St. Cloud State is going through a transitional period where the program is trying to find its new identity to bring it back to being a top team in the sport. With new freshmen coming in, can they help, and will the program get back to its winning ways as soon as next season?

After back-to-back disappointing seasons for the Huskies, they decided to move on from head coach Brett Larson. Stepping into his role is former captain of the program, Nick Oliver, who was with the Wisconsin Badgers last season as an assistant. This recruiting class is dominated by forwards, so can the former Huskie forward in Oliver bring these new faces into their system and get the program to an NCHC title?

All entry years are from CollegeHockeyNews and are subject to change. Players are listed alphabetically by last name. 

Nathan Brown –Center, Portland Winterhawks (WHL)

Brown played one season in major junior, where he was named an assistant captain right away. In 55 games for the Winterhawks, he had 16 goals and 39 points. He also tallied a staggering 100 penalty minutes. 

Brown also played one game in the AHL for the Belleville Senators, where he had seven penalty minutes. 

Carson Pilgrim –Center, Tri-City Storm (USHL)

Pilgrim played two years for Tri-City after dominating high school hockey in Minnesota, where he was the captain and led Warroad High in points. Pilgrim played 107 games in the USHL, where in his final year he saw a large leap in production.

In 52 games last season, he posted 18 goals and 41 points, a 16-point increase from the year prior.

Hunter Rudolph –Center, Everett Silvertips (WHL)

Rudolph will be the youngest player on the team next season as he won’t be 19 until next season. He played one season in junior hockey, where he played a bottom-six role on a juiced Silvertips squad.

In 42 games, Rudolph had six goals and 13 points. 

Brock Souch –Left Winger, Prince George Cougars (WHL)

Souch played for three different teams in the BCHL before getting the call to the WHL with Prince George. He was able to produce 28 goals and 73 points in 67 games. 

He later turned into a great playoff where he had 18 points in 12 games.

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