GRAND FORKS HERALD — Nick Oliver wasn’t standing in his normal spot on the St. Cloud State bench last weekend.
Instead of hovering behind the forwards, Oliver was right in the middle of the bench during St. Cloud State’s 7-2 upset win over No. 3-ranked Minnesota State-Mankato and subsequent loss to Minnesota in the championship game of the Mariucci Classic.
Oliver was in the head coach’s spot.
That’s because St. Cloud State’s head coach, Brett Larson, is gone at the World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic, serving as an assistant coach for Team USA.
That gave Oliver, a 28-year-old from Roseau, Minn., an opportunity to take on some additional responsibilities during the four-team tournament in 3M Arena at Mariucci.
