St. Cloud, MN – Make that four St. Cloud State University hockey players and a coach chosen to participate in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China from February 3-20. On January 20th, Team Finland announced their roster for the 2022 games and SCSU’s senior forward Jenniina Nylund will be a member of the…
St. Cloud, MN – Two weeks ago it was the UMD Bulldogs that had COVID issues. This past weekend it was the Huskies. It’s derailed two weekends of hockey for the #4 Pairwise ranked Huskies. I think we can safely say this weekend’s games with the Miami RedHawks will take place. The RedHawks are already…
St. Cloud, MN – Recruiting for collegiate hockey is all about projecting whether a player can transition to that next higher level of play. It’s not an exact science and sometimes it comes down to experience and a gut instinct about a player. For SCSU commit Adam Ingram it appears it was a little of…
St. Cloud, MN – On January 6th, it was announced that SCSU men’s hockey head coach Brett Larson would be joining the USA Men’s Olympic hockey team as an assistant coach. Today (January 13th), it was announced that three St. Cloud State University hockey players will also be in Beijing, China competing in the 2022…
St. Cloud, MN – In the “what’s important” category, Pairwise watching is front and center as we approach mid-January. In the immediate future, the battle between #3 Denver University and #5 St. Cloud State University becomes a very important series for those beginning to sort out contenders for the NCAA tournament. A secondary matter is…
St.Cloud, MN – There will be strong connections to St. Cloud State University hockey when the USA Men’s Olympic hockey team hits the ice in Beijing, China for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games February 3-20, 2022. It was announced by USA Hockey on January 6 that Brett Larson, head men’s ice hockey coach at St.…
St. Cloud, MN – The power play clicked, the Finns got untracked, Sam Hentges scored his third goal of the weekend and the Huskies powered their way to a 5-2 win and sweep of the non-conference series with the Bemidji State University Beavers. The weekend finale at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center was the…
Bemidji, MN – Maybe a 69-day break from hockey is not such a bad thing. Sam Hentges returned to the ice on Friday (December 31) after being injured on October 22nd against the Wisconsin Badgers. Honestly, in the first period, Hentges looked less rusty than the rest of his teammates who were coming off a…
St. Cloud, MN – Many of the personalities have changed and it’s been a couple of years since the SCSU Huskies faced in-state rival Bemidji State University. However, the significance of this non-conference series cannot be underplayed as both teams are in the middle of a conference fight for their respective league title and are…
St. Cloud, MN – Players develop at a different pace, and the transition from junior hockey to collegiate hockey for some players can be daunting. For those of us that have followed the game for years, it’s not uncommon to see players come into their own in their junior and senior years. Experience, maturity, strength,…
St. Cloud, MN – Sometimes, all it takes is an opportunity for an athlete to shine. For former SCSU goaltender, Charlie Lindgren who toiled in the Montreal Canadiens system for five years, a change in scenery has been beneficial. Signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Blues in July, Lindgren was recalled…
Rochester, NY – 34 years ago on March 20, 1987, former SCSU head hockey coach Craig Dahl faced the Oswego State Lakers in the opening game of the Division III national tournament in Plattsburgh, NY. At the time, Dahl was an assistant coach with the Huskies under Herb Brooks. The Huskies lost that game 5-2…
Kalamazoo, MI – To say the Western Michigan Broncos are exceeding expectations proves you haven’t been paying attention. Currently the top-ranked team in college hockey’s Pairwise, the Broncos are currently 12-4-0 and on track to have their most successful season since joining the NCHC in 2013-14. They’ve had one NCAA appearance since then and it…
Perbix had his best weekend of the season last weekend, more than doubling his point total on the year with a six-point weekend while leading the Huskies to a split against No. 7 North Dakota. On Friday, the Tampa Bay Lightning draft pick dished out a career-high four assists in an 8-1 thumping of UND,…
St. Cloud, MN – Surprising as it seems, the St. Cloud State hockey team is pretty much at the mid-point of their 2021-22 season. They’ll complete the calendar year 2021 with a non-conference game at Bemidji State University, their 17th game, and then have a total of 17 games remaining to complete the regular season.…
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