Game Information
Date: Friday, Oct. 19 & Saturday, Oct. 20
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Saskatoon, SK
Venue: Merlis Belsher Place
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SASKATOON – The No. 2 ranked University of Saskatchewan Huskie men's hockey team will look to keep their hot start to the season going when they host the Lethbridge Pronghorns for a pair of games this weekend.
Fresh off a weekend sweep of the Calgary Dinos, the Huskies showed off both their offensive prowess as well as some shutdown defence in their 5-4 and 3-2 victories over Calgary.
Lethbridge will also have confidence coming into the weekend after they picked up a road sweep over the Regina Cougars by scores of 3-2 and 4-2.
5 Things
1: This weekend is the second in a row that the Huskies will play inside Merlis Belsher Place.
2:
Collin Shirley was named the Huskie Athlete of the Week after scoring twice and also recording a shootout winner last weekend.
3: Lethbridge will host the U SPORTS National Championship this season. The Huskies will be looking to join them in southern Alberta from March 14-17.
4: Saskatchewan jumped up one spot to No. 2 in the nation after their sweep of Calgary last weekend.
5: Dating back to the 2014-15 season, the Huskies are 13-3 against the Pronghorns in regular season action.
By the Numbers:
3 – The Huskies are ranked the highest of the three Canada West teams in the U SPORTS Top-10.
.500 – New head coach Murray Nystrom is off to a .500 start to his Pronghorns tenure.
15 – The Huskies scoring has come from up and down the roster this season. 15 different players have recorded a point through four games.
12 –
Wyatt Johnson leads the team with 12 shots on goal so far this season.
Scouting the Pronghorns
Already guaranteed a spot in the U SPORTS National Championship as the host school, Lethbridge comes into the weekend with a record of 2-2.
Landon Gross and Jordan Roy, both rookies, lead the team with four points apiece on the season with Sam McKechnie joining them.
