It took Miami only two weeks to return to the top of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The RedHawks earned 37 of the 50 first-place votes to claim the top spot ahead of No. 2 Wisconsin and No. 3 Denver. Wisconsin’s win and tie against Denver, the former No. 1, last weekend was enough … Read more
Miami has rebounded, but what happened to Quinnipiac? Those are two of the topics up for debate this week with USCHO.com senior writers Jim Connelly and Todd D. Milewski.
Over the past few years, St. Cloud State has managed to put together some decent seasons, but nothing spectacular. Each year, there has been a different reason; last year’s was arguably inconsistency. The Huskies would go on either mini-winning streaks or mini-losing streaks with hardly any variation. Just as you’d think they were going to … Read more
Denver is the runaway favorite to win the WCHA this season according to both the league’s coaches and media. The Pioneers took eight of the 10 first-place votes in the Grand Forks Herald coaches poll, while 23 of the 25 voters in the madison.com media poll put Denver first. North Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota and St. … Read more
Goaltender Jase Weslosky will not be back at St. Cloud State for his senior season, the St. Cloud Times reported. Weslosky is academically ineligible, Huskies coach Bob Motzko told the newspaper. “He fell just short of fulfilling his obligations to be a student-athlete at St. Cloud State,” Motzko said. “But he’s a fine young man … Read more
St. Cloud State has given coach Bob Motzko a six-year contract through the 2014-15 season, the school announced Tuesday. Bob Motzko led St. Cloud State to an 18-17-3 record last season. Motzko, who has a 81-58-19 record in four years since taking over for Craig Dahl in 2005, will earn more than $1 million over … Read more
There’s a first time for everything, but that doesn’t mean that there will be a next time. Scott Brown examines the future of the fledgling State of Minnesota Hockey Showcase.
The St. Cloud State Huskies were a bit of enigma last season. They did extremely well statistically, but it didn’t really translate into team success until the end of the season when they managed to end up tied for fourth in the standings, headed to St. Paul for the Final Five and made the NCAA … Read more
St. Cloud State sophomore forward Andreas Nodl has decided to give up the final two years of his collegiate eligibity to sign with the Philadelphia Flyers Nodl is expected to be assigned to the Flyers’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms. A 6-1, 196-pound forward, Nodl recently completed his sophomore season with the St. … Read more
Site: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 29-30, 2007 Participants: St. Cloud State, Harvard, Miami, Ohio State Game 1: St. Cloud State vs. Miami, 6:05 p.m. ET St. Cloud State Huskies(8-8-2, 4-7-1 WCHA) Head coach: Bob Motzko Leading scorers: So. Ryan Lasch (12-14 — 26), Fr. Garrett Roe (11-14 — 25) Leading netminder: So. … Read more
Coach Bob Motzko — and arguably goaltender Bobby Goepfert — brought back the St. Cloud State Huskies to the level of the Husky teams of the early 2000s last year, making the NCAA tournament for the first time in four years. However, the team still has the stigma of being unable to win an NCAA … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners’ Association announced Friday that St. Cloud State forward Andreas Nodl is the inaugural winner of the HCA National Division I Rookie of the Year award. Nodl led St. Cloud State in scoring with 18 goals and 28 assists in 40 games. His 46 points set a new Huskies rookie scoring record, eclipsing … Read more
The NHL’s Washington Capitals have signed forward Andrew Gordon to a three-year entry-level contract beginning next season, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced Tuesday. Gordon was a seventh-round selection of the Capitals, 197th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He recently completed his junior season with the Huskies and completed his career … Read more
Ending The Drought Maine came into the NCAA tournament having lost four straight, all of them to Massachusetts: two to end the season and a sweep at the hands of UMass in the Hockey East tournament, the team the Black Bears face on Saturday. “How could you not respect a team that beat you four … Read more
With Minnesota on the cusp of the MacNaughton Cup last weekend, St. Cloud State refused to cooperate. The WCHA race will soon be settled, but both teams have made their marks, Scott Brown says.
One of the hottest teams in the nation, St. Cloud State has rebuilt success behind team chemistry, the coaching of Bob Motzko and stellar netminding from Bobby Goepfert. How far can the Huskies go? Tom Reale reports.
St. Cloud State head coach Bob Motzko is not shy about admitting that the success of his team lies mainly on the shoulders of senior goalie Bobby Goepfert. After all, with a 2.20 GAA and a .924 save percentage — which earned him first-team All-WCHA honors — he was already carrying the team on his … Read more
St. Cloud State University Director of Athletics Dr. Morris Kurtz has announced the appointment of Jeff Giesen as the head women’s hockey coach. A native of Blaine, Minn., Giesen becomes the third head coach since the inception of the women’s program in 1998. He replaces Jason Lesteberg, who served as head coach at SCSU from … Read more
A Friday barnburner put St. Cloud State in the WCHA title game, where Tom Reale says the Huskies can become the first play-in team to take the Broadmoor Trophy.
St. Cloud State’s hopes to begin the season might have seemed modest. But Tom Reale says the Huskies still have the spark.