DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The No. 15 St. Scholastica men's hockey team will travel to Adrian College (Mich.) to face the second-ranked Bulldogs for the third straight year in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) Harris Cup Semifinals.
 
Where:
Arrington Ice Arena – Adrian, Mich.
 
When:
Friday at 7 p.m. (ET)
Saturday at 3 p.m. (ET)
 
Live Video Friday: http://www.adrianbulldogs.com/links/tdipsk
Live Stats Friday: http://www.adrianbulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/2015-16/boxscores/20160226_k095.xml
 
Live Video Saturday: http://www.adrianbulldogs.com/links/ctnjn1
Live Stats Saturday: http://www.adrianbulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/2015-16/boxscores/20160227_fwy8.xml
 
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#15 St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 15-8-3, 12-7-1 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: Keegan Bruce (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS (Weyburn-SJHL) ) recorded his first collegiate hat trick as the Saints blitzed past Lawrence University (Wis.) 6-2 on Wednesday night in the Harris Cup quarterfinals … CSS recorded four goals in the second period to put the game away … One of those goals was a Kristopher McKinzie penalty shot.
 
Quick Turnaround: After Wednesday night win, the Saints departed Duluth at 7 a.m. Thursday morning for the 11-hour bus trip to southeastern Michigan.
 
Postseason Success: With Wednesday night's victory, the Saints have advanced to the semifinals of the NCHA playoffs in nine of the last 10 seasons, including the last five years.
 
Two-Game (Mini-Game) Format: If the teams split the possible four points in the two games, a 20 minute mini-game will be played, immediately following game two … If the mini-game is tied after 20 minutes, sudden-death overtime will determine the winner … The Saints have won all three mini-games in program history, including last year's 1-0 victory over Lake Forest College (Ill.)
 
Bruce/Nowakowski on Fire: Senior Keegan Bruce (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS (Weyburn-SJHL) ) has recorded a point in 15 of the last 17 games, including the last six consecutive games … Since the calendar turned over to 2016, Bruce has 10 goals and 18 assists for 28 points … Not to be out-done, Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ) has recorded at least one point in 11 of the last 13 games … He has eight goals and 13 assists for 21 points during that span … Nowakowski ranks seventh in the nation, averaging 1.46 points per game.
 
Special Teams Success: The Saints continue to have the best power-play unit in the conference and are third nationally with a success rate if 28.6 percent … Bruce is tied for the second in NCAA Division III with eight power-play goals.
 
Game Winners: Brandon Millin (Port Moody, British Columbia/Heritage Woods HS (Notre Dame Hounds-SJHL) ) is tied for the national lead with five game-winning goals … Josh Hansen (Chilliwack, British Columbia/Unity Christian School (Chilliwack-BCHL) ) is also right there with four game-winning goals.
 
D3Hockey.com Team of the Week: The Saints have had three players named to the D3hockey.com Team of the Week … Keegan Bruce (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS (Weyburn-SJHL) ) on February 9, Brandon Millin (Port Moody, British Columbia/Heritage Woods HS (Notre Dame Hounds-SJHL) ) on November 16 and Tyler Bruggeman (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS (Austin-NAHL) ) earned the accolade the week of November 23.

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Upcoming Opponents
#2 Adrian Bulldogs
Record: 21-3-1, 17-2-1 NCHA
 
The Bulldogs are the top seed in the Harris Cup playoffs … Adrian won the tiebreaker over St. Norbert College (Wis.) on goal differential … Freshman forward Connor Armour was named the NCHA Freshman of the Year earlier this week … Armour ranks sixth in the nation with 1.54 points per game, which leads all freshmen, and leads the nation in assists (30) … Forward Mat Thompson and defensemen Cory Dunn and Chris Leone were also named All-NHCA this week … Thompson leads the team with 16 goals, while Dunn leads all defensemen in NCAA Division III with 1.04 points per game … Goaltender Kevin Entmaa was named to the NCHA All-Freshmen Team … Entmaa is a perfect 12-0-0 in net … Adrian has the top scoring offense in the country at 5.68 goals per game … The Bulldogs are 11-0-0 at home and have won 18 in a row at Arrington Ice Arena dating back to last season.
 
Series History: Adrian leads 5-1-2
 
Regular Season Meetings: The Bulldogs swept the Saints last weekend at Mars Lakeview Arena to conclude the regular season … Adrian won Friday night 5-4 in a game that featured 108 penalty minutes … The Bulldogs then rallied from two goals down to defeat the Saints on Saturday 4-2.
 
Postseason History: In 2014, the Saints beat then No. 2 Adrian 4-3 in the NCHA semifinals … Tyler Bruggeman (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS (Austin-NAHL) ) stopped at the time a career-high 41 shots … Last year, the Saints held a 3-1 lead with 6:29 remaining in regulation, before the Bulldogs scored two goals to send it into overtime and then win it midway through the overtime period … Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ) has recorded a goal in each of the two postseason meetings.

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Looking Ahead: The NCHA Harris Cup Championship game will take place on Saturday, March 5 at the highest remaining seed.