Saturday's game will be Military Appreciation Night at Mars. All of those who have served in the Military will have free admission.
DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The 10th-ranked St. Scholastica men's hockey team will play non-conference games this weekend traveling to University of Wisconsin-Stout Friday and welcoming rival University of Wisconsin-Superior to Mars Lakeview Arena Saturday for Military Appreciation Night.
Game Schedule:
Friday at UW-Stout – 7 p.m.
Saturday vs. UW-Superior – 7 p.m. (Military Appreciation Night-All Military member receive free admission)
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#10 St. Scholastica Saints
Record: 4-0-2 (4-0-2 NCHA)
Head Coach: Mark Wick |
- For Saturday's home game vs. UWS, the Saints will be wearing special uniforms honoring those who have served in the military. CSS will then be auctioning off those jerseys. (
auction.csssaints.com)
- The Saints are off to their best start in program history, undefeated through its first six games for the first time ever.
- Senior
Brandon Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Central Memorial HS (Calgary Royals-AJHL)) was named the NCHA Men's Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday. Nowakowski recorded a total of five points last weekend against Finlandia, with one goal and one assist in Friday night's win and two goals and one assist in Saturday's win.
- Nowakowski is tied for the NCHA lead with 11 points this season.
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Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ) follows his brother with 10 points and five goals for the Saints.
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Paul Marcoux (Brandon, Manitoba /Vincent Massey Collegiate (Waywayseecappo-MJHL) ) leads the Saints with six assists.
- The Saints are 9-for-22 on the power-play and 20-for-24 in penalty-kill.
- Goaltender
Colin Rundell (Tees, Alberta/Lacombe Composite (Alaska-Fairbanks) ) is 4th in the NCHA for win percentage (.750) with 118 saves and 2.88 goals against average.
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University of Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils
Record: 2-4-0 (0-0-0 WIAC)
Head Coach: Terry Watkins |
- The Blue Devils, former members of the NCHA, are coming off a 2-1 loss against Augsburg College and a 1-0 loss against the University of St. Thomas last weekend.
- The Blue Devils are on a three-game losing streak.
- Kevin O'Donnell leads Stout with three goals and four assists.
- Goaltender Corey Koop has 156 saves and .923 saves percentage with a 2-4 record.
- The Blue Devils are 5-for-26 in power-plays.
Series History: (CSS is 18-23-5 vs. UW-Stout)
- The last time these two teams had a series (2012) the Blue Devils swept the Saints 2-1 and 5-2 in Menomonie.
- The last encounter in 2013 the Saints won 4-3.
- CSS is 2-6 in its last eight trips to the Dunn County Ice Arena. |
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University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets
Record: 2-3-0 (0-0-0 WIAC)
Head Coach: Dan Stauber |
- UWS is also a former member of the NCHA.
- The Yellowjackets are on a two-game winning streak after defeating Hamline University 4-0 and Northland College 8-2.
- Jeff Forsythe and Michael Rey both scored twice and recorded one assist each against Northland College.
- Cody Hotchkin leads the Yellowjackets with six points, followed by Joey Massingham with five.
- Goaltender Drew Strandberg has a .934 saves percentage closely followed by Dayn Belfour with .853. Belfour is the son of NHL Hall of Famer and Stanley Cup Champion Ed Belfour.
Series History: (CSS is 38-84-9 vs. UW-Superior)
- The Saints swept the Yellowjackets 2-1 and 4-2 in last year's Peters Cup First Round. |
