WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's hockey team returns home to the Saint Mary's Ice Arena on Friday, as the Cardinals entertain eighth-ranked UW-Eau Claire in a 7 p.m. nonconference game.
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-1-1 Overall) vs. #8 UW-Eau Claire Blugolds (2-0-0 Overall)
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—October 28-30, 2016 * Blaine, Minn.: The Cardinals played a pair of overtime games at the MIAC Hockey Showcase at the Schwan's Super Rink, tying St. Thomas 3-3 last Friday, while falling to Concordia 3-2 |
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• UW-Eau Claire—October 28-29, 2016 * Eau Claire, Wis.: The Blugolds kicked off their season with a pair of home wins at Hobbs Ice Arena, routing Lawrence 8-1 and slipping past Aurora 3-2 |
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Saint Mary's vs. UW-Eau Claire—Their Last Meeting:
• November 6, 2015 * Eau Claire, Wis.: As if playing two of the top teams in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference at the MIAC Hockey Showcase wasn't tough enough, Saint Mary's next two opponents were ranked in the top 10 in the latest USCHO.com Poll. Beginning with a road contest against UW-Eau Claire. And Saint Mary's was up to the challenge. The Cardinals'
Bob Kinne (St. Paul, Minn.) scored with less than three minutes remaining in regulation, earning Saint Mary's a 3-3 overtime tie with the eighth-ranked Blugolds |
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Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are right back on their home ice on Saturday, hosting UW-River Falls in a 7 p.m. nonconference game at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena.
• UW-Eau Claire: The Blugolds are back on the road on Saturday, heading to Ed Saugestad Arena in Minneapolis, Minn., for a 7:05 p.m. nonconference game against Augsburg.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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• Friday's game against No. 8 UW-Eau Claire is the home opener and the first of three straight home games for the Cardinals, who play six of their next nine games at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena. … The Cardinals are coming off back-to-back overtime games, tying St. Thomas and falling to Concordia at last weekend's MIAC Hockey Showcase. It's the first time since early in the 2014-15 season that Saint Mary's has played back-to-back overtime games. … Saint Mary's is now 0-2-3 in their last five overtime games. The Cardinals' last OT win was a 4-3, double-overtime victory over Concordia in the 2015 MIAC Playoffs. … The Cardinals' 12 points in their two games at the MIAC Hockey Showcase came from 11 different players.
Bob Kinne (St. Paul, Minn.),
Joey Mavrin (Lockport, Ill.),
Mike Mezzano (Woodbury, Minn.),
Chad Cesarz (Jackson, Mich.), and
Michael Cimba (Wilmette, Ill.) scored Saint Mary's five goals, while Kinne,
Andrew Cummings (Anchorage, Alaska),
Alex DiBacco (Darien, Ill.),
Landon Farrell (Rochester, Minn.),
Kyle Meeh (Fenton, Mo.),
Jude Warner (Pickerington, Ohio), and
Kellen Wasell (Edmonds, Wash.) all notched one assist. … Mezzano scored the Cardinals' first goal of the season, finding the back of the net at 12:45 of the second period against St. Thomas on Oct. 28. … Mavrin's third-period goal against St. Thomas on Oct. 28 was the first of his collegiate career. …
Phil Heinle (York, Pa.) finished with 27 saves in the Cardinals' 3-3 tie against St. Thomas last Friday, while
Aaron Davis (Mound, Minn.) recorded 15 saves in the OT loss to Concordia last Sunday. … Davis' start against the Cobbers was his first in a Cardinal uniform. … The Cardinals have scored three of their five goals this season in the third period. On the flip side, Saint Mary's opponents have tallied three of their six goals in the second period. … Saint Mary's has been scored on first in both of its games this season.
Scouting The UW-Eau Claire Blugolds:
2016-17 Roster |
2016-17 Statistics |
2016-17 Schedule
• The Blugolds, who were ranked No. 11 in the USCHO.com Preseason Poll, jumped to No. 8 in the latest poll following back-to-back wins against Lawrence and Aurora. … Friday's game against Saint Mary's is the first of two road games for the Blugolds, who play four of their first six games on their home ice. … Mac Jansen scored two goals and added a pair of assists in the Blugolds' 8-1 win over Lawrence last Friday, before adding his third goal of the season in the opening period against Aurora a day later. … Colton Wolter had a goal in both games last weekend for the Blugolds, while Lucas Kohls, Jesse Tredinnick, Todd Koritzinsky, Garret Clemment, Patrick Moore, and Adam Knochenmus netted the others. … Kohls heads into Friday's game against Saint Mary's with a team-leading three assists—one more than Jansen, Tredinnick, Koritzinsky, and Clemment—while Jansen and Kohls are the team's points leaders with five and four, respectively. … All three of Jansen's goals last weekend came on the power play. … Jay Deo started both games in goal for UW-Eau Claire last weekend, stopping 36 of the 39 shots he faced in posting a 1.50 goals-against-average and a .923 save percentage. … UW-Eau Claire has outscored its opponents 11-3—including 4-0 in the first period and 3-1 in the third. … The Blugolds scored first in both games last weekend. … Friday's game against Saint Mary's is the first of four straight games against MIAC teams for the Blugolds, who are scheduled to play all nine MIAC teams this season.
