St. Cloud State University Men's Hockey Release 1/29/01
Upcoming Games:
Feb. 2 - #5 Colorado College at #3/4 SCSU , 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 3 - #5 Colorado College at #3/4 SCSU , 7:05 p.m.
UPCOMING GAMES: The #4 St. Cloud State menıs hockey team (19-6-1, 12-6-0
WCHA) will host #5 Colorado College (19-5-1, 14-5-0 WCHA) on Feb. 2 and Feb.
3. Game time at the National Hockey Center (5,763 cap) will be 7:05 p.m.
both nights. SCSU was ranked #3 in the last USA Today/AHM poll and in the
USCHO poll, SCSU was ranked #4 on Jan. 22. In the Letıs Play Hockey Poll on
Jan. 18, SCSU was ranked #3.
THE RESULTS: SCSU hit an all-time program high (at the Division I level) by
winning its ninth consecutive game on Jan. 20, with a 5-4 win over Brown in
St. Cloud. SCSU has now won nine consecutive games, which dates back to a
3-1 loss to Wisconsin on Dec. 8. For the second consecutive night, Keith
Anderson opened the gameıs scoring for the Huskies with a tally at 4:59 on
the power play. SCSU padded its lead at 6:07 with a goal by Ritchie Larson
with assists from Brandon Sampair and Tyler Arnason. Duvie Westcott pushed
the lead to 3-0 with a goal at 11:11 before Brownıs Shane Mudryk scored at
19:24 of the first. In the second period, Paul Esdale scored at 10:09
before Arnason connected on the power play at 12:17. To complete the game,
Brown scored once more in the second and Derek Eastman scored on the power
play in the third period for SCSU. Brown narrowed the gap late with a goal
by Esdale at the buzzer. In the game, SCSU was 3-of-5 on the power play
while BU was 0-of-5. SCSU outshot the Bears 33-21 as Scott Meyer and Jake
Moreland combined for goalie win with 17 saves between the pair. Moreland
(3-1) was credited with the win...on Jan. 19, Anderson opened the game's
scoring at 16:33 of the first with a power play goal. Brown tied it at
19:39 with an unassisted goal by Tye Korbl to close the first period. In the
second, Nate DiCasmirro pushed it to 2-1 with a power play goal at 11:14.
In the third period, Joe Motzko tallied the game winner for SCSU with a
power play goal at 3:59. Brown closed the gap to 3-2 with a goal at 4:45 by
Chris Legg before the Huskies' power play deluge continued at 12:24 of the
third when Mark Hartigan scored with an assist from Westcott and Sampair.
On the night, SCSU was an impressive four-of-five on the power play and
Brown was 0-of-6. SCSU outshot Brown 45-23, which is one shot short of a
season high this year. In the net, Meyer posted his 16 win of the season
with 21 saves to his credit.
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 248-239-38 at SCSU and a 20-year career coaching mark of
324-327-40. 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).
ALL-TIME RECORD: The Huskies and Coach Dahl both own a 248-237-38 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...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 Dahlıs
500th as a coach at SCSU.
HUSKY BITS: On Jan. 19, SCSU hit a season-high with four pp goals...SCSU
was named the USATODAY.com national team of the week on Jan. 18. SCSU
received its highest national ranking since going Division I in 1987-88 with
a #3/4 ranking in both the USCHO and USA TODAY/American Hockey Magazine
polls last week. SCSU was also ranked #3 in the last Let's Play Hockey
national poll...SCSU will complete its season with a very tough schedule.
If you count last weekıs games at UND, the Huskies will finish with #3/4
North Dakota, #5 Colorado College, #13 Wisconsin and #8/9 Minnesota. You
can also add a tough trip to Alaska-Anchorage and a series against Mankato,
which received votes in both national polls. The combined records of the
final six teams on the Huskiesı schedule this season are 89-54-11 (thru
1/29/01)...the Huskies saw their school record nine-game win streak snapped
at UND on Jan. 26. The UND sweep on Jan. 26-27, was the first time the
Huskies have been swept since Minnesota won twice on Nov. 17-18, 2000...SCSU
is 9-3 on the road and 10-3-1 at home this season...the Huskies need only
five more wins this season to hit a new team record for most wins in a
season. The previous best years for SCSU were 1996-97 (23-13-4) and 1999-00
(23-14-3). SCSU is also on track to win 20- or more games for the fifth
time since going Division I in 1987-88. SCSU also had 20-win seasons in
1999-00, 1997-98, 1996-97 and 1993-94...on Jan. 26 at UND, the Huskies
allowed their first power play goal since Jan. 5. SCSU went 16 consecutive
periods without allowing a ppg before that...on the other side, SCSU ran its
string of consecutive games with a power play goal to nine before UND
shutdown the Huskies on Jan. 27. Prior to that point, SCSU had at least one
ppg goal in every game since Dec. 9 vs. Wisconsin.
A NEW TEAM RECORD: The Huskies hit a new team record on Jan. 20 by winning
their ninth consecutive game. The previous best was seven consecutive wins
set last year from Jan. 14-Feb. 4. SCSU set a team record with a 10-game
unbeaten streak last year that included two ties during that stretch.
100-POINT CLUB MEMBERS: Tyler Arnason and Brandon Sampair are both members
of the 100 point club. On Jan. 12, Arnason scored a goal and an assist,
while Sampair had a goal and two assists. Aranson (47g/60a) and has 14g/13a
this season... Brandon Sampair (42g/63a). He has 5g/21a this season.
Sampair and Arnason are the 24rd and 25th players in team history (all
Divisions) to reach the 100-point level in their careers. Arnason ranks
17th in the team records now and Sampair is 20th.
GREAT BEGINNINGS: The Huskies continue their best-ever start in team
history at 19-6-1 overall. The previous best start over 26-games was a
16-8-2 start in 1997-98.
HOBEY BAKER WATCH: SCSUıs Scott Meyer is gaining favor in USCHOıs Hobey
Baker fan poll. As of Jan. 29 at 9 a.m., Meyer was fourth in the poll with
6386 points. Jeff Panzer of UND led the poll with 8,693 votes.
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 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 Feb. 2 are Tyler Arnason and Scott Meyer and
on Feb. 3 are Mark Hartigan and Matt Hendricks.
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 childrenıs 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 Feb. 3, and it
will feature Scott Meyer and Duvie Westcott. 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 248-239-38 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.).
NOTES ABOUT CC: The Tigers own a second place spot in the current WCHA race
thanks to a 5-1 and 4-2 sweep over Alaska-Anchorage last weekend in
Colorado...Peter Sejna leads the CC squad with 34 points (17g/17a), while
Mark Cullen is second with 30 points (12g/18a)...Jeff Sanger and Colin
Zulianello have been sharing net duties this season. Sanger (2.18 gaa/.913
SV%) is 11-2-0 (both Ls against SCSU), while Zulianello leads the WCHA with
a .937 SV% and a 1.75 GAA. He is 8-3-1 this season...CC owns a 4-game win
streak dating back to a 2-1 loss at UMD...CC opened its season with 7
consecutive wins, which was broken by two losses to SCSU.
TEAM NOTES: On Nov. 10, SCSU gained a 6-3 win at CC and on Nov. 11, the
Huskies beat CC 3-2 in overtime. Mark Hartigan gained WCHA Offensive Player
of the Week honors in those games with 3 goals and 3 assists against the
nationally ranked Tigers. Scott Meyer was the goalie of record in both
games with a combined total of 55 saves. On Nov. 10, Derek Eastman gained
the game winner and his first collegiate goal vs. CC...Craig Dahl needs
three more wins to move his all-time career mark to the .500 level. Dahl
currently owns a 324-327-40 mark in 20-years of coaching at the college
level...as of Jan. 29, SCSU ranks second in the WCHA with a 2.56 goals
allowed average and 4th with 3.61 goals scored average...Scott Meyer ranks
3rd in the WCHA with a .922 save % and third with 2.38 GAA (WCHA games
only)...Mark Hartigan ranks 7th in the league with 24 points (14g/10a) and
Brandon Sampair (3g/17a) is 9th...Sampair has jumped to 5th in the league
with 17 assists (1.00 apg), while Hartigan is 3rd in the league with 0.78
goals per game (14 goals)...a total of five players have played in every
game this season for the Huskies (Jeff Finger, Jon Cullen, Tyler Arnason,
Joe Motzko and Keith Anderson)... Cullen and Motzko lead the team with three
GWG this season... Hartigan leads the team with seven power play goals,
while Arnason, Derek Eastman and Cullen have a team-leading two SHGs
apiece...in the shot race, Arnason leads with 88 SOGs and Hartigan has 87
...SCSU has nine SHGs this season, while the team record of 14 was set in
1993-94...the Huskies are 16-1 when they lead going into the third period
and 18-1 when they lead or are tied going into the third period...as of Jan.
22, Mark Hartigan ranked 14th in the nation with .70 gpg and Sampair was
16th in the nation with .91 assists per game...Meyer ranked 5th in the
nation with a 2.00 GAA and a .932 SV%. He ranked fourth in the nation with
a .825 win%...SCSU ranked third in team defense (2.13 gapg) and ninth in
team offense (3.79 gpg) while its .259 power play rate was second in the
nation as of Jan. 22...Duvie Westcott had an assist and goal to push his
team leading scoring streak to seven games...SCSU is an impressive 31-of-122
on the power play this season (.254)...Jon Cullen will enjoy a family
reunion this weekend as cousins Joe Cullen and Mark Cullen play for CC.
Both Mark and Joe are the younger brothers of former SCSU standout and
current NHL player Matt Cullen...the last time CC played at SCSU, the
Huskies gained a 1-0 win with the game winner going to Keith Anderson in the
first period against Jeff Sanger. The assist was credited to Tyler Arnason
on Jan. 9, 1999...three of the last four games against CC have been decided
in OT.
BIG CROWDS: 123,504 people attended SCSU home games in 1999-2000, an average
of 5,881 per game...in home games this season, SCSU has an attendance total
of 81,347 for an average of 5,810 per game...On Nov. 17, SCSU was at
capacity for the first time in 2000-01 with a crowd of 6,685.
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.
UP NEXT: SCSU will travel to Alaska-Anchorage on Feb. 9-10.
SCSU Season Long Streaks (2000-01):
Win Streak 9 games (12/9 -1/20)
Unbeaten Streak 9 games (12/9 -1/20)
Losing Streak 2 games (11/17-11/18 & 1/26 - present) Winless Streak
2 games (11/17-11/18 & 1/26 - present)
Home Win Streak 7 games (12/9- )
Home Losing Streak 3 games (10/28-12/8)
Home Winless Streak 3 games (10/28-12/8)
Home Unbeaten Streak 7 games (12/9-present )
Road Win Streak 6 games (11/24-1/6)
Road Unbeaten Streak 6 games (11/24-1/6)
Road Losing Streak 2 games (1/26-present)
Road Winless Streak 2 games (1/26-present)
2000 St. Cloud State
Hockey Results (19-6-1)
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* L, 2-0
Nov. 18 @Minnesota * L, 4-3
Nov. 24 @ Northeastern W, 4-1
Nov. 25 @ U Mass - Amherst W, 3-1
Dec. 1 @ Michigan Tech * W, 4-3 OT
Dec. 2 @ Michigan Tech * W, 4-3
Dec. 8 WISCONSIN * L, 3-1
Dec. 9 WISCONSIN* W, 5-0
Dec. 15 UAA* W, 3-1
Dec. 16 UAA* W, 4-3
Dec. 18 Russia Select (EX) W, 5-4
Jan. 5 @ Minnesota-Duluth * W, 6-3
Jan. 6 @ Minnesota-Duluth * W, 5-4
Jan. 12 MICHIGAN TECH * W, 5-2
Jan. 13 MICHIGAN TECH * W, 4-1
Jan. 19 BROWN W, 4-2
Jan. 20 BROWN W, 5-4
Jan. 26 @ North Dakota * L, 4-3
Jan. 27 @ North Dakota * L, 4-3
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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