St. Cloud, MN – There’s no denying, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference is the most balanced and powerful conference in collegiate hockey. In the league’s first nine seasons, the NCHC has won the national crown five times including five of the last six championships. They also had a league member (SCSU) in the championship contest…
St. Cloud, MN – “The evolution of where we are as a league continues to grow” – Grant Potulny, Head Coach Northern Michigan University. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) is moving full throttle into its second season after the resurrection of the former conference with the same namesake that existed from 1971 to 2013.…
St. Cloud, MN – The SCSU Huskies have tapped the ranks of Minnesota High School hockey for a future forward in White Bear Lake’s Nolan Roed. The 5’11” 170-pound left-shooting forward announced via Twitter on September 19th ‘Honored and super excited to announce my commitment to attend and play Division 1 hockey at St. Cloud…
St. Cloud, MN – Tim Horton would be proud. Coffee and doughnut entrepreneur Horton who played 24 seasons in the NHL could have never envisioned his single restaurant opened in Hamilton, Ontario in 1964 would eventually grow to become Canada’s largest publicly traded quick-service restaurant chain and grow to almost 5,000 restaurants in 15 countries.…
ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY RELEASE St. Cloud, MN – St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey has announced its full 2022-23 coaching staff ahead of the program’s 25th season of competition. First-year head coach Brian Idalski will be assisted by associate head coach Jinelle Siergiej, assistant coach Mira Jalosuo, and volunteer goalie coach Megan Van Beusekom-Sweerin. Hockey…
St. Cloud, MN – When SCSU head coach Brett Larson was hired in April of 2018 he nary had an opportunity to do any recruiting for the 2018-19 season. Perhaps his biggest recruiting effort was to convince Jimmy Schuldt to return for his senior season. That he did and despite seeing Mikey Eyssimont, Blake Winiecki,…
ST. CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY RELEASE St. Cloud, MN – Each of St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey’s three representatives at the 2022 IIHF Women’s World Championships have advanced to the Quarterfinals after strong showings in the preliminary round. Jenniina Nylund (Finland), Klara Hymlarova (Czech Republic), and Laura Zimmermann (Switzerland) each appeared in all four games of…
St.Cloud, MN – With the departure of 10 players including five of your top 10 point producers it’s a rebuild for St. Cloud State University in 2022-23. It required the addition of three transfers and seven freshmen to fill out the roster and plan for the future of the program. With a solid core of…
St. Cloud, MN – On August 16th, the University of Maine Athletic Director Ken Ralph announced that St. Cloud State University assistant coach Molly Engstrom was named Head Coach of the Black Bears Women’s ice hockey team. This ended her four-year tenure as an assistant coach for the SCSU Huskies and followed her unsuccessful bid…
St. Cloud, MN – The impact of the college hockey transfer rules is unmistakable. Once an insignificant statistic in college hockey, it’ll number in excess of 150 player moves for the 2022-23 season. It allows teams to fill holes immediately with top-flight players without the need to rely on incoming freshmen to acclimate to a…
St. Cloud, MN – It’s a homecoming of sorts for Erick Zamora who was recently named Director of Operations for St. Cloud’s North American Hockey League (NAHL) franchise, the St. Cloud Norsemen. A former SCSU student, Zamora had plans to become a teacher but made an about-face and transferred to Brown University to obtain a…
The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship begins on Tuesday, August 9. Below are some links and the schedule for the tournament that runs through August 20. All games will be televised on the NHL Network. In Canada on TSN. International Ice Hockey Federation Home Page 2022 Team USA Roster USA Hockey Daily Notebook 2022…
St. Cloud, MN – Depending on who you talk to the new NCAA transfer rules can be a blessing or a curse. One thing for certain is you’ve seen a large number of Division I hockey players moving down to the Division III ranks the past two seasons. That’s a good thing for the teams…
St. Cloud, MN – “The NHL will always be there. You only get four years in college. Don’t give that time away. Turn pro when it’s obvious to EVERYONE that you have nothing left to prove at the college level. It’s a high-growth environment that you can’t replicate. And it’s fun as hell!! – Greg…
St. Cloud, MN – With the 2022 NHL Entry Draft completed, many of the NHL teams are conducting their development camps. Here’s a list of players** with ties to St. Cloud State University that have been invited to NHL Development Camps (many starting this week): Calgary Flames – Dylan Anhorn (Defense) Chicago Blackhawks – Dominic…
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