Game Information
 
Date: Friday, Feb. 22, Saturday, Feb. 23 & Sunday, Feb. 24
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Saskatoon, SK 
Venue: Merlis Belsher Place 
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SASKATOON – After a dominant 2018-19 season that saw them record a program-best 25 wins, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's hockey team will get their post-season underway with a best-of-three semifinal series at Merlis Belsher Place this weekend.
 
The Huskies ended the season on a ten-game winning streak and have been dominant on home-ice this season, with a 13-1-0 record in their new arena. With home-ice advantage secured throughout the playoffs, a Huskies' win will see them host the Canada West Championship series from March 1-3.
 
The Cougars, who are in the post-season for the sixth-consecutive season will enter the Bridge City after quarter-final victory over the UBC Thunderbirds. Taking place in Vancouver, the series went all three games with Mount Royal wining 4-2 in Game 1 and then taking Game 3 by a score of 5-2.
 
Throughout the regular season the Huskies won all four games between the teams but the Cougars were able to force overtime in two of those contests. Saskatchewan has won the last ten games between the two teams and hold a 23-8 advantage all-time against Mount Royal.
 
5 Things
 
1: Friday will mark the first playoff game inside Merlis Belsher Place for the men's hockey team.
 
2: Saskatchewan is 13-1-0 on home ice this season.
 
3: The Huskies won all four games between the two teams this season but two of those contests went to overtime.
 
4: Over 3,000 fans came out to Merlis Belsher Place the last time Mount Royal was in town.
 
5: Saskatchewan enters the playoffs riding a ten-game winning streak.

By the Numbers

5 – Five members of the Huskies were named to CW All-Star or All-Rookie teams.
 
3 – Taran Kozun broke three CW records this season. Wins, shutouts and shutout streak.
 
1 – Mount Royal scored just one power-play goal away from Calgary this season.
 
19 – Saskatchewan is 19-0 this season when leading after two periods.
 
Scouting the Cougars
 
Two-time Canada West Coach of the Year Bert Gilling, who in his fifth season as the head coach of the Cougars, helped guide the program to a 12-11-5 record this season.
 
David Stephens led the Cougars with 23 points this season. After finishing last season with eight points in 14 games, the forward is in the midst of a breakout campaign, however.
 
Cougars forward Colton Kroeker is second in the Canada West in rookie scoring with 22 points in 28 games this season. The former Kootenay Ice captain had a seven-game point streak last from Nov. 24 to Jan. 12.
 
Riley Morris has had a terrific rookie season between the pipes for Mount Royal. Morris is 10-5-1 this season, to go along with a 2.27 GAA and 0.919 SV%.