Week Sixteen Picks

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Here we are in the last weekend of January already! Where has the time gone. We have six weekends of hockey before the first round of the playoffs begin. Where has the time gone?

Last weekend was a fairly standard weekend, with one exception. The Omaha/Sioux game on Friday night. For those of you who didn't see a score, Nebraska-Omaha blasted the Sioux for eight goals in Grand Forks and won the game 8-4. It was an interesting game to watch. For some reason the Sioux could not kill a penalty to save their lives. At one point, the Mavs were 4-for-5 on the PP and had scored a shorthanded goal to boot. Interesting game.

I digress... I went 7-5 last week and picked one score correctly. My record now stands at 106-82, which is an impressive .564 winning percentage. I'll take that every day in this league. We have one non-conference tilt and four league series this weekend.

Non-conference
Huntsville @ Omaha, Friday 9:07, Saturday 8:07
Where to begin. This ought to be a pretty easy series for the Mavs to sweep. Unless Huntsville pulls something magical out of their hat, they'll continue their road winless streak.
Omaha sweeps 4-1, 3-1

Conference
UW @ MTU, Friday/Saturday 6:07
Tech is now winless in their last TWENTY (20) games! It must hurt to be a Michigan Tech fan right now... Anyway, this ought to be a fairly easy sweep for the Badgers, unless they drop the ball of course...
Badgers sweep 5-2, 6-2

UAA @ UMN, Friday/Saturday 7:07
The Gophers had the weekend off last week and the Seawolves found themselves playing at Denver and getting swept in the process. I don't know if it'll be the same story this weekend or not. The Gophers have been such and up and down team all year, it'll be interesting to see which team shows up. Will it be the team that outplayed the Sioux, or will it be the team that lost both games of its own tournament? Only time will tell on this one.
Split. UAA wins Friday 4-3, Gophers win Saturday 3-2

MSUM @ SCSU, Friday/Saturday 7:07
The Mavericks are coming off of being swept at Wisconsin last weekend while the Huskies are riding high on a six game winning streak. Mankato is a beatable team, but you're going to have to work your butt off to do so. They'll outwork you all day long in the offensive zone and throw some goals in the back of the net, but they'll let a lot in the net too. And, for some reason, they are having a horrible WCHA season again. They're 4-11-3 in the WCHA and 6-0-2 in non-conference play. The Huskies, on the other hand, are playing some of their best hockey right now. They've won four league games in a row, but those games have been played against Bemidji and Tech, teams they should be beating anyway. A sweep here would be huge for the Huskies and is much needed to get them back into this thing. If the Huskies sweep and CC and Minny split, the Huskies will find themselves all alone in 6th place. I think the Huskies are playing some of their best hockey right now, so I have to go with the hot team here.
Huskies sweep 4-3, 3-2

UND @ CC, Friday 9:07, Saturday 8:07
This ought to be an interesting series as well. I truly think that this one could go either way. The Sioux are, obviously, the better of the two teams here, but they're not playing great hockey right now as evidenced by two home splits in a row. CC isn't playing great either which is definitely not a good sign for them against this team. I'm thinking that this game is going to come down to special teams. Statistically speaking, the Tigers have the better numbers on both sides, but the Sioux's PK numbers took a dive last week against UNO. This is a tough series to predict, but I have to go with my instincts on this one.
Sioux sweep 4-3, 3-1

Week Fifteen Picks

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Well, last week was somewhat of an interesting week. Bemidji took three of four points from Omaha, in Omaha, the Gophers split with the Sioux in Grand Forks, Mankato split with Denver in Mankato, Wisconsin went into Duluth and took two points home, and Anchorage swept CC in Anchorage.

The biggest surprise for me last week was the Anchorage sweep of Colorado College. First, CC had been playing fairly well going into the weekend, winning seven of their previous ten games. Second, Anchorage was, well, Anchorage. They weren't doing anything flashy, but they were winning some here and there. The other thing that surprised me is that Anchorage has a history of collapsing in the second half of the season, and it's not a slow collapse. It happens right away. Yes, I did pick a split based on the games played in the first half, but I expected CC would sweep if anyone did.

Next on my list was the Gophers stealing a game from the Sioux in Grand Forks. The Sioux were pretty much on fire going into Friday's game, on a ten game unbeaten streak. The Gophers were very up and down, like their season. I was surprised to see the Gophers play as hard as they did. They just plain outworked the Sioux the first half of the game and they were rewarded for it. It's not every day you see the Sioux take any part of a game off, but they did and the Gophers capitalized.

What's the deal with Bemidji and Omaha? I just don't get it. BSU obviously has the Mavericks number this season. Good for them. Seven of their twelve points have come from the Mavericks, including a sweep of them in Bemidji and a win and tie last weekend. In my opinion, they play a tight defensive game and Dan Bakala is ridiculously on fire and single-handedly winning games for this hockey team. I have seen it reported that Bemidji is very much a clutch-and-grad team still and are getting away with it when the rules are clearly set up to eliminate that kind of play. I didn't notice too much of it in St. Cloud, but that's before things heated up for the Beavers. I guess I'll find out this weekend.

I am surprised to see how competitive Mankato is this year. They went toe-to-toe with Denver last weekend, won their tourney the prior week, and played two extremely close games with the Sioux before that. They are the definition of a good, hard working team and it's paying off for them. I was very impressed with the effort they gave in that series.

Not much to say on the UW/UMD series last weekend. I didn't see any of it, and it was exactly what I expected it to be.

I went 5-7 last week, which is my first losing week in a while. I am now at 99-77 on the season, which is a pretty good record for this league. We have five league series this weekend and one non-conference series. The one NC series and one of the league series should be pretty easy to pick, but the remaining are pretty much crapshoots. I'll give it my be though.

Non-conference
Alabama-Hunstville vs. CC, Friday 8:37, Saturday 7:37
CC has now lost four of their last five, but I don't expect that to make a difference while playing the three win Chargers in Colorado Springs. Huntsville has yet to win a game on the road, and they shouldn't this weekend.
CC sweeps 4-1, 3-1

Conference
UMD at MTU, Friday/Saturday 6:07
Do I even need to say anything. Duluth is one of the best overall teams in the country. Tech 0-16-2 since their last win on October 15th. Tech does have one of their key players back, but it wasn't enough against St. Lawrence last weekend. It should be a fairly easy weekend for the Dogs.
UMD sweeps 6-1, 5-2

MSUM at UW, Friday/Saturday 7:07
This one could be a very interesting series. UW doesn't seem to be too affected by all of the losses it suffered last season, and Mankato is playing well right now. The upper hand has to go to UW because it's on their home ice, but I wouldn't count the Mavericks of Mankato out this weekend. They're a tough, hard-working team and I fully expect them to give the Badgers a run for their money this weekend.
Split. UW wins Friday 3-2, Mankato wins Saturday 4-2

UNO at UND, Friday 7:37, Saturday 7:07
This should be an excellent series. You have the former Sioux coach coming home to coach against his protege. Both teams play the same style. They're very physical, hard-working teams that take it to the max every game. I expect to see a lot of big hits and a lot of end to end play this weekend. The Sioux have been on fire as of late and the Mavericks have cooled off, but I expect Blais to have his boys jacked for this series. It could easily be a Sioux sweep, but I'm going to have to go the safe route.
Split. Sioux win Friday 4-3, Mavs win Saturday 4-3

SCSU vs. Bemidji, Friday 7:37, Saturday 7:07
SCSU is the most disappointing, underachieving team in the league so far this year. They received a first place vote in the coaches poll and were picked to finish no lower than third. It was a very rough first half of the season, then came the FL College Hockey Classic. The Huskies managed their first weekend sweep of the season, then turned around the following weekend and swept Tech at home. Of course, there was plenty of drama in between. That's all over now, though, and it's time for the Huskies to play like the team people thought they were. Mike Lee has been officially named the number one goalie, so the rotation is officially over now. The Huskies are playing well, and they'll need a strong team performance and a big performance between the pipes if they want to beat the Beavers this weekend in Bemidji. I could see an SCSU sweep, but I'm going the safe route again.
Split. BSU wins Friday 4-3, SCSU wins Saturday 4-1

UAA at Denver, Friday 8:37, Saturday 8:07
This is another one of those series where I have no clue what to expect. On paper, Denver should sweep, but Anchorage is a surprising team this year. They haven't been great on the road, but a sweep last weekend should be a confidence booster for this team. If Anchorage can play a physical game for 120 minutes this weekend, they should be able to take home two points. Denver could quite easily take all four from the Seawolves, however, as they are at home. We all know how tough it is to win on the road in this league...
Split. Denver wins Friday 4-1, Anchorage wins Saturday 3-2

Kangas Out for the Season, Career

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Minnesota Golden Gopher senior goalie Alex Kangas has played his last game of the season. Kangas will undergo surgery on Friday for a torn labrum in his left hip.

It's a bitter to end to his season and, most likely, his career. Kangas has appeared in 8 games this year for the Gophers, and for Kangas to be eligible for a medical hardship waiver the Gophers would have to play a minimum of 40 games this season. With as up and down as their season has been, it could happen.

Kangas has been bothered by his hip for almost a year. There were times he was concerned if he could compete towards the end of last season because of the injury.

Kangas set single season school records for save percentage (.930) and goals against (1.98) in 2007, and also set the record for career save percentage at .912. He goes out with a 47-41 career record.

The Gophers are now, virtually, a one goalie team. Their third goalie on the roster is Jake Kremer who has never played a game in three seasons for the U. Gopher fans better hope that nothing happens to Patterson.

If you'd like to read more on this, check out Jess Meyers story on 1500espn.com.

Week Fourteen Picks

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Well, the craziness seems to have ended for SCSU this week. All appears to be normal again. No players were suspended, and everyone is happy coming off of the first WCHA sweep of the season. They are now, officially, on a small winning streak. I only hope that they can keep up the good work.

With that said, they still have a lot of work to do. Friday's game was played very well by the Huskies of SCSU. They out-worked their opponent for 55 minutes of the game. Yes, there was a lull at the beginning of the second, but it didn't last long and Tech didn't do anything with it. Saturday's game is the one that has me somewhat worried. You all look at the score (5-1 for those who missed it), and you ask yourself, "How could he be worried?" Well, they got lucky.

Their luck started with the game winning goal. From what I remember, the Huskies were controlling the zone and things started to get a jumbled. The puck came back to Brett Barta at the point. He shot the puck and it hit Jared Festler's stick, and possibly a Tech player's stick as well, and shot virtually straight up into the air. The puck landed on top of the net, and in the commotion behind the net got popped up into the air and bounced off the back of the Tech goalie and into the net.

Along with that bit of bad luck in Tech's d-zone, Tech had so many blown offensive opportunities it's not even funny. Their best came on a 3x2 during the second period with the score 2-1 SCSU. The Tech player on the right wing passed over to the left wing who had a wide open net to shoot at. Instead of burying it, he slipped and puck trickled five feet wide of the net. When you factor that one, along with three or four other grade A chances they blew, this could've, and probably should've, been a much closer game.

St. Cloud would've lost the Saturday game to most other teams in the league, but thankfully they were playing Michigan Tech and came out with a much needed sweep, four points, and have climbed out of the cellar, for a little while anyway.

As for the rest of the league, there were four other series, and all of them were non-conference series. In addition to those series, Minnesota and UMD took on the U18 team at their respective rinks. In my opinion, every WCHA should've swept their series last weekend, and almost everyone did. The lone exception was Bemidji, who lost to Alabama-Huntsville on Saturday afternoon. Hunstville's win over BSU was their third of the season... In Bemidji's defense, the did start Dugas instead of the on-fire Bakala. An interesting side note, all four WCHA home teams (St. Cloud, Wisconsin, Mankato, and North Dakota) shutout their opponents on Friday night. Not that it means anything, but it's just interesting.

Now to the picks. Last week I went 9-1 (thanks Bemidji...) and picked one score correctly (oddly enough the BSU score from Friday). I am now a respectable 94-70 on the season and am looking to improve that again this weekend.

Non-conference
St. Lawrence @ Tech, Friday6:07, Saturday 4:07
Tech is riding a 15-game losing streak walking into this series, and this looks to be the perfect opportunity for them to break it. Split.
Tech wins Friday 3-2, St. Lawrence wins Saturday 4-2

Conference
Wisconsin @ Duluth, Friday/Saturday 7:07
Overall, these teams look to be fairly evenly matched. I think this is going to be a great series. This is the first conference series Duluth will be playing in their new building, and Wisconsin is going to want to spoil it for them. From the looks of it, this series will probably come down to special teams play. Both teams have mediocre PK's, but both have top 12 PP's. UW is second in the nation and UMD is 12th. It should be a good series. Split.
UMD wins Friday 4-3, UW wins Saturday 3-2

Bemidji @ UNO, Friday 7:37, Saturday 7:07
This is a weekend UNO has probably had marked on their calendars since they went into Bemidji and were swept on the first weekend in December. Including those two games, UNO is 3-5 since the start of December after starting the year 9-2-1. Bemidji is 5-3 since the start of December after starting the season 3-8-1. Bemidji is definitely coming into this series playing better and with a hotter goalie than UNO, but there are no guarantees on the road in this league. Split.
BSU wins Friday 3-2, UNO wins Saturday 4-3

Denver @ Mankato, Friday 7:37, Saturday 7:07
Mankato is coming into this series winners of eight of their last ten games. The two losses came against UND, and both were by only one goal. Denver is doing as well in their last ten, holding a record of 7-1-3. Mankato brings a hard-working style to the table every year, and this year is no different. It finally looks as though it might be paying off. Denver is continually one of the best teams in the country. Going into Mankato will be no easy task. I'm going to go the safe route here and pick a split.
Denver wins Friday 4-3, Mankato wins Saturday 3-2

Minnesota @ UND, Friday 7:37, Saturday 7:07
I don't even know where to begin with this series. This is one of the roughest series you will see in college hockey. Just the thought of a UMN/UND series brings images of bone crunching hits. The Sioux are such an incredible hockey team and the U is so inconsistent that it really makes it tough to get any kind of feel for this series. The statistical Achilles heal of the Gophers is their PK, which the Sioux will take full advantage of. I don't think it's really going to matter which Gopher team shows up for this series. The Sioux should win both games handily. UND sweep.
UND 5-2, 4-2

CC @ Anchorage, Friday 10:07, Saturday 10:07
CC is clearly the hotter team in this one. They're 7-3 in their last 10 while Anchorage is 4-5-1. With that said, Anchorage is such a pesky team, and they were one of CC's three losses in their last ten games. For some reason, UAA seems to be able to put together half-way decent first halves of seasons and then totally tank in the second, and only time will tell what will happen this season. This should be a split or a CC sweep, but I don't know. CC has been great on the road this year and Anchorage sub-.500. I have to go with my gut, though, and call a split.
CC wins Friday 4-3, Anchorage wins Saturday 4-3

Confirmations on SCSU Incident

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In today's St. Cloud Times that Chris Hepp and Tony Mosey were involved in an incident that involved alcohol while at the FL College Hockey Classic. The article describes the players as breaking curfew and alcohol consumption along with another member of the team. While there is no confirmation of who this third player is I have good reason to believe that it is David Eddy. My reasoning comes from the fact that his name was given by another source and he was not in the lineup for either game vs. Tech this past weekend at the NHC. Why else would you sit someone who scored three points in two games at the tourney, someone who was obviously a catalyst on the ice, and someone who is coming off of sitting the entire first half of the season due to academic ineligibility?

According to SCSU President Earl H. Potter, III, Mosey and Hepp were already "walking on thin ice" due to prior incidents this season.

For those who don't recall, Mosey was arrested and charged with felony damage to property after walking on a parked car in St. Cloud. That's why Mosey sat out the season opener.

An incident that wasn't reported locally, to my recollection, Hepp was also found with a small amount of marijuana. He pled guilty to a misdemeanor and paid a $135 fine.

I have also seen it written that one player went to the ER while in Fort Meyers due to alcohol poisoning. It is now confirmed that a player was taken to the ER and discharged by a public affairs specialist with the Lee Memorial Health System in Fort Meyers, FL. Potter has also confirmed that this player was out with Mosey and Hepp. However, "The reason he was seen was not overconsumption of alcohol", according to Potter.

There were no injuries and no laws broken, according to Potter. He said, "It was guys who were out having a good time and they didn't want to quit."

He also went on to say that the coaching staff did what they were supposed to be doing with supervising the players.

"I'm proud of my coaches. I'm proud of my athletic director," Potter said. "We had a couple young men, who are seniors and should have known better, and they crossed the line."

If you'd like to read the story in its entirety, you can do so here.

Week Thirteen Picks

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Well, it's been a crazy week in for the St. Cloud State Huskies this week. It feels like the bottom dropped out on us. We lost two players this week and one the week before. On December 26th, freshman forward Bryce Johnson left the team to return to the USHL. The of this is to get more playing time. He will be returning to the Huskies next season. Now we get to the juicy stuff. SCSU finally won two games in a week(end) last week at the Florida College Hockey Classic. They won their first against Cornell by erasing a three goal deficit and winning in OT. Their second win came against Miami (OH) in the title game where they got down by one goal, but tied it less than a minute later and never surrendered a lead to them again.

It must've been a huge win to the guys because a few of them decided to purchase some alcohol. Yes, they were all of legal age to drink, but that doesn't change the fact that team rules don't allow them to do so on road trips. It's pretty simple stuff. Two of those players ended up being kicked off of the team, Chris Hepp and Tony Mosey. The third player is suspended, David Eddy. I'm not sure of the details of what happened, but am fairly certain it was an alcohol related incident.

I'm not sure what the impact of these players will be. Hepp was a regular defenseman and Mosey put up 40 points last season but has done very little this season. In my opinion, Hepp wasn't that great of a defenseman for us last, but he did look better this season, coughing the puck up less than last. Mosey, on the other hand, is not the same player this year that he was last year. I don't know if it's a lack of motivation, or just not wanting to be here, but he's played like crap for the better part of this season. He has the skills to be an elite player, but hasn't put them to use this season, so I don't think he's going to be a huge loss.

Now, to get to some other news. Both Denver and Duluth lost defensemen over the Christmas/New Years break. William Wrenn, of Denver, decided it was best for him to continue his career in the WHL as we wasn't getting the kind of ice time he would like. UMD's Dylan Olsen decided to sign the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL. Wrenn doesn't appear to be a big loss, but Olsen does. He has a good amount of points for a defenseman and was pretty solid defensively for the Dogs.

Now, on to the picks. Last week I finished 9-9 with one score picked correctly. That's not bad considering some of the let-downs some teams had and the upsets others pulled off, i.e. Omaha being swept by Quinnipiac, Mankato beating Notre Dame at the Shillelagh tourney, SCSU upsetting Miami in FL, and Bemidji taking down Ferris State and Union. Overall, my record is 85-69 on the season. Not bad when you consider the unpredictability of this league.

Conference Games
Tech @ SCSU, Friday/Saturday 7:07
This is a must sweep weekend for SCSU. Right now they are sitting in 11th place in the league with two games in hand over the rest of the league. A sweep this weekend puts them in eighth place in the league. Tech is on a 13 game losing streak right now and appears to be very beatable. However, given the fact that SCSU lost three players, and their catalyst from last weekend is suspended for the series, this could prove to be difficult for the Huskies of SCSU. I still have to go with the better team here. SCSU sweeps.
SCSU 5-2, 4-3

Non-conference Games
BSU @ Alabama-Hunstville, Friday 7:05, Saturday 3:05
This here is a renewal of a CHA rivalry. I haven't seen UAH play at all, but they have only won one game this season. They are playing an independent schedule because the CCHA won't let them into their league. Bemidji is playing unbelievable well right now. They're getting some unreal goaltending as Dan Bakala is on fire right now winning five of his last seven starts. He's had two shutouts and given up a total of nine goals in those seven games. If he can stay hot, expect the Beavers to stay hot. Beavers sweep.
Beavers 3-1, 4-2

Canisius @ UW, Friday/Saturday 7:07
Canisius is one of those Atlantic Hockey schools that the WCHA doesn't seem to have a problem dispatching on a regular basis. UW should have no problem taking the down. UW sweeps.
UW 4-2, 3-2

American International @ MSUM, Friday 7:37, Saturday 7:07
Again, this is an Atlantic Hockey schools and Mankato should have no problem dispatching them with the way that they're playing right now. Mankato sweep.
Mankato 5-3, 4-3

Robert Morris @ UND, Friday 7:37, Saturday 7:07
Do I even need to say anything. UND will have no problem with these guys. UND sweep.
UND 6-2, 4-1

SCSU Recruit Splits Puck in Half with a Shot

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Normally I don't post about recruits in the middle of the season, but this is too good to pass up. SCSU recruit Andrew Prochno took a shot from the point that hit the pipe and split the puck in two. Check out the video below.

CONFIRMED - Toney Mosey Dismissed from SCSU Hockey Team

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KVSC has confirmed that SCSU forward Tony Mosey has been dismissed from the SCSU men's hockey team. I've posted the story from their website below, or click here to read the story on their site.

As the St. Cloud State Men’s Hockey team enters 2011, several players will be notability absent from the squad’s roster. News broke yesterday that Senior

Defenseman Chris Hepp has left the St. Cloud State Huskies and has signed a pro contract with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL. KVSC can now also confirm that senior forward Tony Mosey has been dismissed from the team for a violation of team rules.

Hepp made his pro debut last night and has two shots on goal in the Steelheads 6-3 win over Utah. Idaho is also the home of former Huskies Jase Weslosky and John Swanson. Hepp had played in all 20 games this year for SCSU and was in good academic standing as he was previously a WCHA All-Scholar Athlete.

Mosey had appeared in 17 games this season for SCSU with three goals and three assists. The senior had a breakout season last year scoring 14 goals and adding 26 assists for 40 points. He also scored the game winning goal in the second overtime of SCSU’s first NCAA tournament win last year versus Northern Michigan.

Amid this news, rumors are flowing on internet message boards about a possible off-ice incident while in Florida that lead to Hepp's or Mosey’s dismissal and potential repercussions for more players. This has not been confirmed by KVSC, and SCSU Athletic Media Relations has no news or information at this time regarding those rumors.

SCSU Athletic Media Relations and KVSC can also confirm that Bryce Johnson has left St. Cloud State to return to juniors and play for Omaha of the USHL. Johnson has already suited up in two games for the Lancers after only appearing in three games at SCSU in his first season. Johnson departing appears to be unrelated to any rumored incident involving.

Other WCHA Departures

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UMD defenseman Dylan Olsen has decided to sign with the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL. He was, allegedly, going to be academically ineligible for the second half of the season.

Olsen was the 28th overall pick in the 2009 draft. He had one goal and 12 assists in 17 games this season for the Bulldogs.

DU defensemen William Wrenn has left the team to play with the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL. He had one assist and was minus-8 in 18 games for the Pioneers this year.

A statement from DU coach George Gwozdecky, “William has decided to leave our varsity hockey program and concentrate full-time on his hockey career. William feels he will have a better opportunity to play on a regular basis and contribute in a more important role at the junior hockey level. He was a good teammate and was well liked in our locker room. William will be missed by our program.”

Hepp, Mosey Gone, Eddy Suspended?

I've been reading reports of an alleged incident last week at the FL College Hockey Classic involving three SCSU players drinking. I am not 100% on the accuracy, but it seems pretty credible based on the source I got it from.

Defenseman Chris Hepp and forward Tony Mosey have allegedly been kicked off of the team and David Eddy has allegedly been suspended. Hepp's nameplate was gone from his locker, according to KVSC, and he signed a pro contract with Idaho of the USHL. (Check out the release.)

I have yet to get confirmation on Eddy and Mosey. However, it has been reported by KVSC that Tony Mosey has missed the last two days of practice. David Eddy practiced today and was wearing a green colored jersey which is the color the extra forwards typically wear.

On another note, freshman forward Bryce Johnson left the team December 26th to play for the Omaha Lancers of the USHL.

Hepp Leaves Huskies for Idaho of ECHL

SCSU Senior defenseman Chris Hepp has left the team and signed with Idaho of the ECHL, according to an official SCSU release today.

Here it is:

Senior defenseman Chris Hepp (Savage, Minn.) has officially left the men’s hockey team at St. Cloud State University, Husky head coach Bob Motzko announced today. Hepp has signed a contract to play professionally with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL.

A three-year player at St. Cloud State, Hepp played in 100 games during his career with the Huskies. He tallied 3 goals and 10 assists during his collegiate career in St. Cloud, and he leaves the squad after scoring one goal and two assists for the Huskies in 2010-11.

“Chris was a big part of our success in 2009-10 with his physical and demanding defensive play," Motzko said. "We thank him for his contributions to the program and we wish him all the best as he begins his professional career.

The Huskies will host Michigan Tech at the National Hockey Center on Jan. 7-8. Both games are slated to begin at 7:07 p.m. For complete ticket information, please call 1-877-SCSUTIX or 320-308-2137.