2025–26 St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey season

2025–26 St. Cloud State Huskies
men's ice hockey season
2025–26 St. Cloud State Huskies; men's ice hockey season
Coachella Valley Cactus Cup, Champion
Conference	NCHC
Home ice	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
Record
Overall	16–16–0
Conference	9–13–0
Home	8–10–0
Road	6–6–0
Neutral	2–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Brett Larson
Assistant coaches	R. J. Enga; Clark Kuster; Eric Rud
	St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey seasons; « 2024–25 2026–27 »

The 2025–26 St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey season will be the 91st season of play for the program, the 29th at the Division I level and 13th in the NCHC. The Huskies will represent St. Cloud State University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center and be coached by Brett Larson in his 8th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Warren Clark	Defenseman	Canada	Transferred to Northern Michigan
Gavin Enright	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Karl Falk	Defenseman	Sweden	Graduation (signed with Lillehammer IK)
Josh Luedtke	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Savannah Ghost Pirates)
Nick Portz	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Isak Posch	Goaltender	Sweden	Signed professional contract (Colorado Avalanche)
Colin Ralph	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Michigan State
Mason Salquist	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Kaleb Tiessen	Defenseman	Canada	Signed professional contract mid-season (Rapid City Rush)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Joe Belisle	Defenseman	United States	20	Hugo, MN
Patriks Bērziņš	Goaltender	Latvia	22	Talsi, LAT; transfer from Maine
Tanner Henricks	Defenseman	United States	19	Mission Viejo, CA; selected 101st overall in 2024
Finn Loftus	Defenseman	United States	21	Blaine, MN; transfer from Massachusetts
Nolan Roed	Forward	United States	19	White Bear Lake, MN; selected 214th overall in 2025
Yan Shostak	Goaltender	Belarus	21	Minsk, BLR
Max Smolinski	Defenseman	United States	22	Bloomfield Hills, MI; transfer from Rensselaer
Noah Urness	Forward	United States	19	Roseau, MN
Aiden Welch	Forward	United States	21	White Bear Lake, MN

Roster

As of August 13, 2025.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Yan Shostak	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2004-05-30	Minsk, Belarus	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
3	Joe Belisle	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2005-06-06	Hugo, Minnesota	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
4	Finn Loftus	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2004-02-12	Blaine, Minnesota	Massachusetts (HEA)	—
5	Tanner Henricks	Freshman	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2006-06-25	Mission Viejo, California	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	CBJ, 101st overall 2024
6	Mason Reiners	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-05-03	Edina, Minnesota	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
7	Jack Reimann	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-10-10	Ham Lake, Minnesota	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	—
8	Ocean Wallace	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2003-10-31	Boulder, Colorado	Austin Bruins (NAHL)	—
10	Noah Urness	Freshman	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2005-12-01	Roseau, Minnesota	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
11	Grant Ahcan	Senior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2002-05-18	Savage, Minnesota	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
12	Ryan Rosborough	Senior (RS)	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-05-24	Mt. Brydges, Ontario	South Shore Kings (NCDC)	—
13	Tyson Gross	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-09-23	Calgary, Alberta	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
14	Josh Zinger	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-08-05	Red Deer, Alberta	Northern Michigan (CCHA)	—
15	Barrett Hall	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-12-29	Apple Valley, Minnesota	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	SEA, 164th overall 2022
17	Ethan AuCoin	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-08-10	Calgary, Alberta	Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL)	—
18	Aiden Welch	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2004-05-27	White Bear Lake, Minnesota	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
19	Verner Miettinen	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2003-04-07	Espoo, Finland	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
20	Jack Rogers	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-09-23	East Northport, New York	Steinbach Pistons (MJHL)	—
21	Max Smolinski	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2003-04-02	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Rensselaer (ECAC)	—
22	Nolan Roed	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2005-10-25	White Bear Lake, Minnesota	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	COL, 214th overall 2025
23	Austin Burnevik	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2005-01-03	Ham Lake, Minnesota	Madison Capitols (USHL)	ANA, 182nd overall 2024
25	Thor Byfuglien	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-07-14	Roseau, Minnesota	Chicago Steel (USHL)	—
26	Cooper Wylie	Senior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-10-26	Stillwater, Minnesota	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
27	Kaleb Tiessen	Junior	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2002-06-03	Leamington, Ontario	Maryland Black Bears (NAHL)	—
28	Gavyn Thoreson	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2004-10-30	Andover, Minnesota	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)	—
33	James Gray	Junior (RS)	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2002-05-24	Toronto, Ontario	North York Rangers (OJHL)	—
34	Adam Ingram	Senior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2003-10-14	West St. Paul, Manitoba	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	NSH, 82nd overall 2022
39	Patriks Bērziņš	Sophomore	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-08-30	Talsi, Latvia	Maine (HEA)	—
81	Daimon Gardner	Junior	F	6' 5" (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2004-01-18	Eagle Lake, Ontario	Clarkson (ECAC)	VAN, 112nd overall 2022

Standings

2025–26 National Collegiate Hockey Conference Standings
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#3 North Dakota	20	15	5	0	1	3	0	47	78	43	30	23	7	0	113	64
#8 Denver	22	15	6	1	2	1	1	46	73	48	33	19	11	3	113	75
#4 Western Michigan	20	14	6	0	2	1	0	41	79	56	30	22	8	0	117	74
#9 Minnesota Duluth	20	9	11	0	3	4	0	28	52	57	30	18	12	0	98	76
St. Cloud State	22	9	13	0	1	2	0	28	65	76	32	16	16	0	100	96
#20 Miami	20	8	10	2	3	1	1	25	50	58	30	17	11	2	92	83
Colorado College	20	6	10	4	2	3	1	24	56	60	30	12	14	4	85	85
Arizona State	20	6	13	1	2	1	1	19	51	78	32	13	18	1	95	116
Omaha	20	6	14	0	0	0	0	18	43	71	30	10	20	0	77	104
Championship: March 21, 2026 † indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (National Cup) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated February 16, 2026

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 3	6:00 pm	Augustana*		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota (Exhibition)	The CW		T 2–2
Regular Season
October 4	6:00 pm	#19 St. Thomas*		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Shostak	L 3–4	3,529	0–1–0
October 10	7:00 pm	at Bemidji State*		Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Shostak	W 3–2	2,456	1–1–0
October 11	6:00 pm	Bemidji State*		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Bērziņš	W 4–2	3,345	2–1–0
October 17	7:00 pm	Vermont*		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Shostak	L 1–2 ^OT	3,002	2–2–0
October 18	6:00 pm	Vermont*		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Shostak	W 4–0	3,178	3–2–0
October 24	7:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage*		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Shostak	W 5–2	3,014	4–2–0
October 25	6:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage*		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Bērziņš	W 5–1	4,126	5–2–0
October 31	7:00 pm	#3 Western Michigan		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Shostak	L 5–6	3,068	5–3–0 (0–1–0)
November 1	6:00 pm	#3 Western Michigan		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Bērziņš	W 5–1	3,489	6–3–0 (1–1–0)
November 7	7:00 pm	at #7 Minnesota Duluth		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	My9	Bērziņš	L 0–4	5,385	6–4–0 (1–2–0)
November 8	6:00 pm	at #7 Minnesota Duluth		AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota	My9	Shostak	L 2–3 ^OT	5,589	6–5–0 (1–3–0)
November 11	7:00 pm	at St. Thomas		Lee & Penny Anderson Arena • Saint Paul, Minnesota	Midco Sports+	Bērziņš	L 1–3	3,272	6–6–0
November 21	6:00 pm	at Miami		Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio	RESN	Shostak	L 5–6 ^OT	3,642	6–7–0 (1–4–0)
November 22	5:00 pm	at Miami		Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio	RESN	Bērziņš	W 4–2	2,809	7–7–0 (2–4–0)
December 5	7:00 pm	#5 North Dakota		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Bērziņš	L 3–4	3,454	7–8–0 (2–5–0)
December 6	6:00 pm	#5 North Dakota		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Shostak	L 2–4	4,622	7–9–0 (2–6–0)
December 12	7:00 pm	#6 Denver		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Shostak	L 1–5	3,024	7–10–0 (2–7–0)
December 13	6:00 pm	#6 Denver		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Bērziņš	W 4–3	3,608	8–10–0 (3–7–0)
Coachella Valley Cactus Cup
January 2	9:00 pm	vs. Yale*		Acrisure Arena • Thousand Palms, California (Cactus Cup Semifinal)		Bērziņš	W 6–2	—	9–10–0
January 3	9:00 pm	vs. Massachusetts Lowell*		Acrisure Arena • Thousand Palms, California (Cactus Cup Championship)		Bērziņš	W 3–2	—	10–10–0
January 9	7:00 pm	at Omaha		Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska		Bērziņš	L 2–6	6,391	10–11–0 (3–8–0)
January 10	7:00 pm	at Omaha		Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska		Shostak	W 2–1	6,814	11–11–0 (4–8–0)
January 16	7:00 pm	#6 Minnesota Duluth		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	My9, The CW	Shostak	W 6–0	3,598	12–11–0 (5–8–0)
January 17	6:00 pm	#6 Minnesota Duluth		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	My9, The CW	Shostak	L 3–5	4,566	12–12–0 (5–9–0)
January 23	8:00 pm	at #9 Denver		Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado		Shostak	W 4–2	6,328	13–12–0 (6–9–0)
January 24	7:00 pm	at #9 Denver		Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado		Bērziņš	L 0–6	6,328	13–13–0 (6–10–0)
January 30	7:00 pm	Miami	#20	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Bērziņš	L 1–2	3,257	13–14–0 (6–11–0)
January 31	6:00 pm	Miami	#20	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Shostak	L 1–3	3,469	13–15–0 (6–12–0)
February 6	8:00 pm	at Arizona State		Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Bērziņš	W 4–1	5,126	14–15–0 (7–12–0)
February 7	6:00 pm	at Arizona State		Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona		Bērziņš	W 4–3	5,047	15–15–0 (8–12–0)
February 13	7:00 pm	Colorado College		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	SOCO CW, The CW	Bērziņš	W 6–5 ^OT	3,566	16–15–0 (9–12–0)
February 14	6:00 pm	Colorado College		Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW	Shostak	L 1–4	4,183	16–16–0 (9–13–0)
February 20	7:00 pm	at #3 North Dakota		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports
February 21	6:00 pm	at #3 North Dakota		Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Central Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	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	24	25	26	Final
USCHO.com ^[4]	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	*	RV	RV	RV	RV	20	—	RV	RV
USA Hockey^[5]	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	*	—	—	RV	RV	19	—	RV	RV

Note: USCHO did not release a week 12 poll.
Note: USA Hockey did not release a week 12 poll.

References

^ "2025-26 Men's Hockey Roster". St. Cloud State Huskies. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
^ "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". St. Cloud State Huskies. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ "St. Cloud State Univ. 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
^ "2025-26 NCAA Division I Men's Poll". USA Hockey. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

[1] "2025-26 Men's Hockey Roster". St. Cloud State Huskies. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

[2] "2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". St. Cloud State Huskies. Retrieved August 16, 2023.

[3] "St. Cloud State Univ. 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

[USCHO_Poll-4] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

[USA_Hockey_Poll-5] "2025-26 NCAA Division I Men's Poll". USA Hockey. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

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St. Cloud State Huskies men's ice hockey
Playing venues	J. C. Brown Athletic Field (1931–1972) St. Cloud Municipal Athletic Complex (1972–1989) Herb Brooks National Hockey Center (1989–present)
Head coaches	Ralph Theisen (1931–1932) Ludwig Andolsek (1932–1935) Robert DePaul (1935–1936) Walter Gerzin (1936–1937) Benedict Vandell (1937–1938) George Lynch (1938–1942) Roland Vandell (1946–1950, 1951–1952) Ray Gasperline (1950–1951) George Martin (1952–1953) Brendan McDonald (1953–1954) Jim Baxter (1954–1956) Jack Wink (1956–1968) Charlie Basch (1968–1984) John Perpich (1984–1986) Herb Brooks (1986–1987) Craig Dahl (1987–2005) Bob Motzko (2005–2018) Brett Larson (2018–present)
Seasons	1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 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 2024–25 2025–26
Conference affiliations	NCHA (1981–1987) Independent (1987–1990) WCHA (1990–2013) NCHC (2013–present)
Rivalries	Minnesota
Culture & lore	North Star College Cup
All-time leaders	Ryan Lasch (183 Points) Mark Hartigan (86 Goals) Dávid Hrenák (82 Wins)
Frozen Four appearances	1987 2013 2021
NCAA Tournament appearances	1987 1989 2000 2001 2002 2003 2007 2008 2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2021 2022 2023
Conference Tournament titles	WCHA: 2001
Hobey Baker winners	Drew LeBlanc (2013)
St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN