St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey

St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey
St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey
Current season
University	St. Cloud State University
Conference	WCHA
Head coach	Brian Idalski; 2nd season, 18–18–1 (.500)
Assistant coaches	Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej (assoc. HC); Billy Hengen; Milica McMillen;
Captain(s)	Taylor Lind
Alternate captain(s)	Klára Hymlárová; Emma Gentry; Dayle Ross; Addi Scribner; Grace Wolfe;
Arena	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center; St. Cloud, Minnesota
Colors	Cardinal and black;

The St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey team representing St. Cloud State University. The Huskies are a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). They play at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

History

In 2010, Felicia Nelson became the first Huskies player to be a Top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award.^[2] The club had a 15–14–8 overall record in 2009–10 and an 11–11–6 mark in the WCHA. The team finished the season in third place. This was the first time in school and league history that St. Cloud State was one of the top three schools in the standings.^[3]

In the 2015–16 NCAA season, Katie Fitzgerald was the starting goaltender for the St. Cloud State University Huskies. She would lead all goaltenders in the WCHA conference in shots faced, appearing in 34 games played. Her final win on home ice at St. Cloud took place on February 12, as she made 39 saves in a win against North Dakota, besting All-America goaltender Shelby Amsley-Benzie.

Season-by-season results

Won Championship	Lost Championship	Conference Champions	League Leader

Year	Coach	W	L	T	Conference	Conf. W	Conf. L	Conf. T	Finish	Conference Tournament	NCAA Tournament
2022–23	Brian Idalski	18	18	1	WCHA	11	16	1	5th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota-Duluth (0–1, 1–5)	Did not qualify
2021–22	Steve Macdonald	9	23	3	WCHA	4	20	3	7th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Ohio State (0-6, 0-3)	Did not qualify
2020–21	Steve Macdonald	6	12	1	WCHA	6	12	1	6th WCHA	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2019–20	Steve Macdonald	6	25	4	WCHA	2	21	1	7th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota (2-4, 3-7)	Did not qualify
2018–19	Eric Rud	10	25	2	WCHA	5	19	0	7th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Wisconsin (0–5, 0–8)	Did not qualify
2017–18	Eric Rud	8	20	5	WCHA	6	14	4	6th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota (1–5, 1–4)	Did not qualify
2016–17	Eric Rud	9	23	4	WCHA	7	18	3	6th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Duluth (1–6, 1–6)	Did not qualify
2015–16	Eric Rud	14	18	2	WCHA	10	16	2	5th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. North Dakota (1–6, 1–6)	Did not qualify
2014–15	Eric Rud	8	28	1	WCHA	5	22	1	7th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Wisconsin (1–5, 1–4)	Did not qualify
2013–14	Jeff Giesen	4	27	5	WCHA	3	21	4	8th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota (1–4, 1–7)	Did not qualify
2012–13	Jeff Giesen	9	24	3	WCHA	5	21	2	7th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Wisconsin (0–5, 1–4)	Did not qualify
2011–12	Jeff Giesen	5	29	2	WCHA	4	24	0	7th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota (1–6, 0–6)	Did not qualify
2010–11	Jeff Giesen	1	33	1	WCHA	1	26	1	8th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Wisconsin (3–9, 1–5)	Did not qualify
2009–10	Jeff Giesen	15	14	8	WCHA	11	11	6	3rd WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Bemidji State (3–0, 1–2, 1–4)	Did not qualify
2008–09	Jeff Giesen	15	18	4	WCHA	11	14	3	4th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota State (2–1, 1–2, 0–1)	Did not qualify
2007–08	Jeff Giesen	18	15	5	WCHA	11	13	4	4th WCHA	Won Quarterfinals vs. Ohio State (4–2, 0–3, 5–3) Lost Semifinals vs. Minnesota-Duluth (0–9)	Did not qualify
2006–07	Jeff Giesen	12	18	7	WCHA	7	16	5	7th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Minnesota-Duluth (3–4, 3–1, 1–5)	Did not qualify
2005–06	Jason Lesteberg	18	18	1	WCHA	13	14	1	4th WCHA	Won Quarterfinals vs. Ohio State (2–1 OT) Lost Semifinals vs. Wisconsin (0–9)	Did not qualify
2004–05	Jason Lesteberg	9	22	4	WCHA	7	18	3	6th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Wisconsin (1–3)	Did not qualify
2003–04	Jason Lesteberg	7	24	1	WCHA	4	19	1	6th WCHA	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2002–03	Jason Lesteberg	11	23	0	WCHA	5	19	4	6th WCHA	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2001–02	Kerry Brodt Wethington	7	26	1	WCHA	6	17	1	6th WCHA	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2000–01	Kerry Brodt Wethington	17	16	2	WCHA	12	10	2	4th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Ohio State (0–5)	Did not qualify
1999–2000	Kerry Brodt Wethington	13	19	3	WCHA	6	15	4	4th WCHA	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Ohio State (2–3)	Did not qualify
1998–99	Kerry Brodt Wethington	8	10	2	WCHA

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Current roster

As of October 5, 2023^[5]^[6]^[7]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	DoB	Hometown	Previous team

1	Sanni Ahola	Senior	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2000-06-03	Helsinki, Finland	HIFK
2	Dayle Ross (A)	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2003-05-26	Spirit River, Alberta	St. Albert Slash
4	Alice Sauriol	Freshman	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2003-12-10	Sherbrooke, Quebec	Stanstead College
6	Taylor Larson	Junior	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2003-08-09	Nisswa, Minnesota	Bemidji State University
7	Addi Scribner (A)	Graduate	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2001-02-20	Woodbury, Minnesota	Ohio State University
8	Grace Wolfe (A)	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2003-03-05	Owatonna, Minnesota	Owatonna High School
9	Svenja Voigt	Sophomore	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	2004-03-29	Cologne, Germany	Stanstead College
10	Katie Kaufman	Graduate	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2002-08-07	Lake Elmo, Minnesota	Merrimack College
11	Laura Zimmermann	Freshman (RS)	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2003-04-05	Ringgenberg, Switzerland	EV Bomo Thun (SWHL A)
12	Klára Hymlárová (A)	Graduate	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	1999-02-27	Opava, Czech Republic	Ontario Hockey Academy
13	Taylor Lind (C)	Graduate	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2002-01-08	Shaunavon, Saskatchewan	Swift Current Wildcats
15	Marie Moran	Freshman	D/F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2004-12-03	Lakeville, Minnesota	Apple Valley
16	Avery Farrell	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2003-08-04	Rogers, Minnesota	Franklin Pierce University
17	Ella Anick	Junior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2002-11-03	Hermantown, Minnesota	Bemidji State University
18	Greta Henderson	Freshman	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2005-06-14	Regina, Saskatchewan	Regina Rebels
19	Kenzee Hope	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	2005-05-21	Kelowna, British Columbia	Okanagan Hockey Academy
20	Emma Gentry (A)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	2002-10-23	Alpena, Michigan	HoneyBaked
21	Avery Myers	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2002-03-14	Fargo, North Dakota	University of New Hampshire
22	Grace Delmonico	Freshman	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	2005-08-29	Eagan, Minnesota	Gentry Academy
23	Sydney Bryant	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2004-10-14	Traverse City, Michigan	Belle Tire
24	Jaidyn Britt	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)		Crystal Lake, Illinois	Windy City Storm
28	CC Bowlby	Graduate	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	2000-09-25	Edina, Minnesota	Dartmouth College
29	Jojo Chobak	Senior	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2001-04-21	Chicago, Illinois	University of Minnesota Duluth
31	Paige Hoogendam	Freshman	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	2005-11-27	Ajax, Ontario	Toronto Junior Aeros
34	Sofianna Sundelin	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2003-01-13	Ulvila, Finland	Team Kuortane
39	Maddy Peterson	Graduate	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	2001-06-28	Princeton, Minnesota	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
43	Devyn Millwater	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	2002-08-19	Victoria, British Columbia	Rink Hockey Academy Kelowna
45	Regan Bulger	Sophomore	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	2004-07-13	Yellowknife, Northwest Territories	Shattuck-Saint Mary's

Coaching staff

Head coach: Brian Idalski
Associate head coach:
Jinelle Siergiej
Assistant coach: Billy Hengen
Assistant coach: Milica McMillen

Awards and honors

Kayla Friesen, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 24, 2017)^[8]
Caitlin Hogan, 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award nominee
Caitlin Hogan, 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant^[9]
Molli Mott, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of February 16, 2011)^[10]
Felicia Nelson, 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award nominee^[11]
Felicia Nelson, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team ^[12]
Ashley Nixon, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of December 7, 2010) ^[13]
Holly Roberts, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 17, 2010)^[14]

Statistical leaders

Felicia Nelson, NCAA leader, 2009–10 season, Goals per game, 0.91

Huskies in professional hockey

Player	Position	Team(s)	League(s)	Years	Championships
Hannah Bates	Defence	Connecticut Whale	PHF	2021-2023
Katie Fitzgerald	Goaltender	Metropolitan Riveters	PWHPA	2016-2020	1 (2018)
Linnea Melotindos	Forward	Ilves	Naisten Liiga	2022-present
Jenniina Nylund	Centre	Brynäs IF	SDHL	2023-present
Meaghan Pezon	Forward	Minnesota Whitecaps	PHF	2018-2023	1 (2019)
Emma Polusny	Goaltender	Leksands IF	SDHL	2022-present
Kelsey Russell	Forward	Linköping HC	SDHL	2022-present

References

^ "SCSU Colors and Logo usage rules". Retrieved September 10, 2016.
^ "USA Hockey". Archived from the original on 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
^ "The Official Athletics Site of the St. Cloud State Huskies" (PDF). Stcloudstate.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
^ "Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
^ "2023-24 Women's Hockey Roster". St. Cloud State University Athletics. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
^ "St. Cloud State Women's Hockey Names 2023-24 Captains". St. Cloud State University Athletics (Press release). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
^ "St. Cloud State Univ. 2023-2024 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
^ "UMD'S STALDER, BSU'S JOYCE AND SCSU'S FRIESEN NAMED WCHA WOMEN'S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – Players honored for games of January 20 – 22, 2017". WCHA ice hockey. 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
^ Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link]}
^ "Wisconsin's Duggan, Minnesota Duluth's Larocque, St. Cloud State's Mott Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF) (Press release). WCHA. 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
^ Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link]}
^ "Cornell University – Women's Hockey Trio Garners All-American Honors". Cornellbigred.com. 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
^ "WCHA Press Releases". WCHA.com. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
^ Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link]}

[1] "SCSU Colors and Logo usage rules". Retrieved September 10, 2016.

[2] "USA Hockey". Archived from the original on 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2010-03-07.

[3] "The Official Athletics Site of the St. Cloud State Huskies" (PDF). Stcloudstate.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2015-11-16.

[4] "Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2015-11-16.

[5] "2023-24 Women's Hockey Roster". St. Cloud State University Athletics. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[6] "St. Cloud State Women's Hockey Names 2023-24 Captains". St. Cloud State University Athletics (Press release). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[7] "St. Cloud State Univ. 2023-2024 Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[8] "UMD'S STALDER, BSU'S JOYCE AND SCSU'S FRIESEN NAMED WCHA WOMEN'S PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – Players honored for games of January 20 – 22, 2017". WCHA ice hockey. 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2017-02-09.

[9] Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link]}

[10] "Wisconsin's Duggan, Minnesota Duluth's Larocque, St. Cloud State's Mott Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week" (PDF) (Press release). WCHA. 2011-02-16. Retrieved 2015-11-16.

[11] Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link]}

[12] "Cornell University – Women's Hockey Trio Garners All-American Honors". Cornellbigred.com. 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2015-11-16.

[13] "WCHA Press Releases". WCHA.com. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2015-11-16.

[14] Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine^{[dead link]}

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v t e St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (1989–present)
Head coaches	Brian Idalski (2022– )
Seasons	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN

women's ice hockey
Teams	Bemidji State Beavers Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota State Mavericks Ohio State Buckeyes St. Cloud State Huskies St. Thomas Tommies Wisconsin Badgers
Venues	Sanford Center (Bemidji State) Ridder Arena (Minnesota) AMSOIL Arena (Minnesota Duluth) All Seasons Arena (Minnesota State) OSU Ice Rink (Ohio State) Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (St. Cloud State) St. Thomas Ice Arena (St. Thomas) LaBahn Arena (Wisconsin)
Championships & awards	Awards & honors Champions
Seasons	1999–2000 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