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2019–20 St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey season

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2019–20 St. Cloud State Huskies
men's ice hockey season
Conference5th NCHC
Home iceHerb Brooks National Hockey Center
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/US Hockey MagazineNR
Record
Overall13–15–6
Conference10–12–2–1
Home8–6–2
Road4–9–4
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrett Larson
Assistant coachesMike Gibbons
Nick Oliver
Matt Bertram
Captain(s)Jack Ahcan
Alternate captain(s)Clark Kuster
Jack Poehling
Nick Poehling
St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey season was the 85th season of play for the program, the 23rd at the Division I level and the 7th in the NCHC conference. The Huskies represented St. Cloud State University and were coached by Brett Larson, in his 2nd season.

On March 12, 2020, NCHC announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played.[1]

Roster

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As of September 8, 2019.[2]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Missouri Clark Kuster (A) Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1995-01-28 St. Louis, Missouri Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
3 Minnesota Jack Poehling (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1996-08-29 Lakeville, Minnesota Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
5 Czech Republic Ondřej Trejbal Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-04-21 Hamry nad Sázavou, Czech Republic Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)
6 Minnesota Luke Jaycox Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-08-19 Warroad, Minnesota Lincoln Stars (USHL)
7 Minnesota Nick Poehling (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-08-29 Lakeville, Minnesota Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
8 Manitoba Tyler Anderson Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-01-12 Winnipeg, Manitoba Steinbach Pistons (MJHL)
9 Minnesota Spencer Meier Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1999-04-15 Sartell, Minnesota Fargo Force (USHL)
10 Alberta Kyler Kupka Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-05-11 Camrose, Alberta Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)
11 Minnesota Trevor Zins Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-07-23 St. Michael, Minnesota Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)
12 Minnesota Jack Ahcan (C) Senior D 5' 8" (1.73 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-05-18 Savage, Minnesota Cedar Rapids (USHL)
13 Finland Jami Krannila Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 2000-10-03 Nokia, Finland Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
14 Alberta Zach Okabe Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-01-04 Okotoks, Alberta Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL)
15 Minnesota Micah Miller Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1998-10-29 Grand Rapids, Minnesota Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
16 Minnesota Will Hammer Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-02-06 St. Cloud, Minnesota Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)
17 Virginia Thomas Rocco Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1999-11-04 Midlothian, Virginia Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)
18 Minnesota Brendan Bushy Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1998-08-23 Thief River Falls, Minnesota Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
19 Minnesota Sam Hentges Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-07-26 Fridley, Minnesota Tri-City Storm (USHL) MIN, 210th overall 2018
20 Alaska Nolan Walker Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-10-20 Anchorage, Alaska Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
21 Minnesota Jake Wahlin Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1996-11-09 Saint Paul, Minnesota Tri-City Storm (USHL)
23 Minnesota Henry Enebak Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-07-29 Prior Lake, Minnesota Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)
25 Minnesota Nick Perbix Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-06-15 Elk River, Minnesota Omaha Lancers (USHL) TBL, 169th overall 2017
26 Minnesota Easton Brodzinski Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-08-13 Blaine, Minnesota Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
27 Minnesota Chase Brand Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-02-25 Nevis, Minnesota Madison Capitols (USHL)
28 Illinois Kevin Fitzgerald Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996-07-31 Oak Brook, Illinois Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)
30 Wisconsin Joey Lamoreaux Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-02-01 Shorewood, Wisconsin Madison (USHL)
34 Slovakia Dávid Hrenák Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-05-05 Považska Bystrica, Slovakia Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) LAK, 144th overall 2018
40 Arizona Jaxon Castor Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-03-14 Phoenix, Arizona Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T 3/SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 North Dakota 24 17 4 3 2 56 86 49 35 26 5 4 135 68
#5 Minnesota–Duluth 24 17 5 2 0 53 89 53 34 22 10 2 114 77
#6 Denver 24 11 8 5 4 42 67 54 36 21 9 6 118 81
#16 Western Michigan 24 12 9 3 2 41 84 73 36 18 13 5 125 101
St. Cloud State 24 10 12 2 1 33 61 74 34 13 15 6 94 108
Omaha 24 8 13 3 0 27 63 75 36 14 17 5 108 107
Miami 24 5 16 3 2 20 61 89 34 8 21 5 92 127
Colorado College 24 4 17 3 1 16 48 96 34 11 20 3 86 123
Championship: Cancelled
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 6 5:07 PM vs. Alberta* #6 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota (Exhibition)   Castor W 4–2  3,491
Regular Season
October 11 7:07 PM vs. Bemidji State* #7 Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota   Hrenák T 4–4 OT 3,445 0–0–1
October 12 6:07 PM vs. Bemidji State* #7 Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota   Hrenák T 2–2 OT 3,792 0–0–2
October 25 7:37 PM vs. #11 Northeastern* #14 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota   Hrenák L 1–4  3,581 0–1–2
October 26 7:07 PM vs. #11 Northeastern* #14 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota FSN+ Hrenák W 2–1  4,208 1–1–2
November 1 7:37 PM vs. Princeton* #16 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota FSN+ Hrenák L 3–5  3,531 1–2–2
November 2 6:07 PM vs. Princeton* #16 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota   Hrenák T 5–5 OT 4,103 1–2–3
November 8 6:07 PM vs. #16 Northern Michigan* Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan   Hrenák T 3–3 OT 3,020 1–2–4
November 9 5:00 PM vs. #16 Northern Michigan* Berry Events CenterMarquette, Michigan   Hrenák W 5–4 OT 3,258 2–2–4
November 15 7:37 PM vs. Colorado College Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota   Hrenák L 2–4  3,601 2–3–4 (0–1–0–0)
November 16 6:07 PM vs. Colorado College Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota   Hrenák L 2–5  3,923 2–4–4 (0–2–0–0)
November 22 7:37 PM at #5 North Dakota Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota   Hrenák L 4–2  11,223 2–5–4 (0–3–0–0)
November 23 7:07 PM at #5 North Dakota Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota   Hrenák L 1–2 OT 11,747 2–6–4 (0–4–0–0)
December 6 6:05 PM at Miami Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Hrenák W 2–1  2,016 3–6–4 (1–4–0–0)
December 7 6:05 PM at Miami Steve Cady ArenaOxford, Ohio   Hrenák W 5–3  1,863 4–6–4 (2–4–0–0)
December 13 7:37 PM vs. Omaha Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota FSN+ Hrenák W 4–1  3,703 5–6–4 (3–4–0–0)
December 14 6:07 PM vs. Omaha Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota   Castor L 3–4 OT 3,977 5–7–4 (3–5–0–0)
Mariucci Classic
December 28 4:00 PM at #2 Minnesota State* 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Semifinal)   Castor W 7–2  7,615 6–7–4 (3–5–0–0)
December 29 7:05 PM at Minnesota* 3M Arena at MariucciMinneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Championship) FSN+ Castor L 1–4  6,772 6–8–4 (3–5–0–0)
January 10 8:07 PM at #5 Denver Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado Altitude2 Hrenák L 3–6  5,879 6–9–4 (3–6–0–0)
January 11 8:07 PM at #5 Denver Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado Altitude2 Castor L 3–5  5,966 6–10–4 (3–7–0–0)
January 17 7:37 PM vs. #8 Minnesota–Duluth Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota   Hrenák W 2–1  4,166 7–10–4 (4–7–0–0)
January 18 4:07 PM vs. #8 Minnesota–Duluth Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota FSN+ Hrenák W 2–0  5,199 8–10–4 (5–7–0–0)
January 24 6:00 PM at Western Michigan Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Hrenák L 2–6  2,807 8–11–4 (5–8–0–0)
January 25 6:00 PM at Western Michigan Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Castor L 2–6  3,386 8–12–4 (5–9–0–0)
January 31 7:37 PM vs. Miami Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota   Hrenák W 4–2  3,756 9–12–4 (6–9–0–0)
February 1 6:07 PM vs. Miami Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota   Hrenák W 3–0  4,923 10–12–4 (7–9–0–0)
February 7 8:41 PM at Colorado College Broadmoor World ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado CBSSN Hrenák W 3–2  2,733 11–12–4 (8–9–0–0)
February 8 7:07 PM at Colorado College Broadmoor World ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Hrenák T 2–2 SOL 3,345 11–12–5 (8–9–1–0)
February 21 7:37 PM vs. #1 North Dakota Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota   Hrenák T 3–3 SOW 4,794 11–12–6 (8–9–2–1)
February 22 6:07 PM vs. #1 North Dakota Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota FSN Hrenák W 2–1  5,775 12–12–6 (9–9–2–1)
February 28 7:36 PM vs. #6 Denver Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota CBSSN Hrenák W 5–1  4,454 13–12–6 (10–9–2–1)
February 29 7:07 PM vs. #6 Denver Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox Sports North Hrenák L 2–5  5,212 13–13–6 (10–10–2–1)
March 6 7:07 PM at #5 Minnesota–Duluth AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota FSN+ Hrenák L 1–4  6,024 13–14–6 (10–11–2–1)
March 7 7:07 PM at #5 Minnesota–Duluth AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota   Hrenák L 1–6  6,579 13–15–6 (10–12–2–1)
NCHC Tournament
Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Scoring Statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Easton Brodzinski RW 34 12 15 27 37
Nick Poehling F 34 8 18 26 28
Jack Ahcan D 33 7 18 25 48
Sam Hentges C 28 7 17 24 20
Jack Poehling F 34 9 11 20 43
Micah Miller C/RW 31 7 11 18 12
Nick Perbix D 34 4 11 15 25
Jami Krannila F 34 5 9 14 12
Kevin Fitzgerald C 31 5 7 12 19
Chase Brand C 31 5 7 12 27
Jake Wahlin LW 34 4 8 12 6
Nolan Walker C 31 2 10 12 12
Spencer Meier D 34 4 6 10 8
Zach Okabe RW 30 7 2 9 10
Ondřej Trejbal D 28 0 6 6 16
Luke Jaycox D 34 4 1 5 10
Will Hammer F 32 3 1 4 4
Clark Kuster D 27 1 3 4 25
Kyler Kupka F 12 0 2 2 0
Thomas Rocco F 15 0 2 2 2
Tyler Anderson D 13 0 1 1 2
Joey Lamoreaux G 2 0 0 0 0
Jaxon Castor G 5 0 0 0 0
Dávid Hrenák G 32 0 0 0 0
Brendan Bushy D 32 0 0 0 2
Bench - - - - - 10
Total 94 166 260 378

Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Dávid Hrenák 32 1801 12 11 6 83 799 2 .906 2.76
Joey Lamoreaux 2 55 0 0 0 3 25 0 .893 3.25
Jaxon Castor 5 197 1 4 0 12 73 0 .859 3.65
Empty Net - 24 - - - 10 - - - -
Total 34 2078 13 15 6 108 897 2 .893 3.12

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 (Final)
USCHO.com 6 7 11 14 16 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
USA Today 8 8 11 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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Players drafted into the NHL

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Round Pick Player NHL team
6 168 Veeti Miettinen Toronto Maple Leafs

† incoming freshman

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References

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  1. ^ "NCHC Tournament Cancelled Effective Immediately". nchchockey.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2018–19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". St. Cloud State Huskies. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "St. Cloud State Huskies (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "St. Cloud State Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  6. ^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.