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

2024–25 St. Cloud State Huskies
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 St. Cloud State Huskies; men's ice hockey season
Conference	NCHC
Home ice	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
Rankings
USCHO	#12
USA Hockey	#11 (tie)
Record
Overall	8–3–0
Conference	2–0–0
Home	5–2–0
Road	3–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Brett Larson
Assistant coaches	R. J. Enga; Clark Kuster; Eric Rud
	St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey seasons; « 2023–24 2025–26 »

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 coached 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.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Karl Falk	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2000-01-20	Västerås, Sweden	Alaska (NCAA)	—
4	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	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	Mason Reiners	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-05-03	Edina, Minnesota	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
7	Jack Reimann	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-10-10	Ham Lake, Minnesota	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
8	Ocean Wallace	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2003-10-31	Boulder, Colorado	Austin Bruins (NAHL)	—
11	Grant Ahcan	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2002-05-18	Savage, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
12	Ryan Rosborough	Junior (RS)	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-05-24	Mt. Brydges, Ontario	South Shore Kings (NCDC)	—
13	Tyson Gross	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-09-23	Calgary, Alberta	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
14	Josh Zinger	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-08-05	Red Deer, Alberta	Northern Michigan (CCHA)	—
15	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	Mason Salquist	Senior	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-03-21	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
17	Ethan AuCoin	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-08-10	Calgary, Alberta	Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL)	—
18	Nick Portz	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-05-15	St. Cloud, Minnesota	North Dakota (NCHC)	—
19	Verner Miettinen	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2003-04-07	Espoo, Finland	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
20	Jack Rogers	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-09-23	East Northport, New York	Steinbach Pistons (MJHL)	—
21	Josh Luedtke	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-09-29	Minnetonka, Minnesota	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
23	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	Thor Byfuglien	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-07-14	Roseau, Minnesota	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
26	Cooper Wylie	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-10-26	Stillwater, Minnesota	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
27	Kaleb Tiessen	Sophomore	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-06-03	Leamington, Ontario	Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)	—
28	Gavyn Thoreson	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2004-10-30	Andover, Minnesota	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
30	Isak Posch	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-01-03	Umeå, Sweden	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
33	James Gray	Sophomore (RS)	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-05-24	Toronto, Ontario	North York Rangers (OJHL)	—
34	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	Gavin Enright	Graduate	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1999-08-26	Farmington, Minnesota	Bemidji State (CCHA)	—
81	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

2024–25 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#9 North Dakota	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	11	4	9	5	4	0	33	26
#13 Western Michigan	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	3	6	5	1	0	23	11
#8 Colorado College	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	7	4	8	8	0	0	30	12
#12 St. Cloud State	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	6	3	11	8	3	0	26	21
Arizona State	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	4	7	10	3	6	1	24	21
Miami	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	3	6	12	3	7	2	28	35
#1 Denver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	0	0	49	13
Minnesota Duluth	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	9	3	6	0	25	35
Omaha	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	8	2	6	0	12	20
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: November 12, 2024

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 Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota (Exhibition)	Fox 9+		L 1–5
Regular Season
October 6	5:00 pm	at St. Thomas*	#16	St. Thomas Ice Arena • Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Posch	W 1–0	861	1–0–0
October 11	7:30 pm	Bemidji State*	#16	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+	Posch	W 4–3	–	2–0–0
October 12	6:00 pm	at Bemidji State*	#16	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Posch	W 3–2	2,279	3–0–0
October 18	6:00 pm	at #10 Michigan*	#13	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan	BTN+	Posch	L 0–3	5,800	3–1–0
October 19	6:00 pm	at #10 Michigan*	#13	Yost Ice Arena • Ann Arbor, Michigan	BTN+	Posch	W 4–0	5,800	4–1–0
October 25	7:00 pm	Augustana*	#12	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+	Posch	W 4–3	3,067	5–1–0
October 26	5:00 pm	Augustana*	#12	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota		Posch	W 2–1	4,163	6–1–0
November 1	7:30 pm	#2 Boston College*	#10	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. 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 Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+	Posch	L 1–2	—	6–3–0
November 8	7:30 pm	Miami	#12	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. 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 Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+	Posch	W 3–1	3,278	8–3–0 (2–0–0)
November 22	8:00 pm	at Colorado College		Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado
November 23	7:00 pm	at Colorado College		Ed Robson Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado
December 6	7:30 pm	Omaha		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+
December 7	6:00 pm	Omaha		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+
December 13	7:00 pm	at North Dakota		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports
December 14	6:00 pm	at North Dakota		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports
December 29	4:00 pm	St. Thomas*		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+
January 10	7:00 pm	at Minnesota Duluth		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota
January 11	6:00 pm	at Minnesota Duluth		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota
January 17	7:30 pm	Arizona State		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+
January 18	6:00 pm	Arizona State		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+
January 24	7:00 pm	at Omaha		Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska
January 25	7:00 pm	at Omaha		Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska
January 31	7:30 pm	North Dakota		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+
February 1	6:00 pm	North Dakota		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+
February 7	6:00 pm	at Western Michigan		Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
February 8	5:00 pm	at Western Michigan		Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan
February 21	7:30 pm	Colorado College		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+
February 22	6:00 pm	Colorado College		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+
February 28	8:00 pm	at Denver		Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado
March 1	7:00 pm	at Denver		Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado
March 7	7:30 pm	Minnesota Duluth		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	Fox 9+
March 8	6:00 pm	Minnesota Duluth		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. 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
Poll	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
USA Hockey	16	15	13	14	10	14	11т

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Hockey Roster". St. Cloud State Huskies. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". College St. Cloud State Huskies. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

[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.

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v t e St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey
Playing venues	J. C. Brown Athletic Field (1931–1972) St. Cloud Municipal Athletic Complex (1972–1989) Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (1989–present)
Head coaches	Ralph Theisen (1931–1932) Ludwig Andolsek (1932–1935) Robert DePaul (1935–1936) Walter Gerzin (1936–1937) Benedict Vandell (1937–1938) George Lynch (1938–1942) Roland Vandell (1946–1950, 1951–1952) Ray Gasperline (1950–1951) George Martin (1952–1953) Brendan McDonald (1953–1954) Jim Baxter (1954–1956) Jack Wink (1956–1968) Charlie Basch (1968–1984) John Perpich (1984–1986) Herb Brooks (1986–1987) Craig Dahl (1987–2005) Bob Motzko (2005–2018) Brett Larson (2018–Present)
Seasons	1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	NCHA (1981–1987) Independent (1987–1990) WCHA (1990–2013) NCHC (2013–present)
Rivalries	Minnesota
Culture & lore	North Star College Cup
All-time leaders	Ryan Lasch (183 Points) Mark Hartigan (86 Goals) Dávid Hrenák (82 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1987 2013 2021
NCAA Tournament appearances	1987 1989 2000 2001 2002 2003 2007 2008 2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2021 2022 2023
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 2001
Hobey Baker winners	Drew LeBlanc (2013)
St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN