DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – After a weekend off, the No. 13 St. Scholastica men's hockey team gets back on the ice this weekend when it opens Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) play at Lake Forest College (Ill.).
 
Where:
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse – Lake Forest, Ill.
 
When:
Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at 3 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 1-0-1, 0-0-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints came back to tie then No. 9 University of Wisconsin-River Falls 3-3 to open the season on October 30 and then defeated the University of Wisconsin-Stout the next day 4-1 … CSS scored three goals in the final 4:23 of the third period to come from behind twice and force overtime against the Falcons … Tyler Bruggeman (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS (Austin-NAHL) ) then had to stop a penalty shot in overtime to preserve the tie … Keegan Bruce (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS (Weyburn-SJHL) ) had two goals in the victory over UW-Stout, which saw the Saints score all four of their goals on the power-play.
 
Bruggeman Player of the Week: Senior goaltender Tyler Bruggeman (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS (Austin-NAHL) ) was named the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) Defensive Player of the Week on November 3 for leading the Saints to undefeated opening weekend … Bruggeman also recorded an assist in the victory over UW-Stout, his second of his career.
 
Added a 25^th Game: The Saints have added a 25^th regular season game this year as it will travel to UW-Stout on Tuesday, January 19.
 
Power-Play: With the small sample size, the Saints lead the conference with a 30.8 percent success rate on the power-play … On the other side, Lake Forest is at the bottom of the league at 0-for-16 on the power-play.

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NCHA Preseason Poll
1. Adrian 99 points (9 first-place votes)
2. St. Norbert 91 (2 first-place votes)
3. MSOE 76
4. College of St. Scholastica 71
5. Lake Forest 69
6. Marian 50
7. Concordia Wisconsin 47
8. Lawrence 40
9. Northland 29
10. Finlandia 22
11. Aurora 11

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Upcoming Opponents
Lake Forest Foresters
Record: 1-3-0, 1-3-0 NCHA
 
The Foresters opened their season with a 3-2 victory over Concordia University (Wis.), but have since lost three straight, including getting swept by No. 11 St. Norbert College last weekend … All four games have been NCHA games thus far for the Foresters … Sophomore Billy Kent has two goals so far on the year, while freshmen have combined to score three of the other five goals … Senior goaltender Leo Podolsky has allowed 11 goals in three games this year … The Foresters are at the bottom of the NCHA in shots per game (19.8).
 
Series History: Lake Forest leads 26-19-0
 
Last Meeting: The Saints ended Lake Forest's season defeating the Foresters in a mini-game in last year's NCHA Quarterfinals … The Foresters won both regular season meetings in Lake Forest … CSS is 8-15 all-time at Lake Forest.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints return to Mars Lakeview Arena for a home-and-home series with Northland College … CSS hosts the LumberJacks on Friday, November 20.