Junior mass communications major Kirsten Krull, Rochester, will produce and host highlights for the women’s Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).
The nation’s leading conference is partnering with Husky Productions (HP) on a first-of-its-kind, weekly highlights show.
Each Monday during the season, Krull will share top goals, saves and plays from the previous weekend in the WCHA.
The WCHA Highlights Show will be available each Monday afternoon on the league’s Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages and WCHA.com.
The first full weekend of WCHA games is Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Look for an episode Oct. 2.
“We are thrilled to provide our fans with a one-stop shop for WCHA weekly highlights,” said WCHA Vice President and Women’s League Commissioner Katie Million. “Every night, every rink in our league is a platform for amazing women’s college hockey; putting all the action together in a tidy package each Monday showcases our terrific student-athletes and teams.”
Of the last 17 NCAA Division I women’s hockey national champions, 15 were teams from the WCHA.
Said Million: “As part of the WCHA’s longstanding mission to help assist developing programs in every sense, we are proud to partner with the excellent staff and students at St. Cloud State University and Husky Productions for this project.”
HP awards
Award-winning Husky Productions is a student-run sports broadcasting organization led by Brian Stanley ’93, executive producer.
HP manages broadcasts of Huskies Athletics events, including women’s and men’s Huskies Hockey games, on the Spectrum cable channel in the St. Cloud area. Broadcasts are sometimes carried by regional and national networks. HP is a division of UTVS TV, the campus television station, which is advised by Derrick Silvestri ’06.
“This show provides a unique opportunity for our upper-level students to produce and host quick-hitting, league-wide highlights that are tailor-made for the WCHA’s social media following,” said Stanley. “We are excited to join the WCHA in delivering more exposure for women’s hockey.”
The 2017-18 WCHA regular season begins Sept. 22 and 23, when 2017 national finalist Wisconsin hosts Lindenwood.
The 2018 WCHA Final Faceoff returns to Ridder Arena in Minneapolis March 3-4.
