SCSU Men's Hockey Release 12/11/00
Upcoming Games:
Dec. 15 - Alaska-Anchorage at #8 SCSU, 7:05 p.m. (CST)
Dec. 16 - Alaska-Anchorage at #8 SCSU, 7:05 p.m. (CST)
UPCOMING GAMES: The #8 St. Cloud State menšs hockey team (11-4-1, 6-4-0
WCHA) will entertain the University of Alaska-Anchorage (5-8-1, 3-6-1 WCHA)
at 7:05 p.m. on Dec. 15, and at 7:05 p.m. on Dec. 16. The games will be
played at SCSUšs National Hockey Center (cap. 5,763). SCSU was ranked #8
in the last Division I hockey poll released on Dec. 4.
THE RESULTS: The Huskies snapped a three-game home losing streak with a big
5-0 win over Wisconsin on Dec. 9, at the NHC. The game was SCSUšs first
shutout of the season and the 8th career shutout for goalkeeper Scott Meyer.
Joe Motzko scored the first and game winning goal at 4:18 of the first
period with assists from Jon Cullen and Derek Eastman. Cullen added another
point in the second with a goal at 1:01 while Matt Hendricks, Tyler Arnason
and Mark Hartigan all scored goals in the third period to ice the game.
Meyer made 24 saves in the game as the Huskies outshot UW 45-24...SCSU
suffered a 3-1 loss at home against Wisconsin on Dec. 8. Tyler Arnason
scored his fifth goal of the season at 16:54 of the second period on the
power play with assists from Mark Hartigan and Jon Cullen. UW opened the
gamešs scoring at 10:40 of the first with a tally by Dany Heatley on the
power play. Matt Murray scored the game winner for UW at 19:21 of the first
period before Heatley scored again in the third period on the power play at
2:02. Scott Meyer posted 31 saves for SCSU in the game, while Graham
Melanson had 32 saves. UW outshot the Huskies 34-33.
FINAL 1999-2000 RECORD: In 1999-2000, the Huskies continued their tradition
of excellence with a 23-14-3 overall record and a 16-9-3 third place record
in the always rugged WCHA. The Huskies advanced to the Final Five of the
WCHA tournament last season, which included a 6-4 third place win over
Minnesota. The icing on the cake was a trip to the 2000 NCAA Division I
East Regional, and a number 12 ranking in the final Division I national
poll. The 23 wins ties a school record for most wins in a season. The
Huskies also had 23 wins during the 1997-98 campaign.
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 240-237-38 at SCSU and a 20-year career coaching mark of
316-325-40. 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 240-237-38 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 Dahlšs
500th as a coach at SCSU.
MR. ZERO: SCSU goalie Scott Meyer posted his 8th career shutout on Dec. 9,
with a 5-0 win over UW. Meyer had a school record seven shutouts last
season and owns the current team career shutout mark with eight. This was
Meyeršs first shutout in 2000-01. The last time Meyer beat UW was a 4-0
shutout last year at the NHC.
A SIX GAME ROLL: Jon Cullen has been on a roll with a point in the past six
games for SCSU. Over the weekend, Cullen had one assist on Dec. 8 and a
goal and an assist on Dec. 9. He currently has five goals and seven assists
this season and ranks fourth on the team in scoring. Not bad, considering
he only had one goal in the teamšs first 10 games.
MOVING UP ON THE CHARTS: Tyler Arnason ranks 26th in the all-time scoring
charts at SCSU with 92 career points (39g/53a), while Brandon Sampair is
28th with 89 points (40g/49a)...Sampair now ranks 10th in the Division I
charts at SCSU with 40 goals, while Arnason is 11th with 38 career
goals...Mark Hartigan is making a quick climb with 33 career goals (16th
place) and Nate DiCasmirro is tied for 23rd with 27 career goals ...for
assists, Arnason is 16th with 53 assists - only the 15th player in SCSU
history to gain over 50 assists. Sampair now has 49 assists and ranks 17th,
while Keith Anderson is next on the list with 43 assists (21st place).
DiCasmirrošs now has 35 career assists - 30th in the records...of note,
Arnason ranks 11th among SCSUšs Division I players for most career points
with 92. Sampair is ranked 13th among SCSUšs Division I players with 89
points. Jeff Saterdalen is the Huskiesš all-time scoring leader with 179
career points (78g/101a) from 1988-92...Arnason is 8 points away from SCSUšs
100-point club and would be the 24th player in team history to reach that
lofty plateau and the first since Sacha Molin, who had 102 points from
1995-98.
ROAD WARRIORS: On the road, SCSU has been tough with a 7-1 record -
compared to a 4-3-1 record at home this season. Last year, SCSU was 8-6-2 on
the road.
GREAT BEGINNINGS: The St. Cloud State University men's hockey team got off
to its best start in the history of the program at the Division I level this
year. Through five games, the Huskies charted a 4-0-1 record, stopped by a
3-1 loss to DU on Oct. 28. The previous best five-game start of 4-1 was
charted in 1996-97. The Huskiesš 3-1 start in the WCHA was the best
four-game start in team history and its overall record of 6-1-1 was the
teamšs best ever 8-game start at the Division I level. At 11-4-1, SCSU is
off to its best 16-game start and has won 11 games faster than any season in
team history. SCSUšs previous best record over 16 games was 10-4-2 in
1997-98.
WCHA WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS:
Oct. 23: Duvie Westcott - WCHA Defensive POW
Oct. 30: Scott Meyer - WCHA Defensive POW
Nov. 13: Mark Hartigan - WCHA Offensive POW
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 Dec. 15 are Joe Motzko and Jake Moreland and
on Dec. 16 are Chris Purslow and Mike Walsh.
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 childrenšs 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 Dec. 16, and it
will feature Colin Peters and Joel Peterson. 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 240-237-38 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 UAA: UAA enters this weekend with a 5-8-1, 3-6-1 WCHA mark
after losing 6-2 (Dec. 9) and 5-1 (Dec. 8) decisions at home against
Denver...UAA ranks last in the WCHA in scoring at 2.00 goals per game and
sixth in defense with 3.20 goals allowed per game...UAA ranks last in the
WCHA with 12.1 PIM per game while SCSU ranks first with 22.0 PIM per
game...junior forward Steve Cygan leads the Seawolves with 10 points (5g/5a)
while junior forward Mike Scott and junior forward Gregg Zaporzan each have
4g/5a...frosh goalie Chris King owns a .911 save %, a 2.55 GAA and a 5-6-1
record.
TEAM NOTES: Four of the last five SCSU games against UAA have been decided
in overtime. IN 1999-00, SCSU hit a season high with eight goals during its
8-2 win at the NHC on Jan. 22. On Jan. 21, SCSU survived a 5-4 OT win
against UAA as Mike Pudlick scored the game winner. Mark Hartigan had three
goals in that series, while Tyler Arnason had one goal and three assists.
Arnason has five points vs. UAA during his SCSU career...SCSU defender Duvie
Westcott played at UAA during the 1997-98 season. Westcott had three goals
and five assists in 25 games that season for the Seawolves. He completed
that season with Omaha of the USHL before transfering to SCSU...SCSU posted
three consecutive ties against UAA from 1997 to 1999. SCSU owns a six-game
unbeaten streak against UAA dating back to a 5-3 loss in Anchorage on
2-8-97. That loss snapped an 8-game SCSU win streak vs. UAA. The last time
SCSU dropped a game to UAA at the NHC was a 5-4 loss on 11-6-87. SCSU is
15-0-1 against UAA at the NHC (since it opened in 1989)... SCSU ranks first
in the WCHA with a 2.40 goals allowed average and fifth with 3.20 goals
scored average...Scott Meyer ranks first in the WCHA with a .931 save % and
second with 2.12 GAA (WCHA games only)...Mark Hartigan ranks 6th in the
league with 1.60 ppg (9g/7a)...the line of Hartigan, Joe Motzko and Ryan
Malone has posted 42 points this season (21g/21a)...Derek Eastman is
approaching abnormal numbers with his stellar +15 on the plus/minus.
Eastman has also produced at the other end with three goals and six assists
to his credit this winter - including an assist on the GWG on Dec. 9.
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 46,758 for an average of 5,845 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: The Huskies will return to the NHC with games on Dec. 15-16 against
WCHA rival Alaska-Anchorage.
RUSSIA SELECT TEAM TO VISIT: The Russia Ice Hockey Federation is sending a
Regional Selection Team, made up of players who represent some of the
top-level clubs in Russia to the USA on Dec. 8-20 for a 4-game WCHA tour.
The team will play at St. Cloud State on Monday, Dec. 18 at 7:05 p.m. in the
NHC. For ticket information, please call 1-877-SCSUTIX or 320-255-2137.
SCSU Season Long Streaks (2000-01):
Win Streak 4 games (11/24 - )
Unbeaten Streak 5 games (10/13 - 10/27)
Losing Streak 2 games (11/17-11/18)
Winless Streak 2 game (11/17-11/18)
Home Win Streak 2 games (10/21 - 10/27)
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 4 games (11/24- )
Road Unbeaten Streak 4 games (11/24- )
Road Losing Streak 1 game (11/18)
Road Winless Streak 1 game (11/18)
2000-01 WCHA Standings (thru 12/11)
Team WCHA Overall Pts.
1 North Dakota 10- 3- 1 13- 3- 4 21
2 Colorado College 8- 4- 0 11- 4- 1 16
Minnesota 7- 3- 2 10- 5- 2 16
Wisconsin 8- 6- 0 11- 9- 0 16
5 Denver 7- 5- 0 8- 7- 1 14
6 St. Cloud State 6- 4- 0 11- 4- 1 12
7 MSU-Mankato 5- 7- 0 8- 8- 0 10
8 Alaska Anchorage 3- 6- 1 5- 8- 1 7
9 Michigan Tech 3-11- 0 3-13- 1 6
10 Minnesota-Duluth 1- 9- 0 4-12- 0 2
WCHA Results Dec. 8, 2000
Bemidji State 2 at Minnesota-Duluth 7 NC
Wisconsin 3 at St. Cloud State 1 WC
Alab-Huntsville 2 at MSU-Mankato 4 NC
Denver 5 at Alaska Anchorage 1 WC
North Dakota 4 at Colorado College 6 WC
Northern Michigan 4 at Michigan Tech 1 NC
WCHA Results Dec. 9, 2000
Wisconsin 0 at St. Cloud State 5 WC
Alab-Huntsville 2 at MSU-Mankato 3 NC
Bemidji State 3 at Minnesota-Duluth 5 NC
Denver 6 at Alaska Anchorage 2 WC
Michigan Tech 2 at Northern Michigan 5 NC
North Dakota 4 at Colorado College 3 WC OT
Quinnipiac 2 at Minnesota 11 NC
WCHA Results Dec. 10, 2000
Russia Select Team 4 at Minnesota 5
Tuesday, December 12:
Russia Select Team at Wisconsin EX 7:05 pm
Friday, December 15:
Alaska Anchorage at St. Cloud State WC 7:05 pm
Denver at Minnesota-Duluth WC 7:05 pm
Saturday, December 16:
Alaska Anchorage at St. Cloud State WC 7:05 pm
Bemidji State at MSU-Mankato NC 7:05 pm
Denver at Minnesota-Duluth WC 7:05 pm
Sunday, December 17:
Bemidji State at MSU-Mankato NC 7:05 pm
2000 St. Cloud State
Hockey Results (11-4-1)
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* 7:05 pm
Dec. 16 UAA* 7:05 pm
Dec. 18 CSKA (Red Army) 7:05 pm
Jan. 5 @ Minnesota-Duluth * 7:05 pm
Jan. 6 @ Minnesota-Duluth * 7:05 pm
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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