By
DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's hockey team returns to conference play on Saturday, squaring off against St. Thomas in the second game of their two-game MIAC series. Puck drops at 7 p.m. at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena.
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-0-1 MIAC, 0-2-1 Overall) vs. St. Thomas Tommies (0-0-1 MIAC, 2-0-1 Overall)
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Last Night:
• November 2, 2018 * Mendota Heights, Minn.:
Tyson Liverance (Burford, Ontario) scored his first two collegiate goals, but it was not enough, as the Cardinals settled for a 3-3 tie in the their MIAC-opening game against St. Thomas |
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Saint Mary's vs. St. Thomas — A Year Ago:
• November 3, 2017 * Winona, Minn.: Saint Mary's fans were hoping for some heat from the Cardinals in their home- and conference-opener against rival St. Thomas. And the Cardinals did not disappoint, dropping the Tommies in a decisive 4-1 decision at Saint Mary's Ice Arena |
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• November 4, 2017 * Mendota Heights, Minn.: For the fourth time in as many games, Saint Mary's limited its opponent to just one goal. And thanks to a late third-period goal, a shootout tally by
Jay Heinle (York, Pa.) — and a second-straight 25-save effort from
Aaron Davis (Mound, Minn.) — the Cardinals parlayed that one goal allowed into two more Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference points, tying St. Thomas 1-1 and earning the extra conference point by scoring the only goal in the shootout at St. Thomas Ice Arena |
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Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals hit the road for a pair of nonconference games next weekend, traveling to Stevens Point, Wis., for a 7 p.m. matchup against nationally ranked UW-Stevens Point on Friday, before heading to Eau Claire, Wis., the following evening for a second straight 7 p.m. showdown with a nationally ranked opponent —this time UW-Eau Claire.
• St. Thomas: The Tommies return home to the St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn., for two nonconference games next weekend, facing UW-Eau Claire on Friday and UW-Stevens Point on Saturday, with both games starting at 7 p.m.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2018 Roster |
2018 Schedule |
2018 Statistics
• Saturday's game against St. Thomas is the home opener for the Cardinals, who play 10 of their first 12 games away from the Saint Mary's Ice Arena. …
Tyson Liverance (Burford, Ontario) picked up his first two collegiate goals in the Cardinals' 3-3 tie against St. Thomas Friday. …
Jack Hatton (Naperville, Ill.) scored the Cardinals' other goal against UST Friday — it was his first goal as a Cardinal. …
Tommy Stang (Mendota Heights, Minn.) picked up an assist vs. St. Thomas Friday, giving the Cardinal sophomore his third point in as many games. … Stang led the way for the Cardinals at the MIAC Hockey Showcase last weekend, scoring a goal in both games, while
Kyle Meeh (Fenton, Mo.) and
Owen Sikich (Wolfeboro, N.H.) accounted for the Cardinals' other two goals. … Sikich's goal against Concordia last Saturday was the first of his collegiate career. … Meeh picked up assists in both of the Cardinals' games last week.
Tommy Stang leads the team with three points, one more than Meeh, Liverance, and Sikich. … Saint Mary's had seven freshmen make their collegiate debuts last weekend at the MIAC Hockey Showcase. … The Cardinals used two different goalies in their two MIAC Hockey Showcase games last weekend.
Nick Nast (Oxnard, Calif.) made 35 saves in Saint Mary's 3-1 loss to Gustavus last Friday, while
Al Rogers (North Haven, Conn.) finished with 23 saves in the 4-3 overtime loss to Concordia the following day. … Nast followed up his 35-save effort against Gustavus last weekend with 33 saves against St. Thomas on Friday. … Nast — who collected his first collegiate assist on Stang's goal against Gustavus last Friday — heads into Saint Mary's rematch against St. Thomas with a 2.40 goals-against-average and a .932 save percentage. Rogers, meanwhile, boasts a 3.80 GAA and .852 save percentage. … Saint Mary's has scored two goals in the first period, one in the second, and four in the third. Saint Mary's opponents, meanwhile, have scored four goals in the second and third period.
Scouting The St. Thomas Tommies:
2018 Roster |
2018 Statistics |
2018 Schedule
• The Tommies head into Saturday's rematch against Saint Mary's ranked No. 15 in the latest USCHO.com Poll. … Gavin Payne, Brett Gravelle, and Elijah Latimer scored the Tommies' three goals in Friday's 3-3 tie against Saint Mary's. … With their 3-3 tie against Saint Mary's, all three of UST's game this season have been decided by one goal or less — the Tommies opened the season with a pair of one-goal wins at the MIAC Hockey Showcase last weekend. UST beat Saint John's 3-2 and followed that up with a 5-4 victory against Bethel. … Latimer scored his second goal of the season against Saint Mary's Friday. … Latimer is the only Tommie with more than one goal this season — Colton Berg, Luke Radetic, and Broydon Stufko netted UST's three goals against Saint John's last Friday, while Jake Ahlgren, Latimer, Tanner Barnes, and John Peterson found the back of the net against Bethel last weekend. … Payne collected a team-best three assists at the MIAC Hockey Showcase and shares the team lead in points (4) with Ahlgren, who added two assists to his one goal. … Two of St. Thomas' eight goals have come on the power-play. On the flip side, UST's two Showcase opponents netted two of their six goals with the man advantage. … Andrew Rohkohl and Cam Buggrabe split the goaltending duties, with Rohkohl stopping 33 shots in the Tommies' win over Saint John's, while Buggrabe made 19 saves in UST's victory over Bethel. … Rohkohl started Friday's game against Saint Mary's, stopping 21 shots in the 3-3 tie. … St. Thomas scored three goals in both the first and second periods at the MIAC Hockey Showcase, while scoring two of their three goals against Saint Mary's in the second period. … The Tommies' opponents have netted four goals in both the first and third period, while adding one second-period tally.
