DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The 13th-ranked St. Scholastica men's hockey team will host Finlandia University (Mich.) this weekend for a two-game Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) series at Mars Lakeview Arena.
Game Schedule:
Friday at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 7 p.m.
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#13 St. Scholastica Saints
Record: 2-0-2 (2-0-2 NCHA)
Head Coach: Mark Wick |
- The Saints had a wild series at Concordia University Wisconsin last weekend that featured six ties, six lead changes and 18 goals and resulted in a pair of ties.
- In Friday's game
Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ) scored two goals and
Paul Marcoux (Brandon, Manitoba /Vincent Massey Collegiate (Waywayseecappo-MJHL) ) recorded two assists.
- CSS special teams were 3-for-7 on the power-play and 2-for-6 on the penalty kill last weekend.
- The power-play unit is 50 percent for the season, which is tops in the conference. The penalty-kill is 15-for-18.
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Colin Rundell (Tees, Alberta/Lacombe Composite (Alaska-Fairbanks) ) stopped 76 out of 86 shots for the weekend.
- The Nowakowski brothers lead the Saints with three goals apiece.
Brandon Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Central Memorial HS (Calgary Royals-AJHL)) leads in power-play goals (3).
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Paul Marcoux (Brandon, Manitoba /Vincent Massey Collegiate (Waywayseecappo-MJHL) ) have recorded at least one point in each of the four games this season.
- Freshman
Derek Sutliffe (Las Vegas, Nev./Odyssey Charter School (Langley Rivermen-BCHL) ) leads the team with four assists.
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Finlandia University Lions
Record: 0-4-0 (0-2-0 NCHA)
Head Coach: John McCabe |
- The Lions are coming off a 4-1 and 3-2 loss against No. 2 St. Norbert College last weekend. In the 3-2 loss the Lions held a 2-1 lead with nine minutes to play in the third period.
- Finlandia fell in the opening weekend against UW-Stevens Point 6-1 and 11-0.
- Goaltender Troy Chandler faced 53 shots last weekend, stopping 46 shots. This season Chandler has saved 127 of 145 shots.
- Scott Vargas and Shigenobu Kakudate scored the Lions three goals last weekend. Kakudate leads the Lions with goals (2).
- The Lions are 0-for-22 on the power-play this season.
Series History: (CSS is 2-0-0 vs. Finlandia)
- The Saints last played Finlandia in 2006 and 2007, with CSS winning 6-2 and 6-4. |
