SCSU Men's Hockey Release 11/13/00
Upcoming Games:
Nov. 17 - Minnesota at SCSU, 7:05 p.m. (CST)
Nov. 18 - SCSU at Minnesota, 7:05 p.m. (CST)
UPCOMING GAMES: The St. Cloud State menšs hockey team (6-1-1, 3-1-0 WCHA)
will play Minnesota (7-1-2, 5-1-2 WCHA) at 7:05 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17, in
the National Hockey Center. On Nov. 18, the Huskies will play the Gophers
at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis. Game time is slated for 7:05 p.m. In the
last Division I polls (Nov. 13), SCSU was ranked #5 by the USA
TODAY/American Hockey Magazine poll and #6 by the USCHO poll. Minnesota is
ranked 6th (USA TODAY) and 3rd (USCHO).
THE RESULTS: SCSUšs Mark Hartigan scored at 3:02 of overtime with assists
from Derek Eastman and Ryan Malone to chart a 3-2 win at #5 Colorado College
on Nov. 11. CC opened the game in the first period with a goal by Trent
Clark at the 4:45 mark. SCSU bounced back with a tally by Ryan Malone at
6:58 with assists from Hartigan and Duvie Westcott. Tyler Arnason moved the
score to 2-1 at 8:08 of the first. CC's Peter Sejna knotted the score with
a tally at 0:32 of the third on the power play. In the game, SCSU and CC
each posted 25 shots in the game, with Scott Meyer gaining 23 saves...On
Nov. 10, SCSU defeated CC 6-3. The Huskies posted the game's first goal when
Nate DiCasmirro scored at 18:01 of the first. SCSU jumped to a 2-0 lead in
the second period with a tally by Brandon Sampair on the power play at
2:19. Hartigan added his fourth goal of the season at 4:11 on the power
play. Eastman scored the game winner for SCSU at 4:34 of the third with an
assist from Joe Motzko and Meyer. Motzko stretched the lead to 5-2 with a
goal at 7:08 of the third. CC's Noah Clarke scored at 17:32 before Hartigan
iced the game with an empty netter at 18:47. Meyer was outstanding between
the pipes with 32 saves.
FINAL 1999-2000 RECORD: In 1999-2000, the Huskies continued their tradition
of excellence with a 23-14-3 overall record and a 16-9-3 third place record
in the always rugged WCHA. The Huskies advanced to the Final Five of the
WCHA tournament last season, which included a 6-4 third place win over
Minnesota. The icing on the cake was a trip to the 2000 NCAA Division I
East Regional, and a number 12 ranking in the final Division I national
poll. The 23 wins ties a school record for most wins in a season. The
Huskies also had 23 wins during the 1997-98 campaign.
HEAD COACH: SCSU coach Craig Dahl (Pacific Lutheran, 1976) in his 14th
season as head coach for the Huskies. He is the only coach that SCSU has
had since moving to the NCAA Division I level in 1987-88. Dahl has a career
record of 235-234-38 at SCSU and a 20-year career coaching mark of
311-322-40. Dahl won his 300th career game on 2/19/00. In 1997-98, Dahl
was named the WCHA Coach of the Year. He has won more games than any SCSU
hockey coach. In 2000-01, Dahl will be assisted by Doc DelCastillo (SCSU,
1992) in his third season and first year coach Brad Willner (Lake Superior
State, 1995).
BACK ABOVE .500: The Huskies and Coach Dahl both own a 235-234-38 record
since the program went Division I in 1987-88. This is the first season that
the Huskies have gone above .500 with their overall record since going
Division I.
500th GAME AT SCSU: The Ferris State game on Oct. 13th was the 500th
Division I hockey game in the history of the program at SCSU. The game was
also Dahlšs 500th as a coach at SCSU. SCSU.
A GOOD DEFENSE IS THE BEST...: Due to an injury to senior Brian Gaffaney,
the Huskies skated with four freshmen defensemen this weekend at CC. SCSU
still came up big at the blueline allowing the leaguešs third rated offense
to just five goals in two games (and only two full-strength goals). At
present, SCSUšs defense is tops in the league with a 2.25 goals allowed
average after four WCHA games. Overall, SCSU is allowing an amazing 1.75 GA
per game.
GREAT BEGINNINGS: The St. Cloud State University men's hockey team got off
to its best start in the history of the program at the Division I level this
year. Through five games, the Huskies charted a 4-0-1 record, stopped by a
3-1 loss to DU on Oct. 28. The previous best five-game start of 4-1 was
charted in 1996-97. The Huskiesš 3-1 start in the WCHA is the best
four-game start in team history and its overall record of 6-1-1 is the
teamšs best ever 8-game start at the Division I level.
MOVING UP ON THE CHARTS: Tyler Arnason ranks 31st in the all-time scoring
charts at SCSU with 87 career points (36g/51a), while Brandon Sampair is
37th with 84 points (40g/44a)...Sampair now ranks 10th in the Division I
charts at SCSU with 40 goals, while Arnason is 13th with 36 career
goals...Nate DiCasmirro is tied for 23rd with 27 career goals and Mark
Hartigan is making a quick climb with 28 career goals (21st place)...for
assists, Arnason is 16th with 51 assists - only the 17th player in SCSU
history to gain over 50 assists. Sampair now has 44 assists and ranks 21st,
while Keith Anderson is next on the list with 38 assists (25th place).
DiCasmirrošs three assist night vs. Denver also moved him up quickly and he
now has 35 career assists - 30th in the records...of note, Arnason ranks
14th among SCSUšs Division I players for most career points with 87.
Sampair is ranked 19th among SCSUšs Division I players with 84 points. Jeff
Saterdalen is the Huskiesš all-time scoring leader with 179 career points
(78g/101a) from 1988-92.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME: The Huskies were 14-6-1 at home in 1999-00. SCSU has
posted a 124-69-20 all-time record at the National Hockey Center. St. Cloud
State was 8-6-2 on the road and 1-2-0 in neutral site games last winter...so
far in 2000-01, the Huskies are 3-1-1 at the National Hockey Center. In the
friendly confines of the NHC, the Huskies own an all-time win percentage of
.629.
WCHA WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS:
Oct. 23: Duvie Westcott - WCHA Defensive POW
Oct. 30: Scott Meyer - WCHA Defensive POW
Nov. 13 - Mark Hartigan - WCHA Offensive POW
ON THE RADIO: Husky hockey can be heard on KNSI Radio 1450 AM during the
2000-01 season. The broadcasts will also be available on the web at
www.1450knsi.com. Don Lyons will call the play-by-play and former SCSU
All-American Dave Reichel will provide the color commentary for home
games selected games this season will also be broadcast live by KVSC FM
88.1...KNSI AM 1450 will also host the Craig Dahl Show each Monday at 5:05
p.m. during the season. The show will feature Coach Dahl, SC Times writer
Kevin Allenspach and host Don Lyons. The show is sponsored by Plaza Park
Bank/Investment Centers of America.
HUSKIES ON TV: A total of 18 Husky home games this season will be televised
live on St. Cloud's Charter Communications cable channel 65 this season.
Charter Communications are also slated to carry the games live on their
systems in Alexandria, Willmar and Little Falls. KSTC channel 45 (Charter
cable channel 17 in St. Cloud) out of the Twin Cities. Veteran announcer
Wally Shaver will call the play-by-play along with color commentary from
Doug Johnson. KSTC games slated for this season are Oct. 28 Denver, Nov. 17
Minnesota, Dec. 9 Wisconsin, Feb. 24 Mankato and Match 3 Minnesota.
ON THE NET: Can't get enough of Husky hockey news? Check out the Husky Home
Page at www.stcloudstate.edu/~sports. The WCHA website is www.wcha.com For
college hockey stats, please go to www.collegehockeystats.com.
TICKETS: For SCSU hockey ticket information, please call the Athletic Ticket
Office at 320-255-2137 or 1-877-SCSUTIX.
HUSKY AUTOGRAPH DEN: SCSU fans can obtain autographs in the Husky Autograph
Den after each home game this season. Players slated to appear in the
autograph den after the game on Nov. 17 are Lee Brooks and Jon Cullen.
HUSKIES READING FOR FUN: Each year the St. Cloud Public Library and the
SCSU hockey teams combine to present the Husky Reading for Fun program.
This popular childrenšs reading program at the St. Cloud Public Library in
downtown St. Cloud, features SCSU players reading books on selected Saturday
mornings prior to SCSU home games. The program continues on Dec. 9, and it
will feature Jim McNamara and Jeff Finger. For more information, please
call the Library at 251-7282.
ABOUT SCSU: The 1999-2000 season marked the 13th year that SCSU has been a
member of NCAA Division I hockey. SCSU joined the Division I hockey ranks
in 1987-88 and became a member of the WCHA in 1990-91. That first year in
the league, SCSU finished fifth with a 12-16-4 league record and an 18-19-4
overall record. SCSU's highest league finish has been third place, a
standing that was reached in 1996-97 and again in 1999-2000...since going
Division I, SCSU owns a 235-234-38 overall record.
2000-01 TEAM CAPTAINS: The 2000-01 team captain is senior forward Brandon
Sampair (Mahtomedi). Assistant captains are senior forward Keith Anderson
(Thief River Falls) and senior defenseman Ritchie Larson (Winnipeg, Mant.).
LAST YEAR VS. UM: The Huskies were 4-0-1 against UM in 1999-2000. The final
time these two teams met last year, SCSU charted a 6-4 win in the third
place game of the WCHA Final Five. Brandon Sampair set a team record in
that match with five assists. The win also helped push the Huskies into the
NCAA tournament...At the NHC in 1999-2000, SCSU gained a 4-3 OT win with
Keith Anderson scoring the winner on March 4. On Dec. 10, Ritchie Larson
tallied the game winner in a 4-3 OT win at the NHC. At Mariucci, SCSU and
UM skated to a 2-2 tie on Dec. 11 and a 5-0 Scott Meyer shutout on March 3.
SCSU owns a 9-game unbeatened streak vs. UM going back to 3/18/99.
TEAM NOTES/STREAKS: Derek Eastman scored his first collegiate career goal
during the Huskiesš 6-3 win at CC on Nov. 10. Eastman also assisted on the
game winner vs. CC on Nov. 11...on Nov. 11, Ryan Malone scored his first
goal of the season in a 3-2 win over CC. Malone now has 10 career goals at
SCSU...Mark Hartigan tied a career-high with his four points vs. CC on Nov.
10. He also had four points against Minnesota on March 3, 2000. His
six-point weekend vs. CC was an individual season-high for the Huskies.
Hartigan ranks ninth in the WCHA with 14 points overall...Scott Meyer leads
the WCHA with an 1.82 goals against average in overall games played. He is
also first in the WCHA with a 1.98 GAA in WCHA games only. Meyer is also
the league leader in save percentage (.937 overall/.933 WCHA)...on scoring
offense, SCSU ranks fourth with 3.75 goals (WCHA only), while Minnesota is
second with 4.50 goals per game (WCHA only). SCSU is tops with only 2.25 GA
(WCHA only), while Minnesota is third with 2.62 GA per game (WCHA
only)...SCSUšs 3-2 overtime win over CC marked the third time in four
outings that the two schools have played in overtime...You may want to plan
for some extra time at the games this weekend since SCSU and UM have skated
into overtime five times in the past 8 outings - including three OTs in
1999-2000. In those matches last year, SCSU went 2-0-1 against
UM...Hartigan leads the team with 6 goals, 8 assists and 14 points. Joe
Motzko (5g/3a) and Duvie Westcott (2g/6a) ranked second with 8 points
each...Westcott is tops on the team with 30 shots on goal...Ryan Malone
leads the team with a +8 on the +/-. SCSU has no players with a - on the
+/- this season!
THE GOPHER GAME: SCSUšs games at home against the University of Minnesota
are always a big draw. Of note, a limited number of standing room only
tickets are still available for the upcoming SCSU-UM game at 7:05 p.m. on
Nov. 17. If you would like to purchase tickets for this exciting game,
please call the SCSU ticket office at 1-877-SCSUTIX or 320-255-2137.
BIG CROWDS: For the fifth straight year, Husky Hockey averaged over 5,000
fans per home game. 123,504 people attended SCSUhome games in 1999-2000, an
average of 5,881 per game. The attendance figure reflects a steady incline
as SCSU averaged 5,736 in 1998-99, 5,593 in 1997-98, 5-473 in 1996-97 and
5,004 in 1995-96...in five games this season, SCSU has an attendance total
of 28,061 for an average of 5,612 per game.
WCHA FINAL FIVE: The 2001 WCHA Final Five tournament will be held on March
15-17 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. For ticket information, please
call 651-989-5151...St. Cloud State made its fifth straight WCHA Final Five
appearance and sixth in the last seven years. SCSU is 3-8 overall in Final
Five games. SCSU reached the WCHA Final Five Championship game in 1994 after
beating Wisconsin 3-2 in overtime in the semifinal. SCSU's other Final Five
win was a 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota-Duluth in 1998 in the play-in
game.
UP NEXT: The Huskies will play at Northeastern University in Boston on Nov.
24, followed by a Nov. 25 game at the University of Mass.-Amherst.
SCSU Season Long Streaks (2000-01):
Win Streak 3 games (10/20 - 10/27)
Unbeaten Streak 5 games (10/13 - 10/27)
Losing Streak 1 games (10/28)
Winless Streak 1 game (10/28)
Home Win Streak 2 games (10/21 - 10/27)
Home Losing Streak 1 game (10/28)
Home Winless Streak 1 game (10/28)
Home Unbeaten Streak 4 games (10/13 - 10/27)
Road Win Streak 3 games (10/20-)
Road Unbeaten Streak 3 games (10/20-)
Road Losing Streak -
Road Winless Streak -
2000 St. Cloud State
Hockey Results (6-1-1)
Date Opponent Time
10/13 FERRIS STATE W, 3-1
Oct. 14 FERRIS STATE T, 3-3
Oct. 20 @ Bemidji State W, 3-1
Oct. 21 BEMIDJI STATE W, 7-0
Oct. 27 DENVER* W, 5-1
Oct. 28 DENVER * L, 3-1
Nov. 10 @Colorado College * W, 6-3
Nov. 11 @Colorado College * W, 3-2 OT
Nov. 17 MINNESOTA* 7:05 pm
Nov. 18 @Minnesota * 7:05 pm
Nov. 24 @ Northeastern 6:00 pm
Nov. 25 @ U Mass - Amherst 6:00 pm
Dec. 1 @ Michigan Tech * 6:35 pm
Dec. 2 @ Michigan Tech * 6:05 pm
Dec. 8 WISCONSIN * 7:05 pm
Dec. 9 WISCONSIN* 7:05 pm
Dec. 15 UAA* 7:05 pm
Dec. 16 UAA* 7:05 pm
Dec. 18 CSKA (Red Army) 7:05 pm
Jan. 5 @ Minnesota-Duluth * 7:05 pm
Jan. 6 @ Minnesota-Duluth * 7:05 pm
Jan. 12 MICHIGAN TECH * 7:05 pm
Jan. 13 MICHIGAN TECH * 7:05 pm
Jan. 19 BROWN 7:05 pm
Jan. 20 BROWN 7:05 pm
Jan. 26 @ North Dakota * 7:35 pm
Jan. 27 @ North Dakota * 8:35 pm
Feb. 2 Colorado College* 7:05 pm
Feb. 3 Colorado College* 7:05 pm
Feb. 9 @UAA* 10:35 pm
Feb. 10 @ UAA * 10:05 pm
Feb. 16 @Wisconsin * 7:05 pm
Feb. 17 @ Wisconsin * 7:05 pm
Feb. 23 MSU, MANKATO* 7:05 pm
Feb. 24 MSU, MANKATO* 8:05 pm
Mar. 2 @ Minnesota* 7:05 pm
Mar. 3 MINNESOTA* 7:05 pm
Mar. 9-11WCHA First Round TBA
Mar. 15-18WCHA Playoff TBA
Mar. 23-25NCAA Quarterfinals TBA
Apr. 5-7NCAA Championship TBA
*WCHA game
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