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 [email protected] - e-mail Web site - www.snc.edu/athletics St. Norbert College Green Knights Hockey 2017-18 Season Notes No. 1 St. Norbert College (27-4-1) NCAA Division III Champion NCHA Harris Cup Champion Season Overview: 2017-2018 Results St. Norbert won its fifth NCAA Division III championship with a 3-2 Date Opponent Result double-overtime win over Salve Regina on March 24 at Herb Brooks Arena N 3 Concordia-Wis. * W 6-2 in Lake Placid, N.Y. The Green Knights, who defeated Colby 4-3 a day ear- N 4 MSOE * (15) W 4-1 lier in a national semifinal contest, finished the season with a 27-4-1 record. N 10 Trine * W 3-0 The Green Knights also won their 14th Northern Collegiate Hockey N 11 Adrian * (2) W 4-3/ot N 17 at UW-Eau Claire (14) W 3-1 Association Playoffs championship. N 18 at UW-Stevens Point (5) W 2-1 N 24 Manhattanville T 2-2/ot The Coach: N 25 Manhattanville W 2-1/ot St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin (UW-Stevens Point, 1989) is 556-142-53 D 1 at Lawrence * W 3-2 through 25 seasons in De Pere. The Green Knights are 412-73-36 in the last D 2 at Marian * W 4-1 17 seasons. Coghlin’s five national championships are the second most in D 8 Augsburg (7) W 3-1 D 9 Augsburg (7) W 4-0 Division III history, while his nine national title game apperances are tied J 2 at MSOE L 2-1 for the most. Coghlin was the captain of UW-Stevens Point’s first national J 5 at Lake Forest * W 7-0 championship team in 1989. J 6 at Aurora * W 5-3 J 12 Marian * W 7-2 J 13 Lawrence * W 6-0 2017-2018 NCHA Standings J 19 at Northland * L 5-4 J 20 at St. Scholastica * L 4-3 Team W-L-T Points Overall J 26 at Adrian * (1) L 3-2/ot Adrian . .17-1-0 . .34 . .24-6-0 J 27 at Trine * W 5-1 St. Norbert . .15-3-0 . .30 . .27-4-1 F 2 St. Scholastica * W 4-1 Marian . .12-6-0 . .24 . .20-8-1 F 3 Northland * W 5-0 Concordia-Wis. .12-6-0 . .24 . .16-9-2 F 9 at Finlandia * W 8-1 F 10 Finlandia * W 6-0 Lake Forest . .10-6-2 . .22 . .15-11-2 F 16 Lawrence $ W 3-1 St. Scholastica . .9-8-1 . .19 . .15-11-1 F 17 Lawrence $ W 3-1 Lawrence . .8-9-1 . .17 . .10-15-2 F 24 Marian $ (13) W 3-0 MSOE . .7-10-1 . .15 . .11-14-2 M 3 at Adrian $ (1) W 2-1/ot Northland . .6-10-2 . .14 . .9-13-3 M 17 Augsburg & (11) W 5-2 Aurora . .4-12-2 . .10 . .5-15-5 M 23 vs. Colby ^ W 4-3 M 24 vs. Salve Regina ^ (6) W 3-2/2ot Trine . .2-14-2 . .6 . .6-17-2 * - NCHA regular-season game; $ - NCHA Finlandia . .0-17-1 . .1 . .1-22-1 Harris Cup Playoffs; & - NCAA Division III Tournament - Quarterfinal, De Pere, Wis.; ^ - Games on Friday, March 23 Game on Saturday, March 24 NCAA Division III Frozen Four, Herb Brooks NCAA Division III - Semifinals NCAA Division III - Championship Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y. Note: Home games in Salve Regina 3, UW-Stevens Point 0 St. Norbert 3, Salve Regina 2 (2 OT) bold; (rankings) by U.S. College Hockey Online. St. Norbert 4, Colby 3 All times Central. 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014 & 2018 NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL CHAMPIONS NCAA Tournament Appearances: and 13 assists for 25 points. Junior St. Norbert Quick Facts St. Norbert has made 18 NCAA forward Steven Phillips had nine Division III Tournament appear- goals and 12 assists for 21 points, Nickname: . .Green Knights ances, all coming within in the last while junior forward Riley Location: . .De Pere, WI 54115 22 seasons. The Green Knights are Christensen had six goals and 15 Colors: . .Dartmouth Green & Old Gold 31-13-1 all-time in NCAA competi- assists for 21 points. Founded: . .1898 tion, have reached 12 Frozen Fours, Junior goaltender T.J. Black was Enrollment: . .2,168 and have won 22 of their last 26 27-3-1 with a 1.44 goals against President: . .Brian Bruess NCAA Tournament games. St. average and .940 save percentage. Athletics Director: . .Tim Bald Norbert won national champi- Freshman Ryan Bontorin was 0-1 Conference: .Northern Collegiate Hockey Assn. onships in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014 with a 1.63 goals against average Facility: . .Cornerstone Community Center and 2018, and was the national run- and .917 save percentage. Capacity: . .1,674 ner-up in 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2016. St. Norbert was 37-for-166 (22.3 Year Opened: . .2000 The Green Knights are just one of percent) on the power play and was Dimensions: . .200x85 three programs in NCAA Division 118-for-129 (91.5 percent) on the All-Time Cornerstone Record: . .245-30-13 III history to have won consecutive penalty kill this season. Record Crowds: . .2,210 (3/5/05 vs. Superior) national championships (UW- . .5,516 - Resch Center (2/4/06 vs. Stevens Point) Stevens Point 1989-91 and Tourney Tidbits: Head Coach: . .Tim Coghlin Middlebury 1995-99 and 2004-06). St. Norbert finished this year’s Record at St. Norbert: . .556-142-53 (25th year) Frozen Four with a glittering 22-4 Associate Head Coach: . .Andy Brandt About the Green Knights: record in its last 26 NCAA Assistant Coaches: . .Tommy Cianflone . .Kipp Karakas St. Norbert finished the season Tournament games. The stretch First Season of Hockey: . .1988-89 27-4-1 overall after winning its fifth covers its last eight NCAA Seasons of Hockey: . .30 NCAA Division III championship Tournament appearances dating All-Time Overall Record: . .592-217-54 with a 3-2 double-overtime win back to 2008. All-Time NCHA Record: . .291-77-32 over Salve Regina on March 24 in The Green Knights went 3-0 in NCHA Championships: . .15 Lake Placid, N.Y. 2008, 2011, 2014 and 2018 en route . (1997-99,2002-08,10-12,14,16) Senior forward Tanner Froese, to winning NCAA Division III NCHA Playoffs Championships: . .14 named the Frozen Four’s Most national championships all four . (1998,99,2003-05,07-08,10-14,17-18) Outstanding Player, led the Green years. St. Norbert was 3-1 during NCAA Tournament Appearances: . .18 Knights with 14 goals and 20 assists the 2010 tournament, losing 2-1 in . .(1997-99,2002-08,10-14,16-18) for a team-high 34 points. double overtime to Norwich in the NCAA Frozen Four Appearances: . .12 Sophomore forward Dominick national title game. St. Norbert . .(2003,04,06,07,08,10,11,12,14,16,17,18) Sacco had 12 goals and 16 assists for went 4-0 in 2012 to win its third NCAA Championships: . .Five 28 points. Freshman forward Peter national title. .(2008,11,12,14,18) Bates totaled 11 goals and 17 assists St. Norbert is 31-13-1 all-time in for 28 points, while freshman for- the tournament. The Green ward Keegan Milligan had 12 goals Knights’ 31 NCAA Tournament USCHO.com Division III Top 15 Poll FINAL - Mar. 26, 2018 St. Norbert vs. Ranked Teams in 2017-2018 St. Norbert was 10-1 against ranked teams this season - going 3-0 Place School (1st-place) Pts. Record against Augsburg, 2-1 against Adrian and 1-0 against MSOE, UW-Eau 1 St. Norbert (19) 299 27-4-1 Claire, UW-Stevens Point, Marian and Salve Regina. St. Norbert is 139-53- 2 Salve Regina (1) 276 22-6-2 18 against teams ranked in the USCHO.com Poll under Tim Coghlin. The 3 UW-Stevens Point 255 21-6-3 Green Knights are 5-6 all-time against the No. 1-ranked team and are 8-7-1 4 Adrian 223 24-6 all-time against the No. 2-ranked team. The Green Knights are 18-2 against 5 Geneseo State 204 20-6-3 nationally ranked foes over the last two seasons. 6 Colby 182 17-11-2 7 Hobart 171 18-6-5 Date Opponent SNC Rank Opp. Rank Site Score 8 Univ. of New England 149 20-6-3 11/4/17 MSOE 1 15 H W 4-1 9 Utica 116 21-5-1 11/11/17 Adrian 1 2 H W 4-3/ot 10 Trinity 112 19-6-2 11/17/17 UW-Eau Claire 1 14 A W 3-1 11 Augsburg 93 19-10 11/18/17 UW-Stevens Point 1 5 A W 2-1 12 Oswego State 89 18-6-2 12/8/17 Augsburg 1 7 H W 3-1 13 Nichols 86 18-9-3 12/9/17 Augsburg 1 7 H W 4-0 14 Marian 56 20-8-1 1/26/18 Adrian 2 1 A L 3-2/ot 15 Norwich 44 19-7-2 2/24/18 Marian 2 13 H W 3-0 Others receiving votes: Endicott 20, Fitchburg 3/3/18 Adrian 2 1 A W 2-1/ot State 14, UW-Eau Claire 4, Babson 3, Plymouth 3/17/18 Augsburg 1 11 H W 5-2 State 3, Buffalo State 1.