SCSU Men's Hockey Release 1/08/01
Upcoming Games:
Jan. 12 - #7/#8 SCSU vs. Michigan Tech, 7:05 p.m.
Jan. 13 - #7/#8 SCSU vs. Michigan Tech, 7:05 p.m.
UPCOMING GAMES: The #7/#8 St. Cloud State menıs hockey team (15-4-1, 9-4-0
WCHA) will host Michigan Tech (5-14-1, 3-11-0 WCHA) this weekend. The games
on Jan. 12 and Jan. 13, both start at 7:05 p.m. and will be played in the
National Hockey Center (cap. 5,763) on the campus of SCSU. SCSU was ranked
#8 in the last USA Today/AHM poll and in the USCHO poll, SCSU was ranked #7
on Jan. 2.
THE RESULTS: SCSU collected a 6-3 win at Minnesota-Duluth on Jan. 5, as Mike
Walsh scored the game winning goal at 6:19 of the third period. SCSU fell
behind early in the match at 1-0 before defender Brian Gaffaney carded his
first goal of the season at 5:26 of the first. Ryan Malone put the Huskies
up by one with a power play goal at 7:07 of the second followed by another
power play tally from Mark Hartigan at 18:45 of the second. Walsh scored
the game winner in the final period before Tyler Arnason and Jon Cullen
(shorthanded) iced the game with late goals. Of note, Malone posted two
assists in the game along with Brandon Sampair and Joe Motzko. Scott Meyer
was the goalie of record with 33 saves in the game. All of UMDıs goals were
scored on the power play against SCSU. The Huskies outshot UMD 38-36...SCSU
battled back on Jan. 6, to gain a 5-4 win at UMD. SCSU trailed 2-0 in the
second before Duvie Westcott broke the shutout with a power play goal at
1:05 of the second. UMD pushed the score to 3-1 at 5:47 of the second
before SCSU unleashed four unanswered goals. Malone started at 14:21 of the
second with a power play tally. Next up was Hartigan, who scored at 5:34 of
the third, and Arnason, who scored at 6:51 of the third. Sampair notched
the game winner at 14:42 on the power play with assists from Westcott and
Arnason. Meyer gained 29 saves in the game, while UMD outshot the Huskies
33-29.
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 244-237-38 at SCSU and a 20-year career coaching mark of
320-325-40. 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 244-237-38 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: Jeff Finger posted an assist on Dec. 16, which snapped a
13-game scoreless streak for the frosh defender... Ritchie Larson equalled
the best game of his career with three points vs. UAA on Dec. 16. Larson
also had three points vs. DU in 1999-00. He now has nine goals and 14
assists in his career...Jake Moreland saw his first action in the nets since
coming in to relieve Scott Meyer during a 4-3 loss at Minnesota on Nov. 18.
Moreland is 2-1 this season with a 2.26 GAA and a .910 save%...SCSU was
outshot by UAA on Dec. 16, which has not too uncommon this season. SCSU has
been outshot by its opponents 10 times this year but the Huskies do own a
7-3 record in those game...SCSU gained a season low with only eight
penalties during the UAA series. SCSU equalled a season low with only four
penalties for eight minutes on Dec. 16. SCSU also had four penalties for
eight minutes vs. Ferris on Oct. 14.
STILL HOT: Jon Cullen has been on a roll with a point in the past 10 games
for SCSU. Cullen had a shorthanded goal and an assist on Jan. 5 and an
assist on Jan. 6. He currently has eight goals and nine assists this season
and ranks third on the team in scoring. Not bad, considering he only had
one goal in the teamıs first 10 games.
POSSIBLE 100-POINT CLUB MEMBERS: Tyler Arnason continues to move toward
membership in the 100 point club. He now has 98 career points (42g/57a) and
has 9g/9a this season... Brandon Sampair is also filling out his membership
card in the 100-point club with 97 career points (41g/56a). He has 4g/14a
this season. Sampair and Arnason would become the 24rd and 25th players in
team history (all Divisions) to reach the 100-point level in their careers.
The last person to hit 100 career points was Sacha
Molin, who had 102 points from 1995-98.
GREAT BEGINNINGS: The Huskies continue their best-ever start in team
history at 15-4-1 overall. The previous best start over 20-games was a
14-4-2 start in 1997-98.
ON A ROLL: The Huskies are in the midst of a five-game WCHA win streak that
dates back to a 5-0 win at home over Wisconsin. Since that time, SCSU has
gained a pair of WCHA wins over UAA and UMD. SCSU has won six consecutive
games on the road dating back to a Nov. 18 loss at UM and is now 9-1 on the
road.
LaMERE BREAKS THE ICE: Freshman defender Ryan LaMere scored his first
collegiate point on Jan. 5 with his assist on Jon Cullenıs shorthanded goal
in the third period against Minnesota-Duluth. In the game, senior defender
Brian Gaffaney scored his first goal of the season. In his four-year career
at SCSU, Gaffaney now has five goals and 12 assists...Nate DiCamirro
returned from a six-game injury lay-off on Jan. 5 and responded with his
sixth assist of the season. DiCasmirro added another assist on Jan. 6, to
push his career total to 39 - which places him 25th in SCSU history.
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 Jan. 12 are Jeff Finger and Matt Hendricks
and on Jan. 13 are Ryan Johnson and Andy Lundbohm.
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 Jan. 13, and it
will feature Peter Torsson and Mark Hartigan. 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 242-237-38 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 MTU: This will be Mike Sertichıs first trip to St. Cloud as the
head coach at MTU. He was hired earlier this season to replace Tim Watters,
and has since posted a 4-7-0 mark. He previously coached at UMD and now
owns a 19 year career mark of 354-335-44...Matt Ulwelling leads the MTU
Huskies with 18 points (3g/15a). Paul Cabana is the teamıs top goal scorer
with 10 goals...Brian Rogers is 5-13-1 in the nets with a 3.61 GAA and .889
SV%...MTU is fresh from a 4-2 win over Northern Michigan on Jan. 5, and a
7-2 exhibition win over York on Jan. 6.
TEAM NOTES: SCSU hit a season-high with three power play goals during each
of the UMD games this past weekend. SCSU also tied a season-high with seven
power play opportunities on Jan. 5. The Huskies' 11 goals scored against
UMD this weekend were the most tallied by the Huskies in a weekend series
this season. Their six goal outburst vs. UMD on Jan. 5, was the most goals
scored by SCSU since it defeated CC 6-3 on Nov. 10...the seven goals allowed
by the Huskies were the most they have given up in a weekend series this
season...SCSU ranks first in the WCHA with a 2.50 goals allowed average and
third with 3.57 goals scored average...Scott Meyer ranks second in the WCHA
with a .927 save % and third with 2.26 GAA (WCHA games only)...Mark Hartigan
ranks 5th in the league with 1.43 ppg (12g/8a)...Brandon Sampair (2g/12a)
and Joe Motzko (6g/8a) are each tied for 13th in the league with 14
points...Sampair has jumped to 6th in the league with 12 assists...SCSU owns
a four-game win streak vs. MTU and was 2-0 in the two teamsı only meeting
last year (at the NHC). Prior to those two games, SCSU had dropped four
straight games to MTU...the Huskies gained eight consecutive wins over MTU
from 11-20-96 through 3-13-98...a total of six players have played in every
game this season for the Huskies (Jeff Finger, Jon Cullen, Tyler Arnason,
Matt Hendricks, Joe Motzko and Keith Anderson)...Jon Cullen leads the team
with three GWG this season...Hartigan leads the team with five power play
goals, while Arnason and Cullen have a team-leading two SHGs apiece...Tyler
Arnason leads the team with 65 shots on goal, while Mark Hartigan is second
with 64...Ryan Malone tied a single game high for his career with three
points vs. UMD on Jan. 5...the Huskies are in the midst of a six-game win
streak - the longest win streak of the season for SCSU...the Huskies are
12-0 when they lead going into the third period and 14-0 when they lead or
are tied going into the third period.
BIG CROWDS: For the fifth straight year, Husky Hockey averaged over 5,000
fans per home game. 123,504 people attended SCSU home 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 home games this season, SCSU has an attendance total
of 57,685 for an average of 5,768 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...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 title 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: SCSU will return to the National Hockey Center on Jan. 19-20 for
games against Brown University.
SCSU Season Long Streaks (2000-01):
Win Streak 6 games (12/9 -present )
Unbeaten Streak 6 games (12/9 -present )
Losing Streak 2 games (11/17-11/18)
Winless Streak 2 game (11/17-11/18)
Home Win Streak 3 games (12/9- )
Home Losing Streak 3 games (10/28-12/8)
Home Winless Streak 3 games (10/28-12/8)
Home Unbeaten Streak 4 games (10/13 -10/27)
Road Win Streak 6 games (11/24-present)
Road Unbeaten Streak 6 games (11/24-present)
Road Losing Streak 1 game (11/18)
Road Winless Streak 1 game (11/18)
2000 St. Cloud State
Hockey Results (13-4-1)
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 * 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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