ADRIAN, Mich. — Aurora, St. Norbert and Trine will hosts NCAA Tournament first-round games on Saturday. The Spartans and Thunder are appearing in their first NCAA Tournament, while the Green Knights are making their 22nd trip to the tournament.

• Aurora (23-4-1) hosts UW-Eau Claire (14-15-1)
  • Saturday at 2 pm CT at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Ill. 
• St. Norbert (23-5-1) hosts Gustavus Adolphus (16-9-2)
  • Saturday at 7 pm CT at Cornerstone Community Center in De Pere, Wis.
• Trine (20-6-2) hosts Oswego State (16-8-3)
  • Saturday at 7 pm ET at Thunder Ice Arena in Angola, Ind.

Below is a preview of all teams.

 

UW-Eau Claire Blugold		Aurora Spartans
Record: 14-15-1 (8-7-0 MIAC)		Record: 23-4-1 (15-2-1 NCHA)
USCHO Poll: RV		USCHO Poll: 5th
WIAC offensive ranks: Goals per game (4th), Assists per game (5th), Shots on goals per game (2nd), Points per game (4th), Short-handed goals (4th), Faceoff win percentage (3rd)		NCHA offensive ranks: Goals per game (1st), Assists per game (1st), Shots on goal per game (3rd), Points per game (1st), Short-handed goals (10th), Faceoff win percentage (5th)
WIAC special team ranks: Power-play percentage (5th), Penalty-kill percentage (2nd), Penalties per game (2nd)		NCHA special team ranks: Power-play percentage (1st), Penalty-kill percentage (8th), Penalties per game (5th)
WIAC defensive ranks: Goals allowed per game (4th)		NCHA defensive ranks: Goals allowed per game (3rd)
WIAC awards: Colin Stein was All-WIAC; Max Gutjahr, Dayne Hoyord and Connor Szmul were Honorable Mention; Max Dronen was All-Sportsmanship		NCHA awards: Landry Schmuck was Freshman of the Year; Jason Bloomingburg was Coach of the Year; Hassan Akl, Landry Schmuck, Juliano Santalucia, Jacob Mucitelli were All-NCHA; Landry Schmuck, Mathis Bedard were All-Freshmen
WIAC Tournament results: No. 3 UW-Eau Claire defeated NO. 6 Northland, 8-1 and 4-0; No. 3 UW-Eau Claire defeated No. 2 UW-Stevens Point, 4-3 and lost 5-1 before winning minigame 1-0 in triple overtime; No. 3 UW-Eau Claire defeated No. 4 UW-River Falls, 2-0		NCHA Tournament results: No. 1 Aurora defeated No. 8 Lawrence, 4-1 and 4-2; No. 4 Adrian defeated No. 1 Aurora, 2-0
NCAA team rankings: Penalty-kill percentage (1st - .905), Power-play percenage (57th - .162), Scoring defense (21st - 2.47), Scoring margin (35th - .30), Scoring offense (51st - 2.77), Assists (29th - 139), Points (30th - 222), Winning percentage (42nd - .483)		NCAA team rankings: Penalty-kill percentage (64th - .778), Power-play percentage (11th - .262), Scoring defense (14th - 2.32), Scoring margin (3rd - 2.46), Scoring offense (2nd - 4.79), Assists (1st - 241), Points (1st - 375), Winning percentage (3rd - .839)
NCAA individual rankings (top-10): Shutouts (Max Gutjahr is 2nd - 6)		NCAA individual rankings (top-10): Assists per game (Logan Dombrowsky is 2nd - 1.14), Game-winning goals (Liam Fraser is 1st - 10), Goalie winning percentage (Hunter Garvey is 10th - .804), Goals per game (Liam Fraser is 7th - 0.72), Power-play goals (Logan Dombrowsky is 8th - 6), Short-handed goals (Logan Dombrowsky is 1st - 4)

 
































 

Gustavus Adolphus Gusties		St. Norbert Green Knights
Record: 16-9-2 (10-4-2 MIAC)		Record: 23-5-1 (15-3-0 NCHA)
USCHO Poll: RV		USCHO Poll: 3rd
MIAC offensive ranks: Goals per game (1st), Assists per game (1st), Shots on goals per game (4th), Points per game (1st), Short-handed goals (4th), Faceoff win percentage (2nd)		NCHA offensive ranks: Goals per game (2nd), Assists per game (3rd), Shots on goal per game (1st), Points (3rd), Short-handed goals (2nd), Faceoff win percentage (1st)
MIAC special team ranks: Power-play percentage (3rd), Penalty-kill percentage (7th), Penalties per game (4th)		NCHA special team ranks: Power-play percentage (3rd), Penalty-kill percentage (3rd), Penalties per game (10th)
MIAC defensive ranks: Goals allowed per game (4th)		NCHA defensive ranks: Goals allowed per game (1st)
MIAC awards: Tyler Walsh is Coach of the Year; Drew Holt, Hunter Newhouse, Jack Suchy, Jack Anderson and Jackson McCarthy were All-MIAC; Riku Brown, Jackson McCarthy and Colin Androlewicz were All-Tourna,ent		NCHA awards: Logan Dombrowsky was Player of the Year; Logan Dombrowsky, Liam Fraser, Dayton Deics and Hunter Garvey were All-NCHA; Braden Lindstrom, Logan Dombrowsky, Adam Szubert, Hunter Garvey and Curtis Hammond (MVP) were All-Tournament
MIAC Tournament results: No. 1 Gustavus Adolphus defeated No. 5 Concordia Moorhead, 5-2; No. 1 Gustavus Adolphus defeated No. 3 St. Olaf, 2-1		NCHA Tournament results: No. 2 St. Norbert defeated No. 7 Concordia Wisconsin 8-1 and tied 2-2 OT; No. 2 St. Norbert defeated No. 3 Trine, 6-1; No. 2 St. Norbert dfeated No. 4 Adrian, 7-4
NCAA team rankings: Penalty-kill percentage (15th - .854), Power-play percenage (25th - .227), Scoring defense (30th - 2.63), Scoring margin (15th - 1.11), Scoring offense (15th - 3.74), Assists (18th - 168), Points (17th - 269), Winning percentage (.630)		NCAA team rankings: Penalty-kill percentage (8th - .872), Power-play percentage (21st - .239), Scoring defense (5th - 2.00), Scoring margin (6th - 2.14), Scoring offense (11th - 4.14), Assists (5th - 203), Points (5th - 323), Winning percentage (.810)
NCAA individual rankings (top-10): N/A		NCAA individual rankings (top-10): Assists per game (Logan Dombrowsky is 2nd - 1.14), Game-winning goals (Liam Fraser is 1st - 10), Goalie winning percentage (Hunter Garvey is 10th - .804), Goals per game (Liam Fraser is 7th - 0.72), Power-play goals (Logan Dombrowsky is 8th - 6), Short-handed goals (Logan Dombrowsky is 1st - 4)

 

Oswego State Lakers		Trine Thunder
Record: 16-8-3 (9-4-1 SUNYAC)		Record: 20-6-2 (12-4-2 NCHA)
USCHO Poll: 14th		USCHO Poll: 7th
SUNYAC offensive ranks: Goals per game (1st), Assists per game (2nd), Shots on goals per game (1st), Points per game (1st), Short-handed goals (t5th)		NCHA offensive ranks: Goals per game (4th), Assists per game (4th), Shots on goal per game (4th), Points per game (4th), Short-handed goals (1st), Faceoff win percentage (6th)
SUNYAC special team ranks: Power-play percentage (1st), Penalty-kill percentage (7th), Penalties per game (5th)		NCHA special team ranks: Power-play percentage (4th), Penalty-kill percentage (1st), Penalties per game (3rd)
SUNYAC defensive ranks: Goals allowed per game (2nd)		NCHA defensive ranks: Goals allowed per game (2nd)
SUNYAC awards: Travis Baker was Defensive Player of the Year, Ryan Burke was Rookie of the Year; Ryan Burke, Daniel Colabufo and Travis Baker were All-SUNYAC; Ryan Burke, Brandon Cohen and Nico Paone were All-Rookie		NCHA awards: Sean Henry was All-NCHA; Alexander Babich was All-Freshmen
SUNYAC Tournament results: No. 2 Oswego State defeated No. 3 Buffalo state, 5-2; No. 2 Oswego State defeated No. 4 Plattsburgh State, 5-2		NCHA Tournament results: No. 3 Trine defeated No. 6 Marian, 5-0 and 4-1; No. 2 St. Norbert defeated No. 3 Trine, 6-1
NCAA team rankings: Penalty-kill percentage (48th - .805), Power-play percenage (1st - .323), Scoring defense (13th - 2.26), Scoring margin (8th - 2.11), Scoring offense (4th - 4.37), Assists (6th - 199), Points (6th - 317), Winning percentage (22nd - .648)		NCAA team rankings: Penalty-kill percentage (9th - .867), Power-play percentage (16th - .253), Scoring defense (10th - 2.11), Scoring margin (15th - 1.43), Scoring offense (20th - 3.54), Assists (14th - 171), Points (15th - 270), Winning percentage (9th - .750)
NCAA individual rankings (top-10): Assists per game (Ryan Burke is 4th - 1.04), Game-winning goals (Brandon Cohen is 5th - 5), Goals per game (Brandon Cohen is 4th - 0.76), Points per game (Ryan Burke is 7th - 1.44), Power-play goals (Brandon Cohen is 3rd - 8), Shutouts (Brandon Milberg is 10th - 3)		NCAA individual rankings (top-10): Goals against average (Cristian Wong-Ramos is 5th - 1.58), Power-play goals (Logan Furstenau i s 8th - 6), Short-handed goals (Sam Antenucci is 5th with 3, Brendan Hill is 9th with 2), Shutouts (Cristian Wong-Ramos is 10th with 3)