Raboinʼs e-mail [email protected] Volunteer Goaltenders Coach ........................................Mike Lee SCSU Administrative Staff President ........................................................... Dr. Asish Vaidya Jacob Benson Institutional Representative ....................................Dr. Bill Hudson Director of Athletics ............................................ Heather Weems Assistant Athletics Director .....................................Nate Swenson Media Guide Credits Assistant Athletics Director .............................................Rick Hinz The 2016-17 St. Cloud State University Men ʼs Hockey Athletic Development Director ....................................Kurt Stelten Record Book is a production of the Husky Athletic Media Compliance Officer ........................................Holly Schmidtbauer Relations Of Hockey Operations/Video Coordinator ..................Matt Chapman fi ce. The guide was designed and edited by Assistant Athletic Media Relations Director Tom Nelson, Head Athletic Trainer ...................................Julie Alexander, ATC Menʼs Hockey Athletic Trainer .....................Bryan DeMaine, ATC Assistance was provided by Anne Abicht and Terry Equipment Manager ...........................................Jeremiah Minkel Tschida. Photos provided by Tom Nelson, Brace Hemmel- AMR Director ..................Tom Nelson ([email protected]) garn, Bella Rose Photography, Brad Olson, and Univer- E-mail ...................................................tcnelson@stcloudstate.edu sity Archives. The Record Book is only available online Tom Nelsonʼs Home Phone ......320-654-9815/320-244-0813 (cell) in an Adobe PDF format at the St. Cloud State University Asst. AMR Director ......................................................Joe Prisco Athletic Website: www.scsuhuskies.com AMR Graduate Assistants. ..................Erin Godin and Ryan Evans AMR/Athletic Insurance/Graphic Design.................. Terry Tschida Mission Statement The mission of the Intercollegiate program for men and Important Numbers at SCSU women at St. Cloud State University is to provide quality Athletic Office Phone .............................................320-308-3102 athletic opportunities to men and women students who AMR Office Phone ................................................. 320-308-2141 have specialized athletic interests and abilities. It is our AMR/Athletic Office FAX ...................................... 320-308-2099 belief that meaningful intercollegiate competitive experi- Brooks Center Training Room.................................320-308-5229 ence will better enable the participants to make signi Brooks Center Equipment Room .............................320-308-2371 contributions to society. Finally, in spite of being in anfi cantera Brooks Center Press Row .......................................320-308-5227 of uncertain state funding, SCSU is committed to provid- Ticket Information ......................320-308-2137 or 1-877-SCSUTIX ing a broad based program in which student-athletes can SCSU Admissions Office .................1-877-654-7278 or 308-2244 strive to pursue excellence in their chosen athletic and academic endeavors. www.scsuhuskies.com 2016-17 ST. CLOUD STATE HOCKEY RECORD BOOK SCSU Athletic Dept. Phone Directory Name Sport ................................................Number* E-Mail** St. Cloud State Traditions: Jessica Abrahams Asst. Womenʼs Basketball ...............308-5929 jlabrahams Julie Alexander Head Athletic Trainer ............308-3827/2597 jaalexander History of the Nickname Jerry Anderson W Tennis ....................................... 308-5269 jlanderson The Husky Nickname: St. Cloud State's nick- Gretta Arvesen Soccer ...........................................308-4967 gmarvesen name has gone through several changes over Cheryl Boesche Administrative Specialist ..................308-3102 chboesche the years. Early nicknames included "Normals," Chad Braegelmann Volleyball Coach .............................308-3102 cbraegelmann Matt Chapman Business and Hockey Operations .... 308-2375 mcchapman "Teachers," "Bear Cats," "Peds," and "Flying Steve Costanzo Wrestling/Strength-Conditioning ...... 308-2996 sscostanza Clouds." Kay Czarnetzki Equipment Manager ....................... 308-2633 kmczarnetzki There are several theories about how the Bryan DeMaine Athletic Trainer............................... 308-2588 bgdemaine nickname "Huskies" began to be used. One Pat Dolan Baseball ........................................ 308-3702 pldolan says that it is a result of a student contest. Lori Fish Womenʼs Basketball .......................308-2230 llfish Bartt Gevens Rec Sports/Facilities ....................... 308-3323 bjgevens Another suggests that the name originated Mike Gibbons Asst. Menʼs Hockey ........................ 308-4806 mpgibbons with the football team. There was a story in Steve Grimit Asst. Football ................................308-3251 srgrimit the February 4, 1938, edition of the College Katie Halter Video and Creative Services ............308-3102 kehalter Chronicle which referred to the "football hus- Jeff Hegle Swimming & Diving ........................308-4266 jmhegle kies." Since huskies was not capitalized in the Rick Hinz Associate Athletic Director ..............308-4924 rahinz Dr. Bill Hudson Faculty Representative ....................308-2241 whudson story, the author could have been referring Rachel Johnson Athletic Trainer............................... 308-2590 rljohnson to the team's size, and this possibly led to the Sam Kettenhofen Track & Field/CC Coach ................. 308-2242 skettenhofen nickname. Steve Macdonald Asst. Womenʼs Hockey ...................308-4806 samacdonald Another theory is that the nickname originat- Joe Meierhofer Director of Operations - NHC .............308-3327 jmeierhofer ed within the football team. "I think it occurred Jeremiah Minkel Hockey Equipment Manager ............308-2371 jdminkel Bob Motzko Menʼs Hockey ................................ 308-4806 rgmotzko during Coach Kasch's days as football coach Chris Mussman Asst. Football .................................308-3070 cmussman (1935-42)," said John Weisman, former SCSU Tom Nelson Athletic Media Relations .................308-5400 tcnelson Dean of Men and former coach. "The team just Doug Patterson Asst. Football .................................308-6693 djpatterson started calling themselves the "Huskies." Marci Peniata Assistant Volleyball......................... 308-2051 mpeniata Why the name was chosen or who exactly Joe Prisco Assistant AMR Director ....................308-2141 jprisco Garrett Raboin Assistant Menʼs Hockey ..................308-4806 grraboin selected it remains unclear. The name could Matt Reimer Menʼs Basketball