St. Cloud State edges Minnesota State on last-minute goal at Frozen Four Nolan Walker redirected a shot from the point with 54 seconds remaining, sending the Huskies to their first NCAA title game. April 8, 2021 8:19pm Text size Copy shortlink:
PITTSBURGH All season long, St. Cloud State has been exceeding expectations.
Picked to finish fourth in the NCHC, the Huskies took second in both the regular season and conference tournament.
Seeded second in the NCAA Northeast Regional, St. Cloud State beat No. 3 seed Boston University and No. 1 Boston College by a combined seven goals.
And now the Huskies will play for their first NCAA Division I national championship after their dramatic, 5-4 victory over Minnesota State Mankato on Thursday in the Frozen Four at PPG Paints Arena.
Saint Cloud State 5, Minnesota State 4
Nolan Walker helped Saint Cloud State continue its dream postseason with a go-ahead goal with 52.3 seconds left.
With the game tied 4-4 in the final minute, Seamus Donohue fired it at the net before Walker deflected it in for the game-winner.
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It came at the end of a back-and-forth battle that saw both teams score during a thrilling third period:
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Huskies Advance To National Championship After Thriller With Mankato
The St. Cloud State men s hockey team is headed to the NCAA national championship game after topping Minnesota State-Mankato 5-4 in a thrilling semifinal in Pittsburgh.
Former local high school hockey standouts Spencer Meier (Sartell) and Will Hammer (Cathedral) each scored goals in the win.
The Huskies will be appearing in their first-ever National Championship game.
The Huskies got on the board first early in the first period when Sartell native Spencer Meier found the back of the net on a rebound at 3:18. Meier s goal was assisted by Kevin Fitzgerald and Zach Okabe.
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PITTSBURGH – All season long, St. Cloud State has been exceeding expectations.
Picked to finish fourth in the NCHC, the Huskies men s hockey team took second in both the regular season and conference tournament.
Seeded second in the NCAA Northeast Regional, St. Cloud State beat No. 3 seed Boston University and No. 1 Boston College by a combined seven goals.
And now the Huskies will play for the NCAA Division I national championship after their dramatic, 5-4 victory over Minnesota State Mankato on Thursday in the Frozen Four semifinals at PPG Paints Arena.
Nolan Walker redirected Seamus Donohue s shot from the point past Mavericks goalie Dryden McKay with 54 seconds left in the third period as the Huskies rallied from a goal down to advance to the national championship game for the first time. St. Cloud State (20-10) will play the winner of Thursday s second semifinal between two-time defending national champion Minnesota Duluth and Massa
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