Saturday, March 8
Colorado Springs, CO
8:07 p.m.
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The 2014 NCHC Champions
Photo by: Tom Nelson
Huskies Win NCHC Championship with 4-1 Victory at CC
3/8/2014 11:25:00 PM | Men's Hockey
The St. Cloud State University men's hockey team (21-8-5, 15-6-3-0 NCHC) gained a spot in the history books by winning the first National Collegiate Hockey Conference's regular season championship thanks to a 4-1 victory at Colorado College on Saturday, March 8.
The Huskies' victory coupled with a 2-1 loss by North Dakota against Western Michigan on March 8, provides SCSU with the top seed in the upcoming NCHC playoffs. The Huskies' first round opponent in the playoffs will be Miami University. The two teams will open the tournament on March 14 with a 7:37 p.m. game at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. The best-of-three series will continue through Sunday, March 16.
St. Cloud State dominated the game early and jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first period, and then added two more goals in the second period to bring home the win.
Kalle Kossila opened the scoring for the Huskies at 3:53 of the first period with his 13th goal of the season. The goal was unassisted.
Jimmy Murray pushed the Huskies' lead to 2-0 with his 12th marker of the season as Jarrod Rabey posted the lone assist on the play in the first period. The goal proved to be the game winner for the Huskies.
In the second period, captain Nic Dowd added his 19th goal of the year with an even-strength goal at 7:25 of the period with a lone assist from Tim Daly.
The Huskies' completed their scoring at 9:41 of the second period with a goal by Jonny Brodzinski. Ryan Papa posted the single assist on the play. The goal was Brodzinski's 20th of the season and it marks the second consecutive season that he has charted 20 goals.
CC erased the Huskies' shutout opportunity in the third period with a power play goal by Archie Skalbeck at 1:03. Jacob Slavin and Sam Rothstein each had assists on the play for the Tigers.
On the night, SCSU outshot the Tigers 24-21 in the match. Ryan Faragher posted his 19th win of the season with 20 saves in the game. Courtney Lockwood was the goalie of record for CC with 20 saves. On the power play, SCSU was 0-of-3 and CC was 1-of-4.
For complete ticket information on the upcoming NCHC playoffs, please visit www.scsutickets.com or call 1-877-SCSUTIX.
The Huskies' victory coupled with a 2-1 loss by North Dakota against Western Michigan on March 8, provides SCSU with the top seed in the upcoming NCHC playoffs. The Huskies' first round opponent in the playoffs will be Miami University. The two teams will open the tournament on March 14 with a 7:37 p.m. game at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. The best-of-three series will continue through Sunday, March 16.
St. Cloud State dominated the game early and jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first period, and then added two more goals in the second period to bring home the win.
Kalle Kossila opened the scoring for the Huskies at 3:53 of the first period with his 13th goal of the season. The goal was unassisted.
Jimmy Murray pushed the Huskies' lead to 2-0 with his 12th marker of the season as Jarrod Rabey posted the lone assist on the play in the first period. The goal proved to be the game winner for the Huskies.
In the second period, captain Nic Dowd added his 19th goal of the year with an even-strength goal at 7:25 of the period with a lone assist from Tim Daly.
The Huskies' completed their scoring at 9:41 of the second period with a goal by Jonny Brodzinski. Ryan Papa posted the single assist on the play. The goal was Brodzinski's 20th of the season and it marks the second consecutive season that he has charted 20 goals.
CC erased the Huskies' shutout opportunity in the third period with a power play goal by Archie Skalbeck at 1:03. Jacob Slavin and Sam Rothstein each had assists on the play for the Tigers.
On the night, SCSU outshot the Tigers 24-21 in the match. Ryan Faragher posted his 19th win of the season with 20 saves in the game. Courtney Lockwood was the goalie of record for CC with 20 saves. On the power play, SCSU was 0-of-3 and CC was 1-of-4.
For complete ticket information on the upcoming NCHC playoffs, please visit www.scsutickets.com or call 1-877-SCSUTIX.
