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Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Damien Fleury	44	31	38	69
2.	Nicolas Deschamps	44	16	49	65
3.	Denny Kearney	42	25	35	60
4.	Pierre-Charles Hordelalay	44	26	33	59
5.	Phil Marinaccio	40	34	24	58

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Team Facts

Plays in North American Hockey League
Town St. Cloud, MN, USA
Founded 2003

2018-2019 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Travis Allen (G)	22	2000	Circle Pines, MN, USA	5'10"	170	L
	#1	Nick Beck (G)	21	2001	Youngstown, OH, USA	5'11"	161	R
	#30	Brennan Boynton (G)	21	2000	Champlin, MN, USA	6'0"	174	R
	#32	Jack Caruso (G)	23	1999	St. Louis, MO, USA	5'9"	181	R
	#30	Doug Dorr (G)	23	1999	Pittsburgh, PA, USA	6'4"	201	R
	#37	Luc Haggitt (G)	20	2002	Spanish Fort, AL, USA	6'1"	190	L
	#1	George McBey (G)	24	1998	Dallas, TX, USA	6'2"	181	L
	#31	Alex Mosquera (G)	23	1998	South Lyon, MI, USA	6'1"	207	-
DEFENSEMEN
	#20	Brendan Aird (D)	23	1998	Orland Park, IL, USA	5'11"	185	L
	#19	Joe Alexander (D)	23	1998	Deerfield, IL, USA	6'1"	185	R
	#5	Nicklas Andrews (D)	20	2001	Canton, MI, USA	5'10"	192	L
	#21	Cameron Babiak (D)	23	1999	Saline, MI, USA	6'0"	190	R
	#17	Brock Draeger (D)	23	1999	Lakeville, MN, USA	6'0"	205	L
	#3	David Israel (D)	22	2000	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'3"	190	L
	#29	Artjoms Lapiks (D/W)	22	2000	Riga, LAT	6'2"	201	L
	#2	Mark Leach (D) “A”	23	1998	Londonderry, NH, USA	6'3"	225	R
	#23	Andrew Meininger (D)	24	1998	Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA	6'1"	209	R
	#8	Alex Murray (D)	22	2000	Glenview, IL, USA	5'11"	183	R
	#13	James Orr (D)	23	1999	Beaconsfield, QC, CAN	6'2"	187	L
	#5	Ryan Reid (D)	22	2000	San Diego, CA, USA	6'0"	176	R
	#22	Anthony Szurlej (D)	22	1999	McKees Rocks, PA, USA	6'3"	205	R
FORWARDS
	#14	Sam Antenucci (C)	21	2001	Detroit, MI, USA	5'11"	181	L
	#10	Luke Aquaro (F)	21	2000	Yardley, PA, USA	5'10"	174	R
	#9	Owen Belisle (F)	21	2001	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	6'3"	194	L
	#15	Brady Bjork (C)	23	1999	Mequon, WI, USA	6'1"	185	L
	#34	Joe Collins (F)	22	1999	Shakopee, MN, USA	6'0"	185	R
	#8	Kyle DeFreitas (F)	21	2000	Barrington, RI, USA	6'0"	181	L
	#24	Dominic Dumas (RW)	23	1999	Boise, ID, USA	6'1"	190	R
	#15	Easton Easterson (F)	22	2000	Canyon Country, CA, USA	6'1"	170	R
	#6	Kendrick Frost (LW)	23	1999	Kansas City, MO, USA	6'4"	201	R
	#23	Marquez Ginger (F)	22	1999	Augusta, GA, USA	6'1"	185	-
	#19	Ryan Green (F)	23	1999	Muskego, WI, USA	5'10"	174	R
	#19	Trent Grimshaw (RW)	23	1999	Saline, MI, USA	5'8"	170	R
	#16	Hunter Hall (LW)	23	1998	Moorhead, MN, USA	6'4"	220	L
	#29	Shane Hathaway (F/D)	22	1999	Chicago, IL, USA	6'1"	190	R
	#11	Tyler Hinterser (F)	24	1998	Edwardsville, IL, USA	5'10"	176	L
	#18	John Johnson (F)	21	2001	Naperville, IL, USA	6'3"	190	L
	#8	John Kaljian (F)	22	1999	South Lyon, MI, USA	6'1"	194	L
	#22	Haiden Karnick (F)	24	1998	Parkland, FL, USA	6'1"	201	L
	#23	A.J. Kittelson (F)	21	2001	Chanhassen, MN, USA	5'10"	170	R
	#12	T.J. Koufis (F)	20	2001	Palatine, IL, USA	6'1"	185	R
	#7	Carter Krogman (F)	22	1999	Brookings, SD, USA	5'10"	174	L
	#15	Thomas Magnavite (F)	23	1999	Chicago, IL, USA	5'8"	174	L
	#12	Vince Marino (F)	23	1998	Waterford, MI, USA	6'2"	174	L
	#33	Pavel Rotenberg (RW)	22	2000	St. Petersburg, RUS	6'0"	179	L
	#24	Dylan Schuett (C)	21	2000	Medicine Hat, AB, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#12	Kirill Tarasov (F)	22	2000	Belgorod, RUS	5'11"	172	L
	#27	Gabriel Wahl (F)	23	1999	Omaha, NE, USA	6'2"	190	L
	#16	Bud Winter (F)	23	1999	Sunset Hills, MO, USA	6'4"	225	R
	#36	Sean Zukerman (LW)	22	1999	CA, USA	-	-	L
Position: G: 3, D: 13, F: 23 \| Av Age: 19.38 years \| Av Ht: 6'1" \| Av Wt: 189 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Team Staff

GM/Head Coach Moe Mantha
Asst. Coach Devin Mantha
Goaltending Coach Rob Liddell
Dir. of Player Personnel Dan Garneau
Scout TJ Clark
Scout Justin Crawford
Scout Neil Liston
Scout Kevin Miller
Scout Darin Price
Scout Greg Soltes
Scout Kyle Tierney

Team staff history

Demographics

Nationality

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Team Facts

Nationalities 42 players
5 players
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Experience Brookings Blizzard: 1 887 GP

Team Captains

“A” Mark Leach

Team captaincy history

Arena Information

Arena Name Municipal Athletic Complex
Location St. Cloud, MN
Capacity
Construction Year 1972

Games

Date	Home Team	Visiting Team	Score	League
2022-05-21T16:30:00-0500	Anchorage Wolverines	St. Cloud Norsemen	6 - 2	NAHL
2022-05-20T16:30:00-0500	St. Cloud Norsemen	Anchorage Wolverines	1 - 2 (OT)	NAHL
2022-05-14T19:15:00-0500	Aberdeen Wings	St. Cloud Norsemen	2 - 3	NAHL
2022-05-13T19:15:00-0500	Aberdeen Wings	St. Cloud Norsemen	2 - 3 (OT)	NAHL
2022-05-07T19:00:00-0500	St. Cloud Norsemen	Aberdeen Wings	6 - 2	NAHL

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Latest Transactions

DATE	STATUS		PLAYER		TEAM
06/21/2022
06/21/2022	Confirmed	Leaving	Jackson Hughes (F)	Leaving for	Milwaukee School of Eng.
06/15/2022
06/15/2022	Confirmed	Joining	Evan Pahos (D)	Joining from	New Jersey Rockets
06/15/2022	Confirmed	Joining	Alex Korpela (F)	Joining from	Karlskrona HK J20
06/02/2022
06/02/2022	Confirmed	Leaving	Leo Gruba (D)	Leaving for	St. Cloud State Univ.
05/29/2022
05/29/2022	Confirmed	Leaving	Ethan Benz (F)	Leaving for	Union College
05/26/2022
05/26/2022	Confirmed	Leaving	Nick Young (D)	Leaving for	Union College
04/01/2022
04/01/2022	Confirmed	Leaving	Blake Mesenburg (F)	Leaving for	Miami Univ. (Ohio)
02/18/2022
02/18/2022	Confirmed	Leaving	Evan Murr (D)	Leaving for	Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato)

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Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	P/GP	Rank	Postseason
Minnesota Blizzard
2003-2004	NAHL	56	20	0	28	-	8	148	209	48	0.86	16	-
2004-2005	NAHL	56	28	0	24	-	4	159	198	60	1.07	11	-
2005-2006	NAHL	58	24	0	29	-	5	158	219	53	0.91	14	-
Alexandria Blizzard
2006-2007	NAHL	62	28	0	29	-	5	165	193	61	0.98	9	-
2007-2008	NAHL	58	29	0	25	-	4	222	223	62	1.07	9	-
2008-2009	NAHL	58	26	0	26	-	6	180	201	58	1.00	13	-
2009-2010	NAHL	58	30	-	22	-	6	180	166	66	1.14	10	-
2010-2011	NAHL	58	33	-	19	-	6	208	177	72	1.24	1	Conference QF loss
2011-2012	NAHL	60	40	-	15	-	5	212	156	85	1.42	2	Division Semifinal loss
Brookings Blizzard
2012-2013	NAHL	60	32	-	23	-	5	175	179	69	1.15	3	Division Semifinal loss
2013-2014	NAHL	60	18	-	34	-	8	132	206	44	0.73	5	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	NAHL	60	19	-	32	-	9	141	206	47	0.78	5	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NAHL	60	25	-	29	-	6	149	200	56	0.93	4	Eighth Final Loss
2016-2017	NAHL	60	30	-	25	-	5	192	193	65	1.08	3	Eighth Final Loss
2017-2018	NAHL	60	23	-	30	-	7	169	211	53	0.88	6	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	NAHL	60	11	-	44	-	5	115	242	27	0.45	6	Did not make playoffs
St. Cloud Blizzard
2019-2020	NAHL	52	10	-	37	-	5	130	240	25	0.48	6	Playoffs Cancelled
St. Cloud Norsemen
2020-2021	NAHL	56	22	-	33	-	1	151	206	45	0.80	6	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	NAHL	60	41	-	16	-	3	230	153	85	1.42	1	Semifinal loss

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Will Graber (F)	2021-2022	Fort Wayne Komets	ECHL	59	26	57	83	81
2.	Lane King (F)	2021-2022	Watertown Wolves	FPHL	54	10	61	71	134
3.	Nardo Nagtzaam (F)	2021-2022	EC Peiting	Germany3	39	19	48	67	12
4.	Thomas Gazich (F)	2021-2022	Great Falls Americans	NA3HL	37	28	23	51	24
5.	David Israel (D)	2021-2022	Florida Atlantic Univ.	CHF	22	16	32	48	22
6.	Adam Flammang (F)	2021-2022	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders	USHL	62	27	19	46	97
7.	Thor Byfuglien (D)	2021-2022	Roseau High	USHS-MN	27	13	32	45	20
8.	Tal Halliday (D)	2021-2022	Granite City Lumberjacks	NA3HL	42	13	32	45	43
9.	Michele Marchetti (F)	2021-2022	Asiago	AlpsHL	39	24	18	42	26
10.	Cade Borchardt (F)	2021-2022	Minnesota State Univ. (Mankato)	NCAA	44	15	26	41	18

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ryan O'Neill (F)	160	60	86	146
2.	Jerry Freismuth (F)	144	35	104	139
3.	Thomas Williams (F)	160	57	78	135
4.	Nardo Nagtzaam (F)	82	49	70	119
5.	Steve Zierke (F)	112	49	64	113

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ryan O'Neill (F)	160	60	86	146
2.	Thomas Williams (F)	160	57	78	135
3.	Dan Swanson (F)	110	50	44	94
4.	Nardo Nagtzaam (F)	82	49	70	119
5.	Steve Zierke (F)	112	49	64	113

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jerry Freismuth (F)	144	35	104	139
2.	Ryan O'Neill (F)	160	60	86	146
3.	Thomas Williams (F)	160	57	78	135
4.	Nardo Nagtzaam (F)	82	49	70	119
5.	Rylan Galiardi (F)	130	44	66	110

Franchise All-Time PIM

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Paul Henderson (D)	109	14	39	299
2.	Adam Hammerbeck (D)	108	15	33	238
3.	Chris Johnson (D)	96	2	20	237
4.	Jerry Freismuth (F)	144	35	139	236
5.	Jon MacRae (F)	54	3	15	236

Franchise All-Time Games played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Nick DeCenzo (F)	173	26	57	83
2.	Craig Lindegard (F)	171	26	34	60
3.	Parker Revering (D)	167	14	40	54
4.	Ryan O'Neill (F)	160	60	86	146
5.	Thomas Williams (F)	160	57	78	135

Franchise All-Time Points per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Blaise Schutt (F)	1	0	2	2.00
2.	Nardo Nagtzaam (F)	82	49	119	1.45
3.	Ryan Hawkins (F)	46	20	53	1.15
4.	Brett Chorske (F)	50	16	52	1.04
5.	Paul Cotter (F)	59	28	60	1.02

Franchise All-Time Points per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nardo Nagtzaam (F)	2010-2011	NAHL	58	36	51	87	1.50	59
2.	Luke Nesper (F)	2007-2008	NAHL	57	26	55	81	1.42	87
3.	Ryan O'Neill (F)	2021-2022	NAHL	57	30	50	80	1.40	6
4.	Mikael Lickteig (F)	2007-2008	NAHL	58	34	40	74	1.28	137
5.	Blake Mesenburg (F)	2021-2022	NAHL	59	27	35	62	1.05	84

Franchise All-Time Goals per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nardo Nagtzaam (F)	2010-2011	NAHL	58	36	51	87	1.50	59
2.	Mikael Lickteig (F)	2007-2008	NAHL	58	34	40	74	1.28	137
3.	Ryan O'Neill (F)	2021-2022	NAHL	57	30	50	80	1.40	6
4.	Dan Swanson (F)	2005-2006	NAHL	57	29	32	61	1.07	32
5.	Paul Cotter (F)	2016-2017	NAHL	59	28	32	60	1.02	103

Franchise All-Time Assists per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Luke Nesper (F)	2007-2008	NAHL	57	26	55	81	1.42	87
2.	Nardo Nagtzaam (F)	2010-2011	NAHL	58	36	51	87	1.50	59
3.	Ryan O'Neill (F)	2021-2022	NAHL	57	30	50	80	1.40	6
4.	Jerry Freismuth (F)	2008-2009	NAHL	56	15	42	57	1.02	87
5.	Mikael Lickteig (F)	2007-2008	NAHL	58	34	40	74	1.28	137

Franchise All-Time PIM per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Paul Henderson (D)	2004-2005	NAHL	54	3	10	13	0.24	163
2.	Ricky Helmbrecht (D)	2003-2004	NAHL	46	8	16	24	0.52	158
3.	Rikky Akkerman (D)	2003-2004	NAHL	46	8	16	24	0.52	158
4.	Jon MacRae (F)	2007-2008	NAHL	34	1	8	9	0.27	154
5.	Russell Jordan (F)	2013-2014	NAHL	50	10	15	25	0.50	142

Average Height, Weight, Age per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2021-2022	View roster	6'0"	179 lbs	19.39
2020-2021	View roster	6'0"	183 lbs	19.28
2019-2020	View roster	6'1"	190 lbs	19.55
2018-2019	View roster	6'1"	189 lbs	19.38
2017-2018	View roster	6'0"	190 lbs	19.09

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Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NAHL Entry Draft Selections

RND	#	Player	Born	Birtplace	HT	WT
2022
2	#51	Jack Reimann (F)	10/10/2002	Ham Lake, MN, USA	6'0"	192 lbs
2	#52	Ryan Cutler (RW/C)	12/17/2003	Keswick, ON, CAN	6'0"	181 lbs
3	#62	Daniels Murnieks (C)	03/28/2002	Riga, LAT	6'0"	181 lbs
4	#115	Evan Brown (F)	10/14/2003	Little Silver, NJ, USA	5'9"	165 lbs
6	#173	Tyler Dysart (F)	06/30/2004	Sunnyvale, CA, USA	5'9"	168 lbs
7	#202	Adam Nedelka (D)	03/31/2002	Chrudim, CZE	6'3"	198 lbs
8	#231	James Berg (D)	05/15/2003	TX, USA	-	-
9	#260	Will Ingemann (G)	04/22/2005	Plymouth, MN, USA	5'11"	165 lbs
10	#289	Joe Gronholz (C)	06/06/2003	Alexandria, MN, USA	6'1"	185 lbs
11	#318	No selection was made
12	#347	No selection was made
13	#376	No selection was made
14	#405	No selection was made
15	#434	No selection was made
16	#463	No selection was made
2021
2	#39	Daniels Murnieks (C)	03/28/2002	Riga, LAT	6'0"	181 lbs
2	#54	Merril Steenari (F)	01/18/2004	Aliso Viejo, CA, USA	5'10"	168 lbs
3	#61	Conner Chalmers (D)	08/30/2003	Windham, NH, USA	5'10"	174 lbs
6	#171	Colin Winn (G)	08/05/2004	Westford, MA, USA	6'1"	170 lbs
7	#184	Max Strand (F)	09/03/2003	Roseau, MN, USA	5'9"	172 lbs
8	#213	Gavin Uckele (D)	06/13/2001	Blissfield, MI, USA	6'1"	174 lbs
9	#242	No selection was made
10	#271	No selection was made
11	#300	No selection was made
12	#329	No selection was made
13	#358	No selection was made
14	#387	No selection was made
15	#416	No selection was made
16	#445	No selection was made
17	#474	No selection was made
2020
1	#3	John Opilka (D)	09/26/2002	Effingham, IL, USA	6'2"	205 lbs
2	#30	Nicholas Kent (D)	02/01/2001	Ladera Ranch, CA, USA	5'10"	190 lbs
3	#67	Blake Mesenburg (C)	06/05/2002	Orono, MN, USA	5'11"	174 lbs
4	#84	Noah Griswold (W)	06/02/2003	Lake Villa, IL, USA	5'9"	181 lbs
4	#108	Tanner Pochipinski (F/D)	07/10/2000	Colorado Springs, CO, USA	5'11"	165 lbs
6	#138	Nik Hong (F)	08/27/2002	Minneapolis, MN, USA	6'0"	185 lbs
7	#165	Samuel Duerr (D)	03/22/2002	Chicago, IL, USA	6'1"	201 lbs
8	#192	Blake Perbix (F)	01/10/2002	Zimmerman, MN, USA	5'9"	165 lbs
9	#219	Caden Triggs (LW)	07/18/2001	Moorhead, MN, USA	5'11"	185 lbs
10	#246	Noah Pickart (D)	06/05/2002	Fond du Lac, WI, USA	5'10"	161 lbs
11	#273	Charlie Skinner (F)	02/14/2000	Chicago, IL, USA	5'10"	181 lbs
12	#300	Adam Karlsson (LW)	03/26/2000	Mjölby, SWE	6'0"	183 lbs
13	#327	Jake Santarelli (F)	04/11/2000	Orchard Park, NY, USA	5'7"	170 lbs
14	#354	No selection was made
15	#381	No selection was made
16	#408	No selection was made
17	#435	No selection was made

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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Founded as the Minnesota Blizzard in 2003. Moved from Alexandria, MN, to Brookings, SD, in 2012, and from there to St. Cloud, MN, in 2019. Renamed as the Norsemen in 2020.

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