DULUTH, Minn. (
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Where:
Mars Lakeview Arena – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 5 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 8-6-1, 6-3-1 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints are coming off a wild weekend in Milwaukee, coming back from three goals down in the third period to tie the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) on Friday night 3-3 and then rallying from two goals down in the third period on Saturday to defeat MSOE on Saturday 6-4 … Senior defenseman
Brandon Parrone (Peoria, Ariz./Brophy College Prep (Melfort-SJHL) ) recorded his first collegiate goal in Saturday's win.
Three-Goal Rally in the Third: Friday's 3-3 tie against the Raiders marked the first time since January 26, 2012 at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, where the Saints had a three-goal third period deficit and came back to at least tie the opponent … CSS also tied that UWS game 3-3.
Back-to-Back NCHA Player of the Week: Senior forward
Brandon Millin (Port Moody, British Columbia/Heritage Woods HS (Notre Dame Hounds-SJHL) ) was named NCHA Offensive Player of the Week, for the second consecutive week, it was announced on Tuesday … He becomes the first NCHA player this season to earn the honor multiple times … Millin had five points last weekend against MSOE and all five points came in the third period … He had two assists in Friday night's comeback … On Saturday, he scored back-to-back goals to tie the game and pater assisted on the team's fourth goal of the period in the victory.
Third Period Scoring: The Saints have out-scored teams 21-8 in the third period this season … CSS has recorded at least three goals in the third period in three of the last four games … Over the course of the last season and a half, the Saints are +28 in the third period.
Steeves in Relief: Freshman goaltender
Zane Steeves (Red Deer, Alberta/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (100 Mile Wranglers-KIJHL)) entered Friday night's game against MSOE with the Saints trailing 3-0. He proceeded to pitch a shutout the rest of the game, stopping all 14 shots he faced in the final 32:50 of the game, including a MSOE penalty shot three minutes into the third period, which seemed to galvanize the Saints … Then in his second collegiate start on Saturday, he recorded 35 saves for his first collegiate win … The 35 saves are the most by a CSS goaltender this season.
Radford Rolling: Freshman forward
Brett Radford (Campbell River, British Columbia/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Canmore-AJHL)) has recorded at least one point in seven straight games and ranks third in the NCHA among freshmen with 13 points.
Where They Stand: It's never too early to begin looking at the standings … The Saints are currently in second place in the NCHA North Division with 13 points … They trail No. 1 nationally-ranked St. Norbert College by four points … This weekend's opponent, Lawrence, is three points back of CSS … If combining both divisions of the NCHA the Saints would be tied for fourth with Concordia University (Wis.) … Including this weekend, there are five weekends of league games remaining.
Upcoming Opponents
Lawrence Vikings
Record: 5-8-2, 4-4-2 NCHA
The Vikings are coming off a three-point weekend at Aurora University (Ill.) last weekend … Prior to that, they were 1-5-1 in their previous seven games … Lawrence is 1-7-1 in away games, with its first road win coming at Aurora last weekend … Senior forward Blake Roubos and sophomore forward Josh Koepplinger each lead the team with 13 points … Roubos has a team-high seven goals, while Koepplinger leads the squad with eight assists … Freshman Evan Cline has seen a little more action than the senior Mattias Soderqvist in goal … Cline has a 2.17 goals-against-average and a .935 save percentage … That save percentage ranks second in the NCHA.
Series Record:
-CSS leads 13-2-1
(Last Meeting: 6-2 CSS – 2/24/2016)
Series History: The Saints are 6-0-1 all-time at home against the Vikings and have won the last five meetings overall against Lawrence … CSS has recorded at least six goals in three of those five wins.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be at Aurora University (Ill.) for a two-game NCHA series on January 27 and 28.
