DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team will take its farthest trip of the year to close the regular season this weekend when it faces No. 5 Adrian College (Mich.) for a two-game Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) series
Where:
Arrington Ice Arena – Adrian, Mich.
When:
Friday at 7 p.m. (ET)
Saturday at 3 p.m. (ET)
Live Video Friday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvMoAEaFG88
Live Stats Friday: http://www.adrianbulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/2016-17/boxscores/20170217_zyqm.xml
Live Video Saturday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2aeDTo3DOU
Live Stats Saturday: http://www.adrianbulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/2016-17/boxscores/20170218_lzf5.xml
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 12-10-1, 10-7-1 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints were swept by second-ranked St. Norbert College (Wis.) last weekend in Wisconsin … The Saints and Green Knights were scoreless for the first two periods on Friday night, before St. Norbert scored two goals in opening five minutes of the third period to win 2-0 … On Saturday, the Green Knights scored four goals in each of the first two periods en route to a 9-2 victory … The nine goals allowed were the most since January of 2005 and the seven-goal loss was the worst since February of 2004 also at St. Norbert.
Postseason Makeup: Even with the two losses last weekend, the Saints still clinched the No. 2 seed in the North Division and will host a NCHA Harris Cup quarterfinal game on Wednesday, February 22 … The Saints will either face Northland College or Lawrence University (Wis.) … Northland holds a four-point lead over Lawrence and needs only one point this weekend or Lawrence to not sweep … Northland plays at Concordia University Wisconsin, while Lawrence plays a home-and-home with Lake Forest College (Ill.) … St. Norbert will await the winner in the NCHA Harris Cup semifinals.
On the Power-Play: Senior
Steven Phee (Balzac, Alberta/George McDougall HS (Canmore-AJHL) ) is tied for second in the NCHA with six power-play goals on the year … Fellow senior
Brandon Millin (Port Moody, British Columbia/Heritage Woods HS (Notre Dame Hounds-SJHL) ) is also tied for second with 13 power-play points … Junior
Mark Whiteley (Surrey, British Columbia/Holy Cross HS (Marian University)) is fourth among NCHA defensemen with 12 points.
Learning the Ropes: Freshman forward
Brett Radford (Campbell River, British Columbia/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Canmore-AJHL)) has 10 goals in his freshman campaign, becoming only the fifth St. Scholastica freshman to record at least 10 goals in a season since 2001 … His 10 goals are second-most among NCHA freshmen.
Upcoming Opponents
# 5 Adrian Bulldogs
Record: 16-5-2, 15-3-0 NCHA
Since being swept at home by St. Norbert, the Bulldogs have won four straight games with sweeps over Lawrence and Concordia Wisconsin … Four of Adrian's five losses have come at home … The Bulldog offense, which ranks fourth nationally at 4.6 goals per game, features five of the top nine point scorers in the conference … Sophomore forward Trevor Boyd leads the way with a NCHA-high 15 goals and 31 points … Fellow sophomore defenseman Cory Dunn has a league-best 23 assists and 30 points … The 30 points leads all defensemen in NCAA Division III … Dunn also leads the conference with 20 power-play points … Not to be outdone, junior forward Kyle Brothers is second in the NCHA with 21 assists … Forward Vincent Paquette leads all NCHA freshmen with 13 goals and 26 points … In goal, sophomore Kevin Entmaa ranks third in the NCHA in goals-against-average (2.16) and save percentage (.915) … Adrian has scored first in 19 of 23 games on the year.
Series Record: Adrian leads 7-1-2
(Last Meeting: 4-2 Adrian – 2/27/2016)
Series History: The Bulldogs have won six straight against the Saints, including the last three by 4-2 scores … Nine of the 10 meetings have been decided by two goals or less, including four games decided by one goal and four games extending to overtime.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will host a NCHA Harris Cup quarterfinal game on Wednesday, February 22 at Mars Lakeview Arena against either Northland College or Lawrence University.
