March 9, 2001
Contact: Tom Nelson (320-255-2141)
St. Cloud State Opens WCHA Playoffs With 5-1 Win Over UAA
St. Cloud, Minn. -- St. Cloud State University opened first round play of
the WCHA Playoffs with a strong 5-1 win at home over University of
Alaska-Anchorage. The victory moves the #4 Huskies overall record to
28-8-1, while UAA falls to 7-23-5. The two teams will square off in the
second game of the best-of-three series in St. Cloud on March 10, at 7:05
p.m.
St. Cloud State jumped to a quick lead in the contest when sophomore forward
Chris Purslow crossed the blue line and blasted a shot past UAA's Chris King
at 4:36 of the first period.
SCSU's senior captain Brandon Sampair added his 10th goal of the season at
17:06 of the first to gain the game winner with an assist from Tyler
Arnason. In the second period, junior Mark Hartigan added an insurance goal
on the power play at 15:48 with an assist from Arnason and Sampair.
Purslow came back in the third period with his second goal of the night
(sixth of the season) with another unassisted blitz at 4:52. UAA changed
goalies at that point with Kevin Reiter replacing King. The Seawolves broke
Scott Meyer's shutout when Vladimir Novak posted a goal at 6:49 of the
third.
To complete the scoring, Nate DiCasmirro scored his eighth goal of the
season at 11:11 with assists from Arnason and Hartigan on the power play.
In the contest, SCSU was an impressive two-of-three on the power play while
UAA was 0-of-2. SCSU also outshot the Seawolves 25-21, with Meyer posting
20 saves in the contest. Meyer now has 22 wins on the season, which ties
him for the team record along with Brian Leitza - who had 22 wins in
1997-98.
The game was a quick 2:05 thanks to a season-low five penalties called in
the game. SCSU had just two penalties for four minutes, while UAA had three
penalties for six minutes.
Of note, SCSU owns an 11-game unbeaten string against UAA and a seven-game
win streak against UAA. Overall, the series between UAA and SCSU stands at
23-9-3 in favor of the Huskies.
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Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
St. Cloud State Husky Hockey
Alaska-Anchorage vs St. Cloud State (Mar 09, 2001 at St. Cloud, Minn.)
Alaska-Anchorage (7-23-5 OVERALL) vs. St. Cloud State (28-8-1 OVERALL)
Date: Mar 09, 2001 Location: St. Cloud, Minn. Arena: Nat'l Hockey
Center
Attendance:5214 Start time:7:08 End time:9:13 Total time:2:05
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# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists
1 1st 04:36 SCSU EV Chris Purslow (5) -
2 1st 17:06 SCSU EV Brandon Sampair (10) Tyler Arnason
3 2nd 15:48 SCSU PP Mark Hartigan (24) Tyler Arnason,
Brandon Sampair
4 3rd 04:52 SCSU EV Chris Purslow (6) -
5 3rd 06:49 UAA EV Vladimir Novak (2) Dan Gilkerson,
Steve Ludwig
6 3rd 11:11 SCSU PP Nate DiCasmirro (8) Tyler Arnason,
Mark Hartigan
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Alaska-Anchorage 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Mark Leitner........ 0 1 0 1 0
3 *Reggie Simon........ 0 0 0 0 0
4 Steve Suihkonen..... 0 0 0 0 0
5 *Eric Lawson......... 0 0 0 0 -1
7 *Matt Shasby......... 0 0 0 0 -2
9 Tyler Schnell....... 0 1 0 1 -1
12 Mike Scott.......... 0 0 0 0 -2
14 Gregg Zaporzan...... 1 0 0 1 +1
15 Pete Talafous....... 0 3 0 3 -2
16 Petr Chytka......... 2 0 0 2 -1
17*Chris Sikich........ 0 0 2 2 0
18 Steve Cygan......... 0 0 1 1 -1
19*Jesse Unklesbay..... 2 1 1 4 0
21 Dan Gilkerson....... 0 0 1 1 0
24 Morgan Roach........ 0 0 0 0 0
25 Steve Ludwig........ 0 0 1 1 0
26 Vladimir Novak...... 0 1 1 2 +1
28 Joe Garvin.......... 0 0 0 0 -1
37 Dallas Steward...... 2 0 0 2 -1
Totals.............. 7 7 7 21 -10
|-Shots by Prd-|
## St. Cloud State 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Colin Peters........ 1 0 0 1 +1
3 *Mark Hartigan....... 1 1 1 3 +2
5 *Derek Eastman....... 1 0 0 1 -1
6 *Jeff Finger......... 1 0 0 1 -1
7 Jon Cullen.......... 0 1 0 1 0
8 Tyler Arnason....... 1 1 1 3 0
9 Brandon Sampair..... 1 0 0 1 0
10 Duvie Westcott...... 1 0 0 1 +2
12 Ritchie Larson...... 0 0 0 0 0
13 Nate DiCasmirro..... 0 0 2 2 0
15 Matt Hendricks...... 0 0 1 1 0
16 Ryan LaMere......... 1 0 0 1 +2
18 Joel Peterson....... 1 0 0 1 +1
19*Joe Motzko.......... 0 1 1 2 +1
20*Chris Purslow....... 2 0 3 5 +2
21 Lee Brooks.......... 1 0 0 1 0
28 Keith Anderson...... 0 0 0 0 0
29 Ryan Malone......... 0 0 0 0 +1
30 Dean Weasler........ 0 0 0 0 0
33 Jake Moreland....... 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.............. 12 4 9 25 +10
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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UAA 0 0 1 - 1
SCSU 2 1 2 - 5
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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UAA 7 7 7 - 21
SCSU 12 4 9 - 25
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd UAA SCSU
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1st 0-1 (1) 0-0 (0)
2nd 0-1 (2) 1-2 (2)
3rd 0-0 (0) 1-1 (1)
Total 0-2 (3) 2-3 (3)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd UAA SCSU
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1st 0/0 1/2
2nd 2/4 1/2
3rd 1/2 0/0
Total 3/6 2/4
Three stars:
1. Chris Purslow
2. Mark Hartigan
3. Brandon Sampair
Officials:
Referee:Tom Goddard
Asst Ref:J.B. Olson
Asst Ref:Bill Vollbrecht
Goal judge:Mark Harding
Goal judge:Scott McLeod
Pen timekeeper:Wayne Zimmerman
Game timekeeper:John Kruchten
Scorer:Brent Pakkala
GOALTENDERS
Alaska-Anchorage Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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30 Chris King.......... L 46:19 4 0 10 3 1 14
35 Kevin Reiter........ 13:41 1 0 0 0 6 6
St. Cloud State Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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1 Scott Meyer......... W 60:00 1 0 7 7 6 20
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Nate DiCasmirro SCSU 2 INTERFERENCE 11:06 PP
2nd Steve Suihkonen UAA 2 INTERFERENCE 09:53 PP
2nd Gregg Zaporzan UAA 2 HIGH STICKING 14:41 PP
2nd Ryan Malone SCSU 2 OBSTRUCTION-HOOKING 17:34 PP
3rd Steve Cygan UAA 2 SLASHING 11:04 PP
Win-Scott Meyer (22-7-1). Loss-Chris King (7-18-5).
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Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
St. Cloud State Husky Hockey
Alaska-Anchorage vs St. Cloud State (Mar 09, 2001 at St. Cloud, Minn.)
Alaska-Anchorage - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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28 Joe Garvin 6 1
18 Steve Cygan 4 3
12 Mike Scott 2 0
19 Jesse Unklesbay 2 6
9 Tyler Schnell 1 0
21 Dan Gilkerson 1 2
37 Dallas Steward 1 3
17 Chris Sikich 1 5
14 Gregg Zaporzan 0 1
26 Vladimir Novak 0 1
3 Reggie Simon 0 1
Totals......... 18 23
St. Cloud State - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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3 Mark Hartigan 9 1
9 Brandon Sampair 5 2
7 Jon Cullen 5 3
13 Nate DiCasmirro 2 1
29 Ryan Malone 1 0
19 Joe Motzko 1 1
8 Tyler Arnason 0 1
12 Ritchie Larson 0 9
Totals......... 23 18
Alaska-Anchorage - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 11:06 13:06 02:00 1 1
2nd 17:34 19:34 02:00 2 0
SUMMARY: 2 opps, 3 shots, 0 goals, time 04:00
St. Cloud State - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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2nd 09:53 11:53 02:00 1 0
2nd 14:41 15:48 01:07 1 0 PPG
3rd 11:04 11:11 00:07 1 0 PPG
SUMMARY: 3 opps, 3 shots, 2 goals, time 03:14
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