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
Conference	NCHC
Home ice	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
Record
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)

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
Arizona State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Colorado College	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minnesota Duluth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Dakota	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Omaha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Western Michigan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Championship: March 20–21, 2025 † indicates conference regular season champion (Penrose Cup) * indicates conference tournament champion (Frozen Faceoff Championship Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV
Exhibition
October 3	6:00 pm	Augustana*	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota (Exhibition)	The CW
Regular Season
October 4	6:00 pm	St. Thomas*	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
October 10	7:00 pm	at Bemidji State*	Sanford Center • Bemidji, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
October 11	6:00 pm	Bemidji State*	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
October 17	7:00 pm	Vermont*	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
October 18	6:00 pm	Vermont*	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
October 24	7:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage*	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
October 25	6:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage*	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
October 31	7:00 pm	Western Michigan	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
November 1	6:00 pm	Western Michigan	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
November 7	7:00 pm	at Minnesota Duluth	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota
November 8	6:00 pm	at Minnesota Duluth	AMSOIL Arena • Duluth, Minnesota
November 11	TBA	at St. Thomas	Lee & Penny Anderson Arena • Saint Paul, Minnesota	Midco Sports+
November 21	TBA	at Miami	Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
November 22	TBA	at Miami	Steve Cady Arena • Oxford, Ohio
December 5	7:00 pm	North Dakota	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
December 6	6:00 pm	North Dakota	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
December 12	7:00 pm	Denver	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
December 13	6:00 pm	Denver	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
Coachella Valley Cactus Cup
January 2	TBA	vs. Yale*	Acrisure Arena • Thousand Palms, California (Cactus Cup Semifinal)
January 3	TBD	vs. Massachusetts Lowell / Minnesota State*	Acrisure Arena • Thousand Palms, California (Cactus Cup)
January 9	TBA	at Omaha	Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska
January 10	TBA	at Omaha	Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska
January 16	7:00 pm	Minnesota Duluth	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
January 17	6:00 pm	Minnesota Duluth	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
January 23	8:00 pm	at Denver	Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado
January 24	7:00 pm	at Denver	Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado
January 30	7:00 pm	Miami	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
January 31	6:00 pm	Miami	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
February 6	8:00 pm	at Arizona State	Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona
February 7	6:00 pm	at Arizona State	Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona
February 13	7:00 pm	Colorado College	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
February 14	6:00 pm	Colorado College	Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota	The CW
February 20	7:00 pm	at North Dakota	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco Sports
February 21	6:00 pm	at 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

Poll	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	27 (Final)
USCHO.com
USA Hockey

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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 November 26, 2019.

[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.

[4] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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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
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