DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – For the sixth time in the last seven seasons, the St. Scholastica men's hockey team will be playing in a NCHA Peters Cup semifinal where they will face two-time defending NCAA Division III champion St. Norbert College on Saturday night.
Game Schedule: (Game Day Media)
Saturday at St. Norbert – 7 p.m.
(Live Audio on Saints Sports Net | Live Video)
Ticket Information
About the Saints
Record: 13-13-1, 7-10-1 NCHA
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CSS enters Saturday's do-or-die game with a record of 9-2-1 in its last 12 games.
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The Saints are ranked in this week's NCAA Regional ranking coming in at No. 6.
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The Saints are winless in their last four Peters Cup semifinal appearances with one of those losses coming against St. Norbert in 2008 (1-0).
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Brandon Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Central Memorial HS (Calgary Royals-AJHL)) has recorded at least one goal in the last five games, while his brother Dylan has at least one assist during that span. Dylan has directly assisted his brother Brandon for five of the seven goals during that time frame.
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Nowakowski, who leads the team with 17 goals, is tied for fourth in the nation with five game-winning goals this season.
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Brett Corcoran (Parksville, British Columbia/Ballenas Secondary (Trail Smoke-BCHL) ) has registered at least one point in the last eight games. He leads the team with 29 points.
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Netminder Colin Rundell (Tees, Alberta/Lacombe Composite (Alaska-Fairbanks) ) was pivotal in the Bridge Battle sweep of UW-Superior last weekend, stopping 62 shots in the two games, while allowing just three goals.
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CSS is outscoring teams 65-53 in the first two periods this season.
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The Saints are 11-0-1 when leading after two periods this season and 11-1-1 when ahead at the first intermission.
About the Green Knights
Record: 21-5-1, 13-4-1 NCHA
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The Green Knights swept UW-Stout last weekend by a pair of 3-2 scores to advance to Saturday's semifinals.
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St. Norbert is ranked fifth in this week's USCHO.com Division III poll and fourth in the D3hockey.com poll.
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The Green Knights are also ranked second regionally in this week's NCAA Rankings.
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St. Norbert has won the last three Peters Cup championships and eight of the last 10.
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The Green Knights are 20-0 this season when leading after two periods and are 233-1-2 under head coach Tim Coghlin when leading after two. The lone loss came against CSS in December of 2010 when the Saints scored two goals in the third to rally past the Green Knights.
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SNC is winless when trailing at the second intermission this season (0-3-1).
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Kyle Stroh leads the team with 19 goals and 21 assists for 40 points.
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Stroh is sixth in the nation with 1.54 points per game.
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Cody Keefer is tied for second in NCAA Division III with six game-winning goals and tied for fourth in the country with eight power-play goals this season.
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Goaltender David Jacobson has a .926 saves percentage and a 1.69 goals-against-average. His GAA is third-best in the nation.
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Jacobson has also recorded five shutouts on the year, which is tied atop NCAA Division III.
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SNC is ranked second in country on both the power-play (.287) and penalty-kill (.892). However, the Green Knights have converted just three of their 24 power-play opportunities this month.
Series History: (CSS is 11-44-3 vs. St. Norbert)
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The Green Knights took of two of three games in the season series, winning both games in Duluth in December with the Saints taking one at the Cornerstone at the beginning of February.
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The Saints defeated St. Norbert at the Cornerstone for the fourth time in the last five years.
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CSS is 0-12 against the Green Knights in Peters Cup play and has not won multiple games at St. Norbert since the 1993 season.
