Huskies in the news

Kossila scored 54 points in 41 games this season and led his team to the 2015-16 NCHC Frozen Faceoff Championship. The Kauniainen, Finland native ranked tied for fifth in the nation and led the Huskies in points, assists, points per game (1.32) and faceoff win percentage (58.1 percent).

Benik, 24, is coming off the best season of his college career. The forward had 23 goals, 25 assists, 48 points, eight penalty minutes and was a plus-28 in 41 games for men’s Huskies Hockey.

The Sauk Rapids native joins players from Harvard, Michigan, North Dakota and Boston College on the College Hockey News All-CHN Team.

Prow will join the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League on an amateur tryout contract for the remainder of this season. The AHL is the top level of minor league hockey for NHL teams.

“Lindgren was, in our mind, the best free-agent goaltender available coming out of the U.S. college level,” Canadiens’ general manager Marc Bergevin said in a March 30 statement released by the team.

One of best goalies in St. Cloud State history is being courted by NHL teams.

Student organization members in three boats will ply the waters of Kentucky Lake, on the Kentucky-Tennessee border.

Alexandra Tweten created Bye Felipe in fall 2014. The Instagram account has attracted almost 400,000 followers. It lambasts men who send women foul messages on dating websites and other social media. Bye Felipe also recently launched a podcast.

Men’s Huskies Hockey loses NCAA regional game March 27 in overtime to Ferris State.

If colleges and universities are to be truly committed to student success, we need to fully understand what is needed and better meet the budgetary demands of supporting success outside of the classroom. Just as students today are entering college with increased financial challenges, many also are entering with greater needs — and our accounts ...

A handful of St. Cloud State University students lobbied lawmakers Wednesday. They argued for money and policy changes, according to Jack O’Neil-Como. The urban affairs chairman for the university’s student government said St. Cloud students spoke with Rep. Jim Knoblach, Sen. John Pederson, Rep. Erin Murphy and Rep. JoAnn Ward.

Janelle Vanasse of Bethel has been named director of the state-owned boarding school in Sitka. She replaces Bill Hutton, who will retire June 30. She holds a bachelor of science degree in special education from St. Cloud University.

The Somali play “The Chronicles of the Diaspora” will play for one night in St. Cloud, but organizers intend its impact to be long reaching.

Senior forward Joey Benik had an idea St. Cloud State could have immediate success when he joined the Huskies’ hockey team in 2011. But even he didn’t see this coming.

The gold medal team includes St. Cloud State kinesiology professor Laura Finch, team manager, and alumna Cara Lang ’05, assistant coach.

Reflectivore’s self-titled six-song album was written over three years in spare moments while Cragin’s wife, Tiffany Otto Cragin, was battling a rare bone cancer. The album is dedicated to Tiffany, who was 35 when she died on Aug. 2, 2014. Cragin met Tiffany at a bar in Superior, his hometown, while she was an undergraduate ...

The commission that operates Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has approved a new executive director and CEO. The Metropolitan Airports Commission approved Lakeville native Brian Ryks’ appointment. He’s a graduate of St. Cloud State University, and he began his career in 1986.

People in St. Cloud showed interest in shamanism, so a second workshop has emerged.

Gov. Mark Dayton will attend a Somali cultural event April 2 at St. Cloud State University.

St. Cloud City Council unanimously approved Monday adopting an action plan to address concerns with rental properties and neighborhood preservation. The plan was submitted by a task force formed last year.

A short visit to Nepal is available for everyone Saturday, according to a student leader at St. Cloud State University.

Tom McFarlane ’80 earns induction into the Minnesota Hockey Coaches’ Association Hall of Fame.

It’s been a stressful time recently for everyone in the St. Cloud State athletic department, both before and after the school announced its decision to eliminate six sports and trim rosters in several others earlier this month.

Local group #unitecloud is partnering with student groups to host two events later this month designed to introduce St. Cloud residents to their Somali neighbors.

A seasoned federal wildlife official who knows Minnesota and neighboring states well will be filling a key leadership role in regulating all hunting and fishing in Minnesota.