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PREVIEW: Men’s Hockey to Host Northland on Tuesday

| By: Jesse Robinson
DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team will step out of conference for the final time this season when it hosts Northland College on Tuesday night at Mars Lakeview Arena. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

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About the Saints
Record: 5-11-0, 2-8-0 NCHA

  • The Saints are coming off a series split with 15th-ranked UW-Stevens Point over the weekend. UWSP won Friday night 5-3, but CSS got game two 4-3.
  • Paul Marcoux (Brandon, Manitoba /Vincent Massey Collegiate (Waywayseecappo-MJHL) ) scored twice in Saturday's win and Tyler Bruggeman (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS (Austin-NAHL) ) earned his first collegiate victory.
  • Tuesday's contest will be the final home game during this seven-game home stand.
  • Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ) has recorded at least one assist in each of the last four games.
  • Brenden Kotyk (Regina, Saskatchewan/Michael A. Riffel HS (Dauphin-MJHL) ) leads the conference with five power-play goals from his defenseman position.
  • The Saints are 4-0 when leading after two periods this season, but just 1-9 when trailing at the second intermission.
  • The Saints are 2-0 vs. MCHA already this season after a pair of wins over Lawrence and Marian over Thanksgiving.
  • CSS and Northland will be in the same hockey conference next season as the Saints join the MCHA.


About the LumberJacks
Record: 4-9-1, 2-8-0 MCHA

  • Northland had a two-game winning streak snapped on Saturday after a 3-2 loss against Lake Forest.
  • Junior forward Kyle Lennon leads the team with 11 assists and 15 points.
  • Kraig Wright and Mike Mikulan each have a team-high six goals.
  • Freshman goaltender Mason Riley has seen the majority of action in net, recording all four wins.
  • Northland is at the bottom of the league, allowing 5.7 goals per game and with a .697 penalty-kill percentage.
  • Three of the four wins this season have come when the 'Jacks have scored the first goal on the contest.
  • The LumberJacks have been outscored 32-11 in the second period this season.
  • The 'Jacks average the fewest penalty minutes per game in the MCHA (12.8).
  
Series History: (CSS is 12-0-0 vs. Northland)
  • Even though the 'Jacks are winless all-time against the Saints, they have scored the first goal on the contest in two of the last three meetings.
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