St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey

St. Cloud State Huskies
St. Cloud State Huskies
University	St. Cloud State University
Conference	WCHA
Head coach	Steve Macdonald; 3rd season, 12–37–5
Assistant coaches	Jinelle Siergiej; Molly Engstrom
Captain(s)	Jenniina Nylund, Emma Polusny, Kenzie Wylie
Arena	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center; Capacity: 5,159; Surface: 200' x 100'
Location	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 That represents St. Cloud State University. The Huskies are a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.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
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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Players[]

As of January 26, 2018.^[5]

No.	Name	Position	Shoots	Height	Class	Hometown	Previous Team
1	Sanni Ahola	G	L	5–7	Sophomore	Helsinki, Finland	HIFK
2	Dayle Ross	D	R	5–6	Freshman	Spirit River, Alberta	St. Albert Slash 18U
6	Allie Cornelius	F	L	5–4	RS Junior	St. Cloud, Minnesota	St. Cloud Icebreakers
7	Addi Scribner	F	R	5–7	Junior	Woodbury, Minnesota	Ohio State
8	Grace Wolfe	D	R	5–9	Freshman	Owatonna, Minnesota	Owatonna High School
10	Mackenzie Bourgerie	F	L	5–5	Sophomore	St. Michael, Minnesota	North Wright County
11	Ellie Andersen	F	R	5–10	Freshman	Fergus Falls, Minnesota	Fergus Falls High School
12	Klára Hymlárová	F	L	5–4	Junior	Opava, Czech Republic	Ontario Hockey Academy
13	Taylor Lind	F	L	5–7	Junior	Shaunavon, Saskatchewan	Swift Current
16	Taytum Geier	D	L	5–9	Senior	Verona, Wisconsin	Madison Capitols
17	Courtney Hall	F	L	5–8	Junior	South Lyon, Michigan	Detroit Little Caesars
19	Kenzie Wylie (C)	D	L	5–5	Graduate Student	Ham Lake, Minnesota	Blaine H.S. (MN)
20	Emma Gentry	F	L	5–10	Sophomore	Alpena, Michigan	Honeybaked 19U
23	McKenna Wesloh	F	L	5–8	RS Senior	Zimmeman, Minnesota	Ohio State/ Minnesota Revolution
25	Allison Green	F	L	5–8	Sophomore	Anchorage, Alaska	Belle Tire 19U
26	Nicole Ness	F	L	5–8	Sophomore	Apple Valley, Minnesota	19U Alaska All Stars
27	Chace Sperling	D	L	5–8	Sophomore	Theodore, Saskatchewan	Robert Morris
30	Karlie Ries	G	L	5–6	Senior	Sleepy Eye, Minnesota	HTI Stars
32	Emma Polusny (C)	G	L	5–9	Graduate Student	Mound, Minnesota	Mound-Westonka H.S. (MN)
33	Sky Hughes	G	L	5–10	Freshman	Kasson, Minnesota	SUNY-Cortland
43	Devyn Millwater	D	L	5–7	Freshman	Victoria, British Columbia	Kelowna U18
81	Jenniina Nylund (C)	F	L	5–8	Freshman	Pietarsaari, Finland	Team Kuortane
82	Claire Hickey	F	R	5–8	Junior	Dyer, Indiana	Chicago Mission
91	Olivia Cvar	F	L	5–8	Junior	Stonewall, Manitoba	Balmoral Hall

Awards and honors[]

Kayla Friesen, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 24, 2017)^[6]
Caitlin Hogan, 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award nominee
Caitlin Hogan, 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant^[7]
Molli Mott, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of February 16, 2011)^[8]
Felicia Nelson, 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award nominee^[9]
Felicia Nelson, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team ^[10]
Ashley Nixon, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of December 7, 2010) ^[11]
Holly Roberts, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 17, 2010)^[12]

Statistical leaders[]

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

Huskies in professional hockey[]

= CWHL All-Star

= NWHL All-Star

= Clarkson Cup Champion

= Isobel Cup Champion

Player	Position	Team(s)	League(s)	Years	Championships
Katie Fitzgerald	Goaltender	Metropolitan Riveters	NWHL		1 (2018)

References[]

^ "SCSU Colors and Logo usage rules". Retrieved September 10, 2016.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2010-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "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.
^ "2017–18 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". St. Cloud State Huskies. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
^ "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.
^ https://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031010aaa.html. Retrieved March 16, 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[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.
^ http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/021810aaa.html. Retrieved February 19, 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[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.
^ http://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/021710aab.html. Retrieved February 19, 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[dead link]}

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

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2010-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[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] "2017–18 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". St. Cloud State Huskies. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

[6] "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.

[7] ttps://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031010aaa.html. Retrieved March 16, 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[dead link]}

[8] "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.

[9] ttp://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/021810aaa.html. Retrieved February 19, 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[dead link]}

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

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

[12] ttp://www.wcha.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/021710aab.html. Retrieved February 19, 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)^{[dead link]}

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