DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team will face a familiar foe in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) Harris Cup Semifinals on Saturday night in No. 4 St. Norbert College (Wis.).
Where:
Cornerstone Community Center – De Pere, Wis.
When:
Saturday at 7 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 13-12-1, 10-9-1 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints defeated their Highway 2 rival Northland College 3-1 in the Harris Cup Quarterfinals on Wednesday at Mars Lakeview Arena … Senior
Derek Sutliffe (Las Vegas, Nev./Odyssey Charter School (Langley Rivermen-BCHL) ) recorded his second collegiate hat trick in the victory … Freshman
Zane Steeves (Red Deer, Alberta/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (100 Mile Wranglers-KIJHL)) made a season-high 36 saves
Postseason Success: With Wednesday night's win over Northland, the Saints have now advanced to the NCHA Tournament semifinals 10 times in the last 11 seasons.
Hat Tricks in the Harris Cup: Sutliffe's hat trick marked the second straight year a Saint recorded a hat trick in a Harris Cup quarterfinal … Last year,
Keegan Bruce (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS (Weyburn-SJHL) ) had a hat trick in the team's win over Lawrence University (Wis.) … Brandon Nowakowski also had a hat trick in a quarterfinal victory over Concordia University Wisconsin in 2014.
Distribution: Freshman
Brett Radford (Campbell River, British Columbia/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Canmore-AJHL)) has recorded an assist in each of the last three games … Radford is tied with Sutliffe for second on the team with 21 points.
Millin Time: Senior
Brandon Millin (Port Moody, British Columbia/Heritage Woods HS (Notre Dame Hounds-SJHL) ) has a team-high 29 points on 14 goals and 15 assists … He is second in the league with 15 points on the power-play … Millin was shutout in both games against the Green Knights during the regular season.
In Goal: After a great performance on Wednesday night, expect Steeves to get the start in goal for the Saints … The freshman netminder held the Green Knights scoreless for two periods in his start two weeks ago.
Upcoming Opponents
#4 St. Norbert Green Knights
Record: 19-5-1, 15-4-1 NCHA
The Green Knights captured the North Division title and earned a bye into the semifinals … St. Norbert is the No. 2 seed overall in the playoffs as it wrapped the regular season with a series split with the Milwaukee School on Engineering (MSOE) … The Green Knights suffered two losses at home during the regular season (Lake Forest, Concordia Wisconsin) … St. Norbert features the second-best scoring defense in NCAA Division III allowing only 1.60 goals per game … It has the fourth-best penalty-kill in the nation with a 89.1 percent success rate … A lot of that has to do with sophomore goaltender TJ Black … Black has the best goals-against-average in the country at 1.15 and is tied for a NCAA Division III-high five shutouts, one of which came against the Saints … Noah Nelson leads the team with 27 points on eight goals and 19 assists … Nelson had seven points against the Saints in the 9-2 victory … Tanner Froese leads the team with 12 goals … 11 different players have at least 10 points on the year … St. Norbert is 63-7-0 all-time at home in the postseason.
Series Record: St. Norbert leads 52-13-4
(Last Meeting: 9-2 SNC – 2/13/2016)
Series History: The Saints and Green Knights played just two weeks ago at the Cornerstone with St. Norbert sweeping the Saints … The 9-2 loss on Saturday was St. Scholastica worst defeat since 2004 … CSS and SNC have met in the postseason 14 times since 1998 with the Green Knights winning all 14 matchups.
Looking Ahead: The winner of Saturday night's contest will face the winner of Adrian College (Mich.)/Marian University (Wis.) in the Harris Cup Championship game on Saturday, March 4.
