St. Cloud, MN – Here’s some quick St. Cloud State University updates as we head into the last week of October: Get a Peek at SCSU Men’s Hockey in Practice this Friday The fans have an opportunity to take a peek at the 2020-21 edition of SCSU men’s hockey during an open practice session on…
St. Cloud, MN – The rumors had been circling for several weeks that the possibility of a “bubble” format could be initiated to jump-start the 2020-21 NCHC season. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the SCSU schedule was chopped including non-conference games with Arizona State, Minnesota State University Mankato, Northeastern, Boston College and Bemidji…
St. Cloud, MN – A new era of St. Cloud State hockey emerged in 2018 with the hiring of Brett Larson as head coach to replace Bob Motzko and his thirteen years with the program. Three years later, the team continues to reflect the personality of the new coaching regime with less than half of…
St. Cloud, MN – Were it a normal year, the St. Cloud State University Huskies would be suiting up today (October 3rd) for an Exhibition game vs the University of Guelph at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. In June, in response to the Coronavirus epidemic, Canada West suspended all fall athletics including exhibition games…
St. Cloud, MN – The St. Cloud State University Huskies picked up another commitment with the addition of 16 year-old (9/1/03) Hartland, Wisconsin native Max Montes on August 19. Hartland is a suburb of Milwaukee, WI. This follows the commitment of another forward from the Badger State, Jonah Aegerter of Janesville, WI a week ago.…
St. Cloud, MN – The St. Cloud State University Huskies received a commitment from Janesville, WI native Jonah Aegerter on August 12. The 16 year-old center announced via Twitter “I’m extremely proud and honored to announce my commitment to St. Cloud State. Thank you to my family, coaches, and friends who have supported me along…
St. Cloud, MN – Although it’s the “Dog Days of Summer” things are moving forward on the college hockey landscape. Here’s some updates that may be of interest: Huskies Return to School With SCSU classes scheduled to begin on August 24, members of the SCSU men’s hockey team have returned to campus including international students.…
St. Cloud, MN – There is no less than twenty-three companies in the United States that are working on coronavirus vaccines and treatments. The announcement within the last week by Moderna Inc. that they completed a successful Phase I trial of their RNA-based vaccine immediately created a rally in the US stock market. It was…
St. Cloud, MN – After 12 years with the St. Cloud State University Huskies and 23 years as a collegiate coach, Mike Gibbons announced his retirement on March 19th. On May 23rd, the Huskies announced the hiring of veteran hockey coach Dave Shyiak as Gibbons successor as Associate Head Coach. The 53 year-old Shyiak brings…
St. Cloud, MN – In a surprise development, defenseman, Josh Luedtke of Minnetonka, MN announced his commitment to St. Cloud State University via Twitter on May 2nd. Luedtke announced “Honored to announce my commitment to play hockey at St. Cloud State University! I can’t thank God, my family, teammates, coaches and everyone who has supported…
St. Cloud, MN – I read an interesting piece this week by Tony Ferrari @theTonyFerrari of Dobber Prospects titled Searching for the Next ‘Elite Pest’. The posting discussed the rarity of NHL prospects exhibiting the characteristics of what he described as the “skilled pest” or “Brad Marchand archetype”, a player that has the ability to…
The University of Minnesota-Duluth added another name to it’s long list of Hobey Baker winners as defenseman, Scott Perunovich was named the 2019-20 winner on Saturday, April 11. In an odd late night announcement by ESPN (11:00PM ET) on a day in which the Frozen Four Championship would have been played, Perunovich was introduced as…
St. Cloud, MN – With the flurry of commitments to the Huskies over the past two weeks, incoming defenseman, Brady Ziemer may have been lost in the shadows a bit. With his trademark flowing locks of hair, Brady Ziemer has this baby boomer longing for the days when I was part of a “hair line”…
(This story was previously imbedded in a March 28 update) St. Cloud, MN – With the departure of seniors Jack Ahcan and Clark Kuster who logged 33 and 27 games respectively, the Huskies needed the addition of two defenseman to round out their roster for the 2020-21 season. Carver, MN native and former Holy Family…
St. Cloud, MN – The SCSU Huskies completed their recruiting for the 2020-21 season with the commitment of forward Jack Johnston of the North American Hockey League’s Fairbanks Ice Dogs. Johnston announced on Twitter on April 7th “Very proud and excited to announce my commitment to further my education and hockey career at St. Cloud…
