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Marty Mjelleli reacts to the first period goal by Gary Houseman

"It was just like the first time I walked into the arena at St. Cloud State.  I left high school early, drove up alone and had no idea where I was going. I walked into the Zamboni gate. The whole arena was shut off except one light on the ST-C symbol at center ice. I walked out there alone , and just got the feeling this is home."

Mark Parrish - St. Cloud State Husky 1995-97

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“The atmosphere here is great. I’ve had friends playing on other teams who have told me that this is their favorite place to come play just because of our student section and how crazy they are. In the big games, you can’t even hear yourself think. It’s an unbelievable place to play and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

Justin Fletcher - St. Cloud State Husky 2003-07

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“Then you see the atmosphere at the games, and it just blows you away. People here are just dying for a championship. They’re behind the team in every way, and it’s really a leg up for recruiting. You go out there and see a packed house every night and a rowdy student section, and for me it was a no-brainer to choose St. Cloud.”

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" Once I heard St. Cloud State had interest I wanted to be here. I heard a lot about it growing up and it's just a great place to play. I can't imagine too many schools would be able to beat it."

Garret Raboin - St. Cloud State Husky 2005-2009

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JLG ARCHITECTS SELECTED FOR ST. CLOUD STATE HOCKEY, EVENTS CENTER PROJECT

JLG Architects of Alexandria and Minneapolis, Minn., and Grand Forks and Fargo, N.D., has been selected as the architect for St. Cloud State University 's planned National Hockey and Event Center addition and renovation project slated to start in 2011. JLG will work with Hagemeister Mack Architects of St. Cloud in providing the architectural services for the project estimated to cost $29.3 million. MORE HERE

"It was an unbeleivable experience.  People in Minnesota love their hockey and obviously they are great people too.  (St. Cloud State University) was just a great four years.  I got a degree there and it was an unbelievable place to play college hockey. A great atmosphere every night."

Konrad Reeder - St. Cloud State Husky 2002-2006 

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"For myself, the college route was the better route to develop my overall game and also get stronger.  (St. Cloud State University) just seemed like the right fit  for me with the conditioing program and an Olympic sheet of ice to build my skating skills.  But, the environment was also a huge part. I liked that small town feel and they had that at St. Cloud. Hockey is everything there and the fans were so passionate."

Ryan Malone - St. Cloud State Husky 1999 - 2004

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MOTZKO SIGNS SIX YEAR CONTRACT

The future of the SCSU men's hockey coaching staff became that much clearer when it was announced on June 2, 2009 that Bob Motzko  agreed to a six-year deal that will put him under contract through the 2014-15 season.   Motzko, only the second coach in the D-I programs history has compiled a  81-58-19 overall record in four years including three WCHA Final Five appearances and two NCAA appearances. He was named WCHA Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2007. "St. Cloud State University is delighted to have Bob (Motzko) signed up for the next six years as the head coach of our men's hockey program," Athletic Director Morris Kurtz said. "He has  built on the foundation established by Craig Dahl and we are pleased with his teams' athletic and academic accomplishments over the past four seasons."

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David Eddy watches as he deflects a puck into the net on Saturday vs the UMD Bulldogsm(CIC PHOTO PROUT)

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HUSKIES TO FACE THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA-ANCHORAGE ON FEB. 17/18

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Mike Lee returned to the nets on Friday (CIC Photo Prout)

SCSU IS SWEPT BY UMD 2-1 ON SATURDAY

St. Cloud, Minn.- The No. 8 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs finished off a season sweep of the Huskies, winning a hard fought 2-1 game Saturday afternoon at the National Hockey Center.

UMD went ahead on a shorthanded goal by Jessica

Wong at 19:19 of the first period. The Bulldogs

extended their lead at 14:01 of the second on a

score from Vannessa Thibault. Thibault was assisted

on her goal by Jamie Kenyon and Wong.

St. Cloud State closed the gap with just 46 seconds

remaining in the second period when junior forward

Alex Nelson found the back of the net for her fifth of

the season. Freshman Audrey Hanmer and

sophomore Molli Mott each had assists on the goal.

It was the fourth assist of the season for both

Hanmer and Mott.

Freshman goaltender Julie Friend ended up with

43 saves on the night as the Huskies were out shot

45-22 in the game. UMD goaltender Lana Steck

made 21 saves for the Bulldogs.  BOX SCORE

SCSU celebrates Alex Nelson's second period goal on Saturday (CIC Photo Prout)

First-Year Defenseman/Forward Jarrod Rabey was the hero in Saturday's 2-1 win over UW (CIC Photo Prout)

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#2 MINNESOTA DEFEATS SCSU 8-1 ON FRIDAY AT THE NHC

St. Cloud, Minn.- No. 2 Minnesota proved to be too much for the Huskies Friday night at the National Hockey Center, winning the first of two games to be played this weekend 8 to 1.

St. Cloud State got the start they were looking for when just 52 seconds into

the opening period junior forward Alex Nelson scored to put the Huskies

ahead early 1-0. For Nelson it was her second goal in as many games and

her sixth of the season. Assists on the score went to sophomores Cari Coen

and Julia Gilbert.  The Gophers answered back quickly as they evened things

up 1:34 into the first period on a goal from Jen Schoullis. About a minute later

Minnesota took the lead for good as Anne Schleper found the back of the net

for the game winner.  Schoullis finished the game with two goals and

Schleper added three assists to give herself four points on the night. Megan

Bozek also had a four point night as she contributed four assists. Amanda

Kessel had the biggest night of all for the Gophers, tallying a career best six

points on two goals and four assists. Noora Raty got the win in net for

Minnesota as she stopped 22 of 23 shots faced.

Freshman Julie Friend started for the Huskies and stopped 31 of 39 shots she faced in 55:59 minutes of play. Junior Anna Donlan saw the last 4:01 of the third period in net for SCSU making two saves.Each team had nine penalties, resulting in 18 penalty minutes for Minnesota and 21 penalty minutes for St. Cloud State. The Gophers took advantage of their power play opportunities going 4-9 with the extra attacker, while the Huskies were 0-6. Final shot count for the game was 41-23 in favor of Minnesota.  BOX SCORE

Alex Nelson  gets her sixth goal of the season on Friday

ROSTER DEPLETED HUSKIES HAND WISCONSIN A 5-1 LOSS IN MADISON ON FRIDAY

Madison, Wis. - The St. Cloud State University (11-14-4, 8-11-3 WCHA) Huskies scored a 5-1 victory at the University of Wisconsin (12-13-2, 7-12-2 WCHA) on Feb. 3 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis.

The Huskies controlled the game from start to

finish as St. Cloud State opened the scoring in the

first period with a goal by Ben Hanowski at 4:40 of

the first period on the power play with assists from

Jared Festler and Andrew Prochno. Hanowski

added the eventual game winner for SCSU with his

even-strength goal at :46 of the second period. 

Hanowski's goal was assisted by Festler and Nick

Jensen, which made it 2-0.  The goal was

Hanowski's 17th of the 2011-12 campaign.

The goals just kept rolling in for the Huskies as

David Eddy marked a power play goal at 10:53 of

the second period.  Cory Thorson and Tim Daly both

gained assists on the play, which was Eddy's

seventh of the season. 

SCSU's Nic Dowd pushed the score to 4-0 with his goal at 18:55 of the second period.  Eddy and Thorson both provided assists on the goal, which was Dowd's eighth of the year.  The Huskies' scoring was completed in the third period when Festler tapped in a power play goal with assists from Hanowski and Dowd at 2:03 of the third period.

Wisconsin managed to break the shutout in the closing minutes of the game with a power play marker at 17:55 of the third period by Brendan Woods.  Brad Navin and Frankie Simonelli had assists on the play.  In the game, Wisconsin outshot the Huskies 32-24.  On the power play, SCSU was 3-of-5 and UW was 1-of-4.  Of note, UW was whistled for 10 penalties in the game for 42 minutes.  Wisconsin's Brendan Woods received a game disqualification after his penalty in the third period.

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Mike Lee stopped 31 of 32 shots on goal in the 5-1 win over Wisconsin on Friday (CIC Photo Prout)

The Huskies congratulate Jared Festler on his third period goal on Friday (CIC Photo Prout)

Joe Rehkamp gets knocked to the ice in front of the Wisconsin net on Friday (CIC Photo Prout)

HUSKIES EARN A SWEEP WITH A 2-1 WIN OVER WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY

Madison, Wis. - The St. Cloud State University men's hockey team earned the weekend sweep with a 2-1 victory at Wisconsin on Feb. 4 in Madison, Wis.  The victory before 13,815 disappointed UW fans at the Kohl Center moved the Huskies' record to 12-14-4, 9-10-3 WCHA.

In the first period, both teams were kept

off the scoreboard as SCSU goalie Mike

Lee collected 11 saves and UW

netminder Landon Peterson had eight

saves.  Both squads were also held in

check on the power play with neither

team able to convert on their solo power

play opportunity.

In the second period, UW broke the

scoreless tie at 3:54 with a power play

goal by Frankie Simonelli.  Joseph

LaBate provided the lone assist on the

play that snuck past Lee.

The Huskies tied the contest at 1-1 in

the early moments of the third period

when sophomore forward Nic Dowd

roofed a shot past UW's Peterson at

:57 of the third.  He was assisted on the

play by sophomore defender Nick

Jensen and junior forward David Eddy.

This was Dowd's second goal of the weekend and his ninth goal of the season.  Dowd started the play with a wrap-around attempt that was stopped by Peterson.  Dowd pounded on the rebound and zipped it past Peterson for the goal.

The game winner for the Huskies was added by Jarrod Rabey at 13:57 of the third period with the solo assist by Jensen.  This was Rabey's fourth goal of the season.  He scored the goal on a solid backhander that got by Peterson.

Lee charted 41 saves in the contest for the Huskies and ended his weekend by allowing just two goals at the Kohl Center.

The Huskies will enjoy a bye week on Feb. 10-11 before they return to the ice on Feb. 17-18 at the National Hockey Center for a pair of games against Alaska Anchorage.  For complete ticket information for this game, please call 1-877-SCSUTIX or 320-308-2137. 

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Jarrod Rabey celebrates his game winning goal in the third period on Saturday in the sweep over Wisconsin. Joining him is Ben Hanowski and Nick Jensen. (CIC Photo Prout)

The Huskies mob junior goaltender mike Lee (L) after stopping 41 of 42 Wisconsin shots on goal on Saturday. For the weekend, Lee stopped 72 of 74 shots on goal leading the Huskies to a sweep of the Badgers in Madison, WI

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