Feb. 24, 2001
Contact: Tom Nelson (320-255-2141)
#6 St. Cloud State Defeats Mankato, 6-3
St. Cloud, Minn. -- The #6 St. Cloud State University men's hockey team
clinched at least third place in the WCHA with a 6-3 win over MSU, Mankato
on Feb. 24, in St. Cloud with a 6-3 win over MSU, Mankato. The win pushes
the Huskies' record to 25-8-1, 18-8-0 WCHA while MSU, Mankato falls to
18-15-1, 12-13-1 WCHA. The Huskies now have 36 points in the WCHA
standings, while fourth place Colorado College has 32 points after a loss to
Wisconsin tonight.
SCSU opened the game with Tyler Arnason's 21st goal of the season at 7:55 of
the first before Nate DiCasmirro gave the Huskies a 2-0 lead with his
seventh goal of the season at 12:54 of the first. DiCasmirro's goal was
assisted by Brandon Sampair and Duvie Westcott. Of note, Sampair now has 32
assists this season - one shy of the current team record of 33 set by Jeff
Satedalen in 1989-90.
Mankato gained its first goal at 1:18 with a tally by Josh Kern in the
second. Sampair posted the game winner at 5:14 of the second with assists
by Arnason and Mark Hartigan on the power play. Mankato replied with a goal
by Nate Mauer at 5:43 of the second.
Arnason padded the lead with a goal at 8:13 of the second with assists from
DiCasmirro and Westcott. Mankato scored its final goal at 13:13 on the
power play by Jesse Rooney. Christ Purslow charted another SCSU goal at
14:18 before Keith Anderson ended a wild second period with his seventh goal
of the season at 17:36 of the second.
In the nets, Scott Meyer posted his 19th win of the season that featured 29
saves. Todd Kelzenberg suffered the loss for Mankato with 32 saves. On the
night, SCSU outshot the Mavs 38-32.
The Huskies will return to action on March 2, with a trip to Minnesota and
completed their regular season with a home match against the Gophers on
March 3.
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Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
St. Cloud State Husky Hockey
MSU, Mankato vs St. Cloud State (Feb 24, 2001 at St. Cloud, Minn.)
MSU, Mankato (18-15-1, 12-13-1 WCH) vs. St. Cloud State (25-8-1, 18-8-0
WCHA)
Date: Feb 24, 2001 Location: St. Cloud, Minn. Arena: Nat'l Hockey
Center
Attendance:6211 Start time:8:08 End time:10:44 Total time:2:36
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists
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1 1st 07:55 SCSU EV Tyler Arnason (21) Nate DiCasmirro,
Brandon Sampair
2 1st 12:54 SCSU EV Nate DiCasmirro (7) Brandon Sampair,
Duvie Westcott
3 2nd 00:18 KATO EV Josh Kern (7) Joe Bourne,
Todd Kelzenberg
4 2nd 05:14 SCSU PP Brandon Sampair (9) Tyler Arnason,
Mark Hartigan
5 2nd 05:43 KATO EV Nate Mauer (13) Ben Christophers,
Jerry Cunningham
6 2nd 08:13 SCSU EV Tyler Arnason (22) Nate DiCasmirro,
Duvie Westcott
7 2nd 13:13 KATO PP Jesse Rooney (22) T.J. Guidarelli,
16,10,9,17,19 27,7,6,29
Nate Mauer
8 2nd 14:18 SCSU EV Chris Purslow (3) Duvie Westcott,
Tyler Arnason
9 2nd 17:36 SCSU EV Keith Anderson (7) Jon Cullen
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## MSU, Mankato 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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1 Eric Pateman........ 0 0 0 0 0
3 Aaron Forsythe...... 1 0 0 1 -2
5 Ben Christopherson.. 1 1 1 3 -2
6 Matt Paluczak....... 0 0 0 0 -1
7 Andy Hedlund........ 1 0 1 2 -2
8 *Pete Runkel......... 0 0 0 0 0
9 Cole Bassett........ 0 0 2 2 0
10 T.J. Guidarelli..... 0 3 1 4 0
11 Tyler Baines........ 1 1 1 3 -2
13 Ryan Severson....... 0 0 0 0 0
15*Tim Jackman......... 1 0 0 1 -1
16 Jesse Rooney........ 1 2 0 3 0
17*Josh Kern........... 0 2 0 2 0
18 B.J. Abel........... 0 0 1 1 -1
19 Nate Mauer.......... 1 3 1 5 -1
20*Joe Bourne.......... 2 0 1 3 +1
24 Jerry Cunningham.... 1 0 1 2 -3
27 Justin Martin....... 0 0 0 0 0
29*Peter Holoien....... 0 0 0 0 0
35*Todd Kelzenberg..... 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.............. 10 12 10 32 -14
|-Shots by Prd-|
## St. Cloud State 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Mark Hartigan....... 2 1 3 6 -1
5 *Derek Eastman....... 1 1 1 3 0
6 *Jeff Finger......... 0 1 0 1 -1
7 *Jon Cullen.......... 0 2 0 2 +1
8 Tyler Arnason....... 1 3 2 6 +3
9 Brandon Sampair..... 0 1 0 1 +4
10 Duvie Westcott...... 2 0 2 4 +3
12 Ritchie Larson...... 1 0 0 1 -1
13 Nate DiCasmirro..... 1 0 1 2 +3
14 Ryan Johnson........ 0 0 0 0 +1
16 Ryan LaMere......... 0 0 0 0 +2
17 Mike Walsh.......... 1 0 0 1 -1
19 Joe Motzko.......... 0 0 2 2 -1
20 Chris Purslow....... 0 3 2 5 0
25 Andy Lundbohm....... 1 0 0 1 0
27 Brian Gaffaney...... 0 0 0 0 +1
28*Keith Anderson...... 0 1 0 1 0
29*Ryan Malone......... 0 0 2 2 +1
Totals.............. 10 13 15 38 +14
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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KATO 0 3 0 - 3
SCSU 2 4 0 - 6
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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KATO 10 12 10 - 32
SCSU 10 13 15 - 38
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd KATO SCSU
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1st 0-2 (5) 0-2 (4)
2nd 1-3 (3) 1-2 (2)
3rd 0-1 (0) 0-3 (3)
Total 1-6 (8) 1-7 (9)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd KATO SCSU
-------------------------
1st 3/14 3/6
2nd 2/4 2/4
3rd 7/14 5/10
Total 12/32 10/20
Three stars:
1. Tyler Arnason
2. Duvie Westcott
3. Brandon Sampair
Officials:
Referee:Derek Shepherd
Asst Ref:JB Olson
Asst Ref:Bill Vollbrecht
Goal judge:Mark Harding
Goal judge:Tom Bevans
Pen timekeeper:Josh Polinkowski
Game timekeeper:Bill Rothstein
Scorer:Brent Pakkala
GOALTENDERS
MSU, Mankato Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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35 Todd Kelzenberg..... L 60:00 6 0 8 9 15 32
35 Todd Kelzenberg..... L 60:00 6 0 8 9 15 32
St. Cloud State Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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1 Scott Meyer......... W 60:00 3 0 10 9 10 29
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Brian Gaffaney SCSU 2 INTERFERENCE 09:19 PP
1st Brian Gaffaney SCSU 2 CROSS-CHECKING 11:34 PP
1st Tim Jackman KATO 2 SLASHING 11:55
1st Tim Jackman KATO 10 10-MINUTE MISCONDUCT 11:55
1st Joe Bourne KATO 2 HOLDING 13:04 PP
1st Chris Purslow SCSU 2 HOOKING 18:05 PP
2nd Ryan LaMere SCSU 2 HOLDING 00:59 PP
2nd Josh Kern KATO 2 HOOKING 04:48 PP
2nd Pete Runkel KATO 2 LACK OF PROPER EQUIP 09:52 PP
2nd Duvie Westcott SCSU 2 SLASHING 12:37 PP
3rd Andy Hedlund KATO 2 HOLDING 04:31 PP
3rd Pete Runkel KATO 2 CHARGING 04:53
3rd Keith Anderson SCSU 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 06:42
3rd Peter Holoien KATO 2 SLASHING 11:54 PP
3rd Tyler Baines KATO 2 ROUGHING 14:35
3rd Nate DiCasmirro SCSU 2 ROUGHING 14:35
3rd Tim Jackman KATO 2 ROUGHING 15:11
3rd Ryan Malone SCSU 2 ROUGHING 15:11
3rd Tim Jackman KATO 2 ROUGHING 15:11
3rd Ryan Malone SCSU 2 ROUGHING 15:11
3rd Nate Mauer KATO 2 ROUGHING 18:50
3rd Chris Purslow SCSU 2 ROUGHING 18:50
Win-Scott Meyer (19-7-1). Loss-Todd Kelzenberg (4-6-0).
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Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
St. Cloud State Husky Hockey
MSU, Mankato vs St. Cloud State (Feb 24, 2001 at St. Cloud, Minn.)
MSU, Mankato - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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24 Jerry Cunningham 10 7
29 Peter Holoien 8 4
10 T.J. Guidarelli 6 6
18 B.J. Abel 4 8
27 Justin Martin 3 4
15 Tim Jackman 1 0
13 Ryan Severson 1 1
5 Ben Christopherson 0 1
Totals......... 33 31
St. Cloud State - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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7 Jon Cullen 10 9
9 Brandon Sampair 9 11
3 Mark Hartigan 6 5
12 Ritchie Larson 3 5
19 Joe Motzko 2 2
13 Nate DiCasmirro 1 0
27 Brian Gaffaney 0 1
Totals......... 31 33
MSU, Mankato - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 09:19 11:19 02:00 1 0
1st 11:34 11:55 00:21 1 0
1st 18:05 00:05 02:00 3 0
2nd 00:59 02:59 02:00 2 0
2nd 12:37 13:13 00:36 1 0 PPG
3rd 06:53 08:42 01:49 0 1
SUMMARY: 6 opps, 8 shots, 1 goal, time 08:46
St. Cloud State - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 13:04 13:55 00:51 2 0
1st 13:55 15:04 01:09 2 0
2nd 04:48 05:14 00:26 1 0 PPG
2nd 09:52 11:52 02:00 1 0
3rd 04:31 06:31 02:00 1 0
3rd 06:31 06:42 00:11 1 0
3rd 11:54 13:54 02:00 1 1
SUMMARY: 7 opps, 9 shots, 1 goal, time 08:37
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