March 3, 2001
Contact: Tom Nelson (320-255-2141)
#5 St. Cloud State Sweeps #4 Minnesota, 5-2
St. Cloud, Minn. -- The #5 St. Cloud State University men's hockey team
(27-8-1, 20-8-0 WCHA) clinched second place outright in the WCHA on March 3,
thanks to a big 5-2 win in St. Cloud. The Huskies' second place WCHA ending
is the best conference finish since SCSU joined the league in 1990-91.
Minnesota ends in third plavce with a 25-10-2, 18-8-2 WCHA record.
The Huskies charged to a quick 1-0 lead in the game as Tyler Arnason posted
his team-leading 24th goal of the season at 8:00 of the first with assists
from Duvie Westcott and Ryan LaMere. Mark Hartigan boosted the score to 2-0
with a tally at 11:54.
In the second stanza, Westcott gained the game winner with his ninth goal of
the season at 8:20 on the power play. Hartigan and Brandon Sampair set the
play, with Sampair gaining a team record 34th assist of the season. The old
record of 33 assists was set by Jeff Saterdalen in 1989-90.
UM got on the board at 15:50 in the second with a goal by John Pohl. In the
third period, Westcott iced the game with a shorthanded goal at 4:14 with
assists from Sampair and Arnason. Motzko charted his 14th goal of the
season at 6:06 of the third before UM ended the game with a goal by Matt
DeMarchi at 16:27.
SCSU goalie Scott Meyer put in a strong bid for post-season honors with
another outstanding effort in the crease. He charted an impressive 36 saves
in the game, while the Gophers once again outshot the Huskies 38-30. Adam
Hauser was the keeper of record for UM with 25 saves. Of note, the vaunted
UM power play (best in the nation coming into the game) was held scoreless
over the weekend. SCSU was 1-of-5 on the power play, while UM went 0-of-9.
Over the weekend, UM was 0-of-15 on the power play.
The Huskies will continue their season on March 9 with a first-round WCHA
playoff home game against UA-Anchorage. Game time is 7:05 p.m. at the
National Hockey Center. The second game of the series is slated for March
10. The third game, if needed, will be on March 11.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Minnesota (25-10-2, 18-8-2 WCHA) vs. St. Cloud State (27-8-1, 20-8-0 WCHA)
Date: Mar 03, 2001 Location: St. Cloud, MN Arena: National Hockey
Cen.
Attendance:6686 Start time:7:14 End time:9:47 Total time:2:33
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists
1 1st 08:00 SCSU EV Tyler Arnason (24) Duvie Westcott,
Ryan LaMere
2 1st 11:54 SCSU EV Mark Hartigan (23) Joe Motzko
3 2nd 08:20 SCSU PP Duvie Westcott (9) Brandon Sampair,
Mark Hartigan
4 2nd 15:50 UMN EV John Pohl (17) Erik Westrum,
Grant Potulny
5 3rd 04:14 SCSU SH Duvie Westcott (10) Brandon Sampair,
Tyler Arnason
6 3rd 06:06 SCSU EV Joe Motzko (14) Derek Eastman,
Tyler Arnason
7 3rd 14:10 UMN EV Matt DeMarchi (4) Aaron Miskovich,
Jordan Leopold
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Minnesota 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Mark Nenovich....... 0 0 0 0 0
3 *Jordan Leopold...... 3 1 0 4 -2
4 Dylan Mills......... 0 0 1 1 -2
5 Jon Waibel.......... 0 0 0 0 0
7 *Erik Westrum........ 0 3 0 3 -3
9 John Pohl........... 0 2 0 2 +2
10 Paul Martin......... 1 0 1 2 -1
11 Erik Wendell........ 0 1 1 2 0
12 Matt Koalska........ 0 0 0 0 0
15 Stuart Senden....... 0 0 0 0 0
16 Nick Anthony........ 0 1 0 1 0
18*Grant Potulny....... 0 0 0 0 -2
19*Matt DeMarchi....... 0 0 2 2 0
20 Joey Martin......... 1 0 1 2 +1
21*Troy Riddle......... 3 1 4 8 -4
22 Jeff Taffe.......... 2 1 1 4 +1
26 Nick Angell......... 0 1 1 2 0
27 Aaron Miskovich..... 4 1 0 5 +1
28 Matt Leimbek........ 0 0 0 0 0
34 Pete Samargia....... 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.............. 14 12 12 38 -9
|-Shots by Prd-|
## St. Cloud State 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Colin Peters........ 0 0 0 0 0
3 Mark Hartigan....... 1 1 2 4 0
5 Derek Eastman....... 0 1 2 3 0
6 Jeff Finger......... 0 1 0 1 -1
7 Jon Cullen.......... 0 1 0 1 0
8 Tyler Arnason....... 3 1 0 4 +2
9 *Brandon Sampair..... 3 0 0 3 +2
10*Duvie Westcott...... 0 1 1 2 +2
12*Ritchie Larson...... 1 0 0 1 0
13 Nate DiCasmirro..... 1 1 0 2 -1
15 Matt Hendricks...... 0 1 0 1 0
16*Ryan LaMere......... 0 0 0 0 +2
18 Joel Peterson....... 0 0 0 0 +1
19 Joe Motzko.......... 3 0 2 5 +1
20 Chris Purslow....... 0 0 1 1 0
21 Lee Brooks.......... 0 0 0 0 0
28*Keith Anderson...... 0 0 1 1 0
29 Ryan Malone......... 0 0 1 1 0
33 Jake Moreland....... 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.............. 12 8 10 30 +8
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
-------------------
UMN 0 1 1 - 2
SCSU 2 1 2 - 5
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
-------------------
UMN 14 12 12 - 38
SCSU 12 8 10 - 30
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd UMN SCSU
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1st 0-2 (4) 0-1 (1)
2nd 0-4 (3) 1-3 (2)
3rd 0-3 (4) 0-1 (0)
Total 0-9 (11) 1-5 (3)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd UMN SCSU
-------------------------
1st 3/6 3/6
2nd 3/6 4/8
3rd 3/6 5/10
Total 9/18 12/24
Three stars:
1. Duvie Westcott
2. Scott Meyer
3. Joe Motzko
Officials:
Referee:John Boche
Asst Ref:Randy Schmidt
Asst Ref:Kyle Bergen
Goal judge:Tom Bevans
Goal judge:Bill Tschida
Pen timekeeper:Ken Carlson Sr
Game timekeeper:Tom Tschida
Scorer:Andy Bulson
GOALTENDERS
Minnesota Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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1 Adam Hauser......... L 60:00 5 0 10 7 8 25
St. Cloud State Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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1 Scott Meyer......... W 60:00 2 0 14 11 11 36
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
------------------------------------------------------------
1st Mark Hartigan SCSU 2 ROUGHING 04:21 PP
1st Jeff Taffe UMN 2 INTERFERENCE 06:03
1st Derek Eastman SCSU 2 INTERFERENCE 07:01
1st Jordan Leopold UMN 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 12:18
1st Joe Motzko SCSU 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 12:18
1st Erik Westrum UMN 2 SLASHING 18:27 PP
2nd Stuart Senden UMN 2 TRIPPING 07:22 PP
2nd Erik Westrum UMN 2 CROSS-CHECKING 07:46
2nd Matt DeMarchi UMN 2 SLASHING 09:03
2nd Keith Anderson SCSU 2 INTERFERENCE 09:44
2nd Joe Motzko SCSU 2 SLASHING 12:08 PP
2nd Jeff Finger SCSU 2 SLASHING 13:23
2nd Duvie Westcott SCSU 2 HOLDING 17:24 PP
3rd Joe Motzko SCSU 2 HOLDING 03:57 PP
3rd Nate DiCasmirro SCSU 2 TRIPPING 12:04 PP
3rd Troy Riddle UMN 2 ROUGHING 16:27
3rd Ryan LaMere SCSU 2 ROUGHING 16:27
3rd Ryan LaMere SCSU 2 ROUGHING 16:27
3rd Troy Riddle UMN 2 ROUGHING 16:27
3rd Erik Westrum UMN 2 ROUGHING 16:27 PP
3rd Lee Brooks SCSU 2 HIGH STICKING 19:37 PP
Win-Scott Meyer (21-7-1). Loss-Adam Hauser (24-10-2).
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Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
St. Cloud State Husky Hockey
Minnesota vs St. Cloud State (Mar 03, 2001 at St. Cloud, MN)
Minnesota - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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7 Erik Westrum 9 12
28 Matt Leimbek 6 3
12 Matt Koalska 5 5
9 John Pohl 4 9
22 Jeff Taffe 2 2
18 Grant Potulny 1 0
27 Aaron Miskovich 1 1
11 Erik Wendell 0 1
5 Jon Waibel 0 1
21 Troy Riddle 0 2
Totals......... 28 36
St. Cloud State - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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7 Jon Cullen 16 9
9 Brandon Sampair 10 5
3 Mark Hartigan 6 5
12 Ritchie Larson 3 4
15 Matt Hendricks 1 0
21 Lee Brooks 0 1
19 Joe Motzko 0 2
13 Nate DiCasmirro 0 2
Totals......... 36 28
Minnesota - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 04:21 06:03 01:42 3 0
1st 08:03 09:01 00:58 1 0
2nd 11:03 11:44 00:41 0 0
2nd 12:08 14:08 02:00 1 0
2nd 14:08 15:23 01:15 0 0
2nd 17:24 19:24 02:00 2 1
3rd 03:57 05:57 02:00 2 1 SHG
3rd 12:04 14:04 02:00 1 1
3rd 19:37 00:00 00:23 1 0
SUMMARY: 9 opps, 11 shots, 0 goals, time 12:59
St. Cloud State - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 06:21 07:01 00:40 0 1
1st 18:27 00:27 02:00 1 0
2nd 07:22 08:20 00:58 1 0 PPG
2nd 08:20 09:46 01:26 1 1
3rd 16:27 18:27 02:00 0 0
SUMMARY: 5 opps, 3 shots, 1 goal, time 07:04
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