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Marty Mjelleli reacts to the first period goal by Gary Houseman
"It was just like the first time I walked into the arena at St. Cloud State.  I left high school early, drove up alone and had no idea where I was going. I walked into the Zamboni gate. The whole arena was shut off except one light on the ST-C symbol at center ice. I walked out there alone , and just got the feeling this is home."

Mark Parrish - St. Cloud State Husky 1995-97
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“The atmosphere here is great. I’ve had friends playing on other teams who have told me that this is their favorite place to come play just because of our student section and how crazy they are. In the big games, you can’t even hear yourself think. It’s an unbelievable place to play and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

Justin Fletcher - St. Cloud State Husky 2003-07
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“Then you see the atmosphere at the games, and it just blows you away. People here are just dying for a championship. They’re behind the team in every way, and it’s really a leg up for recruiting. You go out there and see a packed house every night and a rowdy student section, and for me it was a no-brainer to choose St. Cloud.”

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" Once I heard St. Cloud State had interest I wanted to be here. I heard a lot about it growing up and it's just a great place to play. I can't imagine too many schools would be able to beat it."

Garret Raboin - St. Cloud State Husky 2005-2009
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JLG ARCHITECTS SELECTED FOR ST. CLOUD STATE HOCKEY, EVENTS CENTER PROJECT
JLG Architects of Alexandria and Minneapolis, Minn., and Grand Forks and Fargo, N.D., has been selected as the architect for St. Cloud State University 's planned National Hockey and Event Center addition and renovation project slated to start in 2011. JLG will work with Hagemeister Mack Architects of St. Cloud in providing the architectural services for the project estimated to cost $29.3 million. MORE HERE
"It was an unbeleivable experience.  People in Minnesota love their hockey and obviously they are great people too.  (St. Cloud State University) was just a great four years.  I got a degree there and it was an unbelievable place to play college hockey. A great atmosphere every night."

Konrad Reeder - St. Cloud State Husky 2002-2006 
CHL
"For myself, the college route was the better route to develop my overall game and also get stronger.  (St. Cloud State University) just seemed like the right fit  for me with the conditioing program and an Olympic sheet of ice to build my skating skills.  But, the environment was also a huge part. I liked that small town feel and they had that at St. Cloud. Hockey is everything there and the fans were so passionate."

Ryan Malone - St. Cloud State Husky 1999 - 2004
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MOTZKO SIGNS SIX YEAR CONTRACT
The future of the SCSU men's hockey coaching staff became that much clearer when it was announced on June 2, 2009 that Bob Motzko  agreed to a six-year deal that will put him under contract through the 2014-15 season.   Motzko, only the second coach in the D-I programs history has compiled a  81-58-19 overall record in four years including three WCHA Final Five appearances and two NCAA appearances. He was named WCHA Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2007. "St. Cloud State University is delighted to have Bob (Motzko) signed up for the next six years as the head coach of our men's hockey program," Athletic Director Morris Kurtz said. "He has  built on the foundation established by Craig Dahl and we are pleased with his teams' athletic and academic accomplishments over the past four seasons."
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David Eddy watches as he deflects a puck into the net on Saturday vs the UMD Bulldogsm(CIC PHOTO PROUT)
2011-12 Husky Hockey leadership begins with senior Drew LeBlanc (Hermantown, MN) Junior Ben Hanowski ( Little Falls, MN -left ) and junor Mike Lee (Roseau, MN - right)
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The Huskies celebrate Cam Reid's first period goal  (CIC Poto Prout)
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Mike Lee returned to the nets on Friday (CIC Photo Prout)
Julie Friend
WCHA STANDINGS
HUSKIES EDGED 3-2 BY BEMIDJI STATE ON FRIDAY
The Bemidji State Beavers scored scored
twice in the first 10 minutes of the second
period to snap a 1-1 tie and held on to
defeat SCSU 3-2 in a matinee game at the
National Hockey Center on Friday.

The Huskies earned an early lead in the
game on Jocelyn Zabrick's 4th goal of the
season at 3:39 of period one. Bemidji
responded with the equalizer on a short-
handed goal by Sadie Lundquist at 7:03 of
period one.

Bemidji capitalized on the power play at
7:27 on a goal by Kimberley Lieder and
followed it up at 9:20 with another by
Lauren Williams  for a 3-1 lead. Mollie Mott pulled the Huskies to within one goal
just 17 seconds later with assists by Kylie Lane and Sydney Burghardt. A scoreless third period followed and BSU held on for a 3-2 win.  Julie Friend stopped 35 of 38 SOG. BOX SCORE

SEAWOLVES WIN IN OVERTIME 3-2 AND SNAP LOSING STREAK
St. Cloud, Minn. - A goal by Alaska Anchorage's Eric Scheid at 2:18 of overtime spelled a 3-2 loss for the St. Cloud State University men's hockey team on Friday, Feb. 17 at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. The win snaps a winless streak by the Seawolves in St. Cloud going back to 1987.

The celebration for UAA was delayed
due to a review of the goal by the
officials, but the call stood as teammates
Scott Allen and Jordan Kwas earned
assists on the tally by Scheid.

The loss moves SCSU's record to 12-15-4,
9-11-3 WCHA, while UAA improves to
8-19-2, 5-19-1 WCHA on the season.  The
two squads will complete the weekend
series at the NHC with a 7:07 p.m. game
on Saturday, Feb. 18. 

SCSU opened the night's scoring at 14:31
of the first period with a goal by
freshman forward Jarrod Rabey
(Rockton, Ill.).  Rabey capitalized on a
rebound from a shot by freshman defender
Andrew Prochno (Minnetonka).  The second assist on the play was credited to senior forwar Jared Festler (Little Falls).

This was Rabey's fifth goal of the season, while it marked Prochno's team-leading 19th assist of the season. 

UAA tied the game at 7:08 of the second period with a goal by Scheid, who poked home a loose puck in front of the SCSU net.  Allen added the lone assist on the play for UAA.  The Seawolves broke the tie in the third period with a goal at 8:13 by Daniel Naslund.  Jade Portwood and Corbin Karl provided assists on the goal.

The Huskies forced the OT session at 13:55 of the third period when junior forward Ben Hanowski (Little Falls) scored to make it 2-2.  Rabey coined the first assist on the play and sophomore defender Nick Jensen (Rogers) marked his 18th assist of the season on the set-up.

Neither squad was able to convert in the closing minutes of the game, which set up the OT game winner by Scheid.

In the contest, UAA outshot the Huskies 32-26.  On the power play, SCSU was 0-of-3 on the evening, while UAA was 0-of-1.  SCSU was only whistled for one penalty in the game. In the nets, Rob Gunderson picked up the win for UAA with 24 saves.  Junior goalie Mike Lee (Roseau) netted 29 saves for the Huskies in the loss.
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Frustration shows on the face of Coach Motzko as the Huskies fell behind to the Seawolves in the Third Period on Friday  (CIC Photo Prout)
SCSU DROPS FINAL REGULAR SEASON GAME 6-1 TO BEMIDJI
The St. Cloud State University women's hockey team (5-27-2, 4-24-0 WCHA) completed the regular season portion of its 2011-12 schedule with a 6-1 loss at home against Bemidji State University (17-15-3, 11-14-2 WCHA) on Saturday, Feb. 18 at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud.

The Beavers charted four power play goals
in the first period to ice the victory and then
added one goal each in the second and
third periods. Emily Erickson opened the
BSU scoring with a PPG at 12:08 of the first.
Sadie Lundquist made it 2-0 with another
BSU PPG at 14:55 and then Marlee
Wheelhouse posted a power play goal at
16:51 of the first.  The barrage ended at
19:41 of the first with another power play
goal by Wheelhouse.

In the second period, BSU moved the score
to 5-0 with its fifth power play goal of the
day with a goal at 2:28 by Montana Vichorek.
The Beavers completed the day with an
even-strength goal at 8:37 of the third period
by Erickson.

The Huskies broke the shutout at 18:23 of the third period with an even strength goal by Amanda Arbogast.  Callie Dahl charted the lone assist on the play.  This was Arbogast's second goal of the season and Dahl's third assist of the year.

In the nets, Zuzan Tomcikova had 26 saves for the Beavers and Tayler VanDenakk added 25 saves for the Huskies.  Overall, BSU outshot the Huskies 31-27.  On the power play, BSU was 5-of-6 and SCSU was 0-of-5.

Prior to the start of the game on Feb. 18, the Huskies honored senior players VanDenakker, Brittany Toor and Jaclyn Daggit. BOX SCORE          WEEKEND PHOTO GALLERY
Seniors (left to right) Jaclyn Daggit, Brittany Toor and Taylor Van Denakker were honored on Feb. 18 on SCSU womens hockey Senior Day at the National Hockey Center
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The Huskies placed 27 shots on goal in Saturday's game vs Bemidji
HUSKIES CRUSH THE SEAWOLVES 8-3 ON SATURDAY
The St. Cloud State University men's hockey team (13-15-4, 10-11-3 WCHA) got back on track  with a big 8-3 victory over Alaska Anchorage on Saturday, Feb. 18 at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn. In a close battle through the first two periods, the Huskies exploded for five goals in the final period to earn the WCHA victory.

SCSU opened the game at 6:04 of the first
period with a goal by Jared Festler.
Assists on the play were provided by the
defensive duo of Nick Jensen and Andrew
Prochno. UAA charged back to knot the
game at 1-1 with a goal by Scott Allen at
9:04 of the first period.  The Huskies
regained the lead at 11:43 of the first
period as Nic Dowd tallied his 10th goal
of the season with helpers from Jensen
and Prochno.

In the second period, UAA tied the game
again with a marker by Curtis Leinweber
at :20.  Once again, the Huskies got right
back at it with a goal by Travis Novak at
8:31 of the second period.  Ben Hanowski
and Jarrod Rabey were credited with the
assists on the play that made it 3-2.

In the third period, David Eddy added the Huskies' fourth goal of the game at 3:39.  Dowd and Festler gained the assists on the play.  UAA made one last run in the game with a goal by Mark Pustin at 7:13 of the final period that made it 4-3. To douse the flame, Novak poured in his second goal of the night with a solo assist from Hanowski that made the tally 5-3.  The Husky faithful got their wings with a goal by defender Kevin Gravel (his first of the season) at 11:51 as Cory Thorson and Feslter had assists on the play. SCSU's Brooks Bertsch pushed the score to 7-3 with a goal at 14:32 of the third with assists from Garrett Milan and Dowd.  This was Milan's first assist as a Husky.  To finish the night, Eddy notched his second goal with an unassisted effort at 17:03 of the third.

In the game, a total of seven Huskies enjoyed multi-point nights as Jared Festler and Nic Dowd led the way with three points (1g/2a) apiece in the game. 

In the nets, Ryan Faragher gained the win for SCSU with 28 saves while Rob Gunderson was the goalie of record for UAA with 20 saves.  Chris Kamal finished the game for UAA with 1 save to his credit.  On the power play, SCSU and UAA were both 0-of-2.

Next weekend, the Huskies will travel to Michigan Tech on Feb. 24-25 for a two-game series against the other Huskies.  Fans can listen to the game on KNSI AM 1450/FM 103.3 or www.1450knsi.com   BOX SCORE  ST CLOUD TIMES STORY  WEEKEND PHOTOS


Nic Dowd attempts a shot on net in the third period Saturday (CIC Photo Prout) .
A WEEKEND OF EMOTIONS AS SCSU AND UAA SPLIT SERIES AT THE NHC  weekend photo gallery
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