St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey

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. 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.
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.
==Arenas==
*Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (1998-present) known as National Hockey Center (1998-2008) and then National Hockey and Event Center (2008-2013)
==Head Coaches==
*Kerry Brodt Wethington (1998-2002) 45-61-8
*Jason Lesteberg (2002-2006) 46-87-6
*Jeff Giesen (2006-2014) 79-178-35
*Eric Rud (2014-2019) 49-114-14
*Steve Macdonald (2019-present) 6-25-4 as of end of 2019-20 season
==Year by Year Record==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Conference Tournament 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Independent 	Independent 	Independent 	Independent 	Independent 	Independent 	Independent 	Independent 	Independent 	Independent 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1998-99 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	20 	8 	10 	2 	 	
Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Western Collegiate Hockey Association	Western Collegiate Hockey Association 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1999-00 	24 	6 	15 	3 	39 	120 	15 	T-4th 	L, QF 3-2 (Ohio St) 	35 	13 	19 	3 	83 	154
2000-01 	24 	12 	10 	2 	92 	94 	26 	4th 	L, QF 5-0 (Ohio St) 	35 	17 	16 	2 	131 	133
2001-02 	24 	6 	17 	1 	57 	109 	13 	6th 	Did not qualify 	34 	7 	26 	1 	74 	152
2002-03 	24 	5 	19 	0 	48 	124 	10 	6th 	Did not qualify 	34 	11 	23 	0 	75 	149
2003-04 	24 	4 	19 	1 	53 	107 	9 	6th 	Did not qualify 	32 	7 	24 	1 	74 	137
2004-05 	28 	7 	18 	3 	47 	105 	17 	6th 	L, QF 3-1 (Wisconsin) 	35 	9 	22 	4 	63 	124
2005-06 	28 	13 	14 	1 	70 	69 	27 	4th 	W, QF 2-1 (ot) (Ohio St) 	37 	18 	18 	1 	97 	98
2006-07 	28 	7 	16 	5 	66 	94 	19 	8th 	L, QF 2 games to 1 (Minnesota-Duluth) 	37 	12 	18 	7 	99 	110
2007-08 	28 	11 	13 	4 	54 	78 	26 	4th 	W, QF 2 games to 1 (Ohio St) L, SF 9-0 (Minnesota-Duluth)	38 	18 	15 	5 	86 	102
2008-09 	28 	11 	14 	3 	63 	91 	27 	4th 	L, QF 2 games to 1 (Minnesota-Duluth) 	37 	15 	18 	4 	85 	105
2009-10 	28 	11 	11 	6 	70 	77 	32 	3rd 	L, QF 2 games to 1 (Bemidji St) 	37 	15 	14 	8 	96 	103
2010-11 	28 	1 	26 	1 	23 	135 	5 	8th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Wisconsin) 	35 	1 	33 	1 	31 	177
2011-12 	28 	4 	24 	0 	32 	150 	12 	7th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Minnesota) 	36 	5 	29 	2 	44 	177
2012-13 	28 	5 	21 	2 	37 	93 	18 	7th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Wisconsin) 	36 	9 	24 	3 	57 	113
2013-14 	28 	3 	21 	4 	40 	87 	15 	8th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Minnesota) 	36 	4 	27 	5 	48 	111
2014-15 	28 	5 	22 	1 	28 	98 	17 	7th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Wisconsin) 	37 	8 	28 	1 	45 	127
2015-16 	28 	9 	15 	4 	44 	88 	34 	5th 	L, QF 2 games to none (North Dakota) 	35 	13 	18 	4 	63 	115
2016-17 	28 	7 	18 	3 	43 	82 	26 	6th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Minnesota-Duluth) 	36 	9 	23 	4 	61 	113
2017-18 	24 	6 	14 	4 	41 	59 	23 	6th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Minnesota) 	33 	8 	20 	5 	52 	82
2018-19 	24 	5 	19 	0 	38 	82 	15 	7th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Wisconsin) 	37 	10 	25 	2 	66 	119
2019-20 	24 	2 	21 	1 	32 	98 	7 	7th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Minnesota) 	35 	6 	25 	4 	62 	122
2020-21 	19 	6 	12 	1 	32 	62 	18.5 	6th 	Did not qualify 	19 	6 	12 	1 	32 	62
2021-22 	27 	4 	20 	3 	43 	100 	17 	7th 	L QF 2 games to none (Ohio State) 	35 	9 	23 	3 	65 	124
2022-23 	28 	11 	16 	1 	57 	82 	36 	5th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Minnesota-Duluth) 	37 	18 	18 	1 	87 	96
2023-24 	28 	11 	16 	1 	60 	59 	40 	5th 	L, QF 2 games to none (Minnesota-Duluth) 	37 	18 	18 	1 	78 	69
==Awards and honors==
* Kayla Friesen, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of January 24, 2017)
* Caitlin Hogan, 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award nominee
* Caitlin Hogan, 2010 Frozen Four Skills Competition participant
*Molli Mott, WCHA Rookie of the Week (Week of February 16, 2011)
* Felicia Nelson, 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award nominee
* Felicia Nelson, 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team 
*Ashley Nixon, WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of December 7, 2010) 
* Holly Roberts, WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of February 17, 2010)
===Statistical leaders===
* Felicia Nelson, NCAA leader, 2009-10 season, Goals per game, 0.91
==See also==
*St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey
*St. Cloud State Huskies
*St. Cloud State University
==References==
==Links==
*WCHA women's website
*St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey website
 
Category:Ice hockey teams in Minnesota
Category:College women's ice hockey teams in the United States
Category:American ice hockey teams