DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team gets back to action this weekend when it heads to the U.P. of Michigan take on Finlandia University (Mich.) in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) matchup.
 
Where:
Houghton County Arena – Hancock, Mich.
 
When:
Saturday at 7:15 p.m. (ET)
Sunday at 4 p.m. (ET)
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 6-3-1, 4-2-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints last played on December 12 at Saint John's University and fell by a score of 7-2 … It was the most goals allowed by CSS since February of 2013 … The Johnnies scored three goals in the span of 38 seconds in the second period to put the game away … Keegan Bruce (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS (Weyburn-SJHL) ) and Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ) had the goals for the Saints.
 
D3Hockey.com Team of the Week: The Saints have had two players named to the D3hockey.com Team of the Week this season … Brandon Millin (Port Moody, British Columbia/Heritage Woods HS (Notre Dame Hounds-SJHL) ) earned First Team honors the week of November 16 and Tyler Bruggeman (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS (Austin-NAHL) ) earned second team honors the week of November 23.
 
Knocking on the Door: The Saints were ranked for six straight weeks in the USCHO.com Division III poll prior to break, but are the first team not ranked in this week's poll … CSS was the second team not ranked in the final poll before break … The Saints are also receiving votes in the D3hoockey.com poll.
 
Where They Stand: The Saints are in second place in the North Division, six points behind current national No. 1 St. Norbert College … CSS is only one game behind the Green Knights in the loss column … The Saints are two points ahead of third place Milwaukee School of Engineering … Finlandia is tied for fourth in the North Division with Lawrence University (Wis.) and Northland College with four points.
 
So Few Games: The Saints played only 10 games prior to the holiday break … It was the fewest games played before New Year's Day since they played eight games in the 1981-82 season.
 
Millin Lighting the Lamp: Junior Brandon Millin (Port Moody, British Columbia/Heritage Woods HS (Notre Dame Hounds-SJHL) ) is tied for the conference lead with eight goals this season … He leads the conference with 0.80 goals per game … He is also tied for the conference lead with three game-winning goals
 
Conference Leaders: Derek Sutliffe (Las Vegas, Nev./Odyssey Charter School (Langley Rivermen-BCHL) ) leads the NCHA with 0.60 power-play points per game … Keegan Bruce (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS (Weyburn-SJHL) ) leads the conference with 0.38 power-play goals per game … Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ) is tied for second in the league averaging 1.00 assists per game … The Saints as a team leads the NCHA with a power-play success rate of 25.6 percent
 
Finishing Strong: The Saints have out-scored teams 12-4 in the third period this season … CSS has won two games this season when it has trailed at the second intermission … When that has happened the previous three seasons the Saints had a record of 1-26-4.

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Upcoming Opponents
Finlandia Lions
Record: 1-9-3, 1-5-2 NCHA
 
The only victory for Finlandia this season was a 4-3 overtime win against Lawrence on November 20 … The Lions will enter this weekend on a six-game losing streak … During that span they have been out-scored 42-7 … Freshman forward Francois Cote leads the team with three goals and three assists … Fellow freshman Alex Rezansoff has a team-high four assists … Four different players have suited up between the pipes with junior Andrew Brownlee seeing the most action and has a .895 save percentage … Finlandia has been out-scored 14-3 in the opening period and 33-6 in the third period this season.
 
Series History: CSS leads 5-1-0
 
Last Meeting: Finlandia picked up its first-ever victory over the Saints last season in Hancock with a 4-3 victory … The Saints responded the following day with a 3-2 win … The previous four meetings had been CSS wins all by at least two goals.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints will host the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) on January 15 and 16 at Mars Lakeview Arena.