STAR TRIBUNE – On a star-studded St. Cloud State hockey roster last season, Jimmy Schuldt stood out, the steady senior defenseman helping the Huskies to the nation’s No. 1 ranking for the bulk of the season and being selected as one of the three Hobey Baker Award hat trick finalists. Schuldt is off to pro hockey now, signing with the Vegas Golden Knights and earning a spot on the team’s opening night roster.
That doesn’t mean the Huskies necessarily have a huge void on the blue line. The presence of Jack Ahcan should make sure of that.
Ahcan, a senior from Savage, enters the 2019-20 season slotting into the captain’s role that Schuldt had last season. And he comes there with strong credentials and statistics. His 28 assists last season tied for the team lead, his plus-29 rating was second only to Patrick Newell’s plus-35 and he earned second-team All-America honors.
