A pair of Huskies earned weekly awards after strong performances in a weekend sweep over Nebraska-Omaha.

 

Sophomore Blake Lizotte was announced the Bauer National Collegiate Hockey Conference Offensive Player of the Week and goalie David Hrenák earned the NCHC Goaltender of the Week award.

 

Lizotte collected three points over the weekend tallying an assist Friday and two goals on Saturday. Along with the points, the forward finished the series with a +3 plus/minus and won a conference best 33 faceoffs. On the season, Lizotte has 15 points total with 6 goals and 9 assists.

 

Hrenák was a brick wall in goal for SCSU. The sophomore earned his second shutout of the season in Friday’s 2-0 win over UNO, collecting 18 saves. Saturday, Hrenák posted a 20 save performance for his 10th win this season. 10 wins for the sophomore is tied for second best in the country.

 

As a team, St. Cloud State is riding a 10-game unbeaten streak headed into the winter break. The red hot Huskies earned the #1 spot in both the USCHO.com NCAA Division 1 Men’s Hockey poll and USA TODAY/USA Hockey poll.

 

The Huskies return to the ice hosting an exhibition game against the U.S. National Team Development Program U18 squad on December 27^th at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.