St. Cloud State Huskies women's ice hockey

College ice hockey team

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

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Current roster

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

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

See also

• St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey
• St. Cloud State Huskies
• St. Cloud State University

References

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]}