DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team begins the second half of the season at Mars Lakeview Arena this weekend with a two-game Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) series against Finlandia University (Mich.).
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: 5-6-0, 3-3-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints ended the first half on a sour-note, falling with 23 seconds remaining in overtime to Saint John's University 3-2 on December 10 …
Steven Phee (Balzac, Alberta/George McDougall HS (Canmore-AJHL) ) and
Kristofer McKinzie (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Marshall School (Minnesota Magicians-NAHL)) scored goals for the Saints … It was the first overtime game of the season for the Saints, who are now 2-9-11 in their last 22 overtime games dating back to the start of the 2012-13 season.
Heading into the New Year Below .500: The Saints will begin the second half of the season below .500 for the first time since the 2012-13 season … It is the fifth-time under head coach
Mark Wick that CSS has ended the first half below .500 … In that 2012-13 season, the Saints went 10-5-1 in the second half.
Special Teams Need to Step Up: The Saints have not scored a power-play goal in the last four games, going 0-for-15 during that stretch … St. Scholastica is also ranked 68
th out of 78 teams on the penalty-kill as opponents have scored 11 power-play goals in 45 opportunities … Combined the Saints special teams only have a 43 percent success rate.
Who's Streaking: Senior forward
Brandon Millin (Port Moody, British Columbia/Heritage Woods HS (Notre Dame Hounds-SJHL) ) has recorded at least one point in each of the last five games … Millin is tied with Phee for the team lead with six goals … Millin leads the team with seven assists and 13 points … Freshman forward
Brett Radford (Campbell River, British Columbia/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Canmore-AJHL)) has recorded a point in each of the last three games … Senior forward
Josh Hansen (Chilliwack, British Columbia/Unity Christian School (Chilliwack-BCHL) ) has an assist in each of the last two games.
Upcoming Opponents
Finlandia Lions
Record: 0-13-0, 0-8-0 NCHA
The Lions were winless during the first half of the season under first-year head coach Joe Burcar … Finlandia was outscored 64-14 and recorded the first goal only once in the first 13 contests … Junior Thomas Clayton leads the team with three goals … The Lions lead NCAA Division III in penalty minutes, averaging 28.1 per game.
Series Record:
-CSS leads 7-1-0
(Last Meeting: 6-2 CSS – 1/10/2016)
Series History: The Saints swept the Lions last January in Hancock, Michigan winning by scores of 7-0 and 6-2 … CSS is 3-0 all-time against Finlandia at Mars Lakeview Arena.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will travel to Milwaukee for a two-game series against the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) on January 13 and 14.
