2005-2006 Blazer Ice Hockey Highlights
College Hockey: Michaud Returning to his Roots
St. Cloud Times April 18, 2006 - Pat Michaud built a successful boys hockey program at Mankato East High School. Now, the St. Cloud Apollo graduate is ready for a new challenge. Michaud, who led the Cougars to the Section 1A championship game the past three seasons and a berth in last season's Class A state tournament, has been named the new hockey and golf coach at the College of St. Benedict. "Both my wife and I have a lot of family in Central Minnesota," said Michaud, whose father Jim is the athletic director at Apollo. "We felt like it was about time we moved back up. It's something we've talked about for the last three or four years. But it had to be the perfect situation. Full Story
Blazers Announce Team Awards at End of Season Banquet
May 3, 2006 - The Blazer hockey team ended their season with team awards at the end of the season banquet. Senior captain Lisa Bush (Shoreview, Minn. / Mounds View H.S.) was awarded both Most Valuable Player and Coaches Award. Bush was valuable in the forward position, scoring a total of eight goals for the Blazers. She was also helpful in the defensive position. Bush was also a great leader on and off the ice. Senior goalie Kelsey Robinson (Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) was named Most Improved Player for CSB this year. Robinson improved throughout the year and helped the Blazers in many crucial games. She became a huge asset to the team, having 291 saves this season.
Bush Named Sheila Brown Recipient
March 1, 2006 - Senior captain Lisa Bush (Shoreview, Minn. / Mounds View H.S.) was awarded the Shelia Brown award today by the MIAC office. The Shelia Brown award is given to a senior MIAC women's ice hockey player who has made a long-term contribution to her team's success and who has consistently competed with excellent sportsmanship. Bush, who scored eight goals and had three assists on the season, has demonstrated stong leadership during her four years on the Blazer ice hockey team. In her time at Saint Ben's Bush has been involved in S.A.A.C., summer ice-hockey camps and local youth hockey teams as a volunteer. MIAC Story | MIAC Award's Page
Tom Mix, Sports Information Student Assistant
Last Game of the Season for CSB
February 25, 2006 - The Blazer ice hockey team (4-16-3 overall, 4-11-3 MIAC) lost their last game of the season tonight 10-0 against the Gusties of Gustavus Adolphus College (20-3-2 overall, 17-0-1 MIAC). CSB held on strong against the number one ranked team in the MIAC, but the powerplays were too much for them. Gustavus scored six goals out of ten on powerplays. Saint Bens played hard and had a total of tweleve shots-on-goal. First-year goalie Sarah Zweber (White Bear Lake, Minn./White Bear Lake) had 31 saves for 41 shots-on-goal. Thanks for a great season Blazers! Stats
Blazers Finish Last Home Game Strong
February 24, 2006 - The Blazer ice hockey team (4-15-3 overall, 4-10-3 MIAC) lost to Gustavus (19-3-2 overall, 16-0-1 MIAC) 4-0. Gustavus is the number one ranked team in the conference this season. Although Saint Bens did not score at all, they played extremely well, especially on defense. There were many penalties against the Blazers, but Gustavus only scored on two 
of them. Senior goalie Kelsey Robinson (Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) had an amazing game, with 31 saves for 35 shots-on-goal. Senior captain Lisa Bush (Shoreview Minn./ Mounds View) also played a great game. Tonight's game marked the last home game of the season for the Blazers. Their last game of the season will be tomorrow night at Gustavus at 7 p.m. Stats
Samantha Vanderlinde, Sports Information Assistant
Huge Overtime Win For CSB
February 18, 2006 - The Blazer ice hockey team (4-14-3 overall, 4-9-3 MIAC) defeated the St. Catherine Wildcats (1-19-1 overall, 1-14-1 MIAC) in overtime, 5-4. At the end of the first period, CSB was tied with St. Kate's 1-1. Scoring for Saint Bens was Jackie Hoeft(Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul), assisted by Amanda Trusty (Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins) and Stephanie Gassert(Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet). Full Story | Stats
Blazers Defeat St. Catherine
February 17, 2006 - The Blazer ice hockey team (3-14-3 overall, 3-9-3 MIAC) defeated the St. Kate's (1-18-1 overall, 1-13-1 MIAC) 6-2. The first period was scoreless, but then the Blazers picked up the speed. At 5:29 in the second period, Stephanie Kendrick(Osceola, Wis./New Richmond) scored the first goal of the game. Goals following her were Lisa Bush (Shoreview Minn./ Mounds View) at 9:07, Amanda Trusty (Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins) at 10:40, and Ashely Davenport (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley) at 16:40. St. Kate's had one goal during that period. The two goals in the last period were score by Abby Milton (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) and Andrea Selby (Eagan, Minn./Eagan). The Blazers play tomorrow at home at 4 p.m. against St. Kate's again. Stats
CSB Ties Augsburg 4-4
February 11, 2006 - The CSB ice hockey team (2-14-3 overall, 2-9-3 MIAC) tied Augsburg (7-11-3 overall, 7-5-3 MIAC) in overtime 4-4. The Auggies scored the first goal of the game at 1:52 in the first period. Stephanie Kendrick(Osceola, Wis./New Richmond) then scored an unassisted goal for the Blazers. Augsburg went on to score another goal in the first period and two more in the second period to lead 4-1. The Blazers came out strong, however, and scored three goals in the last period. Scoring for CSB were Sarah Horlitz (Rochester, Minn./Mayo), Erin Baldwin (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center), and first-year Patty King (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin Derham Hall). The game was scoreless in overtime, ending in a 4-4 tie. The Blazer play next on Friday, February 17 at St. Catherine at 6:05 p.m. Stats
Blazers Lose to Auggies 5-0
February 10, 2006 - The Blazer ice hockey team (2-14-2 overall, 2-9-2 MIAC) lost to the Auggies of Augsburg (7-11-2 overall, 7-5-2 MIAC) tonight 5-0. The Auggies came out strong right away, scoring at 2:17; the rest of the period remained scoreless. Augsburg ended up scoring two more goals in the second period and two more goals in the third period to finish the game at 5-0. The Blazers had 30 shots-on-goal, while the Auggies had 28. CSB plays again tomorrow afternoon at Augsburg. The game time is 2:15 p.m. Stats
Bush's Leadership Role Helps Team Remain Positive
The Record February 9, 2006 - As Blazer and Johnnie winter sports wind down, many athletes will retire their jerseys, skates and suits after one final “hoorah.” Another way of life will begin for many senior athletes. Senior captain of the Blazer hockey team (2-8-2 MIAC, 2-13-2), Lisa Bush, will do just that. “I have mixed feelings,” Bush said. “There are things to look forward to, but a lot I will miss about playing.” Bush began as a figure skater at a young age. When she was 12 years old, she tried playing hockey and continued both sports until finally deciding that hockey was her passion. A multi-sport athlete, Bush played at Mounds View High School for four years before coming to CSB. Her daily motivation comes from the very fact that she still skates. Full Story
CSB Loses 7-1
February 4, 2006 - The Blazer ice hockey team (2-13-2 overall, 2-8-2 MIAC) lost to the Tommies (17-1-0 overall, 11-0-0 MIAC) 7-1. Both teams played evenly strenghted, but St. Thomas was just able to get it into the net. The Tommies scored four goals in the first period, three goals in the second, and no goals in the third. The loan and unassisted goal for the Blazers came from Alicia Behr (St. Paul, Minn./Burnsville High School) in the second period. Senior goalie Kelsey Robinson (Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) also had 20 saves. The Blazers play next week on Friday, February 10 at 7 p.m. against Augsburg. Stats
Samantha Vanderlinde, Sports Information Assistant
Blazers Fall to St. Thomas
February 3, 2006 - The St. Thomas Tommies ice hockey team (16-1-0 overall, 11-0-0 MIAC) beat the Blazers (2-12-2 overall, 2-7-2 MIAC) tonight 6-0. The Tommies came out strong and finished three goals in the first period. The Blazers founght hard, but St. Thomas still scored one more goal in the second period and two more goals in the third. CSB played hard throughout the whole game and ended up with 26 shots-on-goal. Senior goalie Kelsey Robinson (Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) had a great game with 23 saves for 29 shots-on-goal. The Blazers play again tomorrow night at St. Thomas at 7 p.m. Stats
Samantha Vanderlinde, Sports Information Assistant
Bethel Defeats Saint Bens 8-1
January 28, 2006 - The Blazer Ice Hockey team (2-11-2 overall, 2-6-2 MIAC) lost to Bethel University (6-8-1 overall, 6-6-0 MIAC) tonight 8-1. Scoring the lone goal for the Blazers was Stephanie Kendrick(Osceola, Wis./New Richmond). She was assisted by Amanda Trusty (Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins) and Sarah Horlitz (Rochester, Minn./Mayo). The next game for Saint Bens is next Friday, February 3 at 7:30 p.m. against St. Thomas. Stats
Samantha Vanderlinde, Sports Information Assistant
Blazers Lose to Bethel
January 27, 2006 - The College of Saint Benedict Ice Hockey team (2-10-2 overall, 2-5-2 MIAC) fell to the Bethel Royals (5-8-1 overall, 5-6-0 MIAC) 3-5. The Royals came out strong in the first period, scoring three goals. The Blazers came back, however, in the second period and scored three of their own. Full Story | Stats
Blazers Fall to Oles
January 22, 2006 - The Blazer Ice Hockey team (2-9-2 overall, 2-4-2 MIAC) lost to the St. Olaf Oles (8-7-0 overall, 6-4-0 MIAC) this afternoon 3-5. The Oles came out and played a strong first period, scoring a goal at 16:43. They then had the next two goals in the second period to lead the game 3-0. St. Bens came back, however, and scored three of their own goals, making it a tie at the end of the second period. Full Story | Stats
St. Olaf Defeats St. Bens
January 21, 2006 - The Blazer Ice Hockey team (2-8-2 overall, 2-3-2 MIAC) lost to the St. Olaf Oles (7-7-0 overall, 5-4-0 MIAC) 2-7. CSB outshot the Oles 37-19, but that did not work in favor for the Blazers. St. Olaf came out strong and scored two goals in the first period. However, the Blazers answered back with two of their own goals in the first period. Scoring first for the Blazers was Amanda Trusty (Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins) and she was assisted by Stephanie Kendrick(Osceola, Wis./New Richmond) and Erin Baldwin (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center). The second goal was scored by Kendrick and assisted by Trusty. The Blazers couldn't seem to hold onto the tie though, and the Oles scored two more goals in the second period and three more in the third. The Blazers are home, tomorrow at 2 p.m. against St. Olaf. Stats
CSB Ties In Overtime
January 14, 2006 - The Blazer Ice Hockey team (2-7-2 overall, 2-2-2 MIAC) tied to Robert Morris this evening 4-4 in overtime. Amanda Trusty (Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins) scored the first two goals for the Blazers. Assisting her were Maggie Kinney (Woodbury, Minn./North American Hockey Academy), Alicia Behr (St. Paul, Minn./Burnsville High School). Jackie Hoeft(Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) got the third goal, assisted by Trusty. The last goal was scored by captain Lisa Bush (Shoreview Minn./ Mounds View) and assisted by Kinney and Sarah Wilson (Fairmont, Minn/Fairmont). The Blazers had 39 shots on goal, while Robert Morries had 34. CSB plays next Saturday, Jaunary 21 at St. Olaf at 2 p.m.
Blazers Lose To Robert Morris
January 13, 2006 - CSB Ice Hockey (2-7-2 overall, 2-2-2 MIAC) lost to Robert Morris 2-4. Scoring the goals for the Blazers were Emily Jensen (Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis Novas) and Stephanie Kendrick(Osceola, Wis./New Richmond). This was an exibition game for the Blazers, so this game does not count in the overall record. The Blazers play next, tomorrow night at Robert Morris at 4 p.m.
UW-Eau Claire Defeats CSB
January 11, 2006 - The Blazer Ice Hockey team (2-7-2 overall, 2-2-2 MIAC) lost to UW-Eau Claire (5-9-1 overall, 0-5-1 NCHA) tonight 3-5. St. Bens started the game off with an unassisted goal at 2:11 by Stephanie Kendrick(Osceola, Wis./New Richmond). The Blugolds answered back with a goal of their own at 17:52 to end the first period in a 1-1 tie. Full Story | Stats
Blazers Fall to Yellowjackets 8-1
January 10, 2006 - CSB Ice Hockey (2-6-2 overall, 2-2-2 MIAC) lost to UW-Superior Yellowjackets (12-1-1 overall, 5-1-1 NCHA) 1-8. The Yellowjackets scored the first two goals in the first period. However, St. Bens answered back with a goal at 15:14 from Stephanie Kendrick(Osceola, Wis./New Richmond); she was assisted by Jackie Hoeft(Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul). UW-Superior scored another goal at 19:54 to end the first period in a 3-1 lead. The Blazers fought hard, but the Yellowjackets scored two more in the second period, and three more in the third. Kelsey Robinson (Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) had 22 saves for 30 shots, while Sarah Zweber (White Bear Lake, MN/White Bear Lake) had three saves for three shots. Blazers are home tomorrow, January 11 against UW-Eau Claire at 7 p.m. Stats
Saint Anselm Defeats CSB
January 6, 2006 - The Blazer Ice Hockey team (2-2-2 MIAC, 2-5-2 overeall) lost to St. Anselm, NH this evening 2-3. The Blazers started off the game with a goal at 5:42 in the first half by Stephanie Kendrick(Osceola, Wis./New Richmond), and it was assisted by Amanda Trusty (Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins). St. Ben's scored again early in the second period to put the lead up 2-0. Scoring for the Blazers was Alicia Behr (St. Paul, Minn./Burnsville High School), assisted by first-years Patty King (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin Derham Hall) and Abby Milton (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove). Full Story | Stats
Blazers Lose To Cardinals In Overtime
December 10, 2005 - The College of St. Benedict Ice Hockey team ( 2-2-2 MIAC, 2-4-2 overall) lost to St. Mary's (1-3-2 MIAC, 2-5-2 overall) 2-3 in overtime this evening. The Cardinals started the game off with the only goal in the first period; the goal was score by Rachel Harrison at 15:42 in the period. The Blazers came back strong, however, in the second period. Scoring at 1:30 in the period for CSB was first-year Patty King (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin Derham Hall). She was assisted by Alicia Behr (St. Paul, Minn./Burnsville High School). Full Story | Stats
King Dethrones Opposing Defenses
The Record December 8, 2005 - Patty King flies across the blue line during an afternoon practice at the Municipal Athletic Complex in St. Cloud. It's her speed that makes her impossible to catch and a threat down the ice. Besides fast feet, King knows the game. Together the combination has made King, a first-year forward for the Blazers, one of the most dangerous players on the team. In a 10-1 win over Concordia-Moorhead on Nov. 20, King scored four goals and had one assist, a second-period goal to junior Stephanie Kendrick. "I don't remember the last time I scored four goals," King said. On the season, she has three assists and a team best six goals for the Blazers (2-1-1 MIAC, 2-3-1 overall). Full Story
Blazers Tie St. Mary's
December 9, 2005 - The Blazers Ice Hockey (2-1-2 MIAC, 2-3-2 overall) tied St. Mary's (0-3-2 MIAC, 1-5-2 overall) 1-1 after overtime. The game was a fight from start to finish. The first goal of the game came in the second period from Ashely Davenport (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley) of the Blazers. She was assisted by first-year Patty King (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin Derham Hall). Full Story | Stats
Blazers Fall to Pipers 6-2
December 3, 2005 - CSB Ice Hockey (2-1-1 MIAC, 2-3-1 overall) fell to Hamline University (1-2-1 MIAC, 2-4-3 overall) 2-6. The first goal of the game came in the first period from Courtney Hansen of Hamline. The Blazers answered back at 9:49 into the first period, with a goal from Stephanie Kendrick(Osceola, Wis./New Richmond) and assists by Jackie Hoeft(Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) and Stephanie Gassert(Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet). Hamline scored one more in the first period and two more in the second period. After Marie Gross scored for Hamline in the third period, Amanda Trusty put one in for the Blazers. She was assisted by Kendrick. Hamline went on to score one more, ending the game with a score of 2-6. Blazers play next at home on December 9th at 7:30 p.m. against St. Mary's. Stats
Blazers Defeat Hamline 5-3
December 2, 2005 - The Blazers (2-0-1 MIAC, 2-2-1 overall) defeated the Hamline Pipers (0-1-1 MIAC, 1-1-2 overall). CSB came out strong and scored within the first minute of the game. The goal was scored by sophmore Ashley Davenport (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley) and assisted by Lisa Bush (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View) and Sarah Wilson (Fairmont, Minn/Fairmont). Seven minutes after the first goal of the game, Hamline's Courtney Hansen scored off of a powerplay. The Blazers answered back quickly with a goal by first-year Patty King (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin Derham Hall), assisted by first-year Abby Milton (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove). Full Story | Stats
Blazers Beat Concordia 10-1
November 20, 2005 - The Blazers (1-0-1 MIAC, 1-2-1 overall) beat the Cobbers (0-1-1 MIAC, 0-3-1 overall) 10-1. At 15:32 in the first period, first-year Patty King (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin Derham Hall) scored the first goal of the game, assisted by Ashely Davenport (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley) and Abby Milton (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove). King also scored the second, sixth, and ninth goals of the game. Lisa Bush (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View) scored the third goal of the game, Stephanie Kendrick (Osceola, Wis./New Richmond) had the fourth goal of the game, Amanda Trusty (Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins) scored the fifth goal, Andrea Selby (Eagan, Minn./Eagan) scored the seventh goal, and Jackie Hoeft (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) had the eighth and eleventh goals of the game. Junior Paige Stone scored the tenth goal of the game and only goal for the Cobbers. Blazers play next at home on Friday, December 2nd against Hamline. Stats
CSB Ties Concordia-Moorhead 1-1
November 19, 2005 - The Blazers (0-2-1 overall) tied Concordia-Moorhead (0-2-1 overall) 1-1. The game was a fight from start to finish. First-year Abby Milton (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) scored the first goal of the game for the Blazers at 7:27 in the second period. She was assisted by sophmore Ashely Davenport (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley). The Blazers were ahead until Mandi Samuelson of the Cobbers scored at 7:22 in the third period. Neither team scored again. Senior Kelsey Robinson (Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong) started in goal for CSB and played a great game. Blazers will play again tomorrow at Concordia at 2 p.m. Stats
Finlandia Slips Past Blazers 4-3
November 5, 2005 - Finlandia (4-0-0) slipped past the Blazers (0-2-0 overall, 0-0-0 MIAC) in an intense game this afternoon. The Lions started off the game with a goal from Sarah Sleik, assisted by Bree Cote. Neither team would score again, so the first period ended in a 1-0 lead by the Lions. Five minutes into the second period, first year Abby Milton (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) scored a goal to tie Finlandia 1-1. She was assisted by Ashley Davenport (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley) and Andrea Selby (Eagan, Minn./Eagan). Full Story | Stats
Blazers Open Season With a Loss to Finlandia 5-3
November 4, 2005 - The Blazers (0-1-0) battled against the Finlandia Lions (3-0-0) this evening and lost 5-3. Both teams came out strong and were determined to score. Finlandia's Tina Purri notched the first goal of the game at 14:54 in the first half off of a power-play. But the Blazers were not willing to give them a lead for long. At 9:14 left in the first half, first-year Abby Milton (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove) blasted one into the net, with an assist from first-year Patty King (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin Derham Hall). Finlandia's Sarah Sleik scored to lift the Lions ahead of St. Bens, but King responded with a quick goal; it was assisted by Milton and Ashley Davenport (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley) and ended the first half with a score of 2-2. Full Story | Stats
CSB Hits Ice with New Attitude, New Faces
The Record October 27, 2005 - The For most teams, the transition between seasons with a new head coach tends to be problematic. That's not necessarily true for the Blazer hockey team, who is looking forward to a fresh start. Neil Andruschak is taking over as interim head coach for the 2005-2006 hockey season. The position is still open for a permanent replacement. As for now, the team has adjusted well to Andrushak's lead, who was the assistant coach under former head coach Dave Laliberte. Laliberte resigned after two seasons. Full Story
CSB Begins On-Ice Practice and a New Season
October 18, 2005 - Blazer hockey team began practice on-ice today for the 2005-2006 season. They have already had a week of dry-land practices, but today they practiced in the Municipal Athletic Conference. The team finished 7-16 last year in the 2004-2005 season. Captain Lisa Bush is the only senior returning from last year. Another senior, GK Kelsey Robinson, is also coming back after not playing her sophmore and junior years. Twenty-one girls total are trying-out for the team.
It is Neil Andrushack's third year here at St. Bens, but it is only his first year being head coach, with Dave Laliberte resigning last year. The Blazers start their season with a home game against Finlandia (Mich.) on November 4th at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Athletic Conference.
Neil Andruschak Named Interim Head Ice Hockey Coach
June 1 2005 – College of Saint Benedict athletic department announced Neil Andruschak has been selected as interim head ice hockey coach for the 2005-2006 season. Andruschak has been an assistant coach for the Saint Ben's ice hockey program the past two seasons where he primarily worked with the defense.Andruschak is a 2001 graduate of the University of Minnesota - Crookston, where he was a three-year captain of the Golden Eagles varsity hockey team. Andruschak replaces Dave Laliberte who was (13-30-2) in two years as head coach at Saint Benedict.
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