ADRIAN, Mich. — Last weekend was the first time the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) had three men's hockey teams win in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at once. This weekend during the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals St. Norbert travels to Utica, Trine goes to Hobart and Aurora hosts SUNY Geneseo.

• St. Norbert (24-5-1) at Utica (22-4-2)
  • Saturday at 1 pm ET at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, N.Y.
• Trine (21-6-2) at Hobart (26-1-1)
  • Saturday at 7 pm ET at The Cooler in Geneva, N.Y.
• SUNY Geneseo (23-4-1) at Aurora (24-4-1)
  • Saturday at 7 pm CT at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva, Ill. 

Below is a preview of all teams.
 

SUNY Geneseo		Aurora Spartans
Record: 23-4-1 (16-3-1 UCHC)		Record: 24-4-1 (15-2-1 NCHA)
USCHO Poll: 4th		USCHO Poll: 5th
UCHC offensive ranks: Goals per game (1st), Assists per game (1st), Shots on goals per game (2nd), Points per game (1st), Short-handed goals (t2nd), Faceoff win percentage (2nd)		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)
UCHC special team ranks: Power-play percentage (4th), Penalty-kill percentage (2nd), Penalties per game (2nd)		NCHA special team ranks: Power-play percentage (1st), Penalty-kill percentage (8th), Penalties per game (5th)
UCHC defensive ranks: Goals allowed per game (2nd)		NCHA defensive ranks: Goals allowed per game (3rd)
UCHC awards: Sean Melso was Defensive Player of the Year; Chris Schultz was Coach of the Year; Peter Morgan and Sean Melso were All-UCHC First Team; Jack McDonald and Nicholas Kovacs were All-Rookie; Adam Harris, Nicholas Kovacs, Payne Gatewood, Peter Morgan and Filip Wiberg (MVP) were All-Tournament		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
UCHC Tournament results: No. 2 SUNY Geneseo defeated No. 3 Manhattanville, 5-2; No. 2 SUNY Geneseo defeated No. 1 Utica, 7-3		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 (25th - .841), Power-play percenage (39th - .200), Scoring defense (25th - 2.57), Scoring margin (4th - .2.25), Scoring offense (1st - 4.82), Assists (2nd - 231), Points (2nd - 366), Winning percentage (4th - .839)		NCAA team rankings: Penalty-kill percentage (63rd - .780), Power-play percentage (9th - .268), Scoring defense (13th - 2.31), Scoring margin (3rd - 2.41), Scoring offense (2nd - 4.72), Assists (1st - 245), Points (1st - 382), Winning percentage (3rd - .845)
NCAA individual rankings (top-10): Goalie winning percentage (Adam Harris is 4th - .844 and Jacob Torgner is 6th - .833)		NCAA individual rankings (top-10): Assists per game (Hassan Akl is 1st at 1.31), Game-winning goals (Landry Schmuck is 2nd with 8), Goalie winning percentage (Jacob Mucitelli is 8th at .818), Goals per game (Landry Schmuck is 1st at 1.11), Points per game (Hassan Akl is 1st at 1.76 and Landry Schmuck is 3rd at 1.59), Power-play goals (Landry Schmuck is 1st with 10)

 
































 

Utica Pioneers		St. Norbert Green Knights
Record: 22-4-2 (16-2-2 UCHC)		Record: 24-5-1 (15-3-0 NCHA)
USCHO Poll: 6th		USCHO Poll: 3rd
UCHC offensive ranks: Goals per game (2nd), Assists per game (2nd), Shots on goals per game (1st), Points per game (2nd), Short-handed goals (t2nd), Faceoff win percentage (1st)		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)
UCHC special team ranks: Power-play percentage (1st), Penalty-kill percentage (4th), Penalties per game (5th)		NCHA special team ranks: Power-play percentage (3rd), Penalty-kill percentage (3rd), Penalties per game (10th)
UCHC defensive ranks: Goals allowed per game (1st)		NCHA defensive ranks: Goals allowed per game (1st)
UCHC awards: Jakob Breault and Aydin Parekh were All-NCHA First Team; Drake Morse was All-UCHC Second Team; Anthony Bax was All-Rookie; Brian Scoville and Shane Murphy were All-Tournament		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
UCHC Tournament results: No. 1 Utica defeated No. 4 Chatham, 9-0; No. 2 SUNY Geneseo defeated No. 1 Utica, 7-3		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 (51st - .803), Power-play percenage (3rd - .305), Scoring defense (17th - 2.43), Scoring margin (7th - 2.00), Scoring offense (3rd - 4.43), Assists (3rd - 214), Points (3rd - 338), Winning percentage (5th - .821)		NCAA team rankings: Penalty-kill percentage (8th - .875), Power-play percentage (22nd - .230), Scoring defense (5th - 2.00), Scoring margin (6th - 2.10), Scoring offense (11th - 4.10), Assists (5th - 208), Points (5th - 331), Winning percentage (6th - .817)
NCAA individual rankings (top-10): Goalie winning percentage (Ryan Piros is 4th - .844), Power-play goals (Johnny Mulera is 3rd - 8), Shutouts (Ryan Piros is 10th - 3)		NCAA individual rankings (top-10): Assists per game (Logan Dombrowsky is 2nd - 1.10), Game-winning goals (Liam Fraser is 1st - 10), Goalie winning percentage (Hunter Garvey is 9th - .804), Goals per game (Liam Fraser is 7th - 0.70), Power-play goals (Logan Dombrowsky is 8th - 6), Short-handed goals (Logan Dombrowsky is 1st - 4)

 

Hobart Statesmen		Trine Thunder
Record: 26--1-1 (18-1-1 NEHC)		Record: 21-6-2 (12-4-2 NCHA)
USCHO Poll: 1st		USCHO Poll: 7th
NEHC offensive ranks: Goals per game (1st), Assists per game (1st), Shots on goals per game (1st), Points per game (1st), Short-handed goals (t2nd)		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)
NEHC special team ranks: Power-play percentage (1st), Penalty-kill percentage (1st), Penalties per game (5th)		NCHA special team ranks: Power-play percentage (4th), Penalty-kill percentage (1st), Penalties per game (3rd)
NEHC defensive ranks: Goals allowed per game (1st)		NCHA defensive ranks: Goals allowed per game (2nd)
NEHC awards: Tanner Daniels was Player of the Year; Damon Beaver was Goaltender of the Year; Mark Taylor was Coach of the Year; Tanner Daniels, Luke Aquaro, Austin Mourar and Damon Beaver were All-NEHC First Team; Cooper Swift was All-NEHC Second Team; Shane Shell, Bauer Morrissey, Conor Lally and Mavrick Goyer were All-NEHC Third Team; Tanner Daniels (MVP), Austin Mourar, Cooper Swift and Dominic Schimizzi were All-Tournament		NCHA awards: Sean Henry was All-NCHA; Alexander Babich was All-Freshmen
NEHC Tournament results: No. 1 Hobart defeated No. 8 Albertus Magnus, 3-1; No. 1 Hobart defeated No. 6 New England, 2-0; No. 1 Hobart defeated No. 2 Norwich, 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 (7th - .877), Power-play percenage (5th - .287), Scoring defense (1st - 1.00), Scoring margin (1st - 3.29), Scoring offense (4th - 4.29), Assists (4th - 212), Points (4th - 332), Winning percentage (1st - .946)		NCAA team rankings: Penalty-kill percentage (12th - .861), Power-play percentage (18th - .245), Scoring defense (8th - 2.07), Scoring margin (15th - 1.48), Scoring offense (20th - 3.55), Assists (14th - 177), Points (14th - 280), Winning percentage (9th - .759)
NCAA individual rankings (top-10): Game-winning goals (Tanner Daniels is 5th - 5), Goalie winning percentage (Mavrick Goyer is 1st at .962 and Damon Beaver is 2nd at .933), Goals-against average (Mavrick Goyer is 1st at 0.84 and Damon Beaver is 2nd at 1.13), Points per game (Tanner Daniels is 9th at 1.39), Power-play goals (Chris Duclair is t8th with 6 and Austin Mourar is t8th with 6), Short-handed goals (Tanner Daniels is t9th with 2 and Tristan Fasig is t9th with 2), Shutouts (Mavrick Goyer is 1st with 7 and Damon Beaver is 4th with 5)		NCAA individual rankings (top-10): Goals against average (Cristian Wong-Ramos is 5th - 1.58), Power-play goals (Logan Furstenau is 8th - 6), Short-handed goals (Sam Antenucci is 5th - 3, Brendan Hill is 9th - 2), Shutouts (Cristian Wong-Ramos is 10th - 3)