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 Preview No. 1 St. Norbert College (2-0) vs. Trine Univ. (0-4) Fri., Nov. 10 - Cornerstone Community Center (1,674) - De Pere, Wis. - 7 p.m. No. 1 St. Norbert College vs. No. 2 Adrian College (2-0) Sat., Nov. 11 - Cornerstone Community Center (1,674) - De Pere, Wis. - 7 p.m. Weekend Overview: St. Norbert continues its four-game homestand to open the season with a pair of games against Trine and Adrian. The matchup against Adrian features the top-two ranked teams in the USCHO.com Division III Poll. Broadcast: The games will be on the video streamed Webcast with Tim Derozier on the call at http://portal.stretchinternet.com/snc/ The Series: This is the first meeting between St. Norbert and Trine. St. Norbert leads Adrian 8-6 in an all-time series that began during the 2009-10 season. The Bulldogs have won six of the last 11 meetings in the series after the Green Knights won the first three games. St. Norbert won all three meet- 2017-2018 NCHA Standings Team W-L-T Points Overall St. Scholastica................3-1-0.............6.............3-1-0 St. Norbert....................2-0-0.............4.............2-0-0 Adrian......................2-0-0.............4.............2-0-0 Northland....................1-2-1.............3.............1-2-1 Concordia-Wis................1-1-0.............2.............3-1-0 Lake Forest..................1-1-0.............2.............2-2-0 Lawrence.....................1-1-0.............2.............1-1-0 Marian.......................1-1-0.............2.............1-1-0 MSOE........................1-1-0.............2.............3-1-0 Aurora.......................0-1-1.............1.............0-2-2 Finlandia.....................0-2-0.............0.............0-2-0 Trine.........................0-2-0.............0.............0-4-0 Games on Friday, Nov. 10 Adrian at Finlandia, 6:15 p.m. * Trine at St. Norbert, 7 p.m. * Marian at Lake Forest, 7 p.m. * Lawrence at Aurora, 7 p.m. * Northland at MSOE, 7 p.m. * St. Scholastica at Concordia, 7 p.m. * Games on Saturday, Nov. 11 Marian at Aurora, 3 p.m. * Trine at Finlandia, 4 p.m. * Northland at Concordia, 4 p.m. * St. Scholastica at MSOE, 4 p.m. * Lawrence at Lake Forest, 5 p.m. * Adrian at St. Norbert, 7 p.m. * * - NCHA game 2017-2018 Results Date Opponent Result N 3 Concordia-Wis. * W 6-2 N 4 MSOE * (15) W 4-1 N 10 Trine * 7 p.m. N 11 Adrian * (2) 7 p.m. N 17 at UW-Eau Claire 7 p.m. N 18 at UW-Stevens Point 7 p.m. N 24 Manhattanville 7 p.m. N 25 Manhattanville 5 p.m. D 1 at Lawrence * 7 p.m. D 2 at Marian * 7 p.m. D 8 Augsburg 7 p.m. D 9 Augsburg 4 p.m. J 2 at MSOE 7 p.m. J 5 at Lake Forest * 7 p.m. J 6 at Aurora * 7 p.m. J 12 Marian * 7 p.m. J 13 Lawrence * 7 p.m. J 19 at Northland * 7 p.m. J 20 at St. Scholastica * 5 p.m. J 26 at Adrian * 6 p.m. J 27 at Trine * 3 p.m. F 2 St. Scholastica * 7 p.m. F 3 Northland * 7 p.m. F 9 at Finlandia * 6:15 p.m. F 10 Finlandia * 7 p.m. F 16-17 NCHA Quarterfinals TBA F 24 NCHA Semifinals TBA M 3 NCHA Harris Cup Final TBA M 10 NCAA First Round TBA M 17 NCAA Quarterfinals TBA M 23-24 NCAA Frozen Four ^ TBA * - NCHA regular-season game; ^ - 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:.....231-30-12 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:..531-138-52 (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:........567-213-53 All-Time NCHA Record:..........280-74-32 NCHA Championships:.................15............... (1997-99,2002-08,10-12,14,16) NCHA Playoffs Championships:.........13... (1998,99,2003,04,05,07,08,10,11,12,13,14,17) NCAA Tournament Appearances:........17................(1997-99,2002-08,10-14,16-17) NCAA Frozen Four Appearances:........11...........(2003,04,06,07,08,10,11,12,14,16,17) NCAA Championships:...............Four............................(2008,11,12,14) USCHO.com Division III Top 15 Poll #3 - Nov. 6, 2017 Place School (1st-place) Pts. Record 1 St. Norbert (16) 296 2-0 2 Adrian (4) 283 2-0 3 Norwich 219 2-1 4 Augsburg 216 4-0 5 Trinity 212 0-0 6 UW-Stevens Point 204 3-1 7 Utica 162 3-0 8 Geneseo State 161 3-1 9 Oswego State 138 2-1 10 Hobart 129 3-1 11 UW-Eau Claire 97 3-1 12 Hamilton 76 0-0 13 Plattsburgh State 67 2-1 14 Endicott 59 2-1 15 MSOE 26 3-1 Others receiving votes: St. Scholastica 13, Brockport State 10, St. John s 6, UMass-Boston 6, Colby 5, Salem State 5, New England College 3, Nichols 3, Salve Regina 3, Manhattanville 1. ings with Adrian last season, with all three games played in Adrian, Mich. The Coaches: St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin (UW-Stevens Point, 1989) is 531-138-52 in his 25th season in De Pere. The Green Knights are 386-68-35 in the last 17-plus seasons. Coghlin s eight NCAA championship game appearances and four national championships are the second most in Division III history. Coghlin was the captain of UW-Stevens Point s first national championship team in 1989. Trine coach Alex Todd (Union, 2001) is 0-4 in his first season in Angola. He was 114-78-21 in eight seasons at Castleton State to give him a career record of 114-82-21. Adrian coach Adam Krug (Adrian, 2012) is 70-15-6 in his fourth season in Adrian. About the Green Knights: St. Norbert enters the weekend 2-0 overall and in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association. The Green Knights, ranked No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division III Poll, topped Concordia-Wisconsin 6-2 and MSOE 4-1 this past weekend in De Pere. Senior forward Tanner Froese leads the Green Knights in scoring with one goal and four assists for five points. Junior forward Riley Christensen and freshman forward Peter Bates both have four assists for four points. Junior forward Brad Pung has two goals for two points. Junior goaltender T.J. Black is 2-0 with a 1.50 goals against average and.925 save percentage. St. Norbert is 5-for-13 (38.5 percent) on the power play and is 11- for-12 (91.7 percent) on the penalty kill this season. About the Thunder: First-year program Trine enters the game 0-4 overall and 0-2 in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association. The Thunder, located in Angola, Ind., lost at Marian 9-2 and at Lawrence 6-2 last weekend. Senior forward Lucas Bombardier has two goals and two assists for four points. Sophomore forward Tanner Bennett has two goals for two points. Freshmen forwards Carmine Taffo and Corey Robertson each have two assists for two points. Sophomore goaltender Brett Young is 0-4 with a 4.54 goals against average and.875 save percentage. Freshman Aaron Brickman is 0-0 with a 9.54 goals against average and.750 save percentage. Trine is 2-for-22 (9.1 percent) on the power play and is 28-for-37 (75.7 percent) on the penalty kill this season. About the Bulldogs: Adrian enters Friday s game at Finlandia with a 2-0 record overall and in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association. The Bulldogs, ranked No. 2 in the USCHO.com Division III Poll, won 5-1 at Lawrence and won 5-0 at Marian St. Norbert in No. 1 vs. No. 2 Games St. Norbert has played in 12 No. 1 vs. No. 2 games as determined by the USCHO.com Division III Poll ranking. The Green Knights have played in seven games as the No. 1-ranked team, and five games as the No. 2-rated squad. Results of those games are listed below. Date Opponent SNC Rank Opp. Rank Site Score 3/21/03 Norwich 1 2 A L 6-3 3/20/04 Middlebury 1 2 N L 1-0/ot 3/19/06 Middlebury 2 1 N L 3-0 3/23/08 Plattsburgh State 1 2 N W 2-0 3/25/11 Norwich 1 2 N W 3-2 11/22/13 UW-Eau Claire 2 1 H W 5-2 1/31/14 Adrian 2 1 H W 11-1 2/1/14 Adrian 2 1 H L 4-1 1/22/16 Adrian 1 2 H L 5-4 1/23/16 Adrian 1 2 H W 2-1 3/5/16 Adrian 1 2 A L 4-1 11/19/16 UW-Stevens Point 2 1 H W 5-3
last weekend. Senior forward Kyle Brothers leads the Bulldogs in scoring with two goals and three assists for five points. Senior forwards Taylor McCloy and Austin Rust each have two goals and one assist for three points. Junior defenseman Cory Dunn and sophomore forward Dino Balsamo each have three assists for three points. Junior goaltender Kevin Entmaa is 2-0 with a 0.50 goals against average and.972 save percentage. Adrian is 3-for-11 (27.3 percent) on the power play and is 6-for-6 (100.0 percent) on the penalty kill this season. Coghlin Count: St. Norbert head coach Tim Coghlin owns a record of 531-137- 52 in his 25th season. Coghlin is in 21st place all-time in wins for NCAA men s ice hockey coaches in all divisions. Coghlin is three wins ahead of current Mercyhurst coach Rick Gotkin, who currently has a record of 528-390-86. Retired Minnesota State-Mankato coach Don Brose is 20th all-time with a career record of 536-335-79 from 1970-2000. Retired Army coach Jack Riley and retired Bowdoin coach Terry Meagher are tied for 18th all-time with 542 wins apiece. Coghlin earned his 500 career wins in just 680 games. That mark is the third-fastest to 500 wins in NCAA hockey history. Only UMass-Dartmouth s John Rolli (658 games) and Bemidji State s Bob Peters (677 games) have reached 500 games more quickly. According to research by the St. Norbert sports information office, no other NCAA hockey coaches have ever reached 500 wins in less than 700 games. Home Sweet Cornerstone: St. Norbert is 231-30-12 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 211-22-9 in its last 242 games at the Cornerstone Community Center. 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 16-plus seasons, the Green Knights are a sparkling 222-25-11 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 310-52-18 at home, which includes games at Brown County Arena, Resch Center and De Pere Ice Arena. Only two visiting teams have won at least two games at the Cornerstone Community Center in the same season. Superior won three times in 2001-02 and UW-Eau Claire won twice in 2012-13. Both of those teams went on to win the NCAA Division III national championship. Poll Position: St. Norbert has been ranked in the USCHO.com Division III Poll for 287 consecutive polls. The Green Knights have been ranked in 325 of 331 polls conducted since its inception at the start of the 1998-99 season - the most of any school in Division III. During the 287-week stretch of being ranked, St. Norbert has been No. 1 for 88 weeks - surpassing Norwich s 85 for most all-time. St. Norbert was rated No. 1 in the 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2014 final polls. The Green Knights are 116-23-8 all-time when ranked No. 1 in the USCHO.com Poll. St. Norbert is 130-52-18 against teams ranked in the USCHO.com Poll under Tim Coghlin. The Green Knights are 4-5 all-time against the No. 1-ranked team and are 7-7-1 alltime when playing the No. 2- ranked team. Tough After Two: St. Norbert has a 75-game unbeaten streak when leading after two 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; 36 All-Americans; 79 first-team All-NCHA selections; 115 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 2-0-0 2-0-0 Totals 531-138-52 280-74-32 D3hockey.com Division III Top 15 Poll #3 - Nov. 6, 2017 Place School (1st-place) Pts. Record 1 Adrian (14) 291 4-0 2 St. Norbert (5) 281 2-0 3 Trinity (1) 255 0-0 4 Norwich 234 2-1 5 UW-Stevens Point 207 3-1 6 Hobart 170 3-1 7 Hamilton 156 0-0 8 Geneseo State 153 3-1 9 Oswego State 141 2-1 10 Augsburg 138 4-0 11 Utica 116 3-0 12 UW-Eau Claire 81 3-1 13 Endicott 79 2-1 14 Plattsburgh State 41 2-1 15 St. John s 18 4-0 Others receiving votes: MSOE 16, Concordia-Wis. 5, Plymouth State 3, Amherst 3, Williams 3, New England College 2, Salve Regina 2, St. Scholastica 2, Brockport State 1, Manhattanville 1, UMass-Boston 1.
St. Norbert College Hockey The Last Time It Happened Weekend Series Sweep at St. Norbert: By SNC: Nov. 3-4, 2017 - vs. Concordia-Wis./MSOE (6-2, 4-1) By Opponent: Dec. 1-2, 2000 - vs. Norwich/Middlebury (5-2, 1-0) Weekend Series Sweep on the Road (both games must be true road games): By SNC: Jan. 20-21, 2017 - at Adrian (3-1, 4-2) By Opponent: Jan. 30-31, 2015 - at Adrian (4-2, 6-4) Overtime: SNC won: March 18, 2017 - Augsburg (4-3) SNC lost: Jan. 28, 2012 - UW-River Falls (4-5) SNC tied: Dec. 2, 2016 - at Lawrence (1-1) Shutout: By SNC: Feb. 25, 2017 - St. Scholastica (4-0) - 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, 2017 - St. Scholastica (2-0) - SNC goalie: T.J. Black By Opponent: Jan. 28, 2017 - at Concordia-Wis. (3-0) - CUW goalie: Nick Malvin Win trailing after two periods: By SNC: Nov. 13, 2015 - at Aurora (W 4-1) - trailed 1-0 By Opponent: Dec. 7, 2013 - Lawrence (L 5-4) - led 3-1 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: Jan. 13, 2017 - at Finlandia (third period, five goals, W 7-1) 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: Dec. 2, 2016 - at Lawrence (50 shots) By Opponent: Mar. 20, 2010 - vs. Norwich (72 shots) - 2 OT Hat Trick: By SNC: Feb. 11, 2017 - Steven Phillips vs. St. Scholastica By Opponent: Oct. 28, 2011 - Kyle Heck, UW-Stevens Point SNC player scored four goals: Feb. 14, 2014 - Michael Hill vs. Northland 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: Nov. 3, 2017 - Steven Phillips vs. Concordia-Wis. (W 6-2) By Opponent: Nov. 3, 2017 - Brett Garvey, Concordia-Wis. (W 6-2) Goaltender Assist: By SNC: Nov. 19, 2016 - T.J. Black vs. UW-Stevens Point (W 5-3) 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) periods, going 73-0-2 since the semester break of the 2013-14 season. Under Tim Coghlin, St. Norbert is an astounding 278-2-3 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 296-3-4 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 24-0 since that loss to Stevens Point, making them 290-1-7 over their last 298 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 only five wins came in a 9-5 win over St. Scholastica on Feb. 20, 1999, a 7-5 win over UW-Stout on Nov. 30, 2001, an 8-5 win over UW- Stout on Jan. 14, 2005, a 7-5 win over UW-Stevens Point on Feb. 3, 2007, a 7-5 win over Gustavus Adolphus on Oct. 31, 2008 and a wild 8-7 doubleovertime 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 27 times in their last 465 games. St. Norbert has never allowed 10 goals in a game during Tim Coghlin s 719-game tenure.
2017-2018 St. Norbert Hockey Game Summaries Game #1 (Nov. 3) Cornerstone Community Center (811) No. 1 St. Norbert 6, Concordia-Wis. 2 CUW 0 1 1-2 SN 1 2 3-6 1st: SN - Uchyn 1 (Milligan, Christensen), 16:20 2nd: SN - Milligan 1 (Christensen, LeSage), PPG, 1:40 CUW - Hahn 1 (Ferner, Garvey), PPG, 8:53 SN - Phillips 1 (Karakas), SHG, 16:40 3rd: CUW - Garvey 2 (Gauld, Ferner), SHG, 2:42 SN - Pung 1 (Sacco, Froese), PPG, 3:13 SN - LeSage 1 (Christensen, Rygus), 5:40 SN - K. Black 1 (Froese, Bates), 7:40 Penalties: CUW 7-14, SN 7-14 Power Play: CUW 1-7, SN 2-7 Saves: Malvin (CUW) 8-2-1-11 (47:40) Romanuik (CUW) x-x-5-5 (12:20) Black (SN) 1-4-7-12 (60:00) Game #2 (Nov. 4) Cornerstone Community Center (933) No. 1 St. Norbert 4, No. 15 MSOE 1 MSOE 0 0 1-1 SN 2 2 0-4 1st: SN - Sacco 1 (Bates, Campbell), PPG, 2:51 SN - Froese 1 (Christensen, Phillips), 8:10 2nd: SN - Campbell 1 (Bates, Froese), PPG, 3:13 SN - Pung 2 (Bates, Froese), PPG, 18:12 3rd: MSOE - Gauthier 1 (Gintoli, Wagner), 16:18 Penalties: MSOE 7-25, SN 5-10 Power Play: MSOE 0-5, SN 3-6 Saves: Woodman (MSOE) 9-8-5-22 (60:00) Black (SN) 11-10-4-25 (60:00)