DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team will face the team that has ended its season the past two years when it squares off with No. 7 St. Norbert College this weekend.
 
Where:
Cornerstone Community Center – De Pere, Wis.
 
When:
Friday at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 4 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 10-8-3, 7-5-2 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
 
The Saints are coming off a tough 0-1-1 weekend against Highway 2 foe Northland College last week … CSS tied the LumberJacks Friday night 4-4, but fell at home on Saturday 3-2 … That Saturday loss was the first-ever for the Saints against Northland … The Saints out-shot the Jacks 78-31 in the series.
 
Wick on Leave: Head Coach Mark Wick is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the program due to medical issues … Assistant Coach Ben Gordon will assume the head coaching duties in the interim … Coach Wick is the winningest coach in program history with 145 career victories.
 
Where They Stand: The Saints have clinched a Harris Cup postseason berth and are currently in tie for fourth with the Milwaukee School of Engineering at 16 points … St. Norbert is third with 21 points and Lake Forest College (Ill.) is second with 23 points … Marian University (Wis.) is in sixth with 11 points … Adrian College (Mich.) leads the conference with 25 points … There are still eight points to be gained this season.
 
Who's Streaking: Captains Dave Williams (Okotoks, Alberta/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Waywayseecappo-MJHL) ) and Michael Spring (Kelowna, British Columbia/Okanagan Mission (Chilliwack-BCHL) ), along with junior Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ) have recorded points in four straight games … Williams has recorded at least one assist in each game, while Nowakowski has at least one goal in each contest.
 
Goal Scorer: Sophomore Derek Sutliffe (Las Vegas, Nev./Odyssey Charter School (Langley Rivermen-BCHL) ) leads the team with 11 goals this season with nine coming in conference play … He recorded a goal on Saturday vs. Northland.
 
The Century Mark: Friday's contest will be the 100^th career game for senior defenseman Matt Malenstyn (Surrey, British Columbia/Tamanawis Secondary (Waywayseecappo-MJHL) ) … Malenstyn had three assists last season vs. St. Norbert.
 
Light the Lamp: The Saints have been shut out three times this season, which is the most since the 2007-08 season … CSS was last shut out four times in a season in 2004-05.
 
Series History: St. Norbert leads 48-12-3
 
Last Season: The Green Knights took three of the four meetings and were ranked No. 1 in the country in all four … CSS won the first contest in Wausau, Wisconsin on Thanksgiving weekend 4-2, giving CSS its first-ever victory over a No. 1-ranked team … The Green Knights responded by sweeping the Saints at Mars Lakeview 3-0 and 2-1 in overtime … CSS then met up with St. Norbert in the NCHA Harris Cup Championship and fell 5-1.
 
 
No. 7 St. Norbert College Green Knights
Record: 2-14-3, 2-9-1 NCHA
 
The Green Knights will enter the weekend on a three-game losing streak after getting swept by Adrian last weekend … The bigger blow, might be the loss of senior goaltender David Jacobson, who was injured in pre-game warm-ups on Saturday and is expected to miss the rest of the season … Jacobson is the reigning NCAA Division III Player of the Year … Jacobson was fifth in the nation in goals-against-average … Sophomore Tony Kujava will now step in with a .900 save percentage in over 263 minutes of action this season … The Green Knights are led offensively by junior forward Michael Hill, who has 17 goals and 26 points … Hill is tied atop the conference with his 17 goals … Seniors Cullen Bradshaw and Mason Baptista are also right there with 25 points … Baptista leads the conference with 19 assists … The Green Knights have the top scoring offense (4.8) and scoring defense (1.8) in the league.