St. Norbert College Athletics Communications Dan Lukes, Assistant Athletics Director/Athletics Communications 2016 Mulva Family Fitness & Sports Center - De Pere, Wisconsin 54115 920-403-4077 - phone 920-403-3128 - FAX dan.lukes@snc.edu - e-mail Web site - www.snc.edu/athletics St. Norbert College Green Knights Hockey 2017-18 Season Notes No. 1 St. Norbert College (27-4-1) NCAA Division III Champion NCHA Harris Cup Champion Season Overview: St. Norbert won its fifth NCAA Division III championship with a 3-2 double-overtime win over Salve Regina on March 24 at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y. The Green Knights, who defeated Colby 4-3 a day earlier in a national semifinal contest, finished the season with a 27-4-1 record. The Green Knights also won their 14th Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Playoffs championship. The Coach: St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin (UW-Stevens Point, 1989) is 556-142-53 through 25 seasons in De Pere. The Green Knights are 412-73-36 in the last 17 seasons. Coghlin s five national championships are the second most in Division III history, while his nine national title game apperances are tied for the most. Coghlin was the captain of UW-Stevens Point s first national championship team in 1989. 2017-2018 NCHA Standings Team W-L-T Points Overall Adrian......................17-1-0............34............24-6-0 St. Norbert...................15-3-0............30............27-4-1 Marian......................12-6-0............24............20-8-1 Concordia-Wis...............12-6-0............24............16-9-2 Lake Forest..................10-6-2............22...........15-11-2 St. Scholastica................9-8-1............19...........15-11-1 Lawrence.....................8-9-1............17...........10-15-2 MSOE.......................7-10-1............15...........11-14-2 Northland....................6-10-2............14............9-13-3 Aurora......................4-12-2............10............5-15-5 Trine........................2-14-2............6............6-17-2 Finlandia....................0-17-1............1............1-22-1 Games on Friday, March 23 NCAA Division III - Semifinals Salve Regina 3, UW-Stevens Point 0 St. Norbert 4, Colby 3 Game on Saturday, March 24 NCAA Division III - Championship St. Norbert 3, Salve Regina 2 (2 OT) 2017-2018 Results Date Opponent Result N 3 Concordia-Wis. * W 6-2 N 4 MSOE * (15) W 4-1 N 10 Trine * W 3-0 N 11 Adrian * (2) W 4-3/ot N 17 at UW-Eau Claire (14) W 3-1 N 18 at UW-Stevens Point (5) W 2-1 N 24 Manhattanville T 2-2/ot N 25 Manhattanville W 2-1/ot D 1 at Lawrence * W 3-2 D 2 at Marian * W 4-1 D 8 Augsburg (7) W 3-1 D 9 Augsburg (7) W 4-0 J 2 at MSOE L 2-1 J 5 at Lake Forest * W 7-0 J 6 at Aurora * W 5-3 J 12 Marian * W 7-2 J 13 Lawrence * W 6-0 J 19 at Northland * L 5-4 J 20 at St. Scholastica * L 4-3 J 26 at Adrian * (1) L 3-2/ot J 27 at Trine * W 5-1 F 2 St. Scholastica * W 4-1 F 3 Northland * W 5-0 F 9 at Finlandia * W 8-1 F 10 Finlandia * W 6-0 F 16 Lawrence $ W 3-1 F 17 Lawrence $ W 3-1 F 24 Marian $ (13) W 3-0 M 3 at Adrian $ (1) W 2-1/ot M 17 Augsburg & (11) W 5-2 M 23 vs. Colby ^ W 4-3 M 24 vs. Salve Regina ^ (6) W 3-2/2ot * - NCHA regular-season game; $ - NCHA Harris Cup Playoffs; & - NCAA Division III Tournament - Quarterfinal, De Pere, Wis.; ^ - NCAA Division III Frozen Four, Herb Brooks Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y. Note: Home games in bold; (rankings) by U.S. College Hockey Online. All times Central.
St. Norbert Quick Facts Nickname:..................Green Knights Location:................De Pere, WI 54115 Colors:.......Dartmouth Green & Old Gold Founded:............................1898 Enrollment:.........................2,168 President:....................Brian Bruess Athletics Director:................Tim Bald Conference:.Northern Collegiate Hockey Assn. Facility:.....Cornerstone Community Center Capacity:............................1,674 Year Opened:.........................2000 Dimensions:.......................200x85 All-Time Cornerstone Record:.....245-30-13 Record Crowds:...2,210 (3/5/05 vs. Superior)..5,516 - Resch Center (2/4/06 vs. Stevens Point) Head Coach:..................Tim Coghlin Record at St. Norbert:..556-142-53 (25th year) Associate Head Coach:........Andy Brandt Assistant Coaches:........Tommy Cianflone.............................Kipp Karakas First Season of Hockey:............1988-89 Seasons of Hockey:.....................30 All-Time Overall Record:........592-217-54 All-Time NCHA Record:..........291-77-32 NCHA Championships:.................15............... (1997-99,2002-08,10-12,14,16) NCHA Playoffs Championships:.........14.......... (1998,99,2003-05,07-08,10-14,17-18) NCAA Tournament Appearances:........18................(1997-99,2002-08,10-14,16-18) NCAA Frozen Four Appearances:........12........(2003,04,06,07,08,10,11,12,14,16,17,18) NCAA Championships:...............Five..........................(2008,11,12,14,18) USCHO.com Division III Top 15 Poll FINAL - Mar. 26, 2018 Place School (1st-place) Pts. Record 1 St. Norbert (19) 299 27-4-1 2 Salve Regina (1) 276 22-6-2 3 UW-Stevens Point 255 21-6-3 4 Adrian 223 24-6 5 Geneseo State 204 20-6-3 6 Colby 182 17-11-2 7 Hobart 171 18-6-5 8 Univ. of New England 149 20-6-3 9 Utica 116 21-5-1 10 Trinity 112 19-6-2 11 Augsburg 93 19-10 12 Oswego State 89 18-6-2 13 Nichols 86 18-9-3 14 Marian 56 20-8-1 15 Norwich 44 19-7-2 Others receiving votes: Endicott 20, Fitchburg State 14, UW-Eau Claire 4, Babson 3, Plymouth State 3, Buffalo State 1. NCAA Tournament Appearances: St. Norbert has made 18 NCAA Division III Tournament appearances, all coming within in the last 22 seasons. The Green Knights are 31-13-1 all-time in NCAA competition, have reached 12 Frozen Fours, and have won 22 of their last 26 NCAA Tournament games. St. Norbert won national championships in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2018, and was the national runner-up in 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2016. The Green Knights are just one of three programs in NCAA Division III history to have won consecutive national championships (UW- Stevens Point 1989-91 and Middlebury 1995-99 and 2004-06). About the Green Knights: St. Norbert finished the season 27-4-1 overall after winning its fifth NCAA Division III championship with a 3-2 double-overtime win over Salve Regina on March 24 in Lake Placid, N.Y. Senior forward Tanner Froese, named the Frozen Four s Most Outstanding Player, led the Green Knights with 14 goals and 20 assists for a team-high 34 points. Sophomore forward Dominick Sacco had 12 goals and 16 assists for 28 points. Freshman forward Peter Bates totaled 11 goals and 17 assists for 28 points, while freshman forward Keegan Milligan had 12 goals and 13 assists for 25 points. Junior forward Steven Phillips had nine goals and 12 assists for 21 points, while junior forward Riley Christensen had six goals and 15 assists for 21 points. Junior goaltender T.J. Black was 27-3-1 with a 1.44 goals against average and.940 save percentage. Freshman Ryan Bontorin was 0-1 with a 1.63 goals against average and.917 save percentage. St. Norbert was 37-for-166 (22.3 percent) on the power play and was 118-for-129 (91.5 percent) on the penalty kill this season. Tourney Tidbits: St. Norbert finished this year s Frozen Four with a glittering 22-4 record in its last 26 NCAA Tournament games. The stretch covers its last eight NCAA Tournament appearances dating back to 2008. The Green Knights went 3-0 in 2008, 2011, 2014 and 2018 en route to winning NCAA Division III national championships all four years. St. Norbert was 3-1 during the 2010 tournament, losing 2-1 in double overtime to Norwich in the national title game. St. Norbert went 4-0 in 2012 to win its third national title. St. Norbert is 31-13-1 all-time in the tournament. The Green Knights 31 NCAA Tournament St. Norbert vs. Ranked Teams in 2017-2018 St. Norbert was 10-1 against ranked teams this season - going 3-0 against Augsburg, 2-1 against Adrian and 1-0 against MSOE, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stevens Point, Marian and Salve Regina. St. Norbert is 139-53- 18 against teams ranked in the USCHO.com Poll under Tim Coghlin. The Green Knights are 5-6 all-time against the No. 1-ranked team and are 8-7-1 all-time against the No. 2-ranked team. The Green Knights are 18-2 against nationally ranked foes over the last two seasons. Date Opponent SNC Rank Opp. Rank Site Score 11/4/17 MSOE 1 15 H W 4-1 11/11/17 Adrian 1 2 H W 4-3/ot 11/17/17 UW-Eau Claire 1 14 A W 3-1 11/18/17 UW-Stevens Point 1 5 A W 2-1 12/8/17 Augsburg 1 7 H W 3-1 12/9/17 Augsburg 1 7 H W 4-0 1/26/18 Adrian 2 1 A L 3-2/ot 2/24/18 Marian 2 13 H W 3-0 3/3/18 Adrian 2 1 A W 2-1/ot 3/17/18 Augsburg 1 11 H W 5-2 3/24/18 Salve Regina 1 6 N W 3-2/2ot
wins are the second-most all-time in the 35-year history of the tournament. Middlebury is 34-7-2 all-time in 14 appearances for the most wins in tournament annals. D is for Defense: St. Norbert finished the season with the No. 1-rated defense in Division III, allowing just 1.47 goals per game. Only three times in Division III history has a team had a scoring defense for the season under 1.45 goals per game. St. Norbert holds the Division III record at 1.34 in 2007-08. Norwich had a 1.39 mark in 2009-10, while St. Norbert had a 1.44 ledger in 2013-14. The Green Knights have led the Division III in scoring defense six times (2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017 and 2018). St. Norbert also boated the nation s top penalty kill at 91.5 percent. It is the fourth time the Green Knights have led the country in penalty killing, joining 2003, 2008 and 2011. St. Norbert outscored its opponents 51-13 during its 12-game winning streak to finish the season. All-American Boys: For the first time, St. Norbert had three players named first-team All- America by the American Hockey Coaches Association in the same season. Junior goaltender T.J. Black was a first-team selection for the second consecutive season. Senior defenseman Sean Campbell earned his first first-team honor after being a second-team choice in 2017. Senior forward Tanner Froese s All-America honor was his first. St. Norbert has had a first-team AHCA All-America choice for 21 consecutive seasons - a Division III record. Oh Captain My Captain!: Senior forward and captain Tanner Froese saved the best for last, with his performance at the Frozen Four leading to being named the tournament s Most Outstanding Player. Froese had two goals in the 4-3 national semifinal win over Colby, including a key shorthanded goal late in the second period. Froese then recorded the primary assist on all three goals in the 3-2 doubleovertime win over Salve Regina for the national championship. Froese joins B.J. O Brien (2010 and 2011), David Jacobson (2012) and Joe Perry (2014) as the tournament s Most Outstanding Players from St. Norbert. The award was reinstituted at the 2009 Frozen Four. Pung Patter: Junior forward Brad Pung cemented his name into St. Norbert hockey history with his goal at 9:48 of double overtime to beat Salve Regina 3-2 to claim the Green Knights fifth national championship. Pung, one of eight St. Norbert players to play in all 32 games this NCAA Championship Coaching Appearances Only nine coaches in NCAA Division III history have coached in at least three NCAA Division III championship games/series since the start of the NCAA Division III Tournament in 1984. St. Norbert head coach Tim Coghlin is tied for first all-time on the list with nine title game appearances, going 5-4 overall with two of the losses coming in overtime. Title Games Coach, School Title Game Record 9 Tim Coghlin, St. Norbert 5-4 9 Bill Beaney, Middlebury 8-1 5 Mike McShane, Norwich 4-1 3 Mark Mazzoleni, UW-Stevens Point 3-0 3 Bob Emery, Plattsburgh State 2-1 3 Ed Gosek, Oswego State 1-2 3 Joe Baldarotta, UW-Stevens Point 1-2 3 Chris Brooks, UW-Stevens Point 1-2 3 Steve Nelson, UW-Superior 0-3 Head Coach Tim Coghlin Education: Bachelor s degree in communications at UW-Stevens Point (1989); master s degree in education at UW-Stevens Point (1995). Playing Experience: Four-year letterman at UW-Stevens Point (1986-89); Milwaukee Admirals (1989); Fife Flyers, British Premier League (1991). Coaching Experience: Assistant coach at UW- Stevens Point (1991-93); head coach at St. Norbert (May 26, 1993 to present). Accolades: NCAA Division III Coach of the Year - 2008 & 2011. NCHA Coach of the Year - 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2016. Player Accolades: 4 Sid Watson Award winners; 39 All-Americans; 79 first-team All-NCHA selections; 120 Academic All-NCHA honorees. Coghlin s Head Coaching Record Year Overall NCHA Place NCAA 1993-94 10-9-1 n/a n/a 1994-95 9-14-4 5-12-3 6th 1995-96 12-13-3 10-8-2 4th 1996-97 21-9-1 16-4-0 1st Quarters 1997-98 27-6-0 17-3-0 1st Quarters 1998-99 25-5-3 12-2-2 1st Quarters 1999-2000 22-5-2 10-3-1 2nd 2000-01 18-8-3 9-4-1 3rd 2001-02 23-5-3 12-0-2 1st Quarters 2002-03 27-2-2 12-1-1 1st Semis 2003-04 27-3-2 11-2-1 1st Runner-Up 2004-05 24-3-3 12-0-2 1st Quarters 2005-06 25-5-2 10-2-2 1st Runner-Up 2006-07 25-4-2 10-3-1 T1st Semis 2007-08 27-1-4 10-0-4 1st Champion 2008-09 19-8-1 8-5-1 4th 2009-10 24-4-3 14-2-2 1st Runner-Up 2010-11 25-4-1 14-3-1 1st Champion 2011-12 21-5-5 10-4-2 1st Champion 2012-13 23-6-1 13-4-1 2nd Quarters 2013-14 28-3-1 16-2-0 1st Champion 2014-15 20-6-2 13-4-1 2nd 2015-16 25-4-2 17-2-1 T1st Runner-Up 2016-17 22-6-1 15-4-1 2nd Semis 2017-18 27-4-1 15-3-0 2nd Champion Totals 556-142-53 291-77-32 D3hockey.com Division III Top 15 Poll FINAL - March 27, 2018 Place School (1st-place) Pts. Record 1 St. Norbert (20) 300 27-4-1 2 Salve Regina 279 22-6-2 3 UW-Stevens Point 260 21-6-3 4 Adrian 237 24-6 5 Geneseo State 202 20-6-3 6 Colby 173 17-11-2 7 Hobart 166 18-6-5 8 Univ. of New England 147 20-6-3 9 Utica 140 21-5-1 10 Trinity 134 19-6-2 11 Oswego State 107 18-6-2 12 Nichols 76 18-9-3 13 Augsburg 67 19-10 14 Marian 53 20-8-1 15 Norwich 22 19-7-2 Others receiving votes: UW-Eau Claire 19, Endicott 9, Fitchburg State 5, Plymouth State 3, Buffalo State 1.
St. Norbert College Hockey The Last Time It Happened Weekend Sweep at St. Norbert: By SNC: Feb. 16-17, 2018 - vs. Lawrence (3-1, 3-1) By Opponent: Dec. 1-2, 2000 - vs. Norwich/Middlebury (5-2, 1-0) Weekend Sweep on the Road (both games must be true road games): By SNC: Jan. 5-6, 2018 - at Lake Forest/Aurora (7-0, 5-3) By Opponent: Jan. 19-20, 2018 - at Northland/St. Scholastica (5-4, 4-3) Overtime: SNC won: March 24, 2018 - vs. Salve Regina (3-2, 2ot) SNC lost: Jan. 26, 2018 - at Adrian (2-3) SNC tied: Nov. 24, 2017 - Manhattanville (2-2) Shutout: By SNC: Feb. 24, 2018 - Marian (3-0) - SNC goalie: T.J. Black By Opponent: Jan. 28, 2017 - at Concordia-Wis. (3-0) - CUW goalie: Nick Malvin Shutout in a NCHA Game: By SNC: Feb. 10, 2018 - Finlandia (6-0) - SNC goalies: Black, Bontorin, O Hara By Opponent: Jan. 28, 2017 - at Concordia-Wis. (3-0) - CUW goalie: Nick Malvin Win trailing after two periods: By SNC: March 3, 2018 - at Adrian (W 2-1/ot) - trailed 1-0 By Opponent: Jan. 26, 2018 - at Adrian (L 3-2/ot) - led 2-1 Scored 10 or more goals: By SNC: Nov. 8, 2014 - Finlandia (12-0) By Opponent: Feb. 27, 1993 - at Augsburg (13-2) Team scored five or more goals in a period: By SNC: Feb. 10, 2018 - Finlandia (first period, six goals, W 6-0) By Opponent: Nov. 12, 2011 - UW-River Falls (third period, five goals, T 5-5) Team recorded 50 or more shots on goal: By SNC: March 24, 2018 - vs. Salve Regina (50 shots) - 2 OT By Opponent: Mar. 20, 2010 - vs. Norwich (72 shots) - 2 OT Hat Trick: By SNC: Jan. 5, 2018 - Keegan Milligan at Lake Forest By Opponent: Oct. 28, 2011 - Kyle Heck, UW-Stevens Point SNC player scored four goals: Jan. 5, 2018 - Keegan Milligan at Lake Forest SNC player scored five points: Feb. 11, 2017 - Noah Nelson (2-5-7) and Steven Phillips (3-3-6) vs. St. Scholastica SNC player scored five assists: Feb. 11, 2017 - Noah Nelson vs. St. Scholastica Shorthanded Goal: By SNC: March 23, 2018 - Tanner Froese vs. Colby (W 4-3) By Opponent: March 24, 2018 - Cameron Russo, Salve Regina (W 3-2, 2ot) Goaltender Assist: By SNC: Jan. 27, 2018 - T.J. Black at Trine (W 5-1) By Opponent: Nov. 23, 2013 - Corey Koop, UW-Stout (W 4-2) Successful Penalty Shot: By SNC: Feb. 19, 2016 - Michael Hill vs. MSOE (W 4-0) By Opponent: March 7, 2015 - Kyle Brothers, Adrian (L 4-2) season, scored one of the biggest goals in program annals despite playing with a broken finger sustained the previous night in a national semifinal against Colby. Pung is one of just three players in St. Norbert history to score a goal in a double-overtime win. Noah Nelson scored to beat UMass- Boston 8-7 in a wild Frozen Four semifinal on March 25, 2016 in Lake Placid, N.Y. Jason Deitsch scored to beat UW-River Falls 3-2 in a NCHA Peters Cup Playoffs semifinal game on March 1, 2002 at Cornerstone Community Center. Black Bullets: St. Norbert junior goaltender T.J. Black finished the season second in Division III in goals against average at 1.44 and save percentage at.940. Black also set a St. Norbert season record for goaltender wins at 27. Black surpassed Kyle Jones 25 wins in the 2006-07 season. Black also has 12 career shutouts, which is third-most in school history. Jones had 25 from 2005-08, while David Jacobson posted 20 whitewashings from 2011-15. Coghlin Count: St. Norbert head coach Tim Coghlin owns a record of 556-142- 53 through 25 seasons. Coghlin is in 17th place all-time in wins for NCAA men s ice hockey coaches across all divisions. Coghlin s 556 wins surpassed legendary Michigan Tech coach John MacInnes 555-295-39 mark from 1957-82. MacInnes win total was the most in college hockey history at the time of his retirement. Coghlin is also only the seventh coach in college hockey history to be at least 400 games over.500. Coghlin joins Jerry York (primarily Boston College), Ron Mason (primarily Michigan State), Jack Parker (Boston Univ.), Red Berenson (Michigan), Bob Peters (Bemidji State) and Bob Emery (Plattsburgh State) as those who reached that plateau. The 2017-18 season marks the 11th time Coghlin has led the Green Knights to at least 25 wins in a season. According to available records, only two other coaches in Division III history have at least six such sea-
St. Norbert NCAA History Date Opponent Site Result 3/14/97 UW-Superior A W 2-0 3/15/97 UW-Superior A L 4-1 3/13/98 UW-Stevens Point H W 3-1 3/14/98 UW-Stevens Point H L 2-1 3/12/99 Middlebury H W 4-2 3/13/99 Middlebury H L 6-3 3/9/02 UW-Superior H T 4-4/OT 3/10/02 UW-Superior H L 4-2 3/15/03 UW-River Falls H W 5-2 3/21/03 Norwich A L 6-3 3/13/04 UW-River Falls H W 3-0 3/19/04 Plattsburgh State N W 4-1 3/20/04 Middlebury N L 1-0/OT 3/12/05 St. Thomas H L 3-2 3/11/06 UW-Superior H W 8-2 3/18/06 Hobart N W 5-4/OT 3/19/06 Middlebury N L 3-0 3/10/07 Bethel H W 4-1 3/17/07 Oswego State N L 4-3/OT 3/15/08 St. Thomas H W 2-1/OT 3/22/08 Norwich N W 3-0 3/23/08 Plattsburgh State N W 2-0 3/10/10 Adrian H W 4-3 3/13/10 Gustavus Adolphus H W 3-1 3/19/10 Oswego State N W 4-3 3/20/10 Norwich N L 2-1/2 OT 3/12/11 Hamline H W 4-0 3/25/11 Norwich N W 3-2 3/26/11 Adrian N W 4-3 3/7/12 St. Thomas H W 3-1 3/10/12 Gustavus Adolphus H W 4-1 3/16/12 Norwich N W 4-1 3/17/12 Oswego State N W 4-1 3/9/13 UW-Eau Claire H L 3-1 3/15/14 Adrian H W 7-2 3/21/14 Geneseo State N W 6-2 3/22/14 UW-Stevens Point N W 3-1 3/19/16 Augsburg H W 6-1 3/25/16 UMass-Boston N W 8-7/2 OT 3/26/16 UW-Stevens Point N L 5-1 3/18/17 Augsburg H W 4-3/OT 3/24/17 Trinity N L 3-2 3/17/18 Augsburg H W 5-2 3/23/18 Colby N W 4-3 3/24/18 Salve Regina N W 3-2/2 OT Record: 31-13-1 sons. Norwich s Mike McShane has seven, while Emery has six. Coghlin also has 31 NCAA Division III Tournament victories, which is second-most all-time. Only Middlebury s Bill Beaney possesses more with 33. Steady Study: St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin has directed the Green Knights to 22 consecutive seasons with at least 18 wins, dating back to the 1996-97 season. That streak is the longest such record in NCAA Division III hockey history. Coghlin is one of five coaches in Division III hockey history have posted at least 11 consecutive seasons with at least 18 wins. Plattsburgh State s Bob Emery had 17 consecutive seasons reaching the 18-win plateau from 1990 to 2006. Middlebury s Bill Beaney had 15 consecutive seasons with at least 18 wins from 1995 to 2010. Oswego State coach Ed Gosek had a 12-season streak with at least 18 wins begun in 2004 snapped in 2016 with a 14-11-2 overall record. St. Thomas Terry Skrypek had 11 consecutive seasons at the 18-win mark from 1988 to 1998. Overtime Observations: St. Norbert s 3-2 overtime win over Salve Regina on March 24 to win the NCAA Division III championship was its fourth overtime triumph this season, matching a school record set in 2007-08. This season marks the fourth time the Green Knights have won at least two overtime games in one year. The Green Knights won two each in 1995-96 and in 2013-14. The 2008, 2014 and 2018 seasons were national championship years. St. Norbert is now 25-13-47 alltime in overtime games. The Green Knights have won 10 of their last 11 overtime games not ending in a tie, the only blemish a 3-2 loss to Adrian on Jan. 26, 2018. Eastern Eavesdroppings: St. Norbert is 34-19-6 all-time against East Region opponents. The Green Knights played at least one game a season against an eastern foe for 18 years before not facing one in 2012-13 as well as 2013-14 Annual NCAA Division III Ice Hockey Champions Year Champion Second Third Fourth Site 2018 St. Norbert Salve Regina (Colby/UW-Stevens Point) Lake Placid, N.Y. 2017 Norwich Trinity (Adrian/St. Norbert) Utica, N.Y. 2016 UW-Stevens Point St. Norbert (Geneseo State/UMass-Boston) Lake Placid, N.Y. 2015 Trinity UW-Stevens Point (Adrian/Amherst) Minneapolis, Minn. 2014 St. Norbert UW-Stevens Point (Geneseo State/Oswego State) Lewiston, Maine 2013 UW-Eau Claire Oswego State (Utica/Norwich) Lake Placid, N.Y. 2012 St. Norbert Oswego State (Norwich/Amherst) Lake Placid, N.Y. 2011 St. Norbert Adrian (Norwich/Oswego State) Minneapolis, Minn. 2010 Norwich St. Norbert (Plattsburgh State/Oswego State) Lake Placid, N.Y. 2009 Neumann Gustavus Adolphus (Hobart/UW-Stout) Lake Placid, N.Y. 2008 St. Norbert Plattsburgh State (Norwich/Elmira) Lake Placid, N.Y. 2007 Oswego State Middlebury (St. Norbert/Manhattanville) Superior, Wis. 2006 Middlebury St. Norbert (Elmira/Hobart) Elmira, N.Y. 2005 Middlebury St. Thomas (New England College/Trinity) Middlebury, Vt. 2004 Middlebury St. Norbert (Norwich/Plattsburgh State) Northfield, Vt. 2003 Norwich Oswego State (St. Norbert/Middlebury) Northfield, Vt. 2002 UW-Superior Norwich (Plattsburgh State/Middlebury) Middlebury, Vt. 2001 Plattsburgh State RIT UW-Superior UW-River Falls Rochester, N.Y. 2000 Norwich St. Thomas Plattsburgh State UW-Superior Superior, Wis. 1999 Middlebury UW-Superior Norwich RIT Northfield, Vt. 1998 Middlebury UW-Stevens Point Plattsburgh State Augsburg Plattsburgh, N.Y. 1997 Middlebury UW-Superior St. John's Norwich Middlebury, Vt. 1996 Middlebury RIT UW-River Falls UW-Superior River Falls, Wis. 1995 Middlebury Fredonia State UW-River Falls UW-Superior Middlebury, Vt. 1994 UW-River Falls UW-Superior Fredonia State Salem State Superior, Wis. 1993 UW-Stevens Point UW-River Falls Elmira Plattsburgh State Maplewood, Minn. 1992 Plattsburgh State UW-Stevens Point Salem State UW-Superior Plattsburgh, N.Y. 1991 UW-Stevens Point MSU-Mankato Babson Elmira Elmira, N.Y. 1990 UW-Stevens Point Plattsburgh State (Babson/MSU-Mankato) Stevens Point, Wis. 1989 UW-Stevens Point RIT (Babson/Bemidji State) Rochester, N.Y. 1988 UW-River Falls Elmira (Babson/Bemidji State) Elmira, N.Y. 1987 Plattsburgh State* Oswego State St. Cloud State Bemidji State Plattsburgh, N.Y. 1986 Bemidji State Plattsburgh State* RIT MSU-Mankato Bemidji, Minn. 1985 RIT Bemidji State Union Plattsburgh State Schenectady, N.Y. 1984 Babson Union RIT Augsburg Rochester, N.Y. * - Result vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions
until beating Geneseo State 6-2 on March 21, 2014 at the NCAA Division III Frozen Four. St. Norbert then resumed facing an East Region foe with home-andhome series with Buffalo State in 2014-15 and 2015-16. The Green Knights went 2-1-1 in a home-andhome series Manhattanville in 2016-17 and 2017-18. St. Norbert is 23-11-4 all-time on East Region ice, which includes seven neutral-site visits to the Frozen Four in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016 and 2018 in Lake Placid, N.Y., in 2014 to Lewiston, Maine, and in 2017 to Utica, N.Y. The Green Knights are 17-8-3 alltime in the State of New York. The record includes five visits to the Frozen Four at Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid and one Frozen Four trip each to First Arena in Elmira and Memorial Auditorium in Utica. St. Norbert is 8-2 all-time at Herb Brooks Arena. The Green Knights are 14-3-2 alltime against the State University of New York Athletic Conference, including a 2-0 mark against Plattsburgh State, 1-0 against Geneseo State and a 2-2 ledger against Oswego State. St. Norbert is 4-1-1 all-time against Fredonia State and 5-0-1 against Buffalo State. St. Norbert is 7-6-3 all-time against the United Collegiate Hockey Conference (formerly known as the ECAC West) opposition (including games against now- Division I RIT and Mercyhurst), and is 4-6 all-time against the NESCAC (2-4 vs. Middlebury, 1-0 vs. Amherst and Colby and 0-1 vs. Trinity and Williams). The Green Knights are 2-0 alltime against the ECAC Northeast, also beating Fitchburg State in the 1994-95 season. The Green Knights are 1-0 against the Commonwealth Coast Conference. St. Norbert is 5-3 against the New England Hockey Conference (formerly known as ECAC East), going 3-3 against Norwich and 1-0 against UMass-Boston and Southern Maine. Poll Position: St. Norbert has been ranked in the USCHO.com Division III Poll for 303 consecutive polls. The Green Knights have been ranked in 341 of 347 polls conducted since its inception at the start of the 1998-99 season - the most of any school in Division III. During the 303-week stretch of being ranked, St. Norbert has been No. 1 for 98 weeks - ahead of Norwich s 85 for most all-time. St. Norbert was rated No. 1 in the 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2018 final polls. The Green Knights are 132-26-9 all-time when ranked No. 1 in the USCHO.com Poll. St. Norbert is 139-53-18 against teams ranked in the USCHO.com Poll under Tim Coghlin. The Green Knights are 5-6 all-time against the No. 1-ranked team and are 8-7-1 alltime when playing the No. 2- ranked team. St. Norbert was 10-1 against teams ranked in the USCHO.com All-Time NCAA Division III Tournament Wins St. Norbert finished the 2018 NCAA Division III Frozen Four having amassed the second-most wins in NCAA Tournament play in the 35-year history of the tournament. The Green Knights have totaled 31 wins in NCAA play, which trails only Middlebury s 34 for the most in tournament history. Teams with at least 20 NCAA Tournament wins are listed below. School Tournament Record Appearances Middlebury 34-7-2 14 St. Norbert 31-13-1 18 Norwich 29-14-2 17 UW-Stevens Point 27-16-3 14 UW-Superior 23-17-3 13 Plattsburgh State 22-22-8 22 RIT 22-15-4 12 UW-River Falls 22-12 11 St. Norbert Numbers SNC SPECIAL TEAMS Here s a game-by-game look at St. Norbert s special teams this season: Power Play Penalty Kill Game G-Ch Kills-Ch Concordia-Wis. 2-7 6-7 MSOE 3-6 5-5 Trine 2-4 4-4 Adrian 2-7 4-5 at UW-Eau Claire 0-3 3-3 at UW-Stevens Point 0-6 1-1 Manhattanville 2-4 2-3 Manhattanville 1-2 2-2 at Lawrence 0-7 3-5 at Marian 3-10 3-4 Augsburg 0-6 2-3 Augsburg 1-5 8-8 at MSOE 0-3 2-2 at Lake Forest 3-7 6-6 at Aurora 3-7 7-7 Marian 3-7 3-3 Lawrence 1-7 7-7 at Northland 0-6 4-4 at St. Scholastica 0-3 2-3 at Adrian 0-4 5-5 at Trine 1-7 3-3 St. Scholastica 1-4 4-4 Northland 1-4 4-4 at Finlandia 1-3 3-3 Finlandia 1-4 1-1 Lawrence 1-5 3-4 Lawrence 1-4 4-5 Marian 0-10 6-6 at Adrian 1-5 3-3 Augsburg 1-3 2-2 vs. Colby 0-2 3-4 vs. Salve Regina 2-4 3-3 Total 37-166 118-129 22.3% 91.5% SNC SCORING STREAKS Player Length Dates G-A-P Bates 6 1/5-1/20 5-2-7 Froese 6 1/5-1/20 2-7-9 Froese 6 11/3-11/11 3-7-10 Karakas 6 2/2-2/17 2-6-8 Phillips 6 1/27-2/16 3-4-7 Bates 5 2/2-2/16 2-5-7 Campbell 5 1/27-2/10 1-6-7 LeSage 5 2/17-3/23 0-6-6 Nicksic 5 1/5-1/19 2-5-7 Phillips 5 1/6-1/20 2-3-5 Sacco 5 1/26-2/9 3-3-6 Sacco 5 1/5-1/19 1-4-5 Bates 4 3/3-present 1-4-5 Bates 4 11/3-11/11 2-5-7 Christensen 4 1/26-2/3 2-3-5 Christensen 4 11/3-11/11 0-7-7 Davison 4 11/11-11/24 2-2-4 Froese 4 2/3-2/16 3-2-5 LeSage 4 12/2-1/13 2-5-7 Milligan 4 1/5-1/13 5-3-8 Phillips 4 2/24-3/23 1-3-4 Pung 4 2/2-2/10 1-4-5 Pung 4 1/13-1/26 2-2-4 Pung 4 11/3-11/11 4-0-4 Sacco 4 3/3-present 2-4-6 Sacco 4 11/3-11/11 1-3-4 Uchyn 4 1/2-1/12 1-4-5 Uchyn 4 11/24-12/2 2-2-4 Andrews 3 1/12-1/19 0-3-3 Black 3 2/2-2/10 2-2-4 Black 3 1/12-1/19 4-0-4 Campbell 3 1/13-1/20 0-3-3 Christensen 3 11/24-12/1 1-2-3 Davison 3 2/9-2/16 1-6-7 Davison 3 1/5-1/12 2-3-5 Nicksic 3 2/24-3/17 2-2-4 Milligan 3 11/10-11/17 1-2-3 Yates 3 1/26-2/9 2-4-6 Bold denotes current streak.
Poll this season (see info box on Page 2). Home Sweet Cornerstone: St. Norbert is 245-30-13 all-time at the Cornerstone Community Center, which includes a 9-4-1 mark there its first season in the building in 2000-01. St. Norbert is 225-22-10 in its last 257 games at the Cornerstone Community Center. The Green Knights were an enviable 16-0-1 at home this season, the only blemish a 2-2 tie with Manhattanville on Nov. 24. The Green Knights had a 25-game home winning streak - the secondlongest in NCAA Division III history - snapped with a 2-2 tie to Gustavus Adolphus on Nov. 4, 2011. St. Norbert also owns the NCAA Division III record with a 36-game home winning streak set Oct. 25, 2002 to Oct. 29, 2004. In the last 17 seasons, the Green Knights are a sparkling 236-25-12 at the Cornerstone, with three losses and one tie coming to national champion UW-Superior during the 2001-02 season. Under Tim Coghlin, St. Norbert is 324-52-19 at home, which includes games at Brown County Arena, Resch Center and De Pere Ice Arena. Tough After Two: St. Norbert had an 83-game unbeaten streak when leading after two periods snapped in a 3-2 overtime loss to Adrian on Jan. 26. The Green Knights were 81-0-2 since the semester break of the 2013-14 season when leading after two periods. Under Tim Coghlin, St. Norbert is an astounding 288-2-3 at home when up after two periods. St. Norbert had a home unbeaten streak when leading after two periods of 200 games (197-0-3) before it was snapped by UW-Stout in a 4-3 overtime loss on Feb. 7, 2009. The Green Knights also lost 5-4 to Lawrence on Dec. 7, 2013 when leading after two periods. At home, St. Norbert is 306-3-4 in school history when leading after two periods. The Green Knights' lone other loss when up after two periods on their own ice came on Nov. 18, 1989 in a 3-1 loss to Augsburg when St. Norbert lost a 1-0 lead. Gimme Five: St. Norbert saw a 273-game unbeaten streak when scoring at least five goals spanning nearly 19 years end in a 6-5 loss to UW-Stevens Point on Jan. 3, 2015. The Green Knights were 266-0-7 when scoring five goals since a 7-5 loss to Bemidji State in De Pere on Jan. 12, 1996. The Green Knights are 33-0 since that loss to Stevens Point, making them 299-1-7 over their last 307 games when scoring at least five goals in a game. St. Norbert is 6-29-6 in its last 41 games when allowing five goals or more dating back to the 1996-97 season. The last such win came in a wild 8-7 double-overtime win over UMass- Boston on March 25, 2016 at the NCAA Division III Frozen Four in Lake Placid, N.Y. The Green Knights have allowed five goals just 28 times in their last 493 games. St. Norbert has never allowed 10 goals in a game during Tim Coghlin s 747-game tenure. Western Wonders: The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association placed a representative in the NCAA Division III championship game 23 out of a possible 35 times. St. Norbert has made nine title game appearances, coming in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. Bemidji State did it twice (1985-86), UW-River Falls three times (1988, '93, '94), UW-Stevens Point six times (1989-93, '98), Mankato State once (1991), UW-Superior four times (1994, '97, '99, 2002) and UW-Eau Claire once (2013). NCHA teams have squared off for the national championship three times (1991 - Stevens Point vs. Mankato State, 1993 - Stevens Point vs. River Falls, 1994 - River Falls vs. Superior). UW-Stevens Point (1989, '90, '91, '93), UW-River Falls (1988, '94), Bemidji State (1986), UW-Superior (2002), St. Norbert (2008, 11, 12, 14, 18) and UW-Eau Claire (2013) have all won Division III national titles while playing under the NCHA banner. In 35 NCAA Division III Frozen Fours, the NCHA has placed a team among the final four 33 years - the most of any league. The NCHA did not advance a team through to the Frozen Four in 1984 and 2005. River Falls lost to Union in the 1984 quarterfinals and St. Norbert lost to St. Thomas in the 2005 quarterfinals. St. Norbert s 4-3 win over Adrian in the 2011 national championship game marked the first All-West Region final since 1994, when UW-River Falls beat UW-Superior 6-4 for the title. St. Norbert also defeated UW-Stevens Point 3-1 for the 2014 national title before the Pointers returned the favor with a 5-1 win over the Green Knights in 2016 in Lake Placid, N.Y. Most NCAA Division III Frozen Four Appearances Only nine programs have skated in at least six NCAA Division III Frozen Fours since the start of the NCAA Division III Tournament in 1984. St. Norbert has tied for the most-ever Frozen Fours, deadlocked with Norwich at 12 appearances. The Green Knights 12 appearances to the Frozen Four have all come in the last 16 years. Since making its first visit in 2003, St. Norbert has missed the Frozen Four just four times - in 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2015. Frozen Fours School Years in Frozen Four (years in bold indicate national titles) 12 St. Norbert 2003-04-06-07-08-10-11-12-14-16-17-18 12 Norwich 1997-99-2000-02-03-04-08-10-11-12-13-17 11 Middlebury 1995-96-97-98-99-2002-03-04-05-06-07 11 Plattsburgh State 1985-90-92-93-98-2000-01-02-04-08-10 10 UW-Stevens Point 1989-90-91-92-93-98-2014-15-16-18 9 UW-Superior 1992-94-95-96-97-99-2000-01-02 8 Oswego State 1987-2003-07-10-11-12-13-14 7 RIT 1984-85-86-89-96-99-2001 6 UW-River Falls 1988-93-94-95-96-2001
1 Kevin O Hara Sr. - Goaltender - 5-9 - 190 - Naperville, Ill. - St. Norbert JV (ACHA) 2017-18: Played in one game, not allowing a goal in 20 minutes in net. Made 10 saves in a relief effort in a 6-0 win over Finlandia on Feb. 10. Academic All-Northern Collegiate Hockey Association honoree. O Hara s Career Statistics Year GP Minutes GA GAA Saves Sv Pct. W-L-T 2015 did not see action 2016 did not see action 2017 did not see action 2018 1 20:00 0 0.00 10 1.00 0-0-0 Totals 1 20:00 0 0.00 10 1.00 0-0-0 O Hara s Career Bests Goals Allowed (Fewest Game): 0 (2/10/18 vs. Finlandia) Saves (Game): 10 (2/10/18 vs. Finlandia) Saves Percentage (Game): 1.000 (2/10/18 vs. Finlandia) First Career Win: n/a First Career Shutout: n/a 2 Alfred Johansson Sr. - Defense - 6-1 - 205 - Stockholm, Sweden - Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) 2017-18: In 28 games, scored nine assists for nine points. Totaled two assists for two points in 5-2 win over Augsburg in NCAA Division III quarterfinal on March 17, his first career multipoint game. Credited with secondary assist on game-winning goal in 3-2 double-overtime win over Salve Regina to win NCAA Division III championship. Also had single assists in 3-1 win over UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 17, in 3-1 win over Augsburg on Dec. 8, in 7-2 win over Marian on Jan. 12, in 4-1 win over St. Scholastica on Feb. 2, in 8-1 win over Finlandia on Feb. 9 and in 3-1 win over Lawrence on Feb. 17. Transferred from Marian after freshman year. Johansson s Career Statistics at St. Norbert 2016 28 2 6 8 8-16 0 0 0 2017 27 1 6 7 9-18 0 0 1 2018 28 0 9 9 3-9 0 0 0 Totals 83 3 22 25 20-43 0 0 1 Johansson s Career Bests at St. Norbert Goals: 1 (3 times, last 3/4/17 vs. Adrian) Assists: 2 (3/17/18 vs. Augsburg) Points: 2 (3/17/18 vs. Augsburg) Multi-Point Games: 1 First Career Goal: 11/7/15 vs. Lake Forest First Career Assist: 11/14/15 vs. Aurora
5 Nick LeSage Jr. - Defense - 6-0 - 190 - Green Bay, Wis. - Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) 2017-18: In 22 games, scored three goals and 15 assists for 18 points. Named to Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Harris Cup Playoffs All-Tournament Team. Academic All-NCHA selection. Scored two goals for two points in 6-0 win over Lawrence on Jan. 13. Netted one goal with one assist for two points in 6-2 win over Concordia-Wisconsin on Nov. 3. Had games with two assists for two points in 4-1 win over Marian on Dec. 2, in 7-0 win over Lake Forest on Jan. 5 and in 3-0 win over Marian in the NCHA Harris Playoffs semifinals on Feb. 24. LeSage s Career Statistics 2016 11 4 0 4 1-2 2 0 0 2017 10 0 3 3 1-2 0 0 0 2018 22 3 15 18 3-6 0 0 0 Totals 43 7 18 25 5-10 2 0 0 LeSage s Career Bests Goals: 2 (2 times, last 1/13/18 vs. Lawrence) Assists: 2 (4 times, last 2/24/18 vs. Marian) Points: 2 (7 times, last 2/24/18 vs. Marian) Multi-Goal Games: 2 Multi-Point Games: 7 First Career Goal: 11/28/15 vs. Buffalo State First Career Assist: 10/28/16 vs. Marian 6 Clay Van Diest Jr. - Defense - 6-1 - 205 - Helena, Mont. - Virden Oil Capitals (MJHL) 2017-18: In 20 games, scored one goal and one assist for two points. NCAA Elite 90 honoree at NCAA Division III Frozen Four. Academic All-Northern Collegiate Hockey Association selection. Potted only goal of season in 6-0 win over Finlandia on Feb. 10. Had lone assist in 4-0 win over Augsburg on Dec. 9. Van Diest s Career Statistics 2016 29 1 8 9 6-23 0 0 1 2017 26 2 4 6 4-8 0 1 0 2018 20 1 1 2 6-12 0 0 0 Totals 75 4 13 17 16-43 0 1 1 Van Diest s Career Bests Goals: 1 (4 times, last 2/10/18 vs. Finlandia) Assists: 2 (2 times, last 10/29/16 vs. Marian) Points: 3 (10/29/16 vs. Marian) Multi-Point Games: 3 First Career Goal: 1/16/16 vs. Finlandia First Career Assist: 11/20/15 vs. UW-Superior
8 Timmy Nicksic Fr. - Forward - 5-10 - 185 - Tomah, Wis. - Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) 2017-18: In 31 games, scored six goals and 12 assists for 18 points. Totaled one goal and one assist for two points in 5-2 win over Augsburg in NCAA Division III quarterfinal on March 17. Scored game-winning goal in 2-1 overtime win over Adrian to win NCHA Harris Cup Playoffs on March 3. Had one goal and two assists for three points in 7-2 win over Marian on Jan. 12. Also scored goals in 3-2 win over Lawrence on Dec. 1, in 5-4 loss to Northland on Jan. 19 and in 5-1 win over Trine on Jan. 27. Nicksic s Career Statistics 2018 31 6 12 18 11-22 0 0 1 Totals 31 6 12 18 11-22 0 0 1 Nicksic s Career Bests Goals: 1 (6 times, last 3/17/18 vs. Augsburg) Assists: 2 (1/12/18 vs. Marian) Points: 3 (1/12/18 vs. Marian) Multi-Point Games: 2 First Career Goal: 12/1/17 vs. Lawrence First Career Assist: 11/11/17 vs. Adrian 9 Dominick Sacco So. - Forward - 5-9 - 170 - Brooklyn, N.Y. - New York Jr. Aviators (NA3HL) 2017-18: In 31 games, scored 12 goals and 16 assists for 28 points. Scored in 22 of 31 games this season, tied with Tanner Froese for most on the team. Named to All-Tournament Team at NCAA Division III Frozen Four. Finished with three assists in 5-2 win over Augsburg in NCAA Division III quarterfinal on March 17. Scored one goal and one assist for two points in 3-1 win over Lawrence on Feb. 17. Tallied two assists for two points in 3-1 win over Augsburg on Dec. 8 and in 5-1 win over Trine on Jan. 27. Scored one goal each in 4-3 win over Colby on March 23 in Frozen Four semifinal and in 3-2 double-overtime win over Salve Regina on March 24 in national championship game. Sacco s Career Statistics 2017 26 7 8 15 12-24 2 0 2 2018 31 12 16 28 4-8 5 0 1 Totals 57 19 24 43 16-32 7 0 3 Sacco s Career Bests Goals: 1 (19 times, last 3/24/18 vs. Salve Regina) Assists: 3 (3/17/18 vs. Augsburg) Points: 3 (3/17/18 vs. Augsburg) Multi-Point Games: 7 First Career Goal: 10/29/16 vs. Marian First Career Assist: 11/4/16 vs. Lake Forest
10 Peter Bates Fr. - Forward - 5-11 - 180 - Evanston, Ill. - Janesville Jets (NAHL) 2017-18: In 32 games, scoring 11 goals and 17 assists for 28 points. Scored in 20 games this season. Named to Northern Collegiate Hockey Association All-Freshmen Team. Scored three assists for three points in 4-1 win over MSOE on Nov. 4. Scored two goals for two points in 4-3 loss to St. Scholastica on Jan. 20. Finished with one goal and one assist for two points in 3-0 win over Trine on Nov. 10, in 5-4 loss to Northland on Jan. 19, in 6-0 win over Finlandia on Feb. 10 and in 3-1 win over Lawrence on Feb. 16. Bates Career Statistics 2018 32 11 17 28 7-14 5 0 5 Totals 32 11 17 28 7-14 5 0 5 Bates Career Bests Goals: 2 (1/20/18 vs. St. Scholastica) Assists: 3 (11/4/17 vs. MSOE) Points: 3 (11/4/17 vs. MSOE) Multi-Goal Games: 1 Multi-Point Games: 6 First Career Goal: 11/10/17 vs. Trine First Career Assist: 11/3/17 vs. Concordia-Wis. 11 Jack Thomas Fr. - Defenseman - 6-2 - 195 - Calgary, Alberta - Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) 2017-18: In four games, scored three assists for three points. Netted all three of his assists on the season in 7-0 win over Lake Forest on Jan. 5. Thomas Career Statistics 2018 4 0 3 3 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 4 0 3 3 0-0 0 0 0 Thomas Career Bests Goals: n/a Assists: 3 (1/5/18 vs. Lake Forest) Points: 3 (1/5/18 vs. Lake Forest) Multi-Point Games: 1 First Career Goal: n/a First Career Assist: 1/5/18 vs. Lake Forest
12 Keegan Milligan Fr. - Forward - 6-0 - 205 - Emerald Park, Saskatchewan - Nipawin Hawks (SJHL) 2017-18: In 32 games, scored 12 goals and 13 assists for 25 points. Named to Northern Collegiate Hockey Association All-Freshmen Team. Pumped in four goals for four points in 7-0 win over Lake Forest on Jan. 5. Had one goal and one assist for two points in 6-2 win over Concordia-Wisconsin on Nov. 3, in 2-2 tie with Manhattanville on Nov. 24, in 4-0 win over Augsburg on Dec. 9, in 7-2 win over Marian on Jan. 12, in 5-1 win over Trine on Jan. 27 and in 6-0 win over Finlandia on Feb. 10. Milligan s Career Statistics 2018 32 12 13 25 3-6 5 0 1 Totals 32 12 13 25 3-6 5 0 1 Milligan s Career Bests Goals: 4 (1/5/18 vs. Lake Forest) Assists: 1 (13 times, last 2/24/18 vs. Marian) Points: 4 (1/5/18 vs. Lake Forest) Multi-Goal Games: 1 Multi-Point Games: 7 First Career Goal: 11/3/17 vs. Concordia-Wisconsin First Career Assist: 11/3/17 vs. Concordia-Wisconsin 14 Tyler Andrews Jr. - Defense - 6-2 - 205 - Anchorage, Alaska - Kenai River Brown Bears (NAHL) 2017-18: In 27 games, scored two goals and eight assists for 10 points. Scored two assists for two points in 3-1 win over Lawrence on Feb. 17. Scored single goals in 3-1 win over Augsburg on Dec. 8 and in 8-1 win over Finlandia on Feb. 9. Andrews Career Statistics 2016 27 1 9 10 6-12 0 0 0 2017 22 2 7 9 9-19 0 0 0 2018 27 2 8 10 6-12 0 0 1 Totals 76 5 24 29 21-42 0 0 1 Andrews Career Bests Goals: 1 (5 times, last 2/9/18 vs. Finlandia) Assists: 2 (4 times, last 2/17/18 vs. Lawrence) Points: 2 (5 times, last 2/17/18 vs. Lawrence) Multi-Point Games: 5 First Career Goal: 3/25/16 vs. UMass-Boston First Career Assist: 11/6/15 vs. Lake Forest
15 Tanner Froese Sr. - Forward - 6-0 - 185 - Estevan, Saskatchewan - Estevan Bruins (SJHL) 2017-18: Captain. In 32 games, scored 14 goals and 20 assists for 34 points all team-high totals. Scored in 22 games this season, tied with Dominick Sacco for most on the team. Selected Frozen Four s Most Outstanding Player. First-team AHCA All-America honoree. All-Northern Collegiate Hockey Association selection for second consecutive season. Named to NCHA Harris Cup Playoffs All-Tournament Team. Pumped in two goals, including one shorthanded, in 4-3 win over Colby in NCAA national semifinal on March 23. Registered three assists in 3-2 double-overtime win over Salve Regina for NCAA national championship on March 24. Scored three points on one goal and two assists in 4-1 win over MSOE on Nov. 4. Had three assists for three points in 6-0 win over Lawrence on Jan. 13. Scored one goal and one assist for two points in 4-1 win over Marian on Dec. 2 and in 8-1 win over Finlandia on Feb. 9. Had twoassist games in 6-2 win over Concordia-Wisconsin on Nov. 3, in 4-3 overtime win over Adrian on Nov. 11 and in 4-3 loss to St. Scholastica on Jan. 20. Froese s Career Statistics 2015 26 8 8 16 1-2 3 0 1 2016 30 7 13 20 1-2 2 1 0 2017 29 13 9 22 4-8 3 2 2 2018 32 14 20 34 5-10 2 1 3 Totals 117 42 50 92 11-22 10 4 6 Froese s Career Bests Goals: 2 (3 times, last 3/23/18 vs. Colby) Assists: 3 (4 times, last 3/24/18 vs. Salve Regina) Points: 3 (8 times, last 3/24/18 vs. Salve Regina) Multi-Goal Games: 3 Multi-Point Games: 20 First Career Goal: 11/7/14 vs. Finlandia First Career Assist: 11/8/14 vs. Finlandia 16 Luke Karakas Sr. - Forward - 5-10 - 190 - Green Bay, Wis. - Neepawa Natives (MJHL) 2017-18: In 31 games, scored four goals and 10 assists for 14 points. Scored three assists for three points in 8-1 win over Finlandia on Dec. 9. Scored single goals in 2-1 win over UW- Stevens Point on Nov. 18, in consecutive 3-1 wins over Lawrence on Feb. 16-17 and in 5-2 win over Augsburg in NCAA Division III quarterfinal on March 17. Transferred from UW-Superior after freshman year. Karakas Career Statistics at St. Norbert 2016 3 0 0 0 2-4 0 0 0 2017 25 2 9 11 9-18 0 0 0 2018 31 4 10 14 12-24 0 0 1 Totals 58 6 19 25 23-46 0 0 1 Karakas Career Bests at St. Norbert Goals: 1 (6 times, last 3/17/18 vs. Augsburg) Assists: 3 (2/9/18 vs. Finlandia) Points: 3 (2/9/18 vs. Finlandia) Multi-Point Games: 2 First Career Goal: 11/12/16 vs. Aurora First Career Assist: 10/28/16 vs. Marian
17 Roman Uchyn Jr. - Forward - 6-0 - 195 - Chicago, Ill. - Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) 2017-18: In 30 games, scored nine goals and nine assists for 18 points. Scored one goal and one assist for two points in 5-1 win over Trine on Jan. 27 and in 6-0 win over Finlandia on Feb. 10. Netted two assists for two points in 7-0 win over Lake Forest on Jan. 5. Uchyn s Career Statistics 2016 29 13 7 20 12-27 5 0 1 2017 28 11 9 20 5-10 5 0 3 2018 29 9 9 18 11-22 4 0 0 Totals 86 33 25 58 28-56 14 0 4 Uchyn s Career Bests Goals: 2 (1/29/16 vs. Concordia-Wis.) Assists: 2 (3 times, last 1/5/18 vs. Lake Forest) Points: 2 (10 times, last 2/10/18 vs. Finlandia) Multi-Goal Games: 1 Multi-Point Games: 10 First Career Goal: 11/6/15 vs. Lake Forest First Career Assist: 12/5/15 vs. Lawrence 18 Romain Wild Fr. - Forward - 5-10 - 165 - Mex, Switzerland - Okanagan HC Europe (USPHL) 2017-18: Has not played this season. 19 William Yates Fr. - Forward - 6-1 - 195 - Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. - New Jersey Hitmen (USPHL) 2017-18: In 26 games, has five goals and nine assists for 14 points. Totaled two goals and two assists for four points in 8-1 win over Finlandia on Feb. 9. Scored single goals in 3-2 win over Lawrence on Dec. 1, in 3-1 win over Augsburg on Dec. 8 and in 5-3 win over Aurora on Jan. 6. Yates Career Statistics 2018 26 5 9 14 8-16 0 0 1 Totals 26 5 9 14 8-16 0 0 1 Yates Career Bests Goals: 2 (2/9/18 vs. Finlandia) Assists: 2 (2/9/18 vs. Finlandia) Points: 4 (2/9/18 vs. Finlandia) Multi-Goal Games: 1 Multi-Point Games: 1 First Career Goal: 12/1/17 vs. Lawrence First Career Assist: 11/18/17 vs. UW-Stevens Point
20 Steven Phillips Jr. - Forward - 6-2 - 230 - Green Bay, Wis. - Neepawa Natives (MJHL) 2017-18: Assistant captain. In 32 games, scored nine goals and 12 assists for 21 points. Scored a point in 20 games this season, third-highest on the team. Has team-high five game-winning goals, coming in 6-2 win over Concordia-Wisconsin on Nov. 3, in 3-1 win over UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 17, in 5-1 win over Trine on Jan. 27, in 4-1 win over St. Scholastica on Feb. 2 and in 3-0 win over Marian in NCHA Harris Cup Playoffs semifinal on Feb. 24. Scored two assists for two points in 8-1 win over Finlandia on Feb. 9. Phillips Career Statistics 2016 31 7 5 12 5-10 1 0 1 2017 29 9 10 19 9-21 0 0 1 2018 32 9 12 21 4-8 1 1 5 Totals 92 25 27 52 18-39 2 1 7 Phillips Career Bests Goals: 3 (2/11/17 vs. St. Scholastica) Assists: 3 (2/11/17 vs. St. Scholastica) Points: 6 (2/11/17 vs. St. Scholastica) Multi-Goal Games: 1 Multi-Point Games: 6 First Career Goal: 10/30/15 vs. Marian First Career Assist: 11/13/15 vs. Aurora 21 Chris Rygus Sr. - Defense - 6-4 - 220 - Mississauga, Ontario - Penticton Vees (BCHL) 2017-18: In 32 games, scored two goals and nine assists for 11 points. Had one goal and one assist for two points in 6-0 win over Finlandia on Feb. 10. Scored two assists for two points in 3-0 win over Marian in NCHA Harris Cup Playoffs semifinal on Feb. 24. Tallied other goal in 5-2 win over Augsburg in NCAA Division III Tournament quarterfinal on March 7. Rygus Career Statistics 2015 26 0 3 3 9-18 0 0 0 2016 31 3 5 8 12-24 0 0 2 2017 28 3 2 5 9-18 0 0 1 2018 32 2 10 11 22-58 0 0 1 Totals 117 8 20 27 52-118 0 0 4 Rygus Career Bests Goals: 1 (8 times, last 3/17/18 vs. Augsburg) Assists: 2 (2/24/18 vs. Marian) Points: 2 (2 times, last 2/24/18 vs. Marian) Multi-Point Games: 2 First Career Goal: 10/30/15 vs. Marian First Career Assist: 11/28/14 vs. Buffalo State
22 Steven Mather Fr. - Forward - 6-0 - 210 - Issaquah, Wash. - Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL) 2017-18: In 12 games, scored four goals for four points. Tallied single goals in 7-0 win over Lake Forest on Jan. 5, in 6-0 win over Lawrence on Jan. 13, in 5-0 win over Northland on Feb. 3 and in 8-1 win over Finlandia on Feb. 9. Mather s Career Statistics 2018 12 4 0 4 3-6 1 0 1 Totals 12 4 0 4 3-6 1 0 1 Mather s Career Bests Goals: 1 (4 times, last 2/9/18 vs. Finlandia) Assists: n/a Points: 1 (4 times, last 2/9/18 vs. Finlandia) Multi-Point Games: 0 First Career Goal: 1/5/18 vs. Lake Forest First Career Assist: n/a 23 Kurt Black So. - Forward - 6-1 - 200 - Lake Country, British Columbia - Surrey Eagles (BCHL) 2017-18: In 31 games, scored nine goals and four assists for 13 points. Has four power-play goals and three game-winning goals. Scored two goals for two points in 7-2 win over Marian on Jan. 12. Had one goal and one assist for two points in 5-0 win over Northland on Feb. 3. Black s Career Statistics 2017 27 3 5 8 8-16 1 0 2 2018 29 9 4 13 12-24 4 0 3 Totals 58 12 9 21 20-40 5 0 5 Black s Career Bests Goals: 2 (1/12/18 vs. Marian) Assists: 1 (9 times, last 2/10/18 vs. Finlandia) Points: 2 (2 times, last 2/3/18 vs. Northland) Multi-Goal Games: 1 Multi-Point Games: 2 First Career Goal: 11/25/16 vs. Manhattanville First Career Assist: 11/4/16 vs. Lake Forest
24 Logan Froberg Fr. - Forward - 5-9 - 180 - Green Bay, Wis. - Minnesota Iron Rangers (SIJHL) 2017-18: In four games, scored one goal for one point. Posted lone goal of season in 8-1 win over Finlandia on Feb. 9. Froberg s Career Statistics 2018 4 1 0 1 0-0 1 0 0 Totals 4 1 0 1 0-0 1 0 0 Froberg s Career Bests Goals: 1 (2/9/18 vs. Finlandia) Assists: n/a Points: 1 (2/9/18 vs. Finlandia) Multi-Point Games: 0 First Career Goal: 2/9/18 vs. Finlandia First Career Assist: n/a 25 Sean Campbell Sr. - Defense - 6-1 - 195 - Holt, Mich. - Michigan Warriors (NAHL) 2017-18: In 32 games, scored two goals and 15 assists for 17 points. First-team AHCA All- America choice. All-Northern Collegiate Hockey Association selection for second consecutive season. Scored three assists for three points in 5-1 win over Trine on Jan. 27. Had one goal and one assist for two points in 4-1 win over MSOE on Nov. 4. Netted two assists for two points in 5-3 win at Aurora on Jan. 6. Scored single goal in 4-1 win over St. Scholastica on Feb. 2. Campbell s Career Statistics 2015 24 2 7 9 4-8 1 0 0 2016 28 4 5 9 13-26 1 1 2 2017 29 7 7 14 11-22 3 0 1 2018 32 2 15 17 13-26 1 1 0 Totals 113 15 34 49 41-82 6 2 3 Campbell s Career Bests Goals: 1 (15 times, last 2/2/18 vs. St. Scholastica) Assists: 3 (1/27/18 vs. Trine) Points: 3 (1/27/18 vs. Trine) Multi-Point Games: 8 First Career Goal: 11/8/14 vs. Finlandia First Career Assist: 11/7/14 vs. Finlandia