DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team will host Marian University (Wis.) for its final home series and last of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) regular season this weekend.
Game Schedule:
Friday at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 5 p.m. (Senior Night)
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St. Scholastica Saints
Record: 12-7-4 (9-4-3 NCHA)
Head Coach: Mark Wick |
- The Saints are coming off a pair of losses to No. 1 St. Norbert College last weekend.
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Keegan Bruce (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS (Weyburn-SJHL) ) was the only scorer in the series; his goal came in the third period of Saturday's game. It was the tying goal that led the game into overtime.
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Paul Marcoux (Brandon, Manitoba /Vincent Massey Collegiate (Waywayseecappo-MJHL) ) is tied at fourth in the nation for game-winning goals (4).
- The Saints' special teams units have a 57 percent success rate making them third in the nation behind UMass-Boston and Babson.
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Tyler Bruggeman (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS (Austin-NAHL) ) has 414 saves, which is fourth in the NCHA. He also has a 2.02 goals-against-average, and a save percentage of .924.
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Brandon Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Central Memorial HS (Calgary Royals-AJHL)) leads the conference with seven power play goals in league play. He is tied for sixth in the nation overall.
- The Saints will honor eight seniors on Saturday for Senior Night.
- CSS is currently in fourth place in the league standings, two points ahead of Marian and a point behind Lake Forest for third. With just one point this weekend, the Saints will clinch home ice for the first round of the NCHA Harris Cup Quarterfinals.
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Marian University Sabres
Record: 10-11-2 (9-6-1 NCHA)
Head Coach: A.J. Aitken |
- Last weekend the Sabres swept Finlandia University extending its winning streak to six.
- The six-game winning streak is tied for the longest currently in the nation and the fifth-longest unbeaten streak.
- Warren Carter registered two goals last weekend, both in the same game.
- Matt Williams scored three goals and is second on the team with nine goals.
- Senior Tyler Klein is tied for the conference lead with 30 points. He leads the team with 13 goals and 17 assists.
- Goaltender Josh Baker is second in the NCHA with 550 saves and fourth for save percentage (.929).
- The Sabres are second in the NCHA in combined special teams with a success rate of 55 percent.
Series History: (CSS is 8-1-0 vs. Marian)
- The only time Marion won against the Saints was in 2003 in Fond Du Lac, Wis.
- The last time these two teams met was in 2012 when CSS won 2-1 in De Pere, Wis.
- The last three meetings have been decided by one goal. |
