DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team will return to action on Friday when it heads out east to take part in the Pathfinder Bank Oswego Classic in New York.
 
Where:
Marano Campus Center Arena – Oswego, N.Y.
 
When:
Friday
vs. Nazareth (N.Y.) – 4 p.m. (ET)
Saturday
vs. Tufts (Mass.)/#6 Oswego – 4/7 p.m. (ET)
 
Watch (Only if CSS plays Oswego on Saturday): http://oswegolakers.com/showcase
 
Live Stats: http://sidearmstats.com/oswego/mhockey/
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 7-4-0, 5-3-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
 
The Saints will look to start the 2015 calendar year the way it started the season when they won their first four games … Unfortunately, CSS struggled to close out the first half of the season, losing three of its final four games … The Saints have dropped out of the USCHO.com Division III poll after being in it all season as they are first team out receiving the most votes.
 
Traveling Out East: This will be the first non-conference game outside the central time zone for the Saints since playing in Plattsburgh, N.Y. in 2008 … That time the Saints won their first game over Trinity (Conn.) before falling to host Plattsburgh State in the championship.
 
Happy to See the Calendar Turn: Since the 2005-06 season, the Saints are 8-1-0 in their first game when the calendar turns over for the second half of the season … The lone loss came in 2012 at Gustavus Adolphus
 
Who's Streaking: Senior captain Dave Williams (Okotoks, Alberta/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Waywayseecappo-MJHL) ) has scored a goal in each of the last two games … Justin Krabben (Rocky Mountain House, Alberta/Hunting Hills HS (Canmore-AJHL) ) and Keegan Bruce (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS (Weyburn-SJHL) ) each have a total of three assists in the last two contests.
 
Between the Pipes: Tyler Bruggeman (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS (Austin-NAHL) ) has recorded five wins and has a 2.26 goals-against-average … Corey Koop (Squamish, British Columbia/Howe Sound Secondary (UW-Stout)) has two wins and a .925 save percentage …
 
Leading After 2: The Saints are 6-0-0 when leading at the second intermission this season, but are 0-3-0 when trailing.
 
Series History: The Saints have never faced Nazareth or Tufts … CSS is 1-1-0 all-time vs. Oswego State … The Saints defeated the Lakers in the last meeting in De Pere, Wis. 5-4 in 2008 … The only time the Saints played at Oswego, the Lakers won 6-4 in 1993.
 
Nazareth College Golden Flyers
The Flyers will enter Friday's contest with a 4-4-3 overall record … Nazareth is winless in its last four games with a pair of losses at the end of November and a pair of times to end the first half on December 4 and 5 … The Golden Flyers have scored at least five goals in three of its four victories … Dominik Gabaj leads the team with six goals … Ben Blasko is tops on the team in assists (10) and points (11) … Ed Zdolshek has seen the majority of action in the pipes, recording all four wins and a .920 save percentage.
 
#6 Oswego State Lakers
The Lakers' lone loss came at home against Geneseo on Tuesday, November 25 … Oswego started the season with five straight wins, scoring at least four goals in each victory … Sophomore forwards Matt Galato and Alex Botten lead the team in points as Galati has 15 and Botten has 14 points … Botten is second in the country with 1.22 assists per game … Kenny Neil and Mitchell Herlihey each have a team-high six goals … Goaltender Justin Gilbert is sixth in NCAA Division III with a 1.50 goals-against-average … The Lakers are fourth in the country in scoring offense (5.2 goals/game) and power-play percentage (.351).
 
Tufts University Jumbos
The Jumbos enter the tournament on a three-game winning streak and a 4-4-1 record … Tufts started the season winless in its first four games before winning four of its last five games … Freshman forward Brian Brown leads the team with six goals and 11 points … Senior forward Tyler Voigt has a team-high seven assists … Sophomore Mason Pulde and freshman Ryan McConnell have each won two games in net and both have a .891 save percentage … The Jumbos are 4-0 when they score the first goal.