Force goaltender Sam Hrenak commits to St. Cloud State

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ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Sam Hrenak, an 18-year-old Slovakian and top goaltender prospect in the USHL, announced his verbal commitment to play for St. Cloud State on Sunday, Nov. 8.

If the last name "Hrenak" sounds familiar, that's because his older brother, David, played for the Huskies from 2017-22.

Sam Hrenak is 10 years younger than his brother and likely to come to campus next fall after a strong start to the USHL season with the Fargo Force. He leads the league in wins (10), save percentage (.934) and goals-against average (2.10). He was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the third round earlier this year.

St. Cloud LIVE has confirmed that goalie Kimi Saffran, who is with Des Moines of the USHL, has officially decommitted from SCSU, leaving Hrenak as the goalie in the Huskies' pipeline. Saffran, who is from Germany, never officially announced his commitment on social media, but he made a verbal commitment to Brett Larson's staff last season.

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Sydney Wolf is a reporter for St. Cloud Live.

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