2019–20 St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey season

2019–20 St. Cloud State Huskies
men's ice hockey season
2019–20 St. Cloud State Huskies; men's ice hockey season
Conference	5th NCHC
Home ice	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
Rankings
USCHO.com	NR
USA Today/US Hockey Magazine	NR
Record
Overall	13–15–6
Conference	10–12–2–1
Home	8–6–2
Road	4–9–4
Neutral	0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Brett Larson
Assistant coaches	Mike Gibbons; Nick Oliver; Matt Bertram
Captain(s)	Jack Ahcan
Alternate captain(s)	Clark Kuster; Jack Poehling; Nick Poehling
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The 2019–20 St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey season was the 85th season of play for the program, the 23rd at the Division I level and the 7th in the NCHC conference. The Huskies represented St. Cloud State University and were coached by Brett Larson, in his 2nd season.

On March 12, 2020, NCHC announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played.^[1]

Roster

As of September 8, 2019.^[2]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Clark Kuster (A)	Senior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1995-01-28	St. Louis, Missouri	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
3	Jack Poehling (A)	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1996-08-29	Lakeville, Minnesota	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
5	Ondřej Trejbal	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1999-04-21	Hamry nad Sázavou, Czech Republic	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
6	Luke Jaycox	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1997-08-19	Warroad, Minnesota	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
7	Nick Poehling (A)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1996-08-29	Lakeville, Minnesota	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
8	Tyler Anderson	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1997-01-12	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Steinbach Pistons (MJHL)	—
9	Spencer Meier	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1999-04-15	Sartell, Minnesota	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
10	Kyler Kupka	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-05-11	Camrose, Alberta	Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)	—
11	Trevor Zins	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-07-23	St. Michael, Minnesota	Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)	—
12	Jack Ahcan (C)	Senior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1997-05-18	Savage, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
13	Jami Krannila	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	2000-10-03	Nokia, Finland	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
14	Zach Okabe	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2001-01-04	Okotoks, Alberta	Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL)	—
15	Micah Miller	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	1998-10-29	Grand Rapids, Minnesota	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
16	Will Hammer	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1996-02-06	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)	—
17	Thomas Rocco	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1999-11-04	Midlothian, Virginia	Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)	—
18	Brendan Bushy	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1998-08-23	Thief River Falls, Minnesota	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	—
19	Sam Hentges	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1999-07-26	Fridley, Minnesota	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	MIN, 210th overall 2018
20	Nolan Walker	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1998-10-20	Anchorage, Alaska	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
21	Jake Wahlin	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1996-11-09	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
23	Henry Enebak	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-07-29	Prior Lake, Minnesota	Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)	—
25	Nick Perbix	Sophomore	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1998-06-15	Elk River, Minnesota	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	TBL, 169th overall 2017
26	Easton Brodzinski	Junior	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1996-08-13	Blaine, Minnesota	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
27	Chase Brand	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1999-02-25	Nevis, Minnesota	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
28	Kevin Fitzgerald	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1996-07-31	Oak Brook, Illinois	Aberdeen Wings (NAHL)	—
30	Joey Lamoreaux	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1999-02-01	Shorewood, Wisconsin	Madison (USHL)	—
34	Dávid Hrenák	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-05-05	Považska Bystrica, Slovakia	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	LAK, 144th overall 2018
40	Jaxon Castor	Freshman	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1997-03-14	Phoenix, Arizona	Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)	—

Standings

2019–20 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings v t e
	Conference record								Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	3/SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#3 North Dakota †	24	17	4	3	2	56	86	49	35	26	5	4	135	68
#5 Minnesota–Duluth	24	17	5	2	0	53	89	53	34	22	10	2	114	77
#6 Denver	24	11	8	5	4	42	67	54	36	21	9	6	118	81
#16 Western Michigan	24	12	9	3	2	41	84	73	36	18	13	5	125	101
St. Cloud State	24	10	12	2	1	33	61	74	34	13	15	6	94	108
Omaha	24	8	13	3	0	27	63	75	36	14	17	5	108	107
Miami	24	5	16	3	2	20	61	89	34	8	21	5	92	127
Colorado College	24	4	17	3	1	16	48	96	34	11	20	3	86	123
Championship: Cancelled † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 6	5:07 PM	vs. Alberta*	#6	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota (Exhibition)		Castor	W 4–2	3,491
Regular Season
October 11	7:07 PM	vs. Bemidji State*	#7	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota		Hrenák	T 4–4 ^OT	3,445	0–0–1
October 12	6:07 PM	vs. Bemidji State*	#7	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota		Hrenák	T 2–2 ^OT	3,792	0–0–2
October 25	7:37 PM	vs. #11 Northeastern*	#14	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota		Hrenák	L 1–4	3,581	0–1–2
October 26	7:07 PM	vs. #11 Northeastern*	#14	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	FSN+	Hrenák	W 2–1	4,208	1–1–2
November 1	7:37 PM	vs. Princeton*	#16	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	FSN+	Hrenák	L 3–5	3,531	1–2–2
November 2	6:07 PM	vs. Princeton*	#16	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota		Hrenák	T 5–5 ^OT	4,103	1–2–3
November 8	6:07 PM	vs. #16 Northern Michigan*		Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan		Hrenák	T 3–3 ^OT	3,020	1–2–4
November 9	5:00 PM	vs. #16 Northern Michigan*		Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan		Hrenák	W 5–4 ^OT	3,258	2–2–4
November 15	7:37 PM	vs. Colorado College		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota		Hrenák	L 2–4	3,601	2–3–4 (0–1–0–0)
November 16	6:07 PM	vs. Colorado College		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota		Hrenák	L 2–5	3,923	2–4–4 (0–2–0–0)
November 22	7:37 PM	at #5 North Dakota		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota		Hrenák	L 4–2	11,223	2–5–4 (0–3–0–0)
November 23	7:07 PM	at #5 North Dakota		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota		Hrenák	L 1–2 ^OT	11,747	2–6–4 (0–4–0–0)
December 6	6:05 PM	at Miami		Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio		Hrenák	W 2–1	2,016	3–6–4 (1–4–0–0)
December 7	6:05 PM	at Miami		Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio		Hrenák	W 5–3	1,863	4–6–4 (2–4–0–0)
December 13	7:37 PM	vs. Omaha		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	FSN+	Hrenák	W 4–1	3,703	5–6–4 (3–4–0–0)
December 14	6:07 PM	vs. Omaha		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota		Castor	L 3–4 ^OT	3,977	5–7–4 (3–5–0–0)
Mariucci Classic
December 28	4:00 PM	at #2 Minnesota State*		3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Semifinal)		Castor	W 7–2	7,615	6–7–4 (3–5–0–0)
December 29	7:05 PM	at Minnesota*		3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Championship)	FSN+	Castor	L 1–4	6,772	6–8–4 (3–5–0–0)
January 10	8:07 PM	at #5 Denver		Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado	Altitude2	Hrenák	L 3–6	5,879	6–9–4 (3–6–0–0)
January 11	8:07 PM	at #5 Denver		Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado	Altitude2	Castor	L 3–5	5,966	6–10–4 (3–7–0–0)
January 17	7:37 PM	vs. #8 Minnesota–Duluth		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota		Hrenák	W 2–1	4,166	7–10–4 (4–7–0–0)
January 18	4:07 PM	vs. #8 Minnesota–Duluth		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	FSN+	Hrenák	W 2–0	5,199	8–10–4 (5–7–0–0)
January 24	6:00 PM	at Western Michigan		Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan		Hrenák	L 2–6	2,807	8–11–4 (5–8–0–0)
January 25	6:00 PM	at Western Michigan		Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan		Castor	L 2–6	3,386	8–12–4 (5–9–0–0)
January 31	7:37 PM	vs. Miami		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota		Hrenák	W 4–2	3,756	9–12–4 (6–9–0–0)
February 1	6:07 PM	vs. Miami		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota		Hrenák	W 3–0	4,923	10–12–4 (7–9–0–0)
February 7	8:41 PM	at Colorado College		Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado	CBSSN	Hrenák	W 3–2	2,733	11–12–4 (8–9–0–0)
February 8	7:07 PM	at Colorado College		Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado		Hrenák	T 2–2 ^SOL	3,345	11–12–5 (8–9–1–0)
February 21	7:37 PM	vs. #1 North Dakota		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota		Hrenák	T 3–3 ^SOW	4,794	11–12–6 (8–9–2–1)
February 22	6:07 PM	vs. #1 North Dakota		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	FSN	Hrenák	W 2–1	5,775	12–12–6 (9–9–2–1)
February 28	7:36 PM	vs. #6 Denver		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	CBSSN	Hrenák	W 5–1	4,454	13–12–6 (10–9–2–1)
February 29	7:07 PM	vs. #6 Denver		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox Sports North	Hrenák	L 2–5	5,212	13–13–6 (10–10–2–1)
March 6	7:07 PM	at #5 Minnesota–Duluth		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	FSN+	Hrenák	L 1–4	6,024	13–14–6 (10–11–2–1)
March 7	7:07 PM	at #5 Minnesota–Duluth		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota		Hrenák	L 1–6	6,579	13–15–6 (10–12–2–1)
NCHC Tournament
Tournament Cancelled
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Scoring Statistics

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Name	Position	Games	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM
Easton Brodzinski	RW	34	12	15	27	37
Nick Poehling	F	34	8	18	26	28
Jack Ahcan	D	33	7	18	25	48
Sam Hentges	C	28	7	17	24	20
Jack Poehling	F	34	9	11	20	43
Micah Miller	C/RW	31	7	11	18	12
Nick Perbix	D	34	4	11	15	25
Jami Krannila	F	34	5	9	14	12
Kevin Fitzgerald	C	31	5	7	12	19
Chase Brand	C	31	5	7	12	27
Jake Wahlin	LW	34	4	8	12	6
Nolan Walker	C	31	2	10	12	12
Spencer Meier	D	34	4	6	10	8
Zach Okabe	RW	30	7	2	9	10
Ondřej Trejbal	D	28	0	6	6	16
Luke Jaycox	D	34	4	1	5	10
Will Hammer	F	32	3	1	4	4
Clark Kuster	D	27	1	3	4	25
Kyler Kupka	F	12	0	2	2	0
Thomas Rocco	F	15	0	2	2	2
Tyler Anderson	D	13	0	1	1	2
Joey Lamoreaux	G	2	0	0	0	0
Jaxon Castor	G	5	0	0	0	0
Dávid Hrenák	G	32	0	0	0	0
Brendan Bushy	D	32	0	0	0	2
Bench	-	-	-	-	-	10
Total			94	166	260	378

Goaltending statistics

Name	Games	Minutes	Wins	Losses	Ties	Goals Against	Saves	Shut Outs	SV %	GAA
Dávid Hrenák	32	1801	12	11	6	83	799	2	.906	2.76
Joey Lamoreaux	2	55	0	0	0	3	25	0	.893	3.25
Jaxon Castor	5	197	1	4	0	12	73	0	.859	3.65
Empty Net	-	24	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-
Total	34	2078	13	15	6	108	897	2	.893	3.12

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23 (Final)
USCHO.com	6	7	11	14	16	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
USA Today	8	8	11	14	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

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Players drafted into the NHL

2020 NHL Entry Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NHL team
6	168	Veeti Miettinen†	Toronto Maple Leafs

† incoming freshman

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References

^ "NCHC Tournament Cancelled Effective Immediately". nchchockey.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "2018–19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". St. Cloud State Huskies. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
^ "St. Cloud State Huskies (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^ "St. Cloud State Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

[1] "NCHC Tournament Cancelled Effective Immediately". nchchockey.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[2] "2018–19 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". St. Cloud State Huskies. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

[3] "St. Cloud State Huskies (Men) 2019-2020 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[4] "St. Cloud State Univ. 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

[5] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[6] "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

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v t e St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey
Playing venues	J. C. Brown Athletic Field (1931–1972) St. Cloud Municipal Athletic Complex (1972–1989) Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (1989–present)
Head coaches	Ralph Theisen (1931–1932) Ludwig Andolsek (1932–1935) Robert DePaul (1935–1936) Walter Gerzin (1936–1937) Benedict Vandell (1937–1938) George Lynch (1938–1942) Roland Vandell (1946–1950, 1951–1952) Ray Gasperline (1950–1951) George Martin (1952–1953) Brendan McDonald (1953–1954) Jim Baxter (1954–1956) Jack Wink (1956–1968) Charlie Basch (1968–1984) John Perpich (1984–1986) Herb Brooks (1986–1987) Craig Dahl (1987–2005) Bob Motzko (2005–2018) Brett Larson (2018–Present)
Seasons	1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	NCHA (1981–1987) Independent (1987–1990) WCHA (1990–2013) NCHC (2013–present)
Rivalries	Minnesota
Culture & lore	North Star College Cup
All-time leaders	Ryan Lasch (183 Points) Mark Hartigan (86 Goals) Dávid Hrenák (82 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1987 2013 2021
NCAA Tournament appearances	1987 1989 2000 2001 2002 2003 2007 2008 2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2021 2022 2023
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 2001
Hobey Baker winners	Drew LeBlanc (2013)
St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN