The Detroit Red Wings announced Thursday that St. Cloud State junior defenseman Nick Jensen has signed a two-year, entry-level deal. Jensen was originally Detroit’s fifth-round pick in the 2009 NHL draft and played 119 career games with the Huskies, recording 86 points on 15 goals and 71 assists. In 2012-13, Jensen earned First Team All-WCHA … Read more
St. Cloud State announced Wednesday that the National Hockey and Event Center has been renamed the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. According to a school-issued news release, the university is working with sponsors on commercial naming rights and naming opportunities within the arena. “Just as Herb Brooks saw Division I hockey as important to the … Read more
In 2012, Boston College had four players on the All-USCHO teams. A year later, things were much more spread out. Five teams had two players selected for the 2012-13 All-USCHO teams, with no repeat honorees from last season. Frozen Four semifinalists Massachusetts-Lowell and St. Cloud State were among those teams, along with Boston College, North … Read more
The Hobey Baker Award winner from St. Cloud State has teaching in his future, but hockey is up first. Tyler Buckentine reports.
Drew LeBlanc didn’t reach the national championship game with St. Cloud State, but he picked up one piece of hardware from his trip. LeBlanc was named the 2013 Hobey Baker Award winner on Friday at Consol Energy Center, one day after the Huskies lost to Quinnipiac in the Frozen Four semifinals. [scg_html_ff2013]Tenth nationally in points … Read more
Dave Starman gets into what makes the Frozen Four teams tick.
It’s the first time in this spotlight for everyone, and the little things make memories. Jim Connelly reports.
The Bobcats and the Huskies face off in the second semifinal Thursday in Pittsburgh. Daver Karnosky reports.
Longtime St. Cloud State athletics director Dr. Morris Kurtz joined Penn State on April 1 as the school’s special assistant to operations. Kurtz will assist associate athletic director Joe Battista and the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s hockey programs as they move into Pegula Ice Arena and the Big Ten for the 2013-14 season.
The Huskies had a nervous day of waiting to see whether they’d make the NCAA tournament, but once they got in they announced their presence. Tyler Buckentine reports.
Dave Starman makes his picks for forward, defense and goaltending from Massachusetts-Lowell, Quinnipiac, St. Cloud State and Yale.
The emergence of a Hobey Baker Award finalist and a late surge by a freshman have the Huskies in their first Frozen Four. Timothy Boger reports.
Seven coaches have qualified as finalists for the Spencer Penrose Award, given to the top coach in Division I men’s hockey. To be a finalist, a coach must be given his league’s coach of the year award or lead his team to the Frozen Four. For 2013, that group includes: • Yale’s Keith Allain, a … Read more
A pair of Frozen Four participants and the national points-per-game leader are the three members of the 2013 Hobey Hat Trick. Quinnipiac goaltender Eric Hartzell, St. Cloud State forward Drew LeBlanc and Boston College forward Johnny Gaudreau were the three top vote-getters from the 23-person selection committee for the Hobey Baker Award. One of the … Read more
Dave Starman takes a look at how the teams match up in first-round games.
St. Cloud State senior forward Ben Hanowski and Yale junior forward Kenny Agostino were part of the NHL trade Wednesday night that sent Calgary Flames’ captain Jarome Iginla to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the college pair and a 2013 first-round pick.
Here’s a look at the four teams in the NCAA Midwest Regional in Toledo, Ohio.
There’s a story behind the all-time series between the teams that were matched for the first round of the NCAA tournament. Well, most of them. Todd D. Milewski reports.
Was the stick dropped or thrown? A questioned call is big in Wisconsin’s win over St. Cloud State. Tyler Buckentine reports from the WCHA Final Five.
The National Collegiate Hockey Conference has a logo and a postseason tournament structure in place for its inaugural season. The NCHC will debut in the 2013-14 season with Colorado College, Denver, Miami, Minnesota-Duluth, Nebraska-Omaha, North Dakota, St. Cloud State and Western Michigan as members. Four winners of conference quarterfinal playoff series will advance the 2014 … Read more