# 2019–20 St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey season

The 2019–20 St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey season was the 85th season of play for the program, the 23rd at the Division I level and the 7th in the NCHC conference. The Huskies represented St. Cloud State University and were coached by Brett Larson, in his 2nd season.
On March 12, 2020, NCHC announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played.

## Roster

As of September 8, 2019.

## Standings

2019–20 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | 3/SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #3 North Dakota † | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 86 | 49 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 135 | 68 |
| #5 Minnesota–Duluth | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 89 | 53 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 114 | 77 |
| #6 Denver | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 67 | 54 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 118 | 81 |
| #16 Western Michigan | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 84 | 73 | 36 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 125 | 101 |
| St. Cloud State | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 61 | 74 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 94 | 108 |
| Omaha | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 63 | 75 | 36 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 108 | 107 |
| Miami | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 61 | 89 | 34 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 92 | 127 |
| Colorado College | 24 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 48 | 96 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 86 | 123 |
| Championship: Cancelled † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 6 | 5:07 PM | vs. Alberta* | #6 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota (Exhibition) | | Castor | W 4–2 | 3,491 | |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 11 | 7:07 PM | vs. Bemidji State* | #7 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota | | Hrenák | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 3,445 | 0–0–1 |
| October 12 | 6:07 PM | vs. Bemidji State* | #7 | Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota | | Hrenák | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,792 | 0–0–2 |
| October 25 | 7:37 PM | vs. #11 Northeastern* | #14 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | | Hrenák | L 1–4 | 3,581 | 0–1–2 |
| October 26 | 7:07 PM | vs. #11 Northeastern* | #14 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | FSN+ | Hrenák | W 2–1 | 4,208 | 1–1–2 |
| November 1 | 7:37 PM | vs. Princeton* | #16 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | FSN+ | Hrenák | L 3–5 | 3,531 | 1–2–2 |
| November 2 | 6:07 PM | vs. Princeton* | #16 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | | Hrenák | T 5–5 $^{OT}$ | 4,103 | 1–2–3 |
| November 8 | 6:07 PM | vs. #16 Northern Michigan* | | Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan | | Hrenák | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 3,020 | 1–2–4 |
| November 9 | 5:00 PM | vs. #16 Northern Michigan* | | Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan | | Hrenák | W 5–4 $^{OT}$ | 3,258 | 2–2–4 |
| November 15 | 7:37 PM | vs. Colorado College | | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | | Hrenák | L 2–4 | 3,601 | 2–3–4 (0–1–0–0) |
| November 16 | 6:07 PM | vs. Colorado College | | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | | Hrenák | L 2–5 | 3,923 | 2–4–4 (0–2–0–0) |
| November 22 | 7:37 PM | at #5 North Dakota | | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | | Hrenák | L 4–2 | 11,223 | 2–5–4 (0–3–0–0) |
| November 23 | 7:07 PM | at #5 North Dakota | | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | | Hrenák | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 11,747 | 2–6–4 (0–4–0–0) |
| December 6 | 6:05 PM | at Miami | | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | | Hrenák | W 2–1 | 2,016 | 3–6–4 (1–4–0–0) |
| December 7 | 6:05 PM | at Miami | | Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio | | Hrenák | W 5–3 | 1,863 | 4–6–4 (2–4–0–0) |
| December 13 | 7:37 PM | vs. Omaha | | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | FSN+ | Hrenák | W 4–1 | 3,703 | 5–6–4 (3–4–0–0) |
| December 14 | 6:07 PM | vs. Omaha | | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | | Castor | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 3,977 | 5–7–4 (3–5–0–0) |
| Mariucci Classic ||||||||||
| December 28 | 4:00 PM | at #2 Minnesota State* | | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Semifinal) | | Castor | W 7–2 | 7,615 | 6–7–4 (3–5–0–0) |
| December 29 | 7:05 PM | at Minnesota* | | 3M Arena at Mariucci • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Championship) | FSN+ | Castor | L 1–4 | 6,772 | 6–8–4 (3–5–0–0) |
| January 10 | 8:07 PM | at #5 Denver | | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Altitude2 | Hrenák | L 3–6 | 5,879 | 6–9–4 (3–6–0–0) |
| January 11 | 8:07 PM | at #5 Denver | | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | Altitude2 | Castor | L 3–5 | 5,966 | 6–10–4 (3–7–0–0) |
| January 17 | 7:37 PM | vs. #8 Minnesota–Duluth | | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | | Hrenák | W 2–1 | 4,166 | 7–10–4 (4–7–0–0) |
| January 18 | 4:07 PM | vs. #8 Minnesota–Duluth | | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | FSN+ | Hrenák | W 2–0 | 5,199 | 8–10–4 (5–7–0–0) |
| January 24 | 6:00 PM | at Western Michigan | | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | | Hrenák | L 2–6 | 2,807 | 8–11–4 (5–8–0–0) |
| January 25 | 6:00 PM | at Western Michigan | | Lawson Arena • Kalamazoo, Michigan | | Castor | L 2–6 | 3,386 | 8–12–4 (5–9–0–0) |
| January 31 | 7:37 PM | vs. Miami | | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | | Hrenák | W 4–2 | 3,756 | 9–12–4 (6–9–0–0) |
| February 1 | 6:07 PM | vs. Miami | | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | | Hrenák | W 3–0 | 4,923 | 10–12–4 (7–9–0–0) |
| February 7 | 8:41 PM | at Colorado College | | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | CBSSN | Hrenák | W 3–2 | 2,733 | 11–12–4 (8–9–0–0) |
| February 8 | 7:07 PM | at Colorado College | | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | | Hrenák | T 2–2 $^{SOL}$ | 3,345 | 11–12–5 (8–9–1–0) |
| February 21 | 7:37 PM | vs. #1 North Dakota | | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | | Hrenák | T 3–3 $^{SOW}$ | 4,794 | 11–12–6 (8–9–2–1) |
| February 22 | 6:07 PM | vs. #1 North Dakota | | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | FSN | Hrenák | W 2–1 | 5,775 | 12–12–6 (9–9–2–1) |
| February 28 | 7:36 PM | vs. #6 Denver | | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | CBSSN | Hrenák | W 5–1 | 4,454 | 13–12–6 (10–9–2–1) |
| February 29 | 7:07 PM | vs. #6 Denver | | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | Fox Sports North | Hrenák | L 2–5 | 5,212 | 13–13–6 (10–10–2–1) |
| March 6 | 7:07 PM | at #5 Minnesota–Duluth | | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | FSN+ | Hrenák | L 1–4 | 6,024 | 13–14–6 (10–11–2–1) |
| March 7 | 7:07 PM | at #5 Minnesota–Duluth | | AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | | Hrenák | L 1–6 | 6,579 | 13–15–6 (10–12–2–1) |
| NCHC Tournament ||||||||||
| Tournament Cancelled ||||||||||
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. ||||||||||

## Scoring Statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Easton Brodzinski | RW | 34 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 37 |
| Nick Poehling | F | 34 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 28 |
| Jack Ahcan | D | 33 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 48 |
| Sam Hentges | C | 28 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 20 |
| Jack Poehling | F | 34 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 43 |
| Micah Miller | C/RW | 31 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 |
| Nick Perbix | D | 34 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 25 |
| Jami Krannila | F | 34 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 |
| Kevin Fitzgerald | C | 31 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Chase Brand | C | 31 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 27 |
| Jake Wahlin | LW | 34 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| Nolan Walker | C | 31 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Spencer Meier | D | 34 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| Zach Okabe | RW | 30 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| Ondřej Trejbal | D | 28 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| Luke Jaycox | D | 34 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Will Hammer | F | 32 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Clark Kuster | D | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| Kyler Kupka | F | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Thomas Rocco | F | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tyler Anderson | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Joey Lamoreaux | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxon Castor | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dávid Hrenák | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Bushy | D | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bench | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Total | | | 94 | 166 | 260 | 378 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Dávid Hrenák | 32 | 1801 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 83 | 799 | 2 | .906 | 2.76 |
| Joey Lamoreaux | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .893 | 3.25 |
| Jaxon Castor | 5 | 197 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 73 | 0 | .859 | 3.65 |
| Empty Net | - | 24 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 34 | 2078 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 108 | 897 | 2 | .893 | 3.12 |

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| USA Today | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2020 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 6 | 168 | Veeti Miettinen† | Toronto Maple Leafs |
† incoming freshman