A big rock riff, an in-your-face beat and an AC/DC-like chant courtesy of Minnesota rock guitar virtuoso Paul “Stretch” Diethelm ‘03 is part of a new pre-game multimedia experience at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.
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The “Husky Hockey Song” was written, performed and recorded by Diethelm in his studio across the Mississippi River from campus.
It was mixed by Twin Cities engineer James “Fluff” Harley and mastered in New York City by two-time Grammy-winner Vlado Meller.
Among the voices recorded for the song’s H-U-S-K-I-E-S chants were three Concert Choir students: Max Cerny, Onalaska, Wis.; Tess Bartell, Princeton; and Allesson Stensing, St. Cloud.
The song is the latest from a guitarist who has toured the world, played at the White House and performed on late night talk shows as the guitarist for Grammy-winner Jonny Lang.
Diethelm is co-founder of the Fabulous Armadillos, a leading area tribute band. He also plays and sings in the Slip Twister power trio.
The 6-foot-5-inch Diethelm first made his name as a guitarist for the Greystone Rockers, an R & B-flavored rock band that often played at the Red Carpet Nightclub on Fifth Avenue. The band
was composed entirely of St. Cloud State students and alumni, including Jay O’Donnell ’92, Jeff Wood ’82 ’88, Al Asmus, Mike Zeleny and Greg Jorgenson ’82.
