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2024–25 St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey season

2024–25 St. Cloud State Huskies
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceNCHC
Home iceHerb Brooks National Hockey Center
Record
Overall13–18–1
Conference6–15–1
Home8–7–1
Road5–11–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachBrett Larson
Assistant coachesR. J. Enga
Clark Kuster
Eric Rud
Captain(s)Josh Luedtke
Alternate captain(s)Nick Portz
Ryan Rosborough
Mason Salquist
St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2024–25 St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey season is the 90th season of play for the program, the 28th at the Division I level and 12th in the NCHC. The Huskies represent St. Cloud State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center and are plowed by Brett Larson in his 7th season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Dylan Anhorn Defenseman  Canada Graduation (signed with Manitoba Moose)
Dominic Basse Goaltender  United States Graduate transfer to St. Lawrence
Tynan Ewart Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Northern Michigan
Kyler Kupka Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with South Carolina Stingrays)
Veeti Miettinen Forward  Finland Graduation (signed with KalPa)
Joey Molenaar Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Minnesota Duluth
Zachary Okabe Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Cleveland Monsters)
Jack Peart Defenseman  United States Signed professional contract (Minnesota Wild)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Austin Burnevik Forward  United States 19 Ham Lake, MN; selected 182nd overall in 2024
Thor Byfuglien Defenseman  United States 21 Roseau, MN
Daimon Gardner Forward  Canada 20 Eagle Lake, ON; transfer from Clarkson; selected 112nd overall in 2022
Colin Ralph Defenseman  United States 18 Maple Grove, MN; selected 48th overall in 2024
Gavyn Thoreson Forward  United States 19 Andover, MN
Dana Wallace Forward  United States 20 Boulder, CO
Josh Zinger Defenseman  Canada 23 Red Deer, AB; transfer from Northern Michigan

Roster

As of September 16, 2024.[1]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Sweden Karl Falk Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-01-20 Västerås, Sweden Alaska (NCAA)
4 United States Colin Ralph Freshman D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 2005-10-04 Maple Grove, Minnesota Shattuck-Saint Mary's (USHS–MN) STL, 48th overall 2024
5 Canada Warren Clark Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2004-08-31 Riverside, Ontario Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) TBL, 179th overall 2023
6 United States Mason Reiners Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-05-03 Edina, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
7 United States Jack Reimann Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-10-10 Ham Lake, Minnesota Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
8 United States Ocean Wallace Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2003-10-31 Boulder, Colorado Austin Bruins (NAHL)
11 United States Grant Ahcan Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2002-05-18 Savage, Minnesota Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
12 Canada Ryan Rosborough (A) Junior (RS) F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-05-24 Mt. Brydges, Ontario South Shore Kings (NCDC)
13 Canada Tyson Gross Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-09-23 Calgary, Alberta Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
14 Canada Josh Zinger Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-08-05 Red Deer, Alberta Northern Michigan (CCHA)
15 United States Barrett Hall Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-12-29 Apple Valley, Minnesota Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) SEA, 164th overall 2022
16 United States Mason Salquist (A) Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-03-21 Grand Forks, North Dakota Fargo Force (USHL)
17 Canada Ethan AuCoin Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-08-10 Calgary, Alberta Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL)
18 United States Nick Portz (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-05-15 St. Cloud, Minnesota North Dakota (NCHC)
19 Finland Verner Miettinen Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2003-04-07 Espoo, Finland Fargo Force (USHL)
20 United States Jack Rogers Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-09-23 East Northport, New York Steinbach Pistons (MJHL)
21 United States Josh Luedtke (C) Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-09-29 Minnetonka, Minnesota Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)
23 United States Austin Burnevik Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2005-01-03 Ham Lake, Minnesota Madison Capitols (USHL) ANA, 182nd overall 2024
25 United States Thor Byfuglien Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2003-07-14 Roseau, Minnesota Chicago Steel (USHL)
26 United States Cooper Wylie Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-10-26 Stillwater, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
27 Canada Kaleb Tiessen Sophomore D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-06-03 Leamington, Ontario Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)
28 United States Gavyn Thoreson Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2004-10-30 Andover, Minnesota Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
30 Sweden Isak Posch Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2002-01-03 Umeå, Sweden Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)
33 Canada James Gray Sophomore (RS) G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-05-24 Toronto, Ontario North York Rangers (OJHL)
34 Canada Adam Ingram Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2003-10-14 West St. Paul, Manitoba Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) NSH, 82nd overall 2022
44 United States Gavin Enright Graduate G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-08-26 Farmington, Minnesota Bemidji State (CCHA)
81 Canada Daimon Gardner Sophomore F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2004-01-18 Eagle Lake, Ontario Clarkson (ECAC) VAN, 112nd overall 2022

Standings

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Western Michigan 22 17 4 1 4 3 0 51 85 46 32 24 7 1 121 66
#12 Arizona State 24 14 9 1 2 5 1 47 91 69 34 19 13 2 124 91
Omaha 22 13 8 1 1 1 1 41 74 63 32 17 14 1 93 87
#7 Denver 22 13 8 1 2 1 0 39 81 55 34 24 9 1 133 71
#18 North Dakota 22 13 8 1 3 1 1 39 75 65 33 18 13 2 106 95
#20т Colorado College 22 11 10 1 4 1 1 32 64 64 32 17 14 1 94 89
Minnesota Duluth 22 8 12 2 2 1 1 26 58 72 32 12 17 3 86 102
St. Cloud State 22 6 15 1 1 3 0 21 48 74 32 13 18 1 70 93
Miami 22 0 21 1 0 3 0 4 33 101 32 3 26 3 58 130
Championship: March 30, 2025
† indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Updated: March 3, 2025

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 6:00 pm #6 Minnesota* #16 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota (Exhibition) Fox 9+   L 1–5   
Regular Season
October 6 5:00 pm at St. Thomas* #16 St. Thomas Ice ArenaMendota Heights, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Posch W 1–0  861 1–0–0
October 11 7:30 pm Bemidji State* #16 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Posch W 4–3  2–0–0
October 12 6:00 pm at Bemidji State* #16 Sanford CenterBemidji, Minnesota Midco Sports+ Posch W 3–2  2,279 3–0–0
October 18 6:00 pm at #10 Michigan* #13 Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, Michigan BTN+ Posch L 0–3  5,800 3–1–0
October 19 6:00 pm at #10 Michigan* #13 Yost Ice ArenaAnn Arbor, Michigan BTN+ Posch W 4–0  5,800 4–1–0
October 25 7:00 pm Augustana* #12 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Posch W 4–3  3,067 5–1–0
October 26 5:00 pm Augustana* #12 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota   Posch W 2–1  4,163 6–1–0
November 1 7:30 pm #2 Boston College* #10 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Posch L 1–4  3,462 6–2–0
November 2 6:00 pm #2 Boston College* #10 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Posch L 1–2  6–3–0
November 8 7:30 pm Miami #12 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Posch W 3–2 OT 7–3–0 (1–0–0)
November 9 6:00 pm Miami #12 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Posch W 3–1  3,278 8–3–0 (2–0–0)
November 22 8:00 pm at #7 Colorado College #11 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado SOCO CW Posch W 3–2  3,858 9–3–0 (3–0–0)
November 23 7:00 pm at #7 Colorado College #11 Ed Robson ArenaColorado Springs, Colorado   Posch L 0–1  3,821 9–4–0 (3–1–0)
December 6 7:30 pm Omaha #9 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Gray L 3–4 OT 2,797 9–5–0 (3–2–0)
December 7 6:00 pm Omaha #9 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Enright W 5–2  2,932 10–5–0 (4–2–0)
December 13 7:00 pm at #16 North Dakota #9 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota Midco Sports Enright L 0–2  11,455 10–6–0 (4–3–0)
December 14 6:00 pm at #16 North Dakota #9 Ralph Engelstad ArenaGrand Forks, North Dakota Midco Sports Enright L 3–4 OT 11,588 10–7–0 (4–4–0)
December 29 4:00 pm St. Thomas* #12 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Enright W 2–1  3,531 11–7–0
January 10 7:00 pm at Minnesota Duluth #10 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota   Enright L 0–2  5,012 11–8–0 (4–5–0)
January 11 6:00 pm at Minnesota Duluth #10 AMSOIL ArenaDuluth, Minnesota   Enright L 2–5  5,512 11–9–0 (4–6–0)
January 17 7:30 pm #13 Arizona State #15 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+, Fox 10 Xtra Enright L 3–6  3,245 11–10–0 (4–7–0)
January 18 6:00 pm #13 Arizona State #15 Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Enright L 3–5  3,697 11–11–0 (4–8–0)
January 24 7:00 pm at Omaha #17 Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Enright L 3–6  7,107 11–12–0 (4–9–0)
January 25 7:00 pm at Omaha #17 Baxter ArenaOmaha, Nebraska   Gray L 1–3  7,411 11–13–0 (4–10–0)
January 31 7:30 pm #16 North Dakota Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Gray T 3–3 SOL 4,106 11–13–1 (4–10–1)
February 1 6:00 pm #16 North Dakota Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Gray L 2–6  5,124 11–14–1 (4–11–1)
February 7 6:00 pm at #4 Western Michigan Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Enright L 0–4  3,425 11–15–1 (4–12–1)
February 8 5:00 pm at #4 Western Michigan Lawson ArenaKalamazoo, Michigan   Posch L 1–6  3,572 11–16–1 (4–13–1)
February 21 7:30 pm #20 Colorado College Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Posch L 3–4  3,225 11–17–1 (4–14–1)
February 22 6:00 pm #20 Colorado College Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+ Posch W 4–2  3,567 12–17–1 (5–14–1)
February 28 8:00 pm at #6 Denver Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado   Posch L 1–3  6,417 12–18–1 (5–15–1)
March 1 7:00 pm at #6 Denver Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado   Posch W 2–1  6,518 13–18–1 (6–15–1)
March 7 7:30 pm Minnesota Duluth Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+       
March 8 6:00 pm Minnesota Duluth Herb Brooks National Hockey CenterSt. Cloud, Minnesota Fox 9+       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Source:[2]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 (Final)
USCHO.com 16 16 13 12 10 12 12 11 9 9 9 12 11 10 15 17 RV RV NR NR NR NR
USA Hockey 16 15 13 14 10 14 11т 10 9 9 9 10 11 10 14 17 RV NR NR NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.[3]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Hockey Roster". St. Cloud State Huskies. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". College St. Cloud State Huskies. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.